This board is pretty good. I might have found a way to fix the keyboard issue. I will post a SS in a few of how I fixed it.
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This board is pretty good. I might have found a way to fix the keyboard issue. I will post a SS in a few of how I fixed it.
Ok guys. Turn this option I circled to "OFF"or "Disabled" and it should fix the keyboard disabled on startup. It worked for me.
http://i35.tinypic.com/skuq8y.jpg
Well a few weeks back i up-date to a new case(cooler master HAF932) and water cooling(cooler master Aquagate Max) here a few pic.
Thats SWEET Merk... I'm jealous!! :D
nice clean set up Merkk1. Great looking case. How is the quadfire treating you?
Thank you guys .
Well crossfire been good to me i started with with a 2 card setup ran that for a few months than move up to a 3 video card set up . I ran that for a few months then when to the 4 card setup and it been running trouble free for me .The real truning point for my setup was when i update my mother board to my Foxconn a79a-s +sb750 on my old DFI board with the sb600 i was having hit and miss with the ATI drivers after changing over to the new board + sb750 every driver 8.6 on up have install trouble free and work good running vista-64 . I realy think ATI make there drivers for vista frist Xp is a after thought for them now . The cooler master HAF932 case got to be one the best case out on the market right now and new egg has the case on sell right now to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119160 this case make it easy to do a clean setup on your rig .
OMG :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:. One day I will do that. Achoo when I get a job achooo.Quote:
Originally Posted by merkk1
Oh sh#t! I've been jonesin' for that case....it's so damn nice! The Egg's got it on sale for $120+SH (and tax for me, crap), but haven't pulled the trigger.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by merkk1
/edit.....OK. merkk1 already stated the sale at NewEgg. Got so exited when I saw it, didn't read all the posts!:D
Anyone know if this board is going to support Phenom 2's?
It should, even the older boards with SB600 are supporting the AM3 CPU's so you should be all set with just a BIOS update.
Well I'm asking because I seen this http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=359460. Then another guy on a different forum emailed foxconn and asked and they said "We do not plan on supporting those or have information about it at this time" so I'm kinda pissed.
I e-mail them last week and have not heard back as of yet i send a new e-mail on monday . If they don't i be realy piss off to ChrisB17 .
I was looking at the site they don't even have DFI boards listed and you know there going to support Phenom 2 940 cpu .I e-mail Foxconn again so hope to have a e-mail back by tomarow .
Foxconn tech support is fail. I keep asking them to update the bios for the keyboard issue and they keep blaming it on my hardware and OS. Damnit foxconn come on.
Anyone have any news yet if these will supports denebs?
Saaya works for foxconn, maybe he can help get you info
I am also concerned about this, but since the Deneb power requirements aren't awful... it should just be a minor bios update. I have read somewhere (here?) that the next level down in the Foxconn MB's does not "recognize" the Deneb chip but it works fine even without a bios update. (And it overclocks very well too.)
The Foxconn is not like when I had my Gigabyte DS5 board and the company decided to not bother officially supporting the 9850 or 9950 because they had some problems with the power regulation. The Gigabyte DOES work with my 9850... but I have a chip that is on the border of being "bad". I had to underclock the NB to 1.8Ghz to get it stable on that board. With the Foxconn... if I give it added CPU PLL voltage... I can get the NB to 2.2Ghz easily. But the Gigabyte didn't have that setting.
ALSO: I don't know if anyone else has seen this... but I always have to go back to STOCK on the NB speed when I update the Catalyst drivers or it won't see my second video card in Crossfire. (I read they may have fixed this issue with the newest driver beta.)
What BIOS problems are you having exactly? Mine has been really good to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by blah4u3
Well in my e-mail to Foxconn all they would tell me is that it take time for the cpu team to make sure it will work with the mother than come up with the bios update . In the same e-mail i also ask are you going to support Phenom 2 (940) cpu yes or no .They didn't anwser on the last part so i don't know what going to happen .
I was wondering what your debug LED says for whoever is running this board. Mine says 40 and I have no Idea what that means. It used to say AA.
Here is a new bios to support deneb.
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/suppor...D=en-us0002392
Actually....Quote:
Originally Posted by merkk1
I'm thinking... and being drunk that is dangerous: But generally when I make a decision drunk... I follow through. Unless it is a bad idea.
Anyway... I'm thinking about getting a Danger Den black series case. (DUH: Of course WITH a complete Danger Den water cooling system which includes my Crossfire video: It would only be about $500.00 or so. I want not only COOL... but also silence. OH. And if it looks really cool... that would be a good bonus.)
OOPS... that is NOT for the A79A-S.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisB17
Oh good for us that you failed to put another bold tag around your posts...Quote:
Originally Posted by lo squartatore
Please,stop using bold tags and HUGE fonts and stop requesting benchmarks from members that are tied with the NDA! :rolleyes:
NDA will be lifted on the launch day and it's 8th of January.
What is not possible?SoF already said that he won't break his NDA. The results on the internet are leaked and not official.Most were done with low NB clocks and beta BIOS versions.Quote:
Originally Posted by lo squartatore
Again,don't ask members with NDAs to show you results you wish since it wont happen.Wait like the rest or go and read the "many test are in internet, screen and review". :rolleyes:
I replaced my LaingUltra with an Laing D5 vario and an 2x5,25" danger den reservoir (that would not fit in there black serie case). If I run the pump at lowest speed and the five slinx xtreme fans at lowest speed it's really very silent and requires only round 12W AC. WC parts (see sig beside pump) set me off ~350€ with all the tubbings and so on. I assume it will also handle two gfx cards, but maybe not at lowest speeds.Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
Doesn't NDA end today as it's the 20th?
I have no idea who started that thing with 20th of december but obviously nobody posted scores today ;) My new LN2 scores from today are also "censored" so everbody is aware now it is still January?
Well i saw this out at Foxconn wedsite it make me feel better .It at lest lets people know there working on it .By the list it look like the A79A-s is next in line for the bios up-date. :clap: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Produc.../AM3/index.htm
:(:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
YAY!
I have discovered that if you search for the word "782F1S03" then you will find a German site that mentions that this new "S03" bios allows both the NB and the HT to be adjusted separately. FINALLY!! (Yes... I was attempting to find a download... and there is no 782F1P06... but someone had mentioned "S03" so I decided to try 782F1S03 as the search parameter. Sadly I didn't find a download site for that file so I guess we'll have to wait for Foxconn.)
Here is the website:
http://www.pctreiber.net/datenbank_a...nn-A79A-S.html
That review doesn't translate to English very well. I think they are basically saying that the NB can't be set below the HT speed. (Which is generally known.)
But here is the picture of the settings in the bios and it shows both the NB Frequencty Control AND the CPU-NB HT Link Speed as being two different settings. This should allow us to do much more with the existing 65nm chips and hopefully the HT will allow 1Ghz which sounds like you need for VERY fast overclocks.
http://www.pctreiber.net/reviews/asr...A79A-S/b11.jpg
Wish i could read that review i like to know what they thought of it . It did get the (HOT STUFF) award from that site .
@ keithlm
the new Bios of my A7DA-S offers setting NB- and HTT-multiplier, so I think the A79A-S will also have this functions with the next bios.
But... how low does the multiplier go?Quote:
Originally Posted by albertwesker
The people using drastic cooling need 5x on the HT to get the 6.0Ghz(+) overclocks.
(everytime this thread gets bumped my brains thinks; "Great the new bios is ready.")
EDIT: I wonder why they haven't released the A79A-S bios "S03" version yet. Perhaps they are still working on a few issues?
NB-multi: x5 - x16Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
HT-multi: x1 - x13
Quote:
Originally Posted by albertwesker
Very cool!
Thanks! That should really allow some LN2 overclocking magic.
I plan on getting one of these A79A mobos when PHII hits the web. I would like to run 8 gigs of PC1066 in it. Has anyone had any experience loading this board up with that much ram or even less ram but populating all ram sockets?
Moreover, if 8 gigs work nicely, what kits would you guys recommend for this 790 board? What does it play nicely with? There are soooo many DDR2 options that it makes my head hurt thinking about them.
Any imput would be appreciated. Thanx guys.
i'm confused. the few dutch webshops actually having this board in stock, display a different product image compared to the ones on foxconn's website and newegg.
the black pcb with quad-pcie16x next to eachother is incorrect, right?
I have used 8 Gig. You must drop to DDR2-800 with all four slots full. (I have read that AND I couldn't get it to work at anything higher. But then I have 2 brands of ram with slightly different timings.)Quote:
Originally Posted by bacon612
I have 2x2Gb Mushkin 996??99 whatever model is 8500 C5.
I also have 2x2Gb of G.Skill 8500 C5 sticks.
It seemed stable enough at DDR2-800 and 5-5-5 timings. But I have nothing that will use that much ram so on the next reload I went back to just 2 sticks at DDR2-1066 and Vista 32.
Besides I was doing some overclock benchmarking just for fun... so it seemed better to have faster speed. I will probably go back to Vista 64 after benchmarking and playing around with the Phenom II for awhile. (At that time I might order another set of ram to match; but I don't really need the memory so who knows.)
I have no definitive testing or anything else to go by... but I like the Mushkin ram better. (Plus the G.Skill seems to want timings you won't find on any AMD AM2+ motherboard.)
CRUD: The Mushkin 996599 still sells for $120.00 as set. The G.Skill is down to $55.00 as set. (Although Mushkin has the 996699 model which is the same ram with a better heat shield for only $80.00 a set. Must not have sold well because the new heat shield won't fit most motherboards.)
My A79A-S look just like the one on the Foxconn website and newegg . I don't know what that board is in the lower pic.
I think the black one was one the the pre-release revisions of the board. It was the one shown in all the previews, but all the retail versions were like the red board.
Wow I just realized that I haven't posted here in 3 years.
Anyhow has anyone has success with the NB multi in the 81BF1P06 BIOS.
I know that it shows NB Clock but no matter what I do it stays at 9x.
http://newportyachtdirectory.com/A7D...ck_BIOS-06.jpg
I can run my Toliman 8750 up 12x258 but the NB hits 2318MHz and I because of this I just lost my Broadcom BCM5784 LAN.
I also have problems with the HT Link multi.
If I set it to 7x or lower it runs at 5x and if I set it at 8x or Auto I get a 9x multi and if I set it at anything above 8x it won't POST and I have to clear CMOS and start over.
I can get the HT Link to work with AOD but it only works for 2 boots and then when I shut down it locks up as XP is closing.
Bill
QUESTION: Did you know that the HT speed can NEVER be higher than the NB speed? (Equal or lower.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Electric Bill
If you decrease the NB speed but leave the HT at default it will reset the NB speed. (Increases should work. But the bios testing routine might incorrectly reset it.)
For the HT issue: I'm not sure why the HT speed would be be funky like you describe. Perhaps again the routine they use to make sure the HT < NB somehow messes with what you can set the HT to.
EDIT: Oh BTW... LUCKY YOU... you got your bios update. Where's our S03 bios update at????
Yes I did.Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
Not so lucky if it doesn't work.Quote:
EDIT: Oh BTW... LUCKY YOU... you got your bios update. Where's our S03 bios update at????
Right now I'm running at 3.0GHz (12x250).
I have the HT multi set to 7x.
CPU-Z and AOD report it at 1250MHz which is really 5x since my bus speed is 250MHz.
Both apps also report my NB at 2250 which is 9x no matter what I set the NB multi at.
Bill
Thanks for the response keithlm. Please keep me posted on ur ram speed with matched ram kits. I am hard pressed on the A79S with 8 gigs @ 1066 speeds with a PII @ 4ghz on high end air or a cheapie X58 with a i7 920 with 6 gigs of 1600 on high end air. This is a tough call. I am eager to see more and more benchies and results with PII....Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
Has anyone ever got this board prime stable after 3.2ghz? I keep trying 3.3 and 3.4 and cant get it to run stable for the life of me.
Well i stop at 3.2 my self it took 1.53v for 3.2 with my 9850 didn't see any reason to try highter for prime stable becuse i'am just not going to push
that many volts throught the cpu on a 24/7 clock .
Ok ChrisB17 i took a shot at 3.3 for you i ran AOD stablity test for a hour also ran prime . Prime would run for 15 mins than the pc would trun off it was hitting 68-69c i think the pc was hitting safety trun off point becuase of the temps . The temps were hight becuse it take 1.63v to run 3.3 on my 9850 .This was using vista-64 bit home basic .
Eww at the volts. Are you on water? I cant run anything over 1.5 or my temps go way to high for my liking.
Yes i'am on water but i need a biger radiator to run prime when using 1.63v . Like i said early thay why i stop at 3.2 it take a ton of volts to make that next jump up to 3.3 .I can run 3.2 at 1.53v and prime will run in the upper 50c wicth is NP .Now ChrisB17 you are using a 9950 so i think you be able to get 3.3 with lower volts than my 9850 .
I have tryed but I cant seem to get it stable enough. Anyways I wish this bios would let me run my ram at 5-5-5-12 instead of 5-5-5-15. Any one know when P06 is coming?
has any one heard anything about a new bios for a79a-s. the nb volts i think are to high even at the lowest settings. 1.6 volts. my 940 is running prime stable so far at 3.5ghz. running vista64 and crashing alot due to overclocking, i decided to install windows 7 beta. is any one running windows 7 out there and overclocking with there phenom 940 or 920. having alot of fun and 7 is 64 bit
Foxconn dosen't do there volts for the NB the same way all the other board maker do . I run my 9850 with 2400 NB & HT link speed all the time and i have the NB set at 1.95v . I also have the HT set 1.34v and run those volts on my 24/7 clock .I'am also running vista-64 trouble free with the 9850 i see what happen Tuesday should have my Ph II 940 by then . As of right now i have not heard a thing as to when they will have the new bios out but maybe SoF know some thing.
Anyone try to see if this board BSOD's coming out of sleep in vista? I'm curious to see if any of it happens to you guys.
merrk1,that makes me feel better about the volts. i am running all chipset volts as low as i can set them and the 940 likes it.just ran prime at 3.5 for 2hrs15min. running 3.6 is where i have problems. my luck was not good with my 9850 either on this board only 3.1 in vista64
Dang it... still can't find the S03 bios anywhere on the net.
Guess I'll have to start out using the P05 bios with the PHII.
Dang them. Not even a leaked beta to be found.
I hear you on that Keithlm i have my Ph II 940 tomarow and i see how it gose .
Nevermind::::
Update:
P06 Available On The Website! YES... the 782F1P06 bios for the A79A-S
Good timing. I can update now... and have the board all ready when fedex comes by in the morning.
YAY!!!!!
Keithlm
Can you post the link . I do not see it out at Foxconn web site .
It is an aspx website... so there is no link other than the main site:Quote:
Originally Posted by merkk1
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/downloads.aspx
Then you have to select:
Motherboards
Socket AM2+/AM2
A79A-S
(and then hit the search button)
(OR you could type in A79A-S in the KEYWORD field on the right side, select BIOS then hit that search button.)
Apparently they added SO much stuff that it scrolled off the first page... but it IS on the A79A-S only page. NOPE... it was on the page if you searched by hand... NOW it is on the front DOWNLOAD page.
UPDATE:
The P06 apparently has the Phenom II timings/strings/etc. Which will be good for me when I get my PHII 940 in the morning.
BUT::: It does NOT have fixes for a few of the bugs I already know about: (And I have reported to Foxconn even though they have apparently ignored me and closed the online trouble tickets even though the problems still exist.)
1. The fan controller is always on FULL SPEED if you use a fan with only a 3 pin connector. (Fans with the four pin connectors DO correctly change speed.)
2. If you set the EPP "OPTIMIZED" setting in bios it will never post and continually beep requiring a bios clear/reset. (I think it is trying to put it in 1T mode... but that is only a guess.)
Host it, it's not there.Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
EDIT~! Don't try and get the bios file from firefox. Apparently foxconn has something against foxes! Must use chrome or IE to get access to the newer dates than 1/5/09
Seems like they took it down......get it while you can guys.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TI05X1SG
EDIT: LOL Their website is coded horribly. If you click reload a few times it magically appears if you're paranoid about my link.
Thank you for the link guys
Yeah that's what I remarked as well. They told me a new bios is on its way but think they will do nothing about the EPP issue yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
I guess the AM3 update to the bios was more important.Quote:
Originally Posted by SoF
But dang it... it would be nice to just make one bios setting ENABLED and not have to worry about memory speeds.
Oh well.
It's still only showing the BIOS from September for me.
Aren't you in Australia? So you should have seen it on the website yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Particle
OOPS. Nevermind... I just checked and it looks like they "rolled back" the website to what it was before they added a number of updates about midnight (MDT) last night. (Maybe it is a "rollover" or secondary webserver and it just hasn't been updated yet?)
I have my PHII 940 running at stock doing a few hours of prime95 just to verify stability at stock. It is running 45C at full load.
BTW: Fedex > UPS. (Fedex delivers overnight shipments at about 9:00am. UPS delivers at about 7:00pm.)
Particle
Have you try the link Blah4u3 put up it should be there .
I tried the new BIOS last night. My first experience with it so far has been bluescreens at stock settings. I think I'll go back.
Wow... I didn't see any difference at all. Well other than the settings for NB and HT are separated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Particle
At stock and at 3.6Ghz@1.4V the system seems to be more stable than my old 9850 ever was at stock. (But really think I had a borderline 9850.)
And I REALLY like using C'n'Q at 3.6Ghz. It works just fine with not seen problems. I can even leave it on when I run various applications and not really see any degradation in speed. (With the older CPU I had to turn it off or you would REALLY notice the system being "jerky".)
I was able to get 3.665 1.45v with the P06 bios how the P05 bios work for Particle ?
It was working pretty well really. I was in the neighborhood with 3.6GHz coming fairly easily. I could also do up to the 3.8s for simple stuff--my main enemy was thermals under load. It would work for a while but get too hot and BSOD eventually.
Particle & Keithlm you guys using vista-64 also ? If so maybe 3.6-3.7 is what you get when using the vista-64 on the Phenom II
Not yet... I"m on Vista 32 right now. I went back to Vista 32 awhile ago so I could play with the ATI Gaming Fusion beta. Now the release version includes a 64 bit version.Quote:
Originally Posted by merkk1
I plan on re-loading in the next week or so after I play some more. (I may also try 8Gb of ram just for fun... but I suspect I'd have to slow it down a bit. If not that would be very cool.)
I suspect that I will be able to very easily get 3.6-3.7Ghz even with Vista 64. (I believe I can get 3.8-3.9 on Vista 32. I SOOOOO want to buy water cooling and a pretty case for it.)
EDIT: OMG::: Just upped the NB to 2.6Ghz in bios... rebooted... tested... it gained me almost 1Gb/s memory bandwidtch and the latency went from 56 to 49ns. (Sadly I had to back it the NB back to 2.4Ghz... so only 800Mhz/s faster and 50.5 nm latencty.)
With the 2.4Ghz NB I re-ran 3DVantage.
CPU@3.6Ghz NB@1.8Ghz:
P11780
CPU 12106
GPU 11675
CPU@3.6Ghz NB@2.4Ghz:
P12058
CPU 12180
GPU 12018
So the NB made the CPU and the GPU score go up just a bit.
(The newest ATI 8.12 drivers are not "certified" so if you search on the orb for 3dVantage you have to tell it to show ALL video drivers AND also to show "unofficial" results...)
po6 working good for me. running prime95 (large) and no blue screens. w-cooled and w7-64bit. 3.6 at the moment and good so far. i use ddr800 g-skill and epp will change timings for me on po5, have not tried po6 yet.
Is it me or am i dreaming. i think nb freq and cpu-ht seem backwards with po6 bios. Could that be why they pulled the bios.
unfortunately I had to get rid of this great board. The BSOD and random black screens in suspend mode pissed me off. And foxconn support seemed not to give 2 craps about a bios update to fix it. I found out the problem was ACC related but they still didn't care. To bad such a nice board.
What's that ?
I try to load the new bios, date 13.01.09, but get the notification:
File is not exist
I love my Foxconn Mainboard, but getting a new bios is heavier than winning 1 Million Euro in Lotto.
That happens when you run the batch file that comes with the download or that's what you get when you try to start the download?
The notification comes when i try to download the file.
Alright, try this link then:Quote:
Originally Posted by backhand
http://downloads.pcrpg.org/comp/A79A-S/782F1P06.zip
Thanks Particle.
I know some users, which have the same problem and get this notification when trying to download the new bios.
I wrote to Foxconn but nothing happened at all. I am very disappointed about Foxconn support.
I've only had that one BSOD so far on P06, so I'm attributing it to a fluke that first day of having it on. So far since then things have been fairly normal. No improvements to clocking as far as I can tell, but at least it shows as a Phenom II X4 940 now. :)
Glad that link worked for you backhand. So long as Foxconn doesn't mind me sharing the file anyone is free to use that link. I don't see why they'd care.
The story of my Gigabyte Hatred. And the saving of my Foxconn. By Keith.
Today my power supply just blew up. I had another one handy and tried to use it with only a single video card. My Foxconn would go into CMOS and then lock up at the CHECKING NVRAM. I put my old Gigabyte expensive piece of trash in. It wasn't stable at stock. So I put the Foxconn back in determined to find a solution.
The solution turned out to be enabling and disabling the eSata controllers. (JMicron?) I turned them OFF and it made it past the NVRAM stuff. Then on the next boot it locked up again at that point and I had to go into bios and turn them back on again. (I may or may not have disabled/enabled other SATA/IDE settings. But the eSata was the main one that seems to have fixed the problem.)
But now seems boot up correctly.
I thought I'd mention that in case somebody else ever hits this little snag.
Anyone know when we can expect support for the new AM3 processors?
I'm stuck at 3.1ghz @ 1.4v with 9850BE on this board. I have the updated BIOS P06. Do you guys think I can push the 9850BE further? Let's say using 1.5v and so on?
Do they not work in the Foxconn already?
The P06 BIOS did not change the AGESA version from 3.1.9.0 to the newest available version which is 3.3.2.0. Most other manufacturers have updated to the newer 3.3.2.0 version.Quote:
Originally Posted by Particle
I think the newer AGESA is required for the AM3 chips.
I asked Foxconn about this but got the standard: "We'll research it" response. (In other words... IF they come out with a new bios then I'll have an answer.)
NOTE: Anyone else notice how this board is back up to $225 on newegg? For premium prices we should be getting slightly better bios support.
I agree, their support has been slow so far. Hope we get an updated BIOS soon. :rolleyes:
Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
I am now downgrading my opinion and recommendations concerning the Foxconn A79A-S motherboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by keithlm
I now recommend that everyone avoid this motherboard like the plague: They have released 3 bios in the last day for the bloodrage... but they can't get the AGESA updated on the A79A-S bios to save their lives.
And this board is no longer a $100.00 budget board but is back to 175++ on newegg. Ok. 140.00 with a mail in rebate. (But you WILL be sorry.)
new bios out P07
able to change multi but will not change speed of cpu. ACC will boot in auto,not sure if it would boot in P06. These are the only changes i have tried. Will try tomorrow to see what else is new. Post your results to let us know what you find. Cpu is a 940
I have my 940 coming on Thu so I will test. Looks like the new BIOS is a dud if overclock is not possible. If anyone else can confirm this will be great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi
Could you check NB-multiplier? It doesn't work properly in P06.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi
Just change HT-multiplier to i.e. 5x and after this set NB-multiplier to 0 (4x) - 4 (8x) in BIOS.
You can get the new bios P07 for A79A-S here
Tried this BIOS on my new 940/A79A-S setup. CPU multi does not change processor speed. It is stuck at 3.2Ghz no matter what I set the multi at (what they call CPUFID).Quote:
Originally Posted by backhand
This is a good board backed up by a bunch of jokers a.k.a the Foxconn BIOS team :rofl:
Switched back to P06 and I am running at 200X18 at 1.45V. Temp is at 52C.
My observations on the P06 bios with a PII 920:
* HTT multi does not work.
* This board refuses to cold-boot on even the mildest overclocks (2 instead of 1.8ghz NB speed, mild htt overclocks, ...). Hot-boot/reset/reboot goes fine, prime torture test runs fine but shut the system down completely and boot: nothing. Leds light up, fans run but that's all - no video output, debug display reads FF, codes are not explained in the manual.
* Memory timing readouts are completely wrong
* Some performance enhancing options others provide are completely missing here.
I really regret not getting a DFI, Asus or Gigabyte. I know you only get a 790GX from those for the same price as this board but trust me, that's a sacrifice worth making.
Haven't tested the P07 bios yet. It's not showing on their global/english or en-us support site.
Observations on P07 from the CN site:
* AGESA updated to 3.3.2.0
* NB multiplier description changed to NB FID multiplier
* Cold boot problem still present when trying to change NB multiplier. Upped HTT cold-boot seems to work now. Haven't tried to change CPU multi or HTT multi since the 920 is not a BE.
Problem with both P06 and P07:
* No CPU-NB voltage, HTT Isochronous Flow-Control Mode, UnitID Clumping, 2x LCLK Mode options in BIOS
* booting from usb key not possible when there's a hard drive with OS present. You have to enable the "Try booting other devices" to boot from usb key, but the bios just takes the first device it detects that's bootable, which happens to be the HD (even if it's not listed in the boot devices list). If you disconnect the HD, you can boot from usb key. Irritating problem
Are there any windows utils that allow changing NB multiplier?
it would be nice if they would fix these problems they are causing. This board could be the best out there if they would get it working right. All they have to do is add all the options that are missing or left out and fix what does not work, then they would have the best. Right now i will be looking for a different brand next time i upgrade. Foxconn and AMD need to get it together on these bios problems.