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Hi all !
So here's a thread for GA-P55A-UD6 users.
Hopefully we'll have everything working and in order !
My config and experience so far :
GA-P55A-UD6
Core i7 860
RipSaw 2x2Gb PC12800 DDR3 "eco" modules
LEADTEK PX9800GT 1024Mb dualDVI
Samsung SATA DVD Burner
Intel Postville 80Gb SSD for system
8 SATA HDDs for finalcut
Fractal design Define R2 case
10.6.2 Fresh install as per Tony's awesome guide and bootCD, with his edited UD6 DSDT
What works :
-SATA (all of them - AHCI in bios)
-Graphics QE/CI enabled
-Networking 2x Ethernet (speed not tested)
-Sound via VoodooHDA only (but works ok)
-Combo USB/eSata ports
-USB
-Shutdown
What does not work and oddities :
-CPU seen as XEONquadcore in abouthismac, only 1 core activity displayed in activity monitor
-Firewire not detected
-Removing AppleHPET.kext, Firewire detected but red alert message in system info and does not work anyway
-Esata on frontpanel and rear pci bracket doesn't work
-Goes to sleep OK but can't be woken up (have to check with a real USB mouse though since mine is wireless...)
-DVD drive works... until it stops working if I let a disc in then don't access it for over a minute. Burn tests (using toast) worked sometimes and failed at other times...
-KextHelper B7 works (seems) but won't quit after being used to install a kext
(quits OK as long as it has not installed anything)
GeekBench score : can't remember but a lil over 8000.
What's odd is that the memory score seems very low (4000 or so)
I'm wondering about the UD6 DSDT Tony provided : has it been fully edited ?
Would like to experiment using the AC97 audio instead of HD/AZALIA (but wonder what about then in the DSDT)
Also since this is a finalcut rig, any fix for native firewire would be awesome.
And of course, I'll eventually try messing around with speedstep... but this
is my first ever non-apple rig, so... let's not go too fast here !-)
Please comment, share your specs and thoughts/hacks and so on !
--David
So here's a thread for GA-P55A-UD6 users.
Hopefully we'll have everything working and in order !
My config and experience so far :
GA-P55A-UD6
Core i7 860
RipSaw 2x2Gb PC12800 DDR3 "eco" modules
LEADTEK PX9800GT 1024Mb dualDVI
Samsung SATA DVD Burner
Intel Postville 80Gb SSD for system
8 SATA HDDs for finalcut
Fractal design Define R2 case
10.6.2 Fresh install as per Tony's awesome guide and bootCD, with his edited UD6 DSDT
What works :
-SATA (all of them - AHCI in bios)
-Graphics QE/CI enabled
-Networking 2x Ethernet (speed not tested)
-Sound via VoodooHDA only (but works ok)
-Combo USB/eSata ports
-USB
-Shutdown
What does not work and oddities :
-CPU seen as XEONquadcore in abouthismac, only 1 core activity displayed in activity monitor
-Firewire not detected
-Removing AppleHPET.kext, Firewire detected but red alert message in system info and does not work anyway
-Esata on frontpanel and rear pci bracket doesn't work
-Goes to sleep OK but can't be woken up (have to check with a real USB mouse though since mine is wireless...)
-DVD drive works... until it stops working if I let a disc in then don't access it for over a minute. Burn tests (using toast) worked sometimes and failed at other times...
-KextHelper B7 works (seems) but won't quit after being used to install a kext
(quits OK as long as it has not installed anything)
GeekBench score : can't remember but a lil over 8000.
What's odd is that the memory score seems very low (4000 or so)
I'm wondering about the UD6 DSDT Tony provided : has it been fully edited ?
Would like to experiment using the AC97 audio instead of HD/AZALIA (but wonder what about then in the DSDT)
Also since this is a finalcut rig, any fix for native firewire would be awesome.
And of course, I'll eventually try messing around with speedstep... but this
is my first ever non-apple rig, so... let's not go too fast here !-)
Please comment, share your specs and thoughts/hacks and so on !
--David