Official DFI NF4Ultra-D/SLi owners thread.

Replaced board and RAM today, still getting crashes at stock though :( Seems my old board was A00, this new one is A02 thankfully. I'm going to remove the vapo and try it air cooled, maybe there's something up with condensation on the CPU or maybe it really is just faulty.
 
Is there anyway to silence that little fan on the motherboard? Think its called the northbridge fan or something like that. Its pretty loud compared to the rest of my system now... Also what temps are acceptable for it? Smartguardian is reporting the chipset temp as 44 degrees at the moment (CPU 32C,Case 25C) at idle, i've seen it as high as 48C when playing games...
 
yak.h'cir said:
Is there anyway to silence that little fan on the motherboard? Think its called the northbridge fan or something like that. Its pretty loud compared to the rest of my system now... Also what temps are acceptable for it? Smartguardian is reporting the chipset temp as 44 degrees at the moment (CPU 32C,Case 25C) at idle, i've seen it as high as 48C when playing games...
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Drop the fan speed down within Smartguardian

Options-->Chipset fan--->Check Software programmable mode and reduce the speed.

There ya go:D
 
[ui]ICEMAN said:
Replaced board and RAM today, still getting crashes at stock though :( Seems my old board was A00, this new one is A02 thankfully. I'm going to remove the vapo and try it air cooled, maybe there's something up with condensation on the CPU or maybe it really is just faulty.
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[ui]ICEMAN'] , Did they (whom if you can mention them) RMA your board because of your unstable boots OR because you had a Rev A00 board .

I'm hearing bits of rumors saying DFI have a recall out on Rev A00's but I cannot find anything official
 
IIRC some ppl were granted RMAs on rev. A00, as some minor (hardware?!?) improvements had been implemented on the A01 to improve its stability. There was no recall, more the fact DFI were accepting RMAs for this revision.

I think it was the reason why there was a small delay when these finally came out in early Feb rather than late Jan as expected...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
ricco said:
This information will be added to/edited as I collect it from various sources, I will supply links and credit original source where possible.

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INFO
If your having install problems on Windows(any), clear Cmos & Reset DMI pool in PCI configuration menu !
1: Revision sticker can be found on the bottom edge of the last PCI slot. RevA01 and A02 have identical components/build, just differ in BIOS version. A00 should be returned(not to be confused with AA0). DFI has stated that if you are unhappy with a revA01, RMA it to them and they will make the changes needed for it to be a RevA02.
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Sometimes its useful to read the first post ;)

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
ps3ud0 said:
IIRC some ppl were granted RMAs on rev. A00, as some minor (hardware?!?) improvements had been implemented on the A01 to improve its stability. There was no recall, more the fact DFI were accepting RMAs for this revision.

I think it was the reason why there was a small delay when these finally came out in early Feb rather than late Jan as expected...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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Thanks for that most usefull information :)
 
[timko] said:
I would have thought that they both needed to get some good karma :D
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Fair enough they work for DFI and help people out a lot but seriously need to chill. You aren't allowed a voice over there. 'Opinion' - wonder what happened to this word in their dictionary. Anyway, rant over.

I have seen people talking about versions again like A00 etc. I have an rev. AA0. Are these ones any good? I have looked through about 15 pages of this thread but haven't got any real info on them. I know to steer clear of A00 but what of the AA0?
 
smids said:
Fair enough they work for DFI and help people out a lot but seriously need to chill. You aren't allowed a voice over there. 'Opinion' - wonder what happened to this word in their dictionary. Anyway, rant over.

I have seen people talking about versions again like A00 etc. I have an rev. AA0. Are these ones any good? I have looked through about 15 pages of this thread but haven't got any real info on them. I know to steer clear of A00 but what of the AA0?
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afaik the aa0 just differ in shipping BIOS.
 
OK this is rather strange... System is stable at stock, overclocking is a no go even Vapochilled (4000 san diego). I can however run 275x9 perfectly stable... this is with a 3x HTT, I just can't figure this out. No matter what voltages I use, using the stock multi I cannot overclock at all. Surely 3ghz shouldn't be this hard to attain with this, if i run the RAM at 1/2 divider, I can get 3ghz stable. Memory controller on the chip not playing ball?
 
[ui]ICEMAN said:
OK this is rather strange... System is stable at stock, overclocking is a no go even Vapochilled (4000 san diego). I can however run 275x9 perfectly stable... this is with a 3x HTT, I just can't figure this out. No matter what voltages I use, using the stock multi I cannot overclock at all. Surely 3ghz shouldn't be this hard to attain with this, if i run the RAM at 1/2 divider, I can get 3ghz stable. Memory controller on the chip not playing ball?
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^^ Having the same problem, can't get anything over 300 FSB stable even with a 7 Multi, waiting for a new BIOS before I try again.

Concorde
 
I'm still having problems on my DFI Ultra-D, I have tried using different memory but it makes no difference. I have flashed the bios to 125. Windows 98 takes up to an hour to load and it is unstable crashing almost immediately once it has posted. Windows is reporting registry errors and other strange things occur such as it cannot install any drivers. Also the screen becomes messed up and the desktop is too big for the screen. I suspect the board is knackered as the power, reset and HD L.E.D switches don't work at all. I have mushkin Redline, san diego 4000 and ATI 800XT. Should I RMA the board?
 
Here we are 290x9, 1 hour test 5 stable! :D

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OCCTing at 290x10, 1.50+104%, just over 1.5V in Windows. 45C load.

Concorde

Edit: to the above, Plugged all power cables in? all 4? 24 Pin PSU? Try Win XP. Raise all Voltages plus 1 step.
 
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