Re: The ASUS P4s8x-x

In article <dmfjnd$3q5$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Paul" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Has anyone managed to boot from a USB key on this
> mobo?
>
> I tried it with BIOS 1004, it stopped just after
> post, and went no further! (I've got a transcend USB key).
>
> I know you can boot from the USB key , coz it works on this PC I'm on
> (P4P800).
>
> I then updated the BIOS to 1005.001, it went as far as the PCI listing, and
> stopped! And said something about it not being a hdd.
>
> Well, I KNOW it isn't a hdd.
>
> I tried every option under the boot menu, to see which one would work, and
> none of them worked.
>
> Also, has anyone, who uses this mobo, noticed the slowness, once you get
> into XP (If u use XP).
>
> Its pretty damn slow, doing anything at all.
>
> There's like a 5-10 sec delay, before it decides to actually run / load a
> program.
>
> The other PC here (the P4S8x-x) has 2 ide 20 GB hdd's, (using an 80 wire ide
> cable), 1GB ram, a modem, and a tuner.
>
> That's it. And has a 400W PSU in it. Which should
> be plenty to run the system.
>
> I've read on different sites, it may help if the CPU mhz is changed to 166.
> (default is AUTO).
>
> Since this mobo doesn't support 400 DDR ram (thats whats in the case). And
> also changing the memory chipset clock mode to Asynchronous. Default is
> Synchronous.
>
> Its helped a bit BUT not that much. So, if anything knows how to make this
> thing faster, / has any tips, I'll be grateful!
>
> Cheers

Regarding your lagging disk performance, someone described the
exact same symptoms for the A7S333. That suggests it could be
a "feature" of that era's SIS chipsets. I would try a separate
PCI IDE controller card, and run the disks from there. Then,
you are dealing with a different maker's drivers, and perhaps
things will improve.

http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55223&highlight=p4s8x-x

For installation, plug the PCI IDE into the mobo. Install the
drivers for the card, while the boot disk is still connected
to the motherboard. Once the drivers are in, you can shut down,
and connect the disk to the PCI IDE card.

Regarding the USB boot thing, how bad do you want it ? Bad
enough to consider some kind of custom format on the USB key ?
Maybe if you can find a way to put a "HDD like" file system
on the USB key, and then the BIOS will accept the key as if it was
a hard drive ?

Paul
.

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