SN78SH7 shuttle anyone?

cheers buddy, always been a shuttle fan boy here, and had to run the one before with the lid off, my current SN68PTG5 has been a solid rock, but i want a quad core system, the i7 one rolls in at £500 and that's before you start with the cpu and memory! - should be here today so will keep you posted... might need some advise too!

thanks for the reply,
 
tom-17 said:
Seems we've got two threads going about the same thing. Be interesting to you read how you get on.

I've ordered a SN78SH7 as well. This will be my first shuttle build. Hopefully be building on Sunday. I'll let you know how I get on
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oops did not see your thread mate, i have been a shuttle fan boy for years, looking fwd to this, gonna build mine today if the posty comes.

u need to bios flash straight away if you have a quad core going in
 
ok that link above failed bad.... i followed this and im flashing now!

Here is the steps I followed.

The page you cite has all the information you need. Go to http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197.

Download the HP stuff. Run the set up program in the HP stuff. This installs the “HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool”.

Download the Windows 98 System Files from here http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197.

Unzip the windows system files to a directory.

Put your USB thumb drive in the USB port. Run the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.

Under Device, select your USB thumb drive.

Under File System, select FAT 32.

Click Quick Format.

Click “Create a DOS startup disk. Also select “using DOS system files located at:” Click the “…”, navigate to the directory where you unzipped the windows 98 files and click OK.

Click “Start”. A few seconds later it will be done. You now have a bootable USB drive. Looking at the drive will not show anything. The files msdos.sys, io.sys, and command.com are hidden.
Download the bios you want from the Shuttle website. For me it was SG31S10I.bin. Copy this to the USB drive.

Download the awdflash utility from the Shuttle website. Unzip the file and copy it to the flash drive.

Getting the Shuttle to boot from the USB drive is a little tricky. I tired all the USB drive permutation “First Boot Device”. No luck. Turns out you need to modify the “Hard Disk Boot Priority”. Plug in the USB drive, start the computer, and enter the bios by hitting “Delete”. The Hard Disk Boot Priority should now show your USB drive. Make this the first priority. Hit ESC. Then hit F10 to save and exit.

The machine should not boot to the old dos “C>” prompt. Do “dir”. This should show awdflash.exe and SG31S10I.bin.

Enter the following command: “awdflash SG31S10I.bin /cc/cd/cp/py/E” (without the quotes). The awdflash fires up and asks if you want to save the current bios. Say yes and give it a file name. awdflash with then flash the new bios.

Reboot. Hit “delete” to enter setup. Load Optimized Defaults. You’re good to go.
 
philstanbridge said:
Keep this thread updated chaps, I'm running my first AMD for years and I'm not to hot on the overclocking. For some reason the windows experience only rates the cpu as 3.6, whereas the other components are 5.6-6.9. It's a capable little system although the VGA causes it to overheat somewhat as you'd expect really. I don't mind running with the lid off.
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ok well something is not correct there, my cpu is 7.5 and is one up from you! - i presume you have flashed the bios? if not that is the reason, when you shuttle boots does it say unknown cpu? again bios flash needed if so.
 
tom-17 said:
Glad to see your build went well.

Hope my one on Sunday goes as well as that. I'll let you know how i get on
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yeah went very smooth, however i did install twice, as missed a bios setting and had it on ide mode, changed back and got the blue screen of death, did not have internet access at the time to apply the fix so reinstalled... that would be my top tip!! lol :D (school boy error on my part)

i used the MS usb tool and installed win7 from a usb drive straight onto my SSD, it took about 8 minutes from start to desktop :)



philstanbridge said:
Flashed the bios to latest official. Recognizes it as a quad core, CPU-Z identifies it and the computer properties identifies it correctly. Re-run the experience and I only get 3.6 - go figure. Not sure it really makes any difference. Things are still running fine.
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hmmm strange... well on my first install i had the bios settings wrong on ide mode, i ran the test and had 5.9 on memory, i knew this was incorrect but nothing i could do would change it, reinstalled with the bios configed correctly and all was well, not saying you should reinstall, but something is not right there ... weird

have you tried loaded bios optimized defaults?
 
tom-17 said:
Sorry just wanting to check, all ready to go and pull the trigger on a 1gb pny version of the 9800gt. Seems like good value for money and will improve my system a lot.

Just wanted to make absolutely sure if it will fit, and also worried about cooling. I quite like having the case shut, will it run with the case on or do the temperatures go through the roof? I'm not excessively heavy user and unlikely to do any heavy gaming with mostly cad and internet use if that helps.

Thanks
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from what people say it should fit ok, i see no reason for it to overheat if yo have the cpu bolted down correctly, i wondering if to upgrade mine from a 9600gt
 
tom-17 said:
No worries, Probably be early next week I expect.

I'll try and upload some snaps of it in place if you like or something?

Also do you find when you close your optical drive the cover is left suck out?
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yeah keep me posted, i hope it works well, i think i would like to get one myself,

i don't have an optical drive yet, but will do soon, as far as i remember, its all about tweaking the postion on the drive, you have those adjustable screws so you get it just right

philstanbridge said:
I have a 9800 GT in my shuttle, which is a very capable card but I can no longer run for very long with the lid on as it overheats.
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just over heats and shuts down?

out of interest what score does the 9800gt get in windows7 ?
 
Brunsathon9000 said:
thought i'd put a tiny bit of input in this for what it's worth!
Ordered a verso avenger pre built from the oc site (worked out cheaper than building it myself!), which uses the sn78sh7; and spent a bloody age worrying and fussing about what card to get (taking in to account size, power consumption and temperature at load).
Read reports of people shoving 9800's in to shuttles with 250w psus with no problems- but i still freaked out a tad about that. I decided to opt out of the 4850 as it seemed right on the edge of what the psu could handle (and it runs very hot!), and looked elsewhere. I was suprised to find out that I could have opted for a dual slot card- and was very tempted to get a 5750- which uses less power and runs cooler than 4850's and has slightly better performance.
Anyways to cut a long story short, I played it safe and got a 4670- not ideal but it'll do me for now. I'll get either go for a 5750 when the second round are out (there's 'green editions' floating about that are single slot and just powered through the pci-e slot too, would be ideal!), or will get one of those 500w psu's (although they're bloody expensive! probably worth it in the long run.)

Hope the 9800gt works out for you though!
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cheers for the input, i don't see how a duel card can fit in this case?
 
i paid £74.50 from a big online retailer, its bus powered so should be safe with watts!! mine is coming tomorrow, keep me posted with how it works, a normal 9800gt should run better than my eco one
 
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