Chaintech VNF3-250

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 02:10:23 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
<umugly DeleteThis @nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

 >
 >"Ed" <nosay DeleteThis @home.com> wrote in message
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  >> Hello,
  >>
  >> Anyone here using the VNF3-250 and if so what do you think of it?
  >>
  >> Thanks,
  >> Ed
  >>
 >
 >For an inexpensive motherboard, it is not too shabby. )
 >On the downside, Chaintech is slow posting their updated BIOS upgrades.
 >
 >To get the updates you need you have to email them and ask them, and this
 >can take anywhere from a couple of days, to two weeks. The latest BIOS they
 >have posted for the VNF3-250 is the original BIOS, and it is buggy. It shows
 >the temp to be around 10C, which of course is silly. I have the latest BIOS
<font color=purple> >and posted it to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://files.aoaforums.com/index.php?dir=217</font" target="_blank">http://files.aoaforums.com/index.php?dir=217</font</a>>
 >
 >Good luck.
 >
 >Ugly Mugly
 >

Is it only the temps that are off or is the board buggy in general?
I could live with stupid temps. ;p

Thanks,
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 02:10:23 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
<umugly.TakeThisOut@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

 >To get the updates you need you have to email them and ask them, and this
 >can take anywhere from a couple of days, to two weeks. The latest BIOS they
 >have posted for the VNF3-250 is the original BIOS, and it is buggy. It shows
 >the temp to be around 10C, which of course is silly. I have the latest BIOS
<font color=purple> >and posted it to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://files.aoaforums.com/index.php?dir=217</font" target="_blank">http://files.aoaforums.com/index.php?dir=217</font</a>>
 >
 >Good luck.
 >
 >Ugly Mugly
 >

Have you tried running SpeedFan? I see they added support for the
NF3-250, I'm using it on an Asus A7N8X(NF2 Ultra 400).

Thanks,
Ed<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Ed" <nosay.DeleteThis@home.com> wrote in message
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 > On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 02:10:23 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
 > <umugly.DeleteThis@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  >>
  >>"Ed" <nosay.DeleteThis@home.com> wrote in message
  >>news:nhrgh0tac2mchbvubo6vrkhv4de0ttpsfm@4ax.com...
   >>> Hello,
   >>>
   >>> Anyone here using the VNF3-250 and if so what do you think of it?
   >>>
   >>> Thanks,
   >>> Ed
   >>>
  >>
  >>For an inexpensive motherboard, it is not too shabby. )
  >>On the downside, Chaintech is slow posting their updated BIOS upgrades.
  >>
  >>To get the updates you need you have to email them and ask them, and this
  >>can take anywhere from a couple of days, to two weeks. The latest BIOS
  >>they
  >>have posted for the VNF3-250 is the original BIOS, and it is buggy. It
  >>shows
  >>the temp to be around 10C, which of course is silly. I have the latest
  >>BIOS
<font color=green>  >>and posted it to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://files.aoaforums.com/index.php?dir=217</font" target="_blank">http://files.aoaforums.com/index.php?dir=217</font</a>>
  >>
  >>Good luck.
  >>
  >>Ugly Mugly
  >>
 >
 > Is it only the temps that are off or is the board buggy in general?
 > I could live with stupid temps. ;p
 >
 > Thanks,
 > Ed
 >

The board is acutally very good. It is the temps, and the lack of support
for booting to the ZIP100 drive. Both of these issues are fixed with the
July 29, 2004 BIOS release.

It won an award too.
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/ChaintechNews_show.asp?NewsSNo=69" target="_blank">http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/ChaintechNews_show.asp?NewsSNo=69</a>


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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 05:12:15 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
<umugly.TakeThisOut@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

  >> Is it only the temps that are off or is the board buggy in general?
  >> I could live with stupid temps. ;p
  >>
  >> Thanks,
  >> Ed
  >>
 >
 >The board is acutally very good. It is the temps, and the lack of support
 >for booting to the ZIP100 drive. Both of these issues are fixed with the
 >July 29, 2004 BIOS release.
 >
 >It won an award too.
 >http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/ChaintechNews_show.asp?NewsSNo=69
 >
 >
 >Ugly Mugly
 >

No zip drives here, so that's good! ;p

Anandtech is pretty respectable, oh well I should have one in a couple
days, . I let you know how it goes. Thanks for the feedback, much
appreciated!
Ed<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Ed" <nosay RemoveThis @home.com> wrote in message
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 > On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 05:12:15 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
 > <umugly RemoveThis @nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
   >>> Is it only the temps that are off or is the board buggy in general?
   >>> I could live with stupid temps. ;p
   >>>
   >>> Thanks,
   >>> Ed
   >>>
  >>
  >>The board is acutally very good. It is the temps, and the lack of support
  >>for booting to the ZIP100 drive. Both of these issues are fixed with the
  >>July 29, 2004 BIOS release.
  >>
  >>It won an award too.
  >>http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/ChaintechNews_show.asp?NewsSNo=69
  >>
  >>
  >>Ugly Mugly
  >>
 >
 > No zip drives here, so that's good! ;p
 >
 > Anandtech is pretty respectable, oh well I should have one in a couple
 > days, . I let you know how it goes. Thanks for the feedback, much
 > appreciated!
 > Ed
 >
 >

You're welcome. )
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:13:32 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
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 >
 >You're welcome. )
  >>
 >

I got the mobo/CPU a day early!

So far no problems at all, but I don't see the setting in the BIOS to
turn on Cool n Quite. I installed the AMD64 driver and set Power Mng. to
Minimal in hopes the bios has CnQ on by default but I guess not, MHz and
vcore never change.

Stock HS/Fan: 3068~3125 RPM
Room: 22C
Case: 30C
cpu idle: 34C~35C
cpu load: 43C~45C

Ed
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