swilso Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Hi, Just wondering from peoples experience which would they rate better (as in compatibility with leopard), a P5K-VM or the P5W-DH deluxe motherboard? I have researched both and have found many +ve and -ve's, and found both have good noob tutorials/guides for installing leopard (which I'd need being a first timer). I have a macbook atm so i am familiar with leopard just trying to find the easiest and most compatible board to get leopard running on. Thanks in advance for your input. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/118401-p5w-dh-deluxe-or-p5k-vm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 if you don´t go for a board with better specs than both , I would prefer the pw5 dh. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/118401-p5w-dh-deluxe-or-p5k-vm/#findComment-838847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
popophobia Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I have the P5K-VM board. The only glitch(es) is: 1. Time issue: have to install chameleon to get correct time (45nm CPU problem, not the board) 2. IDE does not work - My IDE DVD RW give kernel panic everytime I try to load a CD. Probably have to go with SATA. Other than that, it's working fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/118401-p5w-dh-deluxe-or-p5k-vm/#findComment-839325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownshiftDX Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I am also running on the P5K-VM with Leo4All v2 recently upgraded to 10.5.4. Really smooth install when I set it up in May. Issues: 1. I can't let the system sleep or I get a CMOS settings error the next time I fully power down and reboot. All the BIOS settings will be cleared and I have to redo them. (I am on BIOS ver. 0803) I know it will happen because the HD activity light on my case will flash rapidly and it won't fully power down. 2. 50% of the time the system fans and/or the power light will stay running after shutting down forcing me to hold the power button for 4 secs to finish. (No big deal for me and I haven't had any issues caused by it.) Everything else is great and stupid fast compared to my MacBook. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/118401-p5w-dh-deluxe-or-p5k-vm/#findComment-839742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilso Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 Is it possible to get the p5w dh working stably with a quad core and 8gb ram ? I cant find many p5w's around, and I dont know if the p5k is better option being cheaper and supporting new 45nm processors. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/118401-p5w-dh-deluxe-or-p5k-vm/#findComment-840679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Is it possible to get the p5w dh working stably with a quad core and 8gb ram ? I cant find many p5w's around, and I dont know if the p5k is better option being cheaper and supporting new 45nm processors. yes-it´s possible with a quad and 8 GB ram. here in europe the p5w dh is meanwhile around 120 euros (but not easy to get). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/118401-p5w-dh-deluxe-or-p5k-vm/#findComment-840709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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