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  • Enabling fast writes on Parhelia

    Since the BIOS of Tyan TigerMPX is slightly less common, I disabled fast writes prior to installing drivers.

    After checking with WCPUID I noticed they were off and BIOS support was disabled.

    After enabling Fast Writes override (At firs I thought override means disable) I noticed they show as supported by the BIOS but not enabled by drivers. How do I enable them.

    I also tried reinstalling Matrox drivers and they're still disabled.

    Specs:
    Chieftec DA-01BD
    Antec Truecontrol 550W
    5 x Zalman F1 case fans

    Tyan TigerMPX S2466N-4M (lattest BIOS)
    2 x AthlonXP 2500+ @ 2.26
    512MB PC2100 ECC registered
    2 x Thermalright SK7s
    2 x Zalman F1

    Matrox Parhelia 128MB bulk (1.4-20 BIOS, bootlogofix enabled)
    Adaptec 2904CD
    Soundblaster 64 PCI

    WD1200JB HDD Special edition 120GB/8MB/7200RPM
    Toshiba SD M12-17
    Teac CD-ROM 532S
    Teac CD-R56S
    Sony 1.44MB Floppy

    1.4.3.5 Drivers
    WinXP SP1a
    DX 9.0b
    Dotnet 1.0
    all crytical patches and service packs

  • #2
    In short you can't manually enable it... the drivers autodetect whether this will work or not and sets it accordingly. You're in the same boat I'm in, but don't dispair, only a few FPS are lost
    "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss

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    • #3
      Powerstrip lets you manually enable it.
      Let us return to the moon, to stay!!!

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      • #4
        You can also do it by editing Windows registry.
        Find any keys, values or data regarding FastWrite. There should be several lines of them.
        I changed all of their values to "1" and 3DMark2001 tells me that FastWrites are enabled.

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        • #5
          Don't tell me, 3DMark2001 checks in the registry if FastWrites are enabled? ;-)
          Peter Aragon
          Matrox Parhelia 128 Retail, Iiyama VisionMaster Pro 454, Asus P4C800 Deluxe, Pentium IV 2.8 GHz 800 MHz FSB, Maxtor 120GB S-ATA, 512MB Mem, SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro, Gigaworks S750 speakers, AOpen DVD-R, Pioneer 16x DVD-106, 3COM 905C Networkcard.

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          • #6
            Not sure, but also 3DMark03 tells me the same.
            Is there any way to check if they are enabled (that can be trusted)??

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            • #7
              wcpuid should also accurately report whether fastwrites are on or off
              Let us return to the moon, to stay!!!

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              • #8
                I checked with WCPUID.

                WRT to Powerstrip, I tried 3.30 and 3.45 neither could do it.

                I'll try old regedit.

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                • #9
                  Worked.

                  Now, speaking of Regedit:

                  I dislike powerstrip and I just need a tool to lock refresh rates.

                  What are my options?

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                  • #10
                    RefreshLock?



                    Note: There are links to RefreshForce also, I'm not sure what are the differences between the two programs, though.

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                    • #11
                      Refreshlock is another redundant taskbar Icon, Reforce is a one time utility.

                      What does Matrox Monitor Manager do?

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                      • #12
                        Matrox Monitor Manager lets you set awesome custom monitor profiles!

                        As for using Powerstrip, you have to uncheck "read-only". Then you can indeed enable Fast Writes. WCPUID confirms...
                        Let us return to the moon, to stay!!!

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                        • #13
                          Hey! I have asked the question once.
                          You look at here.

                          Matrox Parhelia(FR) 128MB with ZALMAN ZM-GWB1
                          My Matrox history:G550, Parhelia

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                          • #14
                            Thank you Kuriton san.

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