AX78, 9500, 2 x 2GB DDR2 1000
BIOS13 Beta2 -
Smart RAM has three options, Disabled, Table 1 and Table Best. It sets an ECC profiles more or less. It set CAS wrong but everything else correctly for the one set of G.Skill I tried. None of us will ever use it because other things must be set to Auto for it to work.
I can drop the multi without issue. I've run 239 x 10.5 with 32-bit XP and now 240 x 10 with 64-bit Vista.
The highest FSB, HTT, or External Clock that I and another Mod can boot with is 240MHz. 241 is a no go and we get the “CPU is over running” message and no matter how many times we enter BIOS and save we can’t get rid of it.
AMD OD -
I'm not sure if VDDC is really Vcore. My base Vcore is 1.25, I added +.15 and CPU-Z reports 1.392v under load. AMD OD reports 1.70V for VDDC.
Reported CPU temps - SpeedFan, AMD OD, and CoreTemp all report the same temp. SpeedFan only reports one temp, CoreTemp reports one and three 0's for the others in the system tray.
I was able to set 242MHz External Clock, 245MHz and the system froze. I wish I had tried this with 32-bit XP because I’m running 2 x 2GB G.Skill DDR2 1000 and 250 x 10 with the 1:2 memory ratio is where I wanted to be.
64-bit Vista -
I was running 239 x 10.5 with XP, running Folding@Home, and completed 28 work units without the first problem. I tried installing Vista with my proven overclock and I got a BSOD very early on. I set default speeds and the install completed without issue. After the OS was installed, updated, and patched I tried 2.5GHz again. No Go. I set 240 x 10 with the same voltages I used for 239 x 10.5 and it is working well. I've completed 3 work units without issue. So the reports that you can’t overclock as far with 64-bit Vista are true for me. Or at least you can’t overclock as far with the same voltages that work in 32-bit XP.
AbitEQ -
The only thing I was really using it for was monitoring the PWM temp. Another Mod was having trouble with it in 64-bit Vista so I installed the latest version, 2.0.0.6, from the AX78 Global page. It installed but I got the "Log in as administrator and run once so you don't see this message" with no reported values. I uninstalled it and it borked the system. I had to do a Repair by booting with the Vista DVD. It was quick and fixed the problem. I don't believe this version supports the AX78, I couldn't find the files for this MB anywhere but I could find them for other boards.
A couple of nights later I tried with the version that ships with the MB, 2.0.0.1. I installed it with UAC disabled and it installed and even reported temps. It also caused two Blue Screens in short order even though it wasn't running. I did a system restore to just before I installed it and the system is solid once again.
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