vinthebutcher
Junior Member
Posts: 47
VGX-XL: VGX-XL1A
CPU: Intel Pentium D CPU 2.80GHz/2.79GHz
RAM: 2.50GB
Graphics: GeForce 610
Media Changer: VGP-XL1B
Keyboard: Logitech k400r
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Post by vinthebutcher on Dec 30, 2013 7:44:38 GMT
Take your time and hurry up, but seriously no rush, I'm enjoying Media Center and Windows 8.1
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Post by jwa4 on Dec 31, 2013 16:52:18 GMT
Well, so far and after a couple of hours the system has been stable. I don't have any issues when using SL9QQ with the XL1 BIOS (Important note, this test is being done on Rev 2.00 P5LP-MB hardware). I'll leave it running an extended load test and will check on it in the morning. Sorry I don't have better news
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vinthebutcher
Junior Member
Posts: 47
VGX-XL: VGX-XL1A
CPU: Intel Pentium D CPU 2.80GHz/2.79GHz
RAM: 2.50GB
Graphics: GeForce 610
Media Changer: VGP-XL1B
Keyboard: Logitech k400r
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Post by vinthebutcher on Feb 5, 2014 21:36:46 GMT
It's cool, glad you took the time and researched he error.
Could be I received two bad CPU's, who knows.
Thanks for the help.
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Post by jwa4 on Feb 7, 2014 20:21:28 GMT
It's still not a dead issue for me, I'm awaiting a response from another XL1 owner (captvic) who might be able to shed a light on a common factor. Failing this I will need a P5LP-MB Rev 1.05 in order to proceed but I don't think these ever shipped in a UK system.
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captvic
New Member
I put Pentium D 930 in the boards which would not post and they worked fine
Posts: 3
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Post by captvic on Mar 14, 2014 11:59:32 GMT
I have similar issues when trying to upgrade CPUs in the XL 1 s. The only cpu which has had no issues is replacing the stock xl1 cpu with the stock xl2 stock cpu. I do not know if there is a significant difference but I had the old xl2 CPUs around as I upgraded them to 960 and 945 CPUs.
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Post by jwa4 on Mar 14, 2014 17:44:41 GMT
Hmmm, thanks for the report. This is something that I have been unable to replicate with the hardware I have here, I will check around the usual places again this weekend to see if I can lay my hands on a Rev 1.xx P5LP-MB to so I can test again.
All my testing to date involves using the new and factory XL1 BIOS force flashed onto a Rev 2.xx P5LP-MB (XL2), don't try this one at home though - bad things can happen when cross-flashing between models.
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Post by lothlorian on Mar 17, 2018 11:09:35 GMT
Hello! What happened finally with this issue?. I am having exactly the same issue. It seems like i have installed succesfully the Mr.Big Bios to my VGX-XL1. Now a days it is very difficult to find new 945 Intel CPUs, so i purchased a used one and when i installed it my VGX started to fail and behaive unstable.
I thought the CPU was defective, so i got another used one and when io install it the same thing happended,My VGX started to be unstable. But it is important to say that it works fine with the stock CPU. Thanks!
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Post by jwa4 on Mar 20, 2018 21:57:29 GMT
I never managed to get a revision 1.05 P5LP-MB to test/resolve this , nobody on the team had one... we had everything but between us. The best we could ever do was test the revision 1.05 P5LP-MB BIOS on revision 2.00 and 2.05 hardware and unfortunately the issue did not occur.
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Post by rogers827 on Apr 3, 2018 14:57:27 GMT
Hi, not sure if this is the right place for a memory question but pretty sure my issue is caused by the bios.
I have a XL-201 and have upgraded the bios to latest version 1.2R advanced (I tried the standard version for good measure but still had same problem). Fitted a quad core and 6 GB memory (3X 2GB sticks crutial 667). All gone very well but have a problem with the memory. I am running Windows 7 SP1 64 bit and although the bios and windows reports 6 GB fitted, windows system reports only 3.5 Gb usable (as 2.5 GB hardware reserved). Having done a lot of research (including installing windows 10 pro 64 bit - same issue) I am convinced that the bios is reserving the lost 2.5 GB of memory. Also fitted a 1GB stick in spare slot and got 7 GB recognised but still only 3.5 GB usable. Additionally, I have also checked the Boot setting in MSCONFIG advanced and memory setting is not ticked. Finally I changed memory sticks to different slots but when it manages to boot I still have the issue. Any advice on getting more useable memory in windows would be much appreciated.
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Buckwheat
Junior Member
"Lost in the digital wilderness!"
Posts: 39
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (64-bit)
VGX-XL: VGX-XL3
HTPC: Windows 7 Media Center
Case: OEM
PSU: 500W Athena Power AP-MFATX50P8 (Conv. to 18-pin)
Motherboard: Sony/ASUStek P5BW-MB Rev.2.00 (OEM)
CPU: Intel Xeon X3230 Quad Core 2.67 GHz 8 MB L2 Cache
RAM: 8 GB (4x 2 GB) DDR2-800 PC2-6400
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 2-slot Superclocked 4GB GDDR5
BIOS: Mod V1.2 (Advanced)
HDD/SSD: 2x 240 GB OCZ AMD RADEON R7 SSD 'RAID-0'
Optical Drive: Matshita/Panasonic UJ-265 Blu-ray
TV Tuner 1: Ceton InfiniTV 6 ETH - 5504-DCT06EX-ETH
TV Tuner 2: SiliconDust HDTC-2US HDHomeRun EXTEND
Media Changer: VGP-XL1B2
Keyboard: VAIO VGP-WKB4US (OEM)
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Post by Buckwheat on Apr 25, 2018 23:27:15 GMT
Hi, not sure if this is the right place for a memory question but pretty sure my issue is caused by the bios. I have a XL-201 and have upgraded the bios to latest version 1.2R advanced (I tried the standard version for good measure but still had same problem). Fitted a quad core and 6 GB memory (3X 2GB sticks crutial 667). All gone very well but have a problem with the memory. I am running Windows 7 SP1 64 bit and although the bios and windows reports 6 GB fitted, windows system reports only 3.5 Gb usable (as 2.5 GB hardware reserved). Having done a lot of research (including installing windows 10 pro 64 bit - same issue) I am convinced that the bios is reserving the lost 2.5 GB of memory. Also fitted a 1GB stick in spare slot and got 7 GB recognised but still only 3.5 GB usable. Additionally, I have also checked the Boot setting in MSCONFIG advanced and memory setting is not ticked. Finally I changed memory sticks to different slots but when it manages to boot I still have the issue. Any advice on getting more useable memory in windows would be much appreciated. Hello, The VGX-XL* motherboards have two (2) Dual-channel architecture memory banks. RAM sticks should be installed in matched Dual-channel pairs for best performance. Your motherboard for the XL201 will support up to 8 GB RAM if running a 64-bit OS. To install 6 GB of RAM you would need to install a matched pair of 2 GB sticks (2x 2 GB) of RAM, plus a matched pair of 1 GB sticks (2x 1 GB) of RAM. You can either: A. replace one of your 2 GB RAM sticks with a matched pair of 1 GB RAM sticks, to realize 6 GB, or B. add another 2 GB RAM stick matching your other RAM stick to realize 8 GB of RAM. As you move forward remember that: * your RAM memory will run at the lowest installed RAM frequency. For best performance used matched pairs of memory. * you can realize a maximum of 8 GB of RAM on your XL-201 motherboard and chipset, if running a 64-bit Windows OS * you can realize a maximum of 4 GB of RAM (3.25 to 3.5 GB "usable" + .75 to .50 GB allocated to background support services), if running a 32-bit Windows OS. Understanding Dual-channel (Memory) Architecture: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-channel_memory_architecture#Dual-channel_architectureGood luck, Buck Wheat.
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