EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI Motherboard Review!

Dashken · 25th Jun 2006, 08:53 AM

Are you looking for a cheap alternative to all those nForce4 SLI motherboards? Then the EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI motherboard will be of interest to you! Join Max_87 as he takes a look at this EPoX motherboard!

Link : EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI Motherboard Pictorial Review!

NiVeDh · 26th Jun 2006, 01:32 AM

Hi there!

I'm Nivedh, I reviewed this board over at Overclockers Online.

It seems you have run into a slight problem with the detection of your SATA drive. I too had the problem with my Seagate 7200.9 160GB SATA II drive.

I resolved the problem by setting the following options in the BIOS, under the "Chipset IDE Devices" submenu:

nV/ULI SATA: Enabled
nV/ULI RAID Function: Disabled
nV/ULI SATA Mode Select: Emulated PATA Mode

Here's an image from my review that visually shows the options:
http://www.overclockersonline.com/im...ges/bios11.jpg

Hope that resolves your issue. I'm looking forward to seeing your complete review!

zy · 26th Jun 2006, 01:54 AM

lolz.. i think some other motherboard experiences the same problem ..

even my Abit have similar problems where the SATA will not run properly until i set some options ...

Max_87 · 26th Jun 2006, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiVeDh

Hi there!

I'm Nivedh, I reviewed this board over at Overclockers Online.

It seems you have run into a slight problem with the detection of your SATA drive. I too had the problem with my Seagate 7200.9 160GB SATA II drive.

I resolved the problem by setting the following options in the BIOS, under the "Chipset IDE Devices" submenu:

nV/ULI SATA: Enabled
nV/ULI RAID Function: Disabled
nV/ULI SATA Mode Select: Emulated PATA Mode

Here's an image from my review that visually shows the options:
http://www.overclockersonline.com/im...ges/bios11.jpg

Hope that resolves your issue. I'm looking forward to seeing your complete review!

Actually EPoX has already helped to to resolve this issue

Anyway, thanks!

NiVeDh · 26th Jun 2006, 05:04 AM

Good to hear. I still have some issues with overclocking though, it won't let me go past 265 HTT. It might be a BIOS issue.

Did they send you a new BIOS revision?

Max_87 · 26th Jun 2006, 10:42 AM

Nope, they did not.

265HTT? That's weird. This board I have here actually did better than my Asus A8R-MVP in terms of HTT overclock

Dashken · 17th Jul 2006, 08:37 PM

The review has just been upgraded to comprehensive review. Enjoy!

Are you looking for a cheap alternative to all those nForce4 SLI motherboards? Then the EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI motherboard will be of interest to you! Join Max_87 as he takes a look at this EPoX motherboard!

Link : EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI Motherboard Review!

johnmuffins · 4th Aug 2006, 01:36 PM

I need help on removing the passive northbridge cooler. has anyone done it. It seemed glued on to the chip.

thanks.

Max_87 · 4th Aug 2006, 02:20 PM

Why do you want to remove the heatsink???

Anyways....

Try put the whole mobo in the freezer. After the whole thing is frozen then try twisting the passive heatsink (and pry a little bit), see if you could manage to get the heatsink off. Just give up if you had applied a lot of force and still cannot get the heatsink off the chip. and remember, DO NOT pry too hard

Otherwise you know what would happen.

I've seen people use this to their TNT2 before to remove the heatsink. I actually tried this on my TNT2, but I did not manage to remove the heatsink

NiVeDh · 5th Aug 2006, 10:53 PM

EPoX sent me the passive version initially (which I had to send back and then they sent me an actively cooled version) and I removed the chipset heatsink on that with no problems. It requires some time and effort, however. I just started by twisting the heatsink without any upward pressure. Then, I slow applied upward pressure while twisting. Finally, it popped off but there was a lot of pink epoxy all over the place.

Just be careful if you want to remove it. Are you planning on upgrading to an active cooler? If so, note that the board has a 2-pin proprietary header.

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26th Jun 2006, 01:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY / Penang MY Posts: 13,336 Reputation: 2158 Rep Power: 41	lolz.. i think some other motherboard experiences the same problem .. even my Abit have similar problems where the SATA will not run properly until i set some options ... __________________

26th Jun 2006, 10:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: the land of bandwidth cap Posts: 11,430 Reputation: 2090 Rep Power: 38	Nope, they did not. 265HTT? That's weird. This board I have here actually did better than my Asus A8R-MVP in terms of HTT overclock __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com Dell Studio 15 / P7350 / 3GB DDR2 / Radeon HD 3450 / 250GB 7200RPM / 15" @ 1920x1200 E8600 @ 4.4GHz 1.36v / Asus P5E3 Deluxe / 2x2GB DDR3 / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

17th Jul 2006, 08:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,231 Reputation: 2352 Rep Power: 60	The review has just been upgraded to comprehensive review. Enjoy! Are you looking for a cheap alternative to all those nForce4 SLI motherboards? Then the EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI motherboard will be of interest to you! Join Max_87 as he takes a look at this EPoX motherboard! Link : EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI Motherboard Review! __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold Edition \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

4th Aug 2006, 01:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
johnmuffins Newbie Join Date: 4 Aug 2006 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Has anyone tried removing the passive heatsink on the Northbridge? I need help on removing the passive northbridge cooler. has anyone done it. It seemed glued on to the chip. thanks.

26th Jun 2006, 01:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
NiVeDh Newbie Join Date: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Hi there! I'm Nivedh, I reviewed this board over at Overclockers Online. It seems you have run into a slight problem with the detection of your SATA drive. I too had the problem with my Seagate 7200.9 160GB SATA II drive. I resolved the problem by setting the following options in the BIOS, under the "Chipset IDE Devices" submenu: nV/ULI SATA: Enabled nV/ULI RAID Function: Disabled nV/ULI SATA Mode Select: Emulated PATA Mode Here's an image from my review that visually shows the options: http://www.overclockersonline.com/im...ges/bios11.jpg Hope that resolves your issue. I'm looking forward to seeing your complete review!

26th Jun 2006, 05:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
NiVeDh Newbie Join Date: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Good to hear. I still have some issues with overclocking though, it won't let me go past 265 HTT. It might be a BIOS issue. Did they send you a new BIOS revision?

4th Aug 2006, 02:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: the land of bandwidth cap Posts: 11,430 Reputation: 2090 Rep Power: 38	Why do you want to remove the heatsink??? Anyways.... Try put the whole mobo in the freezer. After the whole thing is frozen then try twisting the passive heatsink (and pry a little bit), see if you could manage to get the heatsink off. Just give up if you had applied a lot of force and still cannot get the heatsink off the chip. and remember, DO NOT pry too hard Otherwise you know what would happen. I've seen people use this to their TNT2 before to remove the heatsink. I actually tried this on my TNT2, but I did not manage to remove the heatsink __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com Dell Studio 15 / P7350 / 3GB DDR2 / Radeon HD 3450 / 250GB 7200RPM / 15" @ 1920x1200 E8600 @ 4.4GHz 1.36v / Asus P5E3 Deluxe / 2x2GB DDR3 / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F Last edited by Max_87 : 4th Aug 2006 at 02:28 PM.

5th Aug 2006, 10:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
NiVeDh Newbie Join Date: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	EPoX sent me the passive version initially (which I had to send back and then they sent me an actively cooled version) and I removed the chipset heatsink on that with no problems. It requires some time and effort, however. I just started by twisting the heatsink without any upward pressure. Then, I slow applied upward pressure while twisting. Finally, it popped off but there was a lot of pink epoxy all over the place. Just be careful if you want to remove it. Are you planning on upgrading to an active cooler? If so, note that the board has a 2-pin proprietary header.

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