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

[Jodiuh]

Has anyone ever done the F6-install (AHCI) with an external floppy drive? Is it even possible, or do you have to use an internal?

Not w/ this board, but yes. It depends on the board and the USB floppy tho. I picked up a Memorex/Teac from Fry's that worked fine w/ a P5B Deluxe for F6 and Bios updates wo/ too much hassle. I could not however get it to work w/ the DFI P965-S. Also, the USB Floppy must match up w/ a PID that XP's installer will recognize. Here's a photo to explain:



But in the end...

best bet is get the 5 bucks together and buy a floppy. they still come in handy!

This guy's got the right idea. I've had much pleasure w/ an internal floppy cause it simplifies everything. Hell, pair it w/ a media reader from the egg and you'll get even more use out of the bay.

[Master of None]

I'm having the same problem. Nlite doesn't stream the drivers correctly for ich9r. I want to go back to xp but I can't install on the raid volume. I was wondering if you can make a CD which acts like a floppy drive so you can install the drives w/ F6. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Several users on abit forums have posted they used NLite to slipstream the Intel RAID drivers for XP and the ICH9R and it worked without issue.

[tpdinh]

I'm having the same problem. Nlite doesn't stream the drivers correctly for ich9r. I want to go back to xp but I can't install on the raid volume. I was wondering if you can make a CD which acts like a floppy drive so you can install the drives w/ F6. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If you're talking about XP raid setup, you have to extract the proper files from the Intel setup (iata76_enu I think) and then use nlite to slipstream them in. I did that and works flawlessly.

[RAdoxx]

external floppy wont work=/

best bet is get the 5 bucks together and buy a floppy. they still come in handy!

with vista its no issue, any media can be used, USB/cd/dvd/files on an other drive etc

one of the best things about vista

I'm getting a lian li pc-a05b and don't want to destroy the front looks completely :P

Could always connect a floppydrive temporarily just for the XP install though

[Calcu]

are you using the pads that came with the PWM heatsink?

For now yes I am but when I have some time, I guess I try modding the heatpipes to see if I can get the PWM temps down a little,

Have you tried adjusting the other voltages? Sorry if that is a noob question for you. What divider are you using?

Latest BIOS?

I've adjusted every voltage possible with no luck but I have noticed for the Quads, upping the VTT voltage was necessary to get it stable and I have tried both 12 betas and the official 11 BIOS and they all overclock the same for me,

what do you mean by not getting it stable?..are you talking about P95 and how much time did you run it until it errored out?

what were voltages set when running P95?

Yeah, Prime95 but at that FSB, 1-3 cores dropped within seconds of starting but at 450FSB with the first A9, 1 core dropped about 2hrs into it no matter how much voltage I gave it but with the current A9 I have, I can prime for over 24hrs. As for voltages, here's a screenshot of my current voltages with 4GB(2GB required .05v less for the memory)

[Ace-a-Rue]

Yeah, Prime95 but at that FSB, 1-3 cores dropped within seconds of starting but at 450FSB with the first A9, 1 core dropped about 2hrs into it no matter how much voltage I gave it but with the current A9 I have, I can prime for over 24hrs. As for voltages, here's a screenshot of my current voltages with 4GB(2GB required .05v less for the memory)

with 4Gb of memory is a problem with overclocking, that is if you are populating all 4 dimm slots!...you are just not going to get a high stable overclock with all 4 slots used.

have you tried overclocking with only 2 slots occupied?

as for those voltages supporting 450 fsb in P95, they look to low...i can run 400 fsb pretty well on stock voltages...don't know if it is P95 capable...but...at 475 @ 8x = 3800 Mhz...i need the below voltages to do P95, and, that is with only 2 sticks of memory.

do i keep it there...NOOOOOO!...i am not folding or playing any games...so...i notch it back down to support an idle condition or for a slight demand on the cpu...this P95 stable is far more overrated than it should be...if you get an hour, my hat is off to you...besides, its a waste of energy to go beyond one hour and all along you are stressing the cpu and memory to extreme heat and voltages...the only person i see in need to P95 for 24, 48 or 72 hours is a person who is going to fold 24/7....then it makes sense to know ahead of time the capability of the puter before beginning a folding episode.

[AstroCreep]

...This guy's got the right idea. I've had much pleasure w/ an internal floppy cause it simplifies everything. Hell, pair it w/ a media reader from the egg and you'll get even more use out of the bay.

Damn straight. I bought a floppy dirve that has a media card reader built-in to it (made by Matsumi). Great little upgrade, especially if you make use of a media card reader. Plus us die-hard geeks can still make use of floppies for BIOS flashing and various bootable diagnostics.

[cka3o4nuk]

ppl am i right with vdrop mod for ip35-e ?
g- ground as i think...

[neonflx]

i have 2 questions

is the vdroop mod for the ip35-e the same as the ip35 pro

and will an audigy (first audigy) sound card be better that the onboard sound

thanks for any suggestions,

[Alik4041]

If you're talking about XP raid setup, you have to extract the proper files from the Intel setup (iata76_enu I think) and then use nlite to slipstream them in. I did that and works flawlessly.

Hmmm...I got a total of 8 files, maybe I missed some. I'll try it again. So far I have 2 coasters

[Knight]

Once again my lockup problems return.

Here are my voltage settings.


The high Vcore is for the high fall of Vcore during load. I am running a quad at 3.6ghz and a stock 8800gts. Other specs in my sig.

Could the problem be the power supply?

I will try default setting now to see what happens.

EDIT: Not to mention that counter strike source also will lag and then shut down by giving me a error. (something to do with calculating the correct power of 2's)

Temps are around 60c under load.

[maxwedge]

Bios 14 only at abit forums in the beta bios section http://forum.abit-usa.com/

[vailr]

Updated IP35 Pro bios to 14.
Working OK.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Bios 14 only at abit forums in the beta bios section http://forum.abit-usa.com/

how is the bios for you?....the same overclock?...memory issues?

[davewolfs]

Would a set of 4 1GB crucial balistics work on this board?

Also, what mem runs best on this board, Crucial or G.Skill?

[Amigan]

Would a set of 4 1GB crucial balistics work on this board?

Also, what mem runs best on this board, Crucial or G.Skill?

i've got 4x1GB of the Crucial 10th Anniversay running @ 500Mhz with only 1.9v (5-5-5-15) ... my other boards needed far higher voltage to the ram for the same speed.

edit (added ram timings)

[maxwedge]

how is the bios for you?....the same overclock?...memory issues?

Zero problems here but then I had no issues with 11 either. We're trying to find out whats up with this bios because it's not on any abit website but it was pulled from a brand new IP35 Pro v1.1 that a user was talking about. We got him to copy it with flash menu and send it to us.

We have a thread in the mod section to try and get our admin to get us more info about it.

[Magic Chief]

I have another problem that may be the root of all my problems. I can't pass any super pi calculations without getting a error message. It will run for a couple seconds then I will either get the "Not Convergent in SQR05" or "Not Exact in Round". I am running at stock speeds on memory and cpu. I am also supplying the recommended voltages and timings.

[vaio]

Big thread

I assume the basic advice within the thread also holds true for the vanilla IP35?

[furballi]

ppl am i right with vdrop mod for ip35-e ?
g- ground as i think...

Dunno. Where did you get this info? The IP35-E and IP35 Pro share the same power control IC. If you have the schematic diagram of IP 35 Pro and IP35-E, then you should be able to identity the proper nodes.

[furballi]

I have another problem that may be the root of all my problems. I can't pass any super pi calculations without getting a error message. It will run for a couple seconds then I will either get the "Not Convergent in SQR05" or "Not Exact in Round". I am running at stock speeds on memory and cpu. I am also supplying the recommended voltages and timings.

Running Vista? I will occasionally encounter problem running Vista with SP. Restored my WXP image file and all is well.

[Magic Chief]

Running Vista? I will occasionally encounter problem running Vista with SP. Restored my WXP image file and all is well.

I am using xp. SP2.

[Ace-a-Rue]

I have another problem that may be the root of all my problems. I can't pass any super pi calculations without getting a error message. It will run for a couple seconds then I will either get the "Not Convergent in SQR05" or "Not Exact in Round". I am running at stock speeds on memory and cpu. I am also supplying the recommended voltages and timings.

that usually means you are undervoltaged for the cpu...crank it up about 3 notches....might also have to tweak the memory...but...try the vcore first.

[Alik4041]

I just received my TRUE + Yateloon SH120 + MX-2. Took a stab at 3,915mhz. Ran fine until I tried SuperPi. I could only get to 3.6 stable with my CNPS9500. Will try to get it stable and post some more
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=249466

[Ace-a-Rue]

I just received my TRUE + Yateloon SH120 + MX-2. Took a stab at 3,915mhz. Ran fine until I tried SuperPi. I could only get to 3.6 stable with my CNPS9500. Will try to get it stable and post some more
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=249466

my best P95 was at 3.8Ghz...and...the voltages had to be high.

i will be surprised if you get P95 at 3.9Ghz...i got up to 4.2Ghz; stable enough to do email and surf the web...that was it!