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Can anyone please tell me if this mobo had already kill some cpu @ default settings (Without any kind of OC) ????
My DFI Expert kill my FX-55, 2GB Patriot mems, and of course the mobo itself, and i'm thinking to buy this one until DFI resolve my prob.
Regards,
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Originally Posted by MFM
I'm sorry to hear that! :(
I have not heard of a single reported "CPU kill" from the Asus A8N32, and I am a member of 4 computer hardware forums and involved in 2 seperate thread discussions about this motherboard (here and [H]ardForums).
So I think it's a safe bet! :D
Like this?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFM
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=655
Read this thread. Its reported on page 27.
Different mobo so hard to compare real temps as it depends how the bios is converting the reading on the diode and converting them to temps (new bios temps change with the new bios as changes r made but temps may be the same ) also the Vcore may be different too reguardless what and software is saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by AppaYipYip
Unless u use a temp probe (which also has its margins off error) on the CPU on the differnt mobos comparing is relative - well it is IMHO
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Originally Posted by Zeus...
Ohh I see, thank you for the explaination. So do you think those temps are kind of high for an Opty 175 clocked @ 2.5 GHz with 1.375 vCore?
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Originally Posted by AppaYipYip
Well thats only my opinion -
but u have a better HSF than the STD one and with only 1.375 Volts it should be fine - running mine at 1.5Vore and b4 I got the water cooling it was at 50-55C under load so your should be fine - infact its only warm :D
Ohh my GOD..... :eek: :shock:
Today we can't buy a mobo that doesn't kill cpu's???? :confused:
I sent the following to the ASUS Engineering team. Lets see what kind of response we get back. I have there email address if anyone wants to PM me. (only for serious issues and broken features, they don't want run of the mill "where does the floppy drive plug into" type stuff)
*****I have the AN832-SLI version 901 bios. What has changed or been fixed in this version bios? Is this still beta?
Has the voltage reporting been fixed? No matter what you set the voltage to over 1.4 volts it doesn't go up. ~1.4v is basically the max unless you use the overvoltage feature (+0.200 mv) then it does work. You can verify this with a multimeter on the board itself.
Thank you very much. The community loves this board!!! Check this website out... (it also list some of the issues guys are having with it if your interested.)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=80491
Thanks for making such an awesome motherboard. There are some bugs to work out but I know you guys can fix em.*****
Let's hope they get a rep on here to help the people who've got one of these things through initial(and sometimes serious) problems.
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Originally Posted by smurfmods
why don't you just try it. well i will i will report back shrtly.
You can't be serious..........Quote:
Originally Posted by MFM
well i just flashed to 901 and the memory still reports .5v higher with ai booster and the cpu voltage reports .035v higher. i don't know wher to check the vcore wih a dmm so i can't test, but the vcore and vdimm report the same as 703. the hypertransportt is now a multiplier which is nice. as for overclocking i won't be able to do any testing until my g skill gets here tommorow.
Thanks for the info. I feel much better now. Well after dinner I'm gonna try that. Load up some other games see if I have any similiar problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrBean
I'm just glad it's not the spacing on the motherboard causing my GPUs to overheat. The soundcard is pretty snug in there.
I forget if I mentioned this but I also have a 120mm fan blowing down on
the expansion slots.
compra carago!!:stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by MFM
i think there are dead cpus but not dead like in your DFI mobo( foi por conice)lol
cumps falorca man:toast:
Hello all.
I am new to this board, and I have read much of this thread, but not all of it. I have enjoyed computers for many years (I can still remember my Commodore-64), but I have just built my first PC completely from scratch with the A8N32-Sli Deluxe. I have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+, 2 GB of Corsair 3500LL Pro, an ATI All In Wonder X1800XL, Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, and a bunch of Seagate 250 GB SATA-2 Hard Drives and 2 NEC DVD burners.
I have been doing a lot of reading on overclocking, but I am still somewhat unsure of how to proceed. I got my system up to 2.62 GHz (238 MHz X 11), but it was extremely unstable, and started to ignore my PS-2 Keyboard.
Right now (after clearing CMOS), my keyboard is functional, and I am running SuperPi without any errors at BIOS defaults. My approach the other day (that resulted in an unstable system) was to lower the memory clock to 100 MHz, and gradually increase the CPU clock. Once I got it to 238, I increased the memory clock to 183 MHz, as prior experience told me that the system would not boot with a CPU clock of 238 MHz and memory clock of 200 MHz. This is when I ran into trouble.
I realize that the MB is new, and experience is limited, but can anyone out there suggest some settings for this CPU/MB/memory combo that have been successful?
Thanks a lot, any help will be greatly appreciated.
Mark
I'm on a mach II phase change.. Kinda don't want to mess things up until I know what's different.Quote:
Originally Posted by cronic
Oh I wasn't trying to get a good score here.Quote:
Originally Posted by sirkuz
I was just checking stability.
So I had all sorts of background programs runing like Avast anti-virus ...
I turned on the screen saver and then I entered the Internet to write some posts...
Though it shouldn't make a big difference on a dual core CPU...
Yours isn't 1Mb? Mine is 32Mb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus...
Where can i find this new Bios for download?Quote:
Originally Posted by cronic
I've been to ASUS website and to ASUS FTP, and i can't find that bios :(
Anyone using this board with a lian-li 1000 or 1200?
I'm thinking of buying one, but since is atx inverted i would like to know if the heatpipe solution will work ok.
TIA
From what I've read the heatpipe wont work as well if it is inverted so overclocking will be restricted unless you remove the heatpipe and use individual chipset fans/heatsink.Quote:
Originally Posted by gandalf027
Welcome to XS!Quote:
Originally Posted by mhorgel
I have almost the same spec (see sig) and found that the memory divider works alot better when set to 166 or 133. 183 caused instabilty for me too and wasn't recognised in the bios post.
My system runs fine @
Memory 2.8v
2.5-2-3-6 1T on a 166 divider
CPU
opty 165 at 1.3v(+0.2v)
290x9(2.610ghz).
Chipset
K8 to NB 600mhz - all others auto.
This is with all the overvolt options enabled and EEC disabled.
Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by cronic
Howdy all, I'm new to this board and have just purchased this board as well.
What kind of G skill are you getting?
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Originally Posted by protocold_roid
Model #: F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ
should be here in about an hour.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231021
Nice, that's on of the non tccd sets that ben recommended. I've got that same one in my newegg basket.:toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by cronic
Thanks...this is just the kind of help I was hoping for! What is the default multiplier for your Opty? For my chip, it is 200 MHz x 11. Should I lower the multiplier and increase the FSB? Or just leave it at 11 and try to get the FSB back up to 238? Or should I play with both approaches? Will I have to do anything to my PCI-E clock?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ic3man
Thanks again,
Mark
Does any know the BIOS Savior model for the board?
Never mind, they don't make one for this board. Sigh...
Sorry Typo error :slapass: it should off read whats your 'Mem' Limit in the BIOSQuote:
Originally Posted by Marios
Can someone try having the bios/boot detecting the drives if raid is enabled?
I have been trying all day, but it refuses to detect the drives. Tried all bios. Still the same. Once i disable the raid in bios, they get detected.
What's the best BIOS for te A8N32?
currently I have the 703...
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Originally Posted by Xyriu
Stick with that. All the others are beta and buggy.
One issue. The overvoltage option for 0.2v applies AFTER your cpu initializes. In my case, when I was testing for 2.7ghz dual prime stable today I found out 1.425+ doesn't have any differences in voltage for my opty 175 had to try it out and consequently did 1.225+overvolt and couldn't boot up unless I gave enough voltage (more than 1.225 in this case) or the whole thing wouldn't boot up. In my case this makes 1.425v-1.499v range useless for all the fine burning in I was planning to do. (also found out I am dual prime stable @ 2.65ghz 1.4v bios as anything higher didn't even register to begin with) It probably won't be big issue once I put it in phase but it is in lieu of some people who has had trouble booting up, etc. It probably is bios fix that can fix the issue but who knows. That v-core mod might come in handy instead of that overvolt option sooner than I thought. Other than that, it has been rock steady for me so far.
mine is 9xQuote:
Originally Posted by mhorgel
see how far you can get with everything stock (238?) then increase the vcore by 1 notch and add another 5mhz. If it still wont boot add another notch to the vcore but dont go past 1.5 for now. If it does boot then go back into bios and raise another 5mhz and load again...keep going until it will not boot or your cpu temps go too high. If you find that increasing the vcore dosn't help at all then try relaxing your memory timings a little. (2-3-2-6 is standard so next try 2.5-2-3-6 and so on).
Remember tho that just becuase your PC boots dosn't mean it is stable, after each increase in clockspeed test for stability....but thats a whole new subject.
901 Bios feels the same as the 703 in every single way.... bugs are still present.
For ballistix users: you HAVE to disable dynamic idle cycle, and leave DDR skew at AUTO.
Update: 901 seems to have MORE bugs, I tried turning down the HTT from 280 and the keyboard stopped responding. Rebooted and tried again, same thing. I can go press + and go higher, but pressing - will cause the crash.
Flashed back to 703, bug is gone.
HK,
Any chance you can test if raid works on that bios?
Sorry, don't have any spare HDs :(Quote:
Originally Posted by mackanz
Hi there
I'm just seeking some help in the setup of this board.
I am running it with a opty 144, so far it is running at 9x300 but not prime stable. It runs fine for 3dmark05, loops no end but cannot get sp2004 to last 30secs. running vcore at anything from 1.425-1.550 with only slight difference in sp2004 stablility. HSF is thermaltake Venus 12, PSU is thermaltake 680W, OCZ EB3500 ram. I have to run the ram through dividers obviously.
I am not sure about alot of ram timings on this board, do most people leave it at auto and change it though A64Tweaker? or do you set it via bios?
I cant get clockgen to work either, is the new chipset not being supported yet?
I want to know how I can get it prime stable at this speed. I know getting higher isn't very realistic on air (highest suicide windows bootup is 3ghz) but would be happy if I could get it fully stable at this speed. Currently I am burning in the CPU using cpuburn on K7 mode. Not sure it is helping, have run through 2 sessions with no improvements.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers.
Edit: cpu temp reported by pcprobe is 39-43C, i'm sure its not accurate but seems to run cool enough to touch the HSF near the base without too much discomfort.
HoHoHo... just found out my bios was 0502... lol.
Time to grab new one and flash it in. Maybe it reduces some problem with v-core issues I am having... if not I will report back with full detail.
I found this out the hard way...I had my system up to 2.62 GHz with the RAM divider at 183 MHz, and the thing would generate an error during Prime95 in about 5 seconds. Also, the system could not find my PS-2 keyboard, a situation I only fixed by resetting the CMOS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ic3man
I'll try some of these ideas out right away. Thanks again.
Mark
Well bios is now 703 or 702 or whatever.Quote:
Originally Posted by jinu117
Voltage reading on bios is improved significantly. I can semi-trust that voltage now.
However, there is still issue of extra voltage not being applied to boot up sequence (so even if you have 100% stable overclock with extra voltage option enabled... if you can't boot with set v-core without that extra voltage... tough luck booting it up). Not only that in case of opty 175 I have, I am basically limited to 1.4v + the additional voltage. Which basically leaves me with only option as v-core mod. So far looking good other than this as I did expect having to do v-core mod anyway. Only bad thing might be I might only end up using only 4 phase of all 8 phase power by circumventing this. If I can find happy medium, this will be very nice. Once I am done testing with my cpu on air by tomorrow, next comes asus CF board to see how that one does. I have enough reference data on current opty 175 I have it should be easy comparison really. Board is not ground taking but seems stable once the voltage issue is cleared up though.
I have the Ballistix Z503 kit 1gx2 and I don't see why to dissable Dynamic Idle cycle.Quote:
Originally Posted by HKPolice
My memory works OK with Dynamic Idle cycle enabled.
Any more info on this?
I also think that L1 and L2 cache ECC should be enabled since this cache supports ECC.
This enables detecting and correcting errors on L1 and L2 cache.
The question is what are the default values?
On the contrary most DIMMs do not support ECC and ECC should be dissabled.
http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/mloupos/L2Cache.png
Mine doesn't even run memtest86 without disabling and leaving the idle cycle at 16. Running 280Mhz 3-3-3-8, what are your timings etc?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marios
Ya, we need an answer from a tech about the ECC cache values.
Any places to get asus A8N32 SLI?
901 bios is CRAP, kept crashing in 3Dmark05, I couldn't get a single clean run. Flashed back to 703: 14.4K with dual GTX. 1K improvement over the DFI NF4 and this is with PEG Link mode disabled, so the vid cards aren't being OC'd by the mobo.
Check you local Fry's Electronics they have the board on sale at their B&M stores ONLY, not Outpost.com. I picked one up at the Arlington, Texas store. Price was $249.99 + Tax. I had the salesman do a SKU lookup, and they had < 10 at most of their stores. SKU is 4612868, and this is a Rev 1.01 board.Quote:
Originally Posted by physics_geek
Also Ecost.com is selling the board for $206.94. With Free Ground shipping and a $7.95 handling fee, you can get the board for as little as $214.89. FEDX Next Day Air is only an additional $15.00. They are supposed to get some in this week or the next week. You can order and pay for it, and they will ship when it gets there.
Thanks, but do you know any alternatives?Quote:
Originally Posted by qdemn7
I haven't checked yet how far may dimms can go.Quote:
Originally Posted by HKPolice
I just set them at 250, 3-3-3-8, 1T, checked them overnight with memtest86+ and that's all. I have got screens for the rest of my DIMM settings (everything is manually set) that I can post here, in case that they might be of any good.
Sorry, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by physics_geek
Thanks to Ic3man's advice, I have my system running SuperPi stable at 2.62 Ghz. I hav all the Overvolts enabled, VCore at 1.325 (+.2), VDIMM at 1.75 (+.1), FSB at 238 X 11, K8 to NB at 600 MHz, memory divider at 166 MHz, memory timings at 2.5-2-3-6 1T. AI Booster shows my VCore at 1.54 and my VDIMM at 2.80, but I am not sure that these readings are trustworthy.
I tried upping the FSB to 245, but the system was unstable. I then tried to loosen the memory timings to 2.5-3-3-6, and it wouldn't boot. I then reverted back to the above settings, and she's running rock stable. CPU temps are 41-43 C at idle, 45-46 C under load.
Originally, I told myself that 2.62 GHz was my goal, but with hearing reports of X2 3800's running at over 2.8 GHz, I feel I can do better. I apologize for my noobness, but I have never overclocked a system before, and I am not sure how to proceed. Is it simply a matter of trial and error? Or is there a logical progression of adjustments? Should I increase my FSB, see if the system boots, and if it does not boost VCore a notch or 2, and if that doesn't work, loosen the memory timings?
Thanks again,
Mark
I'm using the V1000Quote:
Originally Posted by gandalf027
Working ok. Not overclocked though. (yet)
My setup (as of this moment)
Bios version: Whatever it is that ships with the board.
Bios settings: Stock
x2 7800 GTX KO's (with 120mm fan over them) (81.95 drivers)
FX-57 with Coolermaster Aqua-gate 120
3DMark05 results (1st try) 12,829
It's been running now for about 48 hours with no problems.
agreed. 901 went haywire when running 3dmark05, scores were all over the place. 703 is the best way to go at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by HKPolice
wont bother testingQuote:
Originally Posted by cronic
It really is upto you how far you want to go m8. Just bear in mind that the further you go the higher the risk of you killing a cpu/memory/motherboard. I wouldn't put more than 2.9v through the memory and I wouldn't go any higher than 1.55 vcore (just my opinion) others have gone higher and been successful...some have damaged hardware as a result, its just how much of a risk you're willing to take. There are a few other options left you can try :Quote:
Originally Posted by mhorgel
Use a 133mhz memory divider
Memory to 3-3-3-8
'Burn-in' the cpu
...and a whole host of other bios options that are unchartered territory with this board. Just remember to write down what settings you had for the board to be stable because if you do go too far and need to reset the cmos it will be easier to get back to a decent overclock.
With every overclock check to see how affected your system stability is and whther the changes you have made have improved the system or not. A lower divider isn't so much of a problem aslong as you get a decent FSB increase to compensate...how much that is, can really only be defined by benchmarking.
Oh and btw...I wouldn't just rely on superPI for stability, imo thats more for benchmarking. Try Prime95 (remember to set affinity and use 2 instances i.e cpu 0 in 1 instance and cpu1 in 2nd instance) and OCCT instead. I have found AIbooster to reflect the settings in the bios quite well although again they may not be 'true' readings and should only be used as a guide.
I aint by any means an 'expert', just passing on info I have tried by trial and error and other info I have read on this great forum and others across the net.
Agre totally with your post except use SP2004 by Johnny Lee its prime modded for the time its been runningQuote:
Originally Posted by Ic3man
Im also interested in getting this board im using a lian-li 1100 case as well. please keep us updated with your results from your overclocking. ill be using it with either a 170 or 175.
Thanks
Robert
I'm about to order one from CPUCityStore, they're aparently getting them in in the next few days, if anyone in the UK is intrested.
is there anyone running dual bfg 7800GTXs with this board. I just got my second bfg 7800 gtx and would like to compare results. in crappy 3dmark05 I got 11484 with stock settings. at 1600x1200 4xAA and 16AF I 9003 in both cases I was using drivers 81.95
edit: my GTXs are the 256MB version
How do I set the affinity? I heard something about right-clicking the entry for the process in the task manager, is this correct? So I want 2 separate copies of Prime95 (or whatever torture test program i use), one for each core?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ic3man
I lowered my VCore a bit, my CPU was 43 C at idle, and I felt this was too warm.
One approach I read was to back the memory divider to 100, raise the CPU clock as far as possible, then move the divider back up.
Thanks again for all the help, Ic3man.
Mark
I have 2 7800 gtx 512's waiting to get tortured as soon as Asus decides to get Raid working on this board :/
Install prime95, copy the directory and rename it. Run it from the first directory, find the process in taskmanager, right-click, choose affinity and remove the check mark from CPU 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by mhorgel
Do the same for the other directory except this time remove the checkmark from CPU 0.
Select the "Torture test" for each prime95 instance...that's all there is to it. If you look in the performance tab of task manager, you should see both cores at 100% utilization.
Couple of questions about OC stability:
When changing the K8 to NB multiplier down to 3X (600) or whatever...
1... is there a need to also adjust the SB to NB frequency or should that remain @ 1000? (I think I read the "leave @ 1000" somewhere but I forget where now :) )
2. How about the link mode: Auto? 16/16, or 8/8..or does this matter?
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Originally Posted by Cisco
1. DO NOT change this, if I run anything lower than 1000 for SB to NB, 3d becomes totally unstable (I think this is a SLI thing). 3dmark05 will run, but FEAR will crash.
2. Link mode at Auto or 16/16
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Originally Posted by mackanz
raid 0 works fine with the nforce4. not sure what you mean.
OK. I tried this, and CPU 0 flunks within a few seconds, CPU 1 runs fine. I am a little bumfuzzled at how one core can pass and the other fail with the conditions the same for both cores. Is this common? Did I destroy my CPU? Assuming I did not fry my chip, what is the likely fix? Increase VCore? this gets more confusing all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cisco
Thanks again,
Mark
Quote:
Originally Posted by cronic
As soon as i enable raid in bios, the drives won't get detected. No detection means no OS can be installed cause there are no drives to be found.
Wanna share your secret on how you made it working?
asuming you are using the nforce raid you have to enable raid and assuming you are hooked into sata1 and sata2 you have to enable sata1 which is directly below where you enable raid. once you do that select you raid stripe under boot priority and you are good to go. i have set 2 of these boards up and it worked fine on both with 703, 901, 805 bios. if this is not specific enough let me know . thanks and good luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by mackanz
That's exactly how i have done. The funny thing is that the raid array is in the boot order list, but not found by post or ide list in the bios. It's really weird.
well i don't know if my drives show at post as it goes to fast to see. and under the main page in bios that are not shown either, but i don;t think they did on my sli-dr either. if the stripe shows up under the boot settings hard disc drives you sghould be fine as long as you set the drives up in the nv raid configuration.
on the ports you have enabled for RAID the drives will not be detected in the post screen, but once you go into the Nvraid bios they will be there. after the array is setup the array not the drives will show up in the nvbios screen not in the post screen. the only drives that show up in the POST screen are the drives not configured for raid.Quote:
Originally Posted by mackanz
it's F10 to get into the RAID util.
Have a look at the vcore and the vdimm
Any explanation?
DDR Skew mode off gave me a boost.
You were right.
http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/mloupos/volt.png
That's perfectly fine. I have done that and created the array. Otherwise the bootorder wouldn't show an existing array. The problem is that when i'm trying to install XP, it doesn't find any drives to install it on. Catch 22.Quote:
Originally Posted by safan80
Dumb question but did you install the NV raid drivers (floppy) 'press F6 to install Raid configuration' when the operating system is first installing? i.e before it tells you it couldn't find a drive to install on?Quote:
Originally Posted by mackanz
Yes, that part went fine. Installed from floppy without problems. I can install the raid on other NF4 boards without issue so this one is weird.
Very doubtful you have damaged ur cpu. It is very common to find one core is 'stronger' than the other. My core 0 is the weaker of the 2 aswell. Cpuburn(k7) is helping some people achieve a little more stabilty with a weaker core, others havn't had such luck. The best thing to do is to lower your clock speed back to where BOTH cores were stable and then burn them in using dual instances of prime or CPUburnk7/toast etc and see if that helps stabalise the weaker core.Quote:
Originally Posted by mhorgel
After you pressed F10 to create the array did you choose both hard disks?Quote:
Originally Posted by mackanz
Did you check that this array is bootable?
Did you remove any USB drives?
USB drives come first in order and you should either remove them or change the hard disk boot order in BIOS.
You should check the boot order in your BIOS also.
Did you load the default settings, restart and then load your settings?
Did you enable the correct raid controller and SATA ports in BIOS.
Did you check that you have connected your Hard disks on SATA 1 and SATA 2 ports?
These are the upper two ports.
I've started a thread with my own experiences here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=83206
Built raid0 array here too np, maybe u have a bad mobo?
Wow!
Yes to all those i'm afraid. This board might not like the disks..who knows. Hopefully Asus will respond to the email i sent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marios
anyone kno when they gettin back in stock at new egg?
they have an eta (friday) but they still don't get them in stock very often. I've been waiting for weeks my paypal account has the money ready to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rayman
You're not the only one who thought lack of POST detection os HDs after they become part of an array was weird...that wasn't the case with my old A7N8X-DX. But then, nf2 boards didn't do nVidia RAID so the chipset itself wasn't involved...usually an add-on Silicon Image controller did that. I guess this is progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by mackanz
You're also not alone in having SATA Raid issues with this board, I'm convinced there is something screwy going on with either the BIOS or the XP NvRaid driver or both.
I didn't need RAID drivers during my install - I installed the OS in a single WD2500KS SATA II drive on SATA 1. Then after a few days I stuck an old pair of 80GB HDs and tried to get them to go into RAID 0. Everything goes fine in the BIOS and with the nVidia RAID boot utility. But as soon as XP starts loading drivers I get a blue screen with a "Your BIOS is not fully ACPI compliant" message.
I phoned ASUS tech support and the luck of the draw got me through to a genius who informed me that "Nvidia raid does not support 1 SATA drive not in RAID and 2 in RAID...it's all in RAID or none in RAID" He suggested I put my single 250GB HD on the Silicone Image controller.
I've verified that tons of people--some even with Asus SLI-Premium boards-- are doing what I'm trying to do just fine with nf4 nVidia RAID. Bt it ain't working for me...btw, the 2 80 GBs work just fine as soon as I take them out of the array and run them as individual drives. I can even make them "dynamic disks" in XP which then lets me set-up an XP software RAID 0. That works fine with the nvidia IDE driver or the MS driver..but I want it to work with the nVidia RAID damn it.
There is something screwy going on here for sure.
My board works fine with one non-raid disk and a raid at the same time. Windows finds it and everything..reboot works and all. I just want to install the OS directly on the raid like i have done a million times on other NF4 boards. The board overclocks like a beast and is super stable, but an easy thing as a raid 0 seems impossible.
RAID offers minimal performance improvements, with current SATA 3.0GB/s drives why even bother with it?
Usage patterns for desktop gamers do not even come close to requiering the constant throughput that RAID would offer as an advantage.
Err... was doing v-mod and overspilled solder on smd chip bleh. Couldn't find any wick nor solder sucker.... so I am stuck leaving the mobo hanging there. Should have checked how clean the tip was. Anyways, did same v-mod on Asus CF one and it's working just fine. If I can't find wicker by tomorrow, it is time to swing by radioshack or somewhere... bleh.
Where can I find the Vmods for the A8N32 SLI ?? got a link ?
Craig mentioned it in this deep buried topic somewhere. It is pin 8 to ground with 25k pot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Major
Well, I did same on A8R MVP ( I forget name of this CF Asus mobo... if wrong someone correct me :P) and here is pic for it. Bit different location and bit closer to socket on A8N32.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1134698830
True. Just want to make it work...cause it's supposed to :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AppaYipYip
I also deal with BIG 48bit PSD's in Photoshop...it might help using a good RAID 0 for those...but mostly what I said first.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jinu117
So anyone done this mod successfully on the A8N32 ? what Vcore increase can it provide ?
I'm really interested since the Vcore limitation with dual cores is the only thing keeping me from giving this board a try.
It should be as much as you would like major. All v-core mods are. Just don't put almost no resistance in there and you might have insta dead cpu. Craig had it running fine until he chipped his NB on his mobo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Major
I am running 2 wd raptors in raid 0 and sata 3 is hooked to a 120gig . i have had no issues. i am not sure what you mean about
"Nvidia raid does not support 1 SATA drive not in RAID and 2 in RAID...it's all in RAID or none in RAID"
hopefully you will get it sorted. good luck
I've updated my thread with a volt mod section: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=83206Quote:
Originally Posted by Major
50K VR to pin8 works fine :)
It wasn't me said that...it was ASUS US tech support :) Can't say I'm impressed with them lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by cronic
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Originally Posted by AppaYipYip
have you used RAID at all? raid does well if you doing more than one thing at a time.
Maybe i read this wrong, but if I didn't, i have to disagree. RAID-0 with my 37gb raptors make a HUGE difference when loading windows, working with Photoshop, Premier, Indesign, Illustrator, and loading games. The gains are also very noticeable when loading apps and games, as well as ripping, encoding, zipping, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by AppaYipYip
The difference with regular 7200rpm drives is not big, but with 10k rpm Raptors or faster 15k SCSI drives, the super fast access times make a large difference.
I've ran raptors in Raid 0 since they were released and began my first month with only one.... but when i added the second and started using raid, the difference was more than apparent.
I'd love to see you compare the time it takes to encode a full DVD worth of video via Adobe Premier with some regular Western Digital drives and then do the same job with a pair of Raptors in Raid 0. You'll be blown away.
... but, i will admit Raid 0 does have its short comings. I recently overclocked my now sold Asus K8V-Deluxe with a 3000+ A64 to 2.5ghz, but when i tried 2.6ghz, the PCI bus was running too fast due to there not being an AGP/PCI lock and i killed the array. Thank god for ghost and dual 160gb backup drives which are mirrored (Raid 1) for storage of my zipz, music, financial docs, and other vital information.
Luckily when my A8N-SLI with a 3800+ X2 arrives tommorrow, it has a PCI lock so i dont have to worry about killing my array.
Id say maybe regular 7200rpm drives in Raid.... but definitely not raptors or SCSI drives. Anyone who says Raid-0 raptors don't have noticeable performance boosts (in my opinion) is drinking too much Kool-Aid. :toast:Quote:
have you used RAID at all? raid does well if you doing more than one thing at a time.
No SATA drives comes even close to 3gb/s. Access time, big platters and RPM is what gives the speed on harddrives, not peak numbers. There is a reason why a 36GB Raptor still beats a new Sata2/3GB/s drive. The tradeoff is noise and heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by AppaYipYip
Sorry OP for taking this a bit off topic.
which Nforce driver r u guys using?
I am on the nForce4 AMD/Intel X16 V 6.82
Fitted two NV Silencer 5 REV3 to the GPUs and the case temps r staying nice and low 30C idle (less heat in case to get rid off) those 7800GTxs produce alot of heat when gaming
the default vCore on my board is set at 1.425...is this normal?...I just set up the board and am not planning on overclocking for the next few weeks...should I lower the vCore and to what setting?...why is the default vCore 1.425?
I have an X2 3800+ CPU
Happened here as well Titus on a 3800 dual core. I think that instead of the boot vcore option that the DFI have , Asus use slightly higher than stock.
what is the stock Vcore for the X2 3800+?...1.40?Quote:
Originally Posted by mackanz
so there shouldn't be any issues running the vCore at 1.425?...or should I lower it down to 1.35 or 1.40?