I am creating this thread as a conversation for all Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 users. Other related Gigabyte board discussions are welcome.

1. Installation may be done on the GA-965P-DS3 natively by purchasing a PATA to SATA converter. You need to convert the a PATA DVD-rom drive into a SATA cable. The onboard PATA is not supported!

2. Sound does not work out of the box on this board. Read the following post to find out how to enable stereo sound on the 965P-DS3.

My personal experience is that I purchased Linksys Wireless G PCI adapter (wmp54G). This adapter is NOT the broadcomm chipset. It, however, does seem to be supported through the RALink drivers. I have attached those drivers below.

It appears that onboard LAN works out of the box.


NOTICE

A solution has been found to solve the hard disk drive read/write speeds, and the IDE port now works. The following is the link to the post which has very simple instructions to follow in order to get this to work properly: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=220843 However, you will need to follow the steps below first in order to follow the steps provided by Julian23 in the above link.

How to install OSx86 using the GA-965P-DS3 (for a more in-depth and proper HowTo, please go to the following link in the Genius Bar: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...28439&st=0)

1) Hook up your SATA Hard Disk Drive to the purple JMicron (JMB363) SATA ports. If it is a Western Digital drive, put it in the Yellow/Orange SATA ports.

2) Your PATA to SATA converted DVD-R needs to be plugged into the orange ICH8 SATA ports. If you are using a PATA to USB, ignore this step, and carry on.

3) Change your BIOS' settings, in the Integrated Peripherals section, to have SATA Native Mode: Disabled, Onboard SATA/IDE: Enabled, Onboard SATA/IDE Device Control Mode: AHCI. Save and exit. If you are using a USB DVD-R drive, make sure that Legacy USB Storage Detect is enabled (not sure if this is necessary).

If you are using a Western Digital drive, keep the Onboard SATA/IDE Device Control Mode set to IDE. I have found that if you change it to AHCI, the installation takes hours to complete, whereas if set to IDE, it takes approximately 30 - 40 minutes.

4) Boot from the OSx86 installation DVD, install it using the appropriate options (with the "Customise" button before installating), and you should have full SATA Read/Write support (for non-WD hard disk drive users).

For Western Digital HDD users, you won't have full read/write support just yet. Keep on reading...

5) Then you need to follow the steps outlined by Julian23 in order to have your IDE port and purple JMicron SATA ports fully working. Also, you will now notice that you can plug your DVD drive into the IDE port, and you will have full functionality. Western Digital HDD users should have full read/write support after following this step..

If you have any problems with this, be sure to reply here and we will try our hardest to help. Good luck, SABR.

As more information regarding the compatibility of this board is discovered, it will be added to this original message.

UPDATE

I have had great success with the ALC883 package. I recommend using that technique to enable audio. The original two-channel technique is below for posterity. You can get the package from this thread:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=36520




Original Two Channel Technique

1. Delete AppleHDA.kext:
In Terminal, type: sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache
2) Edit AppleAzaliaAudio.kext:
In Terminal, type: sudo pico /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAzaliaAudio.kext/Contents/Info.plist
Search for (use hotkey= ctrl + w):
<key>IOHDAudioCodecVendorID</key>
change the string to:
<string>0x10ec0883</string>
Exit pico
sudo pico /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAzaliaAudio.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAzaliaController.kext/Contents/Info.plist
Search for (use hotkey= ctrl + w):
<key>IOPCIPrimaryMatch</key>
change the string to:
<string>0x284b8086</string>
Exit pico
3) Clean up the system:
In Terminal, type: sudo diskutil repairpermissions /
sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAzaliaAudio.kext
kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions/
4) Then, reboot and enjoy sound out of two channels.

This information was shamelessly stolen from Rammjet on this thread- http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...eHDA\.kext . However, the above version has the correct device and vendor ids for the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3. Enjoy.

Onboard Lan looks very possible, but I am not able to test it from my location. That would complete the picture.

Good idea starting a new thread for this motherboard cm, it is very popular (amazing overclocker).
Okay yesterday night i started installing osx on my ds3 and everything went smooth, but i haven't tested it yet because i had to get some sleep.
As i wrote in another thread i used an ide to usb converter to get it installed, enabled legacy storage device and disabled native sata in bios to get it installed in my sata wd2500ks on ich8.
LAN seems to work out of the box.

Conroe Mac does acpi work for you? i mean all the power management features, like reboot, monitor sleep etc?
Mine does not seem to reboot, when i select restart it takes me back to the command line interface throws some messages (not errors) and the message "mach reboot" in the end.

Can you give us your overclocking results (with your cooling, bios version, vcore, and other parameters)? I searched the web and some reviews got only 350mhz FSB O/C and others were able to get over 450 mhz! I don't know who to believe at this point.

I have a couple of really stupid question to ask, as I've been out of the overclocking scene for a while. Hopefully someone will have mercy and not laugh. First, if I'm overclocking the FSB to say 450mhz, what is the RAM running at? What about the PCI bus? I used to overclock a long time ago and remember that raising FSB also raises PCI bus, which I believe killed one of my SCSI HDs and maybe one of my IDE HDs.

Thanks for your help!

I have a Core 2 Duo E6400 running at 3.2Ghz with vcore 1.325 and FSB at 400MHZ. My case is a gigabyte triton and i have dumped the stock cooler for an arctic cooling freezer pro, my load temps are 58C with core temp and idles around 34C.

Pci bus is locked at 33.33 mhz
Core = multiplier (8x for E6400) x FSB (default 266) (e.g. 8 x 400 = 3.2ghz)
Mem = Memory divider setting (e.g. 1:1) x FSB x2 (div1:1 400 x2 = 800)

Well, the RAM you choose is going to have a lot of control on how much your overclock gets up tp. I have the Corsair XMS2 675 RAM, and I can say it overclocks very well.

I currently have my FSB at 470 Mhz x 7 = 3.3 Ghz (+/- 10 Mhz). If your FSB was at 400 Mhz, it would depend on the memory multiplier you have to know what frequency your RAM would be at. However, the lowest memory multiplier available it 2.0, so, you would have it @ 800 Mhz.

I would strongly advise you update the motherboard BIOS to the F4 revision. This has helped me overlock my CPU to 3.6 Ghz (although unstable ).

Hope that helps.

Also, Conroe Mac, thanks for making this thread, and how to get the onboard sound working. Saves time and effort for when I get OSx86 running!

Chelhydra- I have not tried sleep. I tend to doubt that it will work. However, I am having lots of trouble getting my Sapphire X1600xt working. I have a feeling I should get that working before I try sleep.

I also hang on reboot. However, there is a well-known fix for this which I have yet to put into action, because I've been working overtime on the video card problem. If you want to pioneer into that problem, I suggest you take a look at this thread:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...xedit&st=20







SABR- Of course. This community has given me so much, I can only hope to give back a small part of what I have learned.

So it appears that LAN works out of the box? I have not used the onboard LAN. Anyone else with similar experience? It would be great if the only fix needed were the sound for this card.

Plus a PATA/IDE to SATA/USB converter. Hopefully by the time we get Leopard running on Hackintosh's, we won't be needing that either!

I'll have my converter by the 10th or 11th. I'll then report back here and let you guys know how I get on.

After enough frustration with the video, I'm going to try and tackle the reboot problem. My video is good, but I get artifacts.

Reboot Fixed


http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...xedit&st=20

1. Open a terminal (Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal).

2. Type the following:


cp /mach_kernel ~/Desktop/mach_kernel
cp /mach_kernel ~/Desktop/mach_kernel_noacpi


3. Download this: 0xED.

4. Install it and run it.

5. Click File -> open by path.

6. Enter the path: /Volumes/<your root disk here>/<your username here>/Desktop/mach_kernel

7. You will see the kernel in hex.

8. Click in the box labelled offset. Type 8D2B8

9. The cursor will move to the correct line.

10. Find the letters EB FE 90 90

11. Replace them with B0 FE E6 64.

12. Save and exit

13. Go back to the terminal

14. Type:


sudo cp ~/Desktop/mach_kernel /
<type your password>


Now type

sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

The boot plist file will open. Find the section <string></string> and insert Platform=ACPI so the line looks like this:

<string>Platform=ACPI</string>

Save and exit by pushing Ctrl+X then Y.

15. Now shutdown your computer. When you have restarted it, the shutdown and restart options should both work.

This only works on the 10.4.4 kernel supplied with Myzar's 10.4.4/10.4.5 disk, and Jas' 10.4.6 (I think!). Bottom line check what you're replacing before you do it. If it doesn't match, don't do it!!

Hex editing your kernel without being sure what you are doing is a sure recipe for disaster. If your language is a barrier to understanding the above, I suggest you leave it alone and put up with the problem. If you are still keen, use a fresh install or at least ensure you have backed up your system.

If things do break, try booting from the mach_kernel_noacpi in your Desktop, or copy the kernel back from your boot DVD.

** This information reproduced from a post by TokyoVigilante at this thread: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...xedit&st=60
If you have questions about this technique or how to uninstall in case of a problem, consult that thread.

*** Personal Notes: Be very careful when using 0xED to align everything correctly. If you simply type in the values for the hex, it will push the code forward and ruin your mach_kernel! Make sure you delete before you insert and watch to make sure that you have exactly replaced the old code.

This is confirmed working with 10.4.6 Jas on my system.

Hey guys

I am going to buy a Gigabyte board too. What should I get a 3 or a 4 ? Difference is 20 euro. I think I am going to get E6300 CPU. I wont be needing 3.2 ghz I am happy with 2.6ghz (800mhz!) overclock.

Also I dont understand what that PATA/IDE to SATA/USB converter exactly means. Do I need to use a SATA harddisk here or a SATA harddisk. Or do I not need a converter if I buy a SATA disc ? what is the deal here?

I believe I have the only installation from a DVD-rom. I used a PATA DVD-rom drive (the one with two rows of pins that accept a wide ribbon cable). I put a converter on there that changes the output on the back of the drive to SATA (much thinner cable with faster transfer speed).

Would a SATA DVD-rom work? It might... I would check for compatibility in the wiki. However, considering you can get a good PATA drive (CD-burner/DVD-burner Dual Layer, Lightscribe) for about thirty bucks and the converter is very cheap, it might be best just to buy a PATA drive. SATA DVD-rom drives haven't become inexpensive in the same way that SATA Hard Drives have. You can also install from a USB drive also, but it is incredibly slow.

The reason for this procedure is because the onboard IDE is tacked on to the motherboard. The 965 chipset does not support IDE. Thus, if you try to install from a PATA/IDE DVD-Rom drive, you will get a "Waiting for root device" error.

What is the difference between the 3 and 4?

This might sound like a silly question, but what does a Mac do when it sleeps? I put mine to sleep and I can hear things turn off inside the case (sounds like HD is spinning down.) The mouse disappears, but the screen does not go black. Moving the mouse makes the HD? spin up again.

I do not have my graphics card up yet (Sapphire X1600xt 256mb). I haven't been having luck with the Badenov method.

I have this board, and for me, LAN worked out of the box. (JaS 10.4.6 install)

I had to install by PATA DVD, using a PATA->SATA converter (cost $10, not bad).

I got audio working via the same method as you.

I have an ATI x1900XT, and got it working only after installing 10.4.7 update, using the boris badenov installer, and THEN using a DVI->Analog converter. DVI output does NOT work, only dsub.

I fixed the rebooting problem by modifying the kernel as explained above--works great now, though I used a different method (as seen here: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Tips_And_Tricks)

cd /
sudo -s
cp mach_kernel mach_kernel.backup
printf '\260\376\346\144' | dd if=/dev/stdin of=mach_kernel bs=1 count=4 oseek=578235 conv=notrunc

BIGGEST problem--Hard drives work in PIO mode, not DMA--ie, they are hella slow. I've tried messing around with the AppleIntelPIIXATA driver, but there doesn't seem to be any support yet for ICH8 chipset. IF anyone has any info about this, it would be greatly appreciated.

Results I've seen personally so far with the GA-DS3...

Lan works out of the box with 10.4.6 and 10.4.7 or using 10.4.6 with 10.4.7 update (goatsecks/jas editions).

Audio: haven't had much luck yet, haven't tried the suggestions in this thread

Video: ati x800 pro works with mouse tearing, haven't tried to fix it.

Installed: Using USB-ide adapter with dvd rom. To SATA drives on Intel ICH8 with native mode disabled.

The biggest issue is HD speeds are horribly slow.

Updates to come later.


Edit: what sata/ide converters are you guys using? Links and names (links can go dead so please post a name/brand as well) of exact ones would be much appreciated.

NOTE: DO NOT BUY HW-629 SATA to PATA/IDE converters - they will not work!

You need HW-628's, like this:



However, just to be sure, I will be able to confirm compatibility on the 9th of September.

Thanks for the post Sabr
Model # on seems to be HW-629 . edit: do not buy that one, it is the wrong type it converts the IDE on the motherboard (a.k.a. host adapter) to SATA..this goes the wrong way. You need one that converts the IDE from the HD to SATA for the mainboard.

Ebay auctions will say





all of which are the wrong type

do not buy a rosewill adapter I've had nothing but trouble with the one I bought. Get the one ConroeMac purchased, it comes with a nice casing and seems to work quite nicely.

============
=========
============

Here's what you [b]DO want when looking for one:










If you are stil unsure what to get, e=mail the seller and ask which one plugs into the back of an IDE HARD DRIVE or DVDROM and buy that one.

I think that should cover it. There is still no guarantee you will end up with a properly functioning drive with any of these adapter, but atleast now you can find the right ones

and here's a nice pic of how it SHOULD look when installed properly


if it can't do that, it's the wrong type.

Thanks to SABR for being the guinnea pig on this clerical error
-----------------------=========---------------------
Just like to update, 2channel audio works here as well. Helps if you plug the audio out to the correct connector

**Firstly, new BIOS is out with expanded graphics card support. Version F5. I don't really understand how to use the utility that it comes with though.

Secondly,
I hadn't noticed that the HD is really slow. Is there a way I can test that?

Lastly,
Kuzbad- For the X1900,

Is it coming out of the DVI port at the video card and converting to D-sub at the monitor

or

Is it coming out Analog and you convert it to DVI before the monitor?

I'm guessing the second. I'm having a terrible time with an X1600xt that refuses to work. I'm going to try the new BIOS F5 I think.

I used the program xbench to do a performance test--HDD speeds reaaally slow. (there are tons of posts around, and @ hackint0sh about xbench, and avg results). I'm playing around to see if I can make this any better.

My video card only have two DVI ports. I have a cable which is DVI on one end, and Analog on another. I plug the DVI end into the video card, and the analog into the monitor.

My procedure was exactly:
-Install 10.4.6
-Upgrade to 10.4.7
-Run the Boris Badenov installer
-Reboot
*get blank screen*
*switch from DVI to analog after researching on laptop :-P*
-Reboot
-Works!

I'm still running F3 BIOS--should upgrade--thanks for the headsup!!

If you have a Windows partition, use this program: http://www.ocworkbench.com/hardware/gigaby...osins/abios.htm

MY IDE TO SATA CONVERTER IS HERE!! Arrived earlier than expected! I'll let you guys know how I get on...

NOOO!!

HW-629's WONT WORK!

(sorry, just had to warn people! )

You need HW-628. The one I have works as a HOST. In other words, you have to plug it into the PATA port on the motherboard for it to work. I tried putting it in my DVD drive, but it would not detect it.

I guess someone has to buy the wrong thing to stop other people from buying it.

Anyway, you need one which works as a DRIVE. The model is HW-628. I guess I'll have to buy that one now...

EDIT:

They look like this:

mmmh,
i wonder how you got the installer to run..

i´ve an intel dg965ss matx motherboard with the g965 chipset
and osx86 wont boot.
every installerdisc stops after detecting the serial port
(so far i´ve tried the .6 jas and myiso and hotiso and .7 jas)
stops every time at the same point, no change if i boot from pata dvd or usb dvd

so my question is what can i do to get behind this point ...

Hmmmm, well, that is a strange problem...

Have you tried the platform=X86PC and -x switches at the Darwin Prompt? Just giving out ideas...

i tried some of the switches but im not aware of all possibilitys...

will try to do the vmware install to native if i dont get around this
but as for now i dont have a second sata disk at hand
and for that would like to get some tips to try......


mhh, just tried it with a vm and extra pata drive.
no booting, the vm says
"kernel fault error ,
on a real machine the processor has done a reset....."

is there a special switch for conroe ?

unfortunally the vm display is not readable but imho this comes after the second kernel extension is loaded message or if i boot on the real hardware as said above it hangs after detecting the serial port ..

cpus=1

Might not work, but worth a try.

The great solution would be a DVD Rom SATA II or conversor PATA-SATAwith NCQ and AHCI support.

because to enable IDE Legacy (pio mode) leaves the computer little than less invalid, referring to I/O .

965P-DS4 it at least has left to the resource of second controller SATA for manage SATA disks in ACHI mode and to have good speed.

Another solution is install OS X in another PC and translate HD with installation to the P965-DS3 and after use DVD Rom USB type, or install X in legacy mode with adapter ATA-SATA and after installation switch legacy mode in bios for AHCI mode and use DVD USB type.

I would us @bios, but they only have F4. F5 is the latest Bios version. I have the F5 on my computer, but I'm a little leery about the application they send with it for flashing.

Sorry to hear about the card SABR.. It happens to all of us trying to build hackintoshes... I might have to pick up a different graphics card if I don't get this card working...

For others looking for the proper type of converter,
Here is the one I used from newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822998001



bofh_de: This thread is for Gigabyte boards which use 965 Express. If you are looking for support on a board that is Intel, I suggest you start your own thread.

Yup, all done. I'll get the HW-628 by tomorrow, and then let you all know how I get on. It should work this time...

The converter I linked to is the one I am currently using in my system... so yes.. it works for me. It should work for everyone, but it might depend on your DVD-rom drive.

Update: I installed new Bios F5, still no luck with my video card.

Anyone try modifying any of the VIAATA kext's to get the Jmicron chip working?

I was digging around and found that there is some similarities in the Jmicron jmb360 on an ASROCK board and JMB363 on our Gigabyte DS3's. Perhaps someone would like to be a guinea pig and modify the "AppleVIAATA.kext" and "AppleACHIPort.kext" with the hardware ID from our boards in the SATA section? I would give it a shot but I don't have a board ATM to try it on.

Take a look at post 11,15,16,19,24,29, 60, and 66.
http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=2188



If any of that works perhaps this will be needed http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...=18&t=22400

There's also a post on modifying the ISO's to possibly work.

Damn it! I wish I didn't rma my board today.

I will try that out once I get my video card sorted out.. I'm about to give up and sell this card so I can get a different one..

have you tried the borisdadenov method for your video card? it should work for the x1600, it works for x1900gt

I've tried the following:

Neophus Installer
Boris Badenov method on 10.4.6
Boris Badenov method on 10.4.7
Half Boris method (modifying only ATINDRV.kext)
VGA and DVI
10.4.5 kexts with Boris Method on OS 10.4.7

thanks everybody

very interesting thread

Hmmm, I can't seem to get the converter to work... What are the settings I need to change in the BIOS?

EDIT:

Ok, SATA Port 0-3 Native: Disabled

SATA/IDE Control Mode: AHCI

When I set it to that, when the PC tries to post, it detects the SATA HDD, and then says "Detecting IDE Drives", and stays like that for ages. I left it for about 5 mins and it did nothing. How long do I have to wait? I know you said it was slow, but it can't be THIS slow...

If I'm not mistaken the SATA/Ide Control Mode is for the Gigabyte IDE/Sata controller, not the Intel one that works in osx. If it's the one with "AHCI"/"IDE"/"RAID" as the options then it is.

If thats the case, just shut it off, or set it to "raid" it detects much faster that way.

I have tried every possible combination of this... (i think )

Can someone who uses a SATA - PATA converter please tell me their settings? This is getting painfully frustrating...

Just disable the entire IDE system, it's not needed anyway.

In "integrated peripherals"
set "Onboard SATA/IDE Device" to disabled. should solve the problem of detecting ide devices.

The Converter needs to have the drive hooked up to it set as master

I've got a converter, but haven't tried it on my DS3 yet, but got it to somewhat work on my temporary setup.

All the settings I used were default settings. Try going into BIOS and setting it to default.

Try different jumper settings.

Sorry I can't be more helpful immediately. I'm very busy lately. Have faith. It will work.

Hmmm, ok, I'll disable the Onboard SATA/IDE thing. Now I have to figure out how to set my jumers on the DVD-RW to master... Thanks for the help you guys, much appreciated!

YES! Ok, I figured out which jumper is Master, and it boots!!

However, it isn't detecting any partitions :S What do I do?!? And it thinks my drive is 128 GB when it's actually 250 GB...

Free some space and create a new osx partition

Anyone tryout the GA-965G-DS3? This is pretty much the same as the 965P-DS3 except with the onboard GMA X3000 integrated graphics. If the X3000 works in OS X, that would save us some money getting another graphics card! Currently the 965G and P are about the same price.

Im running now from my GA-945p-S3 with my Conroe 6400 not overclocked yet buy i will soon, everything is working perfect, except spund the UAA BUS device id is a mistery for me... probably will have to install windows to check it, what a shame...

Wooohoo!!

All working fine and dandy! As soon as I got to the desktop, I ran the Borisbadenov instaler, restarted and I have full graphics support!

It seems that OSx86 has straight away detected my Built-In Ethernet, but I don't know if it is working as I use a PCI NIC Card. I have a feeling I wiped all my Windows files when I installed this. I am not sure what has happened to my other 100 GB partition as of yet, but OSx86 is only detecting one (128 GB).

Boot-up time: about 1 minute-ish...

General performance: Very good. Haven't really experienced any sluggishness. In XBench, I get 190 without the Disk Test, and with it selected, it drops down to 48

On-Board Sound isn't working yet, but I'm sure I will get it working with what you have said to do, Conroe Mac.

That's all I have to do to get this working as a fully functional Mac Workbox!

System Specs:

Intel Allendale E6300
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (obviously )
2 x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 677 DDR2 RAM
SAPPHIRE ATi Radeon X1800XT (full support with Borisbadenov method, haven't seen any artifacts yet...)

Thanks for all the help guys, I'm sure we can all work together to get the 965 Chipsets fully working with OSx86 is we try hard enough! We have to look into getting it to work with the JMicron thingy-majig

SABR.

Hey Guys!
Ive managed to get 10.4.6 JaS running on my machine nicely. A few bugs here and there but thanks to you guys and this thread ive managed to fix most of the bugs

First things first:
1. IDE channel doesnt work, so i installed using a usb dvd drive. no problems, a little slow tho. Waiting for a fix for it may just get the IDE to SATA converter for my dvd drive.
2. It would hang on restart, but would shut down fine. Thanks to Conroe Mac for his post, making everything easy for us all
3. The sound was not working. Thanks again to Conroe Mac n his post, works fine now, n saved me having to work out the vendor ids myself
4. LAN worked straight away and even detected my internet settings automatically
5. The Hard drive when detected could only go as high as 128GB to install onto, even tho its a 200GB hard drive (No drama cuz im using the other 70GB in windows anyways)
6. It seems tho the hard drive is running slower than usual (Maybe not but it feels like it)
7. I dont know how the graphics card is going to go in games but ive been able to change the resolution after patching it with the nvidia patch somewhere in the forums

Apart from those problems (which most are fixed) everything is running sweet, and im enjoying the mac osx operating system once again (was formally a mac man till i got a pc for gaming, now i can have best of both worlds )

I ran XBench on my system to see how everything performed, i dont know wat any of it means compared to others that have ran it but ill attach the screen shot of the resuts for you all to see

Click to view attachment

Anyhow, thanks all for the help with everything, ill b keeping an eye on this post and helping out whenever i can to return the favour

I never thought to mention it, but I also experienced the 128gig issue with my 160gig Sata drive.

For you guys that have other data on the other partitions, don't expect it to be good, especially if you partitioned it with the system only thinking it's a 128 gig drive, my brother lost lots of data because of a drive reporting problem.

I wonder if we can fix the HD access issue if that will correct the drives showing up with no more than 128g's

every problem you guyz are having with your hard disk is related to ICH8, THIS ISNT REALLY A COMPATIBLE MOBO.

without OC im running now at 133.33 xbench result (with hard disk), i paste it here for more info:

Results 133.33
System Info
Xbench Version 1.2
System Version 10.4.7 (8J2135a)
Physical RAM 2048 MB
Model ADP2,1
Drive Type WDC WD3200KS-00PFB0
CPU Test 104.32
GCD Loop 254.26 13.40 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 121.78 2.89 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 73.01 2.41 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 79.98 13.93 Mops/sec
Thread Test 206.57
Computation 189.87 3.85 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 226.49 9.74 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 125.88
System 115.01
Allocate 84.77 311.31 Kalloc/sec
Fill 156.03 7586.60 MB/sec
Copy 126.91 2621.25 MB/sec
Stream 139.03
Copy 131.28 2711.63 MB/sec
Scale 132.52 2737.85 MB/sec
Add 146.17 3113.67 MB/sec
Triad 147.78 3161.44 MB/sec
Quartz Graphics Test 170.22
Line 130.25 8.67 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 158.48 47.32 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 153.19 12.49 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 140.48 3.54 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 574.78 35.96 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 159.31
Spinning Squares 159.31 202.09 frames/sec
User Interface Test 381.46
Elements 381.46 1.75 Krefresh/sec
Disk Test 63.48
Sequential 80.80
Uncached Write 80.45 49.40 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 77.61 43.91 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 76.40 22.36 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 90.07 45.27 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 52.28
Uncached Write 20.25 2.14 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 126.17 40.39 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 90.19 0.64 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 123.03 22.83 MB/sec [256K blocks]


As you can see the hard Disk work as they supposed to...

Yeah, but you have a different motherboard than us, so of course it works properly...ß

That was the point, 965 chipset should be avoided...