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does the D+ have one. I'm interested in making the pcb to read the diode of my XP. Don't want to waste effort on something that can never be. Thnx
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SMBus & Dragon+
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Hmm I've been looking for the answer to this as well. I can't find a header on the mobo or in the manual. The manual does mention that the south bridge is SM Bus compatible but I can't find a header to get at.
Neone got a schematic of a Dragon Plus so I can just solder wires straight onto the mobo and invalidate my warranty permanently ;-)
Neone got a schematic of a Dragon Plus so I can just solder wires straight onto the mobo and invalidate my warranty permanently ;-)
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Yes, the Dragon+ has a SMBus, buuuuut there's no header that I could find. I've done some websearching on the subject, and there might be a way to connect things to the SMBus through a stick of memory, but all of the references to that are talking about SDR memory, not DDR. I'll make a new thread to ask about this. There are plenty of boards that don't have headers, but they should still have some way to access the SMBus.
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damn, If I could afford another stick of ram, I certainly would not use it for the diode reader. I sure wish there was another way. Why do they have features that are not implemented? Sometimes I feel that AMD is getting screwed by the chipset and mobo makers by not doing right by them. AMD has a lot of good things going for it but always ends up getting shot in the back by these darn rascals. Oh well, someone needed to vent a little frustration. I feel better.
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I guess the only way to read from the diode is to go through the dimm slots cause noone has come back with any other ideas. Awwwwwww shoot. Thnx anyways.
So then that line on the mobo that is attached to those pins on the RAM slots?????
WHERE DAT GO TO?
Thats my next question i.e. somewhere else to connect to etc?
Hang on I thought the south bridge looked after the pci/serial interface neway....ie northbridge does the RAM/AGP?????
WHERE DAT GO TO?
Thats my next question i.e. somewhere else to connect to etc?
Hang on I thought the south bridge looked after the pci/serial interface neway....ie northbridge does the RAM/AGP?????
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To be honest, I have no clue. That's why I'm here. To learn from the infinite wisdom of overclockers.com forum members
Yep me too, well the way I'm thinking
Objective
1. Find way of getting SMBUS data from Dragon+ without having to resort to dummy DDR. I.e. this thread
2. From that knowledge, (i.e. mobo schematic needed here) develop non solder way (or any for that matter) of adjusting Vdimm on Dragon+
pin = pin xx somehere else
neone got dragon schematic?
Short term
find some other pin between ram and mobo that can be connected to
Medium term
Do same for Vdimm adjustment
Long term
Not have a day job
General plan
Savour it and have a laugh while you're doing it
P.S. Thx for helping out with ma major system nightmare before, this is it all up and running now. WOOT WOOT!
Objective
1. Find way of getting SMBUS data from Dragon+ without having to resort to dummy DDR. I.e. this thread
2. From that knowledge, (i.e. mobo schematic needed here) develop non solder way (or any for that matter) of adjusting Vdimm on Dragon+
pin = pin xx somehere else
neone got dragon schematic?
Short term
find some other pin between ram and mobo that can be connected to
Medium term
Do same for Vdimm adjustment
Long term
Not have a day job
General plan
Savour it and have a laugh while you're doing it
P.S. Thx for helping out with ma major system nightmare before, this is it all up and running now. WOOT WOOT!
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Well, good luck finding a non-solder Vdimm mod. For the DIMM pins, check the JEDEC spec sheet on that. It'll tell you to use these two pins:
pin 1->|___n________|<-these last two pins are SMBus
BTW, you forgot to put 'Take over universe' under long term plans.
edit: OOPS, the above picture should be:
pin 1->|_______n_____|<-these last two pins are SMBus
sorry bout that
pin 1->|___n________|<-these last two pins are SMBus
BTW, you forgot to put 'Take over universe' under long term plans.
edit: OOPS, the above picture should be:
pin 1->|_______n_____|<-these last two pins are SMBus
sorry bout that
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Seen that stuff on the dimm pins, cheers. Am interested in where those pins are connected to on the mobo? Anyone got a mobo schematic?
Nah, I don't want enough power to tell everyone else what to do, just enough freedom so that no-one tells me what to do, s'all.
Nah, I don't want enough power to tell everyone else what to do, just enough freedom so that no-one tells me what to do, s'all.
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If you want a schematic, I'd suggest powering up your tricorder. Or, you could ask Soyo, see what they answer.
Or, you could ask Soyo, see what they answer.
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whats a tricorder?
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A handheld scanner from Star Trek (my comment was a nerdish joke, don't worry if you didn't get it).
BTW, according to Default's article today, you need to be an OEM and sign some NDAs just to get the info on the chipsets. A useful schematic seems all the more unlikely.
BTW, according to Default's article today, you need to be an OEM and sign some NDAs just to get the info on the chipsets. A useful schematic seems all the more unlikely.
