Maybe this is were a majority of the batch 1 preorders went and they are just reselling them =P HAHA

What about batch 2 customers? fuck...

Nope, XP and previous it did things a bit differently, alot of the code was hardcoded vs a simple check which can be overridden via kernel patch. So, if theres a way, Im presently not aware.

Been workin on patcher, it now removes testing watermarks as well.

Cuz, Im trying to stretch the life of my 32bit OS long as I can, since there is no inplace upgrade to 64bit. I dont wanna spend more than a month trying to figure out the last 6 years Ive put into my OS install =P

For years Ive wanted to find a way to use PAE to allow windows 32bit to actually use 4GB+ RAM...since thats basically what PAE is really for. On modern machines windows nearly always has PAE turned on because DEP(nx bit) requires PAE be used. So, by default most windows 32bit installs actually use the PAE enabled kernel.
But, even when PAE is forced on or is on because of DEP... RAM above 4GB is still locked away and unusable.
After coming across this article: http://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/windows/license/memory.htm

Ive been inspired to get this working for myself. So, Ive successfully been able to patch vista_32 & win7_32 kernels, resign them and boot from them. This has been tested on a couple different machines and works fantastic.
After confirming both kernel types are patchable, I set out to write an autoit script that automates the process on both vista & 7.
So, Ive made my first release of the patch. It basically patches the kernel, creates a cert, signs the patched kernel w/ the cert, modifies BCD to add entry of picking between original kernel & patched copy of the kernel.
NOTE: this is ONLY for vista or 7. Win8 32 I have not tested. XP this patch is not possible.
TO INSTALL: Simply run the exe

TO UNINSTALL: by creating a shortcut to my script, and putting 'uninstall' (without quotes) as an argument, it will remove the BCD entries and delete the modified kernel.

I am posting links to my script, one is the precompiled version(the executable)
The other is the source so you can see for urself what it does.
http://temp-share.com/show/HKdPx6LpA
http://temp-share.com/show/KdPf25qAh
 Screenshot:
http://temp-share.com/show/dPf3apu7W

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EDIT: patcher now gets rid of watermarks as well.... yay =)
NOTE: after applying the patch, your system may show "test" mode water mark on the desktop in the corner(s). This is normal. There are guides to get rid of this watermark(by editing user32.dll.mui file). I may make it as part of my script in the future if there is enough demand for it.

Donations: 12jjayHWtUci3ygPXD4i2yUHMySytiUBd4

April 5th, 2013 - updated download links to work, dropbox account over download limit apparently.

Well even tho the repayback seems slow as hell, these slowly paid refunds make things more hopeful. I havent gotten mine yet but yeah...still hopin will be sometime rather than never.

I wonder what the reason is .. hopefully bugs in firmware or cgminer, but wonder if unit could be defective somehow =(

Sorry, thats short for you've =P ... ah so 300 seems to be the max? got ya. Welp, will be interesting once more people start testing their units to see what the variance is in overclockin & underclocking.

Thats what I was guessin too =), w/ the case panel on, air could only go through the ASIC heatsinks...

Whats the max uve been able to OC it too? or have you tried goin above 300?

Consider maybe adding captcha? It seems its being botted .. I cant get an entry in if I hit F5 fast enough now =(

So, I have setup nvc for solo mining w/ cgminer.
Running novacoin-qt -server with these settings:
rpcuser=username
rpcpassword=password
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=9332
daemon=1
server=1
gen=0


Cgminer says its connected to 127.0.0.1 diff 1M without LP as user username

I have -E 1 specified in cgminer...

Is this correct?! the 1M part?!

Im curious, to the guy who made the thermal images of the boards, is there a chance to get a shot of the power circuitry the same way? I wonder if those run really hot comparably or are quite cool....
Would make me more comfortable knowing those components are running way under limits.

are the --avalon-options parameters specified anywhere yet? like what they actually each do? Im curious... does the last one really control the clockspeed?

The big difference in power probably comes from the smaller process node, 110nm that avalon uses is horribly huge by todays standards =/

I realize that, but still when crossloading certain PSU's of a certain design type...their effeciency can drop by as much as 5-10%...
crossloading is when u put load on 12v and not on 5/3v .. vice versa

Im curious, does avalon use any 5V or 3.3V power rails of the PSU? ... if not, and depending on the particular PSU design, this would be a case called crossloading which could make a PSU even less efficient than its rated efficiency.
Perhaps finding out the exact model# of this PSU and seeing if any similar series is available at jonnyguru.com PSU tests would be good. He does crossloading tests for inefficiencies and voltages. Just some food for thought.
OTOH if the 5V / 3V rail is used at least some...then it should be workin well within its rating of efficiency.

I placed an order as well,
Order# 3593
    1 Unit
    Date: February 18, 2013 08:43:35 PM
    Amount Paid: 56.12829281
    Batch Number: 19097
    Txid: e57b0beb82173e614c12da46fb2ed248b83d32e11dc09fd1c393de131c06ffc8

http://blockchain.info/tx/e57b0beb82173e614c12da46fb2ed248b83d32e11dc09fd1c393de131c06ffc8

Heres to hoping it actually shows up time!

Got mine in at the last second... LOL - well as per my particular cart.... I was waiting on confirmations in my wallet, w/ 40 secs on the clock left till cart expired, waited 20 seconds for bitcoinqt to do its address output calculations and btc sent -> leaving 5 seconds on the timer...LOL close one...eek!
Now, I own no BTC =( .. avalon you better deliver!