NEO FIS2R new NB faan

Hello i need som help is ther any way i can get a passive cooling on the nb??
The faan make to much noise.
Plez give som idea's to what i must do??

No problem, the fan is not needed.
Or you can go nuts and use this super NB cooler (see my signature below for specs):

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  • Neo FIS2R - New Bios v1.5

    Hallo,
    I flashed bios to new v1.5 (MB Neo FIS2R) - everything ok and it seems to me a bit faster (Now I will do a tests). But there is one small suprise for me when I was reconfigurating bios in section Frequeny/Voltage Control. There is new item "Performance Mode" with options Slow (default), Fast, Turbo, SuperTurbo. I can´t find anywhere what this option sets? Is it something like overclocking? If yes,how much each option?
    Does anybody know?
    Thanks in advance
    Mark

    Hi,
    Now I have done tests so:
    I have 4x 512MB Kingston PC400, CL2.5
    CPU 2.6GHz/800
    In Super Turbo mode - failed
    other modes - ok
    Sandra2003 - memory bandwich:
    fast float 4300
         int   4287
    turbo float 4734
          int   4733
    memory is configured by SPD
    So it looks well for me, but I don´t know how it will be stable after long time runnig.
    I have also two WD Raptors in Strip on Intel controller and I thing it is great
    Sandra2003 with old bios v1.2 - 66036 kb/s
    Although they have 10K they don´t heat much and also they seems to me quite silent.
    Mark

  • New K8T Neo FIS2R won't post

    I have looked at all the other threads in this forum, but can't find the solution.
    Specs:
    New K8T Neo FIS2R
    New A64 3000+
    New Mushkin 3500 Level One (Cas 2) 2x512MB
    New Antec 550 (24A on the 12V)
    ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
    When I give it power, all the fans come on, the 4 LEDs on the bracket stay lit up, and then don't change, but I get no video or any other indications (such as beeps).  The 4-Pin power connector, is securely connected in the proper location.  The standard ATX connector is also secure.  I'd link to a picture to prove it, but my camera is charging right now.  
    Currently I have only power wires, power switch, system speaker, video card, and 1 stick of RAM in the first slot.  I have tried it without the video card, without RAM, with RAM in different slots, just about any combination I can think of.  I have even cleared the CMOS a few times.  Nothing changes, I always get stuck with the 4 LEDs.  I don't have anything connected to the USB headers either (that was mentioned in another post).  
    I know some people have mentioned that the Antec 550's 24A on the 12V isn't great, but it should be more than enough amps, the way my system is setup right now.

    Hi
    It does not sound like a major prob,  it sounds like a PSU or memory problem, anyway of checking MOBO with another PSU with at least 20A on the 12v. Also check the memory sticky at top of the posts and see if your OK memory wise, another possibility is that one of the mounting screws is tracking from the board - try removing screws and see if it boots, also check none of the cables are touching the case or MOBO.
    MOBO and CPU seem fairly resilent, so faulty parts are not to likely, although one never knows.  Another thought the Jbat1 Cmos jumper is on pins 1 & 2, 1 is marked on board, and you could try clearing CMOS. a corrupted bios could also cause this.
    Best of luck, lets know how you go
    Jocko
    PS.  looking at the stickys at top, Bas has put one there about a compitition by MSI, one of the questions is about Radeons needing extra power( has an April 1st entry date!!), it is worth checking, does your Radeon have its own supply, you could always remove it and see if it boots.
    Cheers

  • NEO-FIS2R not powering up - new twist though

    OK, so my NEO-FIS2R will not power up when I hit the power switch.  I have changed the battery, and did the clear bios jumper thing.  Here's the twist, if I re-wire the case so that the reset button is connected to the power switch pins on the mother board..I can boot up fine and the system runs like a dream.  Its only when I try to wire the correct power switch to the board that I have issues.  Now I've tried two brand new cases (Thermaltake Damier V6000 and Altec P160) and they both have the same problem.  Any thoughts on why the board can boot from a reset button and not the power switch?
    P4 3.0 Ghz
    NEO-FIS2R Mother board
    1GB Corsair XMS 3200 ram
    160 Gig Seagate SATA drive
    Asus 52X CD burner
    Asus 5800 geforce FX video
    Thermaltake 480W slient power supply
    Thermaltake XASER V Damier V6000 case

    Bummer-- I missed the second to the last sentence of your original post.
    If you have a DVM (Fluke or otherwise), and fine enough probe tips (or wire), disconnect start switch wiring from mobo and checkout the resistance from inside one connector pin to the other (of the start switch) as you hit the start switch.  Should be infinate until you press the switch, at which point resistance should drop to well under an ohm.  try it on the reset switch also as a point of reference.
    (but on two cases???).
    Keep us posted, I'll keep thinking.

  • New MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R, WinXP BSOD

    I just got and installed the MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R.  I have Libranet linux 2.8.1 which I can boot into (fast as heck too).  When I try to boot into window, I get a BSOD with nothing very descriptive in it except to try chkdsk /f.  I have tried playing with the various bios settings with no luck.  Is this an instance where I need to reinstall XP? :(
    System:
    P4 2.4 533
    Kingston PC2700 (DDR333)
    Nvidia TI4600
    Creative Audigy
    Lite-On 52-24-52 cd-rw
    Nothing OC'd
    Ed

    Hopefully you DONT have both OS'S on the same partition? Do you. #2 Do you have BIOS option BOOT TO OTHER OS ENABLED? #3 There has been a lot of people having problems with FRESH WINDOWS XP INSTALL and CREATIVE AUDIGY CARDS! If you HAVE REINSTALL WINDOWS XP REMOVE SOUND CARD FIRST!! After you are done PLUG IN CARD, DO NOT USE NEW HARDWARE WIZARD. INSTALL DRIVERS MANUALLY. Then go to creative website and DOWNLOAD PCI LATENCY PATCH!! Other then that WE need more INFO!..Sean REILLY875

  • K8T Neo-FIS2R Old Problem, New Issue

    I made my system back in 2003 using a K8T Neo-FIS2R motherboard and a Barracuda 7200 SATA 160GB drive (ST3160023AS). If you don't remember, back then motherboards that supported SATA drives for main drives, sometimes needed extra drivers in order for the windows installation process to work. At first this threw me, but since then I have reformatted my drive a few times using the same disk with no issues.
    5 years of file sharing can do a number on your harddrives, and it seems my Barracuda has finally died. It came time to replace my drive with a Western Digital Caviar 320GB drive SE16 (WD3200AAKS). I did not predict there would be any issue with replacing my SATA drive. I have another 500GB drive connected to my system used for only storage and the computer recognized it at once.
    So I formatted my WD HD, to NTFS and made it active. Then I installed it in my computer disconnecting my other 500GB drive. I ran windows installation with my Windows CD (which I have used many times and I keep it in pristine condition).
    I found that after I hit F6, and it gave me a selection of SATA drivers to use (used xp), it did not not see that drive was there when asking which drive to format (I repeated this many times).  I set about making a new SATA boot disk thinking that my pre-used one had gone bad.
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    VIA VT8237(R) SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
    I followed the disk directions having already done it before. When I tried to install with my new drivers, I got this error.
    "File\I386\NT5\viamraid.sys caused an unexpected error (4096) at line 2108 in d:\xpclient\base\boot\setup\oemdisk.c."
    Now i KNOW my windows instillation CD is good, but just in case I used another windows CD and got the same error.
    The only idea I can come up with is that I upgraded the bios to much and now it is having issues. My bios version is:
    AMIBIOS A6702VMS V2.2 030405
    SATA378 TX2plus(tm) Bios Version 1.00.103026
    Does anyone have any ideas of what I can try? I have done all the easy stuff I could think off like try different cables, and plug in my SATA to the second sata port and not the first. I have run out of ideas.
    The only list thing I could try was connecting my sata drive to the computer using a SATA to USB adapter, and finding the partition in windows through that way. For some weird reason windows will see USBs in the computer but not installed Sata drives. I am thinking I will install windows using the USB device and then try plugging in the drive directly. I have no idea if it will work.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Sombrenote

    Quote from: sombernote on 11-July-08, 09:15:36
    Thank you so much for your help.
    I tried your two versions of your drivers, "VIA PIDE&SATA RAID.rar" "Promise 20378 S-ATA RAID.rar" neither of them worked well (I selected the "VIA RAID Controller(Windows XP"). I received a slightly different version of the last error "File\I386\NT5\viamraid.sys caused an unexpected error (4096) at line 2108 in d:\xpclient\base\boot\setup\oemdisk.c."
    The (4096) was a different number.
    I had used 4 different (yet old) disks, trying to get it to work. None of them did so until i tried it once more. This last time worked, it saw and used the drivers. I was able to get into the disk selection screen, and set to format the disk. As it started formatting (Quick), windows said that there was something wrong with the "Disk or CD". It then asked for me to install the SATA combo drivers. I let it detect the drivers I was using, and it kept saying something was wrong. I tried it 3 more times, and the last time it held and copied the files from the CD, to start windows.
    It is obvious to me that I have either a bad disk, CD, Disk drive, or CD drive. This is quite possiblly my last format before I make my new computer. Thank you very much for your help. I would have had to start my voodoo magic tricks to get it to work.
    Crappy floppy cause that
    Happend to me many times as well, when you receive the error take out diskette and re-insert it, then load drivers again until works.
    Of course simple solution is just replace the floppy drive to avoid "voodoo magic tricks"
    Or best solution do a slipstream XP installation and integrate the drivers which you need in XP installation.
    >>> Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD<<<
    >>> Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2<<<
    "Thank you very much for your help. I would have had to start my voodoo magic tricks to get it to work."
    You are done well

  • Onboard 5.1 sound noisy - K8T Neo FIS2R

    Hi guys, i'm new here.
    Well, i got a K8T Neo FIS2R and the 5.1 sound is noisy. I've tried many different drivers, replaced my 5.1 speakers for new ones and it doesn't work properly at all. I've been using a  2.1 system and it works just fine. Has anyone seen this problem? any advice?
    Thanks in advance
    Kein

    LOL OK you can save us time by replying to that end the next time. Thanks.
    I know it may seem trivial but I can't count how many times a suggestion was assumed to have been tried and it turned out to be the fix in the end. So if we seem grouchy about getting a reply remember that we aren't the only one's that waste time chasing stuff when no one let's us know what they have tested.
    OK back to your problem. There are no magic buttons to push. If you have tried other speakers and drivers then it is likely something on the MB that is causing the problem. It could be a power line somewhere close to a chip or connection, it could be a bad ground. If you have a Sound card handy you could also check it to see if the problem goes away. Otherwise you may have to RMA it.

  • Is the 875P Neo-FIS2R a bad mb?

    Like the title says:
    Is the 875P Neo-FIS2R a bad motherboad? I can understand that tis is a place where you will find more problems then anything else. But I mostly see motherboard specific problems, that occur on many mb's of the same type. I find that a bit disturbing...
    A friend of mine never had any troubles with it, then again, he might not tell me, or he is lucky. But based on his 'good' experience I have a 875P lying here right now.
    I cannot use it yet since I am missing a graphic card to go with it, I expect that to arrive next Tuesday. Im a bit nervous now.....
    Another question while I'm at it: will both controllers (the Intel and the Promise) work, or are the mutual exclusive. So I guess I mean is: do I have 3 P-ATA connectors on my mb or either 2 or 1??
    If it is the latter option, that would be lame, then I would have to insert my PCI card with a pomise controller....

    I have to say the 875P is definitely NOT a bad motherboard as long as you have approved components. It works very well for "standard" usage. It has all of the top features from Intel - 875P chipset, 10Gbit CSA, ICH5R, ADI audio, firewire, etc.
    I am concerned with some things MSI could/should have done better in the first place:
    1. Wrong NB temp (and it seems to be affected by NBFAN)
    2. No SFAN speed monitoring though it wouldn't have cost more to put it in ... X(
    3. Slow frequency of BIOS release or update fixes vs other "top tier" motherboard manufacturers
    4. More issues than others with popular memory modules
    5. Confusing or "poorly documented" BIOS features/interface leave tweakers less in control
    6. Corecell, DOT & MAT, BIOS are still a work in progress
    When you start looking for topnotch performance and stability via tweaking OR major overclocking - that is where it falls short - contrary to what their marketing says.
    Read this thread  where an 875P owner compares his new Asus P4C800E Deluxe (after his 875P Neo failed and had to go for RMA). I summarize his "review" here:
    Quote
    Criteria on MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R vs ASUS P4C800E DeLuxe
    Ease in setting up P4C800E
    Memory compatibility P4C800E
    Overclocking
    - setting options Neo
    - higher performance P4C800E
    - lower temperatures P4C800E
    - lower voltages P4C800E
    Video card compatibility Neo
    Hard drive performance Same
    Benchmark scores Est. 5% better on Asus vs MSI
    Extra Goodies:
    ASUS - ability to use USB ARMD devices and emulate them as floppies, HDD, and even CD-ROM
    MSI - AUTO overclocking (Captain, etc. on the Neo boards - 5%, 10% etc on the Asus boards) works much better
    quote:
    ... the Asus is much less of a problem child when setting up. So my final ruling is, don't expect much more from the ASUS board, but if you are fed up with your 875P Neo, or are returning/RMA-ing your board anyway, you might be pleasantly surprised with what the ASUS P4C800/E/Deluxe can do for you.
    I think you'll find similiar comparisons from 865PE Neo2 users who had tried the P4P800...
    So far many have said they're still keeping their MSI boards when RMA comes back
    Conclusions:
    - Good HW but FW/SW satsifactory~needs_improvement.  :]
    - If you don't do major tweaking , and want stability + full features, the 875P is a GOOD board overall, IMHO.  8)

  • 6600GT not working with K8T neo-FIS2R

    I recently returned a K8T NEO-FIS2R MB for repair. The problem was that the PS/2 and USB ports were broken. However the MB has been returned and the PS/2 and USB ports work fine. I posted about this several months ago.
    Now the AGP port seems to be broken (not the actual slot). I have tried a 6800 Ultra and a 6600 GT (AGP version) GFX card in this slot. Both cards fail at the driver installation point. I have tried driver versions 66.93, 67.02 and 67.03. I also tried 3 versions of the via drivers 451, 453 and 455. Even tried XP with SP1 and SP2. The PC will sometimes BSOD, reset, won't boot into windows. The drivers sometimes install then other times they won't, etc. The problems only seem to be with the drivers for the GFX cards.
    The 6600 GT works as I have tried it in another MB without any problems.
    I know the memory works fine as I used memtest86+ for a couple of hours on the default settings without any errors and it works in another PC.
    The spec of the PC is:
    XP pro
    K8T NEO-FIS2R MB
    512MB corsair XMS at 2.5-3-7-3
    XFX 6600GT
    40gig HDD
    FDD
    Plextor CD writer
    DVD Rom
    PSU is a Q-tec 550W
    I know Q-tec PSUs are not up to much from what I have read elsewhere in this forum, but I have had it running in a similar system with the 6800 Ultra installed without any trouble (even with the above MB before it went faulty). I have also tried a 400W PSU, that came with the case. The Voltages on the 12V line are between 12.00 and 12.03 when using the Q-tec PSU.
    Has any body else had these problems with the 6600GT in the mentioned MB.
    Also, how can I check the serial number on the MB with the label on the box, as this MB that was returned to me looks to “clean” to be the one I sent away for repair.
    Thanks for any help

    Hey, I'm glad to see a post on the new Gforce 6600GT AGP card.  I just recently put together a brand new system (see my sig for specs).  System runs great.  The only thing I wanted to do was replace the video card, and after a great deal of anxiety I decided the Geforce 6600GT AGP was the best bang for the buck.
    Well I got home, installed the card and never get passed the bios screen.  (shows your processor, memory, memory siz), the screen u hit DEL to go into the bios.  
    The system doens't lock up, NUM LOCK can still be turned on and off, and CAPS can be turned of and on... but thats it.  Just sits on that screen.  I can't go into the bios either.
    what settings do I need to do prior to isntalling this card to get it to work.  
    Let me know if you all need anymore details to help me out.
    oh, I did reset my frequency to 10x200 (which is what I think the 3000+ is supposed to be at).

  • Seagate 160 SATA Drive & Neo-FIS2R mobo

    Everyone, I need your help for a newbie.
    I have installed a Seagate 160mb SATA drive as my primary bootable drive on a Neo-FIS2R mobo. I have successfully moved my partitions etc from the previous drive (80GB Seagate IDE drive).
    The system boots fine, Windows XP sees the drive but everytime Windows XP starts, it pops up messages saying New Hardware found and tries to install the SATA drive under the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers section in Device Manager.
    Under this section in Device Manager, I see 2 IDE Channels defined with yellow circles and exclamation marks inside the yellow circles.
    I have 1 IDE drive attached as well and maybe later another IDE drive will be added.
    What settings do I need in my BIOS? Are there drivers required to be installed in Windows XP?
    Thanks for your help. This is driving my crazy!

    In bios under Integrated Peripherals, On Chip ATA Operating Mode set
    Native Mode
    ATA Configuration - PATA only
    SATA Keep enabled - yes
    PATA Keep enabled - yes
    PATA channel selection - both
    This should let you boot from the SATA and see the PATA.

  • MSI Neo-FIS2R build questions! & SATA RAID questions!

    This is going to sound like a stupid question. And I'm not even sure that I know what I am asking.
    I've built two computers so far. One with an MSI K7N2G-L and another with an MSI K7N2G-ILSR. Both nForce2 motherboards with AMD processors.
    Here's what I'm getting at... I'm planning on building a new machine with either the Abit IC7-G or the MSI Neo-FIS2R (both 875P boards obviously).
    Now, when I built the two nForce2 boards it was really easy. I put all of the components together, turned on the machine, the bios auto enabled settings, I put the windows xp pro cd in the cd drive and formatted the hard drive for NTFS, I then installed the OS and booted the system! Then I intstalled the drivers fromt the MSI CD. Ran Live BIOS and flashed to the most current motherboard BIOS. SIMPLE! Everything worked fine.
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    Not that I want to do it, but if I needed to (say with the Abit board) HOW DO I FLASH THE BIOS WITHOUT USING THE LIVE BIOS UTILTY?
    Bottom line is, I'm building this system for someone else and I want it all to be a painless experience (especially if they are looking over my shoulder).
    One final question. This may sound even more stupid than the first question. I'm purchasing SATA drives ONLY. I'm not purchasing any IDE drives. So, here's my question...Can I boot from a SATA drive? What if it's in RAID 0? From the posts in the forums it appears that the SATA and RAID on these 875P motherboards either doesn't work or isn't very reliable (may potentially lose data). IS THIS AT ALL TRUE?! I'm stupid when it comes to RAID and SATA. Any help in this department would be appreciated.
    Thanks.

    Quote
    Originally posted by ZippyGaloo
    1. If I only install one SATA drive I have to set it up as a RAID anyway right? Wrong?
    2. If I install two SATA drives I have to set it up as a RAID as well right? Wrong?
    3. If I install two SATA drives and set up a RAID
    (either 0 or 1) which drive does the OS go on?
    I have never built a raid array (as yet) and have never owned a SATA disk (as yet), but from what I have read...
    RAID is a method of connecting several disks together so they perform as a single disk.  That means, in response to your points above:
    1) If you install only one drive (SATA or not), it will not be set up as RAID.
    2) If you install two SATA drives, you have the option of using them as two individual drives OR setting them up in a RAID 0 or 1 configuration.
    3) Ok, RAID 0 is known as "striping" - this method makes two disks look like one big disk, that works twice as fast as the individual drives.  Every time the PC writes data to the drive, it sends the first bit of data to drive 1, the second to drive 2, then drive 1 again etc etc.  This speeds up the disk read/write time, as the two disks can both work simultaneously.  To the OS though, the two drives appear as one.  The OS will be spread across both disks - it needs both of them connected to run, take either disk out and you'll be left with half an OS (that obviously won't work)
    With RAID 1 (known as "mirroring"), you still use two disks.  You will only have a useable capacity of the smallest disk however (using two 40gb drives only gives you a total of 40gb of space. with RAID 0, two 40gb disks will make one big one - nearly 80gb large {I think the RAID system itself uses a bit of space}).  The advantage with mirroring, is the second disk holds an exact copy of the first.  If one disk goes bang, you have a duplicate copy on the second - so, to answer your point above, the OS will reside on both disks.
    To summarize, RAID 0 is good for increasing speed; RAID 1 is good for increasing protection of your data as you have two copies incase a drive gives up.  To get the best of both worlds you need RAID 0+1 (this method needs 4 disks though, 2 striped - then 2 mirroring the striped).
    There is a lot to RAID - just search the net for some manuals if you're interested, hope this gives you an idea though (providing I've got it right!)

  • K8T Neo-FIS2R - 3200+ - Mushkin Level 1 RAM: Optimal Memory Settings

    Just got a K8T Neo-FIS2R with a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ with 1g (512MB X
    2) Mushkin Level 1 PC3500 RAM as recommended by Anandtech on his High
    End System roundup:
    www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.html?i=2041
    I am having a HUGE problems with memory settings in the BIOS.
    On AUTO, the memory is only autodected at DDR200, which I found odd.
    I them took memory setting in my old hands and things don't seem much
    better:
    I made these changes:
    MEMCLOCK: DDR400
    BANK INTERVEAVING: AUTO
    BURST LENGTH: 8 BEAT
    CL: 2
    TRCD: 3
    TRAS: 5
    TRP: 2
    This was unstable at first and  bumped the DDR Voltage to 2.7, moved
    the sticks to DIMM1 and DIMM3 (instead of DIMM2), and it seems stable,
    but not very fast. according to Sandra Scores
    Any recommendations for Memory Settings?   Why would the MB not
    autodecte DDR400 RAM?  I am not looking to overlock...just maximize
    the CPU and memory I have.
    Maybe I just need to get new memory.  What is the best memory for this motherboard?
    Thanks,
    Steve

    I'm running the same mem (see my sig).  Since its PC3500 I attempted to tighten the settings to those you had listed (2,3,2,5).  It was not Prime95 torture test stable at even the stock 200 MHz FSB using these settings.  Upping the voltage to 2.7 did not increase the stability in my system at these settings.  The memory ran perfectly at AUTO settings, but was clocked at 2.5,3,3,8 I believe.
    Keep in mind that level 1 is advertised at 2,3,3.  My system is 100% stable at 2.7V for me up to 210 MHz FSB at these settings (I haven't tried any faster).  My TRAS is set to 6.
    Hope this helps a fellow Mushkin user  

  • Neo FIS2R LAN / NIC issue?

    So I have put together a new Neo FIS2R computer in the following setup:
    Neo FIS2R with Gigabit LAN and SoundMax audio
    Corsair xms twin 256MB pc3200 (512MB total)
    2 WD 120GB SE HD
    ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
    Apple Cinema display 23" LCD
    Windows XP
    My problem is that my network connection is sometimes intermittent.  For the most part, it tends to stay connected, but occasionally it prompts me to work offline and some programs that use internet access fail to detect a connection.
    I have ruled out the router and I think I have ruled out the OS, since I have another computer with the same software configuration running on the network and it never has these problems.  I can only imagine that the Neo LAN has an odd configuration or potentially defective electronics that sometimes act up.
    Is anyone else having intermittent network problems with this board?  Any suggestions?
    Thanks!

    Not sure if the same problem but a couple of ideas. My connection never drops off after boot but every 5th boot or so I would have NO connection at all. I installed the Intel Network Utility(on the MSI CD) and used it to manually set my network speed(in my case 10Mbs Full Duplex) instead of the default "auto". This fixed my problem completely. I am on a cable Lan broadband network.
    Another idea; is this happening after coming out of suspend mode?

  • Neo-FIS2R (i875) Questions and overclockability

    I just got this board, looks sweet, have all the features and all that.... but I still have a few questions.
    First my system:
    Chieftec 420Watt psu (tried a 520Watt and a 550Watt psu as well).
    MSI Neo-FIS2R bios 1.6
    2 x 512Mb Twinmos PC3200 CAS 2.5 (with winbond CH-5 chips).
    P4 2,6C Phillipines With Alpha PAL8942T with a pretty powerful 8x8cm fan. Arctic Silver 3 paste used.
    ATI Radeon 8500 Pro
    Audigy 2
    2 x 80gig in raid at onboard promise controller.
    WinXP Pro SP1.
    Now onto the questions:
    CPU temp:
    In bios it says 37-38 deg C
    In PC Wizard (from www.cpuid.com) it says 27-28 deg C.
    In Motherboard monitor, newest version it says:
    Sensor 1 set to winbond 1 = 27-28 deg C
    Sensor 2 set to winbond 2 = 53-54 deg C
    Sensor 3 set to winbond 3 = 66-67 deg C!!!! :O
    What is correct and where is those sensors placed? As 66-67 deg C seems to be wrong?
    And why do it not boot when I put in my Silicon Image 680 IDE controller? Tried all bios settings and different PCI slots.
    I tried to OC my CPU to 3,25GHz but failed = I get a BSOD after a while in Windows or windows locks up. PCI/AGP is locked to 34/68MHz, MEM is set to DDR333 so actually the memory is running at 400MHz @ 2,5-4-4-8 (verified with CPU-Z). Tried upping V-Core up to as high as 1,7V (won't go higher due to risk of damaging CPU) Tried upping DDR and AGP voltage as well, still no change. It works great at 2,8GHz though with DDR at 430MHz
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