Vanilla Speedstep on EVGA X58 SLI, Yay, BIOS updates |
Vanilla Speedstep on EVGA X58 SLI, Yay, BIOS updates |
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Geenz
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Dec 4 2009, 11:50 PM Post #1
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EVGA recently released a BIOS update (Revision SZ2Z) that enables HPET support in the system's BIOS.
What does this mean? It's quite simple, it means that people with EVGA's X58 motherboards can now have vanilla speedstep. WARNING: This guide involves flashing your system's BIOS with a newer revision. ALWAYS Follow the onscreen instructions during the process. DO NOT remove the floppy or CD-ROM until it says it is safe to do so. First, visit this thread to grab the update, and for flashing instructions. After you've completed the process, follow these steps to enable speedstep: First, your BIOS settings will be wiped out during the update. The first things you will want to do is: 1. Go to the Integrated Peripherals menu 1a. Go to Onboard PATA/SATA Devices 1b. Set the SATA Mode to AHCI 1c. (optional) Set the JMB363 mode to AHCI + IDE (this will allow OS X to natively detect one of the two JMicron controllers) 2. Go back to the main menu, and go into Power Management Setup 2a. Enable HPET support 2b. Set HPET Mode to 64-bit 3. Go back to the main menu once again, and this time go into Frequency/Voltage Control 3a. Go into CPU Feature 3b. Enable Intel Speedstep 3c. Set the CxE Function to C1E After doing this, save your changes and reboot to OS X. Go into your Extras/Extensions folder and remove Disabler.kext and NullCPUPowerManagement.kext (and any equivalents), and reboot using verbose mode (optional, but always useful for watching for any issues). After the system has rebooted, you should now be using Apple's native SpeedStep drivers with no issues! |
Geenz Vanilla Speedstep on EVGA X58 SLI Dec 4 2009, 11:50 PM
jplee4907 Thanks for the great info!!
Just one ques... Dec 7 2009, 06:16 PM
Bigfat In theory this should get us one step closer to Sl... Dec 11 2009, 04:36 AM
Geenz QUOTE (Bigfat @ Dec 11 2009, 05:36 AM) In... Dec 11 2009, 10:39 AM
Bigfat Thanks Geenz! I feel like we're so close t... Dec 14 2009, 07:35 PM ![]() |
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