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AHLnut · 02-11-2003, 01:32 AM

yes, if there is no device on primary slave, set to none. It was explained to me(it did reduce my boot time noticeibly) that XP during boot "looks" for devices on the IDE channels. When doing so, XP gives EACH device that may be there a few seconds to initialize and identify itself. If there is no device there, and you tell XP there is no device there, it wont "look" for a device on that specific channel, hence no lost waiting for a device to that is not there to initalize. Hope that makes sense.

Like I said, it worked for me. I found this trick on some website with tons of XP tweak tips.

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FB · 02-11-2003, 09:06 AM

do you know the website?

AHLnut · 02-11-2003, 11:16 AM

www.tweakxp.com

DBoone · 02-11-2003, 06:14 PM

Just finished building the new box. Followed the guide to the letter. Wonderful!!! Everything working just right.

Thanks to Mr. Steveo and the rest!!

Only problem now is connecting Altec Lansing 251 speakers to Audigy 2 sound card. I'll look for another thread/forum for that but if anybody knows - which color (green, yellow, black) plug goes to which output (front, rear, center/subwoofer)?

FB · 02-11-2003, 06:18 PM

your Aud2 isn't color coded???

black is rear
green is front
orange/yellow is the other one (other than line-in and mic)

DBoone · 02-11-2003, 06:21 PM

No, not color coded at all! The diagram in the installation guide labels them so I know which is which. But the speaker installation guide only uses the colors.

Thanks for the help!!

FB · 02-11-2003, 06:24 PM

are all Aud2 goldplated?? crazy..

Mr Steveo · 02-11-2003, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by brschmid
are all Aud2 goldplated?? crazy..

Yes. So are Auidgy1

If you need any indepth help you cannot find here at Asusboards, the following is a link to a great all around sound card forum. Make sure to take a look at the Audigy sub-forum for Audigy2
http://www.3dss-forums.com/cgi-bin/w.../wwwthreads.pl

FB · 02-11-2003, 08:57 PM

my aud1 was not gold plated. it was OEM also

Mr Steveo · 02-11-2003, 09:06 PM

Announcement:

An Error To Watch Out For iknernel.exe:

When installing software or drivers in Windows XP you may see an error pop up on the screen mentioning a reference to a file called ikernel.exe. Only a small percentage of people have reported this error, so what we are looking at is not a problems that affects vast numbers of computers.

So far the following software has been reported tp create the error:

- Drivers for Aduigy and AUdigy 2 sound cards

- The Sun Java Client

- Encarta Encyclopedia

There are likely more. But these are the most common occurances Ive heard about online.
===============================

The Fix:

The error occurs because of a possible problem with a recently released Windows Critical Update. The Critical Update is Q328310 / MS02-071 (MS Link Here )

If you have expereinced these errors or are concerned you may expereince these errors, then go into the Add /remove Prgrams section of your Control Panel and uninstall "Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q328310" You can then go to WIndows Update and re-download and install the Critical Update once you are done installing software.

This is definitely a bit awkward, but as of now is the only fix I have found. Hopefully Microsoft will fix this in a future update.

ShoNuff_abx · 02-11-2003, 11:48 PM

Mr Steveo I have a question about the Radeon install procedure(s). Why do you recommend that the driver and the control panel be installed without a restart in between the two?

Being new to ATI (former GF4 Ti4600) I am attempting to understand the intricacies of Radeon ownership.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Again, your hard work on the install guide is very appreciated!

Sho

Mr Steveo · 02-12-2003, 12:01 AM

A limited but significant number of people at rage3d reported months ago that installing the drivers, rebooting, then installing the control panel caused problems. In these instances they experinced either problems with the drivers or problems with the SMARTGART service or both.

Since installing both modules without rebooting remedied those problems, and since installing both without rebooting has no negative consequences; i chose to use that as the preferred method for this Guide.

HTH

el__dude · 02-12-2003, 03:35 AM

Thanks for the step by step installation which i will print soon,my question is what about if you want to install the O/S in your SATA drive can that be done? If so which way to do it.I pressed F6 when the installation was starting and it asked me for a floppy to install the drivers for the raid so i done that. But after pressing F8 and when the choice to where you want to install the O/S came up i could not see my SATA drive.Sorry if this question is somewhere else but i did not see it .Thanks

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Thermaltake Water cooling
Win XP PRO
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1x Seagate V SATA 120gig
Leadtek Gforce 4 TI 4600
Game Theater XP 6.1

FB · 02-12-2003, 08:46 AM

wow thanks for the heads up on the ikernal.exe Mr Steveo!!!

i have had that problem

"MS02-071: Flaw in Windows WM_TIMER Message Handling Can Enable Privilege Elevation" is this correct, i didn't see anything about the ikernal.exe

Mr Steveo · 02-12-2003, 03:50 PM

el__dude.

You might want to ask that question in the main forum. My gut guess is you havent set something up properly per the SATA BIOS. But Im not certain since I havent played with SATA yet.

brschmid

Yes I know, that KB article doesnt look like it is related to anything concerning Installshield or ikernel.exe. But according to a few MS employees and MVPs, removing this Hotfix eliminates the ikernel.exe error messages. Weird.

02-11-2003, 01:32 AM	#151
AHLnut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,124	yes, if there is no device on primary slave, set to none. It was explained to me(it did reduce my boot time noticeibly) that XP during boot "looks" for devices on the IDE channels. When doing so, XP gives EACH device that may be there a few seconds to initialize and identify itself. If there is no device there, and you tell XP there is no device there, it wont "look" for a device on that specific channel, hence no lost waiting for a device to that is not there to initalize. Hope that makes sense. Like I said, it worked for me. I found this trick on some website with tons of XP tweak tips. __________________ System 1 Asus A8N-SLI Premium - AMD X2 3800+ - OCZ 2x1GB EL Platinum - 2 BFG 7800GT OC in SLI - Soundblaster X-Fi - 2 36 GB Raptor in Raid 0 - WD 400KD - WD 250JB - Plextor PS-716A - Plextor 48x24x48 - Antec Neo-Power 480 - Antec Super Lanboy - WinXP Pro SP2. System 2 Abit IC7 - 3.0C Intel CPU - 2x512 Geil Golden Dragon DDR433 - BFG 6800 GT OC - WD 200JB - Seagate 200GB 7200.7 - 3COM 905CX-TXNM NIC(PCI 2) - Audigy 2(PCI 3) - Plextor PX-708A DVD+- RW combo drive - Plextor 48x24x48 CD-RW drive - Antec 3700BQE case with TP430 PSU - XP SP2 slipstreamed.
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02-11-2003, 09:06 AM	#152
FB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: in my mind and in your hearts Posts: 24,879	do you know the website? __________________
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02-11-2003, 11:16 AM	#153
AHLnut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,124	www.tweakxp.com __________________ System 1 Asus A8N-SLI Premium - AMD X2 3800+ - OCZ 2x1GB EL Platinum - 2 BFG 7800GT OC in SLI - Soundblaster X-Fi - 2 36 GB Raptor in Raid 0 - WD 400KD - WD 250JB - Plextor PS-716A - Plextor 48x24x48 - Antec Neo-Power 480 - Antec Super Lanboy - WinXP Pro SP2. System 2 Abit IC7 - 3.0C Intel CPU - 2x512 Geil Golden Dragon DDR433 - BFG 6800 GT OC - WD 200JB - Seagate 200GB 7200.7 - 3COM 905CX-TXNM NIC(PCI 2) - Audigy 2(PCI 3) - Plextor PX-708A DVD+- RW combo drive - Plextor 48x24x48 CD-RW drive - Antec 3700BQE case with TP430 PSU - XP SP2 slipstreamed.
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02-11-2003, 06:14 PM	#154
DBoone Just call me Dave Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,000	Another Satisfied Customer Just finished building the new box. Followed the guide to the letter. Wonderful!!! Everything working just right. Thanks to Mr. Steveo and the rest!! Only problem now is connecting Altec Lansing 251 speakers to Audigy 2 sound card. I'll look for another thread/forum for that but if anybody knows - which color (green, yellow, black) plug goes to which output (front, rear, center/subwoofer)? __________________ ASUS P5B-Deluxe, Intel E6600, 4 GB Corsair XMS, Sapphire 5850, Windows 7
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02-11-2003, 06:18 PM	#155
FB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: in my mind and in your hearts Posts: 24,879	your Aud2 isn't color coded??? black is rear green is front orange/yellow is the other one (other than line-in and mic) __________________
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02-11-2003, 06:21 PM	#156
DBoone Just call me Dave Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,000	Speakers No, not color coded at all! The diagram in the installation guide labels them so I know which is which. But the speaker installation guide only uses the colors. Thanks for the help!! __________________ ASUS P5B-Deluxe, Intel E6600, 4 GB Corsair XMS, Sapphire 5850, Windows 7
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02-11-2003, 06:24 PM	#157
FB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: in my mind and in your hearts Posts: 24,879	are all Aud2 goldplated?? crazy.. __________________
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02-11-2003, 08:57 PM	#159
FB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: in my mind and in your hearts Posts: 24,879	my aud1 was not gold plated. it was OEM also __________________
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02-11-2003, 09:06 PM	#160
Mr Steveo Stayed @HolidayInn Xpress Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,326	Announcement: An Error To Watch Out For iknernel.exe: When installing software or drivers in Windows XP you may see an error pop up on the screen mentioning a reference to a file called ikernel.exe. Only a small percentage of people have reported this error, so what we are looking at is not a problems that affects vast numbers of computers. So far the following software has been reported tp create the error: - Drivers for Aduigy and AUdigy 2 sound cards - The Sun Java Client - Encarta Encyclopedia There are likely more. But these are the most common occurances Ive heard about online. =============================== The Fix: The error occurs because of a possible problem with a recently released Windows Critical Update. The Critical Update is Q328310 / MS02-071 (MS Link Here ) If you have expereinced these errors or are concerned you may expereince these errors, then go into the Add /remove Prgrams section of your Control Panel and uninstall "Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q328310" You can then go to WIndows Update and re-download and install the Critical Update once you are done installing software. This is definitely a bit awkward, but as of now is the only fix I have found. Hopefully Microsoft will fix this in a future update. __________________ Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 * Intel DX38BT "Bone Trail" mobo * 2 x 2 Gig Patriot PC3 10666 1333MHz 7-7-7-20 * eVGA GeForce 8800 GTX * WD 150G Raptor * Seagate 500G SATA HDD * Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality * 2 x Plextor PX-810SA DVD burners * CoolerMaster 850W PSU * Silverstone TJ10-SW case * Silverstone FP34 card reader * Logitech G7 mouse * Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard * Sony 19" LCD * Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 * Larry The Squirrel*
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02-11-2003, 11:48 PM	#161
ShoNuff_abx Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 350	Mr Steveo I have a question about the Radeon install procedure(s). Why do you recommend that the driver and the control panel be installed without a restart in between the two? Being new to ATI (former GF4 Ti4600) I am attempting to understand the intricacies of Radeon ownership. Thanks in advance for your reply. Again, your hard work on the install guide is very appreciated! Sho
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02-12-2003, 12:01 AM	#162
Mr Steveo Stayed @HolidayInn Xpress Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,326	A limited but significant number of people at rage3d reported months ago that installing the drivers, rebooting, then installing the control panel caused problems. In these instances they experinced either problems with the drivers or problems with the SMARTGART service or both. Since installing both modules without rebooting remedied those problems, and since installing both without rebooting has no negative consequences; i chose to use that as the preferred method for this Guide. HTH __________________ Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 * Intel DX38BT "Bone Trail" mobo * 2 x 2 Gig Patriot PC3 10666 1333MHz 7-7-7-20 * eVGA GeForce 8800 GTX * WD 150G Raptor * Seagate 500G SATA HDD * Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality * 2 x Plextor PX-810SA DVD burners * CoolerMaster 850W PSU * Silverstone TJ10-SW case * Silverstone FP34 card reader * Logitech G7 mouse * Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard * Sony 19" LCD * Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 * Larry The Squirrel*
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02-12-2003, 03:35 AM	#163
el__dude Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7	Thanks for the step by step installation which i will print soon,my question is what about if you want to install the O/S in your SATA drive can that be done? If so which way to do it.I pressed F6 when the installation was starting and it asked me for a floppy to install the drivers for the raid so i done that. But after pressing F8 and when the choice to where you want to install the O/S came up i could not see my SATA drive.Sorry if this question is somewhere else but i did not see it .Thanks P4PE M/B P4 2.8 Thermaltake Water cooling Win XP PRO 512 DDR COrsair 3x Barracuda IV 80 gig 1x Seagate V SATA 120gig Leadtek Gforce 4 TI 4600 Game Theater XP 6.1
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02-12-2003, 08:46 AM	#164
FB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: in my mind and in your hearts Posts: 24,879	wow thanks for the heads up on the ikernal.exe Mr Steveo!!! i have had that problem "MS02-071: Flaw in Windows WM_TIMER Message Handling Can Enable Privilege Elevation" is this correct, i didn't see anything about the ikernal.exe __________________
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02-12-2003, 03:50 PM	#165
Mr Steveo Stayed @HolidayInn Xpress Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,326	el__dude. You might want to ask that question in the main forum. My gut guess is you havent set something up properly per the SATA BIOS. But Im not certain since I havent played with SATA yet. brschmid Yes I know, that KB article doesnt look like it is related to anything concerning Installshield or ikernel.exe. But according to a few MS employees and MVPs, removing this Hotfix eliminates the ikernel.exe error messages. Weird. __________________ Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 * Intel DX38BT "Bone Trail" mobo * 2 x 2 Gig Patriot PC3 10666 1333MHz 7-7-7-20 * eVGA GeForce 8800 GTX * WD 150G Raptor * Seagate 500G SATA HDD * Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality * 2 x Plextor PX-810SA DVD burners * CoolerMaster 850W PSU * Silverstone TJ10-SW case * Silverstone FP34 card reader * Logitech G7 mouse * Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard * Sony 19" LCD * Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 * Larry The Squirrel*
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