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

[Knight]

Nice dude.

I am pretty sure that I used the correct driver... but at one point during the install... when you hit the 's' key to pick the one to install.. it had 3 options. The first was to install a ARCH raid (the other type of raid.. don't know what it is called) driver that is for the Intel. At the end of that option said - (ICH9H Desktop). The third option was to install the Intel SATA driver that was also for ICH9H, but it did not say it was for desktop.

I picked the third one because it was the only one that had SATA.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Congrats on the chip. I hope it's good to you.

I am pretty sure that I used the correct driver... but at one point during the install... when you hit the 's' key to pick the one to install.. it had 3 options. The first was to install a ARCH (don't know what it is called) driver that is for the Intel. At the end of it said - (ICH9H Desktop). The third option was to install the Intel SATA driver that was also for ICH9H, but it did not say it was for desktop.

I picked the third one because it was the only one that had SATA.

i think you should have selected the AHCI driver.

this is the driver i used to install my raid setup:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Filt...eng&page_nbr=2

[Knight]

i think you should have selected the AHCI driver.

this is the driver i used to install my raid setup:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Filt...eng&page_nbr=2

May I ask if you ever had to press 's' during the setup of the driver in order to pick the one you wanted installed?

It just seem odd that I had to do that.

but I think I could have skipped that part.

Time to break down my array.

[Ace-a-Rue]

May I ask if you ever had to press 's' during the setup of the driver in order to pick the one you wanted installed?

It just seem odd that I had to do that.

but I think I could have skipped that part.

Time to break down my array.

to answer you 1st sentence: YES!

[Ace-a-Rue]

are you still there?

[Ace-a-Rue]

this is the one you should select after selecting "S":

iaStor_ICH8R = "Intel(R) 82801HR/HH/HO SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R)"

[Knight]

to answer you 1st sentence: YES!

I will have to test your driver and the first option in the setup over the weekend. A format during school would get me killed by my parents.

[Knight]

this is the one you should select after selecting "S":

Ok... but I really remember it not saying SATA anywhere. But I used a different version.

Thank you, I will do my best to find that in the list of options.

[Dale]

Again, use the abit cd to create a floppy with raid drivers. It works.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Ok... but I really remember it not saying SATA anywhere. But I used a different version.

Thank you, I will do my best to find that in the list of options.

ICH8R is the same as ICH9R..maybe minor differences...but the logic is the same for raid.

[Knight]

Again, use the abit cd to create a floppy with raid drivers. It works.

Sorry I forgot about that. If all else fails.

ICH8R is the same as ICH9R..maybe minor differences...but the logic is the same for raid.

Yeah that makes sense. I should have posted to to see which one to select, but it didn't reach my mind.

[Ace-a-Rue]

sounds like you are a college student?

[Knight]

sounds like you are a college student?

High school. My last year.

I remember now... It was AHCI for the first option.

[scwam]

Ace. I'm about to change computers and download HDtune and see what it shows. I learned about disabling the cach-write back via the Matrix Storage manager from someone on overclockers. I was getting crappy throughput until I changed that setting. Honestly, I don't think the burst speed will reduce that much from what I posted earlier through hdtach. I'll post it on this same post #1765 within an hour or so.

here it is. I was refering to this thread about the write-back cache enabled (after installing matrix raid manager) here:http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=512211&page=10

3 x new 7200.10's in raid (ip35)

[Ace-a-Rue]

High school. My last year.

I remember now... It was AHCI for the first option.

if there is a raid option take that.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Ace. I'm about to change computers and download HDtune and see what it shows. I learned about disabling the cach-write back via the Matrix Storage manager from someone on overclockers. I was getting crappy throughput until I changed that setting. Honestly, I don't think the burst speed will reduce that much from what I posted earlier through hdtach. I'll post it on this same post #1765 within an hour or so.

if you are using at least 2 drives in raid 0, you shouldn't get crappy throughput...it has to mean that you are using the wrong driver to install during operating system install setup....or you fail to install the matrix driver after getting into windows desktop.

[Ace-a-Rue]

this board with a "G0" is AWESOME!...doing everest at 3.8Ghz@475 FSB...with my B3, the most i got was 3.7 with about 1.59v actual vcore...now, look 3.8 with 1.44V (actual) dropping down to about 1.39v - 1.40

[alpha0ne]

^ Looks like you won with that G0 Ace, I hope my L725A903 can do as well

Could you please take a ss showing the voltages shown in uguru as shown below

Currently @ 3.20GHz using 1.2825Vcore

[Ace-a-Rue]

^ Looks like you won with that G0 Ace, I hope my L725A903 can do as well

Could you please take a ss showing the voltages shown in uguru as shown below

Currently @ 3.20GHz using 1.2825Vcore

here are my uguru settings...currently set to 1:1 FSB to memory ratio.

[MADMAX22]

Thats really good dude, I think I may have to try a G0 soon.

What is the max fsb with the G0 stepping. The highest I can get with my 3220 B3 is 490fsb max.

[strange|ife]

meh went to radioshack because fry was to far. Just bought a cheapo iron. a .015 dia tip spare, standard rosin core solder, its kinda of thick. I need get to frys they have so much more. Might pic up a hakko, iam sure its a better solder iron.

and the resistor! radioshack has always been crap, but man they had nothing hardly..no except a 20kohm variable resistor...its gonna be a hunt!

[Brother Esau]

those look about right...is that actual vcore or bios set vcore?

what's your memory ratio set to?

Actual Vcore 1:1.25

[misterpaul]

So is this board limited to 1.64 vcore?

[Brother Esau]

Heres some screen shots of my Areca 1231 ML Raid Controller with 1GB Cache on both EVGA 680i A1 and Abit IP35 Pro talk about a kick in the nuts on Burst speed dropping down to X4 Signal Very nice Board though

[RLM]

Had a go at the vmod last night, and embarrassed to say I failed. Note: I have done quite a bit of reading up beforehand.

Did a bit of a test run on an old sound card, soldering wires to various ic's and that went okay. However on my motherboard I just can't get the solder to stick.

Any of you guys who have successfully got it together, got any tips?

Much appreciated.

RLM.

ps. I have posted in the Xtreme mods/motherboards section, but I don't know how many of you read over there.