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The Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard is discussed in threads about RAID configuration, boot issues, and memory compatibility. Users report challenges with the Silicon Image 3114 SATA RAID controller, including array size limits and boot hangs when drives are not assigned to an array. Troubleshooting includes attempts to install Windows 10 x32 and x64, with boot failures from DVD or USB when hard drives are connected. Memory problems are also covered, such as blue screens when installing 4GB of RAM, with solutions involving RAM slot placement and enabling PAE. These discussions focus on an older motherboard used for home server builds, particularly video servers, and highlight workarounds for legacy hardware limitations.
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    Silicon Image 3114 SATA RAID

    So, Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe with Silicon Image 3114 SATA Raid on motherboard... Got everything up and running on Windows 10 x32 (x64 won't load, I think it does see enough RAM) thanks to Neemobeer. In order to boot into Windows I must configure something on the SI RAID controller. If I don't...
    • Kurt Giesselman
    • Thread
    • asus a8n-sli boot issues configuration disk space hard drive motherboard neemobeer pci raid sata silicon storage tech support windows 10 windows issues x32
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 10 RAID 5, hardware or software

    Thanks to my discovery of this forum my video server is well on its way to being set-up (Thanks to Neemobeer). My next question has to do with setting up a RAID 5 array. As I understand RAID it provides some level of data redundancy and a higher read speed than a plain old JBOD (spanning)...
    • Kurt Giesselman
    • Thread
    • asus a8n-sli configuration data redundancy data security drive array hardware raid jbod nvidia performance raid sata ports server configuration silicon software raid storage tech discussion toshiba drives user inquiry video server windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Can't boot from DVD or USB when hard drive is plugged in

    Desktop PC: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe (older motherboard but it has 8 SATA ports, two IDEs, and a floppy disk port) AMD 4000+ 4 x 512mb DDR 233mHz memory nVidia 9500 GT 1 x WD Raptor 74gb on SATA 1 2 x LD DVD drives on SATA 3&4 4 x Toshiba 2TB on SATA RAID 1-4 (Silicon Image RAID controller on the...
    • Kurt Giesselman
    • Thread
    • amd processor asus a8n-sli bios settings black screen boot issues boot order bootable usb clean install dvd boot dvd drive hard drive iso installation legacy hardware media creation tool sata ports troubleshooting usb video server windows 10 windows upgrade
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Blue Screens with 4GB RAM

    Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Video: NVIDIA Geforce 9800 GT w/512MB RAM: Kingston HyperX PC3200 I loaded 64-bit Windows 7 RC with only 2GB of RAM. I recently bought an additional 2 GB of RAM and when I installed it, Windows 7 starts to boot then see a quick blue screen and reboots. 1...
    • pc-wizard
    • Thread
    • 64-bit asus a8n-sli bcdedit blue screen boot issues computer hyperx installation issues memory issues memory slots motherboard nvidia performance ram upgrade system crash tech support troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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