Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Mobo Monitor 5.2.1.0
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:21PM PST 0 Comments | Top
Get it while it’s hot right from our very own Motherboard Monitor download mirror!

From Alex:

I was not 100% sure if I should release it now or again wait, I went for the release now, because there are a lot of changes in this version I have left all the download links for 5.2.0.0 up, so if there are major issues we can all go back :)

VIA VT8235 smbus added

SiS0016 smbus via Sis0008 added

SiS0016 smbus via Sis0018 added

SiS0016 smbus via Sis0961 added

SiS0016 smbus via Sis0962 added

SiS0016 smbus via Sis0963 added

AMD1027 support added

ITE8722F support added

MySon0008 sub-voltage added

W83697HF sub-voltage added

Asus Mozart2 added

MAX6651 support [see help] added

ICH smbus support improved

Winbond temp not updating fixed

HDD with the same name issue fixed

HDD temp compensation issue fixed

HDD on/off issue fixed

SCSI scan issue fixed

Asus A7N266 wrong detection fixed

Asus A7N266 slow detection fixed

Asus A7V133 suspend causing wrong detection issue fixed

Beep issue under winXP fixed [I hope]

ISA dump added to system info

SMB dump added to system info

PCI dump added system info

Transperancy override added to dashboard

NT4 & transparency fixed on dashboard

Passive mode FTP option added

Memory usage added to OSD

Messages added to MBM, see the help file advanced section

Option to always restart with standby, see the help file advanced section

Names & Alarms can now be update via the sharedmemory and mbm will take these values over. [I hope]

Holy cow! =)

Derek

Close Call
Posted by The DareDevil @ 8:45AM PST 2 Comments | Top
Wow, that was close! I woke up this morning and decided to check BP6.Com to see how the backup was going; I almost had a heart attack! All the news was gone, except for three test posts by Tim on February 1 2000! I am so happy it’s working again! (Read: I fixed it)

Now that the adrenaline is slowly dissipating from my body, I can continue my normal routine for the morning. (I wish I had a normal routine).

On a lighter note, I received four emails reporting broken links (4 broken links to be exact). Now, either you guys are hiding links from me or we’re on a roll!

I think I’ll take a cold shower,

Derek

Sunday, October 27, 2002

Standard Time
Posted by The DareDevil @ 6:55PM PST 0 Comments | Top
Oh yes, don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour! =)

Comments Are Live
Posted by The DareDevil @ 3:12PM PST 2 Comments | Top
The comments system is functioning again.

Finally & Testing 123
Posted by The DareDevil @ 1:59PM PST 0 Comments | Top
We’ve been talking about it for a while, and we’re talking about it again; only this time it’s actually happening. The site is on its way to the new server! If you’re reading this, it’s because I’ve spent some hours changing all the paths =)

This was meant to be a test post but I thought I’d let you know what’s going on. I’m not expecting any dead links, so, if you find any let me know:

Derek@BP6.Com

Ciao,

Đerek

Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Trusted Computing
Posted by The DareDevil @ 8:08AM PDT 0 Comments | Top
If you care to, and have the time, take a few minutes to voice your opinion on “Trusted” computing: http://www.bp6.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=293 Does it invade our privacy? Can it really help us? Don’t forget to vote!

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Stability, Anyone?
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:44PM PDT 2 Comments | Top
Bernard is putting ThermalTake’s RAM Heat Sinks to use in a way I’m sure most have not though of. I think you should look at this picture:

He put heat sinks on all the voltage regulators! Now his VTT voltage goes from 1.50 to 1.53 instead of 1.47 to 1.52Volts (I think all BP6 owners know of our long battle with voltage stability in this area).

Here’s a snip from the email he sent:

I’ve fixed a problem with my BP6's VTT voltage (It was going from 1.47-1.52 v, now it’s only 1.50-1.53) with a heatsink on each regulator. It seems that the vtt reg. gets too warm causing the voltage swing. Since then I have put heatsinks on all the reg.'s

I guess I'll go by some more RAM Sinks =)

Đerek

Monday, September 23, 2002

Motherboard Monitor 5.2.0.0
Posted by The DareDevil @ 5:26PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
The BP6.Com Mirror is updated as of now:

http://mbm.bp6.com

Don't forget to install the patch! =)

Ciao,

Derek

Thursday, September 19, 2002

SMP Seesaw
Posted by The DareDevil @ 8:36AM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Ozzie HT sent some news are way and lead us to a very cool program called SMP Seesaw. Can you guess what it’s for? Here’s a snip from the official website ( http://www.mlin.net/SMPSeesaw.shtml )

SMP Seesaw is a small utility for dual-CPU workstations that allows the user to finely tune how Windows balances the processing load between the two CPUs.

By default, Windows tries to balance the processing load as evenly as possible: when one process is running on CPU 0 and another process needs to execute, Windows runs it on CPU 1. This greatly improves multitasking performance under Windows NT and even moreso under Windows 2000. However, it is sometimes useful to dedicate an entire CPU to only one or two processes to get maximum performance from them - single-threaded games, software-based DVD playback and VMware (www.vmware.com) are good examples.

This is a great utility for everyone on the spectrum: Whether you’re a hardcore overclocker, or just a casual user, it’s not hard to squeeze a little more juice out of your dual processor system.

Write to me at TheDareDevil@BP6.Com and tell me what you use the program for, and how it’s working for you.

Ciao,

Derek

Monday, September 16, 2002

WindowsXP SP1
Posted by The DareDevil @ 9:29AM PDT 0 Comments | Top
It turns out that the WindowsXP Service Pack 1 may be more essential than we previously thought.

Service Pack 1 sighted

Thanks InactiveX, you’re always bringing us up to date! =)

Ciao,

Derek

Saturday, September 14, 2002

BIOS Without ATA66
Posted by The DareDevil @ 10:24AM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Here is the gold InactiveX was so generously handing out to everyone on our Message Board:

BP6 RU BIOS Minus HPT366 Controller

Derek

Thursday, August 29, 2002

I'm Back
Posted by The DareDevil @ 9:41AM PDT 0 Comments | Top
If you haven't already noticed: I'm back from vacation =)

Look forward to more modifications to our message board!

Ciao,

Đerek

Tuesday, August 13, 2002

Over and Out!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 8:24PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
I'll be gone until the 23rd of August!

Have fun guys =)

Ciao,

Derek
(P.S. Keep the site rolling for me, K?)

Monday, August 12, 2002

Service Pack 3 News
Posted by The DareDevil @ 3:49PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
For those of you who don’t want SP3 to ‘phone home’ (sending details about your computer to Microsoft) read this thread:

Evil MS- Windows 2000 SP3 phoning home?

Props to Wolfram for uncovering a solution.

ĐĐ

Sunday, August 11, 2002

WinAmp 3
Posted by The DareDevil @ 6:20PM PDT 3 Comments | Top
It's awesome!

Download it here.

ĐĐ

Tuesday, August 6, 2002

Message Board
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:02PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
The message board is going offline every now and then because it’s being moved to another server. Hang tight please!

ĐĐ

Monday, August 5, 2002

Crunch More! Quick!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 7:51PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
HAL6000 is sponsoring a SETI contest! Win cash prizes!

Go to the forum thread for more details:

A Contest With Cash Prizes For Running SETI@Home

Ciao,

Derek

P.S. You have to be part of our team to win! =)

Wednesday, July 31, 2002

Windows2000 SP3
Posted by The DareDevil @ 10:35PM PDT 3 Comments | Top
Sorry! I forgot to post this when it was first released; I’m slacking, I know =)

Download Windows2000 Service Pack 3 directly from Microsoft’s site at:

Windows2000 Service Pack 3

On a side note, how is the new message board working for you? It’ll be done shortly.

Ciao,

Derek (That's 'Đerek' to you =ţ)

Wow, edit that! Microsoft is more evil than ever! Look what ‘hocke’ brought to everyone’s attention (well, my attention anyways). Excerpt from EULA:

"With the latest version of Windows Update (essentially a mandatory download
and now part of SP3) you consent to sending the following information to
Microsoft:

* Operating-system version number and Product Identification number
* Internet Explorer version number
* Version numbers of other software
* Plug and Play ID numbers of hardware devices

This is stated in the "Windows Update Privacy Statement" which you can read
at You can also
follow the "About Windows Update" link off the WindowsUpdate page. Don't
bother trying to right-click, they've made sure to disable that."

Thursday, July 25, 2002

Screen Resolutions
Posted by The DareDevil @ 6:38PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Please take the survey!

Which Resolution?

Thanks,

ĐĐ

Tim (Representing) @ CPL!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 12:31PM PDT 2 Comments | Top
Tim and his ‘l33t’ video recording skillz show us CPL!

Click Here (Broadband Stream)

Wednesday, July 24, 2002

Mail@BP6.Com
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:50PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Everyone who holds an e-mail account @bp6.com please e-mail me immediately! Your account has been deactivated!

TheDareDevil@BP6.Com

Tuesday, July 23, 2002

A New BBS!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 11:53PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Well, finally, it’s up! It’s not setup the way we want, but we’ll get to that.

http://www.bp6.com/forum/

Test it out and tell me about it!

ĐĐ

Saturday, July 20, 2002

Items of Business
Posted by The DareDevil @ 3:00PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Firstly: Holodeck2, e-mail me!

Secondly: I’m looking for the founder password for our SETI team. If you have it, please let me know.

Thanks,

ĐĐ ( TheDareDevil@BP6.Com )

Monday, July 15, 2002

Corrupt BIOS Chip?
Posted by The DareDevil @ 8:10PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
A great manual on the “Procedure for Recovering a Corrupt BIOS Chip”. Madmacs posted the link on the forum (BP6 eprom Bios problem).

[Update: The file is now on our server at /phpbios/BIOS-Recovery.pdf ]

ĐĐ

Tuesday, July 2, 2002

Damned Spoofs!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 1:45PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Alright, this is not cool. It has been going on for a while; hopefully it hasn’t caused any harm. Some E-Mail addresses that reside on our mail server have been grabbed and used to send infected messages. All I can say is: If you have ever received (or receive) an infected message from an address @BP6.COM, it was/is not from anyone that holds an account with us.

Like I said, hopefully it hasn’t caused any damage. Please bear with us as we’re working on a solution.

BP6.COM

Friday, June 28, 2002

The Message Board
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:22PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Try not to smile in your topic!

Cooling
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:19PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
I’ll post the heat sink & fan review this weekend.

Give Dynatron some traffic:

http://www.dynatron-corp.com

They deserve it =)

ĐĐ

bp6.gamesquad.net
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:16PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Sorry about the recent outages, and the lack of updates. Our servers were being upgraded (once again).

Thursday, June 20, 2002

Forum Stop For 1 Day
Posted by DJ_Spray @ 3:00AM PDT 4 Comments | Top
Please support this general action. In France, two students holding a web site have been condamned to pay more than 90,000$ for insults an anonymous guy wrote on their message board, the two people being considered responsible of the content.
Please support this widely spread operation, and do not post anything for the whole day of the 20th.

Thanks in advance, as such cases could happen to anybody in fact....

Tuesday, June 11, 2002

Mirror by Celeron
Posted by The DareDevil @ 1:07PM PDT 12 Comments | Top
I'm going to put together some information on 'lapping' Celeron dies. Yes, lapping does help.

Note the shininess of the second processor. I polished it so much I could taste the silicon through the copper (does that make sense?)

ĐĐ

Monday, June 10, 2002

The New Stuff
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:23PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
To the right of the news headlines I’ve added the “Recent” and “Upcoming” headers to keep everyone up to date. First on the Upcoming list is a Heat-Sink review, it’s taking a while to complete (like everything else). Dynatron was kind in sending us a “COPPER SUPER e-CPU COOLER” to do as we please; Dynatron will also be our new Heat-Sink and Fan section sponsor! Exciting stuff! Here are pictures of the coolers:

Did I mention we’re going to give this stuff away?

Stats Are Back
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:06PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Sorry for the lack of updates. My computer failed for a while, and now I’m consumed with work. I’ll try to shift things into a higher gear.

First things first, I wanted to share something that HAL setup (and didn’t tell me about it), SETI stats! Whoohoo, check this out:

http://www.hal6000.com/seti/stats/setistats.pl

We’ve fallen way behind competing teams we need to get crunching!

(Hyperspace e-mailed the link to me).

Sunday, June 9, 2002

Tomorrow's Another Day
Posted by The DareDevil @ 7:25PM PDT 1 Comments | Top
I've got some content ready for tomorrow... I'm going to bed now =)

Stick around,

ĐĐ

MBM 5.1.9.0 [Update: MBM 5.1.9.1]
Posted by The DareDevil @ 10:07AM PDT 0 Comments | Top
It’s time for another Motherboard Monitor update! (I love that program) We’re at version 5.1.9.0 now; here are some of the changes:

Changes from MBM 5.1.0.7 to 5.1.9.0:

Using new Shared memory structure, this means that programs using the MBM SM will need to be updated

32 Temperatures are now supported

16 Voltages are now supported (voltage 1-7 are fixed) those above can be set to custom or any other voltage if those are detected

16 Fans are now supported

Detection of Asus SmartDoctor 2.x being installed which allowes readout of Asus Geforce cards via MBM

Added advanced features (startup delay, temp based on fan speed, smbus scan range), see help file for details

Asus P4B533 supported

Extra sub voltage for Winbond HF

Option to turn of the alarm beep

2 tone alarm beep via PC speaker

added to OSD syntax

Support for the 2N3904 diode type on certain winbond sensor chips

Dashboard X&Y are saved per user

Issues fixed from MBM 5.1.0.7 to 5.1.9.0:

XP fast user switch issue resolved

Temperature 10 not showing correct in tray

Fan dividor not being set correctly in certain rare cases

Custom option not appearing in temperature list

You can download Motherboard right here (Yes, BP6.Com!). It’s hosted on our brand new server and it’s fast, very fast.

< update>
Issues fixed from MBM 5.1.9.0 to 5.1.9.1:

MBM going into Pause mode when Windows XP goes into Screensave & lock mode

< /update>

Motherboard Monitor Mirror @ BP6.Com

Thursday, May 23, 2002

Geforce 4 MX440 modification
Posted by DJ_Spray @ 12:46PM PDT 4 Comments | Top
For those who have bought a Geforce 4 and are experiencing problems at boot (cold boot), here is the solution provided by Leadtek on there new Geforce 4 MX440. They just added a resistor on the board.

This mod is BY LEADTEK, you can visit this page http://www.hardware.fr/news/lire/22-05-2002/ (site in french) for some details.

here is a screenshot of the modded board

http://www.hardware.fr/medias/screenshots.php?id=IMG0004719

After this modification, no more cold boot error, and this has been verified on several boards.
As this is a NVidia Reference board, I presume this can be done on any other manufacturer's.
Enjoy.
DJ Spray.

Saturday, May 18, 2002

How "Pure" Are You?
Posted by The DareDevil @ 5:50PM PDT 4 Comments | Top
Just noticed Slagathor posted something about being SETI Pure... Cool stuff!

Click Here and take the test to find out how SETI Pure you are.

Post your results Here.

Tuesday, May 14, 2002

Message Board
Posted by The DareDevil @ 5:48PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
Have you ever wondered how to post a clickable link? Have you ever wanted to quote someone or post code? Well then, this is the way it works:

You use the same format as UBB

[code]Use this tag if you’d like to post code[/code]

[b]Use this tag if you’d like your text to be bold[/b]

[i]Use this tag if you want italicized text[/i]

[quote]Quoting someone? Use this tag[/quote]

[a]This is the tag people find the most useful: The LINK tag![/a]

Note: You put your link in-between the two tags ([a]http://www.bp6.com[/a]) and it will show up as “Link” (without the quotes) in your message.

Images only work in your signature; use HTML.

" [:)] , :) , :-) " One of those smiles will create

" [:P] , :P , :-P " One of those smiles will create

" [:(] , :( , :-( " One of those smiles will create

" [;)] , ;) , ;-) " One of those smiles will create

There is a "Blushing" smile too, but it's not setup.

It’s unfortunate that we found this code so late in the game, especially because we’re upgrading to vBulletin as our new message board system! vBulletin will be up as soon as we can convert the current message board database.

Saturday, May 11, 2002

Comment System
Posted by The DareDevil @ 5:48PM PDT 5 Comments | Top
I tweaked our comment system. You now need to register before you can post any comments. You won’t be able to comment on any past news items from this news post onward (unless I rebuild each one).

Register So That You Can Comment.

When the new site is ready, we won't need this kind of system... Actually, we won't need Newspro at all.

Ciao.

Update - 2 (Print It)
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:00PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
I uploaded the printer friendly version of the guide. Please email me if it doesn’t print properly. It is 16 pages on “Letter” (8.5 x 11) paper.

As you know, Anton’s in Spain for the week. You mind as well post any technical questions you may have on the message board.

Printer Friendly

I guess it goes without saying, but if you find any mistakes anywhere let me know!

Thanks,

ĐĐ

Update - 1 (Video)
Posted by The DareDevil @ 11:42AM PDT 2 Comments | Top
The site is quite today because everyone is modifying their BP6(s), right? Okay, that little video I’ve been talking about for the last three days is up. I think I got it just right, I have two versions: The original AVI @ 44 Megabytes (No Stream, Only Download) or the Windows Media version (*.WMV) @ 16 Megabytes (Stream Capable).

So, which will it be?

AVI 44 Megs - Right Click > Save Target As...

Windows Media 16 Megs - Just Click

PIII Guide

Friday, May 10, 2002

Modification Pictures
Posted by The DareDevil @ 9:45PM PDT 4 Comments | Top
I posted all the screenshots I was sent before the guide was released. They are in no particular order; they’re just there for your viewing pleasure.

As for the video, I’m trying to find the right quality to file size ratio. I don’t want the quality to be horrible because you won’t be able to read the text on the screen, but I’d like to accommodate our dial-up community members as well.

Can I post it tomorrow, pretty please?

Click Here to see the screenshots. The list of them is in the table of contents.

Good night,

ĐĐ

Mouse Lockups
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:57PM PDT 3 Comments | Top
For those of you suffering from mouse lockups on your BP6(s), be sure you’ve tried these instructions: (as posted by InactiveX)

Here's how I cured the Keyboard/Mouse freezes on my BP6.
In the BIOS, go to PNP/PCI Configuration.
Change "Resources Controlled By" to Manual.
Assign IRQ-12 to Legacy ISA.
All other IRQs can be left at PCI/ISA PnP

Update - 2
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:32PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
If you would like to look back in history and read up on the past attempts on dual P3s, go to the old P3 mod section (second down in reviews section of left nav bar *cough* or Click Here).

Right, and Yoichiro is back. His new (English) site is at: http://geta.yoh-tech.com/eng_index.htm

PL-Neo/T
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:21PM PDT 3 Comments | Top
This is a little bit late, but I have to ask: Is PowerLeap trying to recoup? Check out FriendTech’s front page: “Coming Soon PL-Neo/T”

I don’t have any information on this whatsoever, so don’t email me asking about it =)

FriendTech.Com

Update - 1
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:15PM PDT 0 Comments | Top
The guide has been corrected. Page 4 had the typo "Remove AD36 Socket Pin And Connect AD36 And Z36 On Both Sockets” as an instruction for the socket picture. This instruction was wrong and should read: “Remove AB36 And Connect AB36 And Z36 On Both Sockets”.

The Mod

Thursday, May 9, 2002

"The Mod"
Posted by The DareDevil @ 5:34PM PDT 22 Comments | Top
I bet you can’t guess what’s finished? Nope, it’s the P3 mod! (I knew you wouldn’t get it). I haven’t setup the printer friendly pages yet, give me a few more minutes.

Click Here

Monday, May 6, 2002

More Pictures
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:16PM PDT 27 Comments | Top
Some more pictures for you to digest:

Picture #3

Picture #4

Ciao for now,

ĐĐ

Friday, May 3, 2002

Just An Update
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:44PM PDT 2 Comments | Top
The new site is slowly by surely coming together (more slowly than surely). The forums are giving us one hell of a time… I don’t even want to talk about it. After the new design is complete, the next step will be to gather and compile all the information on this site.

I’m going to make a list with all the suggestions that were made for everyone to see. It’s safe to say that we’ll need a large crew to help build BP6.Com if all the suggestions are incorporated! I hope we can pull it off.

If you still want to send in suggestions, click here.

Ciao,

ĐĐ

Dual PIII's Without NEOs
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:36PM PDT 3 Comments | Top
Thanks to Anton (AKA: vAmPiR), a BP6 Motherboard is running 2 850E Coppermines! Not to mention they’re running at a 124FSB for a combined processing power of 1054MHz without a hitch! According to Anton a 133FSB will be no problem at all! He was kind enough to send us some eye candy (Note: These pictures were taken while at a 110MHz FSB):

Picture #1 (284 KB)

Picture #2 (317 KB)

E-Mail from Anton:

“Hi,
I am sending you some screenshots that show the performance of my modded BP6. I'm sending them because the guide is not quite ready. The first screen shows the task manager showing the 2 cpus, some SiSoft Sandra screens and a running Nintendo 64 emulator. The second screen shows more SiSoft information modules. My plans are to release the guide at the end of this week.

Cheers,
Anton”

Here’s a snip from the forum:

“Well, since I modded the Vtt voltage regulator to recieve it's input from the 5V line, the CPUs are feeded from the 5V and the graphics card is sucking the 3.3V line. I'm sure if one CPU is stable at 124MHz FSB dual CPUs should also be stable. I'll try to find another power supply tomorrow. Btw the fact that I got 110MHz FSB completely stable without upping CPU core voltage and staying at 3.5V chipset voltage makes me think I'm on the right way. Yoichiro was hardly able to get dual CPUs stable at this speed using the NEOs but he upped the CPU core voltage to 2.0V and feeded the BX chipset with 3.7V!
If anybody is interested in benchmarks - the board scored 4997MIPS/2503MFLOPS in Sandra 2001 CPU test, 10197 Integer/12501 Floating point in the Multimedia Test and 642 Int/650 Float in the Memory Test (much higher than the VP6 Dual 1GHz memory test - the old BX chipset still overperforms the VIA chipset here).”

Check out This Thread to join in the discussion and gather more information!

More soon,

ĐĐ

Saturday, April 20, 2002

HPT366 XP
Posted by The DareDevil @ 12:08PM PDT 11 Comments | Top
HPT366 Drivers 1.30 for Windows XP sent in by Luzie.

Click Here

Saturday, April 13, 2002

mySETIQUEUE
Posted by The DareDevil @ 10:52AM PDT 15 Comments | Top
Geeze guys (and gals), HAL setup a perfectly great SETI Queue server and you’re not even using it! What’s the matter with you!? Gosh, we’re even down 2 places (to 40th) since the last SETI update.

Now; alls you have to do is set the SETI program to use the proxy:

www.hal6000.com:5517

On the GUI version you do this by simply setting the proxy in options, and on the Command Line version you add the command: - proxy www.hal6000.com:5517 to the shortcut. It will look something like this:

"D:\Program Files\SETI 2\Seti 2.exe" -verbose -proxy www.hal6000.com:5517

Keep in mind this proxy is only for crunchers on our team (BP6/VP6 User Group)

HAL6000’s Proxy Server Webpage

BP6/VP6 User Group Member Statistics

Top 200 SETI Teams (We’re 40th)

Okie dokie, I’m going out now… Need to buy car parts; I’m souping up an ’87 Plymouth Voyager mini-van =D

More updates tonight,

Ciao ciao.

Comments Please
Posted by The DareDevil @ 10:23AM PDT 4 Comments | Top
I need some user input: It looks like we will not be able to convert our current message board database to be compatible with the new one. What would you think of starting with a fresh board and keeping the old one accessible? Should we setup moderation on the new message board (a couple of people moderate each section)?

Your mails have been very helpful! You’ve been sending in kick-ass ideas for the new site. Please keep them coming!

You are what keep this site alive and you’re doing an awesome job of it! Your support and faith are incredible. I just wanted to let you know that it doesn’t go un-noticed! I can’t wait to see us all on the new site.

Ciao,

ĐĐ (Tim is here in spirit }:0Ţ hehehe)

Wednesday, April 3, 2002

The NHP 200NC!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:55PM PST 9 Comments | Top
This is a revolution in case manufacturing if I've ever seen one before! Look at this beautifully hand-crafted case; you can even drop it from a three story house! Sent in by E K:

Picture From Site

http://www.g-news.ch/articles/nhp200nc/

Latest Hacked BIOS
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:40PM PST 7 Comments | Top
Here's a later version of Roby's hacked RU-BIOS updated with version 1.28 HPT366 drivers.

From last post:

"Update ID CPUID
PPGA 11 0681
PPGA 14 0683
PPGA 08 0686
PPGA 01 068A
PPGA 04 06B0
PPGA 1C 06B1
PPGA 03 0665"

BP6RU - *HPT128* - PIII - Co.BIN (Added to 'Latest BIOS' Section)

Tuesday, April 2, 2002

Message Board Is Running
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:17PM PST 0 Comments | Top
The old Message Board is running again and the log files have been cleared.

Notes:

Newer Updated RU-BIOS Coming Soon

New Message Board Coming Soon

New Website Coming Soon

Ciao,

ĐĐ

Monday, April 1, 2002

Hacked BIOS
Posted by The DareDevil @ 1:14PM PST 7 Comments | Top
Some good news! Roby sent me an updated RU – BIOS with the latest PIII & Co microcode, he’s also included the 1.26 HPT366 drivers.

Here are the details:

"Update ID CPUID
PPGA 11 0681
PPGA 14 0683
PPGA 08 0686
PPGA 01 068A
PPGA 04 06B0
PPGA 1C 06B1
PPGA 03 0665"

He reports it's running fine on his BP6.

BP6RU - HPT126 - PIII - Co.BIN (Added to 'Latest BIOS' Section)

Sunday, March 31, 2002

We're Still Here
Posted by The DareDevil @ 10:00AM PST 0 Comments | Top
Work is still in progress. Major server problems keep hindering our performance, that's why things are moving slowly.

Friday, March 29, 2002

The Joys Of Upgrading
Posted by The DareDevil @ 8:52AM PST 0 Comments | Top
Yea right "the forum is full". We'll get that fixed soon :)

Thursday, March 28, 2002

What Do You Want?
Posted by The DareDevil @ 9:20AM PST 9 Comments | Top
Tell us! HERE

We want every idea possible... New forum sections, new website sections... Anything!

Thursday, March 14, 2002

The Ghost in Windows XP
Posted by The DareDevil @ 4:17PM PST 8 Comments | Top
I was really freaked out when I started to see text being typed on my screen and menus opening and closing. Now I can share my experience with everyone without the fear of being laughed at (am I a sucker for punishment or what?). The scary thing is XP was running on my BP6 machine; I can assure you Windows XP didn’t come ‘pre-installed’.

"Ghost" haunting XP computers unmasked

Wednesday, March 13, 2002

Argh
Posted by The DareDevil @ 2:27PM PST 8 Comments | Top
Testing 123

Sunday, January 20, 2002

We Just Don't Have The Power Captain!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 11:06AM PST 5 Comments | Top
We do now! I know that the Finnish are crazy overclockers but I didn't know that they are THIS crazy!! Where can I get a can of that stuff?

Wow.

[Update: Oooooooo! Look what HAL found (Homer Voice) It looks like the Japanese have beaten the Finnish by about 28MHz! URL: Click Here.]

Saturday, January 19, 2002

RU BIOS - HPT366
Posted by The DareDevil @ 12:21PM PST 2 Comments | Top
Matt sent me this updated RU BIOS that has the HPT366 driver removed (created by F.Mouta). Right now we’re hosting files from dynagaming.com until everything is running properly. Also, the English translation of the Powerleap PL-370/T Article has been uploaded to dynagaimng.com for the time being.

Powerleap PL-370/T Article (English)

New RU BIOS Without HighPoint Driver

The ĐĐ

Friday, January 18, 2002

Put Some Muscle Into It!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 3:00PM PST 3 Comments | Top
We need some more elbow grease for the good ol’ SETI arm! We’re down one position to 38th on the top 200 overall SETI teams list. (You listening HAL?)

We have the English translation of the page I posted yesterday (sent by Andy Ts'ao). As soon as BP6.Com is functioning properly it’ll be up for viewing.

Our SETI Group Statistics

Top 200 SETI Teams

SETI Section

Powerleap PL-370/T Article (Chinese)

Powerleap PL-370/T Article (English) [Update: It's Up!]

The ĐĐ

Thursday, January 17, 2002

Powerleap PL-370T
Posted by The DareDevil @ 3:27PM PST 2 Comments | Top
Andy Ts'ao kindly sent me in a link to a page full of info about the Powerleap PL-370T adapter. It's in Chinese but we're working on a translation.

Click here for the article.

Tuesday, January 8, 2002

Mobo Monitor ‘n Miscellaneous
Posted by The DareDevil @ 6:17PM PST 1 Comments | Top
As usual, Alex has released an update to his wonderful Motherboard Monitoring utility: Motherboard Monitor. The latest version is 5.1.0.4.

Check it out: Here.

And for the last time, BP6.Com is up and running (again)...

I’ll be back,

The ĐĐ

Thursday, January 3, 2002

Back in Business
Posted by The DareDevil @ 9:56AM PST 12 Comments | Top
BP6.Com is functional again; forums are up!

See yea there,

The ĐĐ

Tuesday, January 1, 2002

BP6.Com
Posted by The DareDevil @ 6:21PM PST 0 Comments | Top
She should be back up soon captain! Sit tight...

Happy New Year!
Posted by The DareDevil @ 12:16AM PST 0 Comments | Top
And a late "Merry Christmas!" due to the news script being down!

Monday, November 26, 2001

Contest - Win free stuff
Posted by tim @ 11:48AM PST 7 Comments | Top

Just thought I'd post up a contest that my company is running,. We recently did a co-promotion with Planet of the Apes and their DVD release. I know this is not computer related, actually, the DVD would run great on the BP6 + DVD drive.. I guess that's sorta related. Anyway, we are giving away the new DVD's and anyone can enter (no obligation to buy anything). The response to this contest has been low so far, so if you know anyone that want's this DVD or hasn't seen the movie just send them the link.

-Thanks

Saturday, November 24, 2001

Motherboard Monitor
Posted by The DareDevil @ 1:57PM PST 2 Comments | Top
5.1.0.2 is out!

Details Here

Thursday, November 22, 2001

IR controller for your BP6 mobo,
Posted by tim @ 12:15AM PST 3 Comments | Top

Got an email from William today with a link to an IR mod he recently completed. Check out this discussion in the Forum (links to a good how-to article to create an IR port).

I have been asked before of any IR headers for the BP6, we'll istead of that.. For about 10-25 quid(UK) you can make your own serial based IR port.

"The possibilities for this device keep occuring to me - audio sequencer transport control for when you're sat at the music keyboard, control of PowerPoint and slideshow software, power down the PC while in bed , confuse the hell out of your friends when they're using your computer and you have the remote behind their backs , the list goes on..." -[William]

Wednesday, November 14, 2001

Mod Archive