*** Official ABIT IC7/G (875P) Thread ***

[thatsright]

Originally posted by: NicColt
Tweaknews is saying that the IC7-G Max II Advance has 6 x Serial ATA 150 Connectors is that true ?????

Uhh not quite there chief, its the IC7-Max 3. Not the Max2. The Max 3 sells for around $220 and considering what you get it is definitely worth a look if your looking for a new high end board. BOTOH, considering it has no support for the upcoming Prescott CPU's that would probably stop me right there.

But, to each his own, right.

 

[hytek369]

where can the max3 be found for $220 or less?

 

[thatsright]

Originally posted by: hytek369
where can the max3 be found for $220 or less?

Well maybe not $220 exactly, but for around that. Like here at Googlegear for $225, and it has free shipping. But when I last checked it was out of stock. NewEgg has itfor the same price and same free shipping, but is also out of stock until next Wednesday. I believe that the $220 figure was for the lowest price on Pricewatch I saw, and that store was certainly not one I have shopped at before so I couldn't really vouch for em.

 

[Ramses]

Ran the new bios yesterday, all is fine with a simple windows flash and a loading of fail safe cmos values.

Windows flash utility said no new bios was available, go figure.

I'm still maxed out at 245buss 5:4 with my 2.4 and 3200LL, it'll boot at 3gig(250buss), but it blue screens loading XP. Oh well.

 

[depperfly]

I have bios version 16 (although, I see two version 16 bios on Abit's site, I have the earlier one compiled 7/11)

I can't seem to get SATA controller to stop searching for SATA drives on boot. I have disabled the one SATA controller option available to me (the rest are greyed out) - I did have it successfully disabled before I flashed the bios, but can't recall if I did anything differently.

Also, I will soon be installing a p4 2.8c processor and TWINX1024-3200LL memory modules.

Does anyone have any tips on bios setup for these? Such as SPD, or manual and what timings...and anything else that comes to mind.

Thanks!

 

[Ramses]

Is anyone running RedHat 9 or some linux varient on there IC7/G? I'm wondering on dual boot setup's, any advice?

 

[depperfly]

Originally posted by: rrosencrantzz
I'm pretty new to building my own rig, so plz excuse the newbie questions.

I have the IC7-G, so at least i'm under the right forum. I have 2 sticks of Corsair Memory XMS PC3200C2(2 3 3 6 T1) for a total of 1 gig.

When my system boots up to the POST SCREEN it shows:

(Dual Channel Mode enabled)
Memory Frequency For DDR333 Spec
Host/DRAM Frequency is 200/160 MHz
AGP/PCI Frequency is 66/33 MHz

Its showing DDR333, obviously that is incorrect. What do i need to set to enable or show DDR400? Alittle hand holding here would be appreciated.

Unless I'm mistaken (and I could be), if you are using anything less than an 800Mhz bus processor, the board will load the ram only at DDR333 specifications... so that may be the problem.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: thatsright
The new IC7 Bios Ver 1.7 is out. There are quite a few fixes, a lot more than the usual bios revision. I'm still not sold on the ABIT windows Flash utility, and will do it the old fashioned way. Of course I will do it after I hear how it goes for a few folks, seeing if there are any issues with this BIOS revision.

Good luck to all.

Just flashed to 1.7 bios here, and no issues. I agree, I still prefer to use an ME boot disk with the DOS flash utility. No need to reset the CMOS, and just reset my OC settings from default settings. No cold boot issues either, and perhaps even more stability now than with 1.6 bios - I was having random lockups whenever I would try and load CPU-Z when the cpu is under full load. No no more lockups now. But then again, I don't use any USB/SATA/Firewire/Parallel/Serial/Sound onboard.

 

[KillerBob]

Flashed to the 17 BIOS. I don't see any improvemenets, and scores are the same.

I still have problems with my P4 3.0G, when OCing above 230 FSB. Even when I set the CPU : DRAM Ratio to 5:4, I still don't have stability above 230Mhz. It is mighty fast, but I wouldlike to get above 230, and see more than a 15% OC.

So for now I am happy with 3450Mhz on the CPU, and RAM running at 1:1.

 

[frobnitz]

Has anyone found a serial ATA adapter that works with the Intel Raid controller besides the Abit one that's so hard to get? Only one online store carries it (excaliberpc), and they don't even do will calls if you are local!

Thanks,
Frob

 

[kaps]

Can anyone tell me how do I enable the RAID option on my two new Raptors? I have the the OnChip Serial ATA BIOS set to Raid/Enhanced but when I boot up the second screen after the boot screen it shows the Raid drives enabled as none and then in the section below that are my two Raptor drives. I also have the Raid option enabled in the Advanced BIOS settings.

I also have two WD 120 Gig EIDE model JBs.

Thanks in advance for the help,

Karl

 

[softwebdev]

here is my new spec

P4 2.4C

abit ic7 ( first time using abit )

2 kingston 512mb PC3500 (Model KHX3500/512R)

swiftech fan

i want to overclock to max. What is the best setup for this board ???

thank you

 

[chadomaly]

Originally posted by: infinite012
Just a question:
How do you find out the revision of the motherboard? I have a sticker near the DIMM slots that says v1.0. Does this mean revision 1?

I have seen a review of a newer revision... the obvious difference is in the northbridge fan. If you have the globular sperical smooth fan that is in pictures everywhere, that's the old revision. The new one looks (in shape) more like a thermaltake blue or crystal orb, spikey like and lighter blue in color. Not sure what changes were made in the revisions. I ordered one from Newegg 3 days ago, I sure hope it's the new revision, but I somehow doubt it now that I saw someone ordered on 8/24 and got the old revision.

Damn it.

 

[Ramses]

Originally posted by: crleap

Originally posted by: infinite012
Just a question:
How do you find out the revision of the motherboard? I have a sticker near the DIMM slots that says v1.0. Does this mean revision 1?

I have seen a review of a newer revision... the obvious difference is in the northbridge fan. If you have the globular sperical smooth fan that is in pictures everywhere, that's the old revision. The new one looks (in shape) more like a thermaltake blue or crystal orb, spikey like and lighter blue in color. Not sure what changes were made in the revisions. I ordered one from Newegg 3 days ago, I sure hope it's the new revision, but I somehow doubt it now that I saw someone ordered on 8/24 and got the old revision.

Damn it.

Mine from newegg I believe, was original heatsink/fan, replaced with new model from excaliber pc, work good, last long time(i hope).
The stock one lasted a few weeks.

 

[Ramses]

Had a new one today. Brought comp up from hibernate, which I use daily, immediatly apon windows being up and going the winbound monitor started screaming, had no input at all for temps on the mosftes or system temp. Rebooted, all was well. This is possibly from the new bios, will report if it gets to be a habit.

Still running stable at 244mhz buss 5:4, 190something mem speed with 2.3.2.5 settings. Speedy, wish I knew what was killing me at 250buss, it will do 248 pretty well, boots windows and locks at 250mhz. Voltage does no good, though I don't remember trying the AGP up a little.

 

[chadomaly]

Anyone know differences between revisions other than the NB fan?

 

[computer]

Guys, the new BIOS addresses synchronous CPU/memory issues, not 5:4 or 3:2. ................

6. Enhanced the system stability when over clocks the CPU FSB over 255 MHz with CPU: DRAM = 1:1 setting.

 

[kevman]

Originally posted by: Ramses
Had a new one today. Brought comp up from hibernate, which I use daily, immediatly apon windows being up and going the winbound monitor started screaming, had no input at all for temps on the mosftes or system temp. Rebooted, all was well. This is possibly from the new bios, will report if it gets to be a habit.

Still running stable at 244mhz buss 5:4, 190something mem speed with 2.3.2.5 settings. Speedy, wish I knew what was killing me at 250buss, it will do 248 pretty well, boots windows and locks at 250mhz. Voltage does no good, though I don't remember trying the AGP up a little.

what are your CPU voltages? I'm in a similar situation stuck at fsb 233

 

[Ramses]

Originally posted by: kevman

Originally posted by: Ramses
Had a new one today. Brought comp up from hibernate, which I use daily, immediatly apon windows being up and going the winbound monitor started screaming, had no input at all for temps on the mosftes or system temp. Rebooted, all was well. This is possibly from the new bios, will report if it gets to be a habit.

Still running stable at 244mhz buss 5:4, 190something mem speed with 2.3.2.5 settings. Speedy, wish I knew what was killing me at 250buss, it will do 248 pretty well, boots windows and locks at 250mhz. Voltage does no good, though I don't remember trying the AGP up a little.

what are your CPU voltages? I'm in a similar situation stuck at fsb 233

1.54v right now, and that's with it bumped up a little in the bios to get that. VCORE and DDR voltage all read lower than there set to. No real stability problems so I left them backed down save for the CPU. I don't have any faith in the temps or voltage readings on this board unfourtunantly.

I've run the cpu up higher, did no good.

 

[mayhem316]

Hit the Wall!!

When I first fired up my system 3 months ago I was able to run my 2.4c at 290 FBS with no voltage increase and the stock intel hs/fan combo. In my quest to run my FBS at 300 to get my ram to 200 Mhz with the 3/2 divider I installed the following:

1)Thermalright SLK-900u with a pabst 92 fan
2)New abit Hs/fan combo for the northbridge

With this combo and stock voltage I am able to get a stable 295 FBS. By stable I can concurrently run prime95 torture test and 3dmark 2001 loops endlessly with no errors ( ran it for 4 days over labor day this way ).

No matter how high I raise the voltage I can't get the sysytem stable beyond 295.

Seems as though I have either hit the wall with my CPU or my chipset.

BTW my cpu temps dropped from 65 to 58 celcius under load with the new 900u/Pabst vs the stock cooler. So was it worth it?? Probably not but it was fun. ANd besides a 47.5% overclock is nothing to be ashamed of.....but 300 FBS would have been schweet!

 

[69matrix69]

If i use the serial 2 adapter included with the ic7-g would it be possible to connect that to a removable hard drive cage like this one
Link
and be able to remove the hard drive and insert the hard drive without rebooting? the serial 2 is hotswapable correct? I would really like to know this before i rip my rig apart.
TIA for any help

 

[spaceme1]

Originally posted by: frobnitz
Has anyone found a serial ATA adapter that works with the Intel Raid controller besides the Abit one that's so hard to get? Only one online store carries it (excaliberpc), and they don't even do will calls if you are local!

Thanks,
Frob

The HIGHPOINT ROCKETHEAD100 SERIAL ATA CONVERTER has worked fine for me. No problems whatsoever.

 

[thatsright]

Uhh Ohh. Man the post frequency in this thread is really dropping off. I wonder if thats a good thing (in that, perhaps folks are having fewer problems?) or mybe people are buying other boards instead of the IC7 family? I dunno

 

[frobnitz]

TextThe HIGHPOINT ROCKETHEAD100 SERIAL ATA CONVERTER has worked fine for me. No problems whatsoever.

Is this on the Intel ICH5R controller? What BIOS rev are you running? All other reports indicate a problem with this and anything other than the original BIOS. Check out this thread at abit forums and report you configuration!

I got the adapter from ajump and it worked fine. Now if only newegg would carry it....

Frob

 

[OuiKikUrAzz]

I have a Abit IC7-G Motherboard, my northbridge fan fell off, AGAIN (2nd time). First time I RMA'ed...the reason I think is because my thermalright hsf is so big it is leaning onto the northbridge fan and it's pushing it off of the motherboard...however since the nortibridge fan doesn't use push pins but some other type of hold down (really cheap hold down), that it can esaily be pushed off with enough lasting force.

My question now is should I use thermal epoxy and just stick the fan onto the northbridge forever? I think this is cheaper and faster than RMA'ing the board and getting a new different board.

Suggestions?