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Ok weird problem...and I'm hoping to get some help before i boot into OSX86 again.
Recently I added a second hard-drive with a new OS86x to my perfectly running Windows 7 64-bit install. I set S3 power mode to run properly (I have been running in S1) After installing it, the OSX86 ran fine...or so I think, I have nothing to compare it to, seemed fast. But my windows went all wonky.
Windows 7, I guess you can say it was Stuttering? It would go FAST---SLOW---FAST---SLOW---FAST---SLOW for my entire session (games were the weirdest....Left4Dead 2 for instance would go 60FPS for a bit, then 30FPS, Then 60, then 30, regardless of what was happening). I put up with this for a few days, thought it was windows related, but after trying just about everything, I was like..."OK this has something to do with my new BIOS settings. After getting a bit freaked out, I went ahead and installed the latest BIOS update, and when all my settings went back to default...I re-customized everything that I had before (memory timings, voltages, fan speeds, ect) but I left power back at S1 for now. Booted to windows...we are good, running 110% again. I noticed in the BIOS update that there was a fix for possible memory timing issues with S3 mode when resuming from sleep. But I never put my computer into sleep mode (in windows or OSX86). I've never had a memory timing issue before, could this be related to the stuttering?
So the question is...
Any known problems with windows 7 and S3 being set from S1 post install? (I know this is a Mac fourm, but I'm sure someone out there had to have changed S3
Any chance the EFI emulation was doing something evil to my BIOS that the update wiped?
I didn't modify my DSDT after installing OSX because everything worked. It detects my i7 920 as a Quad Core Xeon...I didn't bother changing anything else because I was afraid of screwing up a working install, could this be screwing up my Bios? Should I grow some [insert whatever masculine thing here] and just try modifying my DSDT.
AND THE MAIN QUESTION
I'm really not afraid of killing the OSX86 install by tinkering, I just don't want to damage my mobo, since this is my primary system. I don't want to be flashing my BIOS all the time either whenever there is a problem. Maybe loading defaults would have fixed the problem too, I don't know, since I did both at the same time. I just want to know if DSDT/EFI emulation via Chameleon has any possibility of doing permanent BIOS/Motherboard damage or if it is even able to change settings (I have a windows app that allows me to change my Bios settings inside the OS...so this is were I'm relating it to). I'm really new to this, and I usually avoid low-level programing stuff on my primary machine. However, I really want to buy FCP for some home editing so I don't have to go into the office every time for a quick project. I'm holding off from booting it again for now (or changing power back to S3 mode), and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!
Recently I added a second hard-drive with a new OS86x to my perfectly running Windows 7 64-bit install. I set S3 power mode to run properly (I have been running in S1) After installing it, the OSX86 ran fine...or so I think, I have nothing to compare it to, seemed fast. But my windows went all wonky.
Windows 7, I guess you can say it was Stuttering? It would go FAST---SLOW---FAST---SLOW---FAST---SLOW for my entire session (games were the weirdest....Left4Dead 2 for instance would go 60FPS for a bit, then 30FPS, Then 60, then 30, regardless of what was happening). I put up with this for a few days, thought it was windows related, but after trying just about everything, I was like..."OK this has something to do with my new BIOS settings. After getting a bit freaked out, I went ahead and installed the latest BIOS update, and when all my settings went back to default...I re-customized everything that I had before (memory timings, voltages, fan speeds, ect) but I left power back at S1 for now. Booted to windows...we are good, running 110% again. I noticed in the BIOS update that there was a fix for possible memory timing issues with S3 mode when resuming from sleep. But I never put my computer into sleep mode (in windows or OSX86). I've never had a memory timing issue before, could this be related to the stuttering?
So the question is...
Any known problems with windows 7 and S3 being set from S1 post install? (I know this is a Mac fourm, but I'm sure someone out there had to have changed S3
Any chance the EFI emulation was doing something evil to my BIOS that the update wiped?
I didn't modify my DSDT after installing OSX because everything worked. It detects my i7 920 as a Quad Core Xeon...I didn't bother changing anything else because I was afraid of screwing up a working install, could this be screwing up my Bios? Should I grow some [insert whatever masculine thing here] and just try modifying my DSDT.
AND THE MAIN QUESTION
I'm really not afraid of killing the OSX86 install by tinkering, I just don't want to damage my mobo, since this is my primary system. I don't want to be flashing my BIOS all the time either whenever there is a problem. Maybe loading defaults would have fixed the problem too, I don't know, since I did both at the same time. I just want to know if DSDT/EFI emulation via Chameleon has any possibility of doing permanent BIOS/Motherboard damage or if it is even able to change settings (I have a windows app that allows me to change my Bios settings inside the OS...so this is were I'm relating it to). I'm really new to this, and I usually avoid low-level programing stuff on my primary machine. However, I really want to buy FCP for some home editing so I don't have to go into the office every time for a quick project. I'm holding off from booting it again for now (or changing power back to S3 mode), and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!