Abit IX38 Quad GT - Living Review II

[karas]

Originally Posted by vwgolfman

Guys,
I need to ask a quick favour of the IX38-Quad GT possie.....

What is the difference between the on-board HD Audio and AC97 Audio?

The case into which I put this Mobo last night has two, 3.5mm jack sockets on the front. One for headphnoes and the other for a microphone.

The cable running from these sockets has 2 different terminations. Both are 8 or 10 way molex connectors and both would plug into the audio socket on the Mobo but I don't understand what it says about the audio in the Mobo manual.

The pinouts of the two molex housings are slighty different.

Which should I plug in and why?

Cheers guys

I have the HD Audio.. dunno why... that was a random choice xD

[System48]

Originally Posted by vwgolfman

Guys,
I need to ask a quick favour of the IX38-Quad GT possie.....

What is the difference between the on-board HD Audio and AC97 Audio?

The case into which I put this Mobo last night has two, 3.5mm jack sockets on the front. One for headphnoes and the other for a microphone.

The cable running from these sockets has 2 different terminations. Both are 8 or 10 way molex connectors and both would plug into the audio socket on the Mobo but I don't understand what it says about the audio in the Mobo manual.

The pinouts of the two molex housings are slighty different.

Which should I plug in and why?

Cheers guys

If the connectors aren't labeled then hopefully the manual for your case will say which one is what. In the two systems I've done that supported HD Audio the first connector was HD and the second was for AC '97. Hook up the first one and set the audio to "HD Audio" in the bios. Once you get the OS installed and install the drivers try it out. Read the wiki article for the details

[karas]

ok I'm too noob to overclock more so I decided to rest with my 333fsb and amen.

now, for ram speed.. im at 1:1.25 with 4/4/4/12.. @ 2.1v --> if I try to use 1:1.50 i only obtain a bsod.. I have to higher the voltage ? or what ?

nothing goes as I want lol


EDIT: by the way.. I flashed the bios with the official v12 but it says "12) B09" O_o'

[supershanks]

From Post#468

8500 memory is ok to around 1000 on 4,4,4,12.

333x1:1.20=ddr2 800Mhz
333x1:1.25=ddr2 832Mhz
333x1:1.50=ddr2 1000Mhz

For 1000mhz then try Try tras at 13
REFRESH CYCLE TIME (TRFC)........... 35 from 30

Need to reflash you sure you got M704B_12.BIN file & copied that to yoiur usb stick
When usb boots type runme

luck

[karas]

the file is this one:
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~chsm...T/M704B_12.BIN

right ? tryed 2 times.. all goes right.. but the bios version is still b09 O_o

EDIT: tras at 13, trfc at 35 ... bsod lol

[vwgolfman]

Thanks guys for the help with HD and AC97 Audio.

So...has a new BIOS revision has hit the shelves then?

...and does it enable the strap to run at 1:1.25?

[supershanks]

Yes 12.09 enabled 1:1.25 strap today official bios 12 is out but not yet on abit download site Motherboard>LGA775>IX38 QuadGT see post #1 for link.

karas looks like your right re bios please see edit. sorry.

EDIT: tras at 13, trfc at 35 ... bsod lol

it sems your memory won't cut it then try 1000mhz at:-

DRAM TIMING SELECTABLE............. - MANUAL 
CAS LATENCY TIME (TCL)............... - 5
RAS TO CAS DELAY (TRCD)............. - 5
RAS PRECHARGE (TRP)......... .......... - 5
PRECHARGE DELAY (TRAS).............. - 10
REFRESH CYCLE TIME (TRFC)........... - 30
WRITE RECOVERY TIME (TWR)......... - 4
WRITE TO READ DELAY (TWTR)........ - 4
ACT TO ACT TIME (TRRD)............... - 4
READ TO PRECHARGE (TRTP)............ - 12
COMMAND RATE....................... - 2T 
PCIE Root Port Function............ - V1.0A 
PEG FORCE X1....................... - DISABLED 
INIT DISPLAY FIRST................. - PCIEX

Edit
Have just checked Official BIOS Release v12 & also see 12.09 Normally johnny or gilgamesh have sent bios vis pm, email or msn, gilgamesh offered me it this pm but i thought we had it will see what happens

[karas]

it booted but the blent test failed.. lol O_o

[supershanks]

Again it's failing on large ffts , so most likelly still memory. It's just 2x1gb your on atm??

try 5,5,5,12

if that fails
Have you tried memtest on your ram ?? Memtest86 might be worth while testing a module at a time for a couple of hours each or until any error.

[supershanks]

Latest state of Official 12 Bios
Just been on with johnny bravo who provided the official 12 evidently 12.09 is the Officail Beta tht is to say apparently it won't be "rubber stamped" until abit puts it on the website