two little tips about DFi NF4 board

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

My OCZ PowerStream 520w is working fine (for the moment I guess, there have been a few threads that the 520w has KIA'ed again like with the Neo2).

Cannot confirm - I'm with the NEO2 and the OCZ PowerStream 520W for more than 3 month and both are working fine.

Hope to go on also with the DFI NF4...........

[Holberg]

what is it exactly, that's makes Zippy different from the others?

[jikdoc]

i'm not sure what it is about the zippy, opb says something about the 5v sense line. i had my zippy working well with ocz booster on neo 2 which in essence does same thing as the 4v jumper on dfi. booster takes voltage from 5v rail and uses 5v sense line.

[Holberg]

maybe Zippy has a design flaw on the 5v line?

[Onepagebook]

maybe Zippy has a design flaw on the 5v line?

I think zippy doesn't have design flaw on 5v..might be just 5v standby problem.

[Holberg]

I think zippy doesn't have design flaw on 5v..might be just 5v standby problem.

can you explain what you mean.

[STEvil]

+5VSB, usually rated betwee 0.5 and 2 amps.

Whats it rated on the zippy? Maybe the board doesnt put enough load on it.

[D_o_S]

On the Zippy its 2A, on the Powerstream its also 2A, so I don't know what the problem is

[Holberg]

I'm confused now
can someone explain what it is that's makes the Zippy bad "in details"

[Lidocaine]

My OCZ PowerStream 520w is working fine (for the moment I guess, there have been a few threads that the 520w has KIA'ed again like with the Neo2).

I can vouch for this............bought the OCZ 520 Adj. on 10/04, ran 3 Neo2 boards and 1 Neo4 board just fine with it............put in the DFI NF4-Ultra mobo and the OCZ popped once and was dead.........default settings on the potentiameters too..........put in the old 20-pin ANTEC sl-450 and it fired right up...........

I CERTAINLY hope OCZ's RMA dept. expedites this matter............I don't intend to use the 20-pin PSU anymore and I'm ready to get busy with the DFI.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

I can vouch for this............bought the OCZ 520 Adj. on 11/05, ran 3 Neo2 boards and 1 Neo4 board just fine with it............put in the DFI NF4-Ultra mobo and the OCZ popped once and was dead.........default settings on the potentiameters too..........put in the old 20-pin ANTEC sl-450 and it fired right up...........

I CERTAINLY hope OCZ's RMA dept. expedites this matter............I don't intend to use the 20-pin PSU anymore and I'm ready to get busy with the DFI.

[Lidocaine]

Yup..........

[jikdoc]

i'm not sure what the exact deal is with the zippy vs. dfi.

i used the zippy with my booster on neo2 board and it worked with rock stable volts on vdimm. booster does same thing as 5v jumper setting on dfi iirc, it draws volts for vdimm from 5v rail allowing you to go higher than 3.3 without using pots on the psu. this is really depressing, my zippy doesn't work and i fried a hard drive testing some things out. is there any way to recover data on a hd if the pcb is fried?

[Tony]

Yup..........

All you need do is mail me m8...look in my sig and quote this thread.

[Spartacus]

this is really depressing, my zippy doesn't work and i fried a hard drive testing some things out. is there any way to recover data on a hd if the pcb is fried?

Yes, you pull off the PCB and use a PCB from an identical drive. Obviously this will only work if no mechanical damage to the platters/heads/motors.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Yup..........

lol - feel with You...........

[jinu117]

Ouch, sorry to hear than Jin. Platters ususally are fine (well most of it).
You could send it in for professional services if there are important data.
Have you tried checking to see if HDD is fine on other system? Another more adventerous method of getting data out I heard was replace the controller board and copy data, than swap back. I don't know how complex the procedure is though.
So, zippy is no go with DFI when it comes to 5v vdimm eh? Will keep wait and see which one really works now that we are finding more issues with diff boards. Maybe ATI chipset board will join in fray too now eh?

[Lidocaine]

All you need do is mail me m8...look in my sig and quote this thread.

Thanx Tony.........a BIG to John and Tony at OCZ

[Nube]

Do I need to install windows with 1 stick of my OCZ VX ? ?

Or can I use both and run dual channel and install,,, as VX is not TCCD.

does it matter if I install 1 stick in slot 4 ?

[Jupiler]

Do I need to install windows with 1 stick of my OCZ VX ? ?

Or can I use both and run dual channel and install,,, as VX is not TCCD.

does it matter if I install 1 stick in slot 4 ?

This might help you. Seems to work for him.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...831#post703831

[Nube]

This might help you. Seems to work for him.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...831#post703831

well that sux lol, I got XP120 HSF, I will have to take HSF off to change slots

but I will just put my ram in slot 2 and my 2nd ram in slot 4 not fully in, just holding in but not in fully, that way, I wont to take off my XP120, just push it in right,, hope that works

also,, U reset cmos by a jumper or something on mobo, or is it in bios,,

To flash the bios to the latest version,, I have to get it from a diff PC,, put it on a floppy/cd rom and install it from there ?

the install Win XP ??

[Lidocaine]

All you need do is mail me m8...look in my sig and quote this thread.

New OCZ 520 Adjustable is in the rig as I type...........thanx Tony, Sean and John at OCZ................service is second to none! :thumbsup:

[jikdoc]

New OCZ 520 Adjustable is in the rig as I type...........thanx Tony, Sean and John at OCZ................service is second to none! :thumbsup:

i've always been happy with ocz service, but i have noticed that you get 'special' treatment if you post on these forums. i called up for an rma issue the other day and was basically ignored and told that i would be called back. i did not mention that i post on these forums or that i'm involved in writing hardware reviews. mind you, i have a friend with the same EXACT rma issue who mentioned they were from these forums and was overnight cross-shipped a replacement product. this left a bad taste in my mouth, really bad taste.

[WheresWaldo]

Are you sure it's page 59? I don't have a p.59 in my manual...

Page 59 of the PDF manual not the printed User Guide

[bobmanfoo]

wow, kinda scared to plug my dfi in tomorrow....