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Tech ARP posted rev. 9.5 of their BIOS Optimization Guide

We have just released the Complete BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 9.5 for both FREE and FULL versions.

This will bring the BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 9.5 to more than 360 BIOS features!

This release features these 6 new BIOS features :-

- Fixed Disk Boot Sector
- Secondary SATA Controller
- Serial ATA Controller
- TV Standard
- TV Type
- V-Link Data 2X Support
BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 9.5

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Tech ARP posted rev. 9.4 of their BIOS Optimization Guide

We have just released the Complete BIOS Optimization Guide Rev.
9.4 for both FREE and FULL versions.

This will bring the BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 9.4 to more than 360 BIOS features!

This release features these 6 new BIOS features :-

- ACPI Headless Mode
- Add-On ROM Display Mode
- ARMD Emulation Type
- Chipkill
- Headless Mode
- Wait For 'F1' If Error
BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 9.4 Released

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Hardware Secrets posted a quick reference tables containing the main specs of all Sempron processors released to date

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ASUS 680i Striker Motherboard Preview
bit-tech posted a preview on the ASUS 680i Striker Motherboard

The Asus Striker Extreme clearly has a lot of potential and it will be interesting to see how things develop over the next few weeks in the run up to retail availability. We can't wait to sit down and test a retail board with a final BIOS, because there is masses of potential for this board to be one of the best boards out there once it's released.
ASUS 680i Striker Motherboard Preview

nPowertek NPH 775-1 Socket 775 Heatsink Review
FrostyTech posted a nPowertek NPH 775-1 Socket 775 Heatsink review

nPowertek NPH 775-1 Socket 775 heatsink looks deceptively simple at first glance; but at the heart of this Intel cooler is a huge copper cylinder. The large copper column is not technically a heatpipe as we know it, it's what TTIC call a "heat column." This column, 25mm in diameter and made from a hollow copper cylinder which is vacuum sealed, has a chemical coating on the inside that works to the same effect as a wick in a traditional heatpipe. The heat column used here is essentially an empty cylinder of copper which has been internally coated with a thin "superconducting heat transfer medium." The copper cylinder is sealed off at both ends, and inside is under a vacuum of approximately 1 Torr. The 18x80x80mm looks a little timid for the open framed nPowertek's NPH 775-1 heatsink, but it seems to get the job done without much fuss.
nPowertek NPH 775-1 Socket 775 Heatsink Review