[pprocha]

Where can I get Mr. Natural Bios for the Abit I7
Or can someone please mail me the bios
Thanks
pprocha@oninet.pt

[cdier]

I need the mr.natural's bios files for my abit it7max , bd7-raid , bd7ii , bg7 boards.. if someone cand send them to me , it will be great...


Since i see many post with requesting mr.natural's bios files. i am willing to host them on my ftp server...If somebody got the whole collection of the mr.natural's bios files , please contact me. I will then send further instructions.-...


thanks



cdier
aarthyco@online.no

[mskreis]

Please include me in that mail out : mskreis@bigfoot.com

Thanks

[GOD]

me too...
godryu@optushome.com.au

[zeph]

Please include me of that lists domwiz@hanmail.net
Thanks

PS.is there Mr.Natural's Bios for IT7 Anyways? haven't heard of it

[agrall]

I would be interested in this BIOS as well... and also what changes were made...

grallaj@comcast.net

[cdier]

Please use the link below to download mr.naturals it7 bios.. I dont have any info on changes. I will try this bios today and report back.....



Abit IT7 MAX
http://www.n3dt.com/drivers/bios/abit/it7/IT7_8Z.BIN





cdier
aarthyco@online.no


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Abit IT7MAX
Intel Pentium 4 1.6NW overcloked to 2.448
FSB 155
Twinmos 512mb PC2700 DDRAM
40 and 100 gb Western Digital HD
Gainward GF4 PowerPack! Ultra/750XP Golden Sample Overclocked 320/740
Chieftec Dragon Midi Tower
Enermax 450 PS
Pioneer DVD
Plextor 40x CDR
Hansol 19" Monitor
Logitech Cordless Desktop Optical
Creative Soundblaster Audigy
Windows XP Pro
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[mskreis]

Originally posted by cdier
Please use the link below to download mr.naturals it7 bios.. I dont have any info on changes. I will try this bios today and report back.....

Well, how's the bios? What advantages does it offer over the latest abit bios? Inquiring minds want to know.

[rbbnet]

I'd love to know what the Mr. Natural bios does for you that the factory supplied bios can't. Is it worth the time? What enhancements does it offer? What about stability or buggish issues, does it possess either?

[cdier]

Hi...

Flashed my it7max with mr.naturals bios version 8z. It seems the flashing is worth something. Now i can overclock to 166fsb , i couldn't do that with version 8y. And the temperature reading seems to be more accurate then ever , getting 55c at full load , 42 at idle.

Anybody noticed any other changes by using mr.naturals bios version 8z??? Please report back....


Getting around 12795 in 3dmark 2001 se.

I just red the abits it7max usermanual (for the first time). Under section 4.3 Bios Setup For Raid. It says : After completed the installation of HPT374 driver , you have to enable the raid function in BIOS setup menu. Enter the "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS setup menu. Change the settings of "First Boot Device" , "Second Boot Device" , "Third Boot Device" to "ATA133RAID" Can anyone explain this



details :


166 FSB
Bios Settings
Bios Version : 8Z (mr.naturals bios)

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ext clock (cpu/agp/pci) = 166/66/33
Pci Bus Frequency PCI 33 Fixed
Multiplier Factor : 1x16
Fsb Freq. H/W Strap : High
DRAM Ratio (CPURAM) : 1:1
CPU Power Supply : CPU Default
DRAM Voltage : 2.7

Advanced Chipset Features :

DRAM Timing Selectable : Manual
CAS Latency Time : 2.5
Act to Precharge Delay : 7
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay : 3
DRAM RAS# Precharge : 3


idle temp = 42
load temp = 55

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Abit IT7MAX (mr.naturals bios version 8Z)
Intel Pentium 4 1.6NW (MALAY CPU) overcloked to 2.663
FSB 166
Twinmos 512mb PC2700 DDRAM
2x40GB Maxtor Ata133 HD RAID0 STRIPE SET
120GB Western Digital HD Special Edition
Gainward GF4 PowerPack! Ultra/750XP Golden Sample Overclocked 320/740
Chieftec Dragon Midi Tower
Enermax 450 PS
Pioneer DVD
Plextor 40x CDR
Hansol 19" Monitor
Logitech Cordless Desktop Optical
Creative Soundblaster Audigy
Windows XP Pro
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[CSHawkeye81]

hey was wondering if you had any issues when you load stuff up and play mp3's of lagging or anything similar to that??

[rbbnet]

Let me see if I understand your 1st, 2nd, 3rd boot device question rght. You want to know why you have to reenter the bios and set the boot order?
First off, after installing the RAID drivers the machine doesn't know if you intend on using the RAID or the plain old IDE ports for your main/OS boot harddrive. If you're installing WinXP it's best to set the 1st boot device as your CD Rom, then maybe 2nd boot as ATA 133 RAID, & 3rd as your floppy. Really nowdays the floppy is almost useless except for flashing the bios and installing those RAID drivers. This is simply the order in which the machine searches for the boot OS.
My explanation may not be spot on technically but I hope it gets the idea across.

[cdier]

CSHawkeye81 : Right now i am listening to mp3 using winamp 2.80 , while i am running divx conversion (vcd-->divx ) using virtualdub , no lagging.


the temperature is : 55C



rbbnet : i have good understanding about raid and stuff. I always set this in bios : " First Boot Device" : cdrom , "Second Boot Device" : ATA133RAID...
I just wanted to share the knowledge i got from the abit it7max manual...I thought this was funny...

[rbbnet]

CDIER,
OK, so I misunderstood your message. I was wonderin' how the hell you got it to work at all if you never went back into the bios and set the RAID as the 1st boot device.

BTW, have you ran any benches on your RAID setup? I have/had the IT7 running two 80GB WD Specials on RAID 0 before my mobo flaked out. Sisoft Sandra reported a number a lil over 51000. I came so close to buying the Maxtor ATA133 liquid bearing drives myself. I just want to know what I missed out on if anything. I can't wait for my new board to come in... NewEgg is in the process of returning it now.

[CSHawkeye81]

well what drivers areyou using for your raid controller, it might be either the board or the raid drivers, but i had this happen to me before and it was just a driver update to fix it.