Apple iPod classic 6th Generation Black (80 GB) MP3 Player

I wanted a cheap board to fit into a Micro ATX case and was generally pleased with other ASUS motherboards. It installed and works pretty good.

The BIOS reads the core temp incorrectly. It thinks one of the two cores on the CPU chip is running at 71C. I use Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. I have had this chip installed on an ASUS P5N-D motherboard and it read 26C on both cores. Also pulled the chip off again and reinstalled it after cleaning, but I get exactly the same readings. Both programs like CoreTemp and HWMonitor read the chip temp correctly at 26C. All programs generally run fine, but I do get one game (Guild Wars) that thinks its overheating and kicks off the game after awhile with a message that it has shut off to prevent hardware damage. I have updated the BIOS to the latest available, but still have the same problem. ASUS tech support have told me there must be a problem with the way the BIOS is reading the temps and suggested that I send the board back for an RMA. Everything seems to be running fine and I didn't feel like waiting for 2-4 weeks for a replacement motherboard, so I tolerate the one program kicking me off once and a while.


System Setup used on:
Generic Micro ATX case, ASUS P5N-MX LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7050 mobo, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz, Stock Heat Sink Fan, 2.0GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800, BFG Tech GeForce 7900GT OC PCI Express x16, Koutech PCI to USB2.0 Card


Supported CPU:
CPU Socket Type: LGA 775
CPU Type: Quad-core / Core 2 Duo / Pentium D / Celeron
FSB: 1333(O.C)/1066/800/533
Supported CPU Technologies: Hyper-Threading Technology

Chipsets:
North Bridge: NVIDIA GeForce 7050
South Bridge: nForce 610i

Memory:
Number of Memory Slots: 2?240pin
Memory Standard: DDR2 800(O.C.)/667/533
Maximum Memory Supported: 4GB

Expansion Slots:
PCI Express x16: 1
PCI Express x1: 1
PCI Slots: 2

Storage Devices:
PATA: 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s: 4
SATA RAID: 0/1/JBOD

Onboard Video Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 7050

Audio Chipset: Realtek ALC662
Audio Channels: 6 Channels

Onboard LAN:
Max LAN Speed: 10/100Mbps

Rear Panel Ports
PS/2: 2
COM: 1
LPT: 1
Video Ports: D-Sub
USB: 4 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports: 3 Ports
Onboard USB: 4 x USB 2.0

Physical Spec:
Form Factor: Micro ATX
Dimensions: 9.6" x 7.2"
Certified for Windows Vista

Features:
Power Pin: 24 Pin

Package Contents:
P5N-MX Motherboard
User Manual
Software Disk
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
SATA Cable
4-pin to SATA Power Cable
**Driver Disk** (I would recommend that you download the newest drivers from the ASUS or NVIDIA website for this board before you start to install it. A lot of people have had conflicts when trying to use the disk that came with the motherboard. I had used the ones from the ASUS website and everything went ok.)