On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 13:21, Praedor Atrebates wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Friday 13 June 2003 03:11 pm, Robert Crawford wrote: > > Praedor, > > Glad you got the FSB up to 133- have you got the multiplier setting maxed > > out? I assume it's set at about 133x13? If you have good cpu cooling, you > > might try upping the cpu voltage a hair and see if you can get closer 2600+ > > rating. That might be a limiting factor. > > > > I've never been able to get AC '97 to function on any linux system I've > > built. Strangly, on my ultra 2, I have a SB128 pci sound card that has > > given me no problems. Also have that same card in my Abit KX7 (same via > > Kt333 chipset as the MSI). I have an excellent 300w PS, running a 1700+ XP > > tbred "B." Not much else draining power on this rig though. > > > > You might try installing the old sndconfig console config program, and try > > to configure it with that instead of HardDrake- I seem to recall I had to > > use that with 8.2 & 9.0 to get any sound configured- it's worth a shot. If > > you have success with AC'97, please post back with the details. > [...] > > I tried bumping the freq to 166 and when it booted up, it didn't quite make it > to bios setup. It crapped out after indicating that I had an XP 2700+ (which > is correct, but useless since the system wont come up any further). The > system then sits there and gives me three long beeps every 3-5 seconds or so. > My ethernet card is still inserted (don't want to give it up...I need it to > connect my laptop), thus I haven't tried 166MHz without the ethernet card as > yet. > > I reset the bios (had to pull the battery and count to 5, then reinsert it as > this mobo lacks the CMOS reset jumpers), bumped the clock down to 144 and it > came up OK, though identifies the CPU as an XP 2100+. Basically, it sees an > "overclocked" XP 2100+ which is in reality an underclocked XP 2700+. This is > an odd freq so I am not sure I will stay at this freq...I must be > overclocking system components (?) > > As for the AC'97, it is working fine thus far. I used Mandrake Control > Center, ran harddrake from it, it identified my sound device and indicated it > needed the snd-via82xx module. I then selected the config button and it had > snd-es1971 highlighted (!). I ignored this and elected to manually select a > module. I scrolled down the module list to snd-via82xx and selected it. > Sound now works. I may even give another go with the mic, though I don't > really use it, to see if it will work (it didn't with my sb16 PCI). > > praedor > - --
Praedor If I where you I'd start looking at some of the overclocker sites. Weird thought here, but maybe some of the tricks they use to get a 2100 to run like a 2700 might get you in better shape. james
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