**Official ABIT IP-35 Pro Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

[Brother Esau]

How did you fuse the copper base plate to the existing Copper base of the Thermalright?

[The Viper]

it is based on FSB to memory ratios..this will help:

so ideally I want to lower the multi and try to stay on the 1066 divider for faster performance?

[tomati]

Did you braze the base on there or how did you attach the copper base to the noctua

I'm not that skilled, just used chromerics thermattach T411, http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/chtht4.html

How did you fuse the copper base plate to the existing Copper base of the Thermalright?

It's a noctua NC-U6 and use T411 thermal pad, as it seems to fix really strong I was scared to used it on mosfet so reused the silicon pad from the original heatpipe heatsink

[Knight]

here is a post about flashing the bios that i posted in Abit's forum...it contains the necessary information to flash the whole bios including the boot block area.

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you can actually download the original bios from abit and use the "RUNME.BAT" and the "ABITFAE.BAT" to do the flashing for you automatically...all you do is edit "abitfae.bat" with the below command switches (use "SN" instead of SY if you do not want to save the original bios file installed since you might be using floppy disks)

also, edit "runme.bat" with the correct name of the bios file, ie, "M629B_11.A01".

if you want to boot off a floppy, you will need two floppy's...one for the booting to DOS and the other carries your bios file along with the award flasher...you can also have the runme.bat and abitfae.bat included on that 2nd disk to do the automatic flashing...all you have to do is type in from the "A:" prompt this syntax: RUNME.BAT (assuming you edited those two files before hand)

if you don't quite catch on what or how to do the above then you can type the commands manually to do the flashing (old way)...this procedure is more prone to mistakes (abort from flashing) since everything has to be correct in format and spacing.

with the 2nd floppy in your "A" drive and you have the "A" prompt on the screen, you type this: A:AWDFLASH.EXE M629B_11.A01 /py /sy /WB /cd /cp /cc /CKS

remember there is one space between each file or switch annotation...there is NO space between the "A" prompt and AWDFLASH.EXE


DO NOT OVERCLOCK while flashing the bios....and...make sure you have proper voltage to your memory sticks..if your sticks require 2.0v, make sure you have that set before attempting to flash.

always a good idea to do a full format on floppy's before copying the bios files and other files to the 2nd floppy...if you have a bad sector on a floppy and do not do a full blown format, it would be a bummer that the bios file would be copied to that part of the bad sector(s) on the disk.

Ace,

I got the flash drive to work, but when the prompt "A:\>" comes up I can't write anything. I thought it was my USB keyboard, but I used a second keyboard that had a AT/PS2 adapter and that still did not work.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Ace,

I got the flash drive to work, but when the prompt "A:\>" comes up I can't write anything. I thought it was my USB keyboard, but I used a second keyboard that had a AT/PS2 adapter and that still did not work.

if you set the booting up correctly...you should see a "C" prompt because the USB is considerd like a hard drive versus a floppy drive...so...you have to set "Hard Drive" as your first booting priority (Advanced Bios Features)...and then go into the "Hard Disk Boot Priority" to move your USB drive up to the top selection.

[Knight]

if you set the booting up correctly...you should see a "C" prompt because the USB is considerd like a hard drive versus a floppy drive...so...you have to set "Hard Drive" as your first booting priority (Advanced Bios Features)...and then go into the "Hard Disk Boot Priority" to move your USB drive up to the top selection.

I did that; however it does not say straight forward whether I want to move the USB drive up. I have the two hard drives and "Other boot able devices." I made that one the first one in the "Hard Disk Boot Priority." Still nothing.

[Dredd]

I did that; however it does not say straight forward whether I want to move the USB drive up. I have the two hard drives and "Other boot able devices." I made that one the first one in the "Hard Disk Boot Priority." Still nothing.

my USB flash drive is listed by name in my BIOS. I put that above my HDDs and then the BIOS will use it to startup.

[Knight]

my USB flash drive is listed by name in my BIOS. I put that above my HDDs and then the BIOS will use it to startup.

Yeah, I would expect it to show the drives name. It only says "Other Bootable Add-In devices."

I will try a different flash drive.

Edit: Well I got it to show "C:\>" but I can't get past that.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Yeah, I would expect it to show the drives name. It only says "Other Bootable Add-In devices."

I will try a different flash drive.

Edit: Well I got it to show "C:\>" but I can't get past that.

type in "DIR" at the C: prompt to see the files on the USB drive...OR...just type in "RUNME.BAT" and then hit enter....if none of this works then you have not set up your USB drive correctly or you did not transfer the flashing files on to the root of the drive.

[Knight]

type in "DIR" at the C: prompt to see the files on the USB drive...OR...just type in "RUNME.BAT" and then hit enter....if none of this works then you have not set up your USB drive correctly or you did not transfer the flashing files on to the root of the drive.

Am I suppose to see the characters as I type? Because I can't see what I am typing. (If I am at all)

Edit:
I am doing exactly what the first post says to do.
http://forum.uabit.com/showthread.php?t=121953

[sverkalo]

I am having a sudden problem. My CPU Fan isn't going more than 1260 RPM having a result when the CPU goes up to 75 to start beeping etc.
I thought first that this was due to Uguru but at bios metering it's the same.
Any thoughts on this will be appreciated.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Am I suppose to see the characters as I type? Because I can't see what I am typing. (If I am at all)

your keyboard isn't working..is it an USB keyboard?...if so, make it a PS/2 keyboard.

EDIT:...go into the bios, "Integrated Peripherals" and change the USB keyboard from "OS" to "BIOS"

[Knight]

I am having a sudden problem. My CPU Fan isn't going more than 1260 RPM having a result when the CPU goes up to 75 to start beeping etc.
I thought first that this was due to Uguru but at bios metering it's the same.
Any thoughts on this will be appreciated.

Try the fan on a different header.

[Knight]

your keyboard isn't working..is it an USB keyboard?...if so, make it a PS/2 keyboard.

Do you know that I went to Best Buy, Radio Shack, and CompUSA. None of them had a simple USB - PS2 adapter.

I guess I will have to get a 5 dollar keyboard.

[sverkalo]

Thanks but all other headres have 3 pins while CPU's has 4. Is that a problem?

[Brother Esau]

I keep a PS2 Keyboard around Just for Flashing

[Knight]

Thanks but all other headres have 3 pins while CPU's has 4. Is that a problem?

Is your fan a 4 pin as well? My CPU fan is only a 3 pin and I have no problems.

I keep a PS2 Keyboard around Just for Flashing

Yeah I got it to work with Ace's quick edit.

How do I know if it is flashed to the right version now? I can't find an info page in the BIOS, and the post screen is too fast for me.

[new-b]

and the post screen is too fast for me.

Hit the pause button.

[sverkalo]

I closed my PC from the PSU and reopen it and it goes up to 3000 and more again. Maybe it wasn't fit right who knows. I hope I won't see it again.

[Knight]

Hit the pause button.

My version is 1.06.69.

Thanks, it worked lol.

I'm just now wonder how to set up the raid array. Do I have to install the OS first?

[MikalCarbine]

Here's my vmod, nothing special, I was in a rush and didn't have any hot glue

[Brother Esau]

Hit... Pause/Break

[Brother Esau]

Here's my vmod, nothing special, I was in a rush and didn't have any hot glue

Very nice pictures, at least we can see clearly what you did/\/\

[MADMAX22]

I know the guide called for a 1kohm resister but can you use a 10kohm one instead. It should give finer control right or am I backwards. Anyways as long as you get the resistance adjusted right then it shouldnt really matter right.

Just wondering since I got the 10k ones but no 1k. Thanks

[Ace-a-Rue]

My version is 1.06.69.

Thanks, it worked lol.

I'm just now wonder how to set up the raid array. Do I have to install the OS first?

oh man, are you green behind the ears!

open the abit manual to page 3-2 and read how to enable the raid controller...don't forget to put the raid drivers on your USB drive because you will need them to install the OS.