** OFFICIAL ** Intel DX38BT & DX48BT2 BoneTrail Thread

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xMrBunglex, gtj, HighTest, Manel and the others -- thanks a lot for your replies! Sorry I didn't reply earlier, I was on vacation without internet acces ;o)

* Regarding the heatsink temp, it's indeed hot to the touch, not quite burning, but definitely hot. I can keep my fingers on it...It seems to be consistent with what you guys reported, so I don't think my board is faulty; regarding ventilation, I should have mentioned my setup...I have a NZXT Lexa case, I replaced the front and back 120mm fan to more powerful ones (Antec and Noctua NFP12), there is a top 80mm, and a side 120 mm that actually blows almost on the northbridge, but it's not very powerful. And it gets hotter with the case open as mentioned by others, so I've always kept it closed, this is how to cool the case with good airflow, I agree.
It seems though that a 40mm fan would be necessary. Especially if overclocking. I've also read that Intel chipsets are designed to work at higher temps that the Nvidia ones.

* Regarding the weird boot issue, I got an email update from Intel, saying they haven't forgotten me, and are working on the case...

* Regarding the SMBus and INF drivers: during the installation, it clearly says X38/X48. I'm using Vista 32 SP1. And the version is indeed newer, I compared with the previous installation and the newer one. They really should update their web page and make clear which version to use. The tech at Intel said to definitely use the 6/2008 release (actual driver date range from 09/2007 to 02/2008 depending on the component in System Devices in the device manager).

*** Can anybody do this quick test? I'd really like to know if I have a defective motherboard (only 2 days left for return!) or if I found a bug:
Click on System Devices in device Manager, Intel ICH9 Family SMBus Controller - 2930, properties---> then in the General Tab, under Device Status, what does it say? And if you go in the next Driver tab, and click on Driver Details, what happens?
Because, if I just click on properties and go to the Driver tab, like the others here have reported, it shows the correct driver date and the "Intel" name. The bug is *only* when clicking on Driver Details and under Device Status of the first General tab...weird.
Thanks a lot in advance!!