P4P800 - advice on suitable components - Page 3

johnnyasia · 11-06-2004, 10:02 PM

I installed XP on a separate hard drive, it worked so well with this system that I upgraded the Win2k drive, the boot drive, to XP. It didn't work nearly as well as the clean install, so I formatted it to do a clean install.

That's when all hell broke loose. The other hard drive wouldn't boot, "NTLDR missing". I wrote zeroes to it, took out the other drive, but the computer
took about 2 minutes to get past auto-detecting drives, and then it wouldn't even load the floppy HD utilities, the screen went bank for several minutes. I cleared CMOS, didn't help.

I put the other hard drive back on, it starts fine. But I can't install an OS on the drive that I wrote zeroes on, when I boot up, the original 2k drive still shows an XP boot option, and I can't get past it to install. My computer won't work without the other hard drive, so I can't install an OS. ***?

johnnyasia · 11-09-2004, 04:48 PM

I got XP reinstalled.

Someone else had the same boot problem with this board, a WD hard drive and geforce 440 video card:
P4p800-e Deluxe Problems

I connected speakers today, and to my surprise I heard "CPU fan failed"
when I booted up. The fan works fine, the CPU runs in the mid 30C's,
I have no idea why the CPU fan warning is there. I rebooted, heard it again.
hardware info in the BIOS shows the fan working Asus probe too.

?

johnnyasia · 11-09-2004, 08:03 PM

the "cpu fan failed" warning kept on, I checked the fan connection, it was fine. I updated AIBooster yesterday, and wondered if it somehow changed any settings, I checked and found CPU fan control was on manual, I put it back to auto, where I had it before the update, and now the "cpu fan failed" warning stopped. I had assumed AIBooster only worked while Windows was running. Why would it affect the fan speed before windows starts?

That voice warning system is cool.

johnnyasia · 11-10-2004, 07:53 PM

Oh well, I'm about to give up on this board.

The "CPU fan failed" warning is now permanemt. The CPU temp in BIOS hardware information goes over 50C. The CPU fand & power fan readings are low, in red letters.

When Windows starts and AI Booster takes over, the fan works fine.

johnnyasia · 11-11-2004, 05:40 AM

I unistalled AIBooster, no more CPU fan warnings at bootup.

The updated AIBooster I downloaded at the Asus site seems to have
screwed things up. I don't know why.

Also, Asus probe pops up with voltage and fan warnings
when I have an Epson USB printer pluuged in. When I unplug it,
the warnings go away.

Maybe I should use a powered USB hub on this board?

I gotta say, I have never experienced so many weird bugs
with Abit, Epox, FIC or MSI boards. In fact, I never had so much
as one problem with other boards.

+

johnnyasia · 12-05-2004, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyasia

The serial modem works now, it wouldn't in Win2k.

I contacted Asus about the serial modem problem, they said to use XP.

Back to the drawing board. Now the external serial modem causes XP to reboot. When I first installed XP Pro the modem worked. I didn't use it for a while. I installed SP2 and other software from CD's, when I got around to using the modem again, XP rebooted, and does so every time now.
In Win2K it froze the computer completely.

I can't find out what the problem is, the serial port itself, one of those weird Prescott incompatibilties I've seen mentioned, a Conexant driver problem,
NT/XP problem, or all of the above.

I'm using a USR hardware PCI modem now, but it bothers me that I can't use
a standard dialup serial modem on my new computer.

johnnyasia · 12-06-2004, 10:39 AM

The Infineon memory has worked out very well with this board.
I have the RAM setting in BIOS on "auto"

SiSoftware Sandra

Benchmark Results
RAM Bandwidth Int Buff'd iSSE2 : 4186 MB/s
RAM Bandwidth Float Buff'd iSSE2 : 4172 MB/s

Int Buff'd iSSE2 (Integer STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 4155MB/s
Scaling : 4169MB/s
Addition : 4212MB/s
Triad : 4209MB/s
Data Item Size : 16 byte(s)
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 65% (estimated)

Float Buff'd iSSE2 (Float STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 4153MB/s
Scaling : 4141MB/s
Addition : 4203MB/s
Triad : 4193MB/s
Data Item Size : 16 byte(s)
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 65% (estimated)

johnnyasia · 12-10-2004, 07:09 AM

I'm going to add a 24/96 audio card for recording. Anyone know which PCI slot is best for audio cards? Also, should I disable the onboard audio?

I have a USR modem in slot 3.

11-06-2004, 10:02 PM	#41 (permalink)
johnnyasia Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 62 OS: Win 2000	I installed XP on a separate hard drive, it worked so well with this system that I upgraded the Win2k drive, the boot drive, to XP. It didn't work nearly as well as the clean install, so I formatted it to do a clean install. That's when all hell broke loose. The other hard drive wouldn't boot, "NTLDR missing". I wrote zeroes to it, took out the other drive, but the computer took about 2 minutes to get past auto-detecting drives, and then it wouldn't even load the floppy HD utilities, the screen went bank for several minutes. I cleared CMOS, didn't help. I put the other hard drive back on, it starts fine. But I can't install an OS on the drive that I wrote zeroes on, when I boot up, the original 2k drive still shows an XP boot option, and I can't get past it to install. My computer won't work without the other hard drive, so I can't install an OS. **? __________________ Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future http://johnnyasia.info "When a man describes himself as a "guitarist from the future" the warning bells go off, ... But Johnny Asia really sounds like he's doing something new. .....Check the mans' music out and hear something different." - Nick Dedina, Staff Writer, Listen.com Last edited by johnnyasia; 11-06-2004 at 10:04 PM.*

11-09-2004, 04:48 PM	#42 (permalink)
johnnyasia Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 62 OS: Win 2000	I got XP reinstalled. Someone else had the same boot problem with this board, a WD hard drive and geforce 440 video card: P4p800-e Deluxe Problems I connected speakers today, and to my surprise I heard "CPU fan failed" when I booted up. The fan works fine, the CPU runs in the mid 30C's, I have no idea why the CPU fan warning is there. I rebooted, heard it again. hardware info in the BIOS shows the fan working Asus probe too. ? __________________ Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future http://johnnyasia.info "When a man describes himself as a "guitarist from the future" the warning bells go off, ... But Johnny Asia really sounds like he's doing something new. .....Check the mans' music out and hear something different." - Nick Dedina, Staff Writer, Listen.com Last edited by johnnyasia; 11-09-2004 at 04:52 PM.

11-09-2004, 08:03 PM	#43 (permalink)
johnnyasia Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 62 OS: Win 2000	the "cpu fan failed" warning kept on, I checked the fan connection, it was fine. I updated AIBooster yesterday, and wondered if it somehow changed any settings, I checked and found CPU fan control was on manual, I put it back to auto, where I had it before the update, and now the "cpu fan failed" warning stopped. I had assumed AIBooster only worked while Windows was running. Why would it affect the fan speed before windows starts? That voice warning system is cool. __________________ Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future http://johnnyasia.info "When a man describes himself as a "guitarist from the future" the warning bells go off, ... But Johnny Asia really sounds like he's doing something new. .....Check the mans' music out and hear something different." - Nick Dedina, Staff Writer, Listen.com Last edited by johnnyasia; 11-09-2004 at 08:15 PM.

11-10-2004, 07:53 PM	#44 (permalink)
johnnyasia Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 62 OS: Win 2000	Oh well, I'm about to give up on this board. The "CPU fan failed" warning is now permanemt. The CPU temp in BIOS hardware information goes over 50C. The CPU fand & power fan readings are low, in red letters. When Windows starts and AI Booster takes over, the fan works fine. __________________ Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future http://johnnyasia.info "When a man describes himself as a "guitarist from the future" the warning bells go off, ... But Johnny Asia really sounds like he's doing something new. .....Check the mans' music out and hear something different." - Nick Dedina, Staff Writer, Listen.com

11-11-2004, 05:40 AM	#45 (permalink)
johnnyasia Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 62 OS: Win 2000	I unistalled AIBooster, no more CPU fan warnings at bootup. The updated AIBooster I downloaded at the Asus site seems to have screwed things up. I don't know why. Also, Asus probe pops up with voltage and fan warnings when I have an Epson USB printer pluuged in. When I unplug it, the warnings go away. Maybe I should use a powered USB hub on this board? I gotta say, I have never experienced so many weird bugs with Abit, Epox, FIC or MSI boards. In fact, I never had so much as one problem with other boards. + __________________ Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future http://johnnyasia.info "When a man describes himself as a "guitarist from the future" the warning bells go off, ... But Johnny Asia really sounds like he's doing something new. .....Check the mans' music out and hear something different." - Nick Dedina, Staff Writer, Listen.com

12-06-2004, 10:39 AM	#47 (permalink)
johnnyasia Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 62 OS: Win 2000	The Infineon memory has worked out very well with this board. I have the RAM setting in BIOS on "auto" SiSoftware Sandra Benchmark Results RAM Bandwidth Int Buff'd iSSE2 : 4186 MB/s RAM Bandwidth Float Buff'd iSSE2 : 4172 MB/s Int Buff'd iSSE2 (Integer STREAM) Results Breakdown Assignment : 4155MB/s Scaling : 4169MB/s Addition : 4212MB/s Triad : 4209MB/s Data Item Size : 16 byte(s) Buffering Used : Yes Offset Displacement Used : Yes Bandwidth Efficiency : 65% (estimated) Float Buff'd iSSE2 (Float STREAM) Results Breakdown Assignment : 4153MB/s Scaling : 4141MB/s Addition : 4203MB/s Triad : 4193MB/s Data Item Size : 16 byte(s) Buffering Used : Yes Offset Displacement Used : Yes Bandwidth Efficiency : 65% (estimated) __________________ Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future http://johnnyasia.info "When a man describes himself as a "guitarist from the future" the warning bells go off, ... But Johnny Asia really sounds like he's doing something new. .....Check the mans' music out and hear something different." - Nick Dedina, Staff Writer, Listen.com

12-10-2004, 07:09 AM	#48 (permalink)
johnnyasia Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 62 OS: Win 2000	I'm going to add a 24/96 audio card for recording. Anyone know which PCI slot is best for audio cards? Also, should I disable the onboard audio? I have a USR modem in slot 3. __________________ Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future http://johnnyasia.info "When a man describes himself as a "guitarist from the future" the warning bells go off, ... But Johnny Asia really sounds like he's doing something new. .....Check the mans' music out and hear something different." - Nick Dedina, Staff Writer, Listen.com