Auto-detects PnP Cards after HDD Detection
Here are my Recommended BIOS Settings for those of you who have been having problems with the TX5N/TX5 and higher bus speeds. Below are my recommended settings for bus speeds < 66MHz, 75MHz, and 83.3MHz. If you are using Non-EDO RAM, then use the settings the in the 2nd (Non - EDO) column, if you are using EDO RAM with a 50/60/66MHz bus speed use the 3rd (66MHz Setting) column. If you are using EDO RAM with a 75/83.3MHz bus speed use the 4th (75/83MHz Setting) column. Finally, if you are looking for the safest and most stable setting, use the last column.
| TX5N Chipset Features Setup | ||||
| Item | Non - EDO | 66MHz Setting | 75/83MHz Setting | Safe Setting |
| Auto Configuration: | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Enabled |
| DRAM Leadoff Timing: | 11/7/3 | 10/6/3 | 10/6/4 | 11/7/3 |
| DRAM Read Burst (EDO/FPM): | x222/x333 | x222/x333 | x222/x333 | x444/x444 |
| DRAM Write Burst Timing: | x222 | x222 | x222 | x333 |
| Fast EDO Lead Off: | Disabled | Enabled | Enabled | Disabled |
| Refresh RAS# Assertion: | 4 Clks | 4 Clks | 4 Clks | 5 Clks |
| Fast RAS to CAS Delay: | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| DRAM Page Idle Timer: | 2 Clks | 2 Clks | 2 Clks | 4 Clks |
| DRAM Enhanced Paging: | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled |
| Fast MA to RAS# Delay: | 2 Clks | 2 Clks | 2 Clks | 2 Clks |
| SDRAM(CAS Lat/RAS-to-CAS): | 3/3 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| SDRAM Speculative Read: | Disabled | Enabled | Disabled | Disabled |
| System BIOS Cacheable: | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled |
| Video BIOS Cacheable: | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled |
| 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time: | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 Bit I/O Recovery Time: | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Memory Hole At 15M-16M: | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled |
| PCI 2.1 Compliance: | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled | Disabled |
This little addition to my review layout was put in here just so you all can have an idea of what brand of SDRAM I recommend and have tested with the board, just to avoid problems in the future if you decide to purchase the board.
Recommended SDRAM: Advanced Megatrends SDRAM;
Corsair SDRAM
SDRAM Tested: 2 x 32MB Advanced Megatrends SDRAM DIMMs; 2 x 32MB Corsair SDRAM DIMMs
Manufacturer: Advanced Megatrends
Purchase Web-Site: http://www.megacom.com
Manufacturer: Corsair Microsystems
Purchase Web-Site: http://www.nf-ny.com/
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vortmax2 - Friday, April 15, 2022 - link
Quite the writeup for a 14 year old and clearly why Anandtech was so successful! Great job Anand & team.