Linux-Hardware Digest #919, Volume #9 Sat, 3 Apr 99 11:13:23 EST
Contents:
Re: [Help] VIA-503+ MB & AMD k6-2 350 Install (Todd Makinster)
Re: BIG MONITOR little money (Swietanowski Artur)
Re: Sun Adapter ("Graham Tavener")
D-Link DFE 530-TX (Alain BURET)
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From: Todd Makinster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Help] VIA-503+ MB & AMD k6-2 350 Install
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 07:13:35 -0600
Jim,
Thanks for the response, it's these kindof checklists
that I need as this is the first motherboard i have ever
installed & _don't_ know what to look for no matter how obvious
it may seem. I have responded to each question within your
response, please read as I have included jumper settings.
Here have been my findings so far:
I am still wonderin' about my RAM. On the fica.com site, the
jumper settings for this board, they (fic) recommended using
PC100 RAM, I've read quite a few accounts, tho, of people using
66 RAM successfully. My intention today is to unplug everything
and add a piece at a time, but I am still unsure why I get no
video output. I swapped in the card I am using right now in and
it didn't do a damn thing either, I have even tried all three
PCI slots....If I could just get some output I would feel much
better...
If anybody else has anything to add, please do, I will post
everything I find/do to the newsgroup for anybody else that
may be having problems, I am already beginning to regret
purchasing this 503....
The Grunewalds wrote:
>
> Mak,
> I assume that all the obvious things have been done (monitor plugged
> in to wall , monitor plugged into to video board, floppy plugged into
Monitor in wall: Check, In video board: Check, floppy: Check
> to powersupply, floppy data cable plugged into mother board, etc...)
> Some (all?) powersupplys have two plugs to supply power to the mother
> board. Are you sure you plugged them in correctly?
Power to mother board: Check, black cables in center of plug?
> Ribbon cables have a red stripe on the side where pin one goes. There
> is some marking, a bar or a number "1" to denote where pin one is.
> Make sure these are correctly installed.
Pin1 on IDE cables aligned correctly: Check
> Make sure that there is no possiblity that a pin from the back of the
> mother board (or anything else other than mounting hardware, etc.) is
> touching the case.
What happens if this is the situation? Will the board short and
not even begin to power? or will it still power up, my HDs
and fans are spinning when I power on, but still that beeping...
> I'm not sure why you want the memory to be set at 66mhz. I have a 503+
> with an AMD 350 and I set it up for 100mhz. Are you sure you set the
> ratio properly ? Did you set the CPU voltage to 2.2?
That was a concern of mine this morning, I am going to switch
the the CPU back to 100Mhz(?! My ingnorance is beginning to show)
(No dimms installed but) DIMM Frequency: CLK4 Defaulted to
66MHz, should I change it to 100Mhz?
Currently (66): PC100 NonPC100 <-- Defualt of manual
SDRAM3 +-+ +1 +-+ +1
SDRAM2 +-+ +1 +-+ +1
SDRAM1 +-+ +1 + +-+1
CLK4 + +-+1 +-+ +1
For 100Mhz CPU Ext. Frequency
SDRAM3 +-+ +1 +-+ +1
SDRAM2 + +-+1 + +-+1
SDRAM1 +-+ +1 + +-+1
CLK4 + +-+1 +-+ +1
Along those same lines, CPU to BUS Frequencey
100 Mhz CLK3 +-+ +1 <--- Should it be this speed?
CLK2 + +-+1
CLK1 + +-+1
66 Mhz CLK3 + +-+1 <--- It is currently set to this
CLK2 + +-+1 <--- This is beginning to look
CLK1 + +-+1 <--- like a problem for me...
CPU Voltage:Check
Please no laughing, but how do you read Jumpers? Is the
order 3 2 1 (for example) always or could it be 1 2 3?
On hard disks, cd-roms I have the power connection for
reference but on the board I'm too sure....
Thanks for the suggestions, it did help, you got me looking
at my jumpers again. Thanks Jim! Anybody/Everybody else?
--Mak
> I realize you probably did all these things already, but this is all I
> could come up with for now.
> Good luck,
> Jim
>
> Todd Makinster wrote:
>
> > Hello & Help.
> >
> > I recently decided to build my very own box. I have
> > just gotten out of the gates & have already hit
> > a brick wall. I have gone through the MoBo manual
> > several times checking & rechecking my setup.
> >
> > Current Setup:
> > MoBo: VIA 503+
> > CPU: AMD K6-2 350
> > RAM: 64M FPM @66<---?
> > HD: 2 WesternDigital Caviars EIDE
> > CD: ATAPI Generic <--- I believe, off my old box which LInux has no
> > probs
> > FLP: Generic Floppy
> > VID: Cirrus Logid GD5404 or something or another, cheapo to start...
> >
> > So I set all of the jumpers on the board to run at 66 as
> > opposed to 100, at least I think I did. When I power on I
> > get absolutely nothing on the monitor, CD-ROM spins, the HDs
> > spin (but no lights indicating so), the Floppy does nothing,
> > all fans power up & spin and I get a continual beeping. I
> > have a sneaking suspicion it maybe my RAM _but_ can anyone
> > shed some real light on what I am doing wrong and how to
> > correct my problem(s). This is my first attempt at putting
> > together a machine, so please, be nice.
> >
> > If more detailed info is needed, feel free to e-mail me
> > and/or reply to the group. I really would like to get my
> > "new" computer runnin'
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Mak
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From: Swietanowski Artur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BIG MONITOR little money
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 16:31:12 +0200
"C. David Wilde" wrote:
>
> Actually the 450 Pro is a 19" with like 17.something viewable. I have one,
> and it's one of the nicest monitors I've ever used.
Oops, you're right. I've got the 17" monitor *with* the "Pro" in
the name. It must be a different number. As I was choosing what to
buy, the 19" Pro Iiyama was on display as well. I checked it out and,
based on the size of a dent in my wallet a purchase would cause,
I chose the 17" one. I did like the 19" even more, but ... you know...
Regards,
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Artur Swietanowski mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Institut fuer Statistik, Operations Research und Computerverfahren,
Universitaet Wien, Universitaetsstr. 5, A-1010 Wien, Austria
tel. +43 (1) 427 738 620 fax +43 (1) 427 738 629
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From: "Graham Tavener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
Subject: Re: Sun Adapter
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 14:55:52 GMT
AFAIK the Sun monitors are fixed freq. I looked into this before, and
discovered I would have problems booting up as it would not change sync when
in DOS mode. Some people were using two monitors, one for booting and DOS
applications and the other for Windows!
A quick search on infoseek reveals this place does adapters
http://www.ultraspec.com/1396.htm &
http://www.restorstone.com/Adapters/SUNAdapUS.html
They say...
Change the resolution slider to 1024x768 for a 16-17" monitor or 1280x1024
for 19-20"
Change the vertical refresh rate to 75Hz
Supports windows hi-res drivers only,
DOES NOT WORK IN DOS MODE without our Gemini P1 video card. (this supports a
fixed freq/res in DOS)
http://www.ultraspec.com/1396sup.htm
Although they do mention that you might be able to use SciTech Display
Doctor to force the DOS mode into the right freq. and resolution. Not sure
how that would work for games in 800x600 though? Might br worth
investigating.
A search on Dejanews gives over 4000 posts on this subject!
/Graham
BRUCE FAUST wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Carrera Computers has them!
>
>Email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think that they are $25 bucks or so.
>
>
>
>Odinaldo Rodrigues wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Does anybody know where (in the UK preferably) I can get hold of
>> a VGA to Sun 13w3 monitor adapter?
>>
>> This SUN monitor is actually a multi-sync monitor that can be
>> used with a PC. The adaptor is available in the US but I'd rather
>> get it from the UK if possible at all.
>>
>> Many thanks for any help.
>>
>> Odinaldo
>> --
>> Odinaldo Rodrigues
>> Department of Computer Science
>> King's College - Strand
>> London WC2R 2LS
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From: Alain BURET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: D-Link DFE 530-TX
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 15:18:24 +0200
I saw some days ago someone who was searching for the way to configure
the 530 TX Ethernet/Fast Ethernet under Linux ... and I was alsolooing
for this information.
I made a search on the SuSE hardware database and this PCI card is
supported thru the VIA-RHINE model ... I recompiled my kernel and it's
working fine.
PS: using SuSE 6.0 with kernel 2.0.36
Alain BURET
Belgium
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