UNOFFICIAL BIOSTAR TPower I45 M/B

[ghost_recon88]

anyway of removing the 4870 and insert some other type video card just to see if the 4870 is cutting out the board sound card because of IRQ conflicts?

Bloody good idea I'll pick one up tomorrow

[bigwill68]

Did a clean install of Windows, then installed all the drivers off the CD. Still no dice. I would think if the sound device was fried, it would at least allow drivers to install, but then just not function. Instead, its not being visible at all in Windows...

yours to mine this how it should look


where the black arrow is pointing that's what this is below

your system is asking for this to be installed(driver) to work

anyway of removing the 4870 and insert some other type video card just to see if the 4870 is cutting out the board sound card because of IRQ conflicts?

I always install my video card drivers last

[ghost_recon88]

yours to mine this how it should look

I see that. This is what mine looks like after installing that.

[ghost_recon88]

Alright I installed a 9400GT (POS nVidia card) and its still not letting me install the audio drivers correctly. I'm just gonna RMA this sucker.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Alright I installed a 9400GT (POS nVidia card) and its still not letting me install the audio drivers correctly. I'm just gonna RMA this sucker.

you did as much as you could do...to bad it did not work out for you.

[napox9]

ghost_recon88, first of fix all the question marks in the device manager.
Now, how you connect the computer to your speakers ? (write all the details)
Can you connect the cable to yours ipod or another computer to make sure all the system (cable+ receiver + speakers) are working fine ?

[hokiealumnus]

New version of Tpower2 released today (well, yesterday). Thanks for pointing that out Lv!

[noinimod]

What improvements do the new rev have over the old? Doesn't seem to be listed in the biostar webby

[hokiealumnus]

Good question. No readme in the directory and I haven't the time to play with it yet, sorry.

[DonNiger]

Good question. No readme in the directory and I haven't the time to play with it yet, sorry.

I hope they finally fixed the automatic shut down I have reported.

Expl: If the CPU temp is under zero Celcius, that MB can not read it. And if you start that program, it reads something like + 250c And shuts the PC down to prevent overheating. It is not possible to ignore that setting. At leat it was not possible to do so with previous rev.

[noinimod]

what?! i was planning on getting this board.. now that automatic shutdown is making me think twice. Is there anyway to rectify the problem?

[DonNiger]

what?! i was planning on getting this board.. now that automatic shutdown is making me think twice. Is there anyway to rectify the problem?

That automatic shut down applies only if you start that program and you are subzero, otherwize no problems.

[bigwill68]

what?! i was planning on getting this board.. now that automatic shutdown is making me think twice. Is there anyway to rectify the problem?

i'm sure it will between all of us that already have the board we will find the answer out sooner or later...put this is a good board to have

[Ace-a-Rue]

New version of Tpower2 released today (well, yesterday). Thanks for pointing that out Lv!

how can you tell what is the latest version...it only says 5.x, which, as far as i know, has been that way for a long while.

[DonNiger]

how can you tell what is the latest version...it only says 5.x, which, as far as i know, has been that way for a long while.

He ment soft, not mobo itself. Rel. date is given - 12 Dec 08.

[hokiealumnus]

He ment soft, not mobo itself. Rel. date is given - 12 Dec 08.

What he said, except the date is 2008-12-09.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Ahhh!

[quickkill2021]

Hello i am having some problems with overclocking my E8500 to 500 fsb 8x multiplier. Its a very weird problem. I am using ibt to test my overclock. In a nutshell anytime i reach a "stable" overclock with ibt ( i conclude this by passing 100 times with maximum stress on vista 64) then when i unplugg my power supply and wait several seconds then replug, then i re test with the exact same configurations i end up failing ibt.

My first settings were

fsb 502
ddr is at 503 frequency 5,5,5,15

.200 cpu voltage
.250 ddr voltage (running gskill pc-8500) enough to give it 2.1 voltage
.275 motherboard voltage
.275 fsb voltage
core ref voltage were both at .63
cpu pll at 1.6
everything else on auto.

I tested this configuration and it was 100 percent stable. i tested ibt and it passed 30, 50, and two 100 tests. Then when i unplug my power supply and re test, my cpu requires my fsb voltage to be stable. I have so far risen my fsb voltage to .325 and my motherboard voltage to .300. Cause each time i make a small raise and test i become stable, but whenever i unplug and re test i have to do something different in my bios to make it stable. Not sure whats the problem.

Anyone heard about this before?

[chuck4456]

Hello i am having some problems with overclocking my E8500 to 500 fsb 8x multiplier. Its a very weird problem. I am using ibt to test my overclock. In a nutshell anytime i reach a "stable" overclock with ibt ( i conclude this by passing 100 times with maximum stress on vista 64) then when i unplugg my power supply and wait several seconds then replug, then i re test with the exact same configurations i end up failing ibt.

My first settings were

fsb 502
ddr is at 503 frequency 5,5,5,15

.200 cpu voltage
.250 ddr voltage (running gskill pc-8500) enough to give it 2.1 voltage
.275 motherboard voltage
.275 fsb voltage
core ref voltage were both at .63
cpu pll at 1.6
everything else on auto.

I tested this configuration and it was 100 percent stable. i tested ibt and it passed 30, 50, and two 100 tests. Then when i unplug my power supply and re test, my cpu requires my fsb voltage to be stable. I have so far risen my fsb voltage to .325 and my motherboard voltage to .300. Cause each time i make a small raise and test i become stable, but whenever i unplug and re test i have to do something different in my bios to make it stable. Not sure whats the problem.

Anyone heard about this before?

Why are unplugging it anyway?
What is the point of that?

[Nelly]

The Biostar TPower-X58, Intel X58, Sok 1366, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Triple DDR3 1866MHz (OC), available in the UK now.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=928153

[chuck4456]

The Biostar TPower-X58, Intel X58, Sok 1366, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Triple DDR3 1866MHz (OC), available in the UK now.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=928153

That looks nice Nelly.
Are you going to buy one?

[Nelly]

That looks nice Nelly.
Are you going to buy one?

As much as I would love to & can afford too X58 / i7 it's a waste of money for me, all I do is play games & I would never use more than one graphics card so not worth the expense.

[chuck4456]

As much as I would love to & can afford too X58 / i7 it's a waste of money for me, all I do is play games & I would never use more than one graphics card so not worth the expense.

Also not much point in building an i7 system right now.
Best to wait a stepping and board revision or two.
i7 is only for fools with money to blow right now.

[Nelly]

Apologies for the slight thread de-rail lol.

Also not much point in building an i7 system right now.
Best to wait a stepping and board revision or two.
i7 is only for fools with money to blow right now.

Aye agree besides later on next year we have the equivelant P45 chipset for Nahelem.

From a gaming perspective, I'm going to stick with Penryn for the time being.

Around Q3 2009 we have Core i5 'Lynnfield' & 'Havendale' being released on slot LGA-1156, from what I've read will be dual DDR3 slots i.e. dual channel.

[Ace-a-Rue]

As much as I would love to & can afford too X58 / i7 it's a waste of money for me, all I do is play games & I would never use more than one graphics card so not worth the expense.

you are not de-railling the thread

i agree with you not upgrading!

the X58 and i7 core cpu are a nice combination if you are not intending to overclock very high.

i think it is a wee-bit to expensive (not necessarily a waste of money) to upgrade...for me, i do not play games so it is nuts & bolts operation for me..i mean: i have it all with the IP35 and and a QX9650...why spend a good amount of money on a low to maybe a slightly better bump in overall speed!