ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

Well, considering lots of people are having quite a few problems overclocking on this board recently, I thought it'd be a good idea to start this thread. I'll update this post with the problems and fixes if people post them here and in other threads. Here's things I've found with my E6600 so far..

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http://www.asus.com.tw/999/images/pr...198/1198_l.jpg

lawrywild's current recommended BIOS version: 2801 Note: EIST setting doesn't work, use C1E instead.
Problem - Fix.


BIOS Archive


P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0065
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0078
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0088
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0301
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0401
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0502
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0504
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0602
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0604
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0701
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0801
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0901
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-0903
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1001
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1101
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1201
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1301
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1305
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1401
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1402
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1403
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1404
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1405
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1407
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1501
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1502
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1503
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1506
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1601
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1602
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1703
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1705
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1707
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1801
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1803
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1804
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-1901
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2001
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2004
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2103
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2205
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2206
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2004-G0-45nm-Edition (Modified by lawrywild)
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2301
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2302
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2403
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2406
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2503
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2504
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2602
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2704
P5W-DH-ASUS-Deluxe-2801


ASUS FTP

AMI Bios Tools

Latest Drivers HERE [DutchBBQ what happened to this?]

FSB Wall at low fsb around 300 - Disable Hyperpath 3 in the Chipset section of the bios. [Credit - lawrywild]

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Originally Posted by cmthomson

The issue is that the P5W DH normally overclocks the 975X NB by changing its strapping from 1066 to 800. This gives better benchmarks at stock speeds, but limits the FSB speed. This feature is controlled by the "Hyper Path 3" BIOS switch; disabling this forces the 1066 strap and allows much higher FSB speeds without overvolting the NB.

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FSB Wall at around 360-370 fsb - Enable SPD timings option in Chipset section of bios.

Extremely slow POST - Disable everything to do with fans in "Hardware Monitor". [Credit - OBR]

POST lock up during Detecting IDE Devices - Restart and plug in some USB storage OR change SATA harddrive to other header. [Credit - OPB]

VCore only option Auto - EITHER Flash using AFUDOS and the tags "afudos /i****.rom /p /b /n /c" (without quotes) , then clear cmos as the manual describes [Credit - OPB] OR Disable Speedstep and Enhanced C1 Control in the Cpu Configuration section of the BIOS. [Credit - DjLeco]

Slow POST (SATA Only Users) - If you're running all SATA drives (Optical and HDD) .. and are getting slow boot times mark the IDE ports and "not installed" in the bios .. saves you the 30sec detection time for each drive. [Credit - Silver Bullet]

Random 256C cpu temperature bug - Not really a fix but usuallyonly happens when running CPU-Z.

USB devices don't power off after shutdown - A standard feature of ASUS motherboards.

Motherboard cold boots when you restart - Seems to be a standard feature in the motherboard although it doesn't seem to do it at stock.

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NOW FIXED IN BIOS 1503

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BIOS seems to hang when entering Monitoring section - No fix.

Keyboard connected via a USB Hub. When system is shut down pressing the keyboard starts the PC. - No fix as of yet, Disabled PS2 Keyboard Startup does nothing to stop this.

Network Disconnecting - Upgrade Marvell Yukon NIC to latest driver; http://www.marvell.com/drivers/drive...?dId=116&pId=3 [Credit - BulldogPO]

CPU Fan Error upon POST when cpu fan is not connected to onboard header - Set cpu fan to Ignore in Hardware Monitoring section of BIOS.

Remote Control will only shutdown board and does not power it up - Enable "Power on after Power loss" option in the ASUS DH Remote control panel in windows. Also make sure the USB receiver is connected to USB Ports 3 or 4.

Blue Screen Of Death when installing Win XP SP2 - Disable 1394 (Firewire) and Jmicron controller from within BIOS.

Antec NeoHE Power Supply Units - Buy something decent. :p:

Probe 2 and SpeedFan start reporting the CPU temperature as 128C. This goes away after a while. In this state, Probe alternates between 128 and 256, and Speedfan stays at 128. - Try Everest Ultimate Edition or use Core Temp (see notes below).

Silent CPU Fan Profile won't work in BIOS when Vcore is above Auto - Try setting to Optimal Fan Profile, worked for me..


Notes:

-- Cpu temperature reported by PC Probe or Speedfan etc is from a sensor integrated into the motherboard itself. To get temperature readings from the on-die sensor, use "Core Temp" (freeware) or Everest Ultimate Edition.

-- The motherboard temperature reported in any motherboard monitoring application is the reading from a thermistor placed on the pcb, not the 975x Northbridge.

-- VMODS can be found here:

- http://sg.vr-zone.com/?i=3876
or
- http://www.benchzone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=36

Recommended Aircoolers: (in no order)
Thermalright Ultra-120
Tuniq/Sunbeam Tower 120
Noctua NH-U12
Noctua NH-U9
Thermaltake Big Typhoon (/VX)
Zalman CNPS9700LED
Scythe Ninja (/rev.B)
Scythe Infinity
Thermalright XP-90/C
Thermalright SI-120
Thermalright XP-120
ASUS Silent Square
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
Thermalright IFX-14

Recommended silent fan:
Nexus Real Silent 120mm (Handpicked Yate Loon) 1000rpm

Recommended Chipset Heatsinks:
Thermalright HR-05 (use asus clip)
Thermalright HR-05 SLI (use asus clip)
Thermalright NB-1/C
Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II
Swiftech whatever they're called
ASUS stock cooler + 40mm fan

More added later..

Slow posting - Disable every fan Q-Controls in "Hardware Monitor", it is working for me, after disabing of it i have speed boot up.

"BIOS seems to hang when entering Monitoring section"
Thats no bug, it takes some time no matter what bios version

"Motherboard cold boots when you restart"
Thats some kind of OC protection. Annoying, but no bug.


Furthermore I cant boot with manually set ram timings above 400FSB. Works fine for 400FSB and below.
There are some more things that seem to act up when running above 400Mhz FSB (random reboots).
Disabling Hyperpath, EIST, Speedstep, C1 helped some guys getting higher OCs.
"Random 256C cpu temperature bug"
Happens to me only when I open CPU-Z.

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Originally Posted by Fr3ak

"BIOS seems to hang when entering Monitoring section"
Thats no bug, it takes some time no matter what bios version

"Motherboard cold boots when you restart"
Thats some kind of OC protection. Annoying, but no bug.


Furthermore I cant boot with manually set ram timings above 400FSB. Works fine for 400FSB and below.
There are some more things that seem to act up when running above 400Mhz FSB (random reboots).
Disabling Hyperpath, EIST, Speedstep, C1 helped some guys getting higher OCs.
"Random 256C cpu temperature bug"
Happens to me only when I open CPU-Z.

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It is a bug, you'll find that sometimes with bios's before 0801 it'll take about 4 mins but with 0801 and above it takes no more than 10 seconds.

Never said the cold boots were a bug...

That's what this "FSB Wall at around 360-370 fsb - Enable SPD timings option in Chipset section of bios." one is for.

I'll look into the cpu-z thing..

will a 7950GTX work on the mb?

FSB Wall at around 360-370 fsb - Enable SPD timings option in Chipset section of bios.


help me right now i run 380 fsb the higest i have ben able to boot up at.
before max where 360

the mem dividers just dont work properly at all.

this mobo is rubbish, im waiting for OCZ tony to test it next week maybe he will figure it out

Larry, the BIOS doesnt seem to hang for me prior to 903... however, its about an 8-10 second delay before it pops up.

The memory dividers and no manual control over memory timings is what is making me upset.

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Originally Posted by Pandamonia

the mem dividers just dont work properly at all.

this mobo is rubbish, im waiting for OCZ tony to test it next week maybe he will figure it out

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Yes, mem divider is biggest problem of this MoBo, i have good CPU OC, but i need more frequency to memory ... i will buy another board ...

>FSB Wall at around 360-370 fsb - Enable SPD timings option in Chipset section of bios.

Now at E6300@400FSB, noted

Have to enable SPD else the PC can't POST
Set on AUTO - Hyperpath, DRAM Thottling, all voltage settings except vMCH at 1.55V
Had to use 4:3 ratio to get stability with my 2 x 1 GB Patriot DDR667 sticks which kind of sucks since I can't even tighten the timings with SPD mandatory for POSTing.

Disabling Hyperpath3 did not help o'cing higher on my set.

SLOW BOOT (SATA ONLY) - If you're running all SATA drives (Opt and SATA) .. and are getting slow boot times mark the IDE ports and "not installed" in the bios .. saves you the 30sec detection time for each drive.

So would this motherboard not be reccomended then?

I have one on order to go alongside my E6600 and Gskill 2gig NR.

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

So would this motherboard not be reccomended then?

I have one on order to go alongside my E6600 and Gskill 2gig NR.

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The motherboard is fine .. this is just a place to get around the common problems that people have been having.

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Originally Posted by Silver Bullet

SLOW BOOT (SATA ONLY) - If you're running all SATA drives (Opt and SATA) .. and are getting slow boot times mark the IDE ports and "not installed" in the bios .. saves you the 30sec detection time for each drive.

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Originally Posted by inzane.oc

will a 7950GTX work on the mb?

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yes... :)

Nice thread, it will be useful when I get my E6600 for sure.

Hmm. I never experianced this with any bios. 4-5 seconds is the absolute max I have seen with any bios.

0801 gets there instantly (for me).

-k0nsl

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Originally Posted by lawrywild

It is a bug, you'll find that sometimes with bios's before 0801 it'll take about 4 mins but with 0801 and above it takes no more than 10 seconds.

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>Random 256C cpu temperature bug - No fix as of yet.

btw, this seems only to happen with Asus Probe, Speedfan CPU temp monitoring does not report any swings.

i still get hangs on 903 when going into hardware monitor...
and my usb devices dont stay on

Can all these problems be solved by new bios? like the mem divider etc
there isn't any hardware problem with the board i mean ?

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Originally Posted by AndrewZorn

i still get hangs on 903 when going into hardware monitor...

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Same with me on on 903.

not always though. not sure what causes it.

i DO know that back when my CPU was running hot... maybe 50*C+ idle/bios... it took FOREVER. for some reason better cooling speeds it up. also waiting before going in there helps too. like, if its the first thing you do superspeedyfast then youll have to wait, but not if you do other stuff in the meantime

considering these two things it is probably just verifying temps and whatnot, which is why higher temperatures may take it longer?

prob using a noiseblocker SX2 fan plugged on the motherboard.. bios reporting stupid speeds (12000 rpm oO) and making hangs all the time in monitoring section or when using pc probe 2.

no fix yet.

AI Booster shows wrong fsb with bios 901 & 903.

what is the best and most stable bios for this board.

I think 903 is best atm

Ive gotten further with my Celly D with 903 than any other BIOS so far. My conroe should be here sometime mid week, its a 6600 Retail, so we will see where it goes.

People who have this board, do you like this board? Would you recommend it to someone why is trying to get an OC of only like 3GHz or so?

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Originally Posted by ruler22

People who have this board, do you like this board? Would you recommend it to someone why is trying to get an OC of only like 3GHz or so?

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easily.

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Originally Posted by ruler22

People who have this board, do you like this board? Would you recommend it to someone why is trying to get an OC of only like 3GHz or so?

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Definately a fine board if you only want 3ghz ;)

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Originally Posted by lawrywild

Definately a fine board if you only want 3ghz ;)

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Hopefully this will get better with newer BIOS-versions...

Does anyone else have the problem where cpu-z reports the wrong cpu voltage once you go over 1.425-1.450 in the bios? Not sure if this is a bios issue or a cpu-z bug.

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Originally Posted by vmsein

Does anyone else have the problem where cpu-z reports the wrong cpu voltage once you go over 1.425-1.450 in the bios? Not sure if this is a bios issue or a cpu-z bug.

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yes. ignore it.

P5WDH ; retail box E67600 ; ddr 1000 4 5 4 15 ; bios 0903

If I select anything over ddr 900 in bios I get no post at all

Hyperpath 3 disabled
vdimm 2.2
vcore 1.4265
pcie 105
pci 33
vmch 1.55

I can now enable mem timings as before it would not boot if I did that.


EDIT: It seems that the limitation of posting with more than ddr 900 selected in bios has something tied to what fsb you are running. I lowered my fsb to 270 at the suggestion of another member and now I can select ddr 1080 and am in windows. So my ram is @ 540Mhz 4 5 4 15 1:2 so far. But I am not liking the low fsb. Super Pi is slower

tallman why 105 for pci-e ?

having problems with mine ..running FSB 370 atm at 1,425v ...45-47c under occt torture...pretty nice...but i want more :D ...thx devil will try SPD for RAM...hope it helps...but it seems voltage doesnt help much when making it stable......

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Originally Posted by [G.N.U.]Fragman

tallman why 105 for pci-e ?

having problems with mine ..running FSB 370 atm at 1,425v ...45-47c under occt torture...pretty nice...but i want more :D ...thx devil will try SPD for RAM...hope it helps...but it seems voltage doesnt help much when making it stable......

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That was a through-back from when I was pushing my 805D. It worked there so I tried it here. Now I am back to auto volts for everything except vcore and vdimm and I am at 366 fsb, 1.5 vcore 2m prime stable

Attachment 49923

cpu-z shows wrong volts and AiBooster shows wrong fsb,,,,,,AiBooster also shows the randon 255-256c core temp

all the asus software is so slow..like it was coded in java....uses everest to tell me most of it....

how about that FSB thingy down at vdimm (below vcore) ???
and the last ihc i think the name is...something to change ?

Yeah, I have Everest now too. It sure puts a lot in sys tray though


fsb termination----I tried changing it and am back at "auto" with it

ICH voltage---I played with it also----again, I am back to "auto" there as well

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Originally Posted by MacClipper

>Random 256C cpu temperature bug - No fix as of yet.

btw, this seems only to happen with Asus Probe, Speedfan CPU temp monitoring does not report any swings.

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Happens in AiBooster also

I know this is not exactly what you are looking for in this thread, but my biggest problem with the Asus P5 DH is simply finding one. They seem to be out of stock EVERYWHERE except EBAY where sellers are nearing $300 counting shipping...

wow now i feel good about paying under $250 shipped for mine a while ago

Some of you may be interested in this that I found in another thread


Credit for the post below goes to lopri:





" People who can't go past 360~370FSB, it's not because your board is crappy. It's by design. ASUS is forcing tight chipset timings at 1066 strap, which will set the FSB wall at base 266FSB +100FSB. (It's too long to explain and I just learned about it myself). If you want to go past that wall, you HAVE TO give up 4:5, 3:5, etc. 1:1 will take you up around 430 (333 base FSB + 100). After that you have to give up 1:1 to go up higher, but at that point the chipset will physically give up at 1.65V max. Again, it's by design. Asus went on the route to tighten the chipset timings that's why we see the fastest PI scores on this board. On the contrast, Gigabyte went on the opposite way (w/ DS3, I don't know about other models) and that's why we see such sky high FSB but their memory dividers/timings are all messed up.

If your memory is good up to 1066MHz, try running 1:2 @266FSB. It'll run like a charm. "

I have one of these mobo's pre-ordered at acortech.com (they told me they had 2 in stock when i ordered, but they lied and they were pre-ordered) but im going to see if I can get one off newegg when they get them in stock again, which should be tomorrow or tuesday

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Originally Posted by csidden

I know this is not exactly what you are looking for in this thread, but my biggest problem with the Asus P5 DH is simply finding one. They seem to be out of stock EVERYWHERE except EBAY where sellers are nearing $300 counting shipping...

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Try here:http://www.antaresdigital.com/

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Originally Posted by dad11345

Try here:http://www.antaresdigital.com/

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looks good too
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller11455.html
even mentions someone getting a conroe from them, WAY early...
EDIT unless they were talking about yonah or something, WAY late...

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Originally Posted by Tallman

EDIT: It seems that the limitation of posting with more than ddr 900 selected in bios has something tied to what fsb you are running. I lowered my fsb to 270 at the suggestion of another member and now I can select ddr 1080 and am in windows. So my ram is @ 540Mhz 4 5 4 15 1:2 so far. But I am not liking the low fsb. Super Pi is slower

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Interesting, BUT i cant to run my RAM on 1066 @everything defaults = FSB 266, if i will set at default 1066 mem divider my system is posting but with loading of windows i have this message : File : C>//////win/...config is broken, repair it with CD and push R key ... and reboot ...

can you guy tell me max FSB of E6300 on this board ?

There are benches with mine and a 7950 GX2 here:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=74516

About the 8th post.

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Originally Posted by dad11345

Try here:http://www.antaresdigital.com/

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Purchased (I got the last one!) - Thank you! :toast:

:toast:

My P5WDH shipped today, my retail E 6400 is at home allready!!

:banana: :banana: :banana:

So, you'll see some benchies tomorrow maybe...^^

bsicly with my new x6800 I can boot at 333x10 3337MHZ without issue memory 999MHZ 5,5,5,15 2.15V, but when I set it to 352x10 3520MHZ memory 9xxMHZ 5,5,5,15 2.15V and core at 1.475 whenever I reboot (not cold boot) I get a warning saying that it could not load the CPU or Memory voltage overclocks, but if I enter bios (F1 as its an error) save and let it restart everything is fine. I'm on the version 901 bios any ideas?

ERIC

any mods for that board

Sure
They are in making thred - sticky one.

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Originally Posted by OMEGA3

The images are done.
Many thanks to kyosen and FCG.

Vdimm
http://bird.zero.ad.jp/~zan89925/p5wdh_Vdimm.jpg

Vmch
http://bird.zero.ad.jp/~zan89925/p5wdh_Vmch.jpg

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Just added vr-zone pencil mods :)
http://vr-zone.com/?i=3876&s=1

Random 256C cpu temperature bug : I have this bug when CPU-Z runs.

About pencil mods ... whats more voltage i will get on NB after this mod? Anyone tried it?

well just a little ..not tested stable result: vcore 1,55 vmch 1,65 hyperpath3 disabled, SPD timings and 2,2 volts on ocz pc6400 XTC ....made my goal 400FSB/3,6Ghz.....MB 34 and CPU 44 idle with air (xp120)

does anyone else have an external usb drive connected to there p5w-dh ?
with my maxtor drive connected my system was taking 5 mins + to boot into windows and i tested the drive with hdtach and found it running at 23mb/s
after i switched the drive off it booted as normal.
the p5w-dh has bios 0901

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Originally Posted by leejsmith

does anyone else have an external usb drive connected to there p5w-dh ?
with my maxtor drive connected my system was taking 5 mins + to boot into windows and i tested the drive with hdtach and found it running at 23mb/s
after i switched the drive off it booted as normal.
the p5w-dh has bios 0901

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I do have one connected aswell.

Go to Hardware Monitor in BIOS and disable Q-Fan on cpu, pwn and chassis (all of them basically)

Can you disable the Wi-fi in the BIOS or do I need to remove the card? Can't find a BIOS setting to enable/disable.

Not in the bios, you can disable the driver in device manager. Or just unplug it.

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Originally Posted by lawrywild

I do have one connected aswell.

Go to Hardware Monitor in BIOS and disable Q-Fan on cpu, pwn and chassis (all of them basically)

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I did that already and remove the wireless ,apply new as5 to the chipset coolers, make sure ram settings are set to spd.

going to stick at 333fsb for 3ghz @ stock voltage until i get the drives working.

i did have it running at 377fsb for 3.4ghz 1.4v and it ran dual prime for 10 mins but after a reboot it reset in 1m pi.

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Originally Posted by leejsmith

does anyone else have an external usb drive connected to there p5w-dh ?
with my maxtor drive connected my system was taking 5 mins + to boot into windows and i tested the drive with hdtach and found it running at 23mb/s
after i switched the drive off it booted as normal.
the p5w-dh has bios 0901

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You can have similar problems when using a keyboard that has a few USB hubs

The best way to fix it is to set the ICH chipset V to 1.2V :) and setting legasy USB to AUTO

Some more issues:
No boot with more than 2.05 vmch :|
No 1:1 with 430+ FSB - 4:5's good though (but how many mem hits 540-600mhz?)

- FSB Wall around: 520-530FSB

4:5 seems unstable as well btw.. - But great for benchies when 1:1 aint availible..

With low temps:
CPU temp read in windows: 128 degC

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And now, I dont know if this is a mobo issue, CPU gets unstable at 1.675v+ - its a E6600, but a fellow mate of mine said his X6800 has sweetspot around 1.9v, a very reliable source a XS mod btw..

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Originally Posted by Zulusman

Just added vr-zone pencil mods :)
http://vr-zone.com/?i=3876&s=1

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Thanks for the link. Gonna mod my board tomorrow :)

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Originally Posted by M.Beier

Some more issues:
No boot with more than 2.05 vmch :|
No 1:1 with 430+ FSB - 4:5's good though (but how many mem hits 540-600mhz?)

- FSB Wall around: 520-530FSB

4:5 seems unstable as well btw.. - But great for benchies when 1:1 aint availible..

With low temps:
CPU temp read in windows: 128 degC

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And now, I dont know if this is a mobo issue, CPU gets unstable at 1.675v+ - its a E6600, but a fellow mate of mine said his X6800 has sweetspot around 1.9v, a very reliable source a XS mod btw..

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I can address/backup a few of those I think....

>2.05 problems, someone else mentioned this, no work around it seems....pretty much, if your NB/memcontroller can't do what you need it to do with proper cooling and 2V, try a new board or upgrade to an X6800 :shrug:

No 1:1 >430, never heard this one....but definitely intriguing, is this bootspeed or clockgen speed? I'm very interested in this one as I'll be needing 435+ 1:1 for my E6700, and my memcontroller can't do 540 (but it loves 430 3-3-3, :shrug: ) :eek:

Agreed on the 4:5 being fairly unstable....definitely something not right with it at least.

128C is when CPUz opens/is open, right? ;) (or just when too low?....if so, both are known bugs that we just have to live with :-/)

Is the 1.6875/1.7 you're trying to set in BIOS or with a vmod? The last two values have known bugs :(

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Originally Posted by Vapor

I can address/backup a few of those I think....

>2.05 problems, someone else mentioned this, no work around it seems....pretty much, if your NB/memcontroller can't do what you need it to do with proper cooling and 2V, try a new board or upgrade to an X6800 :shrug:

No 1:1 >430, never heard this one....but definitely intriguing, is this bootspeed or clockgen speed? I'm very interested in this one as I'll be needing 435+ 1:1 for my E6700, and my memcontroller can't do 540 (but it loves 430 3-3-3, :shrug: ) :eek:

Agreed on the 4:5 being fairly unstable....definitely something not right with it at least.

128C is when CPUz opens/is open, right? ;) (or just when too low?....if so, both are known bugs that we just have to live with :-/)

Is the 1.6875/1.7 you're trying to set in BIOS or with a vmod? The last two values have known bugs :(

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I dont wanna purchase X6800, to expensive IMO, might get one sooner or later though..

Well, the 1:1 is quite well known, I thought it was my mem, but google'd it, it seems I werent only one with that issue, Rol-co changed to 4:5 as well...
- But for some boards it all the way up to 445-455 FSB for 1:1 is good... - Only after..

:banana::banana::banana::banana:, seriously, is the two last settings bugged? - Explains quite alot, no I didnt get it vcore modded nor Tcore/vdroop, only vmch & vdimm..

The 128degC readin' was with DIIIICE :)

- But I'll def try vcore moddin' this sucker if I put DICE or LN2 on it again, or even my mach II...

Thanx alot for the advise mate :)

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Originally Posted by M.Beier

Some more issues:
No boot with more than 2.05 vmch :|
No 1:1 with 430+ FSB - 4:5's good though (but how many mem hits 540-600mhz?)

- FSB Wall around: 520-530FSB

4:5 seems unstable as well btw.. - But great for benchies when 1:1 aint availible..

With low temps:
CPU temp read in windows: 128 degC

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And now, I dont know if this is a mobo issue, CPU gets unstable at 1.675v+ - its a E6600, but a fellow mate of mine said his X6800 has sweetspot around 1.9v, a very reliable source a XS mod btw..

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No problem at all here at 450FSB 1:1 with the X6800 cooled by the VapoLS as you can see :

http://pedrorocha.planetaclix.pt/X68...DDR900_333.jpg

vMCH at around 1.75 with the mod

For serious benching 1:1 always better than 4:5

Wih the VCore you can go up to 1.9v or more IF, and only if, you can use proper cooling.. in my case the sweet spot for the X6800 in the cascade (-92 load) was aroun 1.85v .. for single phase do not recomend more than 1.70 load (around 1.75v in bios with mod) and for air much less of course ..

Well, I stop when CPU aint benefittin' from more :)

But odd, what bios do you guys use? And what date did you purchase mobo?
I still use 0701 - my mobo came with that one...

Pedro, I plan runnin' LN2 for next bench session, but -25 cold liquid for 24/7 :)

Odd issue to report, with no solution.

Keyboard connected via a USB Hub. When system is shut down pressing the keyboard starts the PC. PS2 Keyboard startup is disabled in bios. This is very anoying.

Bios 903

Has anyone tried hooking a 16x DVD burner successfully to the onboard JMicron PATA port? The Asus manual says it does not support ATAPI but the JMicron site says it does,

http://www.jmicron.com/JMB363.html

I was about to spring for a ITE 8212 PCI IDE card (also touchy for proper 16x DVD burner support) for my other DVD burners when I decided to pop by JMicron webbie for a doublecheck on ATAPI support.

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The JMB363 supports both AHCI and Legacy IDE controller to increase system feasibility, including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Hot Plugging, ATAPI Device Supporting, Port Multiplier with Command-based Switching Supporting, Programmable Output Swing Control to fit SATA II Gen1m and Gen2m (External SATA Connection, eSATA).

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Originally Posted by MacClipper

Has anyone tried hooking a 16x DVD burner successfully to the onboard JMicron PATA port? The Asus manual says it does not support ATAPI but the JMicron site says it does,

http://www.jmicron.com/JMB363.html

I was about to spring for a ITE 8212 PCI IDE card (also touchy for proper 16x DVD burner support) for my other DVD burners when I decided to pop by JMicron webbie for a doublecheck on ATAPI support.

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I'm running a LG DVD burner from there and a Plextor from the intel one. Make sure the JMicron is set to defaults in bios.

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Originally Posted by Kantana

I'm running a LG DVD burner from there and a Plextor from the intel one. Make sure the JMicron is set to defaults in bios.

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hey thanks, just found that the Asus manual is wrong and it does support ATAPI quite well actually even at 18x,

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...24&postcount=1

Yoohoo, saved meself some money and some effort getting the card... :D

Question for owners. Is the IDE port on this board a native port to the Intel chipset or an Asus glue-on? I don't have SATA opticals and i'm not having luck with my Adapters on a Gigabyte S3.

The mobo has a native ICH7R PATA port and this add-on JMicron PATA port so that makes it possible to add 4 PATA ATAPI devices altogether. I had feared that switching to this mobo from my P4C800-E Dlx would force me to get a PCI IDE card to support my burners.

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Originally Posted by MacClipper

The mobo has a native ICH7R PATA port and this add-on JMicron PATA port so that makes it possible to add 4 PATA ATAPI devices altogether. I had feared that switching to this mobo from my P4C800-E Dlx would force me to get a PCI IDE card to support my burners.

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You have 4 optical drives? :eek:

erm, most ODD fanatics, like CDFreaks guys, have more than that. 4 is the number I install at one time on my main PC cos that's all most mobos can take with their onboard channels.

Yes, I have way more than just 4 burners in my drive collection but exactly 0 SATA models at the present moment. Thanks for asking.

hee hee.

hitting a wall of instability....weird.

up to FSB 370 ....no issues at all everything behaves as i thought it would...cpu is able to run stable at 1,45..perhaps even less..

over 370...impossible to get stable for bf2...prime and folding stable at ekstreme settings actually...but not battlefield 2..strange.

i have tried up to 1,575vcore at 400FSb...1:1 and 4:5 doesnt make much difference, and that vcore is just too much i think..but temps are not bad...below 65c with prime and folding running...

vmch at 1,65 vdimm at 2,2v hyperpath3 disabled and spd timings..but nothing helps :( ..370 and below...everything top notch...above that there is a chinese wall of instability..lots of voltage helps but not enough...and that much voltage on air doesnt seem safe 24/7...i think it is a problem with chipset or something... bios 903 btw.

maybe try pencil mod your chipset... maybe to 1,75 and see if it performs better... just keep a lownoise 120mm overit, which I think you already have

Why do you need to raise the mch voltage on this board to hit 400fsb?

Intel badaxe can run 400fsb on default mch voltage so can the new i975board asus is coming out with p5wdg2-ws Pro or something.

Is it because of poor design or something else?

Fix to network disconnects is new driver for Marvel Yukon NIC:
http://www.marvell.com/drivers/drive...?dId=116&pId=3

thx bulldogpo...that helped a lot...

will make a new pic on how my airflow actually is tomorrow...uses that little asus cooler from board to cool SB directly...and the air from my xp120 cools heatpipe cooler and NB block ...and 2*80mm blows air inside the case upon the cpu cooler and from the hdd a 120mm is ducted to blow at ram and cpu cooler too.

i think its sad that all boards fore this conroe cpu have big problems.

i normaly say its impossibel to fuc.... up an intel board whit intel chipset.
this time i think maby the new nforce 590 intel version cant even be this bad.

can only hope asus make a mirackel bios that fix all problems.

sorry for my bad english :)

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Originally Posted by egandt

bsicly with my new x6800 I can boot at 333x10 3337MHZ without issue memory 999MHZ 5,5,5,15 2.15V, but when I set it to 352x10 3520MHZ memory 9xxMHZ 5,5,5,15 2.15V and core at 1.475 whenever I reboot (not cold boot) I get a warning saying that it could not load the CPU or Memory voltage overclocks, but if I enter bios (F1 as its an error) save and let it restart everything is fine. I'm on the version 901 bios any ideas?

ERIC

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not sure if this was said but that happens on my p5n32 sli deluxe when the power is turned of or unpluged with my old psu and i just reboted and it booted up just fine try rebooting at that screen.

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Originally Posted by DEVIL_DK

i think its sad that all boards fore this conroe cpu have big problems.

i normaly say its impossibel to fuc.... up an intel board whit intel chipset.
this time i think maby the new nforce 590 intel version cant even be this bad.

can only hope asus make a mirackel bios that fix all problems.

sorry for my bad english :)

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It wouldn't be a miracle, they'd just be doing their job :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by OBR

About pencil mods ... whats more voltage i will get on NB after this mod? Anyone tried it?

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Question... the VR-Zone link says to go down about 20ohms at a time, but if you're just making a line as shown in the red, how would you only do a certain amount of resistance with the exact same line?

P.S. Great compilation thread :D!

issue here:
no boot/screen above 1,9v vmch with pci-e installed, pc boot up in the background, but no screen
remmedy:
boot @1.86v and raise the voltage when at windows.

with pci card boot up til 2.2v :D


1:1 maximum is 480-485 depent's on the memory-memory voltage

most of the corsair memory 8000ul /6400 c5 (fatty) can't reach the fabr spec on the asus @ 2.4v
g.skill got no probs to reach 534 @ 1:2 divider

My problems with this board

420 fsb max i could go
i tried pencil and increase vmch about 0.2 i coud prime at 450.
clockgen up to 470 not stable

Rams stuck at 920 or so cl4 and cl5 is the same.
I'm using kingston valuerams with micron d9gct.

anyone can help?

Found a new bug in 0801 (and 0701 too), it keeps the drives hooked to the JMicron port in PIO mode (at least, it does for my PATA DVD burners), UDMA is enabled with 0903 .

Any wanna confirm this?

I'm having a problem with high system temps. I replaced the factory paste, am using the ASUS supplied fan for the South, and it's still gets up to the high 40's. This MB temp reading is freaking me out. Just ordered a Swiftech heatsink and fan for the North.

I do know that the head for the Prommy gets very warm(on the case window side, which is normal. CPU temp is -45 C.). I've read in another forum that they think the system temp gets read from somewhere around the Southbridge. Could the Prommy head be giving me false MB reads? Or does this board run hot for everyone?

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Originally Posted by [G.N.U.]Fragman

hitting a wall of instability....weird.

up to FSB 370 ....no issues at all everything behaves as i thought it would...cpu is able to run stable at 1,45..perhaps even less..

vmch at 1,65 vdimm at 2,2v hyperpath3 disabled and spd timings..but nothing helps :( ..370 and below...everything top notch...above that there is a chinese wall of instability..lots of voltage helps but not enough...and that much voltage on air doesnt seem safe 24/7...i think it is a problem with chipset or something... bios 903 btw.

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I have the same problem as you (although bios 701) . I cant boot into Windows with anything higher than 370 fsb :confused:

Let me know if you find a solution to this problem :)

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Originally Posted by goatboy

I'm having a problem with high system temps. I replaced the factory paste, am using the ASUS supplied fan for the South, and it's still gets up to the high 40's. This MB temp reading is freaking me out. Just ordered a Swiftech heatsink and fan for the North.

I do know that the head for the Prommy gets very warm(on the case window side, which is normal. CPU temp is -45 C.). I've read in another forum that they think the system temp gets read from somewhere around the Southbridge. Could the Prommy head be giving me false MB reads? Or does this board run hot for everyone?

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Mine sat at 52-53 (Ambient is 80F) all the time, I redid my airflow, pulled the covers off the sinks, it idles/loads at 46-49 dependent only on ambient. CPU sits at 30 idle, 45~ load, so.. yeah.

It's not a NB measurement, I've got a fan on it and it's cool to the touch. Or it's a totally f'ed up NB read.

I don't worry about it anymore, I've tried and tried to find the "omg it burns" spot, no luck :D

To makes things a little simpler I have drawn up this form for users to list their settings for troubleshooting purposes, use it if you want :)

ASUS P5WDH Dlx Overclock Settings

CPU :
DDR2 :
Bios :
VGA :
HDD :
PSU :
OS :
OVERCLOCK (MHz) =

BIOS SETTINGS

JumperFree Configuration

AI Overclocking set to MANUAL

CPU Frequency :
DRAMM Frequency :

Performance Mode :
PCI Express Frequency :
PCI Clock Sync Mode :

Memory Voltage :
CPU Vcore Voltage :
FSB Termination V :
MCH Chipset V :
ICH Chipset V :
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CPU Configuration

Microcode Update :
Max CPUID Value Limit :
Execute Disable Function :
CPU Internal Thermal Control :
Virtualization Technology :
Intel SpeedStep Technology :
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Advanced Chipset Settings (DDR2)

Configure DRAM Timing By SPD : Set to MANUAL
DRAM CAS Latency :
DRAM RAS Precharge :
DRAM RAS To CAS Delay :
DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Delay :
DRAM Write Recovery Time :

Hyper Path 3 :
DRAM Throttling :

E6400 @ 3.2ghz
P5W DH 400FSB
Mushkin xP 6400 DDR2-800 1:1

CPU Vcore Voltage : 1.375
Memory Voltage : 2.1
FSB Termination V : Auto
MCH Chipset V : 1.65
ICH Chipset V : 1.05

My board will not run 417MHz stable. And it's not the CPU holding back, it's the MB!

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Mine sat at 52-53 (Ambient is 80F) all the time, I redid my airflow, pulled the covers off the sinks, it idles/loads at 46-49 dependent only on ambient. CPU sits at 30 idle, 45~ load, so.. yeah.

It's not a NB measurement, I've got a fan on it and it's cool to the touch. Or it's a totally f'ed up NB read.

I don't worry about it anymore, I've tried and tried to find the "omg it burns" spot, no luck :D

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MB temp= SB temp. I'm going to place two 40mm fans on both the NB and the SB to reduce the heat.

ASUS P5WDH Dlx Overclock Settings

CPU : E6600 retail B2
DDR2 : Corsair 2x1Gb 8500C5
Bios : 903
VGA : X1900 Crossfire
HDD : 2x Raptors
PSU : Enermax 620W
OS : WinXp pro sp2
OVERCLOCK (MHz) = 3.6Ghz

BIOS SETTINGS

JumperFree Configuration

AI Overclocking set to MANUAL

CPU Frequency : 400
DRAMM Frequency : 800

Performance Mode : Turbo
PCI Express Frequency : 101
PCI Clock Sync Mode :33.33

Memory Voltage :2.3V
CPU Vcore Voltage :1.575V
FSB Termination V :1.3V
MCH Chipset V :1.6V
ICH Chipset V : Auto
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CPU Configuration

Microcode Update : Enabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Dis
Execute Disable Function : Dis
CPU Internal Thermal Control : Dis
Virtualization Technology : Dis
Intel SpeedStep Technology : Dis
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Advanced Chipset Settings (DDR2)

Configure DRAM Timing By SPD : Set to MANUAL
DRAM CAS Latency :3
DRAM RAS Precharge :3
DRAM RAS To CAS Delay :3
DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Delay :8
DRAM Write Recovery Time :3

Hyper Path 3 : Dis
DRAM Throttling : Dis

This setting is super prime stable ..., i can run system at 420MHz FSB but Prime fail after 2 hours but in games and in all benchmarks is this frequency (3.8Ghz) stable.

I have Antec Super Lanboy an I need to figure out best way to make tohse case fans to blow.
First I inverted back fan to blow into case and that cooled NB a little, then I added 40mm fan to top of NB, this did help also.
I´m using Scythe Ninja+ with 120mm fan and I´ll think that I have to turn this fan also cos lastnight I did turn frontfan of Lanboy to blow out of the case.
CPU is still too hot.

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ASUS P5WDH Dlx Overclock Settings

This setting is super prime stable ..., i can run system at 420MHz FSB but Prime fail after 2 hours but in games and in all benchmarks is this frequency (3.8Ghz) stable.

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try this@default highest divider
ASUS P5WDH Dlx Overclock Settings

CPU : E6600 retail B2
DDR2 : Corsair 2x1Gb 8500C5
Bios : 903
VGA : X1900 Crossfire
HDD : 2x Raptors
PSU : Enermax 620W
OS : WinXp pro sp2
OVERCLOCK (MHz) = 3.6Ghz

BIOS SETTINGS

JumperFree Configuration

AI Overclocking set to MANUAL

CPU Frequency : 267
DRAMM Frequency : 1034

Performance Mode : Turbo
PCI Express Frequency : 101
PCI Clock Sync Mode :33.33

Memory Voltage :2.4V
CPU Vcore Voltage :1.575V
FSB Termination V :auto
MCH Chipset V :1.65V
ICH Chipset V : Auto

Configure DRAM Timing By SPD : Set to MANUAL
DRAM CAS Latency :4
DRAM RAS Precharge :4
DRAM RAS To CAS Delay :4
DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Delay :8
DRAM Write Recovery Time :4 or 5

Hyper Path 3 : Dis
DRAM Throttling : enable

maybe it work for you, but think you need more vdimm

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Odd issue to report, with no solution.

Keyboard connected via a USB Hub. When system is shut down pressing the keyboard starts the PC. PS2 Keyboard startup is disabled in bios. This is very anoying.

Bios 903

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On the back panel of the MB, two of the USB ports will wake up the machine. These are the ports that the remote control sensor is supposed to go into.

If you have your USB hub plugged into one of those two ports, anything attached could wake the machine or prevent it from going into standby.

Try moving the USB hub to the other two ports in the back, or use the USB ports provided from the headers on the MB.

I'm thinking of getting this board for my E6600 conroe as the MSI does not look as good as i had hoped. My question is will my OCZ 6400 4-5-4-4-15 plat ram boot from stock with this board or will i need to spend more money and get another stick of cheap ddr2?

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Originally Posted by MacClipper

Found a new bug in 0801 (and 0701 too), it keeps the drives hooked to the JMicron port in PIO mode (at least, it does for my PATA DVD burners), UDMA is enabled with 0903 .

Any wanna confirm this?

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Which port is the Jmicron one (black beneath the bottom PCI slot, or blue near the RAM)?