ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

[nosleep]

Originally posted by: nosleep
I tried the 2.50 bios and it wouldn't post had to clear cmos and go back to good ol' 2.1

ATI x800xl PCI-Express

And when I say wouldn't post, I mean that Bios showed up but froze before recognizing my hard drives. Did it twice, so I reverted.

 

[lumbergeek]

Originally posted by: awesom o

I wonder, would it be possible to modify the bios file and enable QuietFan?

Nothing is impossible - many things are not freaking likely.

 

[FreedomGUNDAM]

is there any software that I can check my Vdimm?

 

[Mallet]

download "Speedfan"

its pretty close on the voltages

 

[Mallet]

Originally posted by: oldhoss
Anyone running Kingston Value Ram & o/cing, ie the DDR2-667 variety (kvr667d2k2/2gr)?

I've got 2 1gb sticks of (kvr667d2n2/1g) run in dual channel. I'm running 320FSB, using the 533 divider (this one performs better than the 667 divider) so 640Mhz at timings 4-4-4-15 2T

 

[craftech]

Originally posted by: FreedomGUNDAM
sometime last night Windows XP Pro crashed. Swapped back my 2 - 1GB Corsair ValueSelect PC3200 until I can figure out why the Super Talent PC2 800 CL5 caused the crash.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/faq.asp?Model=775Dual-VSTA&s=
Question: If I use Conroe 1066-CPU on 775Dual-VSTA. What kind of memory should I use?(5/24/2006)

Answer:If the BIOS version is P1.00, we recommend to use DDR400 and DDRII667 memory module; however, BIOS version is P1.10 and later can support DDR400, DDRII533 and DDRII667, so if you will use DDRII533 modules on your system, we suggest you update bios to P1.10 or later version.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=775Dual-VSTA#bios

Maybe you have to overclock in order to use the DDR2-800 memory to get it to work properly and when you do perhaps the bios is generating incorrect information. Just a thought.

John

 

[orbiter]

Originally posted by: aussieburger
anyone else tried 2.50 yet ... any new bios options ??

I tried it and didn't see ANY real differences. I gave it a go though mainly just to see if quiet fan had been re-activated.. It hadn't!... So I reverted back to BIOS 2.10.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I've got 2 1gb sticks of (kvr667d2n2/1g) run in dual channel. I'm running 320FSB, using the 533 divider (this one performs better than the 667 divider) so 640Mhz at timings 4-4-4-15 2T

Thanks for the update, Mallet. I'm glad I bought this ram

 

[bigsnyder]

For those still interested in which boards shipped with ultra chipsets, I discovered today mine indeed contains an Ultra.
I purchased it from Newegg mid-december. It is a rev1.02 and shipped with 2.10 bios.

C Snyder

 

[aussieburger]

sry in case this is already in this thread already .. but does anyone know or remember if it's in this thread already in regards to how the following DDR sticks of RAM go with this mobo:

OCZ DIMM 2 GB DDR2-800 Kit Retail, OCZ2P800R22GK, XTC Platinum (CL4 4-4-15)

OCZ DIMM 2 GB DDR2-800 Kit Retail, OCZ2G800R22GK, XTC Gold (CL4 5-5-15)

G.E.I.L DIMM 2 GB DDR2-800 Kit GX22GB6400UDC (CL4 4-4-12)



?

 

[Arcana]

guys, can you help me out here.

Whenever using a optical mouse, both in the USB and PS2 connection (with adapter) the mouse freezes after 5-20 min. and the light on the mouse (microsoft) goes out. My ball mouse doesn't have that problem. It's not USB though. But I don't really like ball mice :-/
I'm using Bios 2.4, had same problems with 2 previous Bios'es.

I'm getting a new PSU this week. Old one is only 350W, but I don't think that's the problem though, but it might help.
I've tried two other USB mice so it's not the mouse that's the problem. Any ideas

 

[nosleep]

Sounds like your system is freezing. Can you use your keyboard when this happens? Are you overclocking? Are you using an SATA drive? I got the same problem after installing my SATA drive. I fixed the issue by turning vlink speed to normal, and reducing my PCI speed to 100 (default), plus IDE strength at normal.

 

[Arcana]

Originally posted by: nosleep
Sounds like your system is freezing. Can you use your keyboard when this happens? Are you overclocking? Are you using an SATA drive? I got the same problem after installing my SATA drive. I fixed the issue by turning vlink speed to normal, and reducing my PCI speed to 100 (default), plus IDE strength at normal.

System is not freezing. I can unplug the mouse and replug it and most of the times it'll start working again......for another 5-20 min. , or I can plug the ball mouse in after the freezing and it'll start working using that.
I'm not overclocking due to only having a 350W PSU and DDR 333 RAM. I don't have a SATA drive either. I'll look at vlink and IDE stength. I presume that's in the BIOS?

 

[GODDEH]

PC6400 memory will work with this board? please someone comfirm!

I was told by someone that the board only lists DDR2-667 because it was the only one out at the time of the board

 

[nosleep]

Originally posted by: GODDEH
PC6400 memory will work with this board? please someone comfirm!

I was told by someone that the board only lists DDR2-667 because it was the only one out at the time of the board

The bios only lists 667 and 533 so it will slow it down to those speeds. It will probably work, but just at slower speeds.

 

[nosleep]

System is not freezing. I can unplug the mouse and replug it and most of the times it'll start working again......for another 5-20 min. , or I can plug the ball mouse in after the freezing and it'll start working using that.
I'm not overclocking due to only having a 350W PSU and DDR 333 RAM. I don't have a SATA drive either. I'll look at vlink and IDE stength. I presume that's in the BIOS?

Weird. If your mouse works on other boards without problems, it's obviously your mobo. I did have the same problem with a Rosewill usb keyboard (actually still having problems with it) where it turns off every once in a while. Have to restart to fix it. Happened at home (775dualvsta) and on my Dell work computer, so its isolated to the keyboard :/

 

[zaqzax]

via released new hyperion drivers for chipset:

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1070

 

[nosleep]

cool, nice find

 

[zaqzax]

hello i changed today my agp 7600gs for pciex 7600gs, pciex speed is 1x ! how to change it to 4x ?

 

[zaqzax]

ok, sorry --> unoverclocked to 285Mhz fsb and pciex set to 107mhz - Synchronus. -- all is ok now - pciex 4x

 

[wallace91]

I just swtiched my system to a e6300 and dual vsta board. I have 2 gb ddr- 400 ram. My old system had a 9800pro agp card, well i have tried to switch the card over but no matter what i do it will install into windows, and even work for a while but the moment i install drivers and switch the display to anything higher than 800X600 the computer freezes. The hard drive makes a weird booting or power up and down noise and the computer restarts. When it boots back into windows all it gives me is a black screen with the mouse arrow, and then it restarts 10 seconds latter after not making it anywhere into windows. I have the newest drivers for the via chipset and the newest ati drivers. The card worked perfect on my old system, and a nvidia 5200 agp card works in the vsta board. What can it be?

Specs on card ati 9800pro agp 128mb. power connect on card for power supply.

Thanks for any info or advise.

Will

 

[nosleep]

Weird. I'd update the bios to 2.1 if you haven't. Then I'd try drivercleaner to get rid of old display drivers, then install Omega display drivers. See if that fixes it.

 

[Ichigo]

What's the supposed newer version of this coming out? Does the new one have PCI-E at least x8? Because x4 seems... worthless.

 

[pdawg1717]

Originally posted by: Ichigo
What's the supposed newer version of this coming out? Does the new one have PCI-E at least x8? Because x4 seems... worthless.

Isn't there like a ~3-4% difference between x4 PCI-E and x16? I wouldn't call x4 worthless...

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: pdawg1717
Isn't there like a ~3-4% difference between x4 PCI-E and x16?

For mid-range cards, yes. High-end cards can well exceed 10% in some benchmarks, but probably no more than 20% in any case.