You don't have to format the drive but you do need to FDSIK it to create partition(s) first. I'm afraid this is not true. Actually it is true. All I ever do is create partitions and then install Windows XP. During the install Windows will ask if you want to format the partition and do it for you. I...

Tibors wrote:No, SPQR is certainly no typo. That is wishfull thinking.

In our quest for silence we are going to conquer most of the known world and bring them 1000 years of blissfull silence.

The problem derives from different ground potentials. If the computer is ungrounded, the entire computer will float in half of the AC voltage from the outlet (115V/60V). I'm not sure that's correct... I would only expect that if the computer PSU wasn't functioning correctly... or am I thinking wron...

GlassMan wrote:Oleg, Welcome to SPQR!!

Now this is something that doesn't count as a typo...



Cheers,

Jan

Tibors wrote:Symphony of Enchanted Lands

This is among the best albums I possess.
Others mentioned are also very good, but...

Jan

It is recommended to plug the computer to a grounded outlet. If you do plug the computer to a non-grounded outlet, don't do any "hot-plugging": shut down all devices before making new connections. The problem derives from different ground potentials. If the computer is ungrounded, the entire compute...

Here's some background info, not a guide though. You might also want to search the forums with term "S3": you'll find good discussions about power saving. Basically you just have to: Backup all important data, in case Windows doesn't like to start after step 2-3. Go to BIOS, Power Management Setup ...

I too have a Zalman 7000-AlCu. I'm using 1000 MHz/0,85V as the lowest speed. I stopped the fan with SpeedFan, and started Prime95 Torture Test. After one hour, the CPU temp was 47-49°C. The only fan that cooled the CPU was the Nexus 120 mm case fan running 12V. Doesn't do much good to me to run the ...

Changing the frequency in PWMOUT clock seems to be working great! But is it a bad thing to change that? Can it have ill effects on my chip? Would a different fan react differently or is changing the PWMout clock frequency the way to go? AFAIK most motherboards don't allow to change the PWMOUT clock...

I'll try disabling the Promise controller in the BIOS and see if the error message goes away. It did, and you were right; the boot time is faster! :) In my old computer, which had a RAID1 setup, it took approx. 4-5 secs without a drive, 7 secs with two Maxtor drives in RAID1 and 20 secs for two WD ...

BOT_toNka wrote:How do you suspend to ram (s3)?

Basically using STR means that you turn off the computer. So, this might not be suited to your needs.

Let me know if you want to know how to do it.

Cheers,

Jan

Other possibility is to set the increment/decrement of the speed to 1%. Maybe there is more "control" between 0%-5%.

Cheers,

Jan

IIRC Asus is not nice enough to include a floppy holding the drivers for the onboard VIA SATA controller. You need to pull them from the CD that came with the motherboard (or even download them from Asus' site), and put them into a floppy. From the online manual , see section 5.7. You might also nee...

Deheinx wrote:You don't have to format the drive but you do need to FDSIK it to create partition(s) first.

I'm afraid this is not true.

Cheers,

Jan

Hm. it seems like the floppy would fit in the second (bottom) slot. But on the top one, there is nowhere to screw it in. Is it possible to put a floppy in the 1st bay? Sure it is. All my SLK3x00 floppies are in the top bay. There's mounting tabs there, just like in the bottom slot. Either slot work...

Suspend-To-RAM (S3).

Jan

In my honest opinion... Sempron = Duron = Celeron = CRAP. Actually, Sempron (S462) is derived from AXP T-Bred-B-core, but the P-rating (model number) has been boosted 300 (IIRC) points from the MHz-identical T-Bred-B. Also, good to remember that the current 3100+ Sempron is actually an A64 2800+ wi...

jamesbeam wrote:One interesting finding - the SMART temps are updated once a minute for approx 30 minutes after a reboot then revert to 10 minute updates.

Seems to hold water after brief defrag tests.

Jan

Next step is to try the Hitachi Drive Fitness Test Alas, cant watch temps as it runs. Now that mention it... It was actually the (Drive) Feature Tool found here . See the User Guide page 18. Sorry about the false info. My bad. :? One interesting finding - the SMART temps are updated once a minute f...

It all depends how the thermistor is used in the control circuit. It will drive the fan to max. speed if the thermistor is either disconnected or short-circuited. You need to short the thermistor leads if you want the fan to spin faster with 12V. You could then use an external fan controller (like Z...

That sounds like intermodulation (distortion), if the drives are hard-mounted. Search here to read more.

Cheers,

Jan

Another thing is whether the 7-volt mod is safe or not. It can easily kill a PSU. i think with low speed fans it isn't a problem. i've been running 2x l1a and the bqe case fan this way for a year or so, and i can't remember the last time i had a system crash :) also i'm running a fairly power hungr...

rpsgc wrote:Hi. I have a Soltek SL-KT600-R motherboard, would the Zalman 7000B fit? Zalman's listonly has the KT400 I guess not

There aren't any holes around the socket on that motherboard, so it's incompatible with 7000-series.

Cheers,

Jan

Zalman CNPS7000-AlCu is another viable option. Almost 100% compability for Socket 754/939 (interferes with Zalman's ZM80(A/C/D)-HP on some motherboards), half the price when compared to XP120+Nexus 120mm combo. Cooling/noise performance is nearly identical to XP90, looses by a fair margin (~5°C) to ...

I just want to share my experiences with CrystalCPUID. I connected the 5:2 bridge first since I have a locked AXP, thus making it detected as a mobile CPU. Fired up the 4.2 version and it worked as expected, almost... Max multiplier is the same, min is 3. Since I knew that I can reach quite high wi...

there is a much easier and neater solution: you can get 7volts directly from your power supply! that's what i've been doing for my psu fan, case fan and hdd fan for the past year or so. all you have to do is modify a molex plug (male or female, although male is easier) to take the (+) power from th...

Wow, that's really one oddball for a drive. First of all: Were you using more than one temp monitoring program at a time? Because I've never seen a SpinPoint with a temp over 50°C. What is the firmware revision of the drive (you can check it from the SMART page in SpeedFan)? One "easy" way is to use...

2. I want to use a Gyration KB and mouse in which the transmitter for both installs in a single USB port. They seem to work fine, but if I set the LCD to power down after a period of non-use, it will wake up after a short period of non-use of about a half hour, but it won't wake up with a longer pe...

I've wrote earlier that using the same peak power for different processors simplifies cpu binning process. Here is a quote from "Athlon 64 for Quiet Power" thread with great explanation of that process. As for the 89W thermal number for all K8 speed grades, it is fairly interesting. I can see a num...

Okay, armed with this new information, you can run a 1.0GHz Athlon 64 at 1.1V, and CPUBurn will only use up 12.6W for the core, and 2.2W for the memory controller (this is measured, so we know the chip is capable of running at such a speed). Let's just assume you can run 1.2GHz at 1.2V, this sounds...