Jim
In the DS4 motherboard BIOS, what heading is HPET listed under?I had exactly
the same experience. After 2 DS3-R motherboards I changed to the DS4 and have
experienced no problems.
JimK5HY> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:15:25 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] HPET question take 2...> >
My experience has been limited to Gigabyte> motherboards, but here's my take on
the two models> I've used that have HPET BIOS settings:> GA-P35C-DS3R > Very
fast, apparently stable, but I've had TWO of> these fail under normal use. The
first one stopped> booting, and wouldn't even POST. It failed after 34> days,
and was repaired by Gigabyte under warranty.> The second one started acting
"weird" after about> three weeks, and would sometimes not recognize the>
hard-disks, or access them very slowly. I pulled it,> and I'm not sure what I'm
going to do with it.> GA-P35-DS4> Also very fast, and rock-solid stable. I
bought one of> these to build a new gaming rig for my son, and he> hammers it
mercilessly! It's performed flawlessly for> several months now. After the
second GA-P35C-DS3R> started acting up in my Linux workstation, I replaced> it
with one of these, and it's been running solid for> two months now.> Both my
Linux machine and my son's Windows machine are> almost identical. Running a
3GHz Core 2 Duo E6850, 4GB> of G.SKILL memory, EVGA 8800GT PCI-E video cards,
and> 500GB Seagate SATA drives. The cases are Lian Li, and> both have a 750
Watt PC Power and Cooling supply.> I'd recommend the DS4 motherboard in a
heartbeat, and> also tell you to stay away from the DS3R equally fast!> Hope
this helps.> 73, Jim KQ6EA> --- Steve Kallal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > >
Let me restate my earlier HPET question. Hopefully I> > will be a little> >
clearer this time.> > > > I want to use the High Res option in the Keyer setup>
> screen. There are some> > dual core motherboards out there with Intel
chipsets> > that DON'T have a BIOS> > option to enable or disable HPET. I do
need to> > restrict my purchase to a> > motherboard with an actual HPET option
to enjoy the> > benefits of the High Res> > option.> > > > Tim W4TME privately
sent me a link to utility that> > checks the actually> > checks timers. The
link eventually took me to> >>
http://www.grahamwideman.com/gw/tech/dataacq/skedgran/skedgran.htm.> > I don't>
> know how to interpret the tool, or if the tool> > really tells me if the
High> > Res option will work on my system.> > > > I am ready to buy a new dual
core system and want> > some accurate info to help> > me in my desicion.> > > >
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