Jetway JNAF93-Q77 Build HD3 PCIX

[pezdspencer]

Hi guys, I Just swapped out my G5 for this build. Thanks to everyone who posted about the older Q67 boards it was great help!

The Build:

Jetway JNAF93-Q77
(Install HD cards in backwards order PCI slots 4 to 2 Starting with the core card)
Intel Core i-2700k Sandy Bridge 3.5Ghz
(The MB is backwards compatible with Sandy Bridge.)
Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Series MKNSSDAT240GB-DX mSATA 240GB SDD
(I used this as my main OS Drive. It plugs in to the mSATA slot on the MB)
Corsair DDR3 32GB 1600Mhz
ASUS DVD-RW Drive
OS: Windows 7 Pro
RAIDMAX RX-1000AE Power Supply
EVGA GT520 Dual DVI 1G
(installed in PCIe Slot 1)
Universal Audio UAD2-Solo
(installed in PCIe Slot 2)
SIIG 3 port Firewire Card NN-E38012-S3
(installed in PCIe Slot 3)
Western Digital Velociraptor SATA 3 600GB 10,000 RPM
(I installed two of these as my main record drives)
Rosewill BLACKHAWK ATX Mid Tower
(This tower is awesome! It's just slightly bigger than a G5 with usb and usb3 ports on the top as well as a spot to plug in raw hard drives.
You will have to remove two drive cages to have room for the HD cards to fit)

Total Cost: $2009.00 including tax and shipping

Install notes:
I installed all software first, then installed the HD cards.
The HD cards would not show up on Digitest so reinstalled Pro Tools 9HD
from the CD and they all worked! I only mention this because the initial software install was from a download and I'm not sure if it included drivers
for the hardware.

No changes were made to the BIOS other than hard drive boot order

So far the system is working great!

[lunatic]

Awesome! I'm looking at building a machine based on this MOBO.

Why did you have to install the HD cards backwards? I assume you tried them the regular way first?

[pezdspencer]

Originally Posted by lunatic

Awesome! I'm looking at building a machine based on this MOBO.

Why did you have to install the HD cards backwards? I assume you tried them the regular way first?

I did try it, but this was before I reinstalled PT9HD from the CD and once I had it working I stopped messing with it. The reason for the backwards card install came from problems people were having with the Q67 version of this MOBO when trying to install more than a HD2. When I get a chance I'll try it again.

[lunatic]

Thanks! That'd be super helpful.

[lunatic]

Did you ever try changing the cards back to their "normal" position?

[lunatic]

Any luck?

[lunatic]

I decided to go for it and ordered the following:


Installed a PCIx based HD3 in the standard slot order and installed Pro Tools 10.3.1. DigiTest passed with no issues and I ran a test recording of 24 channels at 24/48 for 45 mins. Not one hiccup.

Here are my BIOS tweaks:

- The default state for HDD operation is IDE not AHCI. Set this before you install Windows
- Disable all those pesky additional COM ports.
- Set the CPU fan to smart mode so it'll adjust the fan dynamically. Otherwise it seems to default to full speed ahead.
- Disable CIR (infrared I think?)
- Disable AMT (however you'll still need to install the AMT driver otherwise you'll have a dreaded yellow triangle in Device Manager. Never figured why this is)
- I disabled the 2nd LAN port.

I think there are more but I'm not in front of the machine. When I'm completely done (after re-imaging, installing 10.3.2, and installing all plugs) I'll post all my BIOS tweaks.

There are some quirky things with this board though however none are anything major. For example, once I was ready to install PT 10 I took the machine out to the studio, plugged it in, and the machine boot so fast the BIOS didn't have a chance to fully initialize which made Windows 7 think all those COM ports were enabled. A reboot made them go away.

If you decide to upgrade to the newest BIOS make sure you write down all your tweaks because the upgrade completely resets the BIOS.

That's all for now!

[Parisstudio]

I just finished building the exact same setup, no tweaks what so ever and its smoking fast. I was getting the dreaded 6031 errors out of no where with my old quad machine. Thanks all for the info.

[lunatic]

That's awesome! Keep us informed on anything you learn about this board.

The only problem I'm having right now has nothing to do with the board. I'm just trying to get over the new I/O setup in PT10. Coming from PT8 it's a real pain the rear. If anyone has any tips on how to wrangle those settings lemme know.

[RonTalley]

Originally Posted by pezdspencer

Hi guys, I Just swapped out my G5 for this build. Thanks to everyone who posted about the older Q67 boards it was great help!

The Build:

Jetway JNAF93-Q77
(Install HD cards in backwards order PCI slots 4 to 2 Starting with the core card)
Intel Core i-2700k Sandy Bridge 3.5Ghz
(The MB is backwards compatible with Sandy Bridge.)
Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Series MKNSSDAT240GB-DX mSATA 240GB SDD
(I used this as my main OS Drive. It plugs in to the mSATA slot on the MB)
Corsair DDR3 32GB 1600Mhz
ASUS DVD-RW Drive
OS: Windows 7 Pro
RAIDMAX RX-1000AE Power Supply
EVGA GT520 Dual DVI 1G
(installed in PCIe Slot 1)
Universal Audio UAD2-Solo
(installed in PCIe Slot 2)
SIIG 3 port Firewire Card NN-E38012-S3
(installed in PCIe Slot 3)
Western Digital Velociraptor SATA 3 600GB 10,000 RPM
(I installed two of these as my main record drives)
Rosewill BLACKHAWK ATX Mid Tower
(This tower is awesome! It's just slightly bigger than a G5 with usb and usb3 ports on the top as well as a spot to plug in raw hard drives.
You will have to remove two drive cages to have room for the HD cards to fit)

Total Cost: $2009.00 including tax and shipping

Install notes:
I installed all software first, then installed the HD cards.
The HD cards would not show up on Digitest so reinstalled Pro Tools 9HD
from the CD and they all worked! I only mention this because the initial software install was from a download and I'm not sure if it included drivers
for the hardware.

No changes were made to the BIOS other than hard drive boot order

So far the system is working great!

My old 9800gt finally crapped out on me and I just ordered the card you put in your system. Was there anything special you had to do to make it work? Hopefully it's a plug and play.

These systems rock! I am still on PT9 and I could care less about loading the session in ram because when I hit play it plays!

W7 and Lion