NVidia Chipset Cooler

Just today, I removed the passive MSI nVidia Chipset heatsink, and replaced it with an active HSF. NB temps have dropped from 47deg. C to 34deg. C. Got 2 of these fans which were included in a hard drive dual-fan cooling kit from CompUSA. Don't usually buy from them, but it was only $14.99 for the mod!
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I'll try to answer all questions as best I can!
1) I think it is a good idea to install any cooling device that will reduce the temperatures of the nVidia chipset (it's actually not a NorthBridge).
2) I believe the most effective means of reducing the temps is to totally remove the stock MSI passive heatsink and install a fan-type cooling device. However, depending on how you use your computer, any additional and increased amount of cooling area and/or devices used for the benefit of increased stability is worth the effort.
3) I do not know how this improvement will affect the guarantee. MSI is aware of the heat generated by the chipset, but felt their cooling solution was adequate. With the aftermarket full of modification hardware for these motherboards, I would be surprised if a warranty was null and void, due to any improvement made to a product. But, just like pushing CPU's and Mobos to their limits...their are consequences....good question for MSI!
4) There are pre-existing holes in the motherboard that the stock heatsink is fastened to. I utilized those same holes and retaining pins and springs for my active cooling.
5) You will need to remove the mobo in order to release tension on the heatsink retainer pins...by just pinching them together and pushing upward through the holes.
In addition to the installation of the active cooling device, I also applied some thermal paste!

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K8N Neo4 Platinum nVidia Socket 939 Motherboard (Chipset cooler)

Hello pals...
It's been a while since I was here for the last time. The other time it was something related to the VGA cooler which had melted and was adviced to replace for a Zalman one. I did and it's now working perfectly.
But this time it's about the chipset cooler. It's making a high-pitched awfulloud noise (Like that one of a motorbike getting started but never actually starting, if you know what I mean)... Anyway, I am interested in replacing it for a new one but really can't see which one, as all I am getting around here (in Argentina) are coolers for VGA card chipsets and not for motherboards. Can somebody tell me what cooler to buy and where? and if possible, also mention the model and everything in case I have to order it abroad.
I'd appreciate ANY word of advice very deeply...

Try this thread - https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=102193.0

Cpu and chipset cooling,recommendations?

Trying to figure out what the best HS is for a 3400 on the K8N and chipset cooler. Stock HS running about 35-41 sys temp and 40-51 cpu (Idle/load). sitting at 41 sys and 45cpu right now, weird.... Its all in a coolermaster "stacker?" case. Good airflow (1x120, 2x80 front and 1x80 side intake, 1x120, 3x80 out...) Going to add the "crossblower" fan as soon as I can find it in stock. Had thoughht about the coolermaster hyper 6 but its huge, would have to tie it off to the psu plate or something to keep it from shifting I think
I was looking at the ZALMAN CNPS7000A-AlCu
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=35-118-108&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE
I like the idea of quiet but summer is coming up and temps rise.... I also was thinking of running a duct from an 80 on the back or side to the HS fan as in intake and I dont think you can do it with the zalman. Any ideas? Not looking for a 92mm tornado setup, have to please the wife...
the chipset cooler gets me, have never bought one. Would like to be able to get one with a fan and plug into the board. Any thoughts on which one will work best?

Check some of the signatures here on the nVidia Athlon64 section of the Forum. That will give you a good idea of the Heatsink/fan combinations that are used!
I think the stock HSF is O.K., and I personally use the Zalman 7000AlCu....but there are other good ones!
P.S. while playing around yesterday....I opened the case up and put an additional fan on the exposed areas and it definitely dropped my temps about 8 deg. I'm thinking of adding a side case fan to help ventilation. I've got the Lian-Li PC-65 black aluminum case.

After market chipset cooler for NEO (PLAT)

o as im typing this im runing 44c CPU and 45c chipset dose any ond else have this prob one this borad and i dont what to wast money if the chipset cooler dont clear my 9800 card and HSF and ive got a Artec cooling After market cooler so it is realy close to the chipset cooler... so has anyone put an after market HSF on there chipset

I just posted this in the other Northbridge fan thread but I'll post it again:
Well I just recently built a new pc with an MSI K8N Neo Platinum and have been browsing these forums for awhile... I've also been looking into actively cooling the NB because from previous experience with my Xbox, Nvidia NB's run fairly hot... I was thinking about getting one of those Vantec coolers but I dont really like the hole thing where the fan is built into the heatsink (personally I don't think it is very efficient)... So I was trying to find some other ways to cool the chip and found that any 40mm fan will fit on the heatsink, but the stock gold heatsink was too tall and if I put a fan on it would interfere with my Radeon 9800Pro with an Arctic Silencer cooler... So I came across this:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=291975&pfp=srch1
The heatsink is shorter plus it comes with a 40mm fan so I think it would fit perfectly on the NB (I have one of these chipset coolers in my Xbox and am very pleased with it)... I think that combined with some Arctic Silver 5 will definately perform a lot better than the stock gold POS... I will be picking one of these up shortly at CompUSA and will let all you guys know how it goes along with some pictures... Hope this helps...
Here are some pics of the kit and of it placed on the NB in my Xbox:
As you can see the heatsink that comes with it is indeed a little shorter and should help those of you with larger video cards that have problems fitting an NB cooler... I also have an arctic silencer on my vid card and I'm almost 100% sure this would fit as I was able to fit my finger inbetween the card and the NB heatsink and the fan is about the same width as my finger...

MSI Pro-E Chipset Cooling (Need Some Major Clarification Here Before I Begin)

Hey guys, about to bring up a very well known issue here, which brought about many 'heated' debates, no pun intended :P I know there has been many threads on this issue for nearly 2 years now, and well, i did tons of reading on the subject, starting with this classic thread here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=126885.0 and various others. I'll try and keep this as short as i can and get right to the point. I know what needs to be done, and the method i will be going with (though i am still debating with some options on the final decision), so i wont even bother going into all of that and save myself and you guys some time here. I am quite certain that HU16E has seen more than enough of these threads, and that every time he sees one, he probably gets a brain ache (sorry man )
But basically, i want to remove the stock heatsink on my X58 Pro-E mobo, and replace BOTH the NB and SB heatsinks. This is something very simple to do, take maybe no more than half hour to get it all removed, put the new TIM on, reseat it, etc, and i am all done. The only problem is having to gut the system and put everything back, which takes even longer to do and is something i am not looking forward to doing, but i am just not comfy with an idle temp of 78c-80c, so i want to take care of all this asap. Yes, i know that is under Intels specs, and yes, it IS working, but i haven't even bothered to play any games on this new system yet, because i know if i was to fire up a power hungry game, that the temps would be well over 90c, and that is just NOT GOOD.
What i want to be sure of, and the main question here, is do any of you know, FOR CERTAIN, which heatsink will fit this mobo without any blood, sweat, tears, tedious modding and cussing up a storm and throwing temper tantrums? Or even worse, getting the heatsink and having it not fit at all? That is something i want to avoid, as it just wastes more time having to send it back, look for another and just creates more hassle. If i do decide to actually hacksaw the heatpipe that links the stock NB/SB together, well at that point, there is no going back, and when i go to put the new heatsinks on and they wind up not fitting, i am basically screwed and wont be able to use the pc for days until finding the right one, so again, i want to avoid all of that.
In that thread i linked to above, he mentions he used that Thermalright NB heatsink, but the problem here, is that he was using the Eclipse mobo, which is not the one i have. I seen some others in that thread saying that they had the PRO-E, but never went into enough detail that they used that same heatsink. It seems like it would fit ok, but 'seems' isn't good enough, and i need to be certain it would. Looking in the system right now, i can lower the gfx card to PCI-E slot 2, to make even more room, so shouldn't be a problem i would think.
But then i came across this thread, and found it quite interesting: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=129044.0
Now this person used that Thermaltake Spirit 2 NB cooler, but it seems Thermaltake yanked that off the market, because the link to newegg in the thread, now shows it OUT OF STOCK/DEACTIVATED. Also if you go here:
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1231&ID=1901 and click the pic of the old Spirit 2, it then leads you here: http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1231&ID=1901 , so they obviously recalled the other one for whatever reason. I am guessing because that one was copper, and this one is aluminum and also smaller and virtually do the same job as the other. This one seems really nice and would definitely be the one i would like to go with, since it has a 40mm fan on it all in one, unlike the Thermalright, which doesn't come with a fan (but can use an 80mn fan as well with the mounting contents it comes with). Based on what i have been reading about this issue, if i reseat everything properly, use AS5 and make sure the fans are blowing properly, this Thermaltake heatsink should have virtually the same effect as the Thermalright would. Of course, this leaves the SB completely exposed, which leads to me part 2 of this person's post. He linked to this NB/SB cooler, which is just about the same size as the stock SB cooler, and he 'claims' it fits just fine:
http://www.xoxide.com/enzotech-cnb-s1l.html
There is also another model by the same company, which has a small fan on it too:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708006
The first one would definitely fit, at least where the gfx card is concerned, albeit, barely. Not sure if the one with the fan would, but then again, based on all that i've read so far, that seems like overkill, since the SB doesn't get hot at all, only lukewarm at this point, and a decent heatsink is all that is really needed. However, i say this person 'claimed' it fit, 'supposedly', because he never posted pics when asked about it, and then disappeared from his own thread shortly after. And what spoiled the whole read for me, was another person posting this:
"The enzotech low profile heatsink will not fit on the south bridge because the hole to hole diameter is too large for it to match up against the mounting holes of the south bridge on the x58 boards.
The Enzotech CNB-S1L has 2 possible hole-hole diameters: 54.6 mm and 59mm. However, the mounting holes on the mobo are only 49mm apart. So the Enzotech heatsink designed for the northbridge will not fit on the south bridge.
If you somehow managed to make it fit, please post pics."
So yea, now i can't be certain that heatsink would fit on the SB, and if this guy was telling the truth, if he did his own modding to force it to fit, or what. Yes, i can hacksaw the pipe off, and leave the stock SB heatsink there, but...i figure if i am going to replace one, i may as well replace the other while i am doing all of that. Like i said, i don't want to have to find out it doesn't upon installing it, because that is just unnecessary time being wasted.
And there you have it, guys. Now, i am no expert at all when it comes a lot of this stuff, as far as certain technical aspects go, but many posters here really know their stuff and from what i have read here and on other forums, i feel like a total noob sometimes lol. So all this boils down to, and what i really need to know, is will all the heatsinks that i have outlined here, fit this motherboard properly? I really need to take care of this asap, because this thing running at 78-80 all the time is really going to lower it's life span, and every second that it does, is just one less second of use. Maybe that is being a lil too dramatic, but still, i've seen so many get their temps down to the low 40s and 50s, so i know for sure this board DOES NOT need to be running that hot :-/
On another note, i noticed many saying they wanted to add nuts/washers or whatever, to give better stability and contact. Well, since as i am as bad as it gets with carpentry, measuring, etc, i have no damn idea which ones i would need. I once was asked to measure something long ago when i worked as a laborer for a carpenter and reported back, saying to him '2/3s'. The guy looked at me like i had two heads lmao. Fortunately, i can read a ruler/measuring tape much better now lol, but i'm still no Norm, from This Old House. I hear all this talk of 'spring mounts', 'push pins' 'mounting holes', 'screws', etc. Since i am unable to see the back of my mobo right now (only the CPU area from the other side of the case panel when removed), i have no idea if its using metal screws, or push pins, or what. I see the heatsinks i mentioned here, as well as many others, use these various methods, so im uncertain what would work on this board (if it needs plastic/nylon screws or metal ones). Now, i checked out this youtube vid of a guy showing how to remove my exact mobo and reseat it with new/better paste. It was quite informative. Just so you guys know, i have the older 'brown colored' Pro-E board. The one in the video looks to be the same color. However, i just purchased this board, along with the whole system less than 3 weeks ago, so i don't know how old this Pro-E may be.
Another important question about what this guy did in the vid too. You can fast-forward to where he takes it apart. Looks to me like they are metal screws, but again, im unsure if mine use those. The front of the heatsinks have two holes, those of which i can easily see, and have what looks to be a plastic washer or something on it. It looks 'greyish'. Now, A VERY IMPORTANT issue in this vid, is this guy removed the THERMAL PADDING on the heatsinks. I read here all over the place, that you are NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT, as to ensure that the heatsinks aren't touching any components on the board, the chipset itself. As you can see in the first couple comments, the guy says 'Yes, the existing pads were scraped off. It's important to remove the old thermal pads, otherwise you won't have any benefit & it may even be worse.' So yea. all that does is just confuse me more. Considering how gunked up, though, that the paste will be when removing it, i can only image that the stock pad on there is probably gonna be pretty nasty as well too, which is why he probably took it all off. But yea, wondering if you guys could clarify that for me, if that should be done or not. Seems many here were very firm that it should NEVER be removed.
I can honestly i never have had an issue with MSI until now, and they do put out quality products, but i hope in the future, that newer mobos would use better TIM and have a fan added on the NB or something. Other manufacturers do this, some don't, but they ALL should, so i am not just singling out MSI here. We live in an age where technology is very capricious and always progressing, and back in the day, well, PCs didn't require crazy amounts of fans, watercooling, etc. But with things putting out so much wattage these days, apps/games/movies requiring better hardware, which also needs more power and/or outputs a lot too, well you don't have to work for NASA to know that heat is going to be a problem, and the motherboard being an obvious vital component, should be adequately cooled just as well as everything else that needs it. I do love this board, and it does more than enough to suit my needs, i just wish it didn't run so dang hot That's the ONLY gripe i have about it.

Hey, HU16E, and others,
I just wanted to let you know that i finally broke down and attempted this procedure (after a lot of hesitation), and everything worked out perfectly as you said, WITHOUT having to buy some aftermarket chipset cooler. Maybe it was meant to be for me, because i learned a crap load of things in the process and in the end, it wasn't as hard or grueling as i thought (although 1 process was, which ill get to shortly lol).
Once i finally got everything gutted (well, just the stuff attached to the mobo), i then removed it, and hit a wall, because the screws that hold down the chipset heatsink, wouldnt fit any phillips head screw drivers had, so i had to stop, run out and buy a lil six pack of VERY small philips and flat heads. I had assumed during my extensive research on all of this, that those screws used the 6-32 size, which is pretty much the smallest i could find out there. Many pointed out the RC/Model Airplane hobby shops, but nothing i could find out where i live. Those 4 screws differ from everything else in the case. I thought they would be the M3 type screw (6-32), which on the wiki for pc-screws, had said they were commonly used on most mobos. But anyway, i got those off with the right screwdriver, and that was where the 'grueling' part came in.
The NB heatsink came off after 5 minutes of careful wiggling/rocking/twisting to the left and right. I never once PULLED UPWARD, until it was VERY LOOSE, in fear that i would crack the NB die, because if that happened, well, the mobo would basically have become nothing more than a good coffee cup stand). The SB took about 20 minutes since it was cemented on there pretty good. I had to use a wrench and lock both sides of it on there, and then again, just twisted to the left n right carefully, because my hands/fingers were too big to get a grip on the heatsink it uses. Finally, it came off, and i was good to go, but my goodness.....
...not to sound to harsh here, but man, that original paste it had was just terrible, HU16E. This Pro-E i have is the brownish colored one, and so, it had this pink, bubble gum stuff, that was VERY sticky and hard, and i can now see why these heating issues were taking place. Also, the HS itself wasnt as tight as when i finally put it all back. I used alcohol and qtip swab, and also your toothpick method of scraping from the outside, in, to form a clump, which worked well, but the thinner residue afterward was a real hassle to get off there, both on the HS and the NB die/SB surface. Used a butterknife on the HS, but only soft and non-metallic stuff on the NB die, and just kept wiping with alcohol and a microfiber pad for what felt like an eternity until it just basically dissolved and got that nice mirror finish. I used 4 of the 6-32 washers between the stock screw/spring/washer, and believe it or not, it fit very well. It's not loose, the screws head doesnt go through it at all, and once it was scerwed in nice n tight, there was no play at all, so it worked out really well. I mean, at most while it was loose, was probably just a micro millimeter of space while it was around the screws shaft, but again, once it was in there it was tight as can be. I used Arctic Cooling MX-4, since it one of the best out there and i liked the fact it was non-conductive. From what i have read about pastes, metallic-based compounds just arent necessary in this day and age anymore. Also replace the paste on the CPU cooler too.
So i fired up, and well...checked the bios temps, and there ya have it. Went from 82 degrees, down to 48! That definitely made it all worth it. Now i can finally do some gaming/hd content without having to worry about it going into the 90s. It hasnt even exceeded 60 on load, so all is well for sure Also have an antec spot fan set on medium and aimed right over the NB and added a 200mm fan on the top of case, acting as exhaust, so im sure that all plays a part too.
Honestly, though, i really hope MSI is NOT using that paste anymore, because it really is just....well.....ill just say it's BAD lol. It sure as hell would work awesome for some kind of adhesive or glue that is for sure lmao. Maybe MSI should hold onto to that stuff, and give the glue market some competition lol. But yea, as a thermal compound, umm...i just sure hope they switched to a good type of paste for all their future mobos, especially the z68s. I also don't believe that the NB/SB heatsink ever needed a combo type deal, via the heat pipe, as this just creates more tedium. Heck, i dont even think the SB even needs a HS on it, as it doesn't even give off much heat at all. Mine is barely lukewarm to the touch. Not to mention, when taking it off, the heat pipe tends 'move/bend' a bit, and this means the heatsinks on either side will not match up well, or be perfectly parallel when you seat them back on the board. I had to keep bending it gently and standing it on my table til all 4 pegs on the bottom would touch, this way i would know that it'd reseat properly. I hope in the future that MSI will scrap that whole linked HS set-up.
As i stated before, love the board, and the TIM issue was the only issue i had with it, and now since that is resolved, i have no gripes whatsoever. Down the line, ill probably get a z68 soon, and wouldn't mind at all going with MSI, but id like to be assured first that some changes were made to the chipset cooling, because even though this was all a good learning experience for me, it is not something i want to go through again lol.
But hey, thanks a bunch for all of your advice HU16E and other mods as well. I was going to go with that Thermalright HS, and your posts (past and present) convinced me otherwise and the temps are down to what others got them to WITH that same aftermarket heatsink, so you saved me 30USD

Nvidia chipset and fbsplash

Hey guys, i kinda need some help in here with this.
I have a lcd monitor with native 1440x900 and i want to set up fbsplash but the kernel just give me 1280x1024 and 1600x1200, so it looks kinda squeezed the fbsplash,
So i've been looking the forums, the wiki, almost everything to get a proper framebuffer resolution but nothing found yet. I have an asus m3n78-pro motherboard, so my chipset is a geforce 8300, that's been said, i also tried changing the framebuffer to nvidiafb and not worked.
Already tried uvesafb, hwinfo --framebuffer, vga=ask, video=nvidiafb, al those options an nothing worked so far.
Let me says that i do have 1440x900 with nvidia closed drivers when gdm starts up, and i tried nouveau+kms before and gave the proper framebuffer resolution, but gdm then won't worked cause nouveau didn't catch the right resolution through Xorg.
So any help, i though first of re-compiling the kernel, in order to enable that hidden options saying 'framebuffer for 1440x900' but after spendding a full day through the kernel configs nothing found.
Again any help, would be nice, i kinda felt with the fbplash aur packages and it companion, fbsplash-scripts, initscripts-extras-fbsplash, so i wanna give it a try on my main desktop.
thxs in advance.
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shining wrote:Please provide kernel (dmesg) and Xorg (/var/log/Xorg.0.log) logs of your nouveau problem.
The problem is that i tried but not enough to tell you that, i'm not sure if nouveau driver will let me use gnome-shell,
I'll do that, and come back to tell you.
dmesg | tail
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[drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: Failed to idle channel 2.
fuse init (API version 7.13)
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(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5.902, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(==) AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
(II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5, module version = 0.0.15
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 6.0
(II) NOUVEAU driver
(II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
RIVA TNT (NV04)
RIVA TNT2 (NV05)
GeForce 256 (NV10)
GeForce 2 (NV11, NV15)
GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18)
GeForce 3 (NV20)
GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28)
GeForce FX (NV3x)
GeForce 6 (NV4x)
GeForce 7 (G7x)
GeForce 8 (G8x)
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 02@00:00:0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:02:00.0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 7
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:02:00.0
(II) [drm] nouveau interface version: 0.0.15
(II) Loading sub module "dri"
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Loaded DRI module
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK)
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:02:00.0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 8
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:02:00.0
(II) [drm] DRM interface version 1.3
(II) [drm] DRM open master succeeded.
(--) NOUVEAU(0): Chipset: "NVIDIA NVaa"
(==) NOUVEAU(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NOUVEAU(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NOUVEAU(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NOUVEAU(0): Using HW cursor
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 using monitor section Monitor0
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Output LVDS-1 has no monitor section
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 disconnected
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Output LVDS-1 connected
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Output LVDS-1 using initial mode 1280x800
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Using default gamma of (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) unless otherwise stated.
(--) NOUVEAU(0): Virtual size is 1280x800 (pitch 1280)
(**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "1280x800": 68.9 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 49.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1280x800"x60.0 68.94 1280 1301 1333 1408 800 803 808 816 -hsync -vsync (49.0 kHz)
(**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "1024x768": 63.5 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 47.8 kHz, 59.9 Hz
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1024x768"x59.9 63.50 1024 1072 1176 1328 768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync (47.8 kHz)
(**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "800x600": 38.2 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 37.4 kHz, 59.9 Hz
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "800x600"x59.9 38.25 800 832 912 1024 600 603 607 624 -hsync +vsync (37.4 kHz)
(**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "640x480": 23.8 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 29.7 kHz, 59.4 Hz
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.4 23.75 640 664 720 800 480 483 487 500 -hsync +vsync (29.7 kHz)
(**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "720x400": 22.2 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 24.8 kHz, 59.6 Hz
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "720x400"x59.6 22.25 720 744 808 896 400 403 413 417 -hsync +vsync (24.8 kHz)
(**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "640x400": 20.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 25.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x400"x60.0 20.00 640 664 720 800 400 403 409 417 -hsync +vsync (25.0 kHz)
(**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "640x350": 17.5 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 21.9 kHz, 59.8 Hz
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x350"x59.8 17.50 640 664 720 800 350 353 363 366 -hsync +vsync (21.9 kHz)
(==) NOUVEAU(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5.902, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5.902, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "exa"
(II) LoadModule: "exa"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so
(II) Module exa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5.902, module version = 2.5.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 6.0
(II) Loading sub module "shadowfb"
(II) LoadModule: "shadowfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libshadowfb.so
(II) Module shadowfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5.902, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Opened GPU channel 2
(II) NOUVEAU(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
(II) NOUVEAU(0): GART: 512MiB available
(II) NOUVEAU(0): GART: Allocated 16MiB as a scratch buffer
(II) EXA(0): Driver allocated offscreen pixmaps
(II) EXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
(II) Solid
(II) Copy
(II) Composite (RENDER acceleration)
(II) UploadToScreen
(II) DownloadFromScreen
(==) NOUVEAU(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NOUVEAU(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) NOUVEAU(0): [XvMC] Associated with Nouveau GeForce 8/9 Textured Video.
(II) NOUVEAU(0): [XvMC] Extension initialized.
(II) NOUVEAU(0): NVEnterVT is called.
(==) NOUVEAU(0): DPMS enabled
(II) NOUVEAU(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
(--) RandR disabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/nouveau_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/nouveau_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
(EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
(II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/swrast_dri.so
(II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
(II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting screen physical size to 338 x 211
resize called 1280 800
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.3, module version = 2.3.2
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.3.901, module version = 1.2.1
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.2.1
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8"
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5472
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4448
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 0
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right middle
(**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
(**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
(**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD)
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Acer Crystal Eye webcam
(**) Acer Crystal Eye webcam: always reports core events
(**) Acer Crystal Eye webcam: Device: "/dev/input/event9"
(II) Acer Crystal Eye webcam: Found keys
(II) Acer Crystal Eye webcam: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Acer Crystal Eye webcam" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Sleep Button
(**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
(**) Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) Sleep Button: Found keys
(II) Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Video Bus
(**) Video Bus: always reports core events
(**) Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event7"
(II) Video Bus: Found keys
(II) Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
This is my other pc, same here, Acer Aspire, nvidia 9100 gfx, i tried to start gdm and xfce4 and nothin \g happens, i think it's still too early for nouveau drivers.
Last edited by erick.red (2010-03-15 19:20:59)

Nvidia Chipset- 32-bit or 64-bit?

Hi, I am new to these forums, so I apologize if this question is posted already somewhere else- I just can't find an answer, so I'm posting my own question.
Can anyone tell me whether or not the new macbook pros (late 2008) have a 64-bit or 32-bit chipset? I've been reading mixed answers throughout the web, and it seems nvidia and apple are being pretty quiet about the answer.
I know that right now this question doesn't really make a whole lot of difference, I just want to make sure that when snow leopard (and nehalem for that matter) is released i'm not kicking myself TOO hard if I decide to take the jump and get the new MBP now.
If anyone knows, I would really appreciate a solid answer. THANKS!

Thanks for the link- I had skimmed through it before, but paid a little more attention to the details this time.
So the article says that there is no 32-bit version of Leopard. What confuses me is that a bunch of sites are stating that the nvidia chipset is only a 32-bit chipset. So I'm still unsure about whether or not the chipset is 32 or 64... I mean,
I'll probably never require more than 4gb or ram (at least for the time being) but I just want to make sure that if I make my MBP purchase now, I will not be really unhappy when Apple releases snow leopard (and 64-bit nvidia mobile chipsets to go along with it). Any advice on interpreting that article and information on the 64-bit status of the current mbp chipset is appreciated.
Thanks Again. (I guess I'm just trying to justify buying now, instead of waiting for nehalem... it's a tough task)

Chipset cooling

Has anyone found a good chipset cooler for the K7N2 Delta L? I have found a few that look pretty good but dont know about compatibility. I like the swiftech and the thermalright models but dont know if they will fit on the mobo. Thanks.

I'm with Deathstalker Iceburg is great i use it in all my PC's an Vantec has never let me down

RS480 chipset cooler compatibility

Alright, you all helped with getting the back plate off with my processor heatsink but now I've got another problem. I've got the my swiftech mcx-159a and that will not mount to this board, the base is too big and doesn't fit the chipset cooler mounting holes. Rather upset about this since I heard great things about the cooler. Thats life though, it doesn't fit. So my question is does anyone know of any after market heatsinks that I could use to replace the passive cooling the board comes with. This case is going to be a file server and have 6 hard drives in it, I don't think passive cooling will be good enough.

Well, I was actually searching for something else and this was the top post that came up in the search. It needed a reply.

Removing K8n neo2 Chipset cooler

In my over excitement to build by new 939 rig, I forgot to remove the chipset cooler and put some AS5 under it (something I always used to do on new builds).
I've since seen on line the pictures of the minute amount that MSI put on them in the factory, so I'm now determined I'm gonna AS5 it. The problem I have is that I've already installed the mobo and am reluctant to remove it again. So my question is, has anybody actually removed the cooler while it was still in the case and how easy was it?
I've had a quick look at the lugs and tried pulling them (not too hard) but it looks like they have some kind of sleeve mechanism on them and I was wondering if there was a trick to pulling them out from the top?
All help appreciated , thanks.

The pins (on my K8N Neo2) holding the NB fan to the motherboard are plastic. Below the mobo, the plastic nub expands. It's a cinch to squeeze the nub with pliers if you have the mobo out. If you were just to pull from above, it may work, but I'd be prepared for breaking the pin. Above the mobo, the pin has an integrated spring that pushes the fan against the chip. I'm not sure the reason for the spring - I doubt the chip expands so I guess it is a bit of an isolation of the vibration of the fan. Or perhaps more simply that the integrated spring+pin is one part, whereas a nut and screw would be two, perhaps more expensive. In any case, if your replacement cooling solution can be attached from above and you don't mind risking breaking the pins, then try pulling from the top -- or just cut them immediately with some end-cut wire nippers.

Question nVidia Chipset Drive Package Version Number.

Question nVidia Chipset Drive Package Version Number.
Hope this question is in the right sub forum.
I have see this question asked on several Forums, but never see a answer.
How do you tell which Chipset Driver Package Version is installed on your system, other than going to the Device Manager calling up the properties for each device and record the version number and comparing it to what listed for the Drive Package version?
Roger

I agree with you Richard.
I wouldn't say super fast ram though, I buy Crucial. It is very nice ram and does not break the bank. (no heatsinks on it or any other expenses)
Maybe I offended you, Bcc, by accident. I'm just trying to help folks on these forums and I have been with the nforce since day one. I have never seen this issue happen (or anything like it) on this board.
Like my suggestion, (if that didn't work, I would have continued to work) if I couldn't disable the agp host I would have uninstalled it (the device itself) and let windows try again. It could have been an nforce package issue and not with the detonator. I wish when these problems occurred, that I had the opportunity to try and fix these very rare occurences and examine the issue at my own desk.
I see too many people jump to the conclusion that they have found the mystery bug and go tell nvidia to recall the boards and fix it. I would not try to tell you that you are clueless about computers, as I don't have any idea how well you know them. But as an experienced technical writer/helper, I'm inclined to speak to the people as if they are dumb. As you can guess, many aren't, and they think that I may be saying they are, but at least they understand the situation.
More than the majority of problems are caused by heat. Too much heat will cause funny things to start happening to your computer. Sometimes it's just the ram, or maybe the cpu that get overheated. With summer coming, it's prime time to see the 'heat' problem creep up. I'm sure this wasn't the case with your issue, but it is overlooked most of the time.
Anyway, I'm glad your happy and your problem is fixed.

Hp 15-r033tx laptop does not show the Nvidia chipset information and only uses Intel HD graphics

My Hp 15 r033tx laptop has windows 8 64 bit installed in it and as it comes with NVidia Ge Force 820 M 2GB graphics card , I have also installed Nvidia and Intel HD Graphic Drivers but in the dxdiag selection it does not list the Nvidia Chipset and information but only lists Intel HD Graphics with 1786 MB.
Also it does not show any Dedicated Video Ram that is normally showing in my other friends desktop with Nvidia Graphics properly installed
Any solutions?

Hi @Suraj2410 ,
Thank you for your inquiry, I will do my best to help.
I see that you have Windows 8 installed and are not seeing your switchable graphics.
When I checked the specification page I see it came with Free Dos. When I checked for support drivers they are listed for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
HP 15-r033tx Notebook PC specifications
HP 15-r033tx Notebook PC Drivers
Here are three document to assist you with overcoming this difficulty.
Resolving Video and Graphics Issues
Overview of Switchable Graphics or Dual GPUs
Switchable Graphics on Notebooks Configured with Intel and ATI GPUs
If you are still having difficulties, with it being a recent purchase, I suggest contacting HP support for assistance.
Please call our technical support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside of the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region. Phone Assist Worldwide
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Better?? Stock chipset cooler or Vantec IceBerg on Neo 2 Plat

In your experience as I am hoping not to have to remove my mobo to try this and find out my stock msi chipset cooler cools better than my vantec iceberg.
What do you ppl think is a better cooler??

Yeah I know it will fit and is just marginally larger. I test fitted it when I first got the mobo from newegg. And its not like its alot of trouble getting the mobo out of the case. I am just lazy. All I do all day long is work on other ppls computers. I kinda like just coming home and having a computer that works. But lately my computer room has been getting warmer and if I restart my computer I will get bsod's in x64 v1433 with error "Page fault in non paged area" And I go into bios and the chipset temp is 42'C To me that is just way to hot. I have pleny of cooling inside the case and ie; 6 80mm fans and a Arctic Cooling freezer 64 on the 3200+. But I am wondering if maybe it is due to memory overheating.
I did just take my memory down from 2.85v to 2.55 and it works just fine. So maybe that is my trick.
Also I did remove the stock hs and put some as5 under it and that lowered my temps by about 2'C

Noise? Chipset cooler?

Hi..
I Got this serious problem that last week my MEGA 865 started being REALLY noisy.
In the start is though it was the cpu coolers, but when i checked today, it was the chipset cooler under the "metal" thing.
Is it possible to remove the metal thing where the card reader and hdd is hanging? But would that help maybe to clean the cooler if i could get into it?
The problem is that my fatty fingers is able to get all in there, so that would be a great help ^^

Hi, I had a similar problem with my chipset cooler on the 180 although my fan was just DOA . Anyhow, if the fan is the same on the 865 it is an ADDA fan. You can get a replacement in the CompUsa branded chipset cooler bundle at the store for $9.99 it is super silent and spins at the same RPM as the stock fan.
The downside is that you will have to "hardwire" or use an adapter off of your HD power plug to power the fan.
Be aware that there are two versions of the fan in the cooler bundle. One has a sticker on the top of the fan and that is the one that you want, the other is not an ADDA fan so I dont know what the noise will be like. The sticker is a teal color with white lettering on it.
Oh, this all assumes that you live in the U.S. and that you dont mind disassembling the HD cage to get to the cooler (easy work).

845G Max - Chipset cooling?

Has anyone installed a chipset cooler on this board?
I'm thinking about the ThermalTake Tiger 1.
Any input/suggestions?
Thanks,
Patrick

You would need to glue it with thermal epoxy since there are no holes in the board.
Why would you need to do it?
A cheaper and less destructive solution could be to get a cheap 40mm or 50mm fan and screw it on the existing heatsink.

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