SN41G2 bios guide or tips?

[Jimmy Little]

have chaps as some of you will know i picked up a SN41G2 plus a 2800+ 333fsb/barton chip, i'm a bit out of sorts with setting up the bios, so if anyone has any tips to get the best of of the SN41G2 with 512 of ddr 400 ram that would be great!

[Kezzer]

Most people don't know how to configure the BIOS. Disable everything you don't need / won't be using. This saves the BIOS a job on startup. I disable all the serial ports and any other ports I won't be using. The only other settings would be the variable fan. You tell the BIOS what temps you want it to speed up at and so forth.

[Jimmy Little]

Most people don't know how to configure the BIOS. Disable everything you don't need / won't be using. This saves the BIOS a job on startup. I disable all the serial ports and any other ports I won't be using. The only other settings would be the variable fan. You tell the BIOS what temps you want it to speed up at and so forth.

ok cheers mate, i will have a look at the fan speeds, my g/f won't be gaming so do you reckon the base settings will be fine?

[Theo]

As long as you've got a relatively cool running processor in there, the base settings should be fine.

I built a shuttle for my missus, last month, with a Palomino chip in there... with the base settings (48C, iirc?), the fan always whirred up when she was playing Age of Mythology. Loud as a cat in a bin liner, tbh. So i changed the chip for a Tbred B and the ICE fan for a Noiseblocker S3. Runs alot cooler and quieter, now.

I'd recommend doing that if you value silence :>

[Kezzer]

They can get annoying *whirrs up, whirrs down, whirrs up, whirrs down* you get the point

[drp]

Bobby, if your missus isn't going to be using the box for gaming, set the fan speed to medium. This way it will remain at the same rpm and not do the annoying spin up-spin down

[Jimmy Little]

thanks chaps! i duno what i would do with out you lot!! err yes i do.. i would run my 2800+ at the default 100 instead of the 166... wasting lots of money!

[djbenjo]

They can get annoying *whirrs up, whirrs down, whirrs up, whirrs down* you get the point

It REALLY gets on your nerves!