*** Official ABIT IC7/G (875P) Thread ***

[oldfart]

From what I understand, the NB fan speed is controlable via BIOS. There are other ways to control the rpm, like a 7 or 5 volt mod. Maybe Speedfan will work with it.

I'll report on this stuff one I get my board set up next week.

 

[lupohki]

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Originally posted by: lupohki
I went to update my bios today and my floppy wouldn't work. Is anyone else's floppy drive not working?

Mines working fine, maybe you should try flipping the cable in the drive. Also, you have to put the floppy as drive A: in the bios your self, by default there is no drive A:.

When I flip the cable, the light on the drive stays green all the time which from my exp is an indication that the cable is flipped in the wrong direction.

By default in the place where you set your IDE drives, the A drive is set as 1.44mb 3.5" ... is there some place else that you're referring to?

 

[THUGSROOK]

yes!

in bios....
FDD = enabled

 

[KillerBob]

Guys,

I need some advise:

I am putting together a gaming rig, and will most likely be doing a bit of OCing. The CPU will be a P4 3.0G Cant., but for MoBo I am thinking 1) Abit IC7-G, 2) Asus P4C800, or 3) MSI 875P.

For RAM I'll buy either 1) Corsair TwinX1024-3200LL '2*512Mb', or 2) OCZ EL-DDR PC3500 '2*512Mb'. The video will be a Hercules Prophet ATi 9800 Pro, and for HDs I'll use 2 Seagate Barracudas 120G SATAs in Raid0. Finally the cooling will be the 1) Asetek Waterchill, or 2) a ThermalRight SLK-900.

Any suggestions are really welcome! It is a bit more difficult to find the HW here in the UK, but I can get the above mentioned.

 

[coffeesmurf]

From what I have read so far, this is what I'm going to get :

Abit IC7-G
OCZ PC-3500-EL 2*512
2*80 Gb Seagate SATA

I'm waiting for the 2.4/2.6/2.8C CPUs and for the cooler I'm getting a Zalman 7000-Cu...

From what I have read so far, stay away from the MSI... and also you will get better/more support in the forums with the Abit or Asus if you have any questions or if something should go wrong...

Since a lot of people are probably going to get SATA drives, did anyone see Maxtor SATA drives out there ?

 

[jaeger66]

Forget the OCZ crap. I think I'll put that in my sig some day.

 

[mnahmia]

I am getting the Abit with 2 OEM WD Raptor Serial ATA HD's.I understand the MB comes with 2 serial cablesand 2 serial power adapters.Will I need any other cable or adapter to connect the 2 Serial ATA HD's?
Abit sells on their site something called a Serillel 2 kit.Will I need this or am I ok with the cables that come with the MB.
Any thoughts appreciated.Thanks

 

[Krk3561]

Originally posted by: mnahmia
I am getting the Abit with 2 OEM WD Raptor Serial ATA HD's.I understand the MB comes with 2 serial cablesand 2 serial power adapters.Will I need any other cable or adapter to connect the 2 Serial ATA HD's?
Abit sells on their site something called a Serillel 2 kit.Will I need this or am I ok with the cables that come with the MB.
Any thoughts appreciated.Thanks

Serillel is an adapter for IDE to SATA. You'll be fine with what comes with the MB.

 

[KillerBob]

Originally posted by: jaeger66
Forget the OCZ crap. I think I'll put that in my sig some day.

How come? The OCS RAM is 3500, and the best matched pair of Corsair I can get is 3200. Supposedly I'd be able to OC the OCZ RAM quit a bit more?

Also, How does the Abit board stack up against the rest in terms of performance? And, finally can I install the ThermalRight SLK-900 on the ABit MoBo (has anyone tried that)?

 

[Krk3561]

I have seen pics people with SLK-900 on their IC7, it fits

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: KillerBob

How come? The OCS RAM is 3500, and the best matched pair of Corsair I can get is 3200. Supposedly I'd be able to OC the OCZ RAM quit a bit more?

You don't need a matched pair. That's marketing hype. Just get 2 identical modules. If cost is an issue get the Kingston 3500, if it isn't get the Mushkin or Corsair 3500. OCZ, on the other hand, hasn't quite distanced thmeselves enough from their past of garbage products and fraudulent business practices IMO.

 

[lupohki]

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Originally posted by: lupohki
I went to update my bios today and my floppy wouldn't work. Is anyone else's floppy drive not working?

Mines working fine, maybe you should try flipping the cable in the drive. Also, you have to put the floppy as drive A: in the bios your self, by default there is no drive A:.

Ok, i found the setting you guys are talking about .. it's under Super I/O and then it's called "Onboard FDC Controller". It's enabled by default though.

 

[KillerBob]

Originally posted by: jaeger66

You don't need a matched pair. That's marketing hype. Just get 2 identical modules. If cost is an issue get the Kingston 3500, if it isn't get the Mushkin or Corsair 3500. OCZ, on the other hand, hasn't quite distanced thmeselves enough from their past of garbage products and fraudulent business practices IMO.

In the UK, Mushkin RAM is difficult to get hold off. However, in some tests the Mushkin does score better than the Corsair, so does anyone have experience with OCing these on 875 MoBos?

 

[snidy1]

Will it just take a bios fix to run my corsair TwinX1024-3200LLPT at SPD speeds?

 

[Viper96720]

Can you use a single sata drive with the IC7 or does it have to be a raid config?

 

[Jocee]

Originally posted by: snidy1
Will it just take a bios fix to run my corsair TwinX1024-3200LLPT at SPD speeds?

Got mine running at 2, 3, 3, 7..... what a pain!

 

[bobhas]

2 SATA cables included, as well as 2 Power adapters for SATA drives. Nicely packaged, ordered one from NewEgg, should have by Wednesday. PITA trying to get my hands on a processor with 800MHz FSB

 

[bobhas]

Believe the BIOS update dated 4/28 will resolve this issue.

 

[bobhas]

I'm under the impression that the "PAT" is disabled on the IC7. Also noted that there is only a manual for the IC7-G which is what is in the IC7 box

 

[Fallen Kell]

Originally posted by: gardenhead

Originally posted by: Fallen Kell
oldfart: You wouldn't happen to be using a Zalman CNPS 7000 would you? I am just wondering if a Zalman NB HS will fit with one...

I'm using a CNPS7000 and it fits just fine on the ABIT 1C7.

What I meant was tell us if it fits WITH the Zalman NB heatsink as well, not just if the 7000 will fit as Zalman has already confirmed that themselves.

 

[Fallen Kell]

bobhas: I don't know about PAT being disabled, but I know CSA is not on that board. I don't remember if CSA is a requirement for PAT, or not.

 

[SleepyGreggy]

How is the ONBOARD sound on the IC7-G. Any reviews anywhere online from hardware sites or you, the owners? How does it compare with nForce2 APU and is it an acceptable solution in today's market?

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: bobhas
I'm under the impression that the "PAT" is disabled on the IC7.

That impression is incorrect.

 

[SolrFlare24]

btw...as a side note, for those buying the IC7 and not the IC7-G, you do not get the Seriell SATA to IDE adapters. Not a big deeal *unless* you plan on trying to use the older Seriell 1 abit adapters....they will not work with the IC7(well they may but you can run into so unfun errors).

So if you get the IC7 and want to pick up adapters down the line, pick up the new Seriell 2 SATA adapters. Excaliberpc.com has them for sale now and I imainge the other major sites should have em available soon as well. If you are getting the IC7-G, you'll get a Seriell2 with the package.

 

[eastvillager]

2 sata drives - ich5 sata
2 ata drives - ata
1 ata burner - si sata, using included serillel2 adapter


Any compelling reason to get another serillel2 adapter and put the ata drives on the si controller, if I DON'T want RAID them?


How painful is it re-enable winxp after a complete reinstall? I just installed that copy+license about a month ago, curious if I'm gonna have to be on the phone with MS.