cant get fsb over 200???
 

ok, i jus got my new abit board in.....and i still cant get my fsb over 200, im using ocz pc3200 1gb platinum....not the revision 2, the old revision 2-3-2-5 timings. ive raised the mem voltage, chipset voltage, im using a mobile 2500 chip, nf7-s mobo rev2. i cant use the 12.5 multi anymore, but 12 and 13 are safe. my mem shoudl be able to hit 220 with the stock timings, i have tried to loosen the timings. any ideas??? cuz im stumped

tried with lower multi already?

as low as 10

I know this is an oldie but ssl I have a very similar setup to you and have had the same problems (abit nf7-s, athlon-m 2500+, corsair ram, 450w antec psu). I've got a new antec 450w psu that provides enough juice, new xp athlon-m 2500+, low cpu temps, good memory, but i still can't get past 200fsb (can get to 202 but thats absolute max). The 2500+ is on 1.775v so I don't have much more headway. Have you had any luck?

no luck yet, im gonna try overclocking it from windows with the nvidia sys utility, gonna set my multi to 11, and voltage to 1.9 in the bios, and see how i can get it in windows, and prime it while im slowly movin it up...if it goes up at all

Same board you have NF7-S R2. XP2600+ M 12x200; 11x215 @1.650 Volt; 12.5x200 @1.775 Volt.

I am running it about 16 hours day 12x200.

Sys 2 NF7 XP1700+ 10.5x200 @1.775 using PC2700.

May be your BIOS setup.

Have eather of you tried the l12 mod on your mobiles yet?

I've never had the problem with mine but HaLDoL told me he once had a mobile that wouldn't do 200 fsb no matter what he tried. He did an l12 mod on it and it went straight to ~240 fsb without braking a sweat.

i tried the L12. my system wont power on with it.....maybe i did it wrong

more then likely;)

bah, ill try it again later, for now i gotta get around to tryin nvsys utility

aghhh! theres a mod? geez and you guys never told me, :grum: I found this link from some american guy, he's freakin nuts http://www.fastlanehw.com/reviews.php?i=102&page=2
. Can't find any decent guides tho. Gonna try and change the multiplier as it caused problems before

no offence, but that "american guy" did nothing out of the ordinary in the OC world :)

here's a mod worth drooling over http://www.madshrimps.be/gotowebnews.php?id=2844

Makaveli7 : here's a good guide and the l12 mod is explained and demonstrated in there aswell :
http://www.logan.eclipse.co.uk/abit_nf7_(s)_v2_0.htm
and here's one for the mod only :
http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?/ht...md_pinmod.html
select what you need (cpu view, barton, 166fsb) and it'll show you what pins to connect. Mind you, don't bother the 200fsb mod cuz it won't work on mobiles :)

offtopic: jmke (or anyone else :)) do you know a guide for modding memory sticks like in Hipro5's guide cuz he says "mod your mem too for stability" but he just shows some pics and doesn't even say how.
I've been meaning to go through his thread on XS but haven't found the time yet...

don't know about the memory mod

http://www.lvcoyote.com/

As I said before; somehow both of my NF-7 boards work well over 200 without the mod. Only limited by my memory sticks.:)

nice link :)

should i try the Mickey Padge NF7S_d1.0 bios? on this page? http://www.logan.eclipse.co.uk/downloads.htm

no, this link has at least some explanation and results for all the different bios revisions.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...2&page=1&pp=30

be carefull though, if you have pata disks, you're ok with any bios but if you use sata disks, stay away from the older biosses (D10, ...)

also, if you use dual sided memory (afaik all 512mb modules), you need to get a bios with CPC off (except with the mushkin 256 sticks, they are dual sided but they seem to act as single sided).

here's another link for recent bios files but no explanation of any kind.
http://www.pc-tweaker.ch/Downloads/BiosMainboard.htm

crap, that screws me, cuz im using 2x512 ocz platinum sticks and a SATA hard drive....

kk. i got an idea....someone give me a url to the exact bios i shud use, jus look at my specs, pick 1. give me the link....and if it fails....i can blame someone else:)

??
use a recent bios with CPC off;

ummm, i have the most recent bios....where is the CPC option again....maybe i missed that

it's no setting afaik

AGHR. screw it....12x200 will be fine....its still a good oc, i can live with that

still slower then 10.5x230 , by quite a bit ;)

k, does anyone have a good bios for this board that they can just email to me, ill flash it and c how it works

you're joking right?

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...2&page=1&pp=30
http://www.pc-tweaker.ch/Downloads/BiosMainboard.htm
http://www.logan.eclipse.co.uk/downloads.htm
http://www.lvcoyote.com/

kk, ill try one of these Abit NF7-Sv2 D23 SUB-ZER0 SATA 4247/4227 modded by tictac....umm, any difference between 4247 and 4227?

tictac told me 4247 is the most performant

You'd off known that if you'd actually read the posts we linked here!!

***IF YOU ARE USING SATA, DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT USE D10. D10 IS KNOWN TO CORRUPT SATA DEVICES***

Quote:

S-ATA bios 4227 has less compatability problems, 4247 should have a lill higher benchmark scores

I've had good results with all tictac trats merlin and triest bios files, I only used version d24 (a few) and d25 (lots) and d26 (a few)

try this for staters : http://www.pc-tweaker.ch/Downloads/F... 001.09.04.rar

I've had no corrupt flashes yet so in my humble opinion, it's pretty safe.

ok, thnx, ill keep posted

Try other memory timings (2-3-3-11). It's known that nForce² bord like "11" :)
Rising the AGP-voltage also helps sometimes.

thxs jmke and kristos for the l12 mod links. From the looks of it I have a NF7 that will not do over 200fsb. What would you guys recommend:
RMA the mobo (or selling it on ebay) and getting another
or going for a completely different mobo
what mobo would you recommend instead for a athlon-m 2500+?

DFI Infinity is known to reach high speeds

I would RMA if you were in the U.S. Abit would give you back a kick *** board, I did twice.

Selling in eBay is an option provided you state the fact that it wouldn't go over 200 FSB, otherwise you are taking a chance of getting return.

more info concerning what mobo to get if you decide to switch http://www.madshrimps.be/forums/show...&threadid=8091

heh, i flashed that bios, im doing 11x220 right now, prime stable. memory is 2.5-3-3-11 :) hehehe, and jus when i was giving up, im gonna push it so more and get some BM's after a clean install

Sorry to hear that Makaveli7 (you did check if the mod worked didn't you? load optimized defaults in the bios and check if it set the fsb to 166?) If you stay with abit, take Lazyman's advice, if you want another board, take jmke's advice and flash the latest bios or even better,a modded version of latest bios.

A new abit with a modded bios will get you on the way but it needs mods (just done the mods malves way and for a first time delicate solder/mod it was a realy frustrating event :grum: but on the bright side, everything still works :) ) to go the distance and even then, a modded dfi board will most likely beat the nf7 fsb wise. also, the dfi allows up to 3.3 V to the ram without mods.




Nice going ssl6 :)

ssl6 which bios did u use?

quite an improvement there SSL6 !

yes it is:)

i gave my cpu 2.1v in the bios so i can oc it from windows with the nv utility (it doesnt give me voltage options for some reason) so im slowly pushing it up. i just bought my ram not too long ago...and its definitely not using bh5 chips like its sposed to. i hate having to loosen the timings so much, i know several people with the same kit that have hit 230 or so with the stock timings:(

im at 11.5x225 right now. and my timings are 2.5-4-3-11 and temps are 45c under load:)

2.1v vcore is darn high