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[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 12:37 PM
In 4 hours I will start installing my system (I have to collect my Raptor HDs from the post office and I will be all set :eek:
PLEASE :thumbsup: go through my check list and see if I am doing everything OK...missing any steps? I can't handle anymore drama.

MOBO is Tyan Thunder K8WE S2895
OS- WinXP 64
All HDs are SATA ones and I WON'T be setting up RAID.

I have two floppies-
Floppy A- Windown 98 Boot disk --> This one--> "Windows 98 OEM" taken from http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Floppy B- Bios 1.03 and contains-
PHLASH16.exe
flash.bat
2895V103.wph


1- Power system and enter Bios by pressing the "Delete" key?
2- Choose "load setup defauts" and save
3- Switch off power button
4- Unplug power supply
5- Press SW50 (Reset CMOS Button) for 5-10 seconds
6- Re-connect power supply
7- Start PC with Floppy A inserted and keep tapping F5 key on the keyboard.
8- After the PC has started eject Floppy A and insert Floppy B
9- Type "flash" then press ENTER and the MOBO will get flashed
10- Exit and switch off the PC
11- Turn on the PC and press "Delete" to enter Bios--> load setup defaults and save

Is that it? Everything ok so far?

Then boot from the Win XP64 CD and install OS. My MOBO is a SATA Mobo and so are all my HDs but I won't be using RAID--> Does that mean I don't need to do F6 and install "NV RAID SATA and RAID DRIVER" floppy disk? Can you please re-confirm this?

Once I enter the Windows desktop successfully I go and install driver pack for winxp64bit on the tyan website

http://www.tyan.com/support/html/drivers_support.html

AMD Driver Pack for all Opteron boards - here (ftp://ftp.tyan.com/chipset_AMD/DriverPack/)
AMD 8131 Drivers for S2895 - here (ftp://ftp.tyan.com/chipset_AMD/8131_PCI-X/)

Do I need to install both packs? Will these two pack take care of everything? After that I only need to install the video card drivers and I am good to go?

If you read this far then I am impressed :-)

Thanks
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 12:52 PM
Updated advice from another forum -

- yup; looks fine to me, except would use [I always use] the plain DRDOS flashdisk from www.bootdisk.com (http://www.bootdisk.com/). Would put the AMD drivers in before NFORCE packs, & remember on no account install NVIDIA IDE/SATA drivers [unless, obv, you use their 'RAID'].

Have you run Memtest86+ v1.65 [or later] from floppy/CD?
lots
06-08-2006, 01:13 PM
Just out of curiosity, why are you updating BIOS?
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 01:25 PM
Just out of curiosity, why are you updating BIOS?

From what I gathered Bios 1.01 does not report the temperature correctly. Plus Opteron 285 requires V1.03 to be detected properly. Don't quote me though :)
lots
06-08-2006, 02:49 PM
Its 1.02 that reports temps wrong. I also think its 1.02 that brings dual core support (not sure about the 285 though). Just from memory.. Anyway I'd take a look at what BIOS you've got before flashing. If its already got DC support and all, I wouldn't bother flashing it, unless you run into some strange problems that dont seem to have any good solutions.
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 06:51 PM
Update-
Ok it has Bios 1.01.2895 installed and it shows CPU temperature as 26°C. Sees all the 4GB of RAM. Under CPU it says 2.6GHZ does not say 2x 2600MHZ though. That might be Bios related.
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 07:09 PM
Should the Bios show 2x 2600HMz?????
lollygag
06-08-2006, 07:13 PM
No.. you mean under Hardware Monitor in the bios ? its not suppose to show 2.. its just theCPU type.. you do however see..

CPU 0 Dual Core Opteron™ Proccesor 285
CPU 1 Dual Core Opteron™ Proccesor 285

plus all your memory and stuff at the 1irst screen yea ? unless you have quiet boot enabled..
1irst thing i ever turn off when i build a puter is the MB logo screen
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 07:19 PM
unless you have quiet boot enabled..

EDIT- OK I see what you mean let me turn it all on and reboot.

Edit2- Well I disabled "quiet boot mode" but I don't hear any beeping sound like on my current PC when it boots. I don't see CPU 1 and CPU 0 in th eBios like you described. Oh and no MOBO logo.
lollygag
06-08-2006, 07:41 PM
Dont even touch that !.. i was confusing it with the like a logo screen instead of the details..
but i just enabled it and no more boot.. lol. i dunno what quiet boot is but i had to reset my
c-mos and go back in and redo all my bios settings to get it back ! sorry i opened my mouth
on that one..


lolly Ü
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 07:47 PM
Well I uset F9 setup defaults again and it works same as before. I am going through the images in the manual and no where do I see CPU 0 and CPU 1 in the Bios screen grabs. What does your Bios show now Lolly? :-) So should it show CPU1 and CPU0 in the Bios?

I am gonna take a break and flash Bios to the latest 1.03. Damn my head hurts :scream:
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 08:06 PM
Lolly thanks for the e-mail :thumbsup: Let me flash to 1.03 as well...
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 09:42 PM
Ok the image you showed me is probably what you see just before entering the Bios. I get that as well for few seconds and it says CPU1 and CPU0....etc.
In the actual Bios with menu you don't see what you showed me ;-P I think.
lots
06-08-2006, 10:11 PM
Hit pause on the keyboard right at that screen before BIOS is done loading. It will give you time to actually read it all out ;)
[nitin design]
06-08-2006, 10:46 PM
Pause did the trick ;-P

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