new bios for nf7-s v2

csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
nf7d20
Came back from vacation to find a bios fix for my nforce utility and it works fine now ...except it still reports the wrong core voltage but I can live with that til a fix.

http://fae.abit.com.tw/eng/download/bios/nf7-s2.htm

Fixed the issue that Duron 1.2G and 1.3G will not boot using BIOS version 19.
Add nVidia System Utility support. Please download the nvsuoem.ini file and install nVidia System Utility with this ini file (put the ini file in the directory where the setup up file for nVidia System Utility is located). http://fae.abit.com.tw/download/bios/nf7-s_2.0/nvsuoem.ini
Enhanced compatibility with certain WD hard disk.
BIOS compile date: 11/21/2003.

Comments

  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited November 2003
    What all can the nForce utility change? I'm wondering if it's worth the BIOS flash.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Me too. One of the MSI utils I got tells me when BIOS updates are available, and lets me build a flashing floppy then reboots to floppy, flashes, reboots, I reset what I still need custom, adn typically things work better. One thing I DO like is automated falshing with choice as to whether or not to flash. When Abit does that, will more seriously consider a more immediate mobo switch from my MSI KT4VL older mobo.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I used flashmenu and it reboots afterwards ...real simple.
    I copied nvsuoem.ini into the setup folder and repaired the utility ...then started the program and got this!
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited December 2003
    Thanks for the heads up, simon! :thumbsup:
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited December 2003
    It's actually pretty sad that nVIDIA can't get it right while third party software works just fine...

    http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6742

    btw: modified bios here.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I edited the pic ...second button from bottom-left so far does absolutely nothing.
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited December 2003
    Yes it does. That's the "advance view page" and in order to get there you have to edit "nvsuoem.ini " before installation. Replace the 0 with a 1 next to the "AdvanceView" entry for your board. Some of the functions don't work though...

    :cheers:
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    thanks I'll try that when I get home ...and thanks for the mod!!!:respect:
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited December 2003
    You're welcome! I hope it works well for you... :thumbsup:
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    nvsuoem.ini now looks like this:

    [NF7 Series]
    agp_min = 1.5
    agp_max = 1.8
    agp_increment_step=0.1
    core_min = 1.4
    core_max = 1.7
    core_increment_step=0.1
    cpu_min = 1.1
    cpu_max = 1.85
    cpu_increment_step=0.025
    mem_min = 2.6
    mem_max = 2.9
    mem_increment_step=0.1
    AdvanceView=1

    [NF7]
    agp_min = 1.5
    agp_max = 1.8
    agp_increment_step=0.1
    core_min = 1.4
    core_max = 1.7
    core_increment_step=0.1
    cpu_min = 1.1
    cpu_max = 1.85
    cpu_increment_step=0.025
    mem_min = 2.6
    mem_max = 2.9
    mem_increment_step=0.1
    AdvanceView=1

    [NF7 Series 0.41]
    agp_min = 1.5
    agp_max = 1.8
    agp_increment_step=0.1
    core_min = 1.4
    core_max = 1.7
    core_increment_step=0.1
    cpu_min = 1.1
    cpu_max = 1.85
    cpu_increment_step=0.025
    mem_min = 2.4
    mem_max = 2.7
    mem_increment_step=0.1
    AdvanceView=1

    and nvsystemutility now looks like this:

    [VoltageSettings]
    CPUVOLTAGE=20
    NFORCEVOLTAGE=3
    MEMVOLTAGE=2
    AGPVOLATGE=2
    AUXVOLTAGE=-1

    [FsbMHz]
    FsbMHZ=221

    [AgpMHz]
    AgpMHZ=75

    [MemControllerSettings]
    TRAS=4
    TRCD=1
    TRP=1

    [FanSpeed]
    CPUFAN=-1
    AUXFAN=-1

    [ChipsetPerformanceSettings]
    SystemPerformance=-1
    CPUInterface=-1
    MemoryTiming=-1
    TRAS=-1
    TRCD=-1
    TRP=-1
    CASLatency=-1
    CPUMultiplier=0

    [OverVoltageSettings]
    nForce=-1
    Memory=-1
    AGP=-1
    Auxiliary=-1
    CPU=31

    [MiscPerformanceSettings]
    CPUInternalCache=-1
    CPUExternalCache=-1
    AGPApertureSize=-1
    SSE/SSE2Instructions=-1
    AGP8X=-1
    AGP2.0=-1
    AGP3.0=-1
    LDTSpeed=-1
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    EQuito had this to say
    Yes it does. That's the "advance view page" and in order to get there you have to edit "nvsuoem.ini " before installation. Replace the 0 with a 1 next to the "AdvanceView" entry for your board. Some of the functions don't work though...

    :cheers:
    yeah ...well when i brought up the advanced screen it showed the same multiplier as yours which in my case was wrong ...I changed one line and it then showed the correct multiplier so you may need to change it also. the default multi seems to be 11x.
    cpumultiplier=0 to cpumultiplier=1
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited December 2003
    Good find simon!
    Q: the only "nvsystemutility" file I have is .exe, is yours .ini? if so, where did you find it? TIA
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    sorry ...you have to generate it with the save as key ...it's the 8th key in the lower left corner at the end.
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Hmm...this might actually fix the high vcore problem on these boards. As soon as i use more than 2 volt, the multi goes up by itself without that i'm touching it in the bios.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    yeah mine seems to change on it's own at times also ...I just keep resetting the ratio back to 6/6
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