New via 1.49p drives are amazing!

ZzzombieBunny · Aug 15, 2003, 01:04 PM

My HD score in PCMark2002 went from 830 to 1078! Thats 238 points increase! Thanks VIA!

Sharkims · Aug 15, 2003, 05:29 PM

In response to this post, has anyone had any odd problems with these? My friend had Norton die on him completely, also his network connection.

~~craig588~~ · Aug 15, 2003, 06:02 PM

Wow, they fired up my HD performance too. These are really nice drivers! Things are loading so fast!

~~HawK~~ · Aug 15, 2003, 06:10 PM

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Originally posted by Sharkims
In response to this post, has anyone had any odd problems with these? My friend had Norton die on him completely, also his network connection.

Cannot restart or shutdown normal after the install of 449p

rest seems ok

Rayder · Aug 15, 2003, 07:13 PM

I installed them. Things DO seem a little snappier. I haven't encountered any problems yet. Bootup and shut down seem a little quicker, I didn't lose any video performance by 3DMark01 standards and my net connection still works.

I didn't test the harddrive speed prior to installing them, so I wouldn't know if PCMark would rate the transfer speeds any better.

The only "issue" was that it made me re-activate Windows upon rebooting after the update. (I only re-formatted about a month ago and didn't change a dang thing except the 4in1's) I told the MS guy on the phone that all I did was update the chipset drivers and now it says I have to re-activate, he said, "That'll do it.", so I guess that's OK then.

Just out of curiosity, I asked the guy a question. I told him that I update my system about every six months (I do know about the 4 month thing with activation), and asked him if I'll be able to use my original CD key when that day comes. He said I would. So now I know for sure on that issue.

BTW, I have an OFFICIAL version of WinXP home, not a pirate version.

My verdict on the 4.49 4in1's: It is good....at least, so far....

EDIT: NASTY ISSUE!!! When I booted my system just a minute ago(cold boot), it did a 3-part type of scandisk. I never, EVER saw that before.

Scoped Windows Update and, sure enough, there was a VIA IDE driver it said needed to be downloaded (May 13, 2003). Must be why VIA Arena doesn't have these suckers listed yet.

ZzzombieBunny · Aug 16, 2003, 01:15 PM

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Originally posted by HawK
Cannot restart or shutdown normal after the install of 449p
rest seems ok

Had this happen to me now as well, computer restarts to fast... and then one of my drives is stuck in a endless checkdisk process at restart... and I cant defragment the drive once in windows cause it keeps nagging about restarting so it can do a checkdrive scan. Oh great.

Other than that its a real smooth performance improvement...

RIV@NVX · Aug 16, 2003, 06:14 PM

They have added some more details to installation (which version etc.).
I haven't benched actually, but seems good so far.

Robert McClelland · Aug 17, 2003, 04:50 AM

Do I need them?

MikeDaMan · Aug 17, 2003, 06:28 AM

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Originally posted by Robert McClelland
Do I need them?

Yea would you say these are safe enough to try? No major problems right?

RIV@NVX · Aug 17, 2003, 09:38 AM

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Originally posted by MikeDaMan
Yea would you say these are safe enough to try? No major problems right?

Nothing bad here in about two days.

Aug 15, 2003, 01:04 PM	#1
ZzzombieBunny Cake or Death? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 259 Rep Power: 0	New via 1.49p drives are amazing! My HD score in PCMark2002 went from 830 to 1078! Thats 238 points increase! Thanks VIA!

Aug 15, 2003, 05:29 PM	#2
Sharkims Seen my brain? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WA,USA Posts: 760 Rep Power: 0	In response to this post, has anyone had any odd problems with these? My friend had Norton die on him completely, also his network connection. __________________ System-1: MSI K8N Neo Platinum \|\| A64 3200+(200x11) - Zalman 7000A-AlCu \|\| 1x1gb OCZ PC3200@400(3-3-3-7) \|\| 9800XT \|\| WD Raptors 2x36 RAID0 System-2: MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R \|\| P4 2.4c(FSB:200) - Intel Cooler \|\| 2x256 GEIL PC3200@400(2-3-3-6) \|\| AIW9000 \|\| WD SE 120x2 RAID0 System-3: DELL Inspiron 9100 \|\| P4 3.0c(mobile) \|\| 2x256mb PC3200(3-3-3-8) \|\| Mobility Radeon 9700 - 128mb \|\| WSXGA+ 15.4" \|\| 60gb 5400RPM 8mb

Aug 15, 2003, 07:13 PM	#5
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	I installed them. Things DO seem a little snappier. I haven't encountered any problems yet. Bootup and shut down seem a little quicker, I didn't lose any video performance by 3DMark01 standards and my net connection still works. I didn't test the harddrive speed prior to installing them, so I wouldn't know if PCMark would rate the transfer speeds any better. The only "issue" was that it made me re-activate Windows upon rebooting after the update. (I only re-formatted about a month ago and didn't change a dang thing except the 4in1's) I told the MS guy on the phone that all I did was update the chipset drivers and now it says I have to re-activate, he said, "That'll do it.", so I guess that's OK then. Just out of curiosity, I asked the guy a question. I told him that I update my system about every six months (I do know about the 4 month thing with activation), and asked him if I'll be able to use my original CD key when that day comes. He said I would. So now I know for sure on that issue. BTW, I have an OFFICIAL version of WinXP home, not a pirate version. My verdict on the 4.49 4in1's: It is good....at least, so far.... EDIT: NASTY ISSUE!!! When I booted my system just a minute ago(cold boot), it did a 3-part type of scandisk. I never, EVER saw that before. Scoped Windows Update and, sure enough, there was a VIA IDE driver it said needed to be downloaded (May 13, 2003). Must be why VIA Arena doesn't have these suckers listed yet. Last edited by Rayder; Aug 16, 2003 at 04:40 AM.

Aug 16, 2003, 06:14 PM	#7
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	They have added some more details to installation (which version etc.). I haven't benched actually, but seems good so far. __________________ -- Vedran

Aug 17, 2003, 04:50 AM	#8
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,648 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Do I need them? __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png

Aug 15, 2003, 06:02 PM	#3
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Wow, they fired up my HD performance too. These are really nice drivers! Things are loading so fast!