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Setting Up Your New AMD Thunderbird Added on: Thu Apr 05 2001 |
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Stage 6: Bios Settings
This is where that bios manual comes in handy. Hopefully when you first turn on the computer it will post. Make sure to have the case open so you can MAKE SURE that the CPU fan is spinning up, if it isn�t turn the computer immediately OFF. AMD CPU�s do NOT have a safety override and will fry if the heatsink/fan isn�t properly attached.
With that out of the way, go immediately into the bios and set your CPU speed. Most of the settings here differ from board to board but I will list some of the more common ones.
Settings to watch out for:
| HOSTCLK or HOSTCLK +PCICLK | (This setting determines 100 or 133 memory speed) | | 4-way Interweave Enable/Disable | (Memory Performance Settings, Enable for mad bandwidth | | Cas2/Cas3 Mem Fast/Turbo | (This is where the more expensive mem comes in, enable Cas 2 for increased performance, disable if your comp locks up) | | AGP 4X | (speed of the AGP port 2X/4X, set to 4X if your graphics card supports it) | | AGP Driving Mode | These settings affect Graphics Card - Motherboard interface | | AGP Master latency | Tweak these for increased stability |
More information is found in your motherboard manuals.
Wonderful KT7 FAQ by Paul E. Howland
Asus K7V FAQ
Stage 7: Windows 98 Keeps Crashing
Uninstall Windows 98 and Install Windows 2000. Windows 98 is an unacceptable medium for professional work. It can�t deal with large amounts of memory, which makes it a poor choice for doing any sort of 3d work.
Stage 8: Installing Win2k
So your machine boots. Your all primed and ready to go. CD ready, disks ready, Beer hat, and hopefully some sort of tv/form of entertainment. Things you will also need.
If you have a Geforce Nvidia Card - The Latest 6.5 Detonator Drivers at www.nvidia.com
Beta 11.01 Det Drivers at www.nvmax.com
AGP Hot Fix at www.amd.com
Win2k Refresh Fix at www.tweakfiles.com
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