WPCREDIT and PCI Latency Patch for VIA Chipsets

Impulse · Jul 7, 2002, 03:23 AM

[SIZE=x-small]Every wanted to tweak your VIA chipset based Motherboard?, well there is a program called Wpcredit, whichthe user can modify the PCI register settings, northbridge settings, etc. With the use of this program, But beware, only for expirenced users use this program! But don't worry, http://www.viahardware.com has written several Wpcredit tweak guides for you to know and to find out. And I won't forget to mention, George E. Breese's PCI Latency patch. What the PCI Latency patch does is that modifys the PCI registry config, northbridge, etc. Which can fix several Soundblaster chipset problems along with a VIA chipset. Also, it's included with some tweaks Hard-Drive Read/Write speeds, which dramaticaly you'll notice.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=x-small]Note I reccommend people to download the working and stable patch of the PCI Latency patch v0.19d. Which works for all VIA chipsets and no there is no IDE controller curruption used on this patch. But if your'e a beta tester or would like to test the new and beta release of the Latency patch v0.20, feel free to do so. But a word of caution, the v0.20 patch can corrupt on a Apollo Pro133/133a with the use of Asus A7V133 Motherboards. I've heard a big HD speed improvement with the use to the v0.20 patch and on a KT333, George himself said it.[/SIZE]

[COLOR=red]You can download WPCREDIT v1.2a[/COLOR] here
[COLOR=red]You can download the PCI Latency patch v0.19d[/COLOR] here
[COLOR=red]You can download the PCI Latency patch v0.20[/COLOR] here [COLOR=red]You can find out about George E. Breese's as used of the v0.20b4 Latency patch on his Hard-Drive[/COLOR] here

HsuGotaQ · Jul 7, 2002, 08:03 PM

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Originally posted by Impulse
[SIZE=x-small]Which can fix several Soundblaster chipset problems along with a VIA chipset. Also, it's included with some tweaks Hard-Drive Read/Write speeds, which dramaticaly you'll notice.[/SIZE]

I've been using George Breese's patches for about 2 years now and I can personnaly say that it does help your write and seek time on your HDD. It eases out a couple problems with SBLive and Audigy, but i'd suggest getting another soundcard all together.

Impulse · Jul 7, 2002, 10:28 PM

[SIZE=x-small]I gotta be honest, I liked my SB Live! card back in 1999 till 2000, I had bought a cheap Hercules MuseXL Soundcard, which I fell in love with

. Its a great and budget Soundcard for an individual such as myself. But the Hercules Fortissmo 2 rocks

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DaSnIpE · Jul 8, 2002, 05:28 PM

I like my Audigy, the latency patch deals with 90% of the errors with it. Here's some KT333 tweaks I got on the viahardware.com forums btw, they might help.

Load the KT266 pcr file then apply each of these in Wpcredit to test the settings. IF they work, load them into Wpcrset so that they load with windows

Memory
48=38
55=84
6A=FF
6B=F0
93=FF
94=5F
96=F9
PCI
70=A0
71=48 (Doesn't work for me)
Cooling
92=E9

Another tweak is to enable HALT, it's on register 95, bit 7, it kools your computer but makes the computer unstable at times. I don't do it but it might work for some ppl.

I'll edit and thank the author of these tweaks later, hehe.

Enjoy!

highpingdrifter · Jul 9, 2002, 02:04 PM

been away from via chipsets for a while but came storming back with this fantastic mobo and the latest latency patch has worked wonders for raid performance without any ill effects.

Jul 7, 2002, 03:23 AM	#1
Impulse l33t Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	WPCREDIT and PCI Latency Patch for VIA Chipsets [SIZE=x-small]Every wanted to tweak your VIA chipset based Motherboard?, well there is a program called Wpcredit, whichthe user can modify the PCI register settings, northbridge settings, etc. With the use of this program, But beware, only for expirenced users use this program! But don't worry, http://www.viahardware.com has written several Wpcredit tweak guides for you to know and to find out. And I won't forget to mention, George E. Breese's PCI Latency patch. What the PCI Latency patch does is that modifys the PCI registry config, northbridge, etc. Which can fix several Soundblaster chipset problems along with a VIA chipset. Also, it's included with some tweaks Hard-Drive Read/Write speeds, which dramaticaly you'll notice.[/SIZE] [SIZE=x-small]Note I reccommend people to download the working and stable patch of the PCI Latency patch v0.19d. Which works for all VIA chipsets and no there is no IDE controller curruption used on this patch. But if your'e a beta tester or would like to test the new and beta release of the Latency patch v0.20, feel free to do so. But a word of caution, the v0.20 patch can corrupt on a Apollo Pro133/133a with the use of Asus A7V133 Motherboards. I've heard a big HD speed improvement with the use to the v0.20 patch and on a KT333, George himself said it.[/SIZE] [COLOR=red]You can download WPCREDIT v1.2a[/COLOR] here [COLOR=red]You can download the PCI Latency patch v0.19d[/COLOR] here [COLOR=red]You can download the PCI Latency patch v0.20[/COLOR] here [COLOR=red]You can find out about George E. Breese's as used of the v0.20b4 Latency patch on his Hard-Drive[/COLOR] here

Jul 8, 2002, 05:28 PM	#4
DaSnIpE Driverage Snipe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada or NYC, USA Posts: 372 Rep Power: 0	KT333 Tweaks I like my Audigy, the latency patch deals with 90% of the errors with it. Here's some KT333 tweaks I got on the viahardware.com forums btw, they might help. Load the KT266 pcr file then apply each of these in Wpcredit to test the settings. IF they work, load them into Wpcrset so that they load with windows Memory 48=38 55=84 6A=FF 6B=F0 93=FF 94=5F 96=F9 PCI 70=A0 71=48 (Doesn't work for me) Cooling 92=E9 Another tweak is to enable HALT, it's on register 95, bit 7, it kools your computer but makes the computer unstable at times. I don't do it but it might work for some ppl. I'll edit and thank the author of these tweaks later, hehe. Enjoy! __________________ Antec SX1030 Case - Enermax 431 W Whisper PS - 4 Case Fans -ThermalRight AX-7 With Panaflo Ultra Fan - Sb Audigy / Logitech Z-560 Speakers / Sennheiser HD497 Headphones WD 80GB 7200 rpm HD - Samsung SyncMaster 955DF - LG 16x10x40x Burner / Pionner 16x Slot DVD View my rig http://nl.dodhq.net/Rig/

Jul 7, 2002, 10:28 PM	Thread Starter #3
Impulse l33t Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	[SIZE=x-small]I gotta be honest, I liked my SB Live! card back in 1999 till 2000, I had bought a cheap Hercules MuseXL Soundcard, which I fell in love with . Its a great and budget Soundcard for an individual such as myself. But the Hercules Fortissmo 2 rocks [/SIZE]

Jul 9, 2002, 02:04 PM	#5
highpingdrifter Truth will set you free Join Date: May 2002 Location: england Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	been away from via chipsets for a while but came storming back with this fantastic mobo and the latest latency patch has worked wonders for raid performance without any ill effects.