Question about the EB setting on AMDs

[Bombastik]

I've readed the article about the EB setting on register 52h with AMD processors.
At the time i tryied it out but i gave up because my setting on 52h was EC and i couldn't change it no matter what (i changed it, setted it, and then it reseted back to EC).

Recently i decided to give it another go, and this time the registar was at something else and was allot more cooperative this time since it allowed me to set it at EB.

Then i decided to used WPCRS to set the 52h register at EB everytime i booted into windows and so i did.

But now when i go to WPCRE, 52h is again at EC and doesn't change! WPCRS has the correct setting AND on idle my processor (TB1.1Ghz) drops around 12ºC which leads me to conclude that the setting is having the right effect.

I have an Asus A7V133 with bios 1.0.0.4 and WPCRE is 1.2a and WPCRS is 1.2...

The processor is an AMD TB1.1Ghz (typeB) AVHA model.

Does anyone has a clue to what is wrong/happening?

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[Guest]

Sounds interesting!

Where did you find this article?


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[peteb]

http://www.athlonoc.com/tweakvia1.htm



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[Bombastik]

Thanx PeteB... i couldn't remenber the link

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[Guest]

Dahmn! Wrong chipset... :-/

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[NialM]

I got the same address issue as you. I got an 11c drop in temp so I assume it is working. Very strange, but what the hell ! I'll take the reducion. Tanx to pete for the link :O)

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[peteb]

Hey everybody!!!!

Guess what - I had found that link a while back, tried it and found it not to work for me. Every time I tried to set it at anything other than default speed, my system hung.

Well I just tried setting it to EC - not EB. It actually set it to EB when I look at it, even though I asked it to set EC - it works anyway. My aircooled 1.563Ghz AMD is now idling at cool 35 degrees.

Thanks for the pointer!!!!!!

Now I'm going to try and get it setup as a permanent feature of my system.

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[Bombastik]

Duh!!! You beat my by points!! Your sintoms are even stranger than mines...

Glad it was of use (how many people have seen that page but never did tried out the stuff?)

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