PCI and PCI-E lock on Asus P5AD2 Pre

[ante_ante]

Got a huge problem with my lock on PCI and PCI-E on the P5AD2 Premium mobo. I can´t lock either freqvencys when I overclock. Have the latest bios 1008 and when i reach example fsb 262 or higher the drives dissapear. I have seen other people goes over fsb 265, and how do they solve the problems on the mhz?? Du u got the same mobo as me, maybe u can help me :D

System:

Asus P5ad2 Premium
P4 550 3,4@3,57
Corsair DDR2 2x256MB @ 1:1 500Mhz and timings 3-3-3-8
EAX800XT PCI-E
WD 34gb S-ATA

[mearle73]

The Answer is buy the P5AD2-E,which should be avaliable soon

[althes]

The pcie has to stay at auto cant move it, problems with teh chipset.

[BigStan]

WD 34gb S-ATA

I've run across a couple of threads in different fourm where ppl where trying different brands of SATA drives. Some were more tolerant of the lack of PCIe lock that others and allowed a higher OC.