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Start the HTPC with a Win98 bootdisk to get in to DOS then start NTFS4Dos. Now you can rename the dirs.
Renamed ; Windows -> WinOld , Program Files -> ProgOld, Documents and Settings -> DocsOld
Now boot with the WinXP CD and install Windows, beware NOT to format and leave the filesystem as it is.
First time you start up you will see 2 versions of Windows in the boot menu, probably because the MBR thinks you now have a dual boot system. Select the bottom one, as this is the new one. In windows you can change the boot priority and hide the boot menu.
Now you have a clean Windows installed. Delete the dirs that were renamed.
I did not copy anything out of the renamed dirs as I wanted a "clean" windows. So favorites, e-mail, and all programs and settings that were installed are lost. Tweak windows as you like and install MP and programs you need again.
At first I installed RC3 but had a few problems ,some plugins were not working and unexpected crashes. Uninstalled RC3 and installed RC2 this worked for me. So RC2 it is.
Catalyst version is 8.5, WMP11 is not installed, installed MPlayer for Windows.
Undervolting is done in the BIOS yes.
Don't know how low you can go undervolting a 5000+, as soon as the PC crashes or reboots you have gone too low I guess.
I turned the front 120mm casefan off, and changed the back casefan to blowing IN instead of out. CPU fan is between the CPU cooler and the casefans, so the CPU fan gets extra cool air. System temp-36C, HDD-31C, CPU-42C. Used BIOS and Everest Ultimate to check voltages and temps. And Coretemp to monitor CPU temp. (offset +17c)
I know of the problem that using subs or any other filter will cause DXVA not to work, so I don't use subs for HD material. Subs are all OFF in MP too. Luckily I see that subs are getting more and more hardcoded in the HD movies I watch and this works perfectly.
I also followed the method explained on the SAF thread to the letter this time
right after the clean install.
Hope this helps you out a bit.
I do not watch TV using DXVA as I have an analog TV Card. Needed DXVA for "Downloaded" HD material which comes in H.264, 720p, 1080p, MPEG4, MPEG2, XBox, PS3 flavours.
Start the HTPC with a Win98 bootdisk to get in to DOS then start NTFS4Dos. Now you can rename the dirs.
Renamed ; Windows -> WinOld , Program Files -> ProgOld, Documents and Settings -> DocsOld
Now boot with the WinXP CD and install Windows, beware NOT to format and leave the filesystem as it is.
First time you start up you will see 2 versions of Windows in the boot menu, probably because the MBR thinks you now have a dual boot system. Select the bottom one, as this is the new one. In windows you can change the boot priority and hide the boot menu.
Now you have a clean Windows installed. Delete the dirs that were renamed.
I did not copy anything out of the renamed dirs as I wanted a "clean" windows. So favorites, e-mail, and all programs and settings that were installed are lost. Tweak windows as you like and install MP and programs you need again.
At first I installed RC3 but had a few problems ,some plugins were not working and unexpected crashes. Uninstalled RC3 and installed RC2 this worked for me. So RC2 it is.
Catalyst version is 8.5, WMP11 is not installed, installed MPlayer for Windows.
Undervolting is done in the BIOS yes.
Don't know how low you can go undervolting a 5000+, as soon as the PC crashes or reboots you have gone too low I guess.
I turned the front 120mm casefan off, and changed the back casefan to blowing IN instead of out. CPU fan is between the CPU cooler and the casefans, so the CPU fan gets extra cool air. System temp-36C, HDD-31C, CPU-42C. Used BIOS and Everest Ultimate to check voltages and temps. And Coretemp to monitor CPU temp. (offset +17c)
I know of the problem that using subs or any other filter will cause DXVA not to work, so I don't use subs for HD material. Subs are all OFF in MP too. Luckily I see that subs are getting more and more hardcoded in the HD movies I watch and this works perfectly.
I also followed the method explained on the SAF thread to the letter this time
right after the clean install.Hope this helps you out a bit.
I do not watch TV using DXVA as I have an analog TV Card. Needed DXVA for "Downloaded" HD material which comes in H.264, 720p, 1080p, MPEG4, MPEG2, XBox, PS3 flavours.