Yes! There are none.Quote:
Originally Posted by yenclas
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Yes! There are none.Quote:
Originally Posted by yenclas
In checking my memory settings in BIOS by auto SPD, I found that they are not what Corsair SPD settings should be. The timings were all 4's and one 15 and voltage was 1.8. My memory modules are Corsair TWIN2X2048 - 6400. On Corsair site, settings are to be 1.9 volts and 5 5 5 12 2t.
In BIOS I see how to set the voltage, but am confused with the timing settings. In BIOS are 5 settings available: CAS#, RAS#, RAS# to CAS#, RAS# Activate and Write RecoveryTime. To properly set for this ram, should I set CAS# to 5, RAS# to 5, RAS# to CAS# to 5, RAS# Activate to 5, and Write Recovery Time to 2?
Is this setting from Corsair site the best settings for this RAM or the way the computer defaulted to? :confused:
What are ramifications if wrong timings are used?
Thank you
Here's update to my previous shot:
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8...me9x392jd7.gif
Asus is bugging the hell out of me by not putting TRD in bios!! :mad:
My memory is fully capable of running DDR1000 in this board, i just had to boot at 370 with 4:5 divider, set trd to 7 instead of 6 and clockgen my way up to 400 FSB, 500 mem.
So with 2.35Vdimm DDR 1000 4-4-4-12 is stable as a rock, haven't tried lower Vdimm or higher frequency's.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ts/DDR1000.jpg
Come on Asus, give us some subtimings in bios!!
Write Recovery time is not the same as command rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by gritty
A good rule of thumb is to keep the write recovery time te same as cas latency, in your case 5. Command rate is 2T, an entirely different story.
If wrong timings are used you will get memory errors most of the time...
If the cycle time (tras) is too low, it will cause memory re-reads, giving you lower performance (check with everest and SuperPI)
Some extra info:
http://www.simmtester.com/page/news/...ws.asp?num=139
I know, it really confuses me why they just don't put them in. Probably take them less than an hour to code and test... they did it with all the other boards :(
Before anyone asks, the multiplier problem for extreme processors is NOT fixed in 2001.
Hi , i've decided to ditch this board .. asus wont bother to update anymore except to add new cpus.
Last time i buy asus products... tbh all the manufacturers are the same these days releasing 'beta' products.
Its up to us "the consumer" to make them realise the error of their ways by refusing to buy this crap, unfortunately that will never happen.
Time for me to get an Intel Mac i think.
Have fun with your buggered boards :(
Amigan.
EDIT: spelling mistakes :p
Hello folks.
This is not regarding an issue with slow posting. It is regarding the bug where p5w and p5b based boards are slow to load windows. The windows load bar scrolls past 10-14 times at boot and that's with raid 0 raptorx and a high spec machine. i have found this with XP and Vista and have tried everything. I am considering offering a reward to the person who can fix this issue, it's been driving me nuts for months. Please Help!
Hello , i found as soon as i loaded the Onboard sound driver thats when my windows load time increased by a factor of around 3.
Although its still only around 2 or 3 passes of the load bar.
Maybe give microsoft bootvis (google for a d/l link) that can help with optimizing driver load times.
Regards
Amigan.
If you want faster boot times, you need more than one drive.
using 4x250gb drives, 2 each set up in RAID0, and one with OS on it, one blank, I find that if you use one of Seagates or Maxtor's drive set-up utilities that allows you to copy contents to new drives, boot times will change to 2-3 seconds, rather than 30-45.
If you have the hardware, give it a go. this also works if you have just 2 seperate drives, however, it does not work for a single drive with partitions.
:toast: :toast:
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Originally Posted by wagoogee
Thanks...good to know, I'm keeping 1601 until it gets fixed if they ever fix it. I though the multiplier thing was a mandate from Intel.... ;)
It's gotta be some specific drivers people are using because my boot times are 5-10sec max. I'm using intel matrix raid and onboard sound.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfieg
P5WDH; Rev 1.02G (MCH 1.65 version); QX6700 @ 3.0G; FSB 300; OCZ2G10002GK
- sissy OC, but ultra-stable for work/home stuff
Updated BIOS from 1901 to 2001 using BIOS EZ FLASH 2 (ver 3)
- no obvious changes from 1901
- fast flashdrive detect during EZ FLASH BIOS, as with 1901
- buffered memory speed about the same @ 500mhz memory bus; 3:5, Trc 21 (still not changeable)
- processor multiplier not tested this round
- no obvious change to idle or loaded temps
Reverting from 2001 to 1901 with EZ FLASH worked without hassle, unlike previous 1901 to lower rev BIOS....
- should make the "hayseeds" happy - LOL
Made me laugh this one, have fun with your 'buggered' mac my friend :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Amigan
ChrisC
In device manager, go to the ATA controller propertiers (channel primary and secondary) and where you havnt installed drives, instead of "auto detection" change these to Not installed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfieg
That will speed up boot time quite a bit.
Then go to start, run, services.msc and disabled stuff you don't need. If you're unsure whther you need it or not, don't disable it, or write it down so you know what to enable if something stops working..
Then there's Microsoft Bootvis (google it), run that and optimize where the xp files are on the disc (the beginning of the drive is the fastest).
Those are the main ways I speed up boot times with
edit: oh and stop unneccessary startup programs with msconfig or the program I use, CCleaner which actually deletes the startup entries rather than just unticking them
Thanks, but i have 2x raptorX 10k's in raid 0 and 2 500gb SATA's for Backup.Quote:
Originally Posted by cadaveca
is it most likely a sound device? i'm using audigy 2. I agree it is bound to be a driver i'm using but i can't think which. i will try disabling some items in device manager to narrow it down. problem is, you name it, i tried it.
i'm gonna ditch this crummy board and get me some 680sli action. no wonder this thread is so immense. it is not that this board has the same problems for everyone, it think it is that asus boards are built to a low standard. what with sub standard thermal paste and crummy heatsinks and the fact that every board has its own individual quirk. i owned a good ol abit ic7-g before this..............those were the days.
sorry to moan.
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Originally Posted by Alfieg
You'll be givin up SB performance by switching.
Either way, I would have gone with the 680i if I could have waited. Either that or a newer 965x.
Does this board run 4 sticks of ram ok???
heya Zeus, thx for the heads up, your S-Pi time is quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus
Mine is runnin' at 420FSB 1:1 but my time is barely 6 secs faster despite a 20 Mhz core speed advantage.
I am not a big fan of software Oc'ing and that's 1 of the reasons why I ditched the P5B dlx. That board automatically switches to the 1066 strap once fsb rises above 400, and overclockers have to use clockgen to hold onto the 1033 strap if they want to keep performance in tune.
Just for the fun of it I just ran ClockGen but it just freezed up on me. Can you tell me which version did you run it with?
w.r.t. the lack of subtimings in the BIOS, the P5B dlx had the same issues initially but Asus addressed that problem with the 2nd/3rd bios release.
How many bios(es) do we have now...... I just have a gut feeling that perhaps they jsut don't wanna do it for whatever reason, but I certainly hope that I'm wrong on this.
yes, but you'll need more volts !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt_JWS
Thing is, even without stuff like the advanced timings in bios not being there, I still actually like this board.
But, I can understand why you would switch if you had a multi unlocked cpu or a good clocker, but since I don't, I don't upwards multi or manual timings as I run 344 fsb
It is fine if i use 1.85 vmch for 24/7?
No problem. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
I'm using ClockGen version 1.0.5.0.
Just select ICS 954123 and check ignore GSB/PCI in PLL setup.
Works fine for me altough it does not display PCI and PCI-E frequency.
I'd rather set everything from bios myself as well but if this is the only way, i'll do it like that untill maybe some day Asus will pleasantly surprise us with subtiming in their latest bios.
Just keep hoping, other than that i still like the board.
Btw, running 4:5 everything is fine up till 415 FSB (~DDR1040), any higher and the system just freezes in SuperPi. :(
Probably if you cool it well enoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Bail_w
Just went to 1901 from 1707 and it says OC failed at startup. Time to go back to 1707.
Edit: guess i'm not going back to 1707. Won't let me.