Hi Dashiki,
Did you overclock the system?
If so, could you set the FSB back to default and check if the memory works at "
2-2-2-5"?
Thanks and regards,
Did you overclock the system?
If so, could you set the FSB back to default and check if the memory works at "
2-2-2-5"?
Thanks and regards,
I just thought I'd update with my highest stable speed on this board.
2330mhz 259/259
a64 3000 @ 1.7v
ocz pc4800
its watercooled too. I've been able to get 270/270 but it isn't stable.
2330mhz 259/259
a64 3000 @ 1.7v
ocz pc4800
its watercooled too. I've been able to get 270/270 but it isn't stable.
Ah Lydia, I have posted on other sl-k890Pro threads here recently. My problem lies in the onboard gigabit ethernet not working. It cannot negotiate a speed (10mbs, 100mbs etc) and i have visited the customer support page and filled out the form a few times with no response... I'm wondering when and if this will be fixed. I have read of two other people with this very same problem One on these forums and another on other forums which tailor to silent computing. Right now I cannot use my sound card (!!! which is very bad for me) because one of the PCI slots now must be taken up by a cheap ethernet card
--jmat
--jmat
Hi Jmat,
We are now trying to replicate this problem.
Meanwhile I have one question for you:
Did the onboard LAN ever work before?
Thanks and regards,
We are now trying to replicate this problem.
Meanwhile I have one question for you:
Did the onboard LAN ever work before?
Thanks and regards,
Ok guys,
I've been playing around some more and if you wanna get higher try this.
In the Bios in the LTD options change the Upstream & Downstream to 8bit. Change your memory to 166MHz. Start winding up the FSB
I can get alot higher and stable with this and no I dont lose any memory bandwidth, I have gained more.
Im at 278x9 1.5v, Memory at 166MHz 2.5-2-2-7 2.8v, LTD 600MHz Up & Down at 8bit
No other changes have been made. BUT if you do these settings and play around for awhile and notice your memory speed slowing down you need to clear the cmos and reaply the settings as it seems to get confused.
Hope some of you see better results
I've been playing around some more and if you wanna get higher try this.
In the Bios in the LTD options change the Upstream & Downstream to 8bit. Change your memory to 166MHz. Start winding up the FSB
I can get alot higher and stable with this and no I dont lose any memory bandwidth, I have gained more.
Im at 278x9 1.5v, Memory at 166MHz 2.5-2-2-7 2.8v, LTD 600MHz Up & Down at 8bit
No other changes have been made. BUT if you do these settings and play around for awhile and notice your memory speed slowing down you need to clear the cmos and reaply the settings as it seems to get confused.
Hope some of you see better results
Hi Dashiki,
We have a BETA BIOS. Maybe you can give it a shot to see if it fixes this problem.
Please email me at lydia@soltek.com.tw. I will send it to you.
Thanks and regards,
We have a BETA BIOS. Maybe you can give it a shot to see if it fixes this problem.
Please email me at lydia@soltek.com.tw. I will send it to you.
Thanks and regards,
Lydia,
Yes, the onboard LAN did work when I first was building the box and when it was directly connected to a cable modem (from Astound Broadband (i think they used a webstar modem)) and unfortunately I never checked if it connected at 10 or 100. It merely worked and was fast so I did not question it.
Now I am using a BEFSR41 (linksys) router (and I tried hooking it up to the DSL modem as well numerous times) for a DSL connection. I cannot check if the onboard LAN works at the cable modem (as it did originally) due to distance from that location (sorry).
Basically when I hooked it up to the BEFSR41, it did not like it one bit. The router lights blinked. When I went into the driver settings (I tried this with both the upgraded and original Microsoft XP drivesr) and switched it from auto-negotiation to both 100mbs and 10mbs. Neither worked with the router or DSL. This would not work in linux either (many distributions, mostly red-hate based and debian based)
After trying endlessly to get it to work for 2 days or more, I just left the machine off and a few hours later I turned it on (and I believe it was either set to auto-negotiate or 10mbs mode in the driver (windows xp)) ... after 2 or 3 mins it connected to the internet on its own. This was recognized at 10mbs. I was very happy. I used the web without incident for some time. I rebooted -- the LAN no longer worked. I was unsucessful in getting it to connect another time.
Hopefully this will help.
This was using the T1.1 bios version. Athlon xp 3000+, sl-k890, corsair ram (some expensive crap), M-AUDIO revolution 7.1 + audigy 1 (which I had to remove for the PCI ethernet card!)... The thing is, I think it may have something to due with contention over the PCI bus. I removed the m-audio revolution but that did not help it connect. I reseted the cmos a few times etc... nothing worked. (Note, the internet worked on the cable modem initially with the m-audio). I inserted the audigy 1 into the motherboard along side the revolution 7.1 but did not test the internet (I had removed the cable). So whether the audigy had anything to do with it is up for grabs... after removing it and everything from the PCI bus, the problem still remains. Now I just placed a jumper cover on the enable/disable onbaord LAN jumper to kill the LAN.
Yes, the onboard LAN did work when I first was building the box and when it was directly connected to a cable modem (from Astound Broadband (i think they used a webstar modem)) and unfortunately I never checked if it connected at 10 or 100. It merely worked and was fast so I did not question it.
Now I am using a BEFSR41 (linksys) router (and I tried hooking it up to the DSL modem as well numerous times) for a DSL connection. I cannot check if the onboard LAN works at the cable modem (as it did originally) due to distance from that location (sorry).
Basically when I hooked it up to the BEFSR41, it did not like it one bit. The router lights blinked. When I went into the driver settings (I tried this with both the upgraded and original Microsoft XP drivesr) and switched it from auto-negotiation to both 100mbs and 10mbs. Neither worked with the router or DSL. This would not work in linux either (many distributions, mostly red-hate based and debian based)
After trying endlessly to get it to work for 2 days or more, I just left the machine off and a few hours later I turned it on (and I believe it was either set to auto-negotiate or 10mbs mode in the driver (windows xp)) ... after 2 or 3 mins it connected to the internet on its own. This was recognized at 10mbs. I was very happy. I used the web without incident for some time. I rebooted -- the LAN no longer worked. I was unsucessful in getting it to connect another time.
Hopefully this will help.
This was using the T1.1 bios version. Athlon xp 3000+, sl-k890, corsair ram (some expensive crap), M-AUDIO revolution 7.1 + audigy 1 (which I had to remove for the PCI ethernet card!)... The thing is, I think it may have something to due with contention over the PCI bus. I removed the m-audio revolution but that did not help it connect. I reseted the cmos a few times etc... nothing worked. (Note, the internet worked on the cable modem initially with the m-audio). I inserted the audigy 1 into the motherboard along side the revolution 7.1 but did not test the internet (I had removed the cable). So whether the audigy had anything to do with it is up for grabs... after removing it and everything from the PCI bus, the problem still remains. Now I just placed a jumper cover on the enable/disable onbaord LAN jumper to kill the LAN.
Hi Jmat,
Thank you very much for the detailed information.
We have been testing and investigating this issue.
We will try to replicate it and find the solution ASAP.
Best regards,
Thank you very much for the detailed information.
We have been testing and investigating this issue.
We will try to replicate it and find the solution ASAP.
Best regards,
Lydia: The bios seems to have fixed the memory issue. I am now running 2-2-2-5-1T at 200mhz Dual Channel.
Thank you. However i must say i got a bit scared. On the first boot it wouldnt boot just show C1. Apparently i had to manually reset the CMOS. The award flasher didnt.
I used the command line:
awdflash filename /sn/py/cc
And on the first boot i got it working the memory was running at 100mhz with unknown timings. But all is well now on the second working boot.
Thank you!
Thank you. However i must say i got a bit scared. On the first boot it wouldnt boot just show C1. Apparently i had to manually reset the CMOS. The award flasher didnt.
I used the command line:
awdflash filename /sn/py/cc
And on the first boot i got it working the memory was running at 100mhz with unknown timings. But all is well now on the second working boot.
Thank you!
Nice finding, Unaimed.
So, Lydia, is anyone else going to get the opportunity to test this bios ? I have 2-2-2-5 memory as well, and it would be great to have a known functional 2-2-2-5-bios in the backpocket if I decide to use higher multiplier/lower mem freq and hence will need the tighter timings for optimal performance.
So, Lydia, is anyone else going to get the opportunity to test this bios ? I have 2-2-2-5 memory as well, and it would be great to have a known functional 2-2-2-5-bios in the backpocket if I decide to use higher multiplier/lower mem freq and hence will need the tighter timings for optimal performance.
Hi Unaimed,
Thanks for the feedback.
I am glad to know it does work.
Xeizo,
I have sent this BETA BIOS to you several times but always got bounced by your mail server.
Do you have another email account that I can send it to you?
Best regards,
Thanks for the feedback.
I am glad to know it does work.
Xeizo,
I have sent this BETA BIOS to you several times but always got bounced by your mail server.
Do you have another email account that I can send it to you?
Best regards,
Lydia: There seems to be some problem running with an LDT of 265. When i try it the board boots at 200. I'm using a 166 memory divider and a HTT of 600 (x3).
On the subject of HTT and memory dividers. I would suggest changing the HTT into 1x,2x,3x,4x,5x instead of 200mhz, 400mhz, 600mhz, 800mhz, 1ghz. It makes things easier. Aswell as on the memory divider. It isn't the max memclock. It is the relationship between the LDT and the memory speed. These could be changed to: 1/2, 2/3, 5/6, 6/6. Another nice thing in this menu would be a value which shows what frequency the memory will run at with the settings in the bios. For example with memory divider at 1/2 (100mhz) and LDT at 250: 125mhz. A similar option would be nice for the Frequency and voltage menu where it could show the cpu speed with the actual settings.
I also think you have gotten some names mixed up: such as LDT.
(according to this: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Guides/athlon64oc/index.html )
LDT is the speed the cpu/memory/nb runs at. In your bios this is the bus between the cpu and the nb.
HT (HyperTransport). this is the bus between nb and cpu. This doesn't exist in your bios.
Thanks
On the subject of HTT and memory dividers. I would suggest changing the HTT into 1x,2x,3x,4x,5x instead of 200mhz, 400mhz, 600mhz, 800mhz, 1ghz. It makes things easier. Aswell as on the memory divider. It isn't the max memclock. It is the relationship between the LDT and the memory speed. These could be changed to: 1/2, 2/3, 5/6, 6/6. Another nice thing in this menu would be a value which shows what frequency the memory will run at with the settings in the bios. For example with memory divider at 1/2 (100mhz) and LDT at 250: 125mhz. A similar option would be nice for the Frequency and voltage menu where it could show the cpu speed with the actual settings.
I also think you have gotten some names mixed up: such as LDT.
(according to this: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Guides/athlon64oc/index.html )
LDT is the speed the cpu/memory/nb runs at. In your bios this is the bus between the cpu and the nb.
HT (HyperTransport). this is the bus between nb and cpu. This doesn't exist in your bios.
Thanks
Hi Unaimed,
Thank you very much for the suggestion.
Accroding to our BIOS engineer, the options for "LDT" and "memory speed" in BIOS are issued by the chipset manufacturer. So it's a standard specification for BIOS developing.
Anyway, we thank you for the precious feedback.
Best regards,
Thank you very much for the suggestion.
Accroding to our BIOS engineer, the options for "LDT" and "memory speed" in BIOS are issued by the chipset manufacturer. So it's a standard specification for BIOS developing.
Anyway, we thank you for the precious feedback.
Best regards,
Hi LydiAtSoltek, It seems that you are the resident expert. Perhaps you (or anyone else) might be able to help me with some trouble shooting.
Just so that you know, Ive read this forums previous posts and it seems that Im having the same problem that someone else did. (Kabob983 on page 5)
The problem is that when I try to start the system, I get a C1 on the small LED. I tried what Kabob had mentioned (using just one stick) and had no luck. The video doesnt seem to work, so I tried using other video cards (still no luck). I thought that the RAM might be bad, so I tested it in my friends PC and it worked fine. I even tried using his RAM sticks in my machine. Im having all sorts of bad luck and no feeling of progress. My friends are encouraging me to cut my losses, but I feel odd looking for a new board since there have been so many great reviews.
Also - If I plug the in the case speakers (via jumpers), it beeps every few seconds.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks!
Just so that you know, Ive read this forums previous posts and it seems that Im having the same problem that someone else did. (Kabob983 on page 5)
The problem is that when I try to start the system, I get a C1 on the small LED. I tried what Kabob had mentioned (using just one stick) and had no luck. The video doesnt seem to work, so I tried using other video cards (still no luck). I thought that the RAM might be bad, so I tested it in my friends PC and it worked fine. I even tried using his RAM sticks in my machine. Im having all sorts of bad luck and no feeling of progress. My friends are encouraging me to cut my losses, but I feel odd looking for a new board since there have been so many great reviews.
Also - If I plug the in the case speakers (via jumpers), it beeps every few seconds.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks!
Hi MBLucid,
Have you tried clearing CMOS data? If not yet, please follow the steps to test:
1) Insert the good RAM to DIMM1 and reinstall the CPU & fan.
2) Turn off your system and unplug the power cords.
3) Move cap of JBAT1 from pin1~2 to pin2~3.
4) After 30 seconds, return the cap back to pin1~2.
5) Plug the power cords into the 20-pin main Power Connector and square-shaped +12V Power Connector.
6) Power on to see if it gets the screen work. If so, please Load Optimized Defaults in BIOS.
Besides, what kind of beeps did you hear after powering on the system?
Thanks and regards,
Have you tried clearing CMOS data? If not yet, please follow the steps to test:
1) Insert the good RAM to DIMM1 and reinstall the CPU & fan.
2) Turn off your system and unplug the power cords.
3) Move cap of JBAT1 from pin1~2 to pin2~3.
4) After 30 seconds, return the cap back to pin1~2.
5) Plug the power cords into the 20-pin main Power Connector and square-shaped +12V Power Connector.
6) Power on to see if it gets the screen work. If so, please Load Optimized Defaults in BIOS.
Besides, what kind of beeps did you hear after powering on the system?
Thanks and regards,
MBLucid,
I ran into the C1-error too, by accident only in dual-channel mode, but the solution was real simple and almost embarrasing. I hadn't seated the RAM-modules 100% perfect in the slots, I did the same mistake several times. What I was doing wrong was that I pushed the modules mostly one end at a time before locking the clips. Eventually I found out what I was doing wrong and started to push the module exactly in the middle straight down so that both clips locked by themselves and simultaneously. This works every time and in every slot.
It seems like the memory-slots aren't the best around, mechanically speaking, but they do work when handled correctly.
Mabe you have already tried this, but if I could do this mistake then probably someone else in the whole world is capable of the same thing
I ran into the C1-error too, by accident only in dual-channel mode, but the solution was real simple and almost embarrasing. I hadn't seated the RAM-modules 100% perfect in the slots, I did the same mistake several times. What I was doing wrong was that I pushed the modules mostly one end at a time before locking the clips. Eventually I found out what I was doing wrong and started to push the module exactly in the middle straight down so that both clips locked by themselves and simultaneously. This works every time and in every slot.
It seems like the memory-slots aren't the best around, mechanically speaking, but they do work when handled correctly.
Mabe you have already tried this, but if I could do this mistake then probably someone else in the whole world is capable of the same thing
Yay, the C1-error seems to be no more! Xeizo, the little (press in the middle) instruction seemed to do the trick. Very odd, but now Im encountering another problem.
My computer boots up... kinda... it gets to FF but I have no video. Ive tried mulitple videocards to ensure that that wasnt the problem. Ive also tried taking it out and putting it back in. It seems any misc. pressure to the board irritates the memory as well, so I have to re-insert it each time I apply to much pressure any where else. (In this case, re-inserting the video card).
The video card is: ATI 9800 pro (tested and worked fine in other systems)
The RAM is: 2x 512 Geil - PC3200 - Dual Channel
I also cleared the CMOS in hopes that it would fix the video. No luck there, either.
Thanks
My computer boots up... kinda... it gets to FF but I have no video. Ive tried mulitple videocards to ensure that that wasnt the problem. Ive also tried taking it out and putting it back in. It seems any misc. pressure to the board irritates the memory as well, so I have to re-insert it each time I apply to much pressure any where else. (In this case, re-inserting the video card).
The video card is: ATI 9800 pro (tested and worked fine in other systems)
The RAM is: 2x 512 Geil - PC3200 - Dual Channel
I also cleared the CMOS in hopes that it would fix the video. No luck there, either.
Thanks
AMD A64 3200+ (@ 2.75ghz)
Zalman CNPS7700-CU AS5
Soltek sl-k8tpro-939
1GB Kingston Hyper-X DDR333 (@ 183mhz)
Evga Nvidia 6600GT
dashiki What motherboard settings did you use to get your CPU to run at that speed? I just got a similar rig like yours and I want to be a speed deamon!
Zalman CNPS7700-CU AS5
Soltek sl-k8tpro-939
1GB Kingston Hyper-X DDR333 (@ 183mhz)
Evga Nvidia 6600GT
dashiki What motherboard settings did you use to get your CPU to run at that speed?
I just got a similar rig like yours and I want to be a speed deamon!I am currently running an SL-75FRN, the board is the best ive owned, and has treated me very well, I push this comp so hard and I never have problems. That being said I and ready to make the jump to AMD 64s. I have a question for lydia:
I plan on getting the San Diego 3700 when it comes out, I wanted to know if the SL-K8Tpro-939 was the right board for this cpu, I know a lot of boards need a bios update to run the v4s, will your boards be supporting the sandys anytime soon? do they now?
I was also wondering if you will be coming out with anymore 939 boards in the near future maybe an Nforce 4 model? I dont mind waiting for it, I would really like to have another soltek mobo.
Thanks, Monk
I plan on getting the San Diego 3700 when it comes out, I wanted to know if the SL-K8Tpro-939 was the right board for this cpu, I know a lot of boards need a bios update to run the v4s, will your boards be supporting the sandys anytime soon? do they now?
I was also wondering if you will be coming out with anymore 939 boards in the near future maybe an Nforce 4 model? I dont mind waiting for it, I would really like to have another soltek mobo.
Thanks, Monk
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