AN50R, multiplier control from BIOS, finally...

[Calcu]

I received a beta BIOS(AN50S022, 1/14) and it has multiplier control! They are in whole increments. One major bad thing, Windows would not load after updating to this BIOS, so I had to do a fresh install to get it to work, so be warned! E-mail me to get it since I have nowhere to host it. Please give me a while to get my system up and running to answer e-mails, etc,

Calcu

Edit: There seems to be a bug, Windows shows the correct speed when changing mults, but anything except default will show 4x in CPU-Z & clockgen. Anyways, back to testing ;)

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[halcyon]

Thanks for the heads up!

Anything else new, except multi?

[Ragnarok]

if shuttle engineers are reading this, please fix the problem with mem compatibility :(

[doctorcod]

Hey thats pretty cool, but you can use clockgen, so really whats the big deal?

[Evil_Spork]

does clockgen change multi on A64?

[halcyon]

Ragnarok,

I don't think it's that easy to fix mem compatibility issues with a BIOS, when the memory controller is on the CPU and not on the mobo.

I think you need to wait till the rumoured Athlon 64 CG stepping, to get wider memory support.

[Marquzz]

Originally posted by doctorcod
Hey thats pretty cool, but you can use clockgen, so really whats the big deal?


You can boot up at 9x260 for example if you are aircooling and have the memory for it (like me). Otherwise you have to start clockgen everytime you start the computer to change all this.

[Orak]

Originally posted by Evil_Spork
does clockgen change multi on A64?

Yepp

[GreenBeret]

Originally posted by halcyon
Ragnarok,

I don't think it's that easy to fix mem compatibility issues with a BIOS, when the memory controller is on the CPU and not on the mobo..

Well, the BIOS can change lots of mem timings... Besides, the Shuttle is the only board having that many problems with popular, high quality RAM (XMS and HyperX). Other NF3 150 and VIA K8 boards run just fine.

[Calcu]

Originally posted by halcyon
Thanks for the heads up!

Anything else new, except multi?

Nothing else from what I saw, but with this BIOS, clockgen locks up a little more when changing mults than with the Y BIOS tho. The only problem I'm experiencing is I can't use C2.5 with either BIOS, so my cap is at 230FSB until I mod the board :rolleyes:

Calcu