Official Sandy Bridge / LGA1155 for HTPCs Thread - Page 57

Only $0.05? Yes, I've tried many cables that are 3' or 6', including brands that you expect reasonably good quality from like Belkin and Monster, but I don't have any Monoprice HDMI cables around the house. When I use these cables with an ATI graphics card, they are HDCP compatible, but not when I'm using Sandy Bridge integrated graphics, and that is using the same inputs on the receiver and TV to do an apples-to-apples comparison. I just got a basic 15' HDMI cable, and now all of my HDCP headaches are gone. So in my experience, getting a longer cable fixed it.

Tmonitor is more accurate on a core to core basis. Most people do use cpu-z to monitor clock speed but you have a little different situation. I had an issue in the past and this app will show you things that cpuz won't. Its worth a shot.

I've never worried about on my 2500k's though so idk. Mine is at 4.7ghz and the wifes I just leave at stock.

I'll check it out then, thanks for the suggestion.

When you clock that high you have to give up Turbo Boost right?
Do you have it set at 4.7GHz constant or is that a scaled peak?

I haven't OC'd a system since back when you had to tweak FSB and FSB only , so all of this is pretty new, I appreciate all the help!

It's the length of the cable. I originally observed the issue with 3'-6' Monoprice cables.

There are also reports of longer cables solving HDCP-handshake problems
in the Oppo BDP-93 thread.

Yep. The problem isn't isolated to Intel HD graphics. Using a longer cable also solved it for my STB and the Boxee Box (which TBF uses an Intel SOC).

Intel published a 2462 driver for HD Graphics.

Installed this evening and so far so good.

After I saw these messages last night, I too installed 2462, without incident, and all seems well.

But I couldn't find any explanation of what this driver update puportedly "fixed". Anyone have any idea what differences there are supposed to be?

I wished I knew before installed. These days, they don't talk much in their release doc and inside the released doc they just talked about the right hardware and the instruction how to install them. To me, it is completely irrelevant since those drive won't be able to install if it is not the right hardware.

Intel always does this. In a few weeks you'll get to see the release notes. For now you only get the readme.

They treat those sans release notes driver like a beta driver though. They released 2430 version, and it seems its replaced with the 2462. One major issue they are trying to fix is the crash that occurs when HDMI is used: http://communities.intel.com/thread/...art=0&tstart=0

I have had all of the drivers up to 2430 in my HTPC I have never had an issue.

My HTPC didn't like 2430 at all, but 2462 seems to be working OK. They did release 2430, but then pulled it. I'm assuming I wasn't the only one having problems with it.

Has anybody else here tried to get closer to 23.976 by using the Recovery BIOS update procedure on an Intel branded motherboard? When selecting a refresh rate of "23", it is slightly below 23.976, so it needs to drop a frame every so often. Though that seems to be working OK, it looks like TMT has a bug in that they aren't dropping the frame, and therefore lip sync is gradually lost with the audio leading the video. Other playback software seems to be working OK.

I think you'll always find someone that claims otherwise. There's always the 10% that claim it never happened to them. It could be due to a number of issues, but that's true.

I don't know about the problem they are talking about. Ok, I don't use this computer as an HTPC(2600K/DH67BL) but I did hook it up to the TV few times for fun. Do I have to use it long or does it happen fast?

Before flashing in recovery, my 23Hz was ~ 23.990. Afterwards it was 23.973.

Is this a driver update for anyone using integrated HD graphics or only those on an Intel mobo?

Edit:
If I go through the Intel search by product I get this:
Graphics > Processor graphics > 2nd Gen Intel Core Processors with Intel HD Graphics 3000/2000 I end up being given "Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver version 15.22.1.2361 (8.15.10.2361) as latest, valid for all Core processors.

If I follow your link (or selections) I get:
Desktop Boards>Intel 6 Series Chipset Boards>Intel Desktop Board "xxxxxx" which gives 8.15.10.2462 as latest, valid for Intel Desktop Boards.

Since the route through Processor gives a different version # (but states "Installs driver version 8.15.10.2361) is it ok to install the GFX driver you link at version 2462 or do I have to wait for Intel to update the "Processor Drivers" area with this new version?

I can't seem to get Tmonitor to work. Unpacked the download but when I click the app (32 or 64 vers) I get an error message; "Processor not supported"
Am I doing something wrong with Tmonitor?

I have a 2500k and pretty standard hardware elsewhere, nothing is incredibly unique or anything...

Sorry I have never seen this issue. Only thing I can say is to make sure you have the latest version of the software.

See my post #1696 above - do you know if I can install the GFX version or should I stick to the processor version?

You should be able to go to graphics driver 2462; it should work for anybody using integrated graphics. Eventually Intel's website will show it in the downloads for processor graphics.

Thank you for the verification gorthocar, I was hesitant to upgrade to a version that only listed Intel motherboards and not processors yet I didn't see a difference in what was being installed (other than revision of course).

I'll give it a whirl

Hello everybody,

I´m new to this forum and to be honest to HTPC use in general, so please forgive me if i ask a stupid or "already answered elsewhre" question. ;-)

My question is if there is any way to get rid of the annoying overscan. I use a notebook with i5-2540 (HD3000) and connect to my 5yr old TV (1366*768) via DP-HDMI cable. My TV has semmingly no options at all to cope with that problem, and i do not find an option to change the overscan in the gfx driver (2342).
Is there anything i can do to avoid overscan and the blurry display of text that is caused by it ?

THX

Try creating a custom resolution in the Intel control panel, with some tweaking and fiddlign of the underscan slider, you can possibly make it fit.

Sorry, but i don't find a option to create custom resolution. I can only choose between several fixed resolutions. Under "scaling" i have the possibility to select between "center picture", "full screen" and "keep aspect ratio" (free translations from german), but no custom resolution either.

Hmm, seems that your driver looks different than mine... I only have the options mentioned above, no "customize aspect ratio" there. Since the dropdown list disappears if i click on the snipping tool i can't show you a picture of that list, but it's nothing there. May it have to do with the DP-HDMI connection or some HP-specific modifications to the driver ? (just guessing)...

I just noticed that in the left colum under "Display" you have the "custom resolution" option. I don't have that either. The other 4 items ("general settings" etc.) are there. seems that exactly what i need is simply not implemented in my driver :-(

When you first click on the Intel Graphics icon and then click "Graphics Properties" do you get a box that has you select among Basic Mode, Advanced Mode, Wizard Mode? You want to check the "Advanced Mode" box and then click OK. Then, on the next screen, when you click on "Display" on the left column, it should expand to give you several options, one of which is "Custom Resolutions." (When you click on that it will give you a warning that if you proceed you will destroy not only your system but life as we know it. Typical Intel.)

Nope, it isn't there. Of course i have "advanced mode" activated. The "custom resolution" in the Display column doesn't appear, and "customize aspect ratio" in the dropdown list doesen't appear either. Everything else is like in the screenshot above (exept language, of course).
It seems that my driver is somehow truncated. I also can't update to a newer version, because 2342 is the newest driver HP (notebook manufacturer) offers me. The driver on intel's homepage won't install but tells me i should get the driver from my hardware manufacturer.
So it seems that is has something to do with the fact that i use a mobile version of SB, because i think you guys are all using the destop variant. Or it's the DP-HDMI connection that i have to use because the notebook doesn't have a HDMI port.

Hi all

Does anyone know how to get the PCH heatsink off a DH67GD ? It (and others in the same line by the looks of it) has a springy wire clip running across it.

The PCH temp is reported as ~68 Celsius, apparently not too high for its design but a bit warm. It has a 120mm fan more or less running straight over it (Silverstone GD05 case).

I'd like to check the thermal compound, seems some manufacturers don't do a good job there; never bought an Intel board before so I'm curious.