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soccrstar
02-13-2003, 09:16 PM
y pay close to 300 bucks for a granite bay. where u can get a board based on sis655 wit dualddr400 support for under 200. that is a steal.

imma get the msi 655 max.

thanx drake for pointin' it out :-)
saved me a big hole in pocket

good thing for forums :-D
ralf_c
02-13-2003, 10:37 PM
the sis board sound great but is it actualy pretty good
soccrstar
02-14-2003, 01:34 AM
Originally posted by ralf_c
the sis board sound great but is it actualy pretty good

it sounds great and it is a great board.

it beat the granite board.
it is the best chipset for p4s atm
Drake
02-14-2003, 09:23 AM
Anandtech (http://www.anandtech.com[/url) has two reviews of the boards on their frontpage. I'm looking for their availability, and I'm pretty sure those articles are not previews, but no such luck.

[EDIT]: The Gigabyte GA-SINXP1394 shows up at newegg (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=13-128-170).
grydlok
02-14-2003, 07:04 PM
I think i will wait for a sec rev on both since SIS agp is flaky.
grydlok
03-05-2003, 10:55 PM
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=13-128-175

nice deal
WesM63
03-06-2003, 12:00 AM
those boards look good.. hopefully they show up more.
Drake
03-06-2003, 08:57 AM
The MSI board is being sold at googlegear.
PeeNuTz
03-09-2003, 05:45 AM
Hey soccrstar,I just wired up my speakers to the rear jacks.installed the realtek latest audio drivers but i cant get any sound out of em.
Went to support on website but no support listed for this board yet.Im praying i dont have to go out and by Soundblaster audigy 2 card.

Wondering if u got any idea why i cant get any sound out of my 5.1 surround?
Farabomb
03-09-2003, 10:17 AM
:beerm8s: Welcome PeeNuTz:beerm8s:

Try Switching the jacks around. I had an issue with my Max2 where the manual was wrong. Look in the realtech settings and set it for 5.1 and it will give the colors of the propper connections.
Drake
03-09-2003, 12:03 PM
Also, see if you can find the settings for the audio. I think I have realtek, and ever install of drivers defaults everything back to 2 channel audio.
PeeNuTz
03-09-2003, 05:55 PM
Guys...I tried switching to all 3 jacks and in settings switched to 5.1 with no luck.Tried uninstalling driver,installed older version of realtek from giga website reset settings..nothing.Now im back to latest driver from cd still no sound....ARGHHH! :confused:

Think im gonna call up Cambridge Sounworks or Gigabyte support see whats up.

Any thing else i might be missing?

I just remembered..im gonna try my sons Creative 2.1 speakers see how that goes.
soccrstar
03-09-2003, 05:59 PM
hi,

one question

did u Enable onboard sound in bios?

n i'm currently usin' a sb live 5.1 card

i did though try the onboard sound. and the sound is MUCH MUCH LOUDer than the sb live card i got. but since i did buy the sb live card i'm usin it :D

neways... did u update to latest bios F4?

n did u do express install? n installed everything?

n once so they'll b the realtek option thingy in taskbar that comes up. set it to 5.1 n it'll tell u which one will b the front, center, n real jack.

hope diz helps some
PeeNuTz
03-09-2003, 06:23 PM
First want to say "Thanks" to Farabomb for the welcome to this forum.
Now,Onboard sound is enabled in bios. and yes i did express install for drivers,icon does show up in taskbar.When set to 5.1 it shows center blue jack is my connection for speakers.The only thing i havent done is update the Bios.


soccrstar,did u update thru Q-flash in bios?Did u install Bios Flash Utility form CD? cause i havent.Thats one thing that scares me.Ive never updated thru dos either.SO can u explain the procedures please.

Thanks again.
soccrstar
03-09-2003, 06:37 PM
Originally posted by PeeNuTz
First want to say "Thanks" to Farabomb for the welcome to this forum.
Now,Onboard sound is enabled in bios. and yes i did express install for drivers,icon does show up in taskbar.When set to 5.1 it shows center blue jack is my connection for speakers.The only thing i havent done is update the Bios.


soccrstar,did u update thru Q-flash in bios?Did u install Bios Flash Utility form CD? cause i havent.Thats one thing that scares me.Ive never updated thru dos either.SO can u explain the procedures please.

Thanks again.

hi,
i used q-flash n updated bios while i was in windows.
PeeNuTz
03-09-2003, 06:43 PM
ok cool..do i check that lil box internet update?
then hit update new bios?

thanks.
soccrstar
03-09-2003, 06:50 PM
Originally posted by PeeNuTz
ok cool..do i check that lil box internet update?
then hit update new bios?

thanks.

no no no

sec
soccrstar
03-09-2003, 06:51 PM
hmm

gigabyte didnt finish updatin' their site.

bios isnt dere

n i deleted the bin :-/
PeeNuTz
03-09-2003, 06:51 PM
ok i'll wait...i didnt think so ..didnt make sense.

I'l wait for yoru reply. :)
PeeNuTz
03-09-2003, 07:07 PM
Its there i found it.
sinxp1394_f4.zip is the file, but i don tknow if thats a fix cause under decription it says "speed up S3 from resume".

but i'll update it anyway.

Thanks
PeeNuTz
03-13-2003, 07:21 PM
Finally got back to working on it again.Got it going by using the Audio combo kit which provides Optical out.And since i already had a Optical cable lying around from my SB card,hooked it all up.This type is a better connection anway.
Sounds great.I can actually notice the difference from my SB X-gamer card i had on the other setup.