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....now I need help setting it up please. This is my first epox board and my old gigabyte didn't have half the options in the bios that this does, so i'll just list some questions and hopefully i'll get some answers. Here are my system specs too as they'll help...
XP1600+ agioa "9" (just unlocked)
Epox 8rda+ (think it's rev 1.1)
2x256 OCZ 3500EL Duel Channel ca2
MSI Geforce 4 4400ti champion edition
Maxtor ata133 40gb fbd
Lite-On 16x dvd, Lite-On 40x cdrw (both black)
Enermax eg-465fc power supply.
1) Which bios right now should I upgrade too as my board came with the stock bios, and how do I install it? Do I just put it on a boot disk floppy like I would for any other bios?
2) What slots should I use my ram to use the duel channel controler? I have 1 in slot 0 and 1 in slot 2 now. Is that right?
3) Does the bios auto detect if i'm using a 4x agp card? I see there is only an option to enable 8x's support.
4) Which lan port is the best to use? I'm using the nvidia one and it seems to be working alright. Is the 3com one any better?
5) Will using a low cfm fan on the mobo headers do any harm?
6) Now i'll get to the bios settings, I'll list a bunch and please tell me the optimal settings for each....
-cpu internal cache
-external cache
-typematic rate setting
-apic mode
-msp version control of os
-os select for dram
-memory frequency (should I be running sync?)
-fsb and agp spread spectrum
-what should my agp aperture size be for a 128mb card?
-for agp frequency should I just set to 66 or set it a couple higher to give it a little zip, like maybe 68?
-cpu thrm-throttling
-the system and video bios cacheables should be disabled right?
-why are my cpu fans rpm's not showing in the bios, it just says 0?
-for the voltage everyone says might need to be modded, which is that exactly? vdd I think?
I think that's about it, the only other things are I just did a fresh install of winxp and am trying to install service pack 1, but it says I can't because i'm using an invalid cd key. Wouldn't that make it impossible for me to install the OS? My os is a winxp pro corprete copy. Thanks and hopefull someone will help me with this, because in the past when I've posted on this board I've got little or no help at all.
XP1600+ agioa "9" (just unlocked)
Epox 8rda+ (think it's rev 1.1)
2x256 OCZ 3500EL Duel Channel ca2
MSI Geforce 4 4400ti champion edition
Maxtor ata133 40gb fbd
Lite-On 16x dvd, Lite-On 40x cdrw (both black)
Enermax eg-465fc power supply.
1) Which bios right now should I upgrade too as my board came with the stock bios, and how do I install it? Do I just put it on a boot disk floppy like I would for any other bios?
2) What slots should I use my ram to use the duel channel controler? I have 1 in slot 0 and 1 in slot 2 now. Is that right?
3) Does the bios auto detect if i'm using a 4x agp card? I see there is only an option to enable 8x's support.
4) Which lan port is the best to use? I'm using the nvidia one and it seems to be working alright. Is the 3com one any better?
5) Will using a low cfm fan on the mobo headers do any harm?
6) Now i'll get to the bios settings, I'll list a bunch and please tell me the optimal settings for each....
-cpu internal cache
-external cache
-typematic rate setting
-apic mode
-msp version control of os
-os select for dram
-memory frequency (should I be running sync?)
-fsb and agp spread spectrum
-what should my agp aperture size be for a 128mb card?
-for agp frequency should I just set to 66 or set it a couple higher to give it a little zip, like maybe 68?
-cpu thrm-throttling
-the system and video bios cacheables should be disabled right?
-why are my cpu fans rpm's not showing in the bios, it just says 0?
-for the voltage everyone says might need to be modded, which is that exactly? vdd I think?
I think that's about it, the only other things are I just did a fresh install of winxp and am trying to install service pack 1, but it says I can't because i'm using an invalid cd key. Wouldn't that make it impossible for me to install the OS? My os is a winxp pro corprete copy. Thanks and hopefull someone will help me with this, because in the past when I've posted on this board I've got little or no help at all.