Epox 8RDA+ and Win2k IDE issue..

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I recently picked up the Epox board and installed the lastest Nvidia drivers for Win2k, and my Hd seems way too slow. DMA is enabled, so I'm baffled here? I did a fresh install of Win2k with Service Pack 3, and the IDE controllers still report using a Microsoft driver in Device Manager? Is this normal?


Thanks,
Josh
 

mechBgon

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Have you run some benchmarks on it, or does it simply feel slow? Did you reinstall the nVidia driver package after installing SP3?
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: mechBgon
Have you run some benchmarks on it, or does it simply feel slow? Did you reinstall the nVidia driver package after installing SP3?

Is that necessary?

 

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I honestly don't know for sure, haven't tried SP3 (we don't use it at work at this time). I seem to recall that it did something to goof up CD burners, among other things. When I was reinstalling Win2000 on my 8RDA+ today, I followed EPoX's recommendation and went

1) Windows2000 (ours is "raw," no SP's built into it)
2) Service packs (in my case, Win2000 SP2, then the post-SP2 security rollup, then IE 5.5SP2, then the IE5.5 post-SP2 security rollup, then a stack of 27 Microsoft Q-patches followed by QChain, total of five reboots there)
3) nVidia 2.03 UDP
4) visit Windows Update with my now-functional NIC for a couple more updates (root certificates, Jet 4.0 patch and the HP all-in-one patch)
5) defrag
6) install apps and stuff
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: mechBgon
I honestly don't know for sure, haven't tried SP3 (we don't use it at work at this time). I seem to recall that it did something to goof up CD burners, among other things. When I was reinstalling Win2000 on my 8RDA+ today, I followed EPoX's recommendation and went

1) Windows2000 (ours is "raw," no SP's built into it)
2) Service packs (in my case, Win2000 SP2, then the post-SP2 security rollup, then IE 5.5SP2, then the IE5.5 post-SP2 security rollup, then a stack of 27 Microsoft Q-patches followed by QChain, total of five reboots there)
3) nVidia 2.03 UDP
4) visit Windows Update with my now-functional NIC for a couple more updates (root certificates, Jet 4.0 patch and the HP all-in-one patch)
5) defrag
6) install apps and stuff

well I was wondering if the correct order is to install the driver pack after installing the service pack.

 

mechBgon

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Here's EPoX's blurb:
Recommended driver installation order.

For proper operation of your new Nforce2 system please follow the guidelines below:

1. Start with the BIOS optimized defaults and no overclocking.
2. Install a fresh load of Windows.
3. Install the latest Microsoft Service packs.
4. Install the latest Nforce2 drivers.

They don't particularly mention where, if anywhere, you'd install the drivers they send on CD. I assume they mean to install those so as to enable the NIC and get to the Internet, then do all the Windows updating, and finish off with the latest & greatest nVidia driver pack, giving nVidia last say in ironing out driver/DLL issues.
 
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I tried reinstalling the latest drivers after installing service pack 3, and it didnt seem to help. I did run Sandra'a default benchmark, and the drive scored in the mid 20s, which is sad.