SFF S370 Motherboard + WORKING!! IR Keyboard $30 @ Package2You

[mindless1]

rramjet, you probably won't get much higher, the SIS chipset is pretty bad at memory throughput. Your 189MB/s score is higher than I'm getting, though it should be since you're starting with a 100MHz FSB CPU. IIRC, my Celeron 700 is at 83FMHz FSB, 116MHz memory, and ranged from 140-180 depending on the video setting (resolution and enabling, disabling, changing the secondary display (TV). The +33 async mode i mentioned is just the setting for different FSB and Mem speed... for example you'd probably want yours set to 100/133 as shown here.

For the other timings you may need several attempts, running Memtest86 to verify stability. I would suggest you start with these settings then adjust faster or slower depending on stability. There are futher read/write common settings on the same BIOS setting page, but I'm not so sure you'd be able to change those and keep stability, especially running at 133 Memory bus. It's also worth noting that I'm suggesting these from (my) memory, looking at the bios with BIOSVIEW v2 because I don't have my motherboard available at the moment.

 

[inCreek]

I got this MB working with an old HD and Windows 98. I got the audio also working using the Digital I/O port. After that I tried to replace the HD with a new one and install WinXP. I starting getting some weird behavior from the system when I tried difference things.

When I tried to install WinXP by booting from XP CD, it goes through the initial loading drivers stage then gets stuck on a new generation Blue Screen of Death with some errors - different errors on different trials:
- PAGE_ERROR_IN_A_NON_PAGED_AREA
- Some error saying IRQL is less than ...

I checked Microsoft support and took some of their recommendations, i. e., disabled onboard audio, lan, USB; eliminated all shadowing options in BIOS. Still no help, the installation stops at the same screen.

Giving up installing XP, I tried to install Win98 on the new disk by connecting a floppy drive and starting up with a Win98 startup disk. In this case, after loading OS when it comes to the command prompt, the wireless KBD goes inactive. Sometimes it would allow me to type a few characters, then freeze.

Any ideas on what is going on. Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

 

[rramjet]

Win XP installed with no unusual questions or problems for me on this MotherBoard. The only flakey thing I discovered was that the CMOS backup battery was dead on my MB. If you set up your CMOS it will not hold it's settings. I'd bet that most of the batteries in these MBs are dead.

Please share with us how you got the digital audio connection working (optical or electrical, what kind of interface plugs into the audio header, etc.)

 

[inCreek]

I fixed the audio using the pin layout given earlier in this thread (p. 8) by rk83. I had trouble to get mic in working, but audio out is easy. Take a CD-ROM audio connector cable (with the black 4 hole adapter, which is usually wired for holes 1,3,4). Get a 1/8" headphone jack from Radio Shack, connect the the two leads from the head phone jack to pins 5,7 (holes 3 & 4). That is all.

In fact I tried to get the mic out, by sticking two CD-audio connecters with Superglue. I connected it properly, but could not get the mic to work. May be something else is wrong.

As regards, my problem with Motherboard and the Keyboard stopping to work after booting, I have the same problem with a USB Keyboard also. If anybody has any ideas, please help. This MB has taken too much of my time and money.

Regards.

 

[rramjet]

OK, thanks. When you mentioned earlier you got the *digital* audio working, I thought you meant you got the SPDIF audio option working.

The IR Keyboard is seen to the MB as identical to a PS/2 keyboard. Works in the BIOS and on up through DOS and Windows (any flavor) and I'm sure Linux as well with no drivers required. I had purchased a cheap USB keyboard for this MB but once the IR hookup was discovered, there is no need for for anything else.

 

[mindless1]

Originally posted by: inCreek
I fixed the audio using the pin layout given earlier in this thread (p. 8) by rk83. I had trouble to get mic in working, but audio out is easy. Take a CD-ROM audio connector cable (with the black 4 hole adapter, which is usually wired for holes 1,3,4). Get a 1/8" headphone jack from Radio Shack, connect the the two leads from the head phone jack to pins 5,7 (holes 3 & 4). That is all.

In fact I tried to get the mic out, by sticking two CD-audio connecters with Superglue. I connected it properly, but could not get the mic to work. May be something else is wrong.

As regards, my problem with Motherboard and the Keyboard stopping to work after booting, I have the same problem with a USB Keyboard also. If anybody has any ideas, please help. This MB has taken too much of my time and money.

Regards.

I don't recall how to set the mic on this particular motherboard, but on many PCChips/ECS boards you have to set the mic port to either mic or audio-out-rear with the driver, it's mixer or control panel applet (i forget the details). I thought it defaulted to audio-out, you might try listening through that port with headphones to check the I/O mode. Also the headphones would function a crude mic for testing if you spoke into the earpiece (so long as they're non-powered 'phones).

I dont' know about your keyboard but I did observe something odd with mine... it wasn't working after sitting unused for a period, and also after removing/reinserting the batteries. By hooking up an old mouse IR receiver I noticed that the IR signal wasn't being transmitted.

I contemplated throwing keyboard out the window or smashing it to bits with a hammer, but luckily for the keyboard I needed to stretch my legs and so i left it, came back and started unscrewing it. then before I had all screws out i thought i'd put the batteries in to try again before i completely disassembled it. To my surprise it worked and so i put the rest of the screws back in and it continued to work. My problem might be related to taking apart the keyboard in the past, but I'm not so sure of that, it looked like it fit perfectly when it was reassembled. Now I wonder if it's design is prone to lose contact internally, especially since it's more likely to be used in a non-standard way, not sitting still on a flat desk, so it might flex a little

 

[alm99]

Has anyone the keyboard power on feature to work on this?

 

[MamBo]

anyone using this MB with MBM ? I was trying to figure out witch sensor stands for CPU but without any luck. with stress tests none of the temperature sensors going up.

I really apriciate any help.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

what happened to package2you...?

 

[eeman]

Package2You is still around, I just believe thier DNS listing expired. I have been getting email specials from them, with the webpage hosted locally at their broadband internet supplier.

I had to RMA my motherboard/IR unit just last week.

Maybe we can get an "official" response from them?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: eeman
Package2You is still around, I just believe thier DNS listing expired. I have been getting email specials from them, with the webpage hosted locally at their broadband internet supplier.

I had to RMA my motherboard/IR unit just last week.

Maybe we can get an "official" response from them?

thanks eeman..you have an url yet..?

 

[diggum]

I just went to www.package2you.com just fine. IP: 213.130.63.234

 

[alm99]

here is the website now P2Y