Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit (More info?)

Anyone using one of the new AW8-Max motherboards yet?

I'm thinking about picking one up for my new system and am
curious about any good/bad opinions or suggestions on the
board.

Looks like a nice one based on the specs.

Thanks in advance.



- Scott Smith: scott@sludgereport.org
Sludge Report: http://www.sludgereport.org

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit (More info?)

Got a new Abit MB and 830 Dual Core CPU. Two Toshiba 160 GB drives.

Succeeded in getting the Intel Raid Control setup in the Bios (it wasn't
obvious) and successfully installed Windows XP in RAID 0 configuration
(2x160 = 320 MB boot drive in RAID 0)...It's FAST !!!!



Out of the box the Abit bios did not recognize the cpu properly - it thought
it was a Celeron D.:



Latest BIOS from Abit fixes that problem. Flashed the BIOS, now,, even
though the BIOS is configured to enable the Intel Raid controller, I never
get the press "Control + I" prompt to get into the Intel Bios Raid Setup..



Tried unplugging the power cable, and resetting the BIOS multiple times -
this seems to be very "iffy" with these Abit MB's...had to wait overnite
with the original bios in order to get the Intel Raid Bios prompt to come
up.



At this point, I've just dropped an email to Abit and am considering
reflashing to the original BIOS..







"SSmith" <liberal.bias@sludgereport.org> wrote in message
news:4tsfe15ot8km4205012qog8needv853lfu@4ax.com...
>
> Anyone using one of the new AW8-Max motherboards yet?
>
> I'm thinking about picking one up for my new system and am
> curious about any good/bad opinions or suggestions on the
> board.
>
> Looks like a nice one based on the specs.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> - Scott Smith: scott@sludgereport.org
> Sludge Report: http://www.sludgereport.org