@ray

Wow.. Thing seems screw up in W7 with ur system eh? Hm.. Just wander which version of VMware are u using? Im currently using the latest 6.5x version so far so good. Btw, i used CD/C2D/C2Q before with VMware i dont have problem as u said, cant select the core.

guys,

can prescott cored 3.0E used with 845PE chipset?
i tried 845PE chipset with 2.4C and no problem so far.
Is it possible that 3.0E used on that chipset?

2nd question,

is it possible to send RMA for my asus board?
i fried the southbridge, small spark came out.
don't know what happened.

I'm with 6.5.0 version of VMware.Not sure what's the problem with my system eh.Maybe P4 is lacking of virtualization tech in behind?

Yes,you can use P4 3.0E with your 845PE mobo.

@Ray
Hm.. Honestly i never P4 with Vmware before, sorry for cant give u the exact information. But ya cause sounds like the OS didnt recognized the processor properly, and cause the CPU-Z spec reading goes crazy. For mine now, max i can select 2 core, and min 1 core for running the vm-client.

@SurpriseZZZZZ
If ur mobo still under warranty then u can try to RMA it. But if the warranty is over, then there is no hope.

@fylon,i dun think the OS can't recognise my proc correctly.I'm doubt with the VMware. Usually people will use Vista as main and Win XP as virtual one,not sure does this one affects.

@Ray
Yea. Thats what i did for now, but its just strange as the W7 cant detect the processor correctly. Let me try W7 tonight with my own rigs and update here.

This post has been edited by fylon: Jun 15 2009, 10:03 AM

@fylon,i guess i've made a wrong decision to make W7 in virtual. I'm glad that my Audigy 2 ZS driver is detectable in VMware.

@Ray

Not a problem actually. P4 still can kick some ass in W7. Saw a youtube vid before, some mad guy running W7 in a P2 rigs. Thats really 1942 stuff.

@fylon,i saw that video also i think. The 1942 stuffs rocks in W7. I bet your C2Q is able to be detected correctly in W7,no doubts your proc is newer than P4.

hmm... more than 24hours no new post here. kinda freezing. i wonder is there anyone try W7 on s478 here?? if yes please share a bit. i may think of going for it if it really better than xp. or maybe try vista like ianho said. (plus readyboost).

This post has been edited by kabukiawie: Jun 16 2009, 02:21 PM

i want to try on my p4, but it's my home pc..scared my parents bising when they see new interface and new stuff here and there

i think w7 would be a good choice, it's kinda runs like xp with vista interface. good for 1942 stuff like ray said
so you get the best of both worlds

@kabu & dlwl, i run Win7 on my 1942 rig with VMware,but seems like the performance is not optimize yet. You can see my attactments from previous page. I plan to migrate to Vista by end of next month (after i get the installer) and will try to run VM in Vista again. But in my mind i think would be better to run the Win7 with another partition boots.VMware has some limitation in graphic and other performance. I believe our old school is still able to handle Win7 well as i got 4.2 score for my CPU rating.

dual boot or running on a separate partition is definately better than running it on virtual machine, for me that is
i find it rather troublesome to get drivers running on VM

Still going strong this thread
Currently I am just maintaining my rig, make sure it works as long as possible
No plans to upgrade so far, focus on other stuffs like car modding and my PS3 and job

No need to upgrade already, use the rig until EOL
The next time you upgrade, it's gonna be a totally new set already i guess..haha

This post has been edited by dlwl: Jun 16 2009, 03:22 PM

Yup of course~~a totally new set
Well, we have to follow where technology brings us, as everyday there will be a new thing emerges in the market

Its different from cars, old cars still can do wonders when do up and yet be able to compete with newer cars. As for P4, nothing much you can do already to beef it up, so have to follow market already

This post has been edited by shinjite: Jun 16 2009, 03:24 PM

@dlwl,yes i'm planning to have dual boot OS later. I bet the Win7 will rocks in our 1942 rig.

@shinjite,long time no see here. Glad to hear that you are still with 1942 rig. Yeah,will run the rig until EOL then only shift to new rig.You do a lot of car modding?

Yeah glad to be back after a long hiatus in this thread

hmmm....car modding, yeah spent close to 20K already on it and STILL not complete (some money was trial and error)....still have the ECU, more crazy camshaft, adjustable cam pulley and retweaking of the exhaust to do.....

So in computer terms, I am basically 'overclocking' my engine (rig), bigger and better fans (air filter,intake & exhaust) for better air flow, programmable ECU (ES processor equalavent), better RAMs for high scalability (aggressive camshaft) and memory booster (adjustable cam pulley to fully use the cams abilities)

omg.... i sinply goreng all burn up. nice

@shinjite
wao... very technical terms in matching pc and car. nice 1

@ray
i think maybe VMware is limiting the pure performance of the w7. hmm.... driver dunno having issue especially on audigy.

@dlwl
agree with you. vmware cant really test the actual performance of a real os. cause its still running on top of another os.

i experienced the huge different when running vmware on the same machine compare with fresh install, ubuntu is the os tried that time.

This post has been edited by kabukiawie: Jun 16 2009, 04:21 PM

@kabu,I try my Audigy in VMware,i can select the driver for my Audidy card. I will assume no problem too if in Win7. I might try with fresh installation later,maybe with Ubuntu too.