i found just as good results in everest setting the timings tighter manually than running turbo.
my 5p worth.
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i found just as good results in everest setting the timings tighter manually than running turbo.
my 5p worth.
AGGGG f7 Filnal
1. The board is not stable with setting f5h was.
2. Memory secondary timings must be set manually to boot 2.66 dev c/d,
3. Loadline calibration not working - Vdrop sucks real bad, still waiting HW mod HERE
4. And the worst :mad: COLD BOOT. When started computer must first boot 3 times, then goes to default and overclock settings must be set again to work - 24/7 overclock i meat .... Never experienced that ... since 965 ds4/dq6 boards . . .
Thanks GB for waiting 3 mounts for the "magic" final BOIS :rolleyes:
Here my settings :
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9...7memle8.th.jpg
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http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/4...ime2gq1.th.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by DStealth
bla... :down:
but i expected that, gigabyte added llc only as a fake checkbox feature to look not as bad when compared to dfi or asus.
Anyways im testing the F5 bios for the X38T tomorrow.
How long before OCCT crashes with those settings ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornet331
5 minutes ?
What settings have you been able to get stable if OCCT isnt stable with those.
I get pretty much the same performance you do in Everest with DDR2 at 926, and turbo on. Might want to try setting the memory to DDR 950 or 1000 or so, and use Turbo and tighter timings. I know this board is horribly stable for most memory above 1066 for some reason. Especially with more than 1 stick of memory.
If you have a new Penryn CPU , but not an older one, can you drop it in ina DQ6 motherboard and update the BIOS after (From the original F3). I know the processor will not be "recognized", but it will still work with defaults settings well enough to allow BIOS update to F7 ?
Thanks.
I'm using the original F4 bios, I tried the F5 one and came back to the original:
http://pix.nofrag.com/6/7/f/d7e70393...25c5b66e09.png
this one to see the droop under C2D cpu. (It's not this way with q6600 :/ )
http://pix.nofrag.com/a/4/0/e10ecaf4...0a1e1218b4.png
This with a Zalman 9500 led(lapped) not allowing too much OC at this time.
And my max ram at the moment is: http://pix.nofrag.com/1/d/1/a2dadfc0...ed9a6f1c2b.png
I didn't tweaked the subtimings too much, setfsb from 450 til 461, it is not much I think but a good start for me.
Hi Folks, Help! I only have enough OC'ing knowledge to be a danger to my wallet!, Have read[post]http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2639468&postcount=1020[/post]I have just exchanged for a X38-DS5 (21 days of Striker Extreme 'CPU INIT' problems were sending me insane). CPU Q6600 G0. Memory is Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5D. Temps are fine Just want to reach 3Ghz, Any advice/ recommend reading/ settings would be appreciated very much
usually yes, but my board came with f4 so it was already compatible with penryn.Quote:
Originally Posted by adit
spineman
hi
i have a very simlar setup but im at 3.2ghz 1080 dom pc -8500 400 fsb 2.66D multipler on air cooling .
read this following thread for info on 3.2ghz . maybe it will give you an idea of the various settings to think about.
it might be a case of just lowering the voltages slightly to the ones used for 3.2 in this explanation demo thread.
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=2526726
do you know of prime95? memtest86?
you kinda need these to make you computer work with as minimal crashes as possible. very important actually to OC. they test your system for 100 percent load on components.
post info of your bios settings we can help if you post the figures you use for latency and cpu volts ect... run prime 95 if it fails you need to tweak something we can help if we can see your settings.
also the link above the guy is using dominator 6400 ....you just need to alter your memory settings (its called a strap) maybe use 2.66D instead. run perhaps 375fsb x 8 multipler timings on ram 5 5 5 15 to start with use the voltage written on the side of the ram 'sticker' ( tell us what that is?...if it is 2.1v you have to use +.3v in the bios ....if it is 2.2v on the sticker you have to use +.4v in the bios ...very important to get this just right ) as for cpu volts (unfortunately i can not see my bios but go 1 or 2 steps below 1.2625v which is good for 3.2ghz ...so go a couple lower see how you go ..or run auto.
can i mount the TRUE cooler without removing the back plate?
no, the backplate is important for support, so the board does not bend.Quote:
Originally Posted by leifeinar
didnt really get what u ment here...:) i cant remove the backplate, and i cant fit the TRUE with the plate there? so i need to do some modding?
ofcourse you can remove it, read the paperwork.Quote:
Originally Posted by leifeinar
the crazy cool thing istn really a backplate, its just a heatsink. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by leifeinar
RIP GA-X38-DS5. Or maybe someone can help me, but I don't think so. I put in 2x1Gb of Crucial Ballistix (BL2KIT12864AA1065) 1066 Mhz. Had problems from the start, but then managed to get it stable. Then I killed the board. All I did was changing the Memory multiplier from 2.0B to 2.4B, with 1:1 having a FSB of 440, RAM Freq. went to 1056 in Bios. Mem voltage was on default. The reboot that followed was deadly, it seems. First the Bios was recovered, and then the system went into endless recovery-loops. Had this before, so I set the CMOS jumper, which worked before. Not this time. Ain't no bootn' no more. Took out the battery, didn't help. Can't do anything anymore. Can't go into BIOS. I'm ****ed. Didn't know that you could kill a board this way, now I know. A sad day.:(
2DIFF: Try booting with one stick of memory, and cycle through the memory slots, and then try it with the other stick of memory. That got me out of a similar situation, although it was a bios update that caused it.
Good Luck
Thanks, but it didn't help. I really think something is damaged, alltough it didn't smell funny. I tried 3 different types of memory and all slots. There's nothing on the screen when booting, and the screens power led is blinking, normally it stops blinking when the system's turned on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Isepick
try another cpu.?
try another psu n lead?
never know it might be coincidence at that pointr something else went bye bye
tried F5H and F7
man you guys are all crazy for moving from F3 bios
i cannot get performance and stability nor FSB i get with F3 with ANY bios including the last two
i asked Gigabyte to mod F3 bios and include half multies
that's the only decent bios on this board for extreme OCing
some interesting results with a E8500 chip on SS
i took screens of the vcore drop and temps during 3DMARK06 CPU tests at 5050Mhz with 1.58v loaded :D
SS cooled -43C on evap load -45C idle
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6...putestsam2.png
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6...putestsdi8.png
absolute best FSB i can get out of SS cooling and 9xmulti with this board with F3
>>>>> with other bioses i cannot pass 530 properly lol
need that half a multi :(
45K efficiency too :D
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3...5137mhzhh5.png
penryn runs on F3?Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
i haven't reverted back to F3 cause it says yorkfield only is recognized after F4.
2DIFF it maybe a bios problem, put the Gigabyte cd in the cd-drive, and will load the F3 bios from it ...
Thanks, but I already changed back to my GA-965P-DS3P (have to change the sig). Tried everything there is except soldering in another Bios-chip :) . I wouldn't care if it had been my fault, for example by toasing a component by overvolting, but it was the board itself that went into a Bios recovery and I guess it was at that moment that it completely messed up. And once more: I couldn't do anything anymore, no way of recovering the bios via CD or Memstick.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrissTi
I had a problem with endless reboots, what I did was power off the system, pull out the power plug from the power socket and left it for a few hours (drained the system of electricity), then when I powered on again I was able to enter BIOS etc...:)
dinos how on earth did you get your ram to be stable at such low latencies and high freq?
did you up the voltage on them? are those dominator stock 2.2v? did you take them up to 2.3v?
which strap are you using?
(nice cpu oc too WOW:)
hey ....makes me feel proud to have a gigabyte
well, the rams run 64 mhz below rating, they better should be able to run it with this timings, also this ddr2s cost more then my ddr3-1800 modules. :D (cheapste is 380€ ;) )Quote:
Originally Posted by freqy
oh yeah.... i just noticed they are the expensive dominators.:yepp: :rolleyes:
nice .
these sticks can do 620MHz 4-4-4-8 with this boardQuote:
Originally Posted by freqy
this is the single best DDR2 board EVER :D
What fsb you guys can get on the X38T-dq6 with a quad 65nm? I'm trying hard to pass a stability test like CPUStress or Occt @475 and non go.
Utopia ?
In most cases thats memory instability, not the board itself. Loosen all memory timings until you get it stable, and go from there.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToyTen
ok, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by zicada
I find this good, but is it ? http://pix.nofrag.com/6/5/a/aa110c4a...a82cecdftt.jpg
(cooling in sig)
FSB 475x8 1.52vcore(<1.5750 bios) idle->1.504v in load, no pencil mod or any mod on the Vdroop yet. Might be useless finally :D
How are people finding the DQ6 for clocking the qx9650? As I am considering buying one,thank you in advance :)
New Realtek 8111B drivers, version 6.201:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false
As a side note, F7 official will not allow me to overclock my FSB to 425x8...all bios release upto F6b allowed this, not any longer.
So i am stuck at 378x9....same CPU speed but the multi won't allow the same memory clock speed and a lower FSB....which equals lower raw numbers.
welll after a fair bit of testing i concluded that only first release bioses are great and others are plagued with a fair few issues related to FSB OCing and RAM divider issues
if you are stuggling for some reason with your setups download F3 bios for DDR2 board or F2 bios for DDR3 boards and enjoy them
:D
I'm having no problem oc'ing my E6750 with 450x8 as with the previous BIOS (betas or whatever). Haven't tried higher 'though. As soon as I change the stock intel cooler with a xigmatek or something like that, I'll try for some higher FSB speeds.
Cold boot bug is still there unfortunately, but only when hitting the case reset button. Not when restarting through windows. Not when switching off and on again. Not any other way. Just when using the case reset, which is really odd. Anyway, doesn't bother me much as I rarely use that button.
In the end, I must say that it is a really nice motherboard, stable as a rock while working/games/whatever and AFAIK, not even half-plagued with the problems most high-end ASUS boards have. This is my first Gigabyte board (I've had mostly ASUS and an Epox and a MSI before) and I'd buy Gigabyte again without thinking twice (but probably after reading a couple of reviews, just to be on the safe side, eheh...)
All in all, well done Gigabyte!
i am talking about extreme overclocking here
550/600+ FSB or whatever the max the chip can do
also the F2/F3 bioses have less RAM ratio bugs and clock memory higher (FOR ME)
You must be talking about extreme cooling because I couldn't get the GA-X38T-DQ6 to go over 455.Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
yeah cause you have a :banana::banana::banana::banana: bios ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob94hawk
do what i said and see how that goes
i would be very surprised if you had such a low FSB limit but it could be possible :shrug:
This was with the F2 BIOS before I went to the F5 BIOS. Either way we shall see.Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
lol fair enough heheheQuote:
Originally Posted by Rob94hawk
F5 bios i can't go past 480
F2 >> 570
:shrug:
i might think f7 is better than f3 cause i was still learning the board at f3 (and was making mistakes) also i swiftly upgraded to f6++ ect when i found the download locations.
so i would have to try earlier versions again now i'm more experienced to have a better idea if it is more suited to my components and over clocking ability. still everything seems o.k so im leaving it for a while.
F7 working great for me.
you're too easy to please :D:D:D:D:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by GAR
http://x3mkungen.mine.nu/zicada/stuff/result.jpg
I've finally figured out what was making my system unstable at ANY FSB with this board/memory. Its RAS# Precharge (which are connected to the All Precharge to Activate and All Precharge to Refresh delay settings in memset).
I have 2x1 Crucial Ballistix, wich will NEVER be stable at default speed 1066 on this board, no matter how loose timings and subtimings, and no matter the strap.
For this setup i use 2.00B, wich seems to allow the best Performance Level (TRD). I keep Performance Enhance at Standard in BIOS since it all really does is tighten Performance Level (TRD). I find its better to set it with memset.
With RAS# Precharge set to 6 or lower, OCCT will crash within 1 hour, usually after about 30 minutes.
I've also found Refresh Cycle Time and Refresh Period can be be set really tight without any loss of stability, and gives some extra performance as you can see from Everest. I keep FSB at +0.2 and MCH at +0.275 with active cooling.
I believe i can drop off a bit more on the vcore now that we have Loadline Calibration, (it DOES work, without loadline, droop is 0.4-0.5, with loadline, its 0.2).
Another setting that seemed to help me personally was to set the MCH clock skew to around 350ps. And DDR Termination to +50mV.
Hope this helps some of the others out there with Crucial Ballistix or other sticks that are a bit tough to get running straight with this board.
Again, like Ive said before, with only 1 of the sticks, i never have to consider any of these settings,- its only when i use both sticks in dual channel that default settings get unstable.
Pple are saying this bios is better that bios is better ? be more specific please ,are we talking quad core or duel core ? because that alone has massive ramifications.
And Dino's, not that many pple run extreme cooling haha ,90% of us run our PC at our overclock speeds 24/7.
So specifics are really what is going to help everyone .
what about RAMQuote:
Originally Posted by REVHEAD
you want to max out your RAM right?
same thing with those bioses
i got email a new bios for DDR2 board with half multies i have to check out :D
god yes, i have been waiting for halfmultis for ages, i hope the ddr3 version also will feature it. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
Would you mind sharing that BIOS mate ?Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
Sounds interesting.
Hey, is this with X38T DDR3 board right? And what CPU? For X38 DDR2 board you want to say that with F3 its posible to get 500++ FSB with Quad CPU? :eek: Looks like my chip wall is ~ 480, but outside is a winter, it can help boost it past 500+ :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
For now Im using Q6600 @ 3.9Ghz for 24/7, looks stable, but maybe its possible more, when there will be volt mod or pencil mod for this board? Vdrop must be fixed, anyone? :yepp:
Very interesting. I cursed those sticks when they messed up my X38-DS5, but then put them in my 965P-DS3P - and they're doing quite fine, 4-4-4-12 @ 1075/2.3 V, I can live with that - and so can they, "blister-finger-test" says they're not too hot after 60min of Memtest.Quote:
Originally Posted by zicada
A new Bios came out for the X38-DS5 (the day after mine started sulking :clap:) , so if I'll find the time I'm going to try to reanimate that board and then your infos will be very helpful.
half multies on a x38 dq6? thats rather special.:)
Just upgraded my memos :D. I've changed my hdd drive ... had some problems, and found a strange behaviour from a driver or program ... In the latest Sisoft Sandra the Memory bandwidth was somehow limited to about 3,5GB ... I had to reinstall win to solve this problem, and now I've got about 7,6-8GB. I'm waiting for some coolers for the memos then I'll see how high can they go. ;)
i asked for both boardsQuote:
Originally Posted by Hornet331
mmmm i have to ask GB if okQuote:
Originally Posted by zicada
don't want to create issues with RMAs if something goes wrong
i meant dual coresQuote:
Originally Posted by Kashelz
btw i did receive a new bios from GB last night F2 0155 bios
it had half multies in it but they didn't stick in windows
i could force them with CrystalCPU only at default settings in bios
if i select FSB in bios i cannot use half multies
what is the point of loadline calibration when it doesnt work? seems kind of pointless, besides that i love the board.
Its waste of time, need hardware mod and then all will be fine with voltage regulation :ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
Except that maybe they will make us a surprise ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kashelz
IT does seem to work, just not as well as anybody had hoped, since alot of it lies in the hardware.
On vcores below 1.52V there's a clear improvement atleast on my system with the official F7. Higher up, its about the same as it used to be.
Does anybody here use a X38-DS5? I feel like I'm the only one :D
So far I managed to do 400x9 stable with Q6600, but the Vdroop is horrible - 1.425 in bios = 1.34 V with DMM :( 425x8 is stable, but 410x9 is not, no matter what votage - it looks like this board's PWM is too weak for high clocking quads.
No, you're not the only one, but mine is out of order at the moment (see http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ostcount=1415). I see "stock heatcrapipes" in your sig - damn right you are, the thing is really trashy for a board at this price. I couldn't OC at all before replacing it. The board never really convinced me entirely. Don't know how many times I had to reset the CMOS. Didn't have the chance to test the F5 Bios though - are you using it? What RAM exactly did you put in? Did you ever play with "Clock skew control", the thing nobody knows what it is and what it does? Have you tried active NB cooling? Man, all these questions...finally somebody with a DS5 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by xoqolatl
@ dinos22
I've tested Max fsb with dual core with one new toy E8200 retail and you right m8
f5H and f7 gave me maximum 527-528 fsb
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1...201mcw6.th.jpg
And F3 gave me 555 :eek: with CPU only @ 1.48V idle and load , no Vdroop almost with 45nm duals :rofl:
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/9...1mhztq0.th.jpg
No active cooling for me, with all those Thermalright coolers I can barely see the NB cooler let alone fit anything anywhere around it...Quote:
Originally Posted by 2DIFF
RAM: I dont know what exactly are they, it's D9GMH, default SPD is 1.8V, 800MHz, 4-4-4-12. I might ask Saaya if he could check it for me. Both sticks are in second slots (slot 2 & 4), because HR-07's didnt let me use a fan on Ultra-120 when mems were in slot 1 & 3.
I did check clock skew control, it was 800ms default, changing it to 900ms did nothing. I'm satisfied with CPU clock, now moving to RAM clocking.
silly question perhaps?.. should we enable load calibration in bios on x38 dq6?
you are lucky i lose a lot more FSB lolQuote:
Originally Posted by DStealth
Yepp the MB is great i dоn't believe, till now:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
572 FSB out of the budget E8200 CPU and Sub 10 sec 1M SuperPI
GB X38 DQ6 no mod F3 bios
SuperT 2x1gb @ 1144mhz 5-4-4-10-4 PL8
Water MP05SE + Ek8800 Vmodded G80 in the loop - 21.5* Ambient temp
4575mhz @1.52V:cool:
1M SuperPI 9.953
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2...1m99un3.th.jpg
:up: :up: :up:
Wow, so how are u guys finding the new 45nm CPUs? Looks like youre getting good results. I have the first released E6600 but i think its time to upgrade. I was going to get a Quad but i think the 45nm duo is the way to go for me.
Wow
Cant believe you guys are getting your memory stable at X-X-4-X!
OCCT fails on my at anything i throw at it with tRP at 4 for some reason. It has to be 7. It appears i can turn off auto in memset and tighten All Precharge to Activate and All Precharge to Refresh delay manually though.
Dinos' is ofcouse 100% right about F3. It IS the best BIOS for dualcore setups. Memoryperformance is throught he roof compared to all the others.
At 4-4-7-7 460fsb 1:1 (920mhz) i get like 9450 - 8950 - 9250 53.2ms in Everest with the E6750 and Crucial Ballistix 1066 5-5-5-15 memory :D
As im writing this, OCCT has run for 6 hours at those settings.
F3 droops horribly though, but not under load. 1.53750 in BIOS = 1.5000 in OS idle, and 1.49 (and stays there) under load.
Also notice the 3.3V and 12V rails flucuate quite a bit more with F3 than F7 with LLC on.
Anyway. To anyone who has'nt done so yet. In memset, set tRFC to 20 or 22 and tREF to 16383T. Those should be stable for pretty much any setup, and give you quite a nice little boost in bandwith and latency.
Finally, i was pretty sure Performance Enhance = Turbo only meant TRD -4. If i set it to Normal in BIOS and set TRD down from 12 to 8 manually with memset i get poorer performance than with Turbo on. Not sure why this is,- maybe it actually does change something else, i dunno.
PS
Regarding TRD Phase adjust. Afaict, its used to fine tune the difference between two levels of TRD. Say you can run 8 but not 7, apparently you can set it to 8 and use Phase adjust to get "closer" to 7. Im not completely sure what the math is on it though, or if thats what it actually does, but it does seem to have an impact on performance (once you get a setting thats bootable). Any input on this setting would be appreciated.
Memset sometimes has problems reading out tREF. If you see tREF 16383 it is due to a bug, it's not current tREF.Quote:
Originally Posted by zicada
Micron IC's might do tRC 20 or 22, but there are other IC's out there, Powerchip eg., that need a much higher tRC.
Set all timings in BIOS manually, the BIOS has bug with tRD "Auto".
FSB460 1:1:
http://www.abload.de/thumb/460x8j60.jpg
Wasnt aware of the differences were that big for tRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by merlin76
Standard tREF on my system is 3120T. The higher you set it though the more performance you gain. Doesnt seem to affect stability much at all.
What is the default voltage on this board? I just installed F& and my ram needs 2.2 at stock voltage for 5,5,4,12. I am a little hesitant to do +.4 overvoltage without knowing this is 1.8 default and .4 will bring me to 2.2
Setting it to auto while having Performance Enhance on Turbo, should set it to 2.2 automagically. You can see current voltage in BIOS. The voltage selector will allways add to 1.8 though, so +0.4 = 2.2, regardless of Performance Enhance or SPD info.Quote:
Originally Posted by HeadShotWI
i am specifically talking about FSB for F3 bios on DDR2 board
the RAM OCs the same with other bioses for me
F3 bios has very good 1M SuperPi efficiency on Penryn but it is very bad in 32M SuperPi
try and compare if you like ;)
i have no problem running x-x-4-x at all on any of my boards
I compare and the price also. Here in Romania a memory set like yours is over 1000$.Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
With that money I build another computer ...
dinos22: I'm interested what is your memory bandwidth in sisoft sandra.
yes but just buy some micron stuff and give it voltsQuote:
Originally Posted by ChrissTi
hell it won't be as good as these but i'm sure you'll get close :shrug:
i don't install sisoft crap on my HDDs
What helps on never ending power on power off loop?
Brand new board and so weird behavior.
Only one time I have been able to get in Windows.
Anb few tiimes into bios, but everytime I save settings it starts that reboot loop again.
Setup:
- GA-X48-DQ6 F4 bios
- 2x1GB A-Data DDR2 800+
- 200GB Seagate S-ATA
- Optiarc S-ATA DVD+-RW
- Corsait TX 750W PSU
- Geforce 7500LE 256MB PCI-e
Any help, please?
My GA-X38-DS5 won't go into Bios anymore. The board has now been cut off from circuit for one week, but it's still the same. I can forget about RMAing it, because the silent-pipe was removed (and cut in half :clap: ). The thing that would have to be done is to rewrite the Bios-chip(s). Anybody knows who could do this besides Gigabyte? Is there another way to rescue this board? Or do I really have to trash a 250 $ board?
Any advice would be appreciated!
Quote:
Originally Posted by BulldogPO
Unplug the PSU's 110/220V powercord. Leave unplugged it about 30 secs, to draw the power from the mobo, get the bios batery out, leave it about 10 secs, then put it back again. Plug the powercord again and then Power on. :)
Also you can try to push the power button until the PC stops, immediatly after you turned it on, And then turn it on again, and the bios will consider a boot faliure, and will reset to the bios configuration that worked before your last bios configuration.
I have microns ;) , but 2x2GB only that I expect a this Thermaltake mem cooler to overclock more.Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
And if you do not use sisoft how do you see your memory bandwidth ?
Everest :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrissTi
I did manage to make that mobo work, I swithced to 480W Tagan PSU and everything works fine.
I tought that Corsair PSU´s are good ones.
I use everest also, but it's not so acurate, because the benches are made in a short time, sisoft's are in a longer time.Quote:
Originally Posted by zicada
With sisoft I managed to find a problem, having lower bandwidth than normal about 3,5GB (and it was observed in some music aplications by having clicks, and distorted sound. It was a software/driver related). Everest was not afected ... So I think Sisoft is a bit better from this point of view.
It's good that you've found the problem, and now it works. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by BulldogPO
Guys i need some help. I am installing vista 32bit and have my mobo set in AHCI mode for better performance. I can't for the life of me find the ahci sata drivers to preinstall with windows. Can someone link me? Do I even need to preinstall drivers in AHCI mode? I am not doing raid and just have a single WD raptor sata drive. Thanks for the help.
you have to put them on a floppy and when you instal windows hit F6 during the begining of instalation.
you can get them off the main gigabyte webiste.:up:
Quote:
Originally Posted by freqy
i downloaded them from gigabyte site and it won't let me format the drive. I instlaled the drivers during installation. I can see the drive but for some reason it won't let me install windows on the drive. im not sure what is wrong.
Yup Sub 10secQuote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
~ 45k efficient DDR2 :eek:
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3...9984mx4.th.jpg
How you is the formula for 32M ?
I've got 10min34sec @ 4620mhz with ddr2 too ...
F3 is nice bios, but slow compared to good sub-timings optimized f7 final :(
Can anyone post their bios settings for running quadcore @ 9x400 or 8x450MHz?
here yah goQuote:
Originally Posted by BulldogPO
http://taskforcealliance.com/gallery...pphpvXKAOv.jpg
http://taskforcealliance.com/gallery...pphpZmyRxJ.jpg
http://taskforcealliance.com/gallery...pphp7COqfP.jpg
These are my settings for 3.6 on a b3 stepping quad , I run 24/7 for gaming and browsing
You need to register to view the images sorry
Download the Raid Floppy utility from hereQuote:
Originally Posted by HeadShotWI
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filt...4&submit=Go%21
(AHCI/RAID Drivers are in the same package.). Its the second one in the list.
Download it then extract with winrar. Double click to let it format and configure the driver on the floppy.
Make sure your sata cables are plugged into the Intel ports and not the gigabyte ones.
Go into BIOS to "integrated peripherals" and set to AHCI (on the first line)
Save and exit
Whack in the disc and when you get to the "load driver" part put in the floppy and press enter.
OMGoodneeeees :eek:
F7 and Wofle + ddr2
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Originally Posted by REVHEAD
dstealth:
Wow, really nice!
What sort of cooling ?
What numbers did you get from 1M ?
Also, what sort of Ram is that ? ocz 9200 flex's ?
wow!
Hi, are you sure your HDD that you intend to use supports NCQ? if not I don't think you can't use AHCI option.Quote:
Originally Posted by HeadShotWI
Every drive I've tried to use AHCI on has failed if it does not support NCQ, whereas all NCQ drives I have used did allow me to set AHCI as the option in BIOS.
I've tried to confirm this observation, but have never found anything that 100% agrees or disagrees with it.
Here we go...
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So I will be using this board as my first bed for a new 45nm CPU soon. I am not sure yet if it will be the E8400 or 8500, I might even go with Q9450. What BIOS are people recommending for these CPU's?
I have flashed my X38-DQ6 board to F7 bios and it was running fine while testing O/C on E8400. But today I go just a little higher for CPU clock speed and now the board refuses to boot. Pulling out the Cmos battery and shorting the pins does nothing, even leaving the battery out for over an hour while the pins are shorted still does nothing. The board just boots then reboots in a continuous cycle alternating every few seconds... After having this board through several bios upgrades from Gigabyte starting with F3 original I am left with little choice but to RMA... and I'm not waiting around for it to return. Changed to Asus P5E Vanilla. :)
Welcome to the club. The GB X38 boards seem to have a self-destruction mechanism, pretty cool stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teccxpert
Anyone else out there try to set up RAID 5 on this board? I am replacing my second one today - I have tried everything and nothing has worked so far:
Board 1:
- Would not Pre-Install (F6 on install) the Intel RAID driver. Installation is XP SP2 VLM. When the installation gets to the part where it actually loads the disk driver - Blue Screen.
- Could not get the array to boot up on one of my existing disks with an installation already on it. I installed the disk on the Gigabyte controller, loaded all the drivers and got it running, but no way would the Intel controller boot off of it. It would get to "Verifying DMI" and get no further on boot.
- The board came with F3 BIOS rev, I updated it to F7 and still got the same results.
Board 2:
- Again, would not Pre-Install (F6 on install) the Intel RAID driver. I even used the same floppy I did with the Gigabyte controller (which would Pre-Install). Same results as before.
- I did get this Intel controller to boot off of the existing disk after configuring Windows XP on it with the Gigabyte controller.
- However, when I was actually building the RAID 5 array (and this took waaayyy too long - it was still going after 6 hours), something screwy happened (hey! wasn't me, I wasn't even touching it), I had to hard boot and then it showed one of the disks in the array as failed and kept beeping. Now I know that the disk is good, because I took it out and remirrored it on my old Gigabyte board RAID controller - RAID 1 (the old board is the GA-8INXP). This process worked 100% positive, so hence, a good drive. Then when I tried to go to BIOS on boot to see what was going on there, the crazy thing just started scrolling the settings without me doing anything - it looked like a slot machine.
- This board came with F6 BIOS rev, I left it alone.
Long story short - I can't recommend this board to anyone, I have had issues with two now. I have tried everything I could think of and its now going into week 3. Screw it, spent way too long on it, I am trading for a 780i board.
rad
As BigDK said, does your hdd's support NCQ ? cause it seems that Intel's AHCI/RAID works only with NCQ drives ...Quote:
Originally Posted by radical
im not running a raid 5 array (i run a raid 10 array), but it worked flawless. Imho raid 5 is way to slow on a none dedicated hardware controller.Quote:
Originally Posted by radical
Anyways i havent used any floppy drive to install the raid driver, i just integrated the raid driver into the windows install disk, no f6 or what ever needed.
Also why do you want to build the raid array after installing windows? why not use the intel raid bios (ctrl-i).
I even had no trouble getting my array moved from the ICH-8R to the ICH-9R.