MoBo setup advice please - ABIT

[khushy]

Well after a load of setup probs - it seems that all the conflicts that I have been getting are to do with the PCI graphics card (Matrox G200 MMS) not being fully accepted by the new type of MoBo with PCIe!!!

Had to splash out on a new PCIe graphics card (Matrox QID PCIe 128Mb) and that has sorted it completely.

So now I am fine tuning my ABIT PW9D MoBo and want to increase the DDR2 speed to near its 1066Mhz capability - please (in dummy terms) how do I do this?

I have PC8500 Corsair XMS2 1066Mhz DDR2 RAM + a P D950 CPU

Cheers

 

[WJA96]

If you mean AB9, then

In the uGuru utility you have to set the CPU Operating Speed to 'User Define'

Then set the N/B Strap figure to the highest available option (might be 1066 or 1200 or even higher)

If your RAM is PC8500 then it should use 1066 as a speed if you leave the DRAM Spec. at 'By SPD'. If it doesn't then there are other options on that menu item - mine only has 533 and 667, but that might be because I have 667 RAM. If you have 1066 RAM, then that option might be there. If it's not then you might find that you can't run the RAM that fast. IT should have super-tight timings at the lower FSB speeds though which might actually make it look very special on SuperPI.

If it's the ASUS PW9, then I can't help as I don't have one.