List of DFI NF4 Ultra/SLI Bios

[FireDragon]

Here you guys go, I will go into length about each BIOS and how to tweak them in the near future...

(-1 for TCCD/Micron/UTT-CH/UTT-BH/BH/CH This is the general bios that should work ok but is not optimized for any specific memory, -3 for TCCD/Micron, -2 for UTT-CH/UTT-BH/BH/CH)

Stock Bios

1.19 http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/NF4LD119.rar
These are the stock BIOS that shipped with the R.A00 boards

1.25 http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/BIOS/NF4LD125.zip
These are the stock BIOS that shipped with the R.A01

1.26 http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/BIOS/NF4LD126.zip
Not completely sure about the info on these BIOS if any one has input on them please PM me

2.01 http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/BIOS/NF4LD201.zip
1.LDT default set at 5x.
2. Fixed IR connection failure.
3. Fixed Boot failure when installing certain CL2 memory modules.

2.09 http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/...os/N24LD209.rar
1. Update nvmm module to 4.79
2. Update nv raid rom to 4.81
3. Added memtest86+ option (memtest86+ 1.50 verison)
4. Fix serial ata 3/4 disable but connect two hdd in serial ata 1/2 as raid drive , the raid array will not be correctly configured

2.17 http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/...os/nf4ld217.rar
Fixes:
Update memtest86+ 1.51 (New Features Added support for Intel i955X (Glenwood)
Added support for nVidia nForce4)
Bug Fixes:
Fix a bug on K8 chipset recognition
Fix Dual channel not detected on i865/875 (Bug added in V1.50)
Some minor bug fixes
Load Optimized Default =>Tref 3120 Cycle => fixed Corsair XPERT & OCZ
VX Memory Steady

2.18 http://www.ocxtreme.org/onepagebook/nf4ld218.rar
Tweaked 2.17

3.10
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/BIOS/NF4LD310.zip
1.NVMM 4.85 and NV RAID 4.81.
2. Enhanced memory compatibility.
3. Enhanced USB compatibility.
4. Enhanced the support of Athlon 64 in version E3(Venice).
5. Beta, apparently the same as Oskar Wu's modded 3.10-2

3.10p http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D310p.zip
Tweaked 3.10

3.14 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/NF4LD314.zip
Not completely sure about the info on these BIOS if any one has input on them please PM me

3.16 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/NF4LD316.zip
Enable the 1+3 yellow slot dims
Enables all 4 DIMM slots

3.25 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.leach80/NF4LD325.zip
1. Optimized for BH-5 and VX
2 options for drive strength

"not yet sure of the name?" http://eu.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/bios_download_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3471&STATUS_FLAG=A&SITE=UK:D
1 . Remove Write CAS latency item and replace it by Odd Divisor Select.
2 . Add support for SST 49LF040B LPC flash ROM.
3 . Add CPU temperature calibration option.
4 . Fix ps2 mouse fail when ps2 kb not present.
5 . Fix s1/s3 temp error after resume.
6 . Fix startup VID option fail.
7 . Fix C 'n'O.5 multiplier not working with Opteron CPU.
8 . Fix day of month alarm can not set as 0 for every day usage.
9 . Fix NF4-D model display error if SATA3/4 is disabled.
10 . Fix ATI X1000 series logo error.
11. Change FSB option to keyIn method.
12 . Change 3114 ROM to 5.2.1.6 .
13 . Change NV RAID ROM to 5.50 .
14 . Change memtest86+ to 1.65 .
15 . Synchronize DRAM related code with Expert and Venus.


Oskar Wu’s modded bios

3.09-2 (beta) http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/.../NF4LD309-2.zip
NVMM 4.71 & NV RAID 4.78
please change Max async from 7ns to Auto

3.10-2 (beta) http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/.../NF4LD310-2.zip
NVMM 4.85 & NV RAID 4.81
please change Max async from 7ns to Auto

3.26 http://mitglied.lycos.de/siedl/dfi3...wu/NF4LD326.zip
Fix mem divider bug.

3.31-3 http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/...os/N4D331-3.zip
3.31 with 3.10 ram table
Memtest86+ update
Modified 3.26

3.31-2 (with 3.16 ram table) http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/...os/N4D331-2.zip
3.31 with 3.16 ram table
Memtest86+ update


3.31-1 http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/...os/N4D331-1.zip
3.31 with 3.10 ram table
Memtest86+ update

4.14-3 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANP...F4/N4D414-3.zip
Added support for Venice and San Diego Cool n Quiet (TCCD)


4.14-2 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANP...F4/N4D414-2.zip
Added support for Venice and San Diego Cool n Quiet (BH-5,UTT)

4.14-1 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANP...F4/N4D414-1.zip
Added support for Venice and San Diego Cool n Quiet (TCCD)

5.9-3 http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/114/images/N4D509-3.zip
Adds X2 support

5.9-2 http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/114/images/N4D509-2.zip
Adds X2 support

5.9-1 http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/114/images/N4D509-1.zip
Adds X2 support

5.10-3 http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/betabios/N4D510-3.zip
Same as 5.09 Adds X2 support DRAM response time value for value ram

5.10-2 http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/betabios/N4D510-2.zip
Same as 5.09 Adds X2 support DRAM response time value for value ram

5.10-1 http://oskarwu.myweb.hinet.net/dfi/betabios/N4D510-1.zip
Same as 5.09 Adds X2 support DRAM response time value for value ram

5.10-3 FIX http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/510-3FIX.zip
Added dram response time fastest and fixed the program vdimm after ac off

5.10-2 FIX http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/510-2FIX.zip
Added dram response time fastest and fixed the program vdimm after ac off

5.10-1 FIX http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/510-1FIX.zip
Added dram response time fastest and fixed the program vdimm after ac off

6.15 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/NF4LD615.zip
1. Support Dual-Core Athlon64 CPUs.
2. Fix certain PS2 mouse detection failure.
USB KEYBOARD AND MOUSE DOESN'T WORK WITH THIS BIOS

6.18-3 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D618-3.zip
Fixes the USB bug from 6.15

6.18-2 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D618-2.zip
Fixes the USB bug from 6.15

6.18-1 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D618-1.zip
Fixes the USB bug from 6.15

6.23-3 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D623-3.zip
1 . FIX 6/18 BIOS DUAL CORE CPU PERFORMANCE PROBLEM
2 . Add Errata 123 option , select disable can increase some performance in dual core cpu

6.23-2 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D623-2.zip
1 . FIX 6/18 BIOS DUAL CORE CPU PERFORMANCE PROBLEM
2 . Add Errata 123 option , select disable can increase some performance in dual core cpu

6.23-1 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D623-1.zip
1 . FIX 6/18 BIOS DUAL CORE CPU PERFORMANCE PROBLEM
2 . Add Errata 123 option , select disable can increase some performance in dual core cpu

7.02-3 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D702-3.zip
1. New ram dividers added, 233 and 250.
2. This is a alpha bios for Rev E cpu's, do not use other revisions.

7.02-2 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D702-2.zip
1. New ram dividers added, 233 and 250.
2. This is a alpha bios for Rev E cpu's, do not use other revisions.

7.02-1 http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D702-1.zip
1. New ram dividers added, 233 and 250.
2. This is a alpha bios for Rev E cpu's, do not use other revisions.



HL Rams/ LL Rams

510T1 http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/114/images/N4LD510T1.zip
HL Ram

510B http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/114/images/N4LD510B.zip
LL Ram


HellFire Modded Bios

5.10-XCEL2-LL http://www.sonicxhosting.com/bios/N4D510-XCEL2-LL.rar
Modded 5.09 with modded 3.16 ram table
Adds X2 support


(-1 for TCCD/Micron/UTT-CH/UTT-BH/BH/CH This is the general bios that should work ok but is not optimized for any specific memory, -3 for TCCD/Micron, -2 for UTT-CH/UTT-BH/BH/CH)


Bios flash guide (Thank Pershoot for these flash guides)

Bootable Floppy (Self Xtracting EXE) DOS Image w./ 310 Final:
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/DOS-With-310_PUBLIC.exe

Insert floppy -> Double click .exe -> follow the prompt (you can just hit ok, defaults should be fine) -> when booting off floppy at the A: prompt to flash to 310 -> type flash and hit enter.

Bootable CDROM (ISO) DOS Image w./ All Bios Revisions to Date (4/1/05):
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/DFI_BIOSROM.rar

ex: To Burn With Nero: Launch Nero -> Burn -> Image (nero6) or File -> Burn Image (nero5). Set First Boot to CDROM -> Follow On Screen Instructions to Flash.

How-To Flash Bios:
grab a bootable pure dos floppy disk (you can download dos image with 310 public release (NOT the "P" performance/beta version, but final version) on it, to be written to floppy above OR download bootable CDROM image w./ all bioses OR you can make one through your operating system: right click a: in my computer -> format -> check make ms dos startup disk) and place awdflash and bios file on this floppy. these can be found (dos flash util and bios file) above.

enter bios -> load optimised defaults -> y->save -> boot off disk -> follow flash instructions in the .txt that comes with awdflash.rar OR type 'flash' at A:, if using bootable dos image w./ 310 on it OR follow on screen instructions if using bootable CDROM image. If using the 'awdflash.rar method', remember to replace BIOSFILE.BIN with bios filename (awd859e BIOSFILE.BIN /py /sn /cd /cp /cc /LD /R /f) -> after it is done, it will reset on its own -> after reset, enter bios -> load optimized defaults->y->save->after POST finishes -> shutdown ->switch off PSU -> unplug -> wait for yellow lights to turn off -> press power a few times-> set clear CMOS jumper -> wait for 10 minutes->set jumper back -> plug in ->switch on -> power up -> enter bios -> load optimised defaults -> now configure your bios.

You guys can thank NiCKE^ for all of the bios info

Dragon/ Pershoot/ NiCKE^

P.S fell free to point out ANY mistakes and PM me if there is a bios that I have missed.

[XtremepH]

good thread when i get my system up and running i'll be checking this thread out in the future.

[//mAr]

3.10-2 (beta) and 310 final is the same ;)

[FireDragon]

OK I will change that, but the 3.10p are right, right?

[//mAr]

jop, 310p is 310 with optimized ram timings ;)
btw
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/114

[S0nic]

Excellent idea FireDragon, btw for the 3.26 why not just use oskar wu's link instead of that offensive link?

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

:D Yeah, very nice work indeed, now we need someone to test all the BIOS versions to find out best for TCCD and BH-5..........

:toast:

[xgman]

Excellent idea FireDragon, btw for the 3.26 why not just use oskar wu's link instead of that offensive link?


maybe it is appropriate. apparently 326 is an offensive bios. ;)

[FireDragon]

Because I have not been able to find Oskars link...if someone has it then I would appreciate it if you could PM it to me so that I can change it.

Dragon

[B5I8]

That link for the modded 3.26 BIOS is bad.

[|SiLA|]

your missing the 1st bios..only few people has it :banana:



edit:

the 119 :)

[FireDragon]

Well do you want to PM it to me?

[Minstadave]

3 more for you:

331-1
331-2
331-3

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58042

[Onepagebook]

subscribed! Great thread!

[Onepagebook]

I think there is a 316 bios can enable full 4 dimms based on the 310 bios. Not bad:D

[Jasonhk]

You mean @ 1T or 2T?

i ran 4 x bh5 @ 2T stable..

[ooztuncer]

I think there is a 316 bios can enable full 4 dimms based on the 310 bios. Not bad:D

I'm using 316 bios - 2x512 geil bh5 on yellow slots... 1t

NF4 Ultra-D - BIOS 3/16 Alpha (ram on yellow slots)
WINNY 3000/CBBID 0501EPMW/xp-90 @ 9x255
GEIL 2x512 Ultra-X 3200/BH-5/255Mhz 2-2-2-8@3.4 volt
LEADTEK PX6600 GT TDH @ 580/1160
OCZ ModStream 450w
160GB Western Digital Caviar SE Ultra ATA/100

[Onepagebook]

316 can do 4 dimm 4x512 DDR600 1t stable

[mrlobber]

316 can do 4 dimm 4x512 DDR600 1t stable

WHERE is it??? :slobber:

And show me the cpu which can do it as well :D

[Holberg]

hello OPB
I'm a bit confused, there is so many BIOS out right now.
what is the best BIOS for G.Skill4400LE?

[chunkylover77]

If I flash to a different bios will I lose my raid array?

[Holberg]

If I flash to a different bios will I lose my raid array?


no! just enable raid in bios again.

[|SiLA|]

Well do you want to PM it to me?


here buddy :D

Right Click Me and Save Target As (http://sila666.altervista.org/BIOS/NF4LD119.rar) don't do just a direct click onit :D right click is the way to leech it :D :toast:

[cupra]

hello OPB
I'm a bit confused, there is so many BIOS out right now.
what is the best BIOS for G.Skill4400LE?

and that is a good question :D

so many bios to this boad ...

[NiCKE^]

Got all those bios here (http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/) and will upload all new once there too.

[Major]

If I flash to a different bios will I lose my raid array?


nope, you will be fine

[chunkylover77]

Thanks for the knowledge guys. So where is the 3-16 bios. I have 4x512 chips waiting to be oce'd

[Fosco]

316 can do 4 dimm 4x512 DDR600 1t stable

Is this with Venice\San Diego core?

[fareastgq]

Your missing the 2-17 bios (which I still like the best for high fsb oc'ing and am still using and does not corrupt my install no matter how much I push my system :) )

[Fosco]

Thanks for the knowledge guys. So where is the 3-16 bios. I have 4x512 chips waiting to be oce'd

3.16 Bios download (http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/114/images/NF4LD316.zip)

[The Mofo]

I can mirror all of these incase, lemme know.

[Kosmic71]

What are the advantages of the 3/10P over the 3/10?

And in what way can a BIOS post 3/10 help my OC?

Is it dangerous to use a beta BIOS?

I'm at 280 x 9 @ 1.6v stock cooling. Aiming for 290FSB (goal: 2600Mhz).

Thanks

[Major]

From what I can tell and have read, all the beta's since 310 have been addressing ram compatiblity issues (mainly UTT and BH5 low latency stuff) will help get you higher ram freq and maybe better bandwidth.

Most of the beta's are safe to flash, just be sure and flash with your comp at default (non OCed) to prevent bios flash corruption.

If your using TCCD, then no real advantage to running anthing other than 310 or 310p

I beleive 310p simply has default values for some of the memory controller settings tweaked for high clocks on memory.

[Onepagebook]

WHERE is it??? :slobber:

And show me the cpu which can do it as well :D

all the info here:(took the pic from digital camera)
verified here:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=10110

http://img81.exs.cx/img81/8469/2gbff71rs.jpg

[Kosmic71]

Thanks, Major Slaughter.

[soundx98]

3-16 is an alpha released to beta testers at DFI street. Not everyone had good results using slots 1 & 3.

[mcnbns]

I'll be watching this thread closely. Anyone know the best BIOS for OCZ EB, by chance? :)

[Kane]

all the info here:(took the pic from digital camera)
verified here:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=10110

http://img81.exs.cx/img81/8469/2gbff71rs.jpg


Looks good :)

Do you have a link where I can download this bios aswell?

[FireDragon]

For EB try using the 310p's and let us know how it work that is my guess as to the best bios for them...

Kane what bios are you talking about you can DL them from my first post...

[FireDragon]

3 more for you:

331-1
331-2
331-3

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58042


Thnxs for these I have updated the list.

[pershoot]

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/sho...045&postcount=3

thats the posting i made on the street. feel free to insert anything missing from yours. youll find bootable cdrom, bootable floppy, instructions and all bios downloads except for 2/19 and 3/16.

|SiLA|, is that bios 1/19? Have you tested it to be safe flashable? If so, I will mirror that and refresh bootable cdrom image with it. let me know pls. thx:)

Fosco, I will refresh my image with 3/16. thx:)

[THunDA]

** Subscribed**

Ultra-D on the way and I cant wait.. :)

[FireDragon]

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/sho...045&postcount=3

thats the posting i made on the street. feel free to insert anything missing from yours. youll find bootable cdrom, bootable floppy, instructions and all bios downloads except for 2/19 and 3/16.

|SiLA|, is that bios 1/19? Have you tested it to be safe flashable? If so, I will mirror that and refresh bootable cdrom image with it. let me know pls. thx:)

Fosco, I will refresh my image with 3/16. thx:)
Hey man that link is bad...also does anyone know where i can get the 3.14 and the 3.16's?

[FireDragon]

Got the 3.16 now i just need to find the 3.14...and also the 1.19 that is rumored to be around as one of the first bios...

[pershoot]

Hey man that link is bad...also does anyone know where i can get the 3.14 and the 3.16's?

the link was truncated above by the forum software.

The Link (http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.php?p=61045&postcount=3)

3.14, 3.16, 1.19, etc. are mirrored there by me.

[FireDragon]

ok i have all the bios found but the 1.19...

[pershoot]

click the link;) refresh, i edited the post.

[FireDragon]

Hey, Pershoot do you mind if I put the bios flash guide in my first post? If not just tell me and I wont but I though that it would be a good edition...actually can I use everything below the memtest section I will give full credit to you for it.

Dragon

[pershoot]

yup u sure can:)

i still have to update the cdrom image w./ 2 bioses (they are old though), so u should mirror that if u can as well.

[FireDragon]

Thnxs man..that will be a big help...maybe i will write up a guide on how to use winflash and ntune also...

[|SiLA|]

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/sho...045&postcount=3


|SiLA|, is that bios 1/19? Have you tested it to be safe flashable? If so, I will mirror that and refresh bootable cdrom image with it. let me know pls. thx:)



that's the 1st BIOS for the DFI..it came with my sli-dr..had it on end of january :) and that was my stock bios..i played a lot with that bios :)

[FireDragon]

I have tried ALL of the bios that came out PRIOR to about 2.5 weeks ago as right now I am ordering a new cpu and finishing my chiller my CBBID 3000 died...But i have had ZERO flashing problems...I do ALL of my flashing through winflash...and i have as I said ZERO problems.

Dragon

BTW Thanks Pershoot for letting me use the bios flash guide in this.

[musk]

Firedragon,

this rocks. The bootable CD is kick-ass.

musk

[vlad]

Great thread Fire :up: My Ultra D came shipped with 1.25 and it wasnt too good to me, Without tweaking to ram timings i had trouble getting into windows at anything over 240htt, After tweaking 280htt was max no matter what i did. Flashed to 3.10 and now i have no problems booting at 300htt and above & With clockgen i can hit 335htt 1:1. :D Subscribed!!!!!!!

[Sgt_Strider]

Hey guys I'm kinda confused with all of these posts. What BIOS should I use if I have A64 3000+ (Winchester) and Patriots PC3200 DDR (TCCD)? I'm using the default BIOS right now.

[SPQQKY]

Sgt Strider, I have the Patriot RAM and I am using the 331-3 beta BIOS, it has been very good for me. If you want to use an official BIOS, try the 310p.

[Minnyboy]

Thanks FireDragon for the links to the DFI bioses...

A few questions for the RAM masters....

Which bios version is best for VX/UTT Ram... What about BH5??

Maybe someone can make a list with which bios for which type of RAM??

I assume that VX/UTT/BH5 would yse the same bios but which one??

I & many others (I presume) would love to know which bios is best for TCCD, VX/BH5, Hynix, Micron...

Maybe OnePageBook or BigToe would be best suited to help us out with these questions....

Thanks In Advance,
Minnyboy

[//mAr]

Which bios version is best for VX/UTT Ram... What about BH5??
all 331-1

[Fumle]

No matter what bios i use, i can only use Dimm2 for memory, have tryed every trick, that i know.

This is maybe an "n00b" question, but the 4pin molexplug on ther motherboard, it that an outtake or should i connect power true there also ?

And my CPU fan og chipset keeps powering off, when they are plugged to the motherboard

And after everytime i flash the bios(using WinFlash) it wants to reboot, but it cant reboot, only shot off, the same problem, when i have change an setting in the bios.

Should i return it and get an newone ?

I hope my spelling i correct :D

[pershoot]

Firedragon,

this rocks. The bootable CD is kick-ass.

musk

glad you like it:)

i need to clean up the batch and append 2 other bioses to it. will get to it once i get some time.

if you guys want anything else added to it, like NTFS support, any other helpful stuff, etc., please let me know, and I will make it so:)

[Apocalipsis]

Thanks FireDragon for the links to the DFI bioses...

A few questions for the RAM masters....

Which bios version is best for VX/UTT Ram... What about BH5??

Maybe someone can make a list with which bios for which type of RAM??

I assume that VX/UTT/BH5 would yse the same bios but which one??

I & many others (I presume) would love to know which bios is best for TCCD, VX/BH5, Hynix, Micron...

Maybe OnePageBook or BigToe would be best suited to help us out with these questions....

Thanks In Advance,
Minnyboy

Yes man, that will be a very useful list, each bios with it's corresponding type of memory, that will end a lot of questions about "hey, I
have XXX memory, which bios will be best?

Apart from that, really really nice job Firedragon & Pershoot.. :toast:

[Quanticles]

No matter what bios i use, i can only use Dimm2 for memory, have tryed every trick, that i know.

This is maybe an "n00b" question, but the 4pin molexplug on ther motherboard, it that an outtake or should i connect power true there also ?

And my CPU fan og chipset keeps powering off, when they are plugged to the motherboard

And after everytime i flash the bios(using WinFlash) it wants to reboot, but it cant reboot, only shot off, the same problem, when i have change an setting in the bios.

Should i return it and get an newone ?

I hope my spelling i correct :D


You *need* to connect power to that. There are four power connections you need to have:
The ATX Connector
The Little 4 Pin connector by the ATX connector
The 4 pin Molex Connector
The 4 pin floppy drive power thingy.

The floppy drive power connector is between the PCIe slots and the CPU, right next to that aluminum heat sink.

You need to have all of those connected to power.

[geeman74]

whats the best bios for a fx55 im getting bad temps off the mobo but with my probe im 10degs c diff
with my 3500+ i was only 2 degs diff

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

You *need* to connect power to that. There are four power connections you need to have:
The ATX Connector
The Little 4 Pin connector by the ATX connector
The 4 pin Molex Connector
The 4 pin floppy drive power thingy.

The floppy drive power connector is between the PCIe slots and the CPU, right next to that aluminum heat sink.

You need to have all of those connected to power.


:confused: Are You sure ? AFAIK the 4pin Molex and the floppy power like thingie has to do somethin' with SLI mode - I'm running a single vid card on a SLI-D and have power connected only to the ATX and the little 4pin near ATX without any problems so far.

:toast:

[Fumle]

:confused: Are You sure ? AFAIK the 4pin Molex and the floppy power like thingie has to do somethin' with SLI mode - I'm running a single vid card on a SLI-D and have power connected only to the ATX and the little 4pin near ATX without any problems so far.

:toast:


The manual says nothing about it, but PC-Ice har plugged power to it, but one of my friends is runnig case fans af the 4pin molex next to the chipset, but im olso only using one videocard

But my motherboard cant reboot, is powering off, i try to reboot my computer :confused:

[Minstadave]

The manual says nothing about it, but PC-Ice har plugged power to it, but one of my friends is runnig case fans af the 4pin molex next to the chipset, but im olso only using one videocard


Thats definately a power input, tell him to take that fan off it ASAP.

[Minstadave]

:confused: Are You sure ? AFAIK the 4pin Molex and the floppy power like thingie has to do somethin' with SLI mode - I'm running a single vid card on a SLI-D and have power connected only to the ATX and the little 4pin near ATX without any problems so far.

:toast:

Basically it doesn't do any harm having them all plugged in. If you're using a 20 pin PSU you should definately have the floppy and molex connected, going on the word from the DFI guys anyway. I have all of mine plugged in.

[Fumle]

Basically it doesn't do any harm having them all plugged in. If you're using a 20 pin PSU you should definately have the floppy and molex connected, going on the word from the DFI guys anyway. I have all of mine plugged in.

I only have an 20Pins PSU, but have an converter, should i use that instead ?

Could the be the cause to, i only can use Dimm2 for memory ?

[Minstadave]

Not sure, may aswell use the converter, but definately plug in the molex and fan connector and see if it helps.

[Bennah]

Just got my SLI-DR up and running today.

Would be running tight timmings mem... bh, bh-5, utt etc so would the 3-16b bios be best ?

First time ive played with a DFI NF4 board. The stock bios has a shed load of mem options for the timmings which I like very much.

However the voltage for the mem. Its 2.6v default... cant change it from that to 3.2v say. It resets to 2.6v went I select off the vdimm option in bios. Not change the 3.3v > 5.0v jumper. Using some Twinmos UTT atm. Any ideas?

[EMC2]

--- Bennah ---

You have to set the Vcore to non-default using Vid Special for the Vmem voltage changes to "stick" ;) You mean you didn't read the multi-page bugs/fixes thread :p:


310 is a good starting point BIOS-wise for any mem. The 331's vary by type of mem but can be a little "touchy".

[FireDragon]

For VX/UTT and BH5-6 try the 2.17 or 2.18 the 3.31-(1-3) or the 310-p...I myself have had VERY good luck with the 2.17


For the TCCD side of things try the 3.10 3.16 and 3.25 maybe even the 3.26

Dragon

[FireDragon]

Also i can't remeber what one one but one of the 3.31's are good for TCCD...i am thinking it was 2...but not sure i will get back to you guys...

Dragon

[Quanticles]

The manual says nothing about it, but PC-Ice har plugged power to it, but one of my friends is runnig case fans af the 4pin molex next to the chipset, but im olso only using one videocard

But my motherboard cant reboot, is powering off, i try to reboot my computer :confused:


Like already said, it doesnt hurt to connect it if you can.

Also, that floppy power is right next to a Linear Regulator (power supply, with the aluminum heatsink on it), which is running through two inductors. It looks like they're trying to provide very stable power to *something*. Whether it's for SLI or not, I dont know.

If something is drawing power from it, then you'll get a big dip in the power plane around that area, which is by the cpu. And it will also cause your mobo to heat up since it's trying to pipe power through tight spaces around there (there's alot of through-hole stuff).

[FireDragon]

I have ALL of the power conectors on my board...connected it CANNOT hurt in ANY way only help...there is NO reason not to unless you danot have enough connectors...even if it for SLI use to provide power they WOULD not use it only for that as even the manulae says to plug in EVERY power conector...the molex and the floppy...I have had ALL of mine connected and i have had no problems with my board...sure apperntly you can run the board when not in SLI without them ALL plugged in without and "appernt" side effects...but might as well plug them all in...there is no way that SLI would need a floppy conector and a molex...just to power them...it HAS to drive something else on the board that would "like" steady and stable power...

Dragon

[Bennah]

--- Bennah ---

You have to set the Vcore to non-default using Vid Special for the Vmem voltage changes to "stick" ;) You mean you didn't read the multi-page bugs/fixes thread :p:


310 is a good starting point BIOS-wise for any mem. The 331's vary by type of mem but can be a little "touchy".

:p: Just finished installing the OS and came on here and seen this thread, didnt bother looking around tbh ;) The manual... I dont know why they make them... does anyone actually read them ?

Thanks, I'l check it out and see what I come up with.

[FireDragon]

Hey guys what do you think are the chances of this thread becoming a sticky as I think that it is rather relivent...at least to the DFI NF4 owners out there...does any one second, third it and so on? Just thought that it "might" be a good idea that this thread dosn't get lost among everything...as it could prove VERY helpfull to people in the future...

Dragon

[vlad]

I would say very GOOD! I second the motion. :cool:

[FireDragon]

The only reason I ask is because pretty soon it will get burried then no one will be able to find it and I have put quite alot of work into it on my free time...Pershoot has also made a rather nice contribution at that...

Dragon

[vlad]

Maybe we should pray to the gods of the sticky. :worship:

[chunkylover77]

Well I put it on the front page news so maybe a mod will decide it is sticky worthy. I certainly do. Great thread

[FireDragon]

Well I put it on the front page news so maybe a mod will decide it is sticky worthy. I certainly do. Great thread


HA HA HA I love you (in a non gay way...) I never thought that I would have ANYTHING on the front page!!! w00t!!!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Pershoot for the flash guide and everyone else that has helped me out with this. (Feels like the MTV music awards...lol)

Dragon

[vlad]

Thank you Pershoot and everyone that helped him. :hehe:

[musk]

I think that the ISO image file should be built with multiple MOBO's on it. Why not compile as many Bios for "recent boards" and add them to the cd. I know the floppy would not be that great but a CD can hold a lot of bios's.

I would be willing to help compile others.

musk

[THunDA]

Good Job guys !!.. This thread helped me make sense of all the bios that is available..

Gona be flashing to the 3\31-3 later tonight... :)

[Tony]

ok i have all the bios found but the 1.19...
You don't want 1-19 or anything earlier than 2-25...trust me

[Quanticles]

331-2 doesnt seem to be working very well with my tccd

[THunDA]

331-2 doesnt seem to be working very well with my tccd

From what I gather the 331-3 is the one most are having luck with tccd..

I just flashed tonight but considering I just built the rig last night I cant really comment on it yet..

[pershoot]

331-3 is also good for bh-5 and ch-5 as well.

[vlad]

From what I gather the 331-3 is the one most are having luck with tccd..

I just flashed tonight but considering I just built the rig last night I cant really comment on it yet..
:idea: Ill have to give it a try.

[THunDA]

:idea: Ill have to give it a try.


Cool.. let us know how you make out.. Im still working on finding maxes for my stuff in general before I could start really tweaking stuff.. So I still have some time before I really get into it..hehe..

[xgman]

I found 310 final to be better than 331-3 for high/stable htt on tccd.

[FireDragon]

The 2.17's are my PERSONAL fav's...I like them the best for UTT/BH5 type ram...

Dragon

[fareastgq]

The 2.17's are my PERSONAL fav's...I like them the best for UTT/BH5 type ram...

Dragon

Perhaps the most under rated bios
;)

[vlad]

Cool.. let us know how you make out.. Im still working on finding maxes for my stuff in general before I could start really tweaking stuff.. So I still have some time before I really get into it..hehe..

I flashed to 3.31-3 this am and have been playing with it most of the day and so far to me it been about as stable as 3.10. Its memtest stable up to 330htt@3v any higher fails in test #5 no matter what the volts. I was able to boot at 330 then use clockgen to reach 340htt, It passed sandra and everest but failed super PI. I noticed i lost about 50mbs of bandwidth also a few of the default mem settings caused it to fail memtest untill i adjusted them.Once i get my new videocard im going to play with 3.10 3.10p & 3.31-3 to find which one works the best for me. If there are any others that you think work good with TCCD let me know & ill test it. Thanks. :D

[Onepagebook]

OPB's update here:
support E3/E4 cool n quiet

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=59420

[vlad]

Thanks opb. :banana:

[FireDragon]

UPDATE

4.14's now updated For Venice and SD support...Info given about ALL bios to date.

Dragon

[FireDragon]

You can ALL thank NiCKE^ for the bios information.

Dragon

[vlad]

Thanks NiCKE^! :D

[NiCKE^]

http://home.no/trac3r/dfi_lanparty_nf4_sliultra_bios.htm made this today might be to help for someone.

[pershoot]

i will update cdrom image tonight with 441's and the older 2 misc bioses which are missing from it.

[Smokin_Joe]

http://home.no/trac3r/dfi_lanparty_nf4_sliultra_bios.htm made this today might be to help for someone.

Which is better, the 325 or 331-3 for bh-5? Anyone have any results. I got the 331-3 working great but in that list 325 says optimised for bh-5.

[NiCKE^]

I don't know Smokin_Joe because my Winchester have been dead for about a month now :(

[Onepagebook]

why is this thread not sticky? :confused:

[vlad]

why is this thread not sticky? :confused:

I Agree!!!!!!!!!!

[NiCKE^]

Should be sticky and why isn't OPB on his chat clients so I can ask him some questions ;)

[conrad.maranan]

I'll sticky this thread in the Best of AMD section tonight. I'd like for a few more people to see my post so that they'll know where to look for it.

[Onepagebook]

I'll sticky this thread in the Best of AMD section tonight. I'd like for a few more people to see my post so that they'll know where to look for it.


Thank you buddy :toast:

[Fumle]

Today i went to shop where i boguht my DFI SLi-DR for getting an replacement, but he wanted to test it, he also used an pair of OCZ VX PC3200 and it worked fine with Dual Channel, he did an bios update with some kind of BIOS, DRAM setting etc etc

I went home plugged it in to my system, but my own OCZ VX PC3200 kit cant run Dual Channel, i believe that my VX memory is an very early kit

The VX memory works just fine with Dual Channel in an MSI K8N Neo2

I think this this could be an BUG with all the "BUGGED" DFI S939 Boards, or not ??

[Quanticles]

3/4 of the posts on here were just about becoming sticky, too bad we cant go back and delete all of those =P

[Quanticles]

The link to the 331-3 bios seems to be broken. Can someone email me the file? Plz PM

[vlad]

The link to the 331-3 bios seems to be broken. Can someone email me the file? Plz PM

Try here.:D Rebels Haven BIOS Page (http://www.lejabeach.com/DFI/dfinf4ultra/dfinf4ultradbios.html)

[Quanticles]

u da man =)

[vlad]

I aim to please. :D

[pershoot]

refreshed cdrom image with 119, 316, 441-1 to 3.

[FireDragon]

Thnxs for the sticky...

Dragon

[rocka]

anyone experienced the 4.14 and newer versions? and any improvements on 3.31-3 esp. from vlad who aims to please :)?

[vlad]

anyone experienced the 4.14 and newer versions? and any improvements on 3.31-3 esp. from vlad who aims to please :)?

Nope. Sorry but right now Im down I flashed from 3.13-3 to 4.14-1 & something
went wrong :shrug: Luckly I had two spair chip's so Ill be up in a day or two. ;)

[pershoot]

hey you guys like the idea of these added to the cdrom image:

NTFS support
a possible mini linux running prime95
network support (tcp/ip & SMB)
ramdrive/workarea support
cdrom support

??

i need to clean up the batch and reword the instructions also...

[Super Nade]

Guys,

I see many BIOS'es for TCCD, what do you recommend for my 512 x 2 PDP XBLK ?
I can't even hit 275 Mhz with the 3-25 BIOS. Can you guys please recommend something else?

[Frodin]

Hi, I've got a problem, not sure if it's specific to the bootable BIOS cd rom, but i tried using it to flash my BIOS (since I could not get the Diamond Flash Image floppy to work, tried 3 different floppy disks that all read/wrote fine on another computer). I chose "load optimized defaults" and selected boot from cd rom in the BIOS prior to booting from the bootable cd rom. I saved and restarted the system, got into the flash menu and went for "flash 310" to flash to the 310 BIOS. It started writing the new BIOS, and got about 1/5 of the way, but suddenly there was an error message saying "your BIOS ROM is write protected" and the flashing process stopped. :mad:
I had no way of exiting the flash- program other than doing a reset, and now this message appears every time i try to start the computer:
"BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting floppy drive A media.
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER"
So I guess the BIOS ROM is screwed. I tried resetting the CMOS, but it didn't make any difference. I followed the flash procedures to the point (loading optimized defaults, selecting boot from cd rom, saving and restarting) as per this link on DFI-street (http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.php?p=16702&postcount=4) and the first post in this thread. I hope any of you got a clever idea as to what went wrong with my flash. I will make a similar thread on the DFI-street forum.
Sincerely, Frodin

[NiCKE^]

Tried to follow my AWDFLASH guide?

[pershoot]

Hi, I've got a problem, not sure if it's specific to the bootable BIOS cd rom, but i tried using it to flash my BIOS (since I could not get the Diamond Flash Image floppy to work, tried 3 different floppy disks that all read/wrote fine on another computer). I chose "load optimized defaults" and selected boot from cd rom in the BIOS prior to booting from the bootable cd rom. I saved and restarted the system, got into the flash menu and went for "flash 310" to flash to the 310 BIOS. It started writing the new BIOS, and got about 1/5 of the way, but suddenly there was an error message saying "your BIOS ROM is write protected" and the flashing process stopped. :mad:
I had no way of exiting the flash- program other than doing a reset, and now this message appears every time i try to start the computer:
"BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting floppy drive A media.
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER"
So I guess the BIOS ROM is screwed. I tried resetting the CMOS, but it didn't make any difference. I followed the flash procedures to the point (loading optimized defaults, selecting boot from cd rom, saving and restarting) as per this link on DFI-street (http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.php?p=16702&postcount=4) and the first post in this thread. I hope any of you got a clever idea as to what went wrong with my flash. I will make a similar thread on the DFI-street forum.
Sincerely, Frodin

very wierd. thats a first. u can rescue with a floppy. make a bootable dos floppy and place awdflash.exe and bios file on there. then create an autoexec.bat file and in there put:

@echo off
awdflash.exe BIOSFILE.BIN /py /sn

replace BIOSFILE.BIN with filename

when it finishes clear cmos for a good amount of time.

[Frodin]

very wierd. thats a first. u can rescue with a floppy. make a bootable dos floppy and place awdflash.exe and bios file on there. then create an autoexec.bat file and in there put:

@echo off
awdflash.exe BIOSFILE.BIN /py /sn

replace BIOSFILE.BIN with filename

when it finishes clear cmos for a good amount of time.


Thanks for the quick reply!
How do i create an autoexec.bat file? In the DOS- prompt when I boot from the floppy? (presuming it actually works... I remember fooling around in the autoexec.bat file in the win95 days, but never created one. )
I will be flashing the 310 BIOS, so I guess it will go like this:
@echo off
awdflash.EXE NF4LD310.BIN /py /sn
And then I put the autoexec.bat on the floppy with awdflash.exe and the NF4LD310.BIN file, and it will "autorun"? Sorry for the noob questions, I was hoping the bootable BIOS cd rom was actually going to spare me these dos command prompt parameters/ switches/ whatever they're called...
:D
And there's no "BIOS write- protect" jumper on the board is there? Never heard of it before, and it's not listed in the manual (yes, I've checked the *.pdf from the DFI website too)

[pershoot]

the bios cdrom normally would save you from all this. however, in your case, it did not work.

create it in notepad and when u save it, toggle all files, and put a .bat in front of filename.

[Frodin]

Ok, now I've created an "autoexec.bat" containing
@echo off
awdflash.EXE NF4LD310.BIN /py /sn
and saved it to a bootable dos floppy together with awdflash.EXE and NF4LD310.BIN. Will try it soon. Thanks again for walking me through the paramedics!

[FireDragon]

So what bios are you guys running with what ram or have tried and how have they worked if i get enough info i will add what i get to the first post.

Dragon

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

:mad: As some of You know some time ago this happened to me:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58965&page=1&pp=25&highlight=killed+BIOS

It was with the 331-1 and thanks God I had a second BIOS chip. That one was flashed with the 218 BIOS and when I threw it in all was workin' fine again. Bought a (new) second BIOS chip with 331-1 flashed unused so far.

Then flashed back the working one with the 218 to the 331-1 and still all was fine.

So yesterday I got my new ATI X850XT - shut down the rig, unplugged all and built in the new vid card. Fired up the system, board was starting, all diodes were O.K. and fans were spinning but no vid signal to the screen.

Hm - I thought maybe BIOS is not detecting the ATI card because my previous was a Nvidia 6600GT. Decided to clear CMOS and removed the battery.

Fired up the rig again, and....... long beeps, 3 red lite onboard diodes and a blinking power lite on the front panel. :eek:

Hm.., thought it was maybe caused by the new vid card - so I replaced it again with the 6600GT.

Same issue, no access to BIOS. Now I felt really pissed because the same thing happened to me twice.

Decided to throw in my brand new second BIOS chip with also the 331-1 on it, but no go !!! :stick:

So there is only one conclusion: Using the 218 helped me out before but two BIOS chips with the 331-1 on it refused to work.

Seems to me like the 331-1 can be flashed when rig is running, but after changing some hardware and/or after clearing the CMOS the 331-1 is not able to boot, maybe it has something to do with the BIOS boot sector.

Today I ordered two more BIOS chips ( :( ) with the last offical BIOS (310).

Should arrive on Wednesday - if they help me out like the 218 did first time there is definately something wrong with the 331-1.

Never cleared CMOS with 331-2 or 331-3 so I can't tell You if the problem will appear there also.

But be carefull guys - best is when using 331 and want to change some hardware to flash back to regular BIOS before.

Will keep You updated and cross Your fingers for me.......

Long offline periods - can only use the office machine yet...... :mad:

:toast:

[neokenzo]

Mine is slightly different. I flashed the bios from 310 to 310p. Immediately Windows had problems booting. Only way to boot is using Windows CD. So I decided to fix the problem using Windows Recover. Only to find out it not only it wont boot, but it had problems detecting my SATA's on RAID. Thought it was a faulty board.
Got another board from my mate who was running bios 310. I decided to flashed it again with 310p and the same symtoms appeared. So flashed it back to 310 and everything is working fine again.
BTW, where did you get the bios chips HCC?

[Grov]

My opinion of DFI boards has totally changed these past few weeks, with no posts ive got from 2 BIOS's.

It seems to happen a lot on both the NF3 and NF4.

[fareastgq]

I'm telling you guys, nothing is better than bios 2-17 yet :) Anyway, for the guy that asked for specs:
athlon 64 939 3000 0449 ccbhd at (9x275) 1.4 volts in bios
dfi ultra-d
g skill tccd 4400 LE 2x512
pcp&c 510 deluxe
And of course, I'm using bios 2-17.

[Quanticles]

:mad: As some of You know some time ago this happened to me:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58965&page=1&pp=25&highlight=killed+BIOS

It was with the 331-1 and thanks God I had a second BIOS chip. That one was flashed with the 218 BIOS and when I threw it in all was workin' fine again. Bought a (new) second BIOS chip with 331-1 flashed unused so far.

Then flashed back the working one with the 218 to the 331-1 and still all was fine.

So yesterday I got my new ATI X850XT - shut down the rig, unplugged all and built in the new vid card. Fired up the system, board was starting, all diodes were O.K. and fans were spinning but no vid signal to the screen.

Hm - I thought maybe BIOS is not detecting the ATI card because my previous was a Nvidia 6600GT. Decided to clear CMOS and removed the battery.

Fired up the rig again, and....... long beeps, 3 red lite onboard diodes and a blinking power lite on the front panel. :eek:

Hm.., thought it was maybe caused by the new vid card - so I replaced it again with the 6600GT.

Same issue, no access to BIOS. Now I felt really pissed because the same thing happened to me twice.

Decided to throw in my brand new second BIOS chip with also the 331-1 on it, but no go !!! :stick:

So there is only one conclusion: Using the 218 helped me out before but two BIOS chips with the 331-1 on it refused to work.

Seems to me like the 331-1 can be flashed when rig is running, but after changing some hardware and/or after clearing the CMOS the 331-1 is not able to boot, maybe it has something to do with the BIOS boot sector.

Today I ordered two more BIOS chips ( :( ) with the last offical BIOS (310).

Should arrive on Wednesday - if they help me out like the 218 did first time there is definately something wrong with the 331-1.

Never cleared CMOS with 331-2 or 331-3 so I can't tell You if the problem will appear there also.

But be carefull guys - best is when using 331 and want to change some hardware to flash back to regular BIOS before.

Will keep You updated and cross Your fingers for me.......

Long offline periods - can only use the office machine yet...... :mad:

:toast:



Isnt 3 lights and long beeps a memory problem? Your bios and graphics card are problably fine, but you might have the memory in the wrong slots. Make sure to put your memory in the *orange* slots. If you have only one stick of memory, i think you need to put it in slot two. Try moving them around to find out.

[Quanticles]

Mine is slightly different. I flashed the bios from 310 to 310p. Immediately Windows had problems booting. Only way to boot is using Windows CD. So I decided to fix the problem using Windows Recover. Only to find out it not only it wont boot, but it had problems detecting my SATA's on RAID. Thought it was a faulty board.
Got another board from my mate who was running bios 310. I decided to flashed it again with 310p and the same symtoms appeared. So flashed it back to 310 and everything is working fine again.
BTW, where did you get the bios chips HCC?


You can order them online.

Just take the model number off the top of the chip and search for it online. If you cant find it then you can try http://www.digikey.com/

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Isnt 3 lights and long beeps a memory problem? Your bios and graphics card are problably fine, but you might have the memory in the wrong slots. Make sure to put your memory in the *orange* slots. If you have only one stick of memory, i think you need to put it in slot two. Try moving them around to find out.

:confused: Didn't touch the mem at all - both sticks in the orange slots. But maybe You are right it has somethin' to do with it, yesterday I tried to boot 4 times - each time with a single stick in a different slot.

With RAM in slot 3 or 4 the issue happened as before and the fan of my X850XT was running full speed (as in 3D mode).

With RAM in slot 1 or 2 it was different - only one red lite onboard diode and not long but short beeps.

No blinking power LED on front panel and reset was working but also no access to BIOS. The GPU fan speeded down to normal turns.

I also tried the Vdimm jumper on both rails - no go.

What I don't understand is I didn't even touched the jumper or the RAM before - only cleared CMOS and 331-1 is working no more.

I still wonder if it is caused by the Vdimm setting in BIOS - I left it always at 3,72. Maybe it should be set back to a normal normal voltage like 2,8 or somthing before clearing the CMOS.

Yet i happened after CMOS clear because I wanted to replace the vid card and some time ago it also happened after a CMOS clear when I swiched the Vdimm jumper and replaced RAM.

Tomorrow I'll get 2 new BIOS chips with the offical 310 - I really hope this will help me out.

As I said before - I also tried a brand new never used BIOS chip with 331-1 BIOS (I have a reseller of BIOS chips who flashes the needed version in stock)
and this chip doesn't work also.

The RAM is BH-5 and ran on my previous board at 3,9 Vdimm and now 24/7 at 3,72 - so I don't think it is damaged. It can even bare 4,1 Vdimm......

So I have no idea whats going on here, only thing I can say is that 331-1 was running perfectly with the BH-5 but it refuses to work after clearing the CMOS.

Any suggestions here? :confused:

:toast:

[Bourch]

HARDCORECLOCKER, I have a similar problem. I'm spanish so I will explain as I can :s

In some cases my DFI does not boot (3 led on) When ithappens, it becomes nearly impossible to boot it clearing CMOS or trying with differente hardware configs (with one excepcion I will write later on this post)

My RAM is OVZ VX. I have tried with several combinations of hardware. My conclusion is that it has something with the board.
I've tried with different bios, 2 CPU, 2 VGA, different RAM and this is what happens to me:

- When I try any combination with a single stick or both sticks (orange slots), if the system boots, it works fine for 24/7 and it reboots normaly.

- When I shut down, when I try to start again, sometimes, it refuses to boot anymore. No matter if I clear CMOS, change sticks,... it doesn't boot. However, if I keep it off until next day, sometimes it gets fixed even if I don't change anything.

- This only happens to me with these modules. Like BH5, these sticks need high voltages and I use to run them at 3.5V, 3.6V. Anyways, I have problems even when I run them at stock speed/voltage. Currently, I have proved that when I can't boot the DFI with my sticks, it does well if I change them with a single no-branded DDR400 stick.

- I thought that it could be a memory problem algough they ran well on other mobos (different brand and chipset) I sent them to be tested at the shop where I bought them. They tested them on another DFI Ultra-D for some days, booting with different hardware and bios setups with no problem.

I think that MY DFI has something with these modules. It is not something that happened to me from the first day. It came later. I am completely desesperated.

Currently my system is running and I try to avoid shutting it down. :stick:

Nforce4 Ultra-D DFI
W3000+
2x512 OVZ VX 3200
Radeon X800XL
OCZ PowerStream 520W (The same as Hardcoreclocker)
...

[FireDragon]

I'm telling you guys, nothing is better than bios 2-17 yet :) Anyway, for the guy that asked for specs:
athlon 64 939 3000 0449 ccbhd at (9x275) 1.4 volts in bios
dfi ultra-d
g skill tccd 4400 LE 2x512
pcp&c 510 deluxe
And of course, I'm using bios 2-17.

For the guy that asked LOL I made the thread I am trying to collect info about the bios...and how well they are dooing...but i agree the 2.17's are to me the best bios...

Hardcoreclocker...I havn't heard of this problem before...I will put a warrning next to that bios and possibly the 310p...I have theory about why these to are making problems I will look more into it though...and if I am right then there may be more then just those 2 bios may cause trouble...idk I will look into it if I find nothing then I just wont post it...

Dragon

[NiCKE^]

I heard the 3.16 bios should be the best one but that just what I heard.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

For the guy that asked LOL I made the thread I am trying to collect info about the bios...and how well they are dooing...but i agree the 2.17's are to me the best bios...

Hardcoreclocker...I havn't heard of this problem before...I will put a warrning next to that bios and possibly the 310p... I have theory about why these to are making problems I will look more into it though...and if I am right then there may be more then just those 2 bios may cause trouble...idk I will look into it if I find nothing then I just wont post it...

Dragon

:D Mate - I appreciate that. Believe me, it happened to me two times and I did nothing but a CMOS clear after changing some hardware.

And now we also know that the issue is gone after flashing the same BIOS again........ :stick:

So I really got the feeling that clearing the CMOS destroys something in the BIOS - maybe in the boot sector.

And......., the 218 worked for me the first time, the 331-1 did not, even my second BIOS chip with 331-1 refused to work.

So keep us updated what You'll find out - there must be somthing..... :slapass:

:toast:

[P_1]

:confused: Didn't touch the mem at all - both sticks in the orange slots. But maybe You are right it has somethin' to do with it, yesterday I tried to boot 4 times - each time with a single stick in a different slot.

With RAM in slot 3 or 4 the issue happened as before and the fan of my X850XT was running full speed (as in 3D mode).

With RAM in slot 1 or 2 it was different - only one red lite onboard diode and not long but short beeps.

No blinking power LED on front panel and reset was working but also no access to BIOS. The GPU fan speeded down to normal turns.

I also tried the Vdimm jumper on both rails - no go.

What I don't understand is I didn't even touched the jumper or the RAM before - only cleared CMOS and 331-1 is working no more.

I still wonder if it is caused by the Vdimm setting in BIOS - I left it always at 3,72. Maybe it should be set back to a normal normal voltage like 2,8 or somthing before clearing the CMOS.

Yet i happened after CMOS clear because I wanted to replace the vid card and some time ago it also happened after a CMOS clear when I swiched the Vdimm jumper and replaced RAM.

Tomorrow I'll get 2 new BIOS chips with the offical 310 - I really hope this will help me out.

As I said before - I also tried a brand new never used BIOS chip with 331-1 BIOS (I have a reseller of BIOS chips who flashes the needed version in stock)
and this chip doesn't work also.

The RAM is BH-5 and ran on my previous board at 3,9 Vdimm and now 24/7 at 3,72 - so I don't think it is damaged. It can even bare 4,1 Vdimm......

So I have no idea whats going on here, only thing I can say is that 331-1 was running perfectly with the BH-5 but it refuses to work after clearing the CMOS.

Any suggestions here? :confused:

:toast:

Have you tried the 414-2 (http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D414-2.zip) or -3 (http://home.no/trac3r/Bios/DFI.LANPARTY.NF4/N4D414-3.zip) bioses yet?

[Zanr Zij]

all the info here:(took the pic from digital camera)
verified here:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=10110



:toast:


http://www.vozforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17498

[pershoot]

HCC, how are you flashing the bios? are you remembering to clear ALL when flashing? i have never encountered this issue, and have cleared cmos while over 3.2, while swapping jumper, swapping ram, cross flashing up/down, etc., etc.

use these flash strings when flashing:

awdflash BIOSFILE.BIN /py /sn /cd /cp /cc /LD /R /f

replace BIOSFILE.BIN w./ bios filename. remember that will reset the machine on its own after done (load optimised once your back in, and always load optimised b4 flashing). if you don't wanna mess with typing, just dload the bootable cdrom and at the prompt type a keyword from 'legend' to flash the bios you would like.

[Quanticles]

Well.. one light means the CPU, RAM, and VGA have all been detected. I'm not sure if bios starts running before or after all of that stuff, but i'd imagine before... =/

You could go to dfi-street and put a post on their forum. If they cant figure it out they'll have an engineer contact you.

[Quanticles]

This might be a dumb question, but did you put the BIOS chip in the right way?

[TEDY]

i always use winflash :>

[Sgt_Strider]

I don't have a floppy drive and I was wondering how do I use winflash to flash the BIOS of my DFI Lanparty Ultra-D? Thanks!

P.S: Is the 3.10P bios still the best to use with my Patriot PC3200 Ram? It's TCCD based.

[pershoot]

you can use my bootable cdrom for flashing. u can find a link to this in the first post.

[Quanticles]

I don't have a floppy drive and I was wondering how do I use winflash to flash the BIOS of my DFI Lanparty Ultra-D? Thanks!

P.S: Is the 3.10P bios still the best to use with my Patriot PC3200 Ram? It's TCCD based.


Just download the program and try to use it. It's xtremely straight foward. =)

[LOU]

Have 3-10 Bios boots up fine but get BSOD. Should I try Oscar Wu 4-14 3 Bios has anyone else had this problem?

ADA3800DAA4BP
CBBLE 0507 DPAW

[vlad]

3.10 has been fine for me. :shrug:

[JDizzle]

Just got my Venice 3000+ but for some reason overclocking isn't working, it might be a bios thing since I'm still using stock bios. Anyways, is 4.14-3 still being hosted? I can't get it to dl. Can I get it anywhere else?

[Fosco]

http://home.no/trac3r/dfi_lanparty_nf4_sliultra_bios.htm

[JDizzle]

Thanks a lot!

[ChongL]

Thanks for the link!

[pershoot]

i changed the driver on the bootable cdrom due to the previous driver that was being used not working on the small population of user's cdroms.

fiedragon you have a typo next to bootable cdrom on your post. it should be 4/14 not 4/1. lettin you know.

also, the floppy link would be: Bootable Floppy (http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/DOS-With-310_PUBLIC.exe)

you have a shortened link there which doesnt work.

[crespo80]

i downloaded the cdrom iso but it doesn't work
At the boot, it enters correctly in the menu, i see all the versions of BIOSES, i type the one I want to flash and it enters the awdflash screen and seraches the file in z: :eek:
but it reports a no disk error and cannot flash anything

what's wrong?

[pershoot]

the driver doesnt detect your rom. i recently changed the driver for another one, to try and attenuate for all the roms out there, but i guess that was futile, hehe.

please reply back with your brand cdrom and model #. if i cant find a driver which works for everyone 100%, i will put together a mini ISO for the small population of users that have the issue, which would contain 2 or 3 of the latest bios files.

[crespo80]

i have
- DVD-ROM Toshiba SD-M1712 firmware 1004 on the first IDE channel as MASTER
- DVD-RW Teac DV-W50D firmware 1.07 on the second IDE channel as MASTER

do you think i'll have more luck if I upgrade the firmware of the Teac to that of Pioneer 106 (the are the same model)

thanks for the help
:)

[soul]

The CD also doesn't work with my drives, with the same problem (Z: drive non-existant). They are, as listed in device manager:

_NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG
TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1302

[NiCKE^]

Updated my website with the DFI bios's so they are there now.

[Minstadave]

New 5/09 and 5/10 betas out:

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/114

[TEDY]

so which of new 5XX is good for TCCD and in orange slots ?

[pershoot]

i refreshed cdrom image with 510-1 to 3.

[pershoot]

i refreshed cdrom image with 509-1 to 3.

[[timko]]

Thanks for adding the new BIOS files to the ISO pershoot :)

[SPQQKY]

so which of new 5XX is good for TCCD and in orange slots ?

510-1 is a bit more agressive and 510-3 for some quick default settings and a bit easier to tweak.

[pershoot]

changed driver back to initial one used. it was better and had better compatiblity.

[mcnbns]

i refreshed cdrom image with 510-1 to 3.
Where can I download this cdrom image... is it the one in the first post? (Just wondering because it doesn't say 510-X anywhere. :) )

[pershoot]

in the 1st post or, http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.php?p=61045&postcount=3

[mcnbns]

in the 1st post or, http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.php?p=61045&postcount=3
Thanks! :toast:

[FireDragon]

Just made a few updates put in the new 5.09, 5.10 bios that both add X2 support with the 5.10 it adds a new future for value ram that adds it.

Dragon

[Daveb2012]

Can someone help me out and what bios they recommend for the following setup:

3000+ venice
dfi ultra d mobo
ocz vx gold 3200 512x2mb
OCZ 520w powerstream
ATI X800xl pci-e

Thanks Im clueless on this..

[Minnyboy]

I was getting errors in Memtest at a measly 215HTT 1:1 with my set of PC3200 GOLD fresh from the RMA truck with the 331-2 bios...

Flashed to the 510-3 bios & it changed one of the settings in the bios (TRTW was changed from 2 to 3) & now I get higher bandwidth as well as being able to run Memtest with Bank Interleave set to "enabled"...

Still early days yet cos I've had major problems with BSOD's & random reboots before... Just found out that it was either the latest nVidia chipset drivers or SP2 that was giving me hell...

I just finished reformatting my RAID-0 & re-loaded XP with just SP1 & the older 6.39 drivers...

Just been through an 18+ hour session of Prime95 at 217HTT... Gotta up the volts & OC now that I got XP to play nice...

Here's a pic of AMD64 Tweaker settings that I'm using... No Windows tweaks, just through the bios atm... I have yet to shove more than 3.2v into my RAM...

Had this DFI for over 1 month now but have always had problems with either the reboots/BSOD's or flaky RAM... Now that I have some half decent RAM & no more crashes, I can see what all this fuss with the DFI/Winbond RAM is all about & I'm liking it...

[FireDragon]

I have good luck with the 2.17 unless you are running Venice/SD or X2 then I would give those a try they are my favorite bios...But if you are havving good luck with thos then hey why not!!

Dragon

[XiN]

I use WinFlah to flash bios and I usually flash boot block a main block but I skip DMI block ... Is it right?

Is it dangerous WinFlash? I find it very pratical...

[fareastgq]

well guys, I just got done 3dmarking 510-2 bios, now I'm set at 9x285, using the same settings as the 2-17, except tref is now 3072 instead of 40**somthing. main timings are still 2.5 3 3 6. Not bad, about 10 more mhz on 1.45 volts for 3dmark2001 stable. Also, winflash is a very good prog to use, just don't do it unless you are running stock settings, DO NOT do it while your settings are oc'd :) 3dmark score with a vanilla 6600 gigabyte was about 19,500ish, don't remmeber exact score.

[Chivalry]

whats reguarded as the most stable / compatible bios?... im not OC atm... all stock.. thnx :confused:

[Daveb2012]

Hey the link to the 510-1 bios is really 3 and vise vera if you want to correct that?

[longsiew]

Bourch and Hardcoreclocker: I have same situation here as you two.

Nghhh...I posted my problems at different thread. Hopefully, members over there won't angry. So now, I am clear that is my Bios that caused problems.

Both of you has get rid of the problmes? Pls guide me in my problems. . I am using Bios 310 (official) and problems occured so I flashed it to Bios 331-1 (oscar wu), but same problmes, too. Too bad if my Bios ROM is faulty. I don't know can I RMA the mobo becuase of the BIOS ROM's faulty. Really appreciate your help and I need your help desperately. Thank you in advance.

[FireDragon]

OK, thnxs for that i just fixed the links

Dragon

[pershoot]

Please amend this line:

"Bootable CDROM (ISO) DOS Image w./ All Bios Revisions to Date (5/10/05)"

[obscurehero]

The best bios for the sli-dr and VX PC-4000? Stick with 310 or is a 510 better? Which one?

[obscurehero]

which one ois better then. The 510. Should I try the 510-3, 510-2??

[justwOo]

The 510-2 would probably be better, the 510-3 is considered a "general" bios, but seems to treat TCCD alot better than it does UTT

[FireDragon]

Please amend this line:

"Bootable CDROM (ISO) DOS Image w./ All Bios Revisions to Date (5/10/05)"


Do you want me to change it? To?

Dragon

If you want you can just PM

[Publ!k En3my]

Thank for the so cool thread. Can we flash the BIOS using the WinFlash utility? I think it faster and simpler than using the floppy which has an unstable quality.

You guyz may download the WinFlash here (http://pe.rmitportal.info/soft/utilities/WinFlash.zip).

BTW, I wanna ask is there any version of BIOS which implemented the MemTest86 into it?

[pershoot]

Thank for the so cool thread. Can we flash the BIOS using the WinFlash utility? I think it faster and simpler than using the floppy which has an unstable quality.

You guyz may download the WinFlash here (http://pe.rmitportal.info/soft/utilities/WinFlash.zip).

BTW, I wanna ask is there any version of BIOS which implemented the MemTest86 into it?

bootable cd not workin for ya?

[Publ!k En3my]

bootable cd not workin for ya?


I dont have a burner to burn the boot image to CD :((. So I choose WinFlash :d

[FireDragon]

Winflash is fine that is what i always use to do my flashing with...

dragon

[pershoot]

i flash off hdd now via awdflash method. i cant boot off cdrom on the 510's, due to it it not 'properly' detecting my cdrom for booting purposes.

[pershoot]

cdrom image has been updated with hellfire's (dfi-street) 510-2.

[Mussels]

whats this new 510-2?

i have the first 510-2 that came out, whats new with this 'hellfire' one?

[Mussels]

common bug, its voltage related. i hear oscar has bigger issues so wont be fixing it for a few weeks at least.

trick is to hit ins (the zero on the numpad) and hold it just after powering system, PC loads at stock settings without saving them....

get into BIOS, lower your multi 2-3 notches. (so its roughly stock Mhz) reboot, and raise it back and it should be fine from then on.

its just a cold boot bug where the startup voltage doesnt set right, i beleive.

[Daveb2012]

Can someone answer, has anyone gotten better results by going back from 5/10 2 bios to the 3 bios?? I cannot get my 3000+ venice over 2300mhz stable with this 5/10 2bios..

[Mussels]

try running it at 2T

Basically, word is that most beta bioses for venices dont like running 1T overclocked yet.... will be worked out in final versions. so try 310, 316, or set it to 2T

[muzz]

common bug, its voltage related. i hear oscar has bigger issues so wont be fixing it for a few weeks at least.

trick is to hit ins (the zero on the numpad) and hold it just after powering system, PC loads at stock settings without saving them....

get into BIOS, lower your multi 2-3 notches. (so its roughly stock Mhz) reboot, and raise it back and it should be fine from then on.

its just a cold boot bug where the startup voltage doesnt set right, i beleive.

The cold boot issue is something they know about, know the cause of, but don't have the TIME to fix it?
Am I reading this right?

[Mussels]

something like that, yes. its a beta bios not a final. 310 (final) seems to work without this, i assume it would be fixed in the next BIOS or two. (as very few people seem affected anyway)

[Daveb2012]

try running it at 2T

Basically, word is that most beta bioses for venices dont like running 1T overclocked yet.... will be worked out in final versions. so try 310, 316, or set it to 2T

2t im not familir with this??

[muzz]

something like that, yes. its a beta bios not a final. 310 (final) seems to work without this, i assume it would be fixed in the next BIOS or two. (as very few people seem affected anyway)

Very few people are affected by the cold boot/ 3 led syndrome?

You must be kidding me......
There are a BOATLOAD of folks having boot issues with this board.
It should have been fixed already.

There is a thread here, that is NOT even about the boot problems ( AN8 thread I think), where at least 3 folks complained about it in there, there are threads here, amdmb, OC,dfi etc... discussing this problem.
This problem is bigger than they think, and they know about it ( although they can't reproduce it :rolleyes: ), yet it's not important enough to support folks that already spent money on this buggy board?

What good is a board that ya have to fight with everyday when starting it up?
I never saw any print in the manual stating ya had to leave it on 24/7 to keep it running.
Anyone else see that in the manual?
Didn't think so.
Don't mean to sound off on you, but if what you are saying is true, then thats just plain BS.
Either that or we are talking about something completely different.

Good Day

m

[Mussels]

its a memory timing. also known as CPC. 1T is CPC on (enabled) 2T is CPC off (disabled)

[FireDragon]

its a memory timing. also known as CPC. 1T is CPC on (enabled) 2T is CPC off (disabled)


That is correct...2t is what people normally run with more than 2 stick to get it stable it cuts down on performance...when it is at 2T 1T is the best and increases performance

Dragon

[187(V)URD@]

anyone of you know what the best bios is for a venice + bh5 ram?

[Mussels]

try the 310P and on, it varies system to system.

(310P, 316. and 510-2 are the ones that work best here)
Venice / UTT

[FireDragon]

3.10p and 3.16 also i have heard that the 5.10-2 work VERY well with Venice and BH-5/UTT

Dragon

[Dani]

BH-5 what, 512mb or 256mb, SS or DS rams?
Or is't any different :confused:

DFI nF4
Venice 3200+
2*256mb SS KHX3000 BH-5, +270FSB
2*256mb SS KHX3200 BH-5, +270FSB
2*256mb DS KHX3500 DW50, +270FSB
ther's my test rams

( SS= singlesided, DS= doublesided)

[kai_]

Can someone clarify this for me?

Some people are saying that xxx-1 bioses are better for TCCD RAM, but others are saying it's xxx-3 which is the more suitable? I know that it says that xxx-3 are the optimized ones in the first post, but I'm sure that I read someplace else that this was the wrong way round?

[Mussels]

i beleive -1 is a general bios for all ram, -2 is for UTT (Vx) and -3 is for TCCD.

-1 or -3 work fine with TCCD, some people have better luck with different ones.

oh, and for a while here either the info or the links was backwards for some of them, read back a few pages i beleive it said it somewhere.

[BIG_DEADy]

What about the Hellfire BIOS? I'm just running it and it seems to be fine with my BH5 :banana:

Link to DFI Forum/ Hellfire Thread (http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12168)

[FireDragon]

w00t!!! boys and girls HellFire is back in the game this is a crazy moment he was the one that made some of the most legendary bios for the NF2 boards and now he is making them for the DFI NF4 w00t!!!

Dragon

[FireDragon]

Pershoot have you updated the bios cd?

Dragon

[FireDragon]

i beleive -1 is a general bios for all ram, -2 is for UTT (Vx) and -3 is for TCCD.

-1 or -3 work fine with TCCD, some people have better luck with different ones.

oh, and for a while here either the info or the links was backwards for some of them, read back a few pages i beleive it said it somewhere.


It is all fixed and yes you are right about what ones work for what it also says at the bottom of the bios...maybe I should put it at the top also...

Dragon

[Mussels]

Very few people are affected by the cold boot/ 3 led syndrome?

You must be kidding me......
There are a BOATLOAD of folks having boot issues with this board.
It should have been fixed already.

There is a thread here, that is NOT even about the boot problems ( AN8 thread I think), where at least 3 folks complained about it in there, there are threads here, amdmb, OC,dfi etc... discussing this problem.
This problem is bigger than they think, and they know about it ( although they can't reproduce it :rolleyes: ), yet it's not important enough to support folks that already spent money on this buggy board?

What good is a board that ya have to fight with everyday when starting it up?
I never saw any print in the manual stating ya had to leave it on 24/7 to keep it running.
Anyone else see that in the manual?
Didn't think so.
Don't mean to sound off on you, but if what you are saying is true, then thats just plain BS.
Either that or we are talking about something completely different.

Good Day

m

Dude.... you're running a beta bios. get the hell over it.
go back to 310P and you wont have it, these bioses are not meant to be stable or officially supported.

[pershoot]

Pershoot have you updated the bios cd?

Dragon

yes on 5/20.

edit: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=874014&postcount=192

[Publ!k En3my]

Dear mates,

Did anyone try both BIOS 5-10.1 and 5.10.3 for TCCD chip? Which do you feel better? As it is stated here (http://home.no/trac3r/dfi_lanparty_nf4_sliultra_bios.htm)


- 5.10-1 Updated 5.09. 1 uses 3.26 ram table (TCCD)
- 5.10-3 Updated 5.09. 3 uses 3.10 ram table (TCCD,BH-5,UTT) TCC* will run better in orange slots.

Will TCCD be really better in orange slots with BIOS 5-10.3?

[FireDragon]

I beleave it is so as UTT is better in yellow for most bios...and I have heard that TCCD is better in orange...at least witht he 5.10-3 that is...With UTT some people can gain 15MHz by going from orange to yellow...

Dragon

[FireDragon]

Dude.... you're running a beta bios. get the hell over it.
go back to 310P and you wont have it, these bioses are not meant to be stable or officially supported.

They might not be offically supported but they DO work MUCH better in almost all cases then the offical none modded bios...you trade speed and performance for slightly decreased peace of mind from having a beta bios...

BTW people have had the proble with EVERY bios under the sun NOT JUST beta and modded bios....

Dragon

[FireDragon]

yes on 5/20.

edit: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=874014&postcount=192


Ok, thxs man just want to keep this up to date...

Dragon

[Mussels]

ok firedragon, i had not heard anything about people having this on normal bioses. i work as a reviewer with OCZ and got the info from those guys, and word was that it happened very rarely and only with beta bioses.

and UTT works better in yellow?? :stick: damn i gotta try me that :D

[FireDragon]

They know there stuff yes but they also only know from what they have treid not what has happend to others...I love OCZ wish I was a reviewer...

Dragon

[destroyerjjbg]

i haved the 6.00 pd 25-1-2005, and have some problems booting from diferent hard drives, have to disable external cache and in some cases cpu internal cache.

for what is external cache?
any guide for the rest of values of the bios not dram either cpu ?

i`m going for 3.10,didnt see 3.10 p support by dfi

regards

[BIG_DEADy]

I have a question how to flash the bios without a floppy drive:

Can I boot from a USB stick with the DFI Board or have I to flash from CD? USB stick would be nice because that was the reason why I bought me one.

[ahpaul82]

Im just get DFI DAGF few days ago,
my question is ,
can all those BIOS listed in the first page can use on my board ?
If cannot, then which one would you recommend ?
currently i was using official lastest BIOS...

[ReelMonza]

No, DAGF has different BIOS.

[FireDragon]

Hey just use winflash...that is what I use just make sure EVERYTHING is set to stock before you flash and it should be all good...

Dragon

[Quanticles]

DAGF?

Hey just use winflash...that is what I use just make sure EVERYTHING is set to stock before you flash and it should be all good...

Dragon
Winflash has a "Reset CMOS" option that you can check.

[Rukee]

:D Yeah, very nice work indeed, now we need someone to test all the BIOS versions to find out best for TCCD and BH-5..........

:toast:
agreed! :woot:

[FireDragon]

Pretty much we already do take a look at my first post in the thread below every bios is what they have changed what slots to run them in and what ram they work well with...

Dragon

[THunDA]

Im just get DFI DAGF few days ago,
my question is ,
can all those BIOS listed in the first page can use on my board ?
If cannot, then which one would you recommend ?
currently i was using official lastest BIOS...

Im running a dagf board right now while my ultra-d is being rma'd..

My dagf board runs awsome with the 4-14-05 bios on DFI's site.. Currently running my Sandy @ 260x11..

Awsome little budget mobo..hehe.. :D

[Jomiy]

I get BSOD when installing Windows...I'm gonna try installing a copy with SP2 (cd from work today).

The board from Fry's has no label on the last PCI slot so I don't know the revision, nor does the stock BIOS have Memtest. I tried to flash to 414-3 using the bootable CD-ROM but it always says "Device Not Ready". What is wrong?

[fareastgq]

I get BSOD when installing Windows...I'm gonna try installing a copy with SP2 (cd from work today).

The board from Fry's has no label on the last PCI slot so I don't know the revision, nor does the stock BIOS have Memtest. I tried to flash to 414-3 using the bootable CD-ROM but it always says "Device Not Ready". What is wrong?

someone else has that same problem atm here, still troubleshooting, will let u know what happens.... I'm suspecting the board atm.

[Jomiy]

How can I check what BIOS version I am running? I hope I am running 310 since I have a Venice on the board....

[pershoot]

How can I check what BIOS version I am running? I hope I am running 310 since I have a Venice on the board....

advanced bios -> disable logo (all the way on the bottom) -> save -> during POST look on the lower left hand side of the screen.

[soundx98]

or try Everest Home - free at www.lavalys.com

listedmany places but try Computer/Overclock/bios

[Jomiy]

Well I finally got to install Windows. Had 1/25 BIOS and it might have been conflicting with Venice. Flashed to 310 with a floppy (boot cd wouldn't flash). Windows install still BSOD, but I upped RAM voltage from 2.6 to 2.8 and it let me install. hurray!

[Super strokey]

Which is the best bios for some ocz eb? I didnt see one there and was wondering.

[kempez815]

Hey guys...what are we reckoning about the new 06/15 BIOS. Apparently all the tweaking has to be re-learned all over again :(

Anyway, its here to download in English (http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/bios_download_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3471&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&STATUS_FLAG=A&SITE=US)

[pershoot]

refreshed cdrom image with 615 and replaced 8.59 awdflash w./ 8.6.

[pershoot]

refreshed cdrom image with 618.

[longsiew]

I flashed my Bios from 331-1 to 615 yesterday. Miraccle!!!. It solved my cold boot issues. But it affectes my oc. On 331-1 I could oc to 260Mhz @ 2-2-2-2 at 3.6vdimm stable. But now I could not do 260Mhz at the same settings. Bios 615 is quite picky on the RAM timing. I have to lower the CL to 2.5 in order to get my comp stable occasionally. I said occasionally becoz, at 260Mhz @ 2.5-2-2-2, my windows might hang during application such as 3DMark 2001 SE or Prime95 or during gaming such as Far Cry. Well! there is a lost and a gain for my case. But it is better than 'living with Cold Boot'. As for USB Problem, I did not encounter as I am on Ps/2 mouse and keyboard. Will try some tweaking and bencies tonight to make my tight timing to gain its stablility. Hmmm...this proof that my icute (PSU) is not the problem althought it has only 20pin

My sig
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Winnie 3000+@ 2340Mhz @ 1.52vcore(Stock cool)
DFI NF4 Ultra-D (Bios 615) Rev. A3
TwinMos SP UTT 256mb x2 (PC3200) @ 2.5-2-2-2 @ 3.6vdimm
IDE Hitachi 80gb 7200rpm 2 mb
Gigabyte 6600GT 500/1000
LG DVD Rom
Gigabyte CD ROM
Panasonic Floopy
icute 420watt PSU

[kempez815]

I flashed my Bios from 331-1 to 615 yesterday. Miraccle!!!. It solved my cold boot issues. But it affectes my oc. On 331-1 I could oc to 260Mhz @ 2-2-2-2 at 3.6vdimm stable. But now I could not do 260Mhz at the same settings. Bios 615 is quite picky on the RAM timing. I have to lower the CL to 2.5 in order to get my comp stable occasionally. I said occasionally becoz, at 260Mhz @ 2.5-2-2-2, my windows might hang during application such as 3DMark 2001 SE or Prime95 or during gaming such as Far Cry. Well! there is a lost and a gain for my case. But it is better than 'living with Cold Boot'. As for USB Problem, I did not encounter as I am on Ps/2 mouse and keyboard. Will try some tweaking and bencies tonight to make my tight timing to gain its stablility. Hmmm...this proof that my icute (PSU) is not the problem althought it has only 20pin

My sig
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Winnie 3000+@ 2340Mhz @ 1.52vcore(Stock cool)
DFI NF4 Ultra-D (Bios 615) Rev. A3
TwinMos SP UTT 256mb x2 (PC3200) @ 2.5-2-2-2 @ 3.6vdimm
IDE Hitachi 80gb 7200rpm 2 mb
Gigabyte 6600GT 500/1000
LG DVD Rom
Gigabyte CD ROM
Panasonic Floopy
icute 420watt PSU

Furry muff, but DFI's HATE 20pin connectors any rate, so I would just get a 24pin PSU and comply with the specs :)

Can't wait for payday and my PCP&C 5109 SLi!! :woot:

[pershoot]

firedragon, please append the below lines, right below the ISO BIOS Pack download:

For users recieving 'Disk Not Ready' when trying to flash with the above ISO:
310+510-1/-2/-3:
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/310_510-mini.rar

310+618-1/-2/-3:
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/310_618-mini.rar

[pershoot]

refreshed main cdrom iso image with 623-1/-2/-3 and compiled a '-mini' consisting of 310+623-1/-2/-3

310+623-1/-2/-3:
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/310_623-mini.rar

[pershoot]

refreshed cdrom ISO w./ 510-1/-2/-3 Tune Up and compiled a -mini.

310+510-1f/-2f/-3f:
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/310_510f-mini.rar

[roybfr]

Just got my board, had 1.25 on it, flashed to 623 Rev 3 with the mini (having the "Disk Not Ready" error with full iso) and every thing seems to be working great now, even put a halt to my reboot issue. Thanks for posting this up.

[pershoot]

refreshed cdrom image with 702-1/-2/-3 and compiled a -mini.

**THIS IS ALPHA.** USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! Please peruse the Discussion/Feedback link first if in doubt/for more info.

Discussion/Feedback Thread (702):
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67540

Bootable CDROM (ISO) DOS Image w./ All Bios Revisions to Date (7/02/05):
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/DFI_BIOSROM.rar

310+702-1/-2/-3:
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/310_702-mini.rar

[NiCKE^]

Added the new 7.02 bios's on www.dfi-bios.tk now.

[pershoot]

refreshed cdrom image w./ merlin's 510-2f (Tune Up) w./ hellfire's 3.16.

[pershoot]

refreshed cdrom image w./ merlin's 0307 & 704 & compiled a -mini

310+704-1/-2/-3:
http://indabasement.com/DFINF4/bios/310_704-mini.rar

[EMC2]

pershoot - per Oskar's request, please remove the 704 BIOS bro...

Thread here (http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=949837&posted=1#post949837[/url)
Oskar's post (http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16500)

Peace :toast:

[pershoot]

added to -mini 704 and full ISO:

echo MAJOR BUG IN 704 (Vcore Special 123%+ May Cause CPU Failure/Death In Certain Situations):
echo http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16500