My SATA 2 ports are buggered though.
My SATA 2 ports are buggered though.
Don't be ridiculous.
What do you mean, they have failed to the point of my system being unbootable? Not a good scenario for a firmware update. I can only use the SATA 3 ports.Quote:
Originally Posted by radier
He has a B2 chipset.
I would try the addon card you mentioned. If the linux live distro that comes with the firmware upgrade iso recognizes it, it should be ok. It's not needed that the crucial be bootable to upgrade the FW.
Alternatively if the board is still under warrenty you can return it stating the SATA ports no longer work :yepp:
Thanks guys, I managed to update the firmware from SATA III
I've only just found out about this, but by golly does it look good and its FREE to AsRock customers! The Suite includes;
- Mufin Player (mm... muffins! :p: ) (58MB)
- Music Maker Silver (160MB)Quote:
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I have a weird issue that I'm trying to diagnose. I have two 6950s in crossfire in PCIE2 and PCIE4 to take advantage of the x8/x8 PCIE bus width. In GPUZ, one is showing at x8 and one is showing at x4. I have confirmed they are in the correct PCIE slots. Everything is running stock for now.
I tried reseating the cards, removing them and swapping which slot they were in with no change.
I was able to replicate this using UEFI 1.60 (which the board shipped with) and the latest 2.10.
The issue persists after updating all the drivers in the first post in this thread.
I've done a complete wipe of all ATI drivers (11.9) and reinstalled.
I was able to test them individually in PCIE2 and both cards registered at x16. I can't seem to find any settings in either UEFI 1.60 or 2.10 that relate to PCIE bus width.
Other symptoms I am seeing - frequently, the machine will boot and the display will remain in power saving mode - indicating no signal is coming from the GPU. I have been able to replicate this with both single cards in PCIE2, as well as in crossfire. I can resolve this issue by powering off the system completely, rebooting and clearing CMOS.
Also, the mouse movement in UEFI went screwy with 2.10. It was fine with 1.60. I've been using the keyboard without issue.
UEFI 2.10 is buggy in terms of USB devices. I recommend 2.00.
In CF/SLi try to plug additional molex to SLI/XFIRE Power Connector onboard.
What about UEFI 2.10B ?Quote:
Originally Posted by radier
Where is 2.10B, what does it update?Quote:
Originally Posted by bat4
yesterday my system shut itself off and now it wont turn on unless i unplug the 8 pin connector by the cpu. got another power unit, same thing,disconected everything but 1 graphics card and still no power on and no led lights on the code screen either...bad board? it was running fine before it shut itself off and i wasnt gaming or made any changes to the system
http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/intel...b_15132.0.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by swampy
Check to make sure no connections have come loose and if possible try another kit of memory in case a stick is going bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by pythonse
wouldnt bad memory at least power on and then have a beep or code on the led screen?...thanks for the reply btw ket
anyone have any god/bad experiences rma'ing from asrock?
I've been testing all day, and have managed to resolve the boot issues I was having - it took a fresh install of win7 and several hours of tinkering.Quote:
Originally Posted by radier
I am running UEFI 2.0 now (defaults loaded), fresh install of win7. Installed the drivers provided on ASRock CD for INF, Intel ME, Lan, Marvell Sata3, Etron USB 3.0. Also installed Catalyst 11.9.
I can't for the life of me figure out why the card in PCIE2 is running at only 4x. It does this regardless of which one of the 6950s I use in PCIE2. I've tested them individually and both run at 16x. When run individually in PCIE4, they run at 8x. 4pin molex is connected.
Is there anything in the UEFI that could be limiting the bandwidth available to the PCIE slots?
Edit - scratch that. Just did a soft reboot and the display blanked out again on me. After two reboots, I was able to get the display back and boot into win7. Given the sporadic nature of this problem, I'm starting to think I've got a bad board.
I had boot issues with UEFI 2.10B using an USB keyboard. :down:
I had to go back to UEFI 2.00.
I have found an interesting review about the EtronTech USB 3.0 Host Controller:
http://www.hardcoreware.net/gigabyte...oard-review/9/
Quote:
"This board is the first time I have seen the Etron EJ168A controller, and I have to say, it sucks. All throughout testing, I would have problems transferring files to and from the test system, and completing benchmarks. It would transfer fine for a while, but would randomly get “stuck” running at 1 MB/s or so. It wasn’t actually crashing, it was just lagging really bad. This happened across various USB 3.0 devices (although never came up when I tried a USB 2.0 device in the port). I have tried the latest drivers from the website, but to no avail.
So it could be that I have a bum board here, or it could be that the Etron controller just isn’t ready for real world use just yet. Things may improve with drivers in a while, but for now, it is not usable."
"Not only is it less reliable than the Renesas solution found on most boards, it is slower as well."
so if the rma doesnt go well im going to switch to the fatal1ty board
Etron better hope updated drivers fix it, or the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 certification they received earlier this year won't do them a lick of good:Quote:
So it could be that I have a bum board here, or it could be that the Etron controller just isn’t ready for real world use just yet. Things may improve with drivers in a while, but for now, it is not usable.
http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com/20...speed-usb.html
Not necissarily. Years ago I had a bad stick but the system would power up most times and shut itself off under certain load conditions. Took me about a day to figure out it was a bad stick as I thought something was overheating or the PSU was going bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by pythonse
It says the latest drivers were used, but does not specify which driver version. If claims like that are going to be made it makes sence to actually say which driver version was used. As it doesn't, I can only assume old drivers were used as the drivers on the asrock site are quite a way behind the newest Etron drivers available.Quote:
Originally Posted by bat4
Why are the drivers on Asrock's website not up to date then?
Which is the latest WHQL USB3 driver?
As far as the Etron USB 3 drivers go, the "latest" drivers are still in beta, and reportedly still buggy (at least according to one user who tried them).
As far as updates to all the other drivers, ASRock may be waiting until stability has been proven, and/or there are may just be too many mobo models to keep up with, and the lack of time/personnel to stay on top of them = old drivers. If the latter is true, you have their marketing department to thank. That being said, there is always the danger of the latest drivers being buggy... Nvidia's gfx drivers are a good example of that.
is there a asrock fatality section on this forum?
btw i took both sticks out and replaced one at a time in different slots...still no power....no led screen...nothing. bad memory would have to at least power on with the led screen indicating something
Probably a DOA board or duff PSU.
asrock is taking care of it....no fatality board support on this site ket?
All these boards are pretty much like the same.
You can ask about any problems you are having with the Fatality boards in this thread, but people haven't opted for those boards for a reason. I'm sure all those people have their reasons, but its testimony to people holding the Extreme boards in much higher regard.Quote:
Originally Posted by pythonse
"Negative.." people DO "ditch" this board(p67 prof) mainly for one reason.. it was essentially identical to the Extreme6 (not extreme4) , and the added cost for that extra IDE port was too hard to justify.., same pros/same cons/same bugs with Extreme6 (buggy Etron drivers :S for example) and a bit better in CPU Vregulation(Prof & Extr6 in favor of Extr4), useful only in really high o/c i think, as SB is a really low power consumption cpu even at high clock speeds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
As for the "Thermal Issues" you insisting (on the other thread about gen3).. you must be kidding right? ;) P67 consumes only 6.1watt according to Intel's datasheets... the Heatsinks on all line-up models, are more than adequate for the job, plus.. you don't need to stress them as you cant increase bclock, and VChip has negligible gains if any.
To sum up.. i use the P67 Prof for 7 months, in a case with max fan speed (the back end fans) 1150rpm... and even in the hot Greek summer i had no problem(no problem i mean, no bsod/instability/etc)
How much energy the chipset uses has nothing to do with the simple fact the cooling solution on the Fatality board is not as good as the cooling on the Extreme boards. Why would you want unessessary heat through inefficient HS design? The 65nm process intel are still using on their chipsets will also not help in the slightest when it comes to keeping any generated heat to a minimum. Then theres the MOSFETs to consider, by nature they generate quite a bit of heat, the HS design for the MOSFETs on the Extreme boards is just better as well. Eitherway thats not why I'm here. As I stated, what the user chooses to buy is entirely up to them but from the standpoint of which board offers superior thermal efficiency through HS design, its the Extreme boards.
The users are having problems with all versions of the drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
See this Australian forum: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum...?t=1785632&p=2
They are starting to RMA the Asrock mainboard and exchange it for Asus.
Over here in Hungary there is a forum "Which type of PC should I buy", at beginning Asrock was favorite, but when the problems with the Etron USB 3.0 host controller have appeared they are not recommending anymore anything which is containing Etron.
I hope Asrock knows how serious this issue is.
With the newest beta driver the Etron issue isn't all that bad, the controller works with all devices I have, transfer rates to 3 different USB pen drives I have are good (even better with xfast), and any issues you do have problems with, particularly USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices, just stick them in the USB2 ports.
Thanks Ket, but I have resolved my problems by buying an Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 motherboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
No issues with USB 3.0. It just works. No BSOD, no beta drivers, no long shutdowns, no ignored support requests.
In fact my new motherboard is boring, I don't have anything to fix or experiment with drivers. It has only one BIOS release, but that one is working flawlessly.
The P67 Extreme4 was my first and last Asrock branded product.
New driver for Etron USB 3.0 1.00.0000.0107
http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...ivers.com).exe
ok so my motherboard wiped my cpu out..both had to be warrantied..intel sent me another i2500k and asrock sent me another board..the problem is this....i dont have a cpu ratio adjustment in the bios,only turbo to 4.8 ghz. asrock installed the latest 2.1 bios and my mouse movement in bios is twacked out..can i go back to a previous version?
Quote:
Originally Posted by pythonse
Yes you can go back to a previous version. It's pretty odd that you are having that issue though. I've been running 2.1 without issue for quite some time now. Is your mouse plugged into a USB 3.0 port or 2.0? Try using the 2.0 ports.
Are you able to adjust the multiplier from within windows using the ASRock Extreme Tuner application?
New drivers, but the chip on the motherboards remains the same. Look at this thread:Quote:
Originally Posted by radier
http://forum.mediasonic.ca/viewtopic...2&t=704&p=2969
I tend to believe that the chip has some flaws which can't be entirely corrected by new drivers.
At least Intel had the decency to admit the flaw in the Sandy Bridge chipset (the famous SATA2 issue). I think Etron should do the same, but maybe this will never happen.
well if they go straight to 2.1 that only fixes whatever issue it was supposed to fix...doesnt mean it resolves all previous bios fixes..so i probably need to revert back and then move forward...but im also confused why i dont have the cpu ratio option in the bios..i can adjust but not sure how far within windows asrock tuner
2.1 includes all previous fixes...so no... you won't have to revert back and move forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by pythonse
The CPU ratio shows up in the bios when you switch the multiplier from 'auto' to 'manual'.
i reverted back to a previous version that fixed the mouse movement..thanks for the reply but, thats not a true statement about 2.1 includes all fixes. also i got the ratio to show up..thank you
In general... when a bios update is developed YES it does contain fixes from previous bios updates. It would be risky and stupid to require users to flash each version to get all the fixes.Quote:
Originally Posted by pythonse
then why was my mouse movement all wonky with 2.1 and as soon i flashed 1.7 it was resolved? why isnt each newer bios a bigger file than the previous ones? why is 1.7 a bigger file than 2.1? so youre telling me all the fixes are in 2.1 even though its a smaller file? the reason u update to a bios is to fix a certain issue..not resolve all issues previously
That's because new bugs are often introduced with new features, and there are ways of optimizing code in later releases, meaning smaller file sizes.Quote:
Originally Posted by pythonse
Hi guys, i'm having a couples of errors on windows and i think it's because of one driver device what isn't install property, anyone can help me?
http://i.imgur.com/1P8xi.jpg
P67 Extreme4 BIOS P2.10E.
Quote:
Improve keyboard and mouse compatibility under BIOS.
Hi guys.
Just got my new SSD and want to do RAID 0 with my same old Intel X25-m (both are x25-m G2). However, I have some strange problem here.
1: First, went to BIOS and set SATA mode to RAID ( Both of my ssd are on SATA3_0 and SATA3_1). Marvel sata 3 boot = disable
2: Boot up, CTRL + I to enter the raid configuration, create a RAID 0 with strip size = 64kbs -- > success.
3: Insert my Win 7 - 64 bit installation USB stick, win 7 ask for RAID driver, browse to this asrock RAID driver (http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.as...reme4&o=Win764) but got the error windows ( can not find new device etc..) thus I cant select my RAID driver to install windows to. Tried both 32bit and 64 bit driver but doesnt help.
My BIOS version is P1.50
Few notes : After RAID was created and working fine ( RAID driver working status = normal in RAID creation process CTRL+I) , so my data on one of my SSD ( Bootable Win 7 ) should be gone, however for some reason all the date are still remains and I'm posting this thread on my "should be gone" windows !!
Should update my BIOS ?
Anybody can helps ? Thanks :D
Edit 1 : Updated to 2.0 BIOS, download nest RAID driver from Intel themself and recheck Asrock RAID driver but still does not help. What to do now :(
Try updating your UEFI to 2.0, your issue is a known one but I forget which board it showed up on first. Updating the UEFI will probably fix your problem.
Heya.
Specs first:
Asrock P67 Pro3, bios 1.90
2500K
Xai mouse
Sometimes it takes 1-20 seconds for USB devices to get connected. The Xai problem with legacy USB is also present so I've turned legacy off. Extreme4 seems to have a fix for the Xai problem, any word on future updates for Pro3?
Another problem is when using offset mode and overclocking. Let's say I put +0.005V there to get 1.37 vcore under prime/linx load. Under lighter load, like games, it can drop down to 1.24-1.28 V, and sooner or later there's a lock-up due to too low vcore. Because of this I have to use fixed voltage for now.
The problem with the disappearing LLC setting needs fixing as well (when auto vcore is not used).
I've made a note of those issues and will inform my contacts, without that board myself to test its difficult to prescribe solutions. It would be useful to know which USB devices can take up to 20 seconds to connect.
Xai mouse does that, and occasionally it gets disconnected as well for that same time. Another one is my Logitech driving force pro wheel, though no disconnections with it so far. This is with USB2 ports in the back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
Yes for P67 PRO3 a bios with LLC will be very nice.
With 2.0 latest bios the LLC option is activ only on stock settings or stock cpu voltage.
It dissapears under overclocking.
Also the board could work better with memory.
I speak about PSC memory chips based not Elpida.
I have some memory Mach Xtreme ArmorX 1600 CL7-7-7-21 1.65v 2*2GB kit PSC chips which can work in Asus or Gigabyte at 2133 CL 7-9-7-21 but on Asrock don't boot, only at 8-9-8-21.
And they need a little more voltage than on other boards, some 0.03v more.
Here is also what i succeseded with P67 PRO3 and a very bad chip(4.5ghz 1.35v, 4.8ghz 1.46v)...
http://shareimage.ro/images/gpvmmbinzoxvjb6giwmh.jpg
Ket, just a heads up that all the driver links on the first post page using megaupload are now inaccessible (FBI anti-piracy warning).
Don't panic people I'm aware of the megaupload issue. Links will be up again when I've finished rebuilding all my archives >.<
Driver package is back up folks and is fully updated with all the latest drivers, UEFIs will follow.
Etron 1.00.0000.0109 Pour Windows Xp/Vista/7 32/64bits
http://europe.asrock.com/downloadsit...XP(v0.109).zip
^^ Already included with my latest driver package ;)
Etron launches new USB 3.0 Host and device ICs.
http://microelectronics.cbronline.co...ice-ics-120112
"Both EJ198 and EJ188 have four USB 3.0 ports and reserve backward compatibility with USB 2.0"
I've heard that lie before.
We all suspected EJ168 had a design flaw, the new controllers migh add a few extra USB3 ports but I suspect thats a mask and the real reason for the new controllers is to fix the flaw EJ168 has/had.
hey ket ..
somehow i click the download lastest driver link .. it would show this Download not available
The following download is not available:
Download parameters invalid - please try again later in the R share site ... is it down or u are currently updating the drivers still...
Thanks
Download link is valid.
Hey, been a while since I last checked this thread out. Just out of curiosity, which EFI version are you guys all using at the moment? Anyone liking the new beta version, or are you guys sticking to older efi versions?
For me, UEFI 2.0 and 2.1E work best. Forget UEFI 2.1, its a bit buggy.
I've had a couple of isolated freeze-ups with UEFI 2.0 during boot (sits at the UEFI screen, requiring a hard reset); but it's rare...
Is your system OCd? If not I'd suggest roll back to UEFI 1.9 or try UEFI 2.1E.
No overclock, so I'm not sure where those freeze-ups came from. I'm a little hesitant to try the newer or older UEFIs as--for some reason--have had a bad crash that cripples Windows on boot up at the Win logo swirl (right after flashing the UEFI). I've tried clearing the CMOS, etc. beforehand as advised and no longer use Marvell SATA drivers, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Reinstalling Windows always clears the error though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
As reinstalling Windows always seems to resolve your problem its very possible your HDD is going bad or you have a bad cable attached. At the very least I would consider performing a low level format on your HDD (google it) and replacing the power and SATA cables attached to your devices as well as replacing the cables your PSU is using (assuming its a modular PSU that is).
Advice noted--thanks! Looks like hddguru.com has just the utility for this, too.
ASRock P67 Pro3 UEFI 2.02C
Changelog:
Quote:
Improve keyboard and mouse compatibility under BIOS. (UEFI 2.00d)
LLC Option does not remove when CPU-volatge is changed (UEFI 2.00b)
Fixes GFLOPs Drop-Problem (UEFI 2.02b)
Download: http://www.pctreiber.net/asrock-bios-downloads?did=412
The file from there has 8MB. On Asrock site bios files have 2.88MB.
It can be flashed under DOS, or with Instant Flash?
OMG Have you heard of compression?
Use Instant Flash.
Sorry it's first time when i update the bios for P67 PRO3 because i bought it with 2.00 bios version. I didn't realized that extracted the bios from Asrock site has too about 8MB.
Thank you for bios link. :)
Nice to see that most of the Pro3 issues reported here may have been fixed. I'll wait for a non-beta release and then flash it.
There will never be non-beta version of the UEFI I have linked above.
So enjoy the eternal waiting :rofl:....
....or be a MAN and flash it right now.
Yet another driver for Etron USB 3.0.
http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...ivers.com).exe
Yet another driver for Etron USB 3.0, build 111, after only two days.
http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...ivers.com).exe
Thanks for the heads-up!Quote:
Yet another driver for Etron USB 3.0, build 111, after only two days.
On a slightly different note, has anyone else run into the odd situation of only one of the Extreme4's front USB 3.0 ports responding to devices (even with this latest set of drivers?)
just an observation..
with 0.110 i get crackling sound on realtek.... which got resolved either uninstalling realtek drivers and using intergrated win7 drivers(unacceptable..), or reverting to 0.109 which sounds ok...
I highly recommend getting a dedicated sound card. On-board is garbage.Quote:
Originally Posted by papatsonis
How is it with .111?
Yes, another user had this problem with older drivers. He found that the Etron controller was causing extremely high latency and the issue was present with several types of sound cards:Quote:
Originally Posted by papatsonis
See this thread, search for Etron:Quote:
I may have solved the problem. I had problems with all my audio devices (though only the two creative cards needed reboot), but mostly while playing games:
- Realtek onBoard Sound - bad sound / heavy distortions
- Asus Xonar DX (PCIe) - bad sound / heavy distortions
- nVidia Audio (HDMI) - bad sound / heavy distortions
- Creative X-Fi Titanium (PCIe) - bad sound / heavy distortions / sound crash (need reboot)
- Creative Audigy 2 ZS (PCI) / bad sound / heavy distortions / system crash (need reset)
I found out that I have very high DPC latencys (sometimes >100000 µs) and that the problem is the onboard Etron USB 3.0 controller. I left a game running in the background and deinstalled the Etron drivers while monitoring the DPC latency. The latency fell from red (more than 50% off the values were above 10000µs) to normal green just as the unistaller finished.
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/pax-dr...d-crashes.html
Write this to ASRock Support.
In Media Res, i pinpointed down to the 1st USB3 controller..
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...3&d=1332598433
yes that one asrock advises to connect devices for best performance... no wonder it was the same controller, 1 year back, that gave me from start various problems.. - the other 2 (1 in case of Extreme4) controllers which are connected thru multiplexer chip, may work with lower performance but do work stable in general. Also the same one controller is that which from time to time, cant find resources on windows (check pix)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...5&d=1332598435
(After disabling 1 by 1 and checking) i found that just disabling it and reboot, resulted in much much better performance.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...2&d=1332598430
Also noticed some correlation in dpc latency spikes, when i had enabled from realtek control panel the noise cancelation option in mic settings, with that enabled, it could pop (not so often) 1 "14k" spike, with it disabled, it was more stable.
Is this still an issue when using .111?
Been bored the past few days so I've been trying to overclock my setup beyond the 4.2ghz on all auto settings that I have been running to this point.
Radier,
I have seen your posts from earlier in this thread and my question is what bios settings are you currently running for your 5ghz OC? Are they the same from your posts earlier? If I remember correctly you recommend the following:
Turbo power limits:
255
255
300
VTT: .986
VCCSA: .925
CPU PLL: 1.709
Are you still leaving the C states to all enabled?
this is with 0.111 driver... no difference at all, if i disable the upper back usb (the best performance according to asrock..) the dpc has way lower latency.. (the "spikes" are rare and up to 900-1000μs)Quote:
Originally Posted by GripS
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...8&d=1332655778
Is there any wary of stopping USB3.0 attached devices slowing down the boot?
@Grips
My settings: http://min.us/mvbFnm7
@papatsonis
No spikes here on Extreme4 + Xonar D1 while making copy data on USB 3.0 external drive. Drivers 0.110.
Cool thanks. That is one nice chip you have. I can't even get into windows with your settings. I've managed 4.5ghz prime95 stable so far with stock voltage and using your turbo limit settings. They definitely helped as 4.5ghz fails prime95 without manually setting short and long durations.Quote:
Originally Posted by radier
edit: Now running 4 hours so far at 4.6ghz stock voltage. You would think I should at least be able to get into Windows at 5ghz since I am not adding any extra for 4.6.
Had a quick search but couldn't find much discussion about the xfast LAN or xfast Ram utilities. Are people actually using these? they appear to offer some nice benefits. However I've a few questions in case anyone has dug past the initial marketing blurb.
On the XFAST RAM utility it seems too good to be true. I've toyed with Ramdisk a few times and dropped it (considered fancycache but not tired). Mainly due to the time it added to boot up and shut down when reinstalling the backup imagine. But this Asrock utility has negligible to zero impact on these times. Also RAMDISK stuck a RAMDISK imagine size file on my SSD at shutdown (3GB!) - which I wasn't too crazy about! I can't seems to find the back up file for the Asrock utility (I suspect it's doing the right thing and compressing the data which after all should be quite small). (I have 12 gb of RAM so using a 3gb of RAM drive seems like a decent compromise as I have the page file/temp files and browser caches all there - mainly to save writes on the system SSD but also eek out some more performance - like I need it!)
Also the Xfast LAN seems to be in calibration mode forever... but I like it.. don't know why yet.
Can anyone shed any light?
I'm not using any of the ASRock "extras." Personally, I treat them like I treat all bloatware. Anything that tinkers with Windows to improve boot or internet speed = marketing hax. From what I've read, I'm not the only one who feels this way. All I want are the bare-bones, unadulterated drivers for the "Keep It Simple, Stupid" benefits.
Edit: I could wish that manufacturers would instead spend that time on the drivers themselves; I think they have a tendency to underestimate just how critical they are to the overall stability and efficiency of a system. In ASRock's favor, they do seem to be updating their drivers pretty frequently--my hat's off to them for that! I know marketing would never agree, but IMO fewer mobo models = more time/resources for QA = better hardware and drivers.
+1. I would use the usb boost though, if the etron drivers/chipset wasnt so bugged by itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by GregoryDonner
Hmm.. I think its generally a good cut about bloatware - but you don't use it which is your choice. (I've had one of these boards well over a year and only just getting round to toying with it.)
This isn't a one time deal with Asrock. This software is being pushed on all their current boards (incl the x79). As I say it compares well under initial comparisons to Ramdisk (which has a proven application uses).
Software driven 'tweaks' is one of the few areas left to motherboard manufactures to add performance. Especially when Haswell lands and totally cuts motherboard hardware out of the performance picture.
I had a similar issue when testing drivers, use the 101 Etron drivers when in doubt. Thus far in my tests they are deffinately the "go to" driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by GregoryDonner
Ask him to use the Etron 101 drivers to see if he has the same problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by bat4
Holy hell thats bad. I've been trying to diagnose this problem for weeks without much joy. Have you tried the Etron 101 driver? Theres a reason why I keep telling people to use it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by papatsonis
I agree. Simple straightforward reliable drivers is all that anyone wants, although this MAGIX thing Asrock has going is very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by GregoryDonner
BTW, I'm back people :D At least for now.
Not a big deal (and yes, I know it's only during boot or when browsing the UEFI), but some time ago I noticed that the P67 Extreme4 (B3) UEFI splash screen does not properly detect and fill the available screen space on HD (1920 x 1080) monitors on boot, leaving a black border between the splash screen and available, full monitor screen resolution. Here's a snapshot of what I mean:
http://www.gregdonner.org/temp/uefi_border_problem.jpg
This occurs on two solid-rated HD monitors: a 23" Acer G235HAbd and a 23.6" ASUS VE247H.
ASRock tech support explained it to me as: "Some model of HD monitors do not support the high BIOS resolution; therefore your screen is not completed fill the areas."
I'm curious if anyone actually has a monitor capable of properly displaying the UEFI at full resolution like they claim?
Mine shows it full screen. I'm only running a 22" LG 227WTG at 1680x1050. Honestly....it's a bios screen. As long as you can clearly see it I don't think it's worth trying to fix... The P67 chipset is unfortunately considered old at this point so don't plan on a bios update correcting it. I believe we have the last updates for this board at this point. Aside from Etron USB 3.0 that is. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GregoryDonner
To elaborate on what Asrock tech support meant its a simple case of some monitors have weird seperate skewed resolution settings until they hit the login screen where the monitor switches to its native resolution. You can usually fix the issue by simply pausing the boot process at the splash screen and adjusting the height and width options on your monitor settings until the splash screen completely fills the screen.Quote:
Originally Posted by GregoryDonner
Oh, and in terms of age of the chipset, while the P67 can't be considered new anymore theres still not a lot of differences between the P67 and Z77 ;) The biggest are no PCI-E 3.0 or ability to use the on-die IGPU. Those really are the only major differences. Technically there isn't even any reason whay any P67 mobo can't have a UEFI update letting it support IB CPUs, you just won't get the PCI-E 3.0. Intel as they are though will probably forbid any such UEFI update so people have to buy a Z77.