I know the X6800 is unlocked UP And Down with the XBX1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Speederlander
Is this different with the XBX2??
I know the X6800 is unlocked UP And Down with the XBX1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Speederlander
Is this different with the XBX2??
Alarm bells going off here. I'm trying to get RAID 0 and RAID 5 going using 3 HD using Intel Matrix storage on XP Pro before migrating to Vista. Can this be done? or do I toss the setup and just go RAID 5 (I want this as a min)Quote:
Originally Posted by gtj
(still catching up in this thread, this was posted 10+ pages ago)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rambunctious
why does intel not colour code these sata connections on this motherboard to show primary and secondary :slap:
on my asus p5w64 WS motherboard there wired in parallel
primary
red sata 1 is master
black sata 3 is slave
secondary
sata 2 master
sata 4 slave
easy enough to set up raid + have a single drive + a sata dvd writer
not so easy on the badaxe2
i had to test 1 drive on all the ports just to find out wich
was on primary and secondary so i could set raid:slapass:
on the intel badaxe
primary
sata0 is master C:\
sata2 is slave backup drive
secondary channel
sata3 is master i have raided these 2 raid 0
sata1 is slave " "
but the 1st time i tried to set raid it screwed up XP
because of the intel dumb port locations.
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@Rambunctious
1.easiest way to set up raid is install a single drive with xp or vista
on the intel port 0
2. then plug your hard discs into 1 & 3 if setting up raid0
then set up using the intel matrix bios
3. then use acronis true image and backup single drive onto raided drives
then go into bios and change boot order, acronis will now check
and confirm it all went well.
i just flashed to latest bios and as usual, i disabled watchdog, C1E, XD,VT, and EIST. But why my cpu still can change the multiplier? i set my fsb to 400x9 and i notice the multiplier goes down to 6x (400x6) during idle.
Hmm I have had it lock up in BIOS before but didn't really associate it with my USB keyboard/mouse, I just figured it was because I was changing settings too fast for the chip to handle. I'm using a G15 keyboard, with a MX revolution mouse plugged into the USB port on the keyboard and it works really well, no issues with the backlights cutting in and out like I had on my P5W64 board.Quote:
Originally Posted by EtherealRemnant
I think it's a BIOS bug where EIST doesn't really get turned off.Quote:
Originally Posted by irenic
are you using cpu-z v1.39?Quote:
Originally Posted by irenic
i've noticed the same thing assuming this is what you are using.
I opened up cpu-z 1.39, TAT (not loading the cpu), and crystalcpuid and found that TAT and crystal were reporting the correct speed while cpu-z was showing 6x mult....
cpu-z 1.38 shows the correct speed.
@gt... what is the EIST bug?
everest also reports a lower multiplier (x6) and a lower VID when IDLE
no idea if it's a BIOS bug or a bug of the monitoring applications.
I've noticed the same problem with cpu-z 1.39. Its a problem with that software, not the bios. Every other reporting tool I use shows the correct speed.
The multiplier changes based on load even if you have EIST turned off. I think that the programs that are showing it constant are actually incorrect. Does the same thing in Linux.Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
How do you test this? I can't get it to report the slower multiplier in any benchmark or monitoring tool I use, even when the cpu is not under load. All benchmarks I run show it running at the reported speed I've set in the bios.Quote:
Originally Posted by gtj
Just curious.
Slag
best way to test this is to run TAT... since at idle it will show the 6x mult speed and then when you start to run TAT (loading the cores) or even orthos, the speed should jump up to the defaulted mult.
when i tried this, i saw it happen. the speed changed from 2.1 to 3.7 ghz in cpu-z 1.39 but all other aps showed steady at 3.7.
I noticed the same thing on the BA1 w/ EIST=Disabled.Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
CPU-Z 1.38, shows OC'd speed at idle.
CPU-Z 1.39, shows UnderClocked (x6) speed at idle.
"My Computer"/Properties shows OC'd speed at idle.
I'm using Everest 2007 latest beta.Quote:
Originally Posted by slagdemon
yeah my CPUZ keeps doing that, so for now i ignore it. Clockgen is showing the constant clockspeed that it should be.
But it's wrong. The latest cpuz and everest are correct. The multiplier IS changing.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveLord
I have changed my stance. Its definitely a bios bug. I did the TAT test with cpu-z and saw the speed change from 2.171 to 3.258 and then back.
Guess I'm going to flash back to 2508 bios.
The bug has been there for a while. Maybe always.Quote:
Originally Posted by slagdemon
Quote:
Originally Posted by gtj
Are you certain? I always thought that this was a bug with cpuz?
Guess I never paid that much attention to it before. I don't remember cpu-z 1.38 ever reporting a lower speed than what I had set it to in bios. I guess that means 1.39 is accurately reporting the speed now??Quote:
Originally Posted by gtj
Does 2333 work properly or is it still buggy..
The bug was that prior to 1.39 it always reported a constant multiplier. 1.39 is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by theonlybabyface
ah interesting.... i never read about the EIST bug in this thread. this is brand new to me. thanks for clarifying gtj!
so anyone have any ideas about changing mults with crystalcpuid?
I just confirmed that it exists at least back to 2333. Haven't tried crystalcpuid.Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Everyone should submit an e-mail support request for the EIST BIOS bug, or any other bug in the BIOS. I'm going to do the worthless watchdog as well.
http://supportmail.intel.com/scripts...d=36,2386,2578
Hmm weird, cpuz 1.39 had my multi flip-flopping between 6x and 9x , I think it was conflicting with Intel Desktop Utilities. After closing Cpuz I couldn't load IDCC, it gave me an error, so that's a bad sign. It could be also conflicting with the applet on my G15, but I doubt it, that is just a task manager hook I think.