**Official ABIT AB9 QuadGT Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

One reason I made this topic over various forums is because of my annoyance at Abit, because they never regularly update the details on their website.

They need to get a decent webmaster who puts his heart & sole into the job & doesnt just copy over driver details for the AB9 Pro to the AB9 QuadGT.

The amount of times I've e-mailed Abit Taiwan to ammend website details, update various things, I feel like I'm a Guinea Pig in a Laboratory but the trouble is if I dont do it no one else will bother.

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Originally Posted by Nelly.

The amount of times I've e-mailed Abit Taiwan to ammend website details, update various things,

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I reported an error in the IP35 Pro website specification details today ...

when the newer intel chips are released with the 1333FSB, will this motherboard be able to handle them? it was said that a bios update for most motherboards would be needed to do so? if that is true, has that already been released, or are there plans to do so?

It already runs them, currently you just need to manually configure them in the BIOS.

Updated version of uguru added to the original thread. :)

Abit uGuru 3.1X v3.104 for 2000/XP/2003/Vista/64bit

Trying to load XP, getting C0000221 unknown hard error\system root\system 32\ntdll.dll error. Looked it up and says may be corrupted file.

Haven't loaded any other files or drivers on yets.

Haven't flashed new BIOS. Can that be done from CD or do I have to flash from floppy disc?
thanks for any help and assistance

By the way AB9 Quadgt MB

you need to give more info as to your hardware setup & ideally you should have posted a new thread for your problem.

As for flashing the BIOS to a certain extent it depends what 1 it's on to start with.
if it's the original 10 you can't flash from USB but any later you can.

oh, & you can edit your posts to add information.

thanks for the advise.

And sorry for "jumping" into this thread, Obviously am a noob with the forums and didn't know the protocol and couldn't figure out how to start a new thread.

throw in flustration on trying to the the AB9 up and running.

Any guidance on posted a new thread would be appreciated. thanks

Their have been quite a few updates within the driver section, please see the original thread with the dates specified for new drivers.

Hi

I have a problem with my AB9 QuadGT mobo. It makes a very annoying high frequency noise whenever the PC is turned off (but still pluged in with a power cord). The noise disappear after some minutes when I turn on the PC.

First I thought it was my PSU that was the problem, but after changing the PSU the problem is still there.

I have located the problem to have something to do with my GFX (XFX 8800GTS 320M). The noise is only there, when the GFX is installed with power cord and a monitor cable. Whenever i remove the monitor cable the noise disappear. I have tried changing the monitor clable, but that did not solve the problem. I have also tried changing the GFX, but that did aso not solve the problem.

Have any of you experienced a problem like this?

BIOS 14 adds 1333fsb CPU support
ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/b...gt/m621e14.zip

Updated the drivers section, also added the latest official bios which gives support for the latest CPU's.

abit have now released BIOS 15 for the QuadGT - it fixes the broken The ICH8R RAID / boot from SATA optical that 14 re-introduced. I am currently running Richh 'fixed' 14, but will try the new official 15.

ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/ab9quadgt/

Kewl, was going to ask if I can get the new G0 stepping Q6600 to run on my Quad GT, but after reading the above, seems it will with the latest BOIS. :) Roll on payday

Updated the following Drivers & New Bios within the original thread:-

BIOS ID:15

1. The ICH8R AHCI function now works as intended.
2. BIOS compiled date: 07/18/2007

RAID/AHCI Software - Intel® Matrix Storage Manager v 7.6.0.1011 for 2000/XP/2003/64bit - 2nd August 07 *NEW*

Realtek 8110SC Gigabit Lan V6.73 Driver for Win9x/Me/2000/XP/2003 - 20th August 07 *NEW*

Realtek 8110SC Gigabit Lan V6.196 Driver for Vista 32bit / Vista 64bit - 20th August 07 *NEW*

Realtek High Audio Definition R175 Driver for 2000/XP/2003/64bit - 31st August 07 *NEW*

Realtek High Audio Definition R175 Driver for Vista 32bit/Vista 64bit - 31st August 07 *NEW*