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pvhk, thanks for the quick reply! Now I fully understand how the ratio changes.

But are these mobos bootable with a FSB 1333 processor and an old BIOS? This is imortant if someone buys an ASUS mobo but doesn't have an Intel processor other than, say, E6750.

How does the FSB:Mem ratio change? X-bit labs - Asus P5K Deluxe Mainboard Review reported that the selectable ratios change as FSB increases: FSB between 200 and 220: 3:5 (667), 1:2 (800) FSB between 221 and 292: 4:5 (667), 2:3 (800), 3:5 (889), 1:2 (1066) FSB over 292: 1:1 (667), 5:6...

Is Foxconn FV-N79SM2D2-OC really HDCP-ready? I don't see see any information on HDCP in Manufacturer Product page. Further OCWorkBench's reveiw said the contradictory: Cons No HDCP.

The southbridge is SB600.

The official page of the motherboard in the ABIT global site: Fatal1ty F-I90HD (ABIT Global site) So there is no "T" in the official name of the board.

iB-90HD – Intel G965 Express (codenamed Broadwater) iT-90HD – ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 (codenamed RS600; recall the ABIT naming scheme "T" for ATI, AT8 32X and AT9 32X) Chipset NB: ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 (codenamed RS600) SB: ATI SB600 NB features FSB 1066/800/533MTps DDR2-800/533/400...

OK, I should have mentioned the following technical document: Intel® I/O Controller Hub 7 (ICH7) Family Datatsheet Southbridge ICH7/ICH7R was released in June 2005, along with 945P/PL/G/GZ northbridge and is also coupled with 975X. If you look at many 945P(or 975X)/ICH7 boards, you will...

That's not true. Every member of ICH7 family has one PATA controller (and 4 SATA). For example, ABIT AW9D (non-MAX): ICH7R, PATA/SATA: 1/4, no additional storage controller

That's exactly the reason why I included a short guide to chipsets. Please read "Overview of Recent Chipsets for the Intel Platform", "Core 2 with nVIDIA nForce4 for Intel" and "Core 2 with nVIDIA nForce 500 for Intel". To summarize, nForce4 for Intel = NB: C19 + SB: MCP-04 (= nForce4 for...

I created a complete list of Core 2 motherboards. It is not a mere list of motherboards but it includes a guide to chipsets and near complete (?) specifications of boards. I have posted in two places and it has been welcomed (it became a sticky in one of them). I wanted post it here but the text...

Other 945 boards are: GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZME-RH ($68.99). Intel 945GZ (FSB 800, DDR2-533). ASUS P5LD2-VM ($102.99). Intel 945G (FSB 1066, DDR2-667) ASUS P5LD2-VM DH ($108.99). Intel 945G (FSB 1066, DDR2-667)

The following is a fairly complete list of Conroe ATX & mATX motherboards. Core 2 Duo (Conroe & Merom) Motherboard List - With a Short Guide to Chipsets

What's bad with ASUS M2NPV-VM is no HTT multiplier options in BIOS. Many fail to POST at FSB 215 to 220 perhaps because of this. But FSB is still up to 400. Is overclocking this board even possible? at ASUS Forum

This is apparently wrong according to the manual and the ASUS website: Did anybody confirm FSB up to 240MHz with the actual board?

The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread Majority of users of this board are very satisfied. It's rock stable FSB up to 250MHz.

New BIOS v3.2 for MSI K8NGM2-FID was released. Update Description Fixed BIOS report incorrect CPU temperature. Support system resume from S3 via keyboard/mouse. Problems eported by users Error in Memtest Wrong DOS flash utility is included. It seems that v3.20 suffers from the...

The following new sections were added to The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread: Why should you choose MSI over ASUS? Performance of GeForce 6150 Quick Overclocking Recipes Overclocking X2 3800+ Overclocking Venice 3200+/(Sempron 3400+) Overclocking Venice...

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The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread started at AnandTech Forums. In the first post I collected all the tips I have written in various places. Although starting the thread is too late, this could still be helpful for those who want to build a new system using this board...

Note: This post was incorporated into The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread in AnandTech Forums. Cool'n'Quiet Technology Overview: "AMD's Cool'n'Quiet technology is an innovative solution available on AMD Athlon 64 processor-based systems that can effectively lower...

I revised my post "Methods of Flashing BIOS for MSI K8NGM2-FID". The third flashing method was simplified.

Note: This post was incorporated into The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread in AnandTech Forums. The original DOS flash utility included in 7207v30.zip and 7207v31.zip for MSI K8NGM2-FID was ADSFI719.EXE, which was a wrong utility and caused the "Unkown Chipset" error...

I revised my previous post. Sorry for confusion. I stated three methods of flashing. All three work very safely. But the Windows mode is the easiest one and I recommend it. If you need v3.13, you can download it from AVS Forum and flash to it in Windows mode instantly. I posted the link...

Note: This post was incorporated into The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread in AnandTech Forums. So far three versions of BIOS were released. I posted several comments on these versions and how to flash BIOS. But my descriptions were a little bit confusing or even...

Open the “Power Options” from the control panel and choose the power scheme “"Minimal Power Management"” to enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet. Edited I wrote "Imprementation of Cool'n'Quiet Technology in MSI K8NGM2-FID": post #224

52MB/s is normal. If you want better performance, you will need RAID. For cool n quite to work, you have to install AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core Processor Driver, that is included in MSI CD.

Note: This post was incorporated into The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread in AnandTech Forums. The following is the installation procedure of Windows in the MSI board I recommend. Download ForceWare v81.98 (north bridge/graphics card driver), nForce4 430/410 v8.22...

Somebody in AVS Forum posted BIOS v3.13 (post #544). You need to register to download it. Flashing works only in DOS mode. You need a FDD, a blank FD, and a bootable FD. Perhaps v3.13 is the best BIOS available right now.

Lowering "NB to SB Frequency" and "NB to SB LinkWidth" could fix the POST problem.

Note: This post was incorporated into The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread in AnandTech Forums. So far three BIOS versions have been released (in chronological order): v3.00: The first official BIOS that comes with the board, compiled on 11/18/2005, available from...

Note: This post was incorporated into The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread in AnandTech Forums. The following question is often asked (by newbies), which is better for this board, X2 3800+ or Optron 165? So I want to write some helpful test results for decision. As...

For those who buy the MSI board, overclocking is of secondary or even no priority. They choose it mainly for other reasons. If one choose this board for overclocking purpose, he is either stupid or ignorant. As for me, I just want to squeeze max power from what I paid for. If max CPU clock were...

Looks like 2480 is the limit of my X2. Failed in Prime95 after 8 hours at 2500 also with AN8 Ultra +0.1V.

Note: This post was incorporated into The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread in AnandTech Forums. OK, I flashed BIOS to v3.10, the latest official BIOS, from Live Update in Widows mode (it works only with Internet Explorer, it does not work with FireFox). At first v3.10...

Mine is the retail XP-90 (with Thermalright fan) I bought from Jab-Tech ($31.95). It is running at around 1700rmp (Smart Fan in BIOS is working) and I can barely hear noise from my computer. The retail version seems to be out of stock. Panflo L1BX is certainly better that the stock fan. Good luck.

I am using XP-90 with this board. There is no problem.

This is completely wrong. I actually connected a LCD to the VGA port of my Leadtek GeForce 6200 TC card and another LCD to the VGA port of the MSI board, setting "OnChip and PCIe VGA selection" to "Both exist and OnChip VGA by frame buffer select" in BIOS Setting. The dual LCD setting worked...

Hello W6FO, Perhaps you have already done it, but try to "isolate" the problem, that is, take CPU and memory out of equation. 1. Set CPU multiplier to 6 or 7 (Cell_Menu > Voltage Control Function > CPU Frequency Configuration > FID Change in BIOS), this will take CPU out of equation. 2...

Note: This post was incorporated into The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread in AnandTech Forums. I posted Safety Caution for MSI board! at AT Forums. Every owner of MSI board should read it. For those who want to read it here, the entire post is the following...