New bios for bad axe!! ver 1304

[Esparco]

here's the link.. http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2205&DwnldID=10979&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng

[The Stilt]

"Increased maximum for Host Burn-In percentage to 50%"

That means FSB up to 500FSB from bios :D

[vapb400]

HOLY CRAP
http://wirewalkerstudios.com/upload/files/1/bios.PNG
there is the changelog

[Direwolf]

someone try them out and get back with the details please, thanks also :)

[Silver Bullet]

lucky people with your Intel boards and your ES processors ;)

[alucasa]

You gotta admit that Intel is sticking with this board quite well. I thought they never loved their own motherboards as I've been them ditch new models so quickly.

[freecableguy]

"Removed CPU Core Multiplexing Technology BIOS Setup Option from Main Page" is the most interesting change...

EDIT: Played with these last night. No real big change. Added FSB OC% doesn't increase the boards OC ability, just allows you to get the BSOD straight from Windows boot. lol ;)

[doc6886]

lucky people with your Intel boards and your ES processors ;)Rich people*

[Thorburn]

Been using this for a few days, didn't see a great big change although the 50% burn in can be handy.

I'm certainly not rich, just lucky ;)

[Aganerral]

Sounds like they might have oopses on the prior BIOS rev in letting hte Core multiplexing option appear. that, or they didn't want ot give answers to all the questions it caused :)

What's the new HPET option that they unhid do?

[mine]

" Added FSB OC% doesn't increase the boards OC ability, just allows you to get the BSOD straight from Windows boot. lol ;)

nice one :banana:

[Pete]

Whoo just intime for my new adtional Conroe Es that came today on my new bad axe

[Freez]

This board seems more and more appealing.

[Thorburn]

It is a good solid board.
It may not have the ultimate overclocking potential of perhaps the DFI but for the average overclocker its good enough.

[uOpt]

This is sent from heaven for us FreeBSD wheenies who need to get the FSB up. Who-hoo.

[veryhumid]

I'm a little confused. I thought intel boards never had overclocking options?

[Esparco]

i did the OC DEBUG MOD and its working great i changed the fsb override to 1066 but when i turn off the computer and start a cold boot the fsb going back to 800 but in the bios its still on 1066.. its wierd becouse in cpu-z its show 800 and in the bios its shows 1067.. every cold boot i need to enter the bios and re-enter the fsb to 1066 for it to work.. even if it not changed at all...
plz som1 i'm going crazy :eek:

sorry for the crapy english i'm hebrew man hehe

[vapb400]

I'm a little confused. I thought intel boards never had overclocking options?


google for the bad axe, it has its fair share

(now fsb up to 450mhz (although done by percentage)
vcore to 1.6
vdimm to 2.2

i think

[Nilix]

since 1304 i can´t change anything in the "default settings override" menu!?

after downgrade to 1181 i can change fsb etc.

What´s wrong?

[Pied]

Rich people*

i'm not rich

if the intel board becomes a lot better, i may end up getting it instead of waiting longer

[easyrider]

so will 4ghz be obtainable with this mobo on a E6600?

Thats what I ideally want?

[Supertim0r]

just received the puro notice, conroe arrived !!!

[easyrider]

lucky people with your Intel boards and your ES processors ;)


please explain?:)

[NoYd]

i did the OC DEBUG MOD and its working great i changed the fsb override to 1066 but when i turn off the computer and start a cold boot the fsb going back to 800 but in the bios its still on 1066.. its wierd becouse in cpu-z its show 800 and in the bios its shows 1067.. every cold boot i need to enter the bios and re-enter the fsb to 1066 for it to work.. even if it not changed at all...
plz som1 i'm going crazy :eek:

sorry for the crapy english i'm hebrew man hehe

Try clearing the CMOS via jumper after flashing, it should work wonders :D

[doc6886]

please explain?:)Some people were given free ES (engineering sample) CPUs and Bad Axes by Intel... others paid a lot of money to get these ES products.

[easyrider]

Some people were given free ES (engineering sample) CPUs and Bad Axes by Intel... others paid a lot of money to get these ES products.


Are the ES's better in some way?

[icesalmon]

some of us won them in Gaming tournements LOL

I have 4 more bad axe -304s just sitting on my floor in my room brand new in box shipped directly from intel.

[icesalmon]

thanks for this post cause I have been trolling around trying to find out what bios I should use to achieve a 4ghz over clock on my 930

for some reason I am not seeing hardly any options in my bios that came with the mobo.

[gone_fishin]

thanks for this post cause I have been trolling around trying to find out what bios I should use to achieve a 4ghz over clock on my 930

for some reason I am not seeing hardly any options in my bios that came with the mobo.

Read the sticky "Bad Axe" topic at the top of the page.
Engineering sample and Extreme Edition are the only cpu's that display all options in BIOS by default.
Mod the missing jumper, the sticky shows you and tells you how to do it.

[icesalmon]

thanks for your help

I see that now, I was under the impression if you had a 304 you were good to go LOL now I see that I was mistaken. I am trying to understand that illustration, you want to connect the 2 pins on the left? and leave the 3rd alone?

[toddm27]

yes just connect the two to the left and it should unlock the overclocking features

[Nilix]

since 1304 i can´t change anything in the "default settings override" menu!?

after downgrade to 1181 i can change fsb etc.

What´s wrong?

No one else with this problem?

[doc6886]

Are the ES's better in some way?I think they're basically the same chips that we'll be seeing retail. I think the concept of engineering samples is much like beta testing for a game. Anyone that knows more about this can correct me if I'm mistaken. But a few posts above, someone said that the ES chips and Extreme Editions are the only ones with certain bios options (without modding).

[ojdr2001]

Same here board rev 304

[icesalmon]

correct doc, the ES and EE chips come with those bios options and so forth unlocked and available without modding. Its designed like that so that the general public can't easily take their chips they buy cheap and turn them into beast monsters like whats done on these forums

btw... THank you hardcore ocer's for providing us with this

[Esparco]

Try clearing the CMOS via jumper after flashing, it should work wonders :D


the board doesnt have a clear cmos jumper
only maintaince mode and its not working either
som1 have the cold boot issue too??

[Thorburn]

the board doesnt have a clear cmos jumper
only maintaince mode and its not working either
som1 have the cold boot issue too??

To clear the CMOS just REMOVE the jumper and press power. This is in the manual.

[Supertim0r]

46% from bios = 3.5ghz :D

[Schlotkins]

OK, so what exactly can you do with a non-extreme chip without mod/IDK in bios? I guess basically VDIMM/VCore/FSB is my question....

Thanks!

[Supertim0r]

this ?

http://simon.webideal.ca/Bench/52k%20conroe.JPG

[Wiggy McShades]

i have an option now to change multi with this bios dunno where that was before but it wont boot with the multi one above stock of 7, when i turn the computer on it restarts rapidly. anyone have a problem with setting the multi higher? another wierd thing is i never had vcore options before because i never did the mod to open them now i do. thumbs up to intel, forget getting another board 500fsb with a 7 multi is probally about as high as im gunna get with any bored (if my board can handle 500fsb :p:)

[mdzcpa]

I've tried the new BIOS. Works great with my X6800. The higher FSB can be helpful. I can safely recommend it:)

[MasterSplinter]

Hi everyone. I'm new to overclocking but I've been using itk to do all my overclocking on this board-- otherwise, it seems I cannot get access to all the options I need.

[NoYd]

To clear the CMOS just REMOVE the jumper and press power. This is in the manual.


Yup that should work perfectly, it's exactly what I did with my Rev. 304 and 805D :D

[BenT]

interesting. I may have to pick one up to play with

[fluffysheap]

i have an option now to change multi with this bios dunno where that was before but it wont boot with the multi one above stock of 7, when i turn the computer on it restarts rapidly. anyone have a problem with setting the multi higher? another wierd thing is i never had vcore options before because i never did the mod to open them now i do. thumbs up to intel, forget getting another board 500fsb with a 7 multi is probally about as high as im gunna get with any bored (if my board can handle 500fsb :p:)

Far as I can tell it works like this:
* Intel locks the multipliers even on the ES chips :(
* Intel enables all the board options including multiplier if you have an ES chip, even if not supported
* So you can set the option, but it doesn't work.

500FSB is not likely :) Mine won't go over 300 with stock cooking/voltage and even with cooling/voltage improved 400-430 seems to be about the limit for most.

[uOpt]

Works well for my tests.

E6600 3.66 GHz at 1.40 V dual mprime for 20 minutes before firing up benchmarks. Anything more and 1.50 Volts don't cut it

And shortly thereafter (1333 * 1.30) no post. Probably needs fiddling with some random other setting or FSB voltage to get it to post. Since that is 433 MHz FSB it's likely the board's limit and ITK to unlock the multiplier is needed.

[Nilix]

No one else with this problem?

Thanks for no answer!!!:mad:

[jrw]

"Removed CPU Core Multiplexing Technology BIOS Setup Option from Main Page" is the most interesting change...

Is it off the main page or off the bios?

[Thorburn]

* Intel locks the multipliers even on the ES chips :(

On non-Extreme ES chips only downwards multipliers are unlocked.
On Extremes it is unlocked up and down whether they are ES or Retail.
On non-Extreme Retails chips they are fully locked.

Thanks for no answer!!!:mad:

You're welcome.

[Kesnel]

So there is now up to 500fsb selectable though the bios. What are the max bootable fsb people are getting?

[uOpt]

Works well for my tests.

E6600 3.66 GHz at 1.40 V dual mprime for 20 minutes before firing up benchmarks. Anything more and 1.50 Volts don't cut it


For the record, this didn't survive the night. Sucky chip :)

[uOpt]

So there is now up to 500fsb selectable though the bios. What are the max bootable fsb people are getting?

At 432 MHz there seems to be a wall with my board.

Certainly looks like a doable clock with the x9 CPU so I have to unlock the multiplier.

[eva2000]

For the record, this didn't survive the night. Sucky chip :)
:eek: you mean cpu died or prime failed ? :)

[uOpt]

:eek: you mean cpu died or prime failed ? :)

Argh. No the benchmark run failed. Re-running with 1.45 V now.

I was ironic about the CPU. Doesn't do a 52% overclock without overvolting. Whimp :)

Is 1.40 V default VCore on these CPUs or is that just what the BadAxe defaults to in the BIOS?

[LeeCat]

1.
"Removed CPU Core Multiplexing Technology BIOS Setup Option from Main Page" is the most interesting change...
...

Which of the BIOS version had it on the Main Page (or wherever else)?

2.
Unhide "HPET Enable/Disable" BIOS setup option and set default state to "Disable"


What was it in the past? How does it effect the system functionality?

3.
Fixed Issue where EFI boot....


What is the use of the EFI in general?

[Schlotkins]

Pretty pumped - my 304 just arrived with an 805 to play with. Anything special I need to do to play around with the FSB % and vcore in the bios with the jumpers or will I see that stuff by just firing up?

THanks!

[fluffysheap]

You will get some of the options by default but to get them all you need to do the "unlocked bios for all chips" mod (very simple) listed in the BadAxe mod thread: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99298

[quote]What was it (HPET) in the past? How does it effect the system functionality?[quote]

HPET is nothing you'll notice, just a new component that improves timer resolution for OS that support it, which as far as I know is none right now (maybe the most recent developer Linux kernels might, they always support stuff like that first).

[Devious]

Ive just flashed to this version and now all my overclocking options have gone :confused:

[DARK SIDE]

This BIOS ver.is full of bugs.Helpfull is turning off the power on PSU,switching the power on on comp.case to empty MOBO of voltage.
I was having trouble vith Vcore.Set the Vcore for example on 1.35V,but in windows reading is 1.27V.

[Devious]

Iv not found vcore yet in the bios lol ?

[Supertim0r]

Iv not found vcore yet in the bios lol ?
did the pin mod ?

[Devious]

Well I had the options to increase the fsb speed and fsb voltages with my 3.04 except for when i use the 1304 bios. I asumed that was the extent of the options.

If i do the pin mod are more options are available ?

[DARK SIDE]

yes

[Devious]

Thankyou !! :toast:

[Esparco]

This BIOS ver.is full of bugs.Helpfull is turning off the power on PSU,switching the power on on comp.case to empty MOBO of voltage.
I was having trouble vith Vcore.Set the Vcore for example on 1.35V,but in windows reading is 1.27V.

i set the vcore on 1.3V but it still stays 1.27 in windows
what is the problem?? i tried turning off the psu but its not working

som1 plz hlp??

[derektm]

i set the vcore on 1.3V but it still stays 1.27 in windows
what is the problem?? i tried turning off the psu but its not working

som1 plz hlp??

Don't always trust onboard sensors. They are always off.

[DARK SIDE]

:mad: One big thing:
I have kingston hyperX pc-7200 memory and on Asus p5wd2 Mobo i manage to achieve very easy 900mhz with 4.4.4.10 .But this Mobo"bad axe" have this situation :
you will have option to put the "fsb override frequency" on 1067mhz.Then set the "enhanced power slope" enabled, "host burn in mode percentage" on 1.Also you have option to set the memory speed:
333,400,533,667,800>There is no 900mhz.But you have option tu set the latency on 4.4.4.10.And this is it.Intel presler can run on this settings about 3700mhz with Hyperx memory on 800mhz(4.4.4.10)-that's about 1.100mb/s memory read.
If you want to achieve 900mhz on your memory you must set the memory option on "default"or "automatic"(can't remember),"fsb override frequency" on default and then set the "host burn in mode percentage" on 34 value.This is resulting memory speed 890mhz but with latency 5.5.5.15.Slow,very slow.Reason for this is:
when you set memory option on "default" you will lose option to change latency settings.:mad:
So,you can choose fast mhz with high latency or slower mhz with lower latency.:(

[uOpt]

I'm have trouble setting memory speed, too.

How exactly does the RAM frequency on this board determined? I can set the base RAM frequency. But what happens with RAM frequency when I can set the base FSB and what happens when I can set the burn-in percentage FSB overclock? Will those to increase the RAM frequency?

[oanvoanc]

I'm have trouble setting memory speed, too.

How exactly does the RAM frequency on this board determined? I can set the base RAM frequency. But what happens with RAM frequency when I can set the base FSB and what happens when I can set the burn-in percentage FSB overclock? Will those to increase the RAM frequency?

ive written an excel file to calc the fsb an all other relevant things...
here the link:
just scroll down to the 9th post :toast:
http://www.hardwareoc.at/forum/thread.php?threadid=1934

[uOpt]

Thanks. So the "RAM frequency" is just the divisor relative to the FSB and RAM speed goes up and down with both FSB settings just like in AMD. Sounds easy enough.

[oanvoanc]

Thanks. So the "RAM frequency" is just the divisor relative to the FSB and RAM speed goes up and down with both FSB settings just like in AMD. Sounds easy enough.

yes, its just a divisor.
here a list of the divisors i tried:

[DARK SIDE]

Its annoying if you want to run memory speed over 800mhz,you can not set the latency in BIOS.:brick:

[uOpt]

Thanks. So the "RAM frequency" is just the divisor relative to the FSB and RAM speed goes up and down with both FSB settings just like in AMD. Sounds easy enough.

Actually the above is not true.

RAM frequency goes up as you tune up the FSB with the percentage "burn-in" control.

RAM frequency does not go up when you set the base FSB from 1066 to 1333.