**The ASrock 939dual-SATA2 (ULi M1695) thread**

I emailed ASRock regarding VDIMM voltages on the AM2 expansion card, and the tech rep replied...

"The ASrock mainboard you mention below works with DDR2 ,therefore the voltage is 1.8 volts
Auto ( set the right voltage your RAM request.)
Low (1.7 Volts)
Normal (1.8 Volts)
High (1.9 Volts)"
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For my ram, it needs 2.1v :( So i'm screwed! No doubt explains why mine wont boot with 1T enabled.

Also, I dont see a "low" option - just normal and high...

I dont understand why asrock dont just let us specify the voltage like we can do with the CPU. it sucks being limited to undervolting my ram :(
 
Quick update on this issue ive been having , i fitted some other USB ports in the pci slots and its still doing it , ive noticed when it spazzes out the USB peripherals fail to respond for a second or two like its lacking power or theyve gone into sleep mode

Im at a loss what to do now apart from reformat which i'll prolly have to do at some stage , i just hope it is a software problem and not hardware :(


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well ive reinstalled windows and this problems is STILL happening with BF2 and other games

so the format rules out software issues as far as im concerned,which leads to hardware, so what hardware could cause this keyboard problem where it fails to respond for a second or two ?

PSU ? mines abit crap tbh , 480watt generic thing and maybe the newer card needs more power ?
RAM ? im running 4x512 modules which some times causes issues
New motherboard ? incompatibility with my other hardware maybe ? or a failure on the mobo some where
new graphics card ? altho no other symtoms have shown and 3dmark gives back decent score, the problem only occurs during 3d applications IE. games


So the mobo and graphics card are the only thing ive just upgraded , i never had this issue with my old stuff and ive installed no different software since the upgrade


any suggestion as im at the end of my tether tbh
 
CSA -

I had exactly the same problems with my rig using a USB mouse and keyboard. I would get keys sticking or sometimes not responding for split seconds. I am afraid i cannot help you resolve it, as i went back to good old PS2 keyboard and mouse, but if you can resolve it i would be very interested to hear your results..
 
Soul Rider said:
CSA -

I had exactly the same problems with my rig using a USB mouse and keyboard. I would get keys sticking or sometimes not responding for split seconds. I am afraid i cannot help you resolve it, as i went back to good old PS2 keyboard and mouse, but if you can resolve it i would be very interested to hear your results..
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was that using this motherboard Soul Rider ?
 
CSA said:
PSU ? mines abit crap tbh , 480watt generic thing and maybe the newer card needs more power ?
RAM ? im running 4x512 modules which some times causes issues
New motherboard ? incompatibility with my other hardware maybe ? or a failure on the mobo some where
new graphics card ? altho no other symtoms have shown and 3dmark gives back decent score, the problem only occurs during 3d applications IE. games
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You have 4 sticks of memory, a power hungry GFX card... and you are using a cheap PSU...

I would change it... if it's not the culprit, at least you have considerably lessend the risk of taking out your kit if the PSU craps itself.

If the board won't work, in all honesty, get a new one.. is your time worth all the hours you have put into this? I spent well over 200 hours trying to sort out my problem (SB LiveDrive!+Dual SATA II=No sound/MIDI Matey!), and even at minimum wage, that's over a grand.

Stick it in a second box for the GF or sell it. it's a cheap board at the end of the day... if it goes straight in & works, bargain.. but I wouldn't fight with another again. It sits in my Crunching box now and works perfectly.
 
InSanCen said:
You have 4 sticks of memory, a power hungry GFX card... and you are using a cheap PSU...

I would change it... if it's not the culprit, at least you have considerably lessend the risk of taking out your kit if the PSU craps itself.

If the board won't work, in all honesty, get a new one.. is your time worth all the hours you have put into this? I spent well over 200 hours trying to sort out my problem (SB LiveDrive!+Dual SATA II=No sound/MIDI Matey!), and even at minimum wage, that's over a grand.

Stick it in a second box for the GF or sell it. it's a cheap board at the end of the day... if it goes straight in & works, bargain.. but I wouldn't fight with another again. It sits in my Crunching box now and works perfectly.
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I do see your point, but i want to be 100% sure its the board before i mess about RMA'ing it, then i'd have to format again for a new board again as i prolly wont want another asrock as a replacememnt and the reformat alone is one big pain in the backside

ive tested the board with only 2 sticks of RAM in and it still does it , so now ive unplugged every thing but the bare essentials from the PSU , spare HDD, case fans,DVD ROM,floppy,additional USB connectors,disabled onboard LAN and im going to test again this morning, surely if i still get the same symptoms i can rule out the PSU for the time being ?
 
CSA said:
was that using this motherboard Soul Rider ?
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Yes it was, I have been using Asrock boards for a long time now and have never had any major issues, apart from a leaking capacitor on a SocketA board i had for just over 2 years.
 
4 x 512 can be a bottle neck,but your psu doesnt seen to be up to it,and if you get topend card,that psu wont work,psu aren't that expensive and plenty of good ones on market and overclockers
 
well as mentioned in a previous post , im running currently with only 2 sticks , one HDD,CPU & fan and the graphics cards , ive just tested BF2 offline and im still getting this issue. i realise that my PSU isnt much cop but im not going to rush out and buy a new one if im still going to suffer from the same problem , and my testing this morning leads me to believe its not a PSU issue as the PSU certainly would not have been under stress as there is hardly anything attached to it

If it was a failing PSU im sure there would be more symtoms than this 'sticky key' syndrome tbh




Edit: ive got a couple more tests to do then it looks like im gunn have to RMA it , gunna disable onboard sound , see how it reacts , if same im gunna remove x1800XT and install 9800pro and if it still does it i'll be 100% convinced its not a PSU issue and i may even install a hardly used jeantech 350 PSU just to run the mobo and 9800pro that should be conclusive that its not a psu issue if it still have the sticky key spazzyness
 
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I posted this in gernal hardware but had no response, and seeing as it's this motherboard giving me the problem I thought I'd also post it here.

I picked up a cheap 2.5" HDD off the members market, plus a USB enclosure for it from eBay. I got it set up today and it was working fine with my laptop, but as soon as I plugged the USB cable into my desktop the system rebooted and hung, until i removed the usb drive.

I've tried all the USB ports and it does the same thing. Other devices on USB work fine: Mouse, 128MB USB stick, wireless dongle. Any ideas what could be going on here? The reboot is instant and happens in windows or while booting.
 
Have you got the Legacy USB set to disabled? Not sure if it's relevant though to be honest.

Most likely thought is that it could be a power issue. I have a similar 2.5 inch USB drive, it worked fine on an old Dell Laptop using a single USB cable, but one most desktops (including my ASRock) I have to use a twin USB lead to provide more power. Maybe the drive is not starting up properly and Windows is struggling to work out what device it is.
 
Lan Problems

Lo All

I have been trawling through this great thread looking for solutions for the problem i got but alas "computer says NO"

anyway

My network (dhcp) isnt picking up the ethernet port on my pc and vice versa on the pc even though device manager is reporting that it is enabled

I have also downloaded the latest drivers and installed them using the update on device manager (with the unrared drivers on a floppy and using the .exe unified auto install pack) ive tried uninstalling re-booting disabeling LAN and re-enabeling it in bios

I have also tried the pc through a Lan switch, 3 different makes of router and tried about 5 different cat5 cables crossover and straight

personally i think its knackerd unless someone can throw some light on a solution

thanks

btw specs

Win XP pro SP2
A64 4000+
X800XTPE on AGP (drivers are installed for ULI havnet got as far as installing ATI drivers yet)
gig-o-ram in Dual channel

sod it gonna buy a lan card tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Anyone Know is our motherboard is going to be VISTA compatible ?

Tried to search net and not found anything concrete. Just a lot of yes/no answers.

Anyone know for sure ?
 
Where does it say specifically that our board will be ok, I only find mention of the VSTA Dual sata board ? Unless I am bline this evening and with the amount of beer i have consumed is highly probable ;)
 
Magic_x_uk said:
Anyone Know is our motherboard is going to be VISTA compatible?
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As long as you meet the hardware requirements (see here) you should be fine. What will be crucial is 'Graphics hardware requirements' (see here).

I also think most of the VISTA compatibility claims are marketing ploy. Take the ASRock 939Dual-VSTA for example. What makes it VISTA Compatible...
OverClocked inside said:
...the new VSTA Version got the C-Media CM6501 audio chip instead of the Realtek 850 sound chip. Hereby the board became - according to ASRock - suited for Microsoft Windows Vista Premium OS.
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:rolleyes:
 
malcolm said:
Have you got the Legacy USB set to disabled? Not sure if it's relevant though to be honest.

Most likely thought is that it could be a power issue. I have a similar 2.5 inch USB drive, it worked fine on an old Dell Laptop using a single USB cable, but one most desktops (including my ASRock) I have to use a twin USB lead to provide more power. Maybe the drive is not starting up properly and Windows is struggling to work out what device it is.
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Thanks. I've tried it with twin and single USB cables and still no success. Legacy is disabled. Not sure what else to try really. Plugging the drive in is like flicking a switch and the PC instantly reboots and then hangs. One the cable it removed it will boot.
 
I just bought this motherboard to go with my setup and I am feeling very apprehensive now. I haven't had much luck with NF3Ultra based boards from DFI and MSI ( both failed and refunded) I don't seem to have any other choice left but use this one.

Heres my setup

AMD x2 3800+ ( did 2.4ghz 1.375 on the MSI neo2) ( I hope the asrock can manage this)
Arctic Cooling 64 freezer ( I hope this fits)
2 GB OCZ pc3200 platinum ram ( this did 2-3-2-5-1T on the msi at stock speeds) Im hoping asrock can match it cos its very expensive ram
OCZ 600W powerstream PSU (can't see anything wrong with this one)
X800 pro 16 pipes with arctic cooler on it
firewire card and wifi card
I hope the sata2 port works fine for the seagate 7200.10 hdd.

I am going to be ridiculously angry if this doesn't work.

sid
 
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