Alrighty, another status report on my system -
As I was told to do, I ripped out the AMD Bus Master drivers and returned to Windows ones. My DMA options came back, so I tried to enable them on my hard drive, a Maxtor 27 GB 7200 RPM that is being read in the Device Manager as Generic IDE Disk Type 47. I set it to enable, it reboots, and it isn't enabled. I tried doing it again saying "Shut down later" and no go. In other words, Windows won't enable DMA on my HD for some reason, although it does it fine on my optical drives - a Toshiba CD-ROM XM-6702B and an Iomega Zip 4x4x24.
Is it something to do with it being read as a generic IDE disk and not the Maxtor itself? When I had the AMD Bus Master drivers installed, it was being read as a Maxtor drive and not generic - but under my old motherboard and CPU, it was being read as generic and DMA was enabled, too. What gives? Anyone know?
Oh - and more issues still. I can't get into Counterstrike for some reason...it freezes after "Connection Accepted by 209.39.47.4:27021" or any other server. And today after about 20 minutes in UT, I froze.
Now, I haven't overclocked yet. What could be causing this? I have a Slot A Thunderbird, 700 MHz, with a VOS32 and dual YS-Tech fans with Artic Silver Compound - on a Microstar K7 Pro, Clock gen -110 Stepping 6, flashed with the latest ROM (1.06) and Super Bypassing Enabled. I also have AGP 2x enabled, latest AGP miniport driver installed. Video card is a Leadtek Winfast Geforce DDR. Temperatures as polled by MBM 4.18 Winbond 2 are 32C degrees idle, 34C under load. Cae temp is 28C idle, 30 under load. LOAD = RC5 after 5 minutes, in this csae. Now these numbers seem a bit low...I think that the CPU temp is being polled from a thermal ribbon under the heatsink. Is it possible my heatsink isn't on right? I ran RC5 fine fora bout 20 minutes, but I can't play UT for 20 minutes. Anyone got a solution to why I can't get into CS or it freezes in UT?
Update: By switching to Direct 3D, I get into Half-Life but only for a few minutes before I lock up. My vid card is a stock-clocked Leadtek Winfast Geforce DDR - with an onboard fan, as well as a Vantec slot cooler pulling air from it and a 2coolPC bringing up cold air from the bottom of the case to the vid card. So I can't imagine it's the Geforce. And I have been running RC5 for almost an hour and it hasn't locked up so I don't think the CPU is overheating. This leaves sound card and power supply issues. My soundcard is an Aureal Vortex 2 Superquad and I absolutely hold it dear to my heart (ok slight exaggeration but I do like it) since IMO A3D sounds so much better for games and it has optical out onboard without a stupid daughtercard. But since I am running an Irongate board, I was told that it is rock stable and very compatible and that I wouldn't need to worry about it. Could it be my power supply? It's a 250 watt Antec and I am running an awful lot of crap off of it. Let's see...we got the gas-guzzling 700 MHz Tbird, a Maxtor 7200 RPM hard drive, two optical drives, four PCI cards - two NICs, video capture card, and sound card, plus my geforce, in addition to my cooling which is 2x120mm fans, 3x60mm fans (including CPU coolers), an 80mm in a hanging bracket, a slot cooler, a 40cfm hard drive cooler, a 2cool PC...plus maxed out I/O ports - including a palmpilot cradle and my APC. I'd just love justification to buy an Enermax hehe. Seriously, does this seem like I am asking too much of my power supply? Please help.
As I was told to do, I ripped out the AMD Bus Master drivers and returned to Windows ones. My DMA options came back, so I tried to enable them on my hard drive, a Maxtor 27 GB 7200 RPM that is being read in the Device Manager as Generic IDE Disk Type 47. I set it to enable, it reboots, and it isn't enabled. I tried doing it again saying "Shut down later" and no go. In other words, Windows won't enable DMA on my HD for some reason, although it does it fine on my optical drives - a Toshiba CD-ROM XM-6702B and an Iomega Zip 4x4x24.
Is it something to do with it being read as a generic IDE disk and not the Maxtor itself? When I had the AMD Bus Master drivers installed, it was being read as a Maxtor drive and not generic - but under my old motherboard and CPU, it was being read as generic and DMA was enabled, too. What gives? Anyone know?
Oh - and more issues still. I can't get into Counterstrike for some reason...it freezes after "Connection Accepted by 209.39.47.4:27021" or any other server. And today after about 20 minutes in UT, I froze.
Now, I haven't overclocked yet. What could be causing this? I have a Slot A Thunderbird, 700 MHz, with a VOS32 and dual YS-Tech fans with Artic Silver Compound - on a Microstar K7 Pro, Clock gen -110 Stepping 6, flashed with the latest ROM (1.06) and Super Bypassing Enabled. I also have AGP 2x enabled, latest AGP miniport driver installed. Video card is a Leadtek Winfast Geforce DDR. Temperatures as polled by MBM 4.18 Winbond 2 are 32C degrees idle, 34C under load. Cae temp is 28C idle, 30 under load. LOAD = RC5 after 5 minutes, in this csae. Now these numbers seem a bit low...I think that the CPU temp is being polled from a thermal ribbon under the heatsink. Is it possible my heatsink isn't on right? I ran RC5 fine fora bout 20 minutes, but I can't play UT for 20 minutes. Anyone got a solution to why I can't get into CS or it freezes in UT?
Update: By switching to Direct 3D, I get into Half-Life but only for a few minutes before I lock up. My vid card is a stock-clocked Leadtek Winfast Geforce DDR - with an onboard fan, as well as a Vantec slot cooler pulling air from it and a 2coolPC bringing up cold air from the bottom of the case to the vid card. So I can't imagine it's the Geforce. And I have been running RC5 for almost an hour and it hasn't locked up so I don't think the CPU is overheating. This leaves sound card and power supply issues. My soundcard is an Aureal Vortex 2 Superquad and I absolutely hold it dear to my heart (ok slight exaggeration but I do like it) since IMO A3D sounds so much better for games and it has optical out onboard without a stupid daughtercard. But since I am running an Irongate board, I was told that it is rock stable and very compatible and that I wouldn't need to worry about it. Could it be my power supply? It's a 250 watt Antec and I am running an awful lot of crap off of it. Let's see...we got the gas-guzzling 700 MHz Tbird, a Maxtor 7200 RPM hard drive, two optical drives, four PCI cards - two NICs, video capture card, and sound card, plus my geforce, in addition to my cooling which is 2x120mm fans, 3x60mm fans (including CPU coolers), an 80mm in a hanging bracket, a slot cooler, a 40cfm hard drive cooler, a 2cool PC...plus maxed out I/O ports - including a palmpilot cradle and my APC. I'd just love justification to buy an Enermax hehe. Seriously, does this seem like I am asking too much of my power supply? Please help.
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