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joe

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From: Folsom, CA

Registered: 2004-07-27

Posts: 51

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nForce4 extremely slow...[Solved]

I just upgraded to an AMD 64 3000+ on an nForce4 motherboard.  I am using a SATA drive for Windows, and tried to install Arch on an IDE drive.  I was able to install OK (except for proper GRUB configuration), however, booting Arch was so horrendously slow that I gave up on it after waiting for about 5 minutes.

I tried both the ide and scsi kernels, both had the same results.  Also tried a CD install and an FTP install.  I'd really like to get Arch up and running again, as it pains me not to have it...

Any ideas?

EDIT: hah!  Looks like a BIOS update is going to do the trick.  I ran XFLD 0.2 and it ran equally slow, then updated the BIOS, and XFLD ran perfectly.  I'm assuming Arch will have similar results.

So... if anyone has/is getting an Chaintech VNF4 Ultra Motherboard, you know what to expect now!

Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: nForce4 extremely slow...[Solved]

Wait a minute... NForce4 is out already?! And there are motherboards from Chaintech with the chipset?! :shock:

joe

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From: Folsom, CA

Registered: 2004-07-27

Posts: 51

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Re: nForce4 extremely slow...[Solved]

Indeed.

check it out here

Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: nForce4 extremely slow...[Solved]

:shock:

(Can't believe the thing has no AGP slot... PCI-x cards are bloody expensive!)