Recent content by jaybee

I was successful with a connect3D card ordered from Newegg on 11.24. I first tried ATIflash and had no success. Then I made a boot disk, copied over the necessary files (flashrom, the bios on this page), and flashed the card with flashrom -f -p 0 <biosname>. Bingo! 16 pipes. Overclocked to...

I've got an Epox 8KDA3J nF250. I've set the htt to 3x. I think dropping the VCC reduces my stability. I have a cheapo vid hsf I can probably stick on the chipset and get a little better performance. jaybee

Only one way to find out. I've run my 2800+ at 270 htt (hmm 270/200 * 1.8 = 2.43GHz) and it looks like I'm limited by the board and not the chip. I suppose I should make more noise about this, but the chip can handle a lot more heat than the rest of the system. I ran mine flat out, testing...

I tried to update my Epox 8KDA3J the other day with the latest BIOS. Magic BIOS downloaded the bin &amp; launched WinFlash to update. Well, it looked like it erased the BIOS (seemed to do something anyway), but when it tried to update it gave this message: The File's BIOS-Lock string does not...

On the reinstall? No, I did it from Windows originally. I wanted to be able to set the cluster size -- I don't think you can from the Windows installation. jaybee

I can't remember, but probably not. I've tried reinstalling WinXP several times. It loads the cd, starts the install process, then reboots. On the reboot, though, it stops where it always does (right away basically) with the message "A disk error has occurred". So I'm not having any luck...

I've got an Epox 8kda3j nf250 board and a Hitachi Deskstar 7k250 SATA drive. I've also got a couple more PATA drives. I can't get the system to boot from the SATA drive alone. The boot process stops with the message "A disk error has occurred" before getting to the OS selection point. If I...

Are you picking up memory at the same time as well? Sounds like you're a gamer -- a memory upgrade (to 512MB at least) is your best bet at this point, so if it's memory or mobo, get the memory. Now, if you're planning on getting both, great :) jaybee

Here's an article comparing the A64 to a couple PIVs, including some good gaming benchies. Unfortunately there is no 2.4B tested, but if you know how it compares to a 3.2C then you're in luck. A little digging will turn up better comparisons I'm sure. My guess is the A64 3000+ would be 25%...

My guess is the board is reporting the temperature incorrectly. Check for an updated BIOS to correct it. Regarding CnQ (Cool 'n Quiet), it lowers the fan speed (&amp; voltage I believe) when the cpu is idle. In other words, the point is to run the fan at lower rpm. jaybee

The mobile has 1MB cache while the desktop has 512k cache. The extra cache is worth 200 MHz in their rating scheme. jaybee

I'd like to hear who's selling what these days. Please post your chip (speed, retail vs oem), purchase date, vendor, &amp; whether you received a C0 or CG core. Thanks. jaybee Edit: just saw that MonarchComputer is selling the 3000+ oem for $163, so I'm interested mainly in the 2800+ and 3000+.

I agree with you about considering the board non-working. I think it would be helpful to list it (not necessarily as compatible), along with the circumstances. In the two examples I pointed out above, both users have done vmods -- although I'm not sure it was required in the second case. He...

More info on the Epox board: one of the successful pairings with the mobile (mentioned in this thread) was accomplished with a voltage mod. The board defaults to .9v but does not lower the multiplier, preventing the system from booting. jaybee

Seems like there's a lot of dogma and drum-beating going on. I'm looking for information. I've read the messages in this thread several times, as well as scouring other boards. I've been interested in the mobile chip because it: until recently, is the only sure bet for a CG chip under or...