Overclocking and Windows SP2

[A64]

That's because you are using an SLI-DR

 

what's wrong with SLI-DR ???

[Tropikal]

Jimbo / Shinobi / Tecnolover Please keep this going guys, i can't wait to see some definite results on this issue.

 

You all did a great job gathering data and posting updates. Keep it up guys and THANKS A TON FOR ALL YOUR WORK !!!

[Jimbo Mahoney]

what's wrong with SLI-DR ???

 

Nothing, but it needs SATA drivers to install windows if you use the RAID SATA ports rather than the standard ones.

[A64]

Nothing, but it needs SATA drivers to install windows if you use the RAID SATA ports rather than the standard ones.

 

 

your "standard" means IDE ? i guess most of the sata ports need sata drivers to install windows, unless you not using sata drive. Correct me if i am wrong.

[wickedld9]

your "standard" means IDE ? i guess most of the sata ports need sata drivers to install windows, unless you not using sata drive. Correct me if i am wrong.

 

 

You won't need drivers for installing windows XP on the DFI SATA ports if you are NOT using RAID.

 

If you are getting blue screens it's likely from memory timings/voltage. I'd suggest setting BIOS to 2.7v on your memory and changing the first few timings as follows:

Tcl: 2.5

Trcd: 4

Tras: 8

Trp: 3

 

That should get you on the way at least. From there it's lots of tweaking. You should be able to run those timings to at least 275MHz if not 300+.

 

Also, you should do some searching on this forum as I believe there was some issue with our boards and certain types of Corsair memory.

 

Hope this helps!

[Jimbo Mahoney]

your "standard" means IDE ? i

 

No, I mean the RAID SATA ports rather than the normal 4 sata ports.

[Tropikal]

That's it!

 

That's the one!

 

It's DEP!

 

I've turned it off and I'm now in Win XPSP2 with 9 x 316!!!

 

:nod: :shake:

 

Before, I could never get past 9 x 290 - 300!

 

 

Many, many thanks to Worthington for his suggestion about turning DEP off in the first place!

 

Many thanks to Shinobi for his continued ideas and 'encouragement' (come on Jimbo! )

 

OK, here's what I did (thanks to link from AAdjuster):

 

Edit Boot.ini so the switch:

 

/noexecute=OptIn

 

after the Windows OS selection reads:

 

/noexecute=AlwaysOff

 

(watch capitilization).

 

Hey presto!

 

 

 

Has anyone with a SanDiego tried this to see if they can get past the 2800 MHz barrier many pp say they cant go over ?

[A64]

You won't need drivers for installing windows XP on the DFI SATA ports if you are NOT using RAID.

 

If you are getting blue screens it's likely from memory timings/voltage. I'd suggest setting BIOS to 2.7v on your memory and changing the first few timings as follows:

Tcl: 2.5

Trcd: 4

Tras: 8

Trp: 3

 

That should get you on the way at least. From there it's lots of tweaking. You should be able to run those timings to at least 275MHz if not 300+.

 

Also, you should do some searching on this forum as I believe there was some issue with our boards and certain types of Corsair memory.

 

Hope this helps!

 

i have no problem running 275fsb for the ram, just not over 275.. fyi, i have no problems with my drives atm, coz i don't have sata drives.. but using ide to sata converters

 

btw, regarding the ram, i can't get my corsair to go over 275.. not sure what problem that would be . not xp problem definitely coz i can't even pass memtest at 280... hmm.. seems like having bad sticks