Author Topic: To all VIA KT266A board users (Read 344 times)

mrsid2 · « **on:** January 28, 2002, 02:29:12 AM »

To all you having KT266A motherboards

http://www.naggelgames.de/vcool/VCool.html

Absolutely awesome patch to relieve you from PCI related problems. I had no stability problems but this patch also solved crackling sound when using the built in AC97 audio.

From [H]ard OCP

[snip]
I use George Breese 0.19 patch and I know this alters some of his settings, but only after his installs..

here are my settings

priority rotation: off
master read caching: on
Delay transaction: on
CPU to PCI write buff: enabled
0 Bus timeout
Using idle loop and Kool bit
with smart idle and HALT enabled..
Overclocked XP 149fsb 1640 mhz
30cel idle
45cel full

ROCK SOLID...I do lots of gaming, encoding, and moving of gigabyte size files, while listen to music, or as today ...as I was using burnproof to burn a divx collection...multitasking heaven

[/snip]

I have to add that this patch also droped my system temperature down because of more efficient idling of the processor.

Went from 44C to 40 in 2 minutes!

mrsid2 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2002, 07:14:47 AM »

Puntski

Gunthr · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2002, 07:48:21 AM »

I'm running a 1400 mhz XP on a Shuttle board with the KT266A chipset under Win 2k.

The information notes:

"This little utility will cool your Athlon/Duron processor on Via KT133 or KX133(A) (VT8363, VT8361, VT82C691/693A/694 or VT8371 +VT82C686x) chipsets during idle"

It isn't written for KT266A???

Also, could you explain what "PCI related problems" this proggy will remedy?

I'm running a Philips sound card with no problems.

Don't have heat problems.

Seems the only benefit for me might be lower idling temps.

I have to ask myself, is the potential for problems worth whatever benefit I might get?

(I'm a recovering compulsive tweaker)

What do you think MrSid2?

mrsid2 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2002, 09:07:50 AM »

You have a point there Gunthr.. The fix was advertised wrongly on HardOCP page as being for KT266A.

However as I'm now using it, it did work also on KT266A board. My system temperature went down and the scratchy noise from AC97 is gone.. What can I say..

Gunthr · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2002, 09:34:30 AM »

Hey, if it works, it works! I'm keeping the link on hand... thanks.

mrsid2 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2002, 09:55:40 AM »

I just took a look at the bulletin boards there and it seems I joined the betatesting team on KT266A without realising it

So it can work, just haven't been tested thoroughly yet.

So far so good.

minus · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2002, 11:47:30 AM »

i use kt266a latest like u and never managet to run the thing stable, the bigest problem is when i try use my real time MPg 2 hardware board it lok up and rebot Pc after fiew second, tryed all OS even Win XP Pro go smokin, what begin me drive creazy even my old MPG2 clips cose some Eror and explorer or kernel goin off

any Divx or vob dvd mpg run fine i suspect the frekin northbridge !!!

all games runing well, great frame rate and no loock ups

will try the thingy, already tryed all posible combinations from MSI and VIA site

my mobo

MSI KT266a ddr pro U + this usb security crap also not used
amd 1900 xp
512ddr ram
2x 40 Go IBM
SBlive 5.1
winfast ge3 ti500
DVB-S
DVB-pvr

ya forgot all the things are coled with coper heatsinks ,