*** Official ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe (nForce2) Thread ***

[Freewolf]

http://arstechnica.infopop.net/OpenTopic/page?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=77909774&m=1400925745


Go here for help on that install CowDoc

 

[pelikan]

Originally posted by: Arcanedeath
I'm using a Version 2.0 A7N8X Deluxe, I wasn't aware you need the real tech driver as isn't it just doing the Digital to Analouge Conversion? and isn't the NForce DSP processing everything but this conversion?
So if I install the Real tech driver will I nead to reload the Nforce sound drivers or Have to use Realtech's? and will realtechs driver take advantage of the MCT-T? any further suggestions would be great

The Realtek driver replaces the nvidia codec. The purpose is the get rid of noise issues. It seems to work for many people, but at the cost of lower sound quality and a different control panel. You can just install the Realtek driver over the nforce driver. It will only replace the nvidia codec and the sound control panel.

 

[CowDoc]

Originally posted by: Freewolf
http://arstechnica.infopop.net/OpenTopic/page?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=77909774&m=1400925745


Go here for help on that install CowDoc

Thanks Freewolf!

 

[JSSheridan]

Whoa, I just noticed that there is a new bios for the A7N8X series. 1006 Final was released on 8/20. There hasn't been an update since May. I'm downloading it now. Peace.

 

[BuckNaked]

Originally posted by: JSSheridan
Whoa, I just noticed that there is a new bios for the A7N8X series. 1006 Final was released on 8/20. There hasn't been an update since May. I'm downloading it now. Peace.

So how is this BIOS working for you?


1006 BIOS

Edit: Looks like it just adds support for new CPU's.....

 

[alexXx]

Where can i find a detailed picture/diagram on the A7N8X-X that has measurements on it?
I need to know if i can use this mobo with a zalman hsf that i want. The hsf will fit, but it sticks out past the edge of the mobo so i need to know how much clearance i will have between the hsf and the powersupply.

 

[JSSheridan]

It seems to work as good as the 1004 final bios on my v1.04 board. My system wasn't stable at 200MHz before, I'm going to see if it is now.

 

[edmundoab]

hmm, I didn't see any difference from bios1005 to 1006

 

[Pavouk]

Not sure which Zalman cooler you are trying to use and what is your case size. I had the cooper fan looking type, that I could NOT used since the socket is 90deg. off and the PSU was to close. Hope this helps.

 

[JSSheridan]

My system seems stable at 200MHz now. I played UT2003 for a few hours without a crash and F@H has been running all weekend without crashing. Asus seems to have put a good bios out this time. Peace.

 

[Erickarim]

Barton +2500
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Corsair CMX512-3200C2PT 512MB DDR400 PC3200 64Mx64 184 DIMM Cas2



what are the optimal settings? do i need to get another ram tablet? im not really good at this so a little help would help

thanks

 

[MDE]

Just set everything to aggressive and once you get a better feel for things experiment a little more.

 

[Erickarim]

Domo

 

[Lalakai]

Looked through the posts and didn't see problems similiar to mine, so hopefully i'm not bringing up old issues.

Just finished building new system
A7N8X Deluxe, Ver. 2
WD 80 gig (new)
Radeon 7500
Zoom external usb modem
Antex 480 Tru power
CD burner, and CD rom, and floppy
Barton 2500
Mushkin PC3200 (2x512), matched pair
Antec case with 5 fans
W2K os

Ever since day one, the system has been randomly rebooting, or giving me the blue screen of death (physical memory dump).
Installed Zonealarm Pro and Norton antivirus, dl'd more current updates (found one worm that was removed), and still get the problems. I've dl'd service pack 4 from MSN, along with most current drivers for my monitor and v-card; also flashed bios and using latest (ver. 6) from ASUS, and still the sytem will randomly reboot, or go to memory dump and i have to do a hard shut-down. I'm using stock settings in the bios and not oc'g at all. Observing ASUSprob, my cpu temps never exceed 42 C. The problem does seem more noticeable and frequent when i'm stressing the system (gaming), but will happen even when doing light activity (had been using the v-card in another system and it worked flawlessly there; suppose i could try using the old v-card that's currently in the secondary system). Any help or recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Dustswirl]

hmmm try synching FSB w/ MEM speed it might help... and if your mem is "By SPD" in the BIOS then set it manually

hope it works

cheers...maybe too much beer ouf

 

[CrimsonHamlet]

Hi all!
I just purchased this motherboard from newegg with a Barton 2500+ chip and a bunch of goodies. I'm not sure if this has been addressed, I tried to read through all of the thread but I might have missed it.

Is it worth it to pry off the chipsink heatsink and put some thermal compound on the sucker? Also, I have two sticks of 512 MB Corsair RAM. A previous thread said to take advantage of that dual ram thing (forget the name) I should plug both into the blue slots. Is this correct? Thanks a ton

 

[pelikan]

Originally posted by: CrimsonHamlet
Hi all!
I just purchased this motherboard from newegg with a Barton 2500+ chip and a bunch of goodies. I'm not sure if this has been addressed, I tried to read through all of the thread but I might have missed it.

Is it worth it to pry off the chipsink heatsink and put some thermal compound on the sucker? Also, I have two sticks of 512 MB Corsair RAM. A previous thread said to take advantage of that dual ram thing (forget the name) I should plug both into the blue slots. Is this correct? Thanks a ton

I think its a good idea to put some as3 or something like that under the nb heatsink.
Put the mem in slots 1&3 or 2&3.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I can't flash my BIOS from 1005 to 1006. The Asus Update program says it doesn't match. Do I have to use AWDFlash? It's a huge pain in the ass to find and connect a floppy drive.

 

[JSSheridan]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I can't flash my BIOS from 1005 to 1006. The Asus Update program says it doesn't match. Do I have to use AWDFlash? It's a huge pain in the ass to find and connect a floppy drive.

There's no need to, I have used it for months. Your unit better be stable though, so it's safest to set it to stock speeds or even stock config in bios. Peace.

 

[pelikan]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I can't flash my BIOS from 1005 to 1006. The Asus Update program says it doesn't match. Do I have to use AWDFlash? It's a huge pain in the ass to find and connect a floppy drive.

Triple check the bios you are trying to flash to. Make sure its the right one for your board.

 

[CrimsonHamlet]

Thanks for your help pelikan

Another question, I apologize if its been answered before, but I hadn't found anything in the first 8 pages of the forum, I'll continue to check the next 9...

I want to install Windows XP on a Serial ATA drive. Unfortunately, Windows XP doesn't detect the drive during the installation process, and when I try to specify a third party "SCSI or other type" driver, it asks for a floppy, which I dont have. I do have the motherboard cd which supposedly has serial ata drivers on it.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get windows to recognize the serial ATA drive?

 

[CrimsonHamlet]

Originally posted by: CrimsonHamlet
Thanks for your help pelikan

Another question, I apologize if its been answered before, but I hadn't found anything in the first 8 pages of the forum, I'll continue to check the next 9...

I want to install Windows XP on a Serial ATA drive. Unfortunately, Windows XP doesn't detect the drive during the installation process, and when I try to specify a third party "SCSI or other type" driver, it asks for a floppy, which I dont have. I do have the motherboard cd which supposedly has serial ata drivers on it.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get windows to recognize the serial ATA drive?

I solved my own question, for the sake of completeness:

In order to install Windows XP onto a serial drive, download the seria SATAl drivers and put them onto a floppy. You can find the serial ATA drivers here: http://www.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=A7N8X Deluxe . All you apparantly need is the unzipped part of the file *not* including "GUI" in the title. Just the basic files, its about a meg in size
:-D

 

[jgluba]

 

[jgluba]

I use the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro with excellent results. Mostly I play SOF2 (Quake 3 engine). The Version 2 board is a great board, but wouldn't personally recommend the 1.x versions after having one fail to post first day of use.

 

[MDE]

My northbridge heatsink is held on my one of those stupid wax thermal pads. How do I get this sucker off? I got the pushpins off but the heatsink just won't come off. I've tried running PCMark 2002 memory tests for an hour to stress the memory controller, didn't work. Also tried the freezer thing and that didn't work. Any ideas?