Abit IP35-E problems thread [Archive]

Xenogias

09-01-2007, 05:40 PM

So...I noticed lots of threads dealing with the IP35 Pro but not too many talking about the IP35-E/IP35.

I have found my board to be finicky and the BIOS to have several errors. I thougth I'd start a thread here to let other people voice their experience.

1st and foremost: The pervasive double boot problem. Abit seems to be aware of this (how could they not have known before shipping???).

2nd: Setting EIST to "disable" in the BIOS seems to do nothing. CPU-Z 1.41.0 still reports the cpu is speedstepping.

3rd: I have been having problems overclocking with all 4 DIMMS populated, with lockups starting at FSB 400~410. With just one stick in DIMM 4 I am running benchmarks at FSB 451. The memory is Corsair CM2x1024-6400C4 (xms6404v2.1). I believe this is a problem with the board/bios. People haven't reported this problem on the Pro version but I haven't heard of enough people running 4 DIMMs overclocked on the IP35 or IP35-E. I am still investigating this.

I am running BIOS 11, with an E6750 G0, and good watercooling. CPU temps never get above 40c.

Anyone with the IP35 or -E please post up information on problems you are having and hopefully we can get this information to Abit for their upcoming BIOS revisions.

Heidfirst

09-01-2007, 07:27 PM

1st and foremost: The pervasive double boot problem. Abit seems to be aware of this (how could they not have known before shipping???).
There supposedly is at least an alpha BIOS tackling this issue.
However, you will note on this forum & others plenty of Asus & Gigabyte users (possibly others too) also experiencing this on their mobos.

2nd: Setting EIST to "disable" in the BIOS seems to do nothing. CPU-Z 1.41.0 still reports the cpu is speedstepping.
did you also disable C1E?

3rd: I have been having problems overclocking with all 4 DIMMS populated, with lockups starting at FSB 400~410. With just one stick in DIMM 4 I am running benchmarks at FSB 451. The memory is Corsair CM2x1024-6400C4 (xms6404v2.1). I believe this is a problem with the board/bios. People haven't reported this problem on the Pro version but I haven't heard of enough people running 4 DIMMs overclocked on the IP35 or IP35-E. I am still investigating this.
Yellowbeard may be your best bet but I'm assuming that you have the voltage set correctly?
I believe that rev has Elpida modules but I don't know how well they clock.
have you increased your mch voltage?

Xenogias

09-01-2007, 09:51 PM

yes, I've heard they're working on a bios fix for the reboot thing as well, hopefully it comes soon.

Thanks for the tip about the C1E. I disabled that and it has cleared up some of the frustrations I've been having with this board. I think if you don't disable EIST and C1E and then you lower your multiplier/raise fsb in BIOS it doesn't work, and thus my loaded cpu mhz are too high. They should fix that at least or prevent you from doing the one without the other. This has made me go back in reinvestigate the 4 dimms issue. I am also not ruling out bad memory. I will be testing each stick individually through memtest...

I have increased MCH from 1.25 to 1.51 and it hasn't helped the 4 dimm thing. This is all new hardware so it's taking me a while to rule everything out. I am hoping its the ram as I rather like this board and Abit stuff in general.

Xenogias

09-02-2007, 07:26 PM

a little update on that ram thing. I extensively tested my 4 modules today. Each stick would pass memtest86 v3.3 by itself. I left each stick in for 50 passes of test 5 by itself and 2 full passes of memtest. Then I divided them into 2 pairs and tested each pair in both slots 1+3 and 2+4 using the same method as earlier. All this passed fine. When 4 sticks are inserted I get several hundred errors in test #5 each pass. Again, the memory is Corsair CMX6404v2.1 with ProMos ICs and all speeds, voltages,and timings are set to spec. My 3.3v line on the psu is at 3.3v....

Heidfirst

09-02-2007, 07:42 PM

http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57334 says CM2X1024-6400 XMS640xv2.1 is Elpida unless you have Dominators.

Xenogias

09-02-2007, 08:02 PM

oh, so i see....I looked at that page before and must have been reading the -D part #s...not been getting enough sleep of late. Well, I'm still having my 4 stick problems...

EDIT...

It looks like they are ProMos as I got them working with 2.05v. Going to 2.1 or more would cause the memory errors with all 4 sticks. I heard this is indicative of Promos. Also, they don't like to OC at CL4, but CL5 is getting me higher. Corsair has waaaaay to many revisions of this ram. I'm not sure if I have CM2X1024-6400 2.1 (listed as Elpida on the houseofhelp website) or the CM2X1024-6400C4/C4DHX v2.1 which is listed as PROMOS...The whole thing makes me tired. I guess it's not the motherboards fault though, which is a + for Abit.

balewolf

09-02-2007, 08:44 PM

I got the board orderd to replace my 945 board that has weak overclocking for a c2d.

Xenogias

09-02-2007, 10:47 PM

OK with my ram issue cleared up one more thing this board is lacking is dividers between 1.0 and 1.2. It'd help us with budget overclocking ram on this budget overclocking board.

* icy *

09-02-2007, 11:48 PM

on SS motherboard has cold boot under -10 to -13°C. Sometimes motherboard get crazy and when clearing cmos (pin 2-3) it fired up :D On quad i have wired things, everything over 1,645V for cpu only led is pulsing :rolleyes: (seems OVP kicks out). I think Abit should in new bios add higher settings for GTLref and VTT, for real OCing quad current settings are too miserable.

coldboot was with E2160 and Q6600, wired on E6600 none

Xenogias

09-03-2007, 02:33 AM

I haven't experienced much difference by adjusting GTLref or VTT when cpu overclocking but then again I'm not overclocking that much. I agree though it should have the GTLRef for quadcore like the pro version does, otherwise why let us mess with it at all?

Heidfirst

09-04-2007, 08:28 PM

beta BIOS for the double boot fix.
usual caveats apply re betas.

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=122393

Xenogias

09-06-2007, 03:24 AM

beta BIOS for the double boot fix.
usual caveats apply re betas.

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=122393

Thanks! It says Bios version 13 beta. I didn't even know there was a 12!

ibby

09-06-2007, 08:52 AM

Thanks! It says Bios version 13 beta. I didn't even know there was a 12!

was a 12,
it superseeced quickly

balewolf

09-06-2007, 11:21 AM

Do any of you know what cpu vtt does right now i got my e6600 running 3.4ghz on 425x8. My superpi time is right under 15s and memory bw on sandra is close to 8000.

Xenogias

09-06-2007, 09:18 PM

cpu vtt is described as the termination voltage for the fsb. I really don't know what this means but i know it's tied to vMCH (northbridge) as you can't set higher vtt without ramping up vMCH first. Adjusting VTT has had no effect on my overclock and most people I have seen have only bumped it one notch with very high overclocks.

strange|ife

09-08-2007, 11:57 PM

at first i had my VTT set to 1.31 or so when i was running 458FSB. I did a bit of playing around, and realised on the ip35 that just setting it to 1.23 was fine, no errors in prime or occt. so yeah just leave it low as possible, no need for excess voltags if it isnt needed

PC_User

09-12-2007, 10:36 PM

Xenogias

09-12-2007, 10:54 PM

I am also experiencing this double boot issue.

Is it best to update bios to the beta version or to wait for an official update/patch. How harmful is double boot to the system?

Also, how does one go about updating the bios? thanks.

The double boot isn't harmful. It does stress the components with startup current twice though which could potentially lead to premature hardware failure but its not likely. Its really more of an annoyance than anything but If you're like me you want everything to be just right about your pc. They beta bios fixes this.

What's the highest FSB achieved on IP35-E for everyone? I'm stuck at about 450 but am not sure if this is a chip limitation or the board.

PC_User

09-13-2007, 11:32 AM

Just wondering, is it safe to actually flash the system with a beta bios? I don't want to fix one problem with the risk of another occurring. Should I just wait for the official release of a new stable BIOS?

Heidfirst

09-13-2007, 02:15 PM

What's the highest FSB achieved on IP35-E for everyone? I'm stuck at about 450 but am not sure if this is a chip limitation or the board.
certainly people running ~500.

PC_User

09-13-2007, 09:35 PM

Any news about when the final bios fix is to be released for the IP35/IP35-E?

Rovtar

09-14-2007, 08:43 AM

Heidfirst

09-14-2007, 08:14 PM

Any news about when the final bios fix is to be released for the IP35/IP35-E?
on the ftp ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/ip35/m630a12.zip

PC_User

09-14-2007, 09:45 PM

on the ftp ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/ip35/m630a12.zip

Hmm...It seems that it was posted today to the FTP directory but the actual "BIOS Update" site hasn't been updated. http://www.abit-usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=48&page=3&model=386

Is this still the FINAL RELEASE VERSION 1.2?

PC_User

09-15-2007, 01:44 PM

http://file.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/ip35/m630a12.zip

That is the new Version 1.2 BIOS for the IP35/IP35-E abit motherboards.

It does NOT fix the double boot issue. That problem is fixed by the 1.3 BETA BIOS. The 1.2 BIOS addresses the following issues:
-Added more RAM timing options (as low as 1, plus 1T/2T)
-Fixed CPU temp to reflect true core temperature
-Fixed Super Pi speed issue of previous Beta BIOS

dogsx2

09-16-2007, 05:51 PM

PC_User

09-16-2007, 06:35 PM

This is one of the most problem free boards I have used. The double boot is fixed in the last beta 1.3, just downloaded it. It will do 500+ if you have the cpu to do it with. The memory clocks great on it.

All of the problems in this thread, except the double boot, are not the boards fault.

You're right...so far, so good.

I just don't want to upgrade to version 1.3 because beta bioses are unstable. I can deal with the double boot until abit releases a final version.

Xenogias

09-17-2007, 06:40 PM

Maybe I should have a mod change the title of this thread to "Abit IP35-E users thread"....

dozer

09-19-2007, 12:17 AM

ibby

09-19-2007, 11:09 AM

Current BIOS ?

ent

09-19-2007, 11:59 PM

I got problems with FSB on this mobo. CPu can do 500 for sure (tested on few boards), on IP35-E I can boot at about 430 max (voltage doesn't help), max 1M with SetFSB is about 495, but I would like to see stable 500 :D, can somebody help me?

dozer >> did you enable AHCI? Is your rig oced? My friend have same problem on AB9 when FSb was too high.

* icy *

09-20-2007, 02:13 AM

@ent: i have similar problem, i tryed E6700 & E6600 and with none i can't get over 470-474MHz FSB (air). Both chips can perfectly run on other mobos 500MHZ FSB +, E6700 can even run on evga 680i 511MHz FSB.

I tried all version of bios. I played with ver.13beta and VTT to 1.5V and nothing help to rich higher FSB. Looks like something else is limiting FSB overclocking :confused: I tried SS too and still can't rich such FSB like on other mobos with just air cooling -infinity :rolleyes:

Xenogias

09-22-2007, 02:53 AM

Heidfirst

09-22-2007, 09:20 AM

we know that Asus & Gigabyte at least loosen memory timings in order to run higher fsb (even if overall performance suffers) but abit tend to run fairly tight.
High fsb is for bragging rights it doesn't necessarily improve overall performance.

RADCOM

09-27-2007, 08:42 PM

ok i am having trouble with my abit or processor..

when power up my system fans/disks strarts but on screen there is nothing :S
i have reset bios with battery and jumper..
so what could be wrong

my system is e6750, abit ip35-e, team group ddr 667
I'm having the same problen. it's a sort of spare machine and it was working last time I was testing for a dysfunctional stick of cellshock about a month ago. I will have at it tomorrow ( there is no speaker so I can't hear error codes if there are any ) I like this no frills board but I may have to RMA it. Do you get any beep code errors?

Bobsama

09-30-2007, 12:08 PM

Anyone know of Vdroop mods for this board?

cyriene

10-03-2007, 02:03 PM

i cant install vista on my raptor, using the ip35-e board.

install starts and unpacks files, then restarts and starts to 'complete installation' for a few mins then hdd light stays on and when i reboot the system cant see the drive and i have to disconnect it from the wall.

does anyone have a fix for this? drive has been scanned and is ok.

I had the same problem. I don't know whos or what is the fault really, but tomshardware had an article about problems with the combination of vista, raptors, and nvidia cards.

what I did is installed Vista onto an extra seagate drive i had, then i used acronis 11 to clone it to my raptor. now it works pretty well. the only problem i know of so far is when playing guildwars, if i minimize the game to the desktop the fps drop to about 20 for some reason. half life 2 doesnt have this problem. i dont know if it is vista's, abit's, raptor's, nvidia's fault or a combination. i dont have an amd card to tryout or else i would see if it had anything to do with what toms article was talking about.

eternaljammer

10-04-2007, 03:08 PM

how do i disable eist?

balewolf

10-06-2007, 12:59 AM

in bios eist and c1e i forget what option cpu somthing i thk.

Rockhammer

10-15-2007, 06:41 AM

Anyone else see this one? My CPU temperature sensor is stuck. Both in the bios and in windows. I'm wondering if it has issues with the sub-zero temps. I'm running it with phase change cooling.

Using bios 11 it was stuck at 1C; with the beta bios it is stuck at 17C.

* icy *

10-15-2007, 07:59 AM

@ Rockhammer - same here, my temperature sensor stuck at 4°C/9°C (beta 13/11).

Rockhammer

10-15-2007, 08:12 AM

ok. Thanks. I made a post over in the abit forums...maybe they will give us some help in the next bios revision.

danmoody

11-02-2007, 12:17 PM

can any one tell me if i can use the freezer7 pro with this mobo?
thanks
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

Xenogias

11-02-2007, 03:47 PM

should work no problem =]

Heidfirst

11-02-2007, 10:29 PM

it will be extremely tight - you may have to do some minor surgery on the fan bracket.

caveman-jim

11-05-2007, 08:13 AM

RE - Freezer 7 Pro, it will work fine. Remove the Fan cage as per instructions and install the tower, then when re-attaching the Fan cage, put it high enough it won't foul the NB HS. That's what I did on mine.

FSB Problems - I have a IP35-E w/Xeon X3210. Changing the FSB setting in the BIOS does nothing in Windows. For example, I set FSB to 333 x8 (chip is known to run @ that), reboot, the BIOS shows the FSB set as that and the chip clock as 2.66 (333 x 8), but in Windows the speed is still reported as 266FSB (2.13), using CPUz 1.41 and system properties tab.

Board shipped with BIOS 11, I've tried 12 and 13 to no avail. Anyone seen this before? EIST, C1E, Thermal Monitoring are disabled.

Full system specs -
Abit IP35-E - currently BIOS 12, shipped with 11, have tried 13 also.
Xeon X3210 (2.13Ghz, default 266 x 8) with Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Buffalo Firestix DDR2-800 (running 1:1 @ 2.0v, stock fsb of 266 puts these @ 533 for testing purposes with Auto timings)
Corsair VX 550W PSU
PCI Trident Blade vga card (this box is going to be a serber, not a gamer)
PCI Hauppauge WinPVR-500MCE
Seagate 7200.9 16Mb Cache SATA-II HD (x3)
Windows XP MCE SP2 Patched for OC testing, once OC is stable will install Ubuntu 7.10 (because I'm not familiar with Ubuntu system testing/monitoring tools yet)

I'm going to try removing the Hauppuage card and unplugging two unused HD's, and trying a PCIe vid card also.

caveman-jim

11-05-2007, 11:08 AM

Well, I came home for lunch to watch the kids while the cavewoman went to the Doc's, and pulled the PCI cards. That did it. Now FSB changes are recognised. Flashed to v13 BIOS and running prime95 @ 350 x 8, load temps 65C (ambient is around 22C).

So, PCI Video Card + IP35-E = no overclocking. I guess I'll have to raid my parts bin for stuff to sell/trade for a PCIe card.

Morpheus

11-06-2007, 04:17 PM

Does anyone here having a problem that their system speaker is alarming with this IP-35E motherboard?, My system boots up w/ no errors but the built in system speaker in my computer case continues to alarm. I just build the computer last night.

Heidfirst

11-07-2007, 01:06 AM

it's probably a temp, fan or fan rpm - abitEq should be able to tell you what it is (look for something in red).

Xenogias

11-07-2007, 02:57 AM

Morpheus,

that alarm is for the system fan ( a rather annoying "feature"). I watercool my cpu so I have no cpu fan installed according to the motherboard and anytime I reset my bios it will make that alarm sound. You can turn it off in the bios under system health (temp/voltage monitoring) page.

UnholyBUrger

11-19-2007, 07:43 PM

Hey guys, I just built my new rig today (Q6600, 8800GTS, 4 gigs of g-skill, and of course the IP35-E). Now when I boot up I get the message "Ntldr not found, press ctrl-alt-del to restart". I expected this because my hard drive hadn't been formatted.

Now, I restarted so I could set my IDE cd-rom to the primary boot device (so I could run vista and reformat). But they only list "SATA CD-ROM" and "USB CD-ROM" as cd-roms to boot from. I tried both and I still got the NTLDR message. Why wont it boot from my IDE cd-rom? Does anyone else use an IDE CD-ROM and got it to work? I don't want to have to buy a SATA CD-ROM if I don't have to.

P.S: Im using the master/slave IDE cable that ABIT included. The master end connected to the CD-ROM and the mobo end to the mobo. I do have an old ASUS cable that says "CD-ROM" on it. I was thinking of trying that cable, but it still doesn't list "IDE CD-ROM" on the bios.

Thanks in advance

balewolf

11-19-2007, 11:08 PM

for cdrom go to the bottom any ide devices show up at very bottom.

UnholyBUrger

11-20-2007, 03:48 AM

for cdrom go to the bottom any ide devices show up at very bottom.

The bottem of what? for boot devices? the bottem has legacy lan and some misc USB devices to boot from.

balewolf

11-21-2007, 03:27 PM

Wierd mine shows both my dvd drives at bottom you should see them detected right after the first post screen to.

Andrewv

12-03-2007, 05:36 AM

come out Bios 13 final ?

Heidfirst

12-03-2007, 07:44 AM

yes, but it had a Vdimm problem.
Apparently 14 final is due to go on the ftp.

Demo

12-11-2007, 08:59 AM

Can someone list up the max safe voltages for the chipset and other settings this motherboard is capable, i plan to use a Q6600 w/ TRUE 120 extreme and Team DDR2-800 2gb mem

KTE

12-11-2007, 09:19 PM

I tried this board and got to 470FSB first time which was my CPU limit. I had no problems with it for 3 weeks. Everything worked as advertised.

milan03

12-18-2007, 10:25 PM

My board is pretty much topped at 501Mhz. Tried 8,7,6x501 and it wouldnt boot at 502.
Now my question is, if i buy different coolers for NorthBridge and SouthBridge, will I be able to break that wall or the heat is not the factor that is stopping me?

Thanks guys.

http://www.filanthropy.com/serbian/stuff/ScreenShots/4small.jpg

KTE

12-18-2007, 11:18 PM

My board is pretty much topped at 501Mhz. Tried 8,7,6x501 and it wouldnt boot at 502.
Now my question is, if i buy different coolers for NorthBridge and SouthBridge, will I be able to break that wall or the heat is not the factor that is stopping me?
Depends on how cool you are keeping everything and how much voltage you are feeding them all?
Have you tried 510FSB, 520FSB, 530 and 550FSB? Have you tried high volts from 1.6-1.7V? Try them.
It might be your chip and not your board. I've seen too many of these chips top out at 465-500FSB. Mine topped out at this: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=268251

milan03

12-18-2007, 11:44 PM

Depends on how cool you are keeping everything and how much voltage you are feeding them all?
Have you tried 510FSB, 520FSB, 530 and 550FSB? Have you tried high volts from 1.6-1.7V? Try them.
It might be your chip and not your board. I've seen too many of these chips top out at 465-500FSB. Mine topped out at this: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=268251

ive tried over 500Mhz using lower multis, and it wont even post.
I'm guessing its either mobo or ram. Ive tried all kinds of vcored up to 1.69V, all kinds of NB volts it just wont post. Tried even ddr at 2.3V

KTE

12-19-2007, 12:06 AM

Then IMO it's probably your CPU.
I don't think you can say it's your MB or anything really unless you've tried another 510FSB CPU and it reacted the same way. But the board is known for plus 500FSB consistent whereas the chip is known to have a wall around where you are. My IP35-E booted 470FSB with only one notch more on NB volts and two notches more on CPU Volts. I touched nothing else.

milan03

12-19-2007, 12:56 AM

that doesnt make sense to me... if i lower muti to 6x and still cant get past 500Mhz = 3ghz then its more likely the mobo or ram i thought. no?

KTE

12-19-2007, 01:09 AM

CPU's have an FSB limit. Not all can do high FSB, too many E6750 can't. ;)

Bobsama

12-26-2007, 03:00 PM

I'm having a problem now. Under load, I can't get voltage above 1.2V--no matter what I set it at in the BIOS. I used everything from the default (1.275v) to about 0.2V more--no change what-so-ever. I was surprised when I was checking voltage--that I was running relatively stable at 3GHz (375x8). Anyways--no matter the setting, it's just not stable at 3GHz (I haven't pushed it any more---not until I hear from Abit). Oh and the processor I have is a Pentium Dual-Core E2140 M0--FSB wall between FSB375 and FSB380--where it won't boot into WinVista 64.

OK this is the least of the problem I'm getting. Voltage issue was fixed by a BIOS reflash and clear. What's wrong now is that I'm getting a lot of slow-boots, triple-boots, "siren" beep codes, and just plain failed boots (no video, HDDs stop spinning). I'm not the only one--as there appears to be ~3-4 others on the Abit USA forums that are getting problems too on the IP35 and IP35-E.

TEDY

01-05-2008, 12:25 AM

I flashed to BIOS 14 and still double boot post problem, quite annonying :(

Bobsama

01-05-2008, 02:39 PM

I flashed to BIOS 14 and set nearly everything manual and now my board's dead on ready for RMA. Yes--it's dead now.

TEDY

01-06-2008, 08:37 AM

just cause of flashing? did you flashed it via flashmenu in windows?

Bobsama

01-06-2008, 09:47 AM

Nope I did flashes with a 3.5" floppy (twice). It stopped booting... it started out fine and a little bit funky (I attributed it to a FSB wall on my processor), but started to get worse and worse. It ended that the board got power, the fans got power, the graphics card got power (fan at 100%), but there were absolutely no video and no beep codes... no normal short beep to say it's booted fine, no long beeps, no short beeps, nothing! Just silence. Anyways--after requesting an RMA, I disassembled the computer. Motherboard in hand, I showed it to a networking person. Quick smell-test (if it smells funny, its probably dead) concluded something's wrong with the 24-pin power connector.

It's probably just a bad board from Abit. It's a shame... by the time I got MemTest86 ready, the board no longer booted. No bulging or leaking capacitors--the board looked like it was brand new. Owned for ~4 months, used for <2 weeks.

TEDY

01-06-2008, 12:01 PM

did you flashed maybe on oced system? i did flashed right after in installed system and windows...first thing i did was flashed bios via internet, worked :P

TEDY

01-07-2008, 08:44 AM

does SCYNTHE INFINITY fit on this mobo?

Bobsama

01-08-2008, 01:06 PM

I flashed after setting optimized defaults and 1.8V DRAM voltage. ANd yes the Infinity fits on the mobo. Only thing is the fan can't be pushed down... so mounting the 12CM fan can be a little bit tricky.

stukovx

01-09-2008, 06:48 PM

For some reason, my creative x-fi pci sound card is not being recognized on my system. I tried messing with all the bios options but to no avail. Everytime I move my sound card to another pci slot, it will be detected on the first boot, but after a reboot no audio is detected again.

Anyone have any idea on how to solve this? I've tried downloading and reinstalling the sound drivers and I even tried to use the onboard sound.

Bobsama

01-10-2008, 07:41 AM

A quick update. I rebuilt after going over every action leading up to the "dead" board. Anyways--I never RMA'd but I left the computer on after it stayed "dead" but fans spun up. I waited and fumed a bit and eventually it shut down. I thought it was all over and it was really dead, but miraculously it rebooted and I was able to catch it and get into the BIOS. Everything was set back to defaults. It took probably 4-5 minutes for the board to straighten itself out. Anyways--it ran yesterday and I'll be getting MemTest86 running. I need to download a burning program to get some ISOs burnt to a CD. Also, I want to see if my memory is actually faulty or not.

On another note--my cable-management without the board in worked! I was surprised that I estimated distances so well. I hid the front-side USB cable under the motherboard itself (masking tape FTW!!) and everything fit. I'm happy, though my OS is reporting that my floppy has no disk in it, then reads it, and tells me no disk every time I try to copy off of it.

Bobsama

01-11-2008, 04:32 PM

And it's dead again. Same problem as before. I'm pissed off again.

Jimbo Mahoney

01-15-2008, 09:08 AM

I flashed after setting optimized defaults and 1.8V core voltage.

1.8v CPU core voltage is a bit high isn't it?

Bobsama

01-15-2008, 09:17 AM

Sorry--I meant DRAM voltage. 1.8V is wayyy too much VCore unless youre under LN2 or DICE. Still the board's dead again and I'll RMA it once I get hold of a temporary/backup S775 board. D946, G965, or G31/G33 all should work for a temporary solution.

Bobsama

01-18-2008, 12:53 PM

And the board is back to dead. It ran again after I reset the jumper--for about two days. In that time, I was able to run MemTest86 on an Ubuntu 7.04 CD and ran for ~18 hours. IIRC, 51 passes and 0 errors... at 450MHz (DDR2 900), 1.8V, and 5-5-5-16 (subs on auto) 2T timings. Processor ran at 375MHz FSB and 8x multiplier. Settings same as before. Now it won't boot after resetting the BIOS a few times... today it did a hex-boot (five times!!) and then just stopped... no video. After that double and triple boots that ended in either failed (stopped) boots or the single-toned alarm.

ziddey

09-18-2009, 05:55 PM

Hey, I'm installing windows 7 on my ip35e with my new x25-m g2 right now. I haven't flipped through the pages to this thread yet, but I did notice that I didn't have an AHCI option in the bios. I swear it did with the stock bios it came with. It's the latest one right now. Did it get removed? Or was I mistaken? I know the ich9 should support ahci.. Hell, even my old ich8 boards supported it. Or was I on crack?

Jamesrt2004

10-02-2009, 06:29 AM

ziddey

10-02-2009, 12:08 PM

wait, you're running ahci on an ip35-e?? which bios?

eh, what's the big deal about vdroop? run c1e, and idle will be at saner vcore anyway. only problem would be partial load, resulting in the highest vcore scenario.

as for your ram, it's known good in another motherboard? how much vmch are you pumping? how are you trying to run it? what type of ram?

Jamesrt2004

10-02-2009, 11:21 PM

jsut so you know im not ignoring you, i'm out ALL of today have work in 15 mins till 8pm (11 hour shift uh) then im out after but will let you know asap :)

just latest bios option = in the normal ide/achi/raid

and vroop is bad if your overclocking... as ill have to increase my actual vcore to .1v higher ill try your c1e option though..

yeah, was brand new only 2 months ago runs fine on the few board I dried it on, its firestix 1066 ram its rated 2.0 but tried that and 2.1 but no go :/ just running it with the correct stap to apparently let it run lol,

vmch not sure quite high though..

I just learned not to skimp on mobo next time :/