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Slow goin' but I got it DL'd.
Wow, they released it :confused: You would think they could have made it so AiBooster reads correctly b4 they made it a non-beta. Aibooster hasn't been right since bios 0801.:confused:
Boot still slow as hell for me. After the last line is "2048MB" right before it detects USB, it sits there for about 5secs.
I noticed that accessing my USB key was QUICK. Not sure what fixed it. I went from 701 to 903... so anything in between must have fixed it. I used to have to wait literally five minutes for it to scan the USB key. Now it took under a second, actually instantaneous. Also this time I also had more files on it than just the BIOS file... so I expected it to take longer, but it was great. Just pushed B:\ and it was THERE.
Hi all. First time post.
I flashed to this BIOS this morning and everything's the same, except that it boots a lot faster for me now and I am now able to run at 3.6GHz stable with only 1.535V set in the BIOS instead of 1.55V (which could be because it's burnt in a bit otherwise?).
Flashed in Windows, cleared the CMOS with Asus update but not manually and didn't remove battery and I still have full voltage options.
Faster boot time from the 590 would be great, but a the price of FSB speed and possibly stability?
Nah... :(
I saw someone asking this on page two or something, but it was never answered..
Does this bios have profiles?
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Originally Posted by JacobHL
yes i has
Pretty fast compared to all previous versions and latest AiBooster works fine with this 1101 bios.
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Originally Posted by BulldogPO
I'm using Ai Booster Utility V2.03.01 dated 2006/07/31, it was the newest I found. Mine reads correctly for the first few seconds, then reads incorrectly....what version are you using?
Is it safe to use Asus windows flashing util? or is it a flash in dos using AFUDOS BIOS Update Procedure??
Windows flashing util does me fine, just as long as nothing crashes and it doesn't get interrupted your safe using it. I run a fairly lean computer and disconnect from the net when i do it, so i've never had a problem, but some people swear it is akin to consorting with the devil.
ive never had a problem flashing in windows.
Weird, same version 2.03.01
From the time I switched from 0701 to 0901, AI Booster and PC Probe read incorectly. Is it it the same with this one? Is it possible to revert to 0701?
Also, is it better to remove the battery when flashing new BIOS?
Uh, bump?
yes just reflash it, but i wud use 1101, who cares about ai booster
no dont remove battery when flashing bios.
I do care about Ai booster, and it's not the only program that reads incorrectly since I flashed this bios.
Anyway, what do I do exactly to flash in DOS? I've only done it in windows and i'm not sure. I think I need a MS-DOS boot disk and a second disk with two files, the bios and afudos. Is that correct?
Also, at what point do I clear cmos? Do I shut down the pc right after I flash to do that?
Well?
Common guys! I need to know!
Just name the BIOS you want to P5WDH.ROM and put it on usb-mem and hit alt + F2 when booting.
Then it starts flashing the bios...
I don't use Ai booster so don't knowQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr.X
you can revert with old afudos ( ie version 2.07 )
I must be doing something wrong: I boot with the disk and when I type 'flash' in the command line it says bad file or bad name. What am I doing wrong?
use Afudos ( a:\afudos /inameofthefile.rom /pbnc /n )Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.X
use afudos 2.07 to revert back
Why don't do as I posted?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.X
I did, but nothing happened. Alt+F2 while booting didn't do anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kriller
Still no go though, even though I'm using v2.07.
push delete when posting (wait, or whatever gets you into BIOS)
go to TOOLS at the top
asus EZ flash
browse for the file
pick it
thats it
you cant really mess this up
I wish! I got an error while reading the file from the disk.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewZorn
That doens't allways work with usb-mem thou. But if u have a floppy, that is the best way to flash the bios imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewZorn
1101 killed my overclock at 3.6Ghz. Didn't fail, just froze. Fell over at 6 mins everytime no matter the volts, so back to 0903 and 8hrs prime. Exact same settings and its networked/firewalled etc. I get the feeling its just a bug, not the overclock.
I tried that with my floppy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kriller
That's strange, and annoying for me because I was planning on flashing to 1101 after some other people said it helped their overclock. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by fornowagain
I shouldn't have flashed 0901 to begin with. Everything was fine with 0701 and now I can't revert! Why doesn't ASUS Updater let me? Stupid POS!
Yeah that's why flashed up, normally once its stable I'll leave it unless big improvements appear in a new bios.Quote:
Originally Posted by Durzel
903-3.6-stable > 1101-3.4-stable > 903-3.6-stable = :sick:
But hey YMMV.
Well crap, what BIOS am I gonna flash tomorrow when I get my mobo? Anybody else with a retail E6600 get WORSE OC's with 1101? Do the benfits of 1101 outweigh the need for 903?
This 1101 is great for me, i can OC my E6600 like with 903 = 3.6GHz stable ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Brahmzy
Mr.X, try going back to 0801 with a floppy or usb drive...AiBooster worked ok with that bios. I also tried to go back to 0701 but couldn't.
Ok, I'll try that. I just flashed 0903, but it's still the same though. I'll try going back to 0801 with EZ flash 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Icer
EDIT: I flashed 0801 and everything went back to normal. Finaly.
One question though: When exactly is the right time to clear cmos? After I flashe with EZ flash 2 the pc rebooted and windows loaded and here I am. I didn't clear cmos (it seems that I didn't have to) but If I needed to, would I shut down the system right after reboot to do that? I'm a little confused.
i dont clear cmos on this board...
i start up
load defaults
restart
flash bios
restart
set basic stuff
restart
set overclock again
restart
resume computing
Ok, thanks. I think I'll stick with 0801. It seems to be the most bug-free.
Mine keeps freezing aswell wtf.Quote:
Originally Posted by fornowagain
no errors just freezes.. at settings I know should be pretty stable...
Yeah, see I'm not mad. Flash it back see if it stops. It sucks, shame I wanted lower volts.Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
yeh gonna flash back tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by fornowagain
I don't think 903 had the problem either
mine 1101 bios is fully stable at 376FSB as it was in 0701 and 0903
Running 3.5 ghz at 1.51v vs 1.53 before ( bios 701 ) and 1.48 with asus probeQuote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
Priming for 14h now
Mine MB is max cappable to boot at 420 fsb, (1,60 Vcore on bios/Scythe Ninja) but her max fsb limit is 433 Mhz,without any Vmods.
Using every bios above 0502, the result is the same...
Wich everyone of them...
I Think to buy P5B Deluxe...
DjLeco what ram timings did you set then ?
Does superpi score improve hardly as we raise fsb ( 1.188 sec faster for 300 mhz increase is very huge ! )
I'm not so sure ,I don't really remember,could be 2 options, 744 Mhz with 3.2.2.4 or 866 Mhz with 4.3.2.4
My ram (8000UL) runs perfectly (all test of memtest in DOS) stable at 2,40 volts(in Bios) 2,36 multimeter
760 Mhz 3.2.2.4
1012 Mhz 4.3.2.4 or
1100 Mhz 5.5.5.15
I updated from 0701 to 1101 today, I tested 3DMark 2005 with 0701, and it gave me a reboot, with 1101 it went right through!! So with the same voltage it went from "close to stable" to "stable"...I'll prime the rig, and see if it helped as well!!
flashed back to 0801.. no more freezes
Strange, it gave me the same kinda freeze as if you up the FSB way to high. Stops dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
I'm OCed to 3.2 ghrtz, with OCZ 2gigs DDR800 platinum revision 2 ram, would adding 2 more gigs of the same ram affect my overclock in any way? i run a 1:1 ratio at ddr800. Will it still run fine or will i have to clock it back?