Via chipset

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out of curiousity, i just got a new (old) mobo, that has an older via chipset.. VIA Apollo Pro 133... the chip is labeled vt82c596b... is this a chip that has the problems you're discussing? will it cause problems with my gadget labs wave 8/24? i have heard that if you turn off the USB support it will help the pops and click issues. until now i've always used intel boards, but i got this system for free.. so i'm setting up another DAW.

thanks..

_illium
 
You can use MODBIN to snoop through the BIOS binary file and make modifications. I use it all the time to customize BIOS loads for my client's machines.

There are a number of BIOS features that various board makers choose to hide or make inoperable. These can be enabled using MODBIN4 or MODBIN6 for the newer BIOS.

Caveat: if you aren't at a level of comfort diddling in the BIOS, then leave it alone. If you screw up the Windows Registry, you can reinstall Windows. If you screw up the BIOS, things are worse.

As for aggressive memory timings, a DAW is not the place to be tinkering with overclocking, etc. Leave things box-stock, and they run better. Every ASUS board I've seen tested is usually right at the top of the benchmarks, even if they don't use aggressive memory timings.

Yes, the KT133 family has the pci burst speed bug and the USB issues. The USB issue can be circumvented by disabling the onboard controller and using a quality USB card. There are patches out there to hack the KT133 chipset for some of these problems, especially with SoundBlaster cards.
 
you wouldn't happen to know any good links for resources relating to resolving these problems with that particular chipset?.. as in where to download the specific patches that will reduce the issues with this sort of setup. basically, all i will have on my pci bus is the gadget labs wave8/24.. video is agp, ide is builtin, nothing else on the machine.... i don't plan on using usb for anything. i know the previous owner had a hell of a time with this motherboard (which is why he got rid of it..) trying to use a all in wonder video/tv card for video capture. never got it working. is this a resolvable issue? i have also inherited that card and the subsequent problems involved. seems to work fine as a video card.. just won't capture from the tv input..


thanks,

_illium

hmm.. never mind,... there are links in the pdf file you linked to earlier in the thread. hope that's enough..
 
I use a soyo 5EHM with via chipset on it and AMD 450 k6/2 and it works great for audio. I installed a pci patch and memory interleave enable programs from an independent software programmer and sisoft sandra showed a good leap in memory speed. if only I could overclock it to 500. they do run hot so you do enough
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Illum - Until recently I was using a Gadget Labs Wave 824, Windows 98SE, with an ASUS P3V4X mobo - P3 with a VIA Apollo Pro 133a chipset. Now I'm using it with a Gigabyte mobo (cant remember which off hand) with I think a VIA 266a chipset. I have not had any noise related problems. I'm using Cakewalk Pro 9 and used the "suggested for Cakewalk" setting right out of the 824 manual.

I was planning on upgrading to WinXP, thus dumping the 824 card cause - there were no Gadget Labs XP drivers. In another recent post someone posted a link to a beta XP driver for the 824. I'm looking forward to trying it soon, cause I really like the card, it would be a shame to dump it.

In a different computer, I had LOTS of problems getting my ATI All-In-Wonder to co-exist with my Audiophile 2496 card. Initially did it by disabled one of the AIW drivers (thanks to some good advice here), but the latest ATI drivers seem to cure the problem.
 
My twp cents worth: used 3 different AMD boards for my DAW up to now and never had any problems that weren't my own fault.

Asus A7M266 (amd 761 chipset)
Soltek DRV-4 (via KT-266 chipset)
Asus A7N8X-X (nForce2 chipset, current setup)

used audio hardware: ST-Audio.

rock solid.


Herwig
 
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