K9A2 Platinum BIOS - Beating a Dead Horse?

I heard a rumor (posted on the AMD processor forums in one of my posts) that MSI has stopped adding to the K9A2 Platinum (V1 board) BIOS. They will not be adding a selective disable to the TLB bug, they will not be adding a northbridge multiplier setting. Any truth to this horrible rumor? My support request with MSI to add a northbridge multiplier so I can actually get my memory speed up where it is rated was met with the likes of "we probably won't be doing that". Is BIOS 1.3 going to be the last one? I don't really WANT to go back to BIOS P.0E just so I can unlock the northbridge multiplier. It has a bunch of other issues with memory. This board is priced quite low considering... I wonder if they ended up losing money on it and decided to stop supporting the V1 board?

Quote from: exidous on 29-February-08, 19:03:18
I would probably consider not being able to turn the TLB errata fix off a problem. Going from the original BIOS (v1.0 I think) to 1.3 lowered my computers performance by about 10%ish. This includes FPS in games and all 3DMark scores.
Now it could be something totally different causing the lowered performance as I do not know when MSI added the "fix". I never run virtualization programs so the fix does only harm in terms of performance.
I did ask MSI about the posibility to disable TLB fix in BIOS and this what they answered:
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Thanks for contacting MSI Technical Support.
We will make a specifal Customer BIOS version for you.In this BIOS you can Enable and Disable the TLB errata fix(Add this Option for you).Please wait some days.If we complete it and we will contact you ASAP.
Best wishes
MSI Technical Support Team
And today they sent:
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Please download the Customer BIOS version(A7376ACI.101 which add the item of TLB) from MSI User FTP.
Here is the link:
ftp://ftp.msi.com.tw/BIOS/7376/

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Quote from: exidous on 29-February-08, 19:03:18
I would probably consider not being able to turn the TLB errata fix off a problem. Going from the original BIOS (v1.0 I think) to 1.3 lowered my computers performance by about 10%ish. This includes FPS in games and all 3DMark scores.
Now it could be something totally different causing the lowered performance as I do not know when MSI added the "fix". I never run virtualization programs so the fix does only harm in terms of performance.
I did ask MSI about the posibility to disable TLB fix in BIOS and this what they answered:
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Thanks for contacting MSI Technical Support.
We will make a specifal Customer BIOS version for you.In this BIOS you can Enable and Disable the TLB errata fix(Add this Option for you).Please wait some days.If we complete it and we will contact you ASAP.
Best wishes
MSI Technical Support Team
And today they sent:
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Please download the Customer BIOS version(A7376ACI.101 which add the item of TLB) from MSI User FTP.
Here is the link:
ftp://ftp.msi.com.tw/BIOS/7376/

Beating a dead horse: Access Time Capsule files w/ an internet browser $

I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I have spent 2 days and countless hours looking up how to access my TC using an internet browser. I've read about port fwding and dynamic vs. static IPs. I cannot figure this out. If someone could help me and actually get it to work, I would be willing to pay them a reward for there services thru paypal. I don't want to sign up for Mobile Me or pay for any monthly subscriptions. I just wanna be able to access my TC and it's files where ever I am using an internet browser. Here's what I've got:
MacBook 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Mac OS 10.6.4
Verizon Fios router model MI424WR-GEN2 w/ a dynamic IP
My TC is connected by ethernet to the Verizon router which enables me to use the WiFi on the TC
Do I have to sign into my Verizon router and change setting?
I'm pretty network illiterate so a good step-by-step would be great.
Thank so much to whoever can help me.

After all the setting have been put in, I'm getting an error that won't let me update the TC. It wants me to correct 2 problems. "The DHCP range you have entered conflicts with the WAN IP address of your Airport wireless device. What's that?
This error message is due to the fact that the TC is performing as a router (its default) and not as a bridge (as it should be) because it is downstream of your Verizon-provided router.
I apologize as I just realized when I first responded to you, that I had assumed that the TC was the only router in your network configuration. As such I had provided you with instructions based on that assumption.
As such, at least two things need to change in the instructions that I provided: 1) The Verizon-supplied router is your main Internet router and it is the one that needs to be configured for Port Mapping/Forwarding, not the TC, and 2) The TC should be reconfigured as a bridge. (ref: AirPort Utility > Select the TC > Manual Setup > Internet > Internet Connection > Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)).
So I used the "with Time Capsule password", was that right?
Yes, that would be correct.
Here are the "adjusted" instructions:
AirPort Utility > Select the TC
o Note the value of the IP Address. This is the IP address of the TC that was assigned by the Verizon-supplied router. We are going to want to change this to a static IP address. For now, just note what IP address range it is in, i.e., 10.n.n.n or 192.168.n.n, etc.
Manual Setup > Internet > Internet Connection
o Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Manual Setup > Internet > TCP/IP
o Configure IPv4 = Manually
o IP Address = select an IP address just outside of the range provided by your Verizon router. For example, if the router is supplying IP addresses in the range of 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.50, enter 192.168.0.51 here.
o Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0
o Router Address = This would be the LAN-side IP address of your Verizon router. Most likely it is 192.168.0.1
o DNS Servers = you would need to get these from your ISP, or just use the OpenDNS servers
o Domain Name = you can leave this blank
Manual Setup > Disks > Files Sharing tab
o Enable file sharing (checked)
o Secure Shared Disks = With Time Capsule password
o AirPort Disks Guest Access = Not allowed
o Share disks over Ethernet WAN port (checked)
Manual Setup > AirPort > Base Station
o Enter a Base Station Password and verify it in the Verify Password box.
o When you have made all the changes, click Update.
Port Mapping instructions would be specific for your Verizon router. If you don't already, you may need to download a copy of the User Guide for this router in order to configure Port Mapping properly. The key is that the IP address for the port mapping would now be the private static IP address that you assigned to the TC. The Public & Private ports would be the same.

Gamma issue... beating a dead horse

so so confused, about this gamma shift from After Effects to Final Cut. I rendered the same clip out 4 different times and each time it has different gamma. Here are my render settings:
1. v210 Codec
2. Quicktime Animation
3. Apple FCP Uncompressed 8bit
4. ProRez 422 HQ
The first 3 I thought were uncompressed or "slightly" compressed. The v210 codec looked like crap. The best was Animation & FCP Uncompressed... but again they look different. This is complete madness. And it did not matter if I selected use Legacy. Out of all our gear only Final Cut is gamma crazy... Can someone explain to me why such a difference in these clips. I know I'm beating a dead horse here. Thanks for any helpful tips or pointers

Mine is fluctuating. Mine worked without having the Match Legacy Gamma Adjustment on and then off then on. I did something which seemed to overwrite a setting and reset something. Not sure.
Try this.
In project settings, Turn on the Blend Colors Using 1.0 Gamma.
Render something in the render que. My video suddenly got darker and the results were darker than normal.
I went back, checked it off, re-rendered it, and it worked out perfectly.

G3 os 10.3.9- question- beating a dead horse

i know i am beating a dead horse and this has probably been asked a million times.
ibook g3- 500mhz os 10.3.9
i have always had pc's and i got the first iphone when they first came out, and had every once since, loved those **** phones.(really loving the iphone 4)
my question is this, i am looking for tips also
i recently came across a ibook g3 from a trade i made off craigslist.
the ibook looks great, almost new.
but i noticed that it surfs the net pretty fast but when i go to certain sites like worldstar or youtube it either cancels the browser or the video looks choppy and wont play smooth.
what web browser is best for my os and also what can i do to make the youtube videos work smoothly, i have a bunch of softwear on the ibook i want to delete if it is slowing down the computer, excell, word, entourage, ect.
mostly looking to just use the laptop for music, photos and surfing the web(facebook), and watching youtube video's
any tips or advise, remember i am new to the mac world(outside of iphones)''
thank you to all who answer,
p.s. i know i got a outdated and old laptop but i got a good deal on it, traded away 2 old verizon cell phones i had that where collecting dust

Hi, Paul. Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Gerald's linked User Tip applies mostly to people working in Mac OS X 10.4.
Here is the applicable section for Mac OS X 10.3.9:
For any video URL on YouTube, add &fmt=5 to the end of the URL, and this will force videos to run in quarter VGA mode (320x240). The video quality will be degraded, but you should maintain a stable frame rate that is uninterrupted and capable of streaming without the need to pause and wait for the entire video to load.
Also, if you restart the iBook, and don't have any other applications running except for the browser you're using to watch the video. Firefox will probably be more successful than any other browser for watching YouTube. Also, as the User Tip hints, pausing the video while it's loading and waiting until it's fully loaded can help.
If the RAM has not been maximized with a 512 MB module in the one user-accessible RAM slot, that can help speed things up, too.
The iBook G3 500 MHz came out in 2001; YouTube didn't start up until 2005. So you may be able to understand from that information why the 500 MHz iBook has a hard time with YouTube videos.
Good luck with it.

K9A2 Platinum BIOS, are there any hard drive size limitations ?

I have a K9A2 Platinum system with version 1.10 of the AMI BIOS. Recently trying to re-initialize a Linux grub /boot partition which is near the end of my 2 TB hard drive I received the message:
"Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS"
I see nothing in the AMI BIOS limiting the number of cylinders on any of my hard disks. Is there some setting in the BIOS I should be changing to fix this problem or is this just a legacy grub limitation ?

Quote from: Svet on 29-May-14, 21:44:37
Up to 2TB should be fine,
about the error, check here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1327989
Thanks but the link provided no help.

Are there any MSI K9A2 Platinum Bios version with better V-core adjust?

Hi everyone
I wonder if anyone knows if there are some bios version to MSI K9A2 Platinum there they have change the V-core settings. I think it´s very big step between the different V-core setting.
In my bios (v.1.3) i have this settings at V-core. Auto=1.32v (AMD 5000+ BE) then 1.36, 1.39, 1.44, 1.49, 1.51. etc.
So, if anyone knows if there are som bios version that have better options to the V-core settings i would be grateful

Quote from: AaronYuri on 05-April-08, 18:33:22
Moved it here, as you don't overvolt a chip to run it at stock.
Okay. I´m sorry if i post it wrong. I have change my profil now

K9A2 Platinum bios 1.4 or 1.5 Promise RAID fail Boot.

Ok I have BIOS version 1.3 running fine. I want to upgrade to a bios that officially support the phenom and its power usage. So back in may I try to upgrade to bios 1.4. No good the machine will not boot the RAID set that contains window XP. :( Reverted back. Contacted support. Not much help... a few weeks pass. Contact support again they send me bios version 1.51. Same issue. Reverted back to 1.3. Recently I tried the final release of 1.5 with the same issue.
Anyone out there using a phenom on the K9A2 and booting with the Promise RAID controller in a striped 0 set ? How did you get it to work with the current bios version. Tech support 'claims' they have no problem with the bios and that they have tested it with the promise controller booting to XP.
Thanks,
Jon Harrell

Considering the very large files that regularly run through the system and the extra cpus that windows inefficiently uses I doubt a software controller would impact the performance gains significantly. The units we have prep large format presentations and regularly handle very large files. Bandwidth is key. If this was the average desktop or even a web server yes 1 drive would most definitely be faster. But that would be a different subject.
Although now we might just be considering scraping the whole MSI created mess, and purchasing a hardware solution like that of the quad sata raid in our server.
But for now:
Does any one know the perfect combination?
e.g. Promise driver 1.1.1030.47 !work with Bios 1.50 (promise 2.8.1030.0032)
Thanks,
jh

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Quote from: baconboy169 on 05-October-08, 03:54:21
I was just wondering if anyone has any info if MSI will make a more robust bios after 1.5 that will support overclocking of CPU voltages. As it is I can only get 2.8 GHZ on my phenom 9850 because of the inability to up CPU voltages.My friend has the newest ASUS board which has a much better bios and he's been able to overclock his 9850 to 3.36 stable with almost identical hardware to mine.
If you are refering to the newest 790GX boards: they will simply overclock the CPU higher than a 790FX board will, because of the ACC (Advanced Clock Calibration) function of the new SB750 southbridge. Not really a matter of BIOS options, but a matter of a newer chipset...
You would probably match the results of the new ASUS board using the new MSI board, the DKA790GX Platinum for example...

K9A2 Platinum Bios Update

I was just wondering if anyone has any info if MSI will make a more robust bios after 1.5 that will support overclocking of CPU voltages. As it is I can only get 2.8 GHZ on my phenom 9850 because of the inability to up CPU voltages.My friend has the newest ASUS board which has a much better bios and he's been able to overclock his 9850 to 3.36 stable with almost identical hardware to mine.

Quote from: baconboy169 on 05-October-08, 03:54:21
I was just wondering if anyone has any info if MSI will make a more robust bios after 1.5 that will support overclocking of CPU voltages. As it is I can only get 2.8 GHZ on my phenom 9850 because of the inability to up CPU voltages.My friend has the newest ASUS board which has a much better bios and he's been able to overclock his 9850 to 3.36 stable with almost identical hardware to mine.
If you are refering to the newest 790GX boards: they will simply overclock the CPU higher than a 790FX board will, because of the ACC (Advanced Clock Calibration) function of the new SB750 southbridge. Not really a matter of BIOS options, but a matter of a newer chipset...
You would probably match the results of the new ASUS board using the new MSI board, the DKA790GX Platinum for example...

Beating a dead horse but...Insufficient bandwidth error on Tiger 10.4.6

So I'm running a new Macbook pro i just took out of the box, my girlfriend is doing the same. It's come with the latest version of Tiger. Here's the thing: with iChat my girlfriend and i get the all-to-familiar Insufficient Bandwidth message when we try to connect. I can connect with another friend on a standard Macbook, and my girlfriend can connect with me on the PC at my work, but we cannot connect with each other.
We're both running off of Cable Modem router wifi and have bandwidth of at least 750 mbps. I've been through the support pages, opened port channels, adjusted quicktime streaming preferences, but to no avail. Any more ideas or any other tips to get this to work. Visual communication was the primary reason for the purchase of these computers, and we're frustrated to no end that it simply will not work after troubleshooting.
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

HI theBen,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
At the ned of the day this can come down to the way your individual modems do NAT when using Port Forwarding, Port Triggering or DMZ and just not talk to each other properly.
This is because there are about six different ways manufacturers use to achieve NAT.
UPnP can help avoid this problem.
See here for more info http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page15.html#CertainBuddy
The iChat error messages are not always clear as to the exact problem and as you guessed ports can also be part of the problem.
11:22 AM Monday; June 19, 2006

Sorry to beat a dead horse, iChat quits upon startup

I've read a few threads talking about reinstalling iChat with Tiger but haven't seen any clear instructions regarding Leopard. I have the same problems as others with iChat quitting upon opening it up. My G5 is currently using 10.5.2 and iChat is 4.0. If anyone has clear instructions on how to solve this problem I would greatly appreciate guidance/suggestions. I apologize in advance if this has been addressed in the past and I missed seeing the fixes.

Here is the software overview
System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C7010)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.2.2
Boot Volume: James HD
Boot Mode: Normal
To confirm the version of iChat I am using I went to System Profilier> Software> Applications> iChat. This is what I found:
iChat:
Version: 4.0
Last Modified: 2/6/08 10:14 AM
Kind: Universal
Get Info String: 4.0, Copyright © 2002-2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. The Running Man logo is a trademark of America Online, Inc.
Location: /Applications/iChat.app
Then I went to your link for the update, downloaded it then got a warning stating "HD does not meet minimum requirements"
I do not believe I have updated Time Machine or Airport. These are the current versions I am using. Again all info found in system profiler
Time Machine:
Version: 1.0
Last Modified: 2/15/08 4:46 PM
Kind: Universal
Location: /Applications/Time Machine.app
AirPort Base Station Agent:
Version: 1.5
Last Modified: 3/14/08 4:59 PM
Kind: Universal
Location: /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app
Thanks for the help. Hopefully this adds a few more clues to the problem.

Don't want to beat a dead horse, but...

This is the "I can't get ARD to Observe or Control a computer, though I can see it's there, what application is running, and I can also send it messages." thing again.
I have seen thread's on this before, and it seems like a semi-common problem.
I have tried some new things and felt it would be good to at least document what I have tried and learned from it to see if I can bring some new light on the subject.
I have 9 computers varying from G4's through G5's and a Imac all running OSX(tiger) 10.4.11. I am using ARD 3.2 and all of the computers are running ARD client 3.2.1. We are also all on the same network and all have Apple Remote Desktop enabled with full privileges. All of these computers are accessible with Observe and Control accept 1 of the G5's. So here are some things I have tried on my 1 renegade Mac.
First I thought it was a port problem cause some of the other macs were having problems with VNC server being on the 5900 port, after I changed the VNC server to 5902 I was able to get those running fine. So in the terminal I ran a command I learned from the Tiger Discussion Board (thanks Camelot).
# sudo lsof -i -P
This told me what ports are running and what is using them, the ones I am interested in are running on 5900 and 3283. On a computer that is working properly I find that port 5900 is being used by AppleVNCS and in some cases OSXvnc-se, and port 3283 is being used by ARDagent. Now on the mac in question I didn't see 3283 being used at all, so i figured my problem lied in getting ARDagent running. After talking to Apple Tech Support over the phone I was given a few ideas
1. Disable Apple Remote Desktop in System Preferences, and then re-enabled it.
2. Try logging on as a different user.
After realizing that I knew a little more about computers then the average Grandma (sorry grams) they were willing to give me a Terminal commands to try and provoke the service to run. As long as I understood that apple nether supports or condones the use of Terminal commands.
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/k ickstart -activate -configure -access -on -restart -agent -privs -all
This effectively enabled port 3283 and ARDagent.
Alas in the end none of this worked, and the final solution seems to be having to reformat the G5. So I figured that instead of this being a big waste of time I would put this here in the hopes that this may help someone down the road.
Thanks for Reading.
Moderith

Glad you started this thread cos I was thinking along similar(ish) lines.
After reading all this psu stuff on here I dunno whether to pass my Thermaltake down the line to my wifes nforce2 setup and get something like a 480W Tagan TG480-U01. The Chieftec psu in her system only has 1 fan and I dont think that is helping her temps cos her Barton is running loads hotter (42C+) than my AMD 64 (30C). The thermaltake is probably just on the boundary in my setup. If it was wasnt for my wife's heat issue I would probably stick with my thermaltake for the Amd 64 system and run a second (cheapo 400w) psu above it using a relay switch that I got and then power all the fans and hdd coolers etc with that.
What ya reckon guys?

Processor Whine on the Newest MBPs (hate to beat a dead horse, but...)

I was curious as to whether the infamous CPU whine (which I experience extensively on my Blackbook) still exists on the newest MBPs (i.e., Santa Rosa). My Blackbook has featured no less than three of the major known (or "unknown" if you are Apple) issues--the whine, the screwed-up trackpad, and persistent difficulties awaking from sleep--and I need to find another option. I suspect that the whine is still there on Santa Rosa MBPs, but I figure that it may be drastically reduced. I also hear that the trackpad is much better on MBPs than on Macbooks. Thanks.

It is definitely the processor. I have had the exact same problem (as stated above) and I am sure that it is the processor (I know because I used a program to modulate the processor load with a slider and you could hear the noise change pitch until--finally--it went away). My hypothesis is that when the MagSafe adapter is plugged in, the computer switches over to a more high performance mode in which the computer uses more of the available resources, meaning that the processor has to do less work, and thus goes into an idle state more often. And yes, I think that frequency=intensity here. Another hypothesis might be that the adapter somehow amplifies the noise electromagnetically (this might make sense since the MagSafe both--obviously--conducts electricity and is secured by a magnet). At any rate, I didn't think that the noise was the processor at first, either, but as it turns out it is. And despite what others say, I think it's an Intel screw-up and not Apple, although Apple should take responsibility (more responsibility, that is). Indeed, I have had all sorts of problems with my Intel Macs, whereas I never, not once, had a problem my PPC Macs.

Beating a dead horse...Need help with my Epson 2200

I realize there are many posts on this topic, but I'm still having problems with my Epson 2200/firewire (running on Tiger). I had to buy a new hard drive the other day, so I reinstalled Tiger. I can get the Printer Utility to recognize my 2200, but my option to print borderless is gone. Nothing I try works. I deleted the drivers and reinstalled them. I've tried the drivers that came with Tiger and those that are found on the Epson site. My R200 has the borderless option, but not the 2200. I had the borderless option before I installed the new HD, so I know I got it to work before. I just can't remember how.
If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it very much. I'm slowy going insane. Thanks!
Brian

I do seem to recall that there have been a lot of problems with printers with Firewire connections. As to you Epson 2200, I would agree that it appears the printer is not being recognized properly. I believe that Printer Setup Utility gets the printer identification from what is called the CUPS "backend". This is the software that normally acts as communications software between the printer and the computer -- at least during printer setup. The backends are located in an invisible directory. You can see them by using the Finder's "Go to Folder" command under the Go menu. In the box that appears enter --
/usr/libexec/cups/backend
and click "Go".
If you feel you must use the Firewire connection on this printer, you could try the following. There are no guarantees that it will solve your problem. You could try manually installing a new copy of the Firewire backend from your Tiger installation disk. You would need to use a program called Pacifist. The procedure would be to first locate the file on the Tiger disk at /System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg. Once you have made sure you found the file to install, then you could use the Finder to manually delete that file on your hard drive followed by using Pacifist to install a new copy of the file. I would then recommend restarting your computer. Hopefully the fresh file would see your printer correctly, but again there are no guarantees.
In looking for information on this printer I did find out that this printer normally appears as a SCSI device on Linux system. I found this on the Epson FAQ page. This would seem to indicate that it might not be a standard Firewire port. The standard suggestion that I kept running into was to use the USB port. It is generally felt that you would not loose much speed as the processing on the computer is CPU intensive enough to negate much of the Firewire speed.
I wish I could offer you a better solution. Perhaps others that have this printer have gotten it to work via Firewire and could offer more insight.
Matt
Mac Mini G4; B&W G3/300

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