Official ABIT AB9 QuadGT Review/Overclock/Guide Thread

Rab · 18 Apr 2007 at 20:06

ordered one today

only ram to get now

Nelly · 20 Apr 2007 at 05:48

Update: Added a new beta bios to the original thread, relating to the issue of a minority of people losing the lan port which should be resolved.

Remember this is a beta bios & use at your own risk.

WJA96 · 20 Apr 2007 at 06:38

Nelly said:
Update: Added a new beta bios to the original thread, relating to the issue of a minority of people losing the lan port which should be resolved.

Remember this is a beta bios & use at your own risk.

Thanks for that. I haven't seen this issue myself, but you're doing a sterling job of keeping that 1st post up to date. This is definitely the tidiest of the official threads, and I think it's because that initial post answers so many questions in one place.

Thanks - please keep it up!

BUFF · 20 Apr 2007 at 07:19

Nelly said:
Update: Added a new beta bios to the original thread, relating to the issue of a minority of people losing the lan port which should be resolved.

that issue seems to have largely involved running memtest - a weird 1 for sure.

Nelly · 20 Apr 2007 at 13:30

May I ask, if any of you have used ram with this board that isnt on the above compatability list which fully works, please let me know by adding which ram your using to the thread, I'll then add it to the original post.

Thanks.

WJA96 said:
Thanks for that. I haven't seen this issue myself, but you're doing a sterling job of keeping that 1st post up to date. This is definitely the tidiest of the official threads, and I think it's because that initial post answers so many questions in one place.

Thanks - please keep it up!

No problem at all, infact I'll probally do this for any future boards I aquire, next will be the DFI P965-s Dark Infinity - I'll definitly keep this thread upto date.

BUFF said:
that issue seems to have largely involved running memtest - a weird 1 for sure.

Oh right, didnt know that is that using the dos version? any more info would be appreciated & I'll add it to the info I compile with the beta bios in question.

BUFF · 21 Apr 2007 at 06:22

Nelly said:
Oh right, didnt know that is that using the dos version? any more info would be appreciated & I'll add it to the info I compile with the beta bios in question.

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=119437&page=7

Nelly · 21 Apr 2007 at 21:14

Hi there, I have added a full list of drivers, latest bios + beta bios for this motherboard.

PLEASE ALSO SEE THE FOLLOWING THREADS:-

Xtreme Systems - Abit AB9 QuadGT Official Thread
Xtreme Systems - QuadGT Arrived (56k warning) Thread
abit.care@***** - Abit AB9 QuadGT Official Thread
Universal Abit USA Forums - Abit AB9 QuadGT Official Thread

Note also a brand new version of uguru which was added 18th April 07 - thanks to Buff for the info.

paul8811 · 26 Apr 2007 at 16:45

Just ordered this board to replace my p5ne, & thanks to google checkout it cost £100 including next day delivery

Nelly · 27 Apr 2007 at 19:01

UPDATE: 27/04/07

I requested a revision of the manual earlier this week, I have now recieved Revision 2, which adds another 12 pages including a bios section.

Instruction Manual

English Version (Revison 2) 27/04/07

Abit will include this on their website in due course, I have added a personal link for you to download it from.

Regards,

Nelly.

Finguz · 28 Apr 2007 at 08:14

Mine arrived yesterday and it's been great so far

Torquar · 28 Apr 2007 at 08:34

Got one of these yesterday, had some initial problems. Its was getting as far as "Verifying DMI pool" then rebooting. Once I updated the bios it was all fine though.

sulli · 28 Apr 2007 at 14:55

hi im swapping my ds4 for a quad gt since its the same chipset will i have to reinstall windows?

WJA96 · 28 Apr 2007 at 15:08

sulli said:
hi im swapping my ds4 for a quad gt since its the same chipset will i have to reinstall windows?

It should be fine, you might need to supply a few different drivers here and there, but generally it should be fine.

ritcH · 28 Apr 2007 at 20:26

Great thread.

I'll be buying one of these soon for my first build. Just a couple of questions.

The OP says it supports Corsair 2GB Dominator DDR2 PC2-8500 (2x1GB) CAS5, but the manual says it only supports up to DDR2 800. Therefore is there anything special that must be done in the setup to get the Corsair running at 1066Mhz?

Also if I buy one of these now, will it come with the BIOS ID: 11 preinstalled or will I have to update from BIOS ID: 10? Assuming I will have to flash to the latest BIOS, I will use the USB pen drive method; so can I do this before I install windows (sorry probably dumb question)?

BUFF · 28 Apr 2007 at 20:34

ritcH said:
The OP says it supports Corsair 2GB Dominator DDR2 PC2-8500 (2x1GB) CAS5, but the manual says it only supports up to DDR2 800. Therefore is there anything special that must be done in the setup to get the Corsair running at 1066Mhz?

I would guess by using appropriate fsb & divider ratio - the mobo runs well at 1:1 & 4:5, I haven't tried anything else.

Also if I buy one of these now, will it come with the BIOS ID: 11 preinstalled or will I have to update from BIOS ID: 10?

that will depend upon when the stock was delivered I doubt that anyone can say without physically using the mobo.

Assuming I will have to flash to the latest BIOS, I will use the USB pen drive method; so can I do this before I install windows (sorry probably dumb question)?

if it has the original 1.0 BIOS afaik you can't use the USB pen drive method but b02 or later you can.
In other words if it doesn't come with 11, no.

BigBANGtheory · 28 Apr 2007 at 20:53

I am about to stuff 8GB (4x2GB) of G.Skill PQ series DDR2-800 into this board, I wanted the new DFI Infinity but I couldnt wait.

Lets see how good the memory controller & BIOS is when it gets a load of that along with a QX700 to chew on.

Finguz · 28 Apr 2007 at 21:56

Just out of interest, how much is too much when talking about MCH voltage on this board?

WJA96 · 28 Apr 2007 at 22:41

The board is capable of operating at all MCH voltages otherwise they wouldn't have them available, would they?

Finguz · 28 Apr 2007 at 22:48

Well I don't know, that's why I'm asking? :confused:

My car can rev up to 8500RPM but I'm pretty sure it would blow up

WJA96 · 28 Apr 2007 at 22:50

What are getting upset about? Relax.

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