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Asus MOB is creating problems.Please help ?

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sghoshranipark Original post #1
Mar 20, 2012 at 12:32 PM
My current PC Configuration is :
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Deneb
Asus M4N68T-M LE V2
Zion 4 GB 1066 DDR3 RAM
Segate Barucada 250 GB + 160 GB (Old)
LG DVD+RW
Foxin 500W PSU

1.I cannot dual boot my system with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and Windows XP 32-bit(Please dont suspect my HDD as I have been using it for a long time and have dual booted on them several times on my old PC).

2.Can anyone tell me what PCI Express X16 Version am I running and which GPU will fit in it the most?

3.I also have an integrated nVidia 7025/nforce 630a Graphics.Will it combine and work with an Add on GPU?

Please ,I need a Quick reply............

Thanks in Advance
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #2
Mar 20, 2012 at 6:25 PM
1.I cannot dual boot my system with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and Windows XP 32-bit(Please dont suspect my HDD as I have been using it for a long time and have dual booted on them several times on my old PC).
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You probably installed XP after Win 7 :p

2) Most GPU will fit
3) No.
Renny
Renny #3
Mar 20, 2012 at 7:03 PM
These are not "problems" created by your ASUS mobo!

1. Use Recovery mode and update the MBR.
2. All current GPUs work in x16 mode.
3. No.
helion
helion #4
Mar 20, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Installing XP after Win7 is the only way, otherwise Win 7 won't allow access to XP because their boot loaders are incompatible.

Please dont suspect my HDD as I have been using it for a long time and have dual booted on them several times on my old PC
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:lol:
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #5
Mar 20, 2012 at 7:10 PM
helion said:
Installing XP after Win7 is the only way, otherwise Win 7 won't allow access to XP because their boot loaders are incompatible.
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Wong mate. Installing XP after Win7 deletes the Windows 7 bootloader. XP bootloader doesnt support Windows 7. So one has to again insert Windows 7 DVD after installing XP and "Fix Boot"
helion
helion #6
Mar 20, 2012 at 7:13 PM
thetechfreak said:
Wong mate. Installing XP after Win7 deletes the Windows 7 bootloader. XP bootloader doesnt support Windows 7. So one has to again insert Windows 7 DVD after installing XP and "Fix Boot"
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My travails with these two OS resulted in that way, and by the end I included Ubuntu thus inviting EasyBCD and there after a crash. :D

P.S. I did do the Fix Boot, but not wrt Win7 Vs XP, only when Win 7 was the stand alone. I guess I leaped over by employing EasyBCD in there, otherwise I couldn't get both the Win OS, it was either one or the other.