Originally posted by: AlexBmur
I have a Maxtor DiamandMax 10 hard drive that supports SATA II and NCQ and I am wondering if my new A8N-SLI supports NCQ? And if so how do I make sure that it is enabled?
Also a second question, for some reason my hard drive is listed in the "Safely Remove Hardware" window (as if it were a USB drive or something). Does anyone else who has a SATA drive have this same issue? Its not really a problem just seems odd to me, and I want to make sure my hard drive is operating the fastest it can.
Originally posted by: davidwiz
Originally posted by: AlexBmur
I have a Maxtor DiamandMax 10 hard drive that supports SATA II and NCQ and I am wondering if my new A8N-SLI supports NCQ? And if so how do I make sure that it is enabled?
Also a second question, for some reason my hard drive is listed in the "Safely Remove Hardware" window (as if it were a USB drive or something). Does anyone else who has a SATA drive have this same issue? Its not really a problem just seems odd to me, and I want to make sure my hard drive is operating the fastest it can.
Im using this same HD(mines the 300g model). Mine does NOT show this "Safely Remove Hardware". I just plugged it in and did not use any sata or raid drivers. WinXP install recognized immediately. Sounds like you loaded the sata/raid drivers.
Im just running mine with no special drivers and my drive is recognized as an IDE drive by winXP and Im using the regular Win IDE drivers. The drive gets a drive Index of 51MB/S in Sisoft Professional, which seemed pretty good for a single drive. Any other single drive Ive tested in my other systems were about 1/2 that.
Originally posted by: runestone
Originally posted by: lorelevitt
Thanks. I'll try those settings in a couple of days after I increase my Raid 0 array to 4 Raptors tomorrow.
Lore
System: AMD64 FX55, Asus A8N-SLI-Deluxe, 2 GB (4x512) Crucial Ballistix DDR400, 1 Gigabyte 6600 GT PCI-X graphics card, Thermalright XP-120 heatsink, Microcool North Pole heat sink, PCP&C Turbo Cool 510 Express PS, 2-74 GB SATA Raptors (NVidia SATA II Raid 0), 1 Maxtor 300GB SATA 16MB (Addonics SATA II PCI-X controller card), Pioneer A08 DVDRW, Sony floppy, Lian Li V1000 case, Samsung 243T monitor, Logitech MX1000 Laser mouse, Logitech Media keyboard, Contour Design Shuttlepro 2
Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Try using the windows based ASUS update utility that came on the mobo CD. I've used it sucessfully to update from a file that I downloaded, and over the internet directly from the asus site.
As for overclocking, I've found this board quite easy to O/C, however the lack of control over the memory divider limits your ability to acheive a maximum CPU overclock, and overclock ram at the same time.
You can run ram 1:1 as high as your CPU and ram will allow, Or you can run AUTO and raise your FSB to your max CPU o/c and your ram will run at less than 200mhz.
To run 1:1 set your memory clock manually to DDR400 and loosen you memory timings to something like 3-4-4-10 (you can tighten them back up some when you find your O/C) leave all your jumber free setting at Auto, boot to windows at stock speeds, then use AI booster utility to increase your FSB over 220(increasing CPU & DDR voltage as necessary). When you get the O/C you want reboot, and your memory should still be running 1:1. Check the memory tab in CPU-Z(free downloadable utility) google for it. Oddly enough, once you O/C using this method and reboot, you can now adjust the jumper free settings in bios and the memory clock will not revert to Auto.
To run memory async and achieve the best CPU overclock, set the memory clock to auto, then use either the jumper free section of the bios or the AI booster utility to tweak your FSB and cpu voltage, automatic dividers will be applied once you raise FSB past 217 and your memory will run at less than 200mhz. Stock voltage for you ram should be fine using this option.
Also remember to drop the HTT multi from 5x to 4x before attempting any overclocking, If your FSB goes over 255-260 drop it again to 3x
If you still have problems post the settings you are attemping to use while overclocking, and I will try and help.
*edit*
I should have read your sig, before I replied. I see that you are running an FX55 and 2gb of Crucial balistic. The lack of memory dividers shouldn't be a problem for you(just us folks with 3000/3200). And running 2gb or ram you probabally can't run the memory 1:1 with a very high FSB anyway. Do you have 4x512 or 2x1024? Either way a high memory clock is most likely out of the question due to the limitations when using four sticks or 1024mb modules.
You should be shooting for something like
215 x 14 = 3010mhz ram 1:1 @ 215mhz htt5x fsb1060 or
250 x 12 = 3000mhz ram(auto) @200mhz htt4x fsb1000
Originally posted by: jdogg707
So in order for my to run my 3200+ at 10x250 at 1:1 RAM and with HTT set at 4X I am going to first have to go into Windows, use the Asus utility, overclock past 220, go back into the BIOS and change RAM to DDR500? I just got my board and am still waiting on my other components to come in, but want to clarify so I'll have a good gameplan going in.
BTW, I have heard of the two beta BIOS' out there, are either one of them worth fooling with or does the stock BIOS work without issues?
Originally posted by: glorfy
Just tried Clockgen for NF4 It shows PCI clock moving with FSB Man I am so P*ssed. It then crashes when I try to raise the memory - at all!
Originally posted by: glorfy
Just tried Clockgen for NF4 It shows PCI clock moving with FSB Man I am so P*ssed. It then crashes when I try to raise the memory - at all!
Originally posted by: glorfy
See link posted previously.
The world seems de=ivided in two! Those with working locks and those without! I've read of too many other people with problems now, to just dismiss it as 'my' problem - which believe me I was tempted to do!
Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Originally posted by: jdogg707
So in order for my to run my 3200+ at 10x250 at 1:1 RAM and with HTT set at 4X I am going to first have to go into Windows, use the Asus utility, overclock past 220, go back into the BIOS and change RAM to DDR500? I just got my board and am still waiting on my other components to come in, but want to clarify so I'll have a good gameplan going in.
BTW, I have heard of the two beta BIOS' out there, are either one of them worth fooling with or does the stock BIOS work without issues?
Don't go back into the bios and set to DDR500. If you do the system will try and boot up to 2500mhz at stock voltages, won't work. Leave it at DDR400!!! Your ram will be running at DDR500+ speeds if your FSB is 250 or more.
The lack of a manual memory divider setting, somewhat limits the O/C on this board with a 3200, worse for a 3000
With my 3200 I can get a 2.6mhz cpu o/c. but my memory runs at a sickly 170mhz 2-2-2-5
Or I can run 1:1 at 2.4mhz with ram running 253mhz 2.5-3-3-10 (I get better bench's this way)
With a manual memory divider of 5/6 I think I could get another 150-170mhz and run something like
2.55mhz with ram at 235mhz 2-3-3-8
I hope ASUS will include manual memory divider in future bios releases. Thats the only thing keeping this board from being a monster overclocker.
Even with out the manual dividers its a good(not great) overclocking board. I've got a very stable overclock of 20% and PC3200 ram running at blasing DDR500 speeds!!! WooT!!
Originally posted by: glorfy
See link posted previously.
The world seems de=ivided in two! Those with working locks and those without! I've read of too many other people with problems now, to just dismiss it as 'my' problem - which believe me I was tempted to do!
Originally posted by: jdogg707