Thank ya mate!:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny87au
I hooked it on:cool:
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Thank ya mate!:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny87au
I hooked it on:cool:
on Air or Water both clock the same .. on Liquit nitrogen/dice then the 2 is slightly better... :up:
Guys which bios seems better for clocking a Gulftown 980X on this board???
Im not exactly sure but F8D seemed to be the best bios for me and most stable.. All the beta bios updates never really gave me the extra juice i needed and that extra stability for higher clocks..Quote:
Originally Posted by pazza316
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1654686
Love this board.
Yo guys !
long time no comments in this thread. Here goes an other one:
How much IOH-Core is recommended using a dual gpu card plus one physX plus on pcie sound card ?
This site says: " For this step, there are only two voltages you should play with; VTT, and IOH. IOH is easy, if you are running a single PCIe card (graphics card), give the IOH 1.3V, if you are running more than one PCIe graphics card, give it 1.35V".
That would mean in my case I would need about 1.4 V IOH-Core but I am running with 1.2 V:shocked:
F8g works great for me, stable and good performance, slow mode works great and bclk is awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by pazza316
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1659905
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7504/262cr.jpg
F8K Beta bios out
only the above update, unless more or hidden Sata3 updates, unless someone can test this with a sata3 sdd drive.Quote:
3TB+ HDD support
http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/prod...?pid=3251#bios
Thx Nam-uk, that is precisely what have been looking for.
By the way how much voltage did you set on IOH-Core ?
hi , the IOH-Core i have not touched mate so that would be default on F8G bios, running a 920 here though at 3.8 (not 980), only altered the Vcore,VVT to suitQuote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
Hi peeps
I just found that the BIOS file X58AUD7.F8K is 2048k big, instead of 1024k.
This will hardly fit intot he BIOS flash chip unless only half of the flash chip was used so far!
Hello Gigabyte...major screw-up!
Or am I missing anything here? :shrug:
Q-Flash does definetly reject it for it's size
Alot of gigabyte's bios have been upped from 1024 to 2048k file size.... You need to download and install the latest version of @bios or use flashspi to update bios. You will need to continue to use these until gigabyte update q-flash to handle new bios file size.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amurtigress
You have to use the Dreaded @BIOS i.e
latest is in the Bios link i posted above , just click @BIOS.Quote:
* Please use the latest @BIOS or FLASHSPI.EXE to reflash BIOS
Doesnt sound right, u tryed using @Bios to flash ?
been told the old bios can not do 3TB this why the issue,Daft really, going to stick with the F8G till this is sorted if ever.
Yeah thats right, only newer bios do support partial EFI with the 3tb drives..
yah new bios is hybridEFI bios capable of 3TB+ storage
Hi folks,
@bios did the job for me, thanks. Running BIOS F8k now, but I will have to look into adjusting a few settings. 4.1 GHz are stable now but it takes longer for the board to POST.
On another matter, I am pondering buying a SSD. I came across a comparison test of the Vertex 2 drives, 34 nm generation vs. the new 25 nm flash chip using model. OCZ has messed up there it seems, most tests of the new 25 nm model came out roughly half as fast as the almost indistinguishable older model. Plus, the newer model has a lower formatted capacity. So overall there are suspicions that 25 nm flash chips have yet again a lower number of write cycles, since OCZ seems to reserve another 4 or 8 GB for reserved blocks.
How are SSD users here using their drives? Are you avoiding write cycles on your SSD, such as putting your pagefiles and other caches on a regular harddrive?
I was planning to put my OS on the drive including all caches and pagefiles since that's the main point that needs acceleration under Windows.
myself i have no mechanical drives in my system. so probably eating up a lot of write cycles each time i press the compile button. (C++, C# programmer)
however I did create a ram drive for my IE temp files, that that saves some write cycles.
Other than that are there any other benefits going to F8k ? OC wise? Performance/stability? Any opinions or experiences to share, anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
Could someone please help me?
I'm thinking of buying this board but before I do I wanted to know what version firmware the Intel RAID controller is running & what version the SATA 3 firmware is running?
Thanks
Hi folks,
I hope somebody is able to help me out of my RAID problem; I installed a new controller Highpoint (RocketRaid 2720). Every time the system starts the POST I get the message: " "Warning: Have Option ROM can not be invoke Vendor Id 1103H, Device Id 2720H". As soon as I deactivate the Onboard RAID of the ICH10R the message does not appear.
What is causing this message ?
Is there any conflict between ICH10R and ROM ? :shrug:
this is due to available ram, there isn't enough for the ICH10R ROM and the RocketRaid 2720 ROM to load.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
exactly which ram it is i can't say. however there is more detail on this on the web somewhere.
I had similar problems and opted to just use the Highpoint card instead of the ICH10R raid.
there is no work around.
Does it mean I should plug in more RAM to get rid of that issue ?
i believe it has something to do with amount of ram below the 1 meg area, or 640KB area.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
so adding more ram won't work.
i suppose one solution would be to remove your video card. :rofl:
but i don't think that is helpful.
nope your stuck.
Server motherboards for some reason have a way around this problem.
but since i don't have a server motherboard i haven't looked into the problem with more detail
if by chance you do find a workaround. let me know. i spent several hours searching the net to a solution and found a brick wall at every turn.:brick:
Thank you for your reply.
So I am stuck with that issue...:mad:
Maybe LSDmeasap has a quick hint right away:idea:. He hasn't showed up for two weeks. :poke:
LSD has been very busy with reviews, work and other personal matters. Send him a PM or he should be back soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
:lastweek: I already did sent LSD a pn at 02.21.11:( He must be extra ordinary really busy:explode:
Well we are wrapping up the end of Forum wars now, so give it a day or two and he will probably show up.
Yes I've been super Busy Fritz, sorry man!
For the RAID issue you can try to make a new BIOS for your card and see if that helps.
Download your original BIOS from HPT site, then try this with the downloaded tools included in the BIOS update, this helped me use RR 640 card with Intel BIOS enabled (Without this changed it failed to work)
There is a utility for programming HighPoint BIOS parameters for resolve compatibility
With Firmware upgrade ( run load.exe /C ) for the RAID Card :
And then test the option : Disable Reallocate EBDA in the HPT BIOS
Make two BIOS, one with that enabled and one with it disabled. Then test the disabled one first and see if it works, if not flash back the original or the one with it enabled.
If it doesn't work then you are probably out of luck unless you can get Gigabyte or Highpoint to help you directly with a BIOS.
Do you have a link? the supplied just shows the standard BIOSQuote:
Originally Posted by Nam-uk
Yo LSD,Quote:
Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap
thank you mate. I am glad you are back on stage.:)
I tried your recommendations step by step but it didn't change anything.:shakes:
Do you think it has something to do with the BIOS of the UD-7 ?
Anytime man, sorry I've been out so much lately but I've been swamped!
Sorry to hear that didn't work. So you're sure you made the card BIOS right, and then flashed the new BIOS into the card with the option disabled?
If so, then yes it probably has to do with the UD7 BIOS, sometimes this is just something you can't get around, other times it can be fixed with a board BIOS change.
I don't have the card to do anything myself, I only have the HPT 640, you'll need to see if Gigabyte has that card to test with. If they don't have the card they probably wont be able to do anything to fix it :(
Have you tried with the latest 2MB sized BIOSes yet? If not try with that, just in case BIOS size is the issue.
Anyone know if they came out with a bios for the UD7 rev.2 that allows slow mode to work properly with a Gulftown or Westmere?
Thanks,
Dr_Dx
Looks like the F8k got pulled, not even the f8g is showing, back down to the F7.
Yeah man,
the F8k was pretty crappie with a hell lot of bugs too:down:. The BIOS programmers should do their homework before they throw stuff like that on the market, don't they ?
agreed , remember flashing an asus bard years ago and it bricked it, turned out there was a newer bios updater out, would be helpfull to no beforehand.
So what's the best bios for the ud7 ? is f7 better than the f8g ? I bought a ud7 that had the f8g installed... but i don't have a way of knowing if this is better than the actual, official f7.
F8g imop , had F7 for a while and F8g is very stable due to no Double boots were Mit resets but i do have the Power saving options off in bios,Quote:
Originally Posted by Postmodum
F7 was a big update at the time as it updated the Sata3 marvel firmware on second boot,
stick with F8g imop ..
Check out tweaktown,Should have all versions of the UD7..
Yo guys!
A new BIOS came out F8m.:clap:
Did anyone give it a try ?
It just for the 3 TB support.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
Is there anything else different ?
This BIOS has an amount of 2,048 GB. Do I need beside the FLASHSPI tool anything else to flash?
f8m run well for me:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8925/f8mp.jpg
I flash with @BIOS:)
You mean 2,048 kb 2mb file???? yes you have to use flashspi or @bios to flash.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
Just Flashed F5E via @bios went back in and then reflashed using q-flash with F5E and worked just fine. So if current bios = 1mb and new bios = 1mb you can use q-flash. If bios is 2mb and new bios is 2mb you can use q-flash. If bios is 1mb and new bios is 2mb you have to use @bios or flashspi.
Sorry, I meant a 2,048 kb file. (In Germany we use a "." instaed of a ";" like you guys in the us do. That's why I made this mistake).Quote:
Originally Posted by acebmxer
But are you sure that I can use FLASHSPI together with the new bios file to flash with a stick ?
yes that is what flashspi is for.. go ahead.
Nop, it says wrong file size. I had to flash it with @BIOS.
did you try the latest version of flashspi? I have never used it... just going by what Stasio and GB say on their web page.
I finally made it by @BIOS. It was the first time for me doing it with @BIOS- just a peace of cake.
The F8m runs pretty good so far.
I wonder why Nam-uk hasn't flashed yet:rolleyes:
Where are you man ?
I'm with F8m and it works just the same as F8g - great
But I have one little problem, I'm running my vga card in PCIEX16_1 slot and it works in X8... Last time I saw cpu-z motherboard tab was about 14 days ago taking some screenshot and it was running X16... Other software (gpu-z etc) shows the same... If I switch vga card to PCIEX16_2 it works in X16 link but I have PCI sound card so I can't keep it there...
I tried with F8g bios reflash, bios reset, driver reinstall, newer chipset driver and nothing changes... It is not big deal for me but does anyone have some suggestion? Bios default boot the same thing, otherwise I have everything disabled in bios except for usb 2.0
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/4632/pciex16.jpg
Hi,
I've just flashed with f8m and it solved the ahci/ssd bug that f8k had
For anyone interested :D
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?rf0h58sq3xqffdd
Thanks @Lsdmeasap:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap
Anytime!
Well... when I have the time that is :)
@bios for me works best, havent had any issues since owning this UD7..
Corrected :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Johnny87au
Please be safe :up:
Yo guys,
I am running my HDDs in the IDE mode since I installed them. I decide switch from IDE to AHCI mode but I don't exactly what am I supposed to do.
At first I should change the IDE mode to the AHCI mode in the BIOS but I have to install some drivers as well. The reg. has to be changed that way:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Msahci \Start correct the value (Hex) 0 - right now the value is 3.
Does anyone have a link to the drivers I need ?
Is there anything else I'll have to do beside change to the ahci mode and installing the drivers ?
First make the registry change then boot into bios switch from ide to ahci then install drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
drivers can be found here in second post
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...ity-tools.html
It was easy changing into the AHCI mode on W 7.
But I have issues doing it on XP. Every time I try to install the RST driver appears a little window which says the system does not have the minimum standards...
What can I do ?
To do it on XP you need to either slipstream a new install CD with the drivers, and then do a repair install and load the drivers (They'll auto load, but do F6 to be sure in case it lets you pick)
Or do a repair install and load the drivers from floppy. Repair install will not mess with any of your programs, settings, files, ect - the only thing it will do is make it so you have to reinstall all windows updates but that is it.
Here's how to do a repair install, not use the repair console as that is different.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ps/doug92.mspx
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic...ir-windows-xp/
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operat...txprepair1.htm
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repa...sting%20Setup:
You may be able to install new hardware from "Add Hardware" in the control panel manually (Legacy Hardware), then pick the correct device and manually load the floppy driver, then set AHCI in BIOS and reboot and see if it works. Start the process, and select "Yes, I have already added the hardware" Then at the bottom of the choices choose add new hardware, then select from list of devices and choose SCSI / RAID Controllers, then find Intel or choose Have Disk and try to install the Floppy AHCI Driver.
Sometimes it does, sometimes not, so you may need to do the above method unless you want to do a clean install which I doubt. Repair method is easy and quick and leaves everything as is.
Thank you very much.
I have got that stuff straight.
At first I loaded this driver down and extracted it in the folder
"windows\system32\drivers\.
Then I extracted the ICH10R-AHCI.REG and loaded it, started new, switched from IDE to AHCI booted XP, installed the RST driver and every thing is running great.:up:
By the way: LSD you are a very nice and competent person:clap:
You helped my out so many times even if you gave me help to help myself;)
Make sure you enable achi in registry and install the latest rapid storage drivers:up:
I did change the registry by using ICH10R-AHCI.REGexe and installed the latest rst driver.
There is a picture before and after I installed the rst driver:
try without the exe file, do it manually via the registry...
Thanks for your support man! :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
You know me, I'm always happy to help :D
I think he got it corrected already. Didn't you Fritz?Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny87au
Yeah man, I don't know what else I am supposed to change in registry yet because the registry has already been changed by ICH10R-AHCI.REG.exe, right ?
Or what exactly should I write into it ?
P.S. LSD if come to Germany let me know and we drink a few beers together:yepp:
So Fritz, I am confused, did you get it working yet or no? If not, you may want to go ahead with the repair install method I mentioned, you'd be finished and using the system in AHCI mode by now if you do that.
For sure, if I am ever in Germany I'll look you up so we can drink some beers!
XP is running in ACHI mode pretty good. I don't think I 'll have to do anything in the registry
Ahh OK! Ya, if it's working already then nothing you need to do!
F8n for Rev. 1.0
http://www.mediafire.com/?cxf2uohx143ja77
sweet, thanks for heads up. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap
GA-X58A-UD7 Rev. 1.0 F8n - 10.5.0.916 Surprise :D
http://www.mediafire.com/?bzg9ol91oycfab9
Enjoy at your own risk :) Tested and working fine!
Hello,
I was recommending a good set of hardware to a friend who wants to build a good high performance PC, based upon the UD7 board.
There is just one question:
Does the Coolermaster V8 block any of the memory slots? My friend wants to use 24 GB of Corsair dominator modules...
Thanks in advance. ^.^
if you have it vertical it shouldnt.. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Amurtigress
Johnny87au: Thanks... :D
This question isn't coming without a reason. My Scythe Mugen 2B just gave me that problem with Corsair Vengeance modules. Not to mention the heatspreaders did not adhere properly and came OFF. I ended up geting me some simple and shorter Akasa RAM coolers that work just fine...
:mad:
Anyway, Corsair's support responded immediately and handed my info and photos on to their production department.
GA-X58A-UD7 F8 MOD
X58A-UD7 F8 Mod.zip
Change logs included, BIOS updated with Intel RAID ROM 10.5.0.1034 and Realtek LAN 2.39
hello folks,
I was reinstalling Windows recently and took the opportunity to flash BIOS F8. I used F8M previously, but since the reinstallation (I had to do several due to another unrelated issue) my mouse has been disabled rather frequently. It looks to me like Windows 7 and the BIOS have been unable to enable my mouse. The failure rate was about 1/3rd of all system boots.
I tried enabling and disabling BIOS legacy support for the mouse, to no avail.
It also happens on both the ICH10 USB ports as well as on the USB 3. And it happens on both my Copperheads.
Anybody here having had similar issues? :shrug:
What speed is your PCIE bus running at? I have noticed the USB ports do funky things when PCIE is over 100MHz. Eg. My Logitech G5 mouse starts intermittently failing at about 105MHz, and my usb3 ports only work as usb2 when over 100MHz. I just leave it on auto these days. I used to have to change it to get high bclocks but it doesn't seem necessary with newer bioses.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk
I had it on 105 prior to the flashing and at 100 currently I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by R3alsp33dy0ne
I'll try that... thanks for now. In the worst case I'll go back to F8M, it is a bit fishy that Gigabyte withdrew the F8
Ok, here comes. Neither 100 nor 105 MHz work, it makes no difference. However AUTO seems to fix it.
How come that this affects both the chipset internal USB2 ports and the NEC USB3?
Secondly, why does that happen now? I have had this board since Feb. 2010 and been through almost all BIOSses since the initial F2 and never saw this problem.
Except for very rare initialization issues. like once a week.
:shrug: F8m seems more trustworthy for me now.
Hi peeps,
I heard the recent rumors on Windows 8 prolly only supporting EFI installtions, and not the old BIOS anymore. (Personally I think that's rubbish, but that's a different story.)
What actually has to be done to do an EFI installation of Win7 on the UD7 Rev.1?
I am using BIOS F8M, EFI mode enabled.
I am using an older 500 GB HD, that I erased and formatted as GPT drive with 128 MB MSR partition. Still the Windows isntallation routine refuses to install on tis drive because it is GPT.
Is this Gigabyte-EFI stuff actually EFI/UEFI? Or is it nothing but plain support for HDs greater than 2 TB?
Is that Rev.1 or Rev2?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap
rev 1.0
GA-X58A-UD7 F8 MOD :clap::clap::clap:
Have taken my rev1 out of the box again.
980x - NH-D14
24Gb Ripjaw C7-8-7 1T @1600
Bios has come a a long way, from F7 series.
First run, XMP enabled, all stock and Prime stable.
Time for some OC-ìng. :up:
(REX3, Classie and Rev1 F7 needed some serious V-boost to run stable)
Yep, somewhere things have taken a positive turn.
I moved to F8m all the way from F6x. Using less VCore and VTT for the same clocks.
First runs are stable, and as far as the quirks I`ve had in the past, using 6x 4Gb`s, most of them are gone.
Booting from sleepmode, still results in a dropping of timings from 7-8-7 to 8-8-7.
Second flaw, and don`t know if it`s Windows, or board related, when copying more than 20Gb, disk to disk, results in a blue screen.
Stability for Linx and Prime are great though.
What is better a Rev 1.0 or 2.0 ?
UD7 rev 1.0 is better
there is one for sale on ebay going for cheep at the moment
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=280694239614
check microcenter, at least at mine the UD5 and UD7 are cheaper than the UD3R!!!!!!
Hello,
I am currently selling my i7-920 chip on ebay. In case anybody is interested:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...STRK:MESELX:IT
Happy bidding. ^.^
GA-X58A-UD7 - F9b
-improve VT-d in BIOS
-05.Aug 11
Flashed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by stasio
No gains or cons F9b vs. F8mod.
F9d is out.
What`s new? :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by stasio
Flashed it, works solid.
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...tml#post402838Quote:
Originally Posted by XII
:idea:Marked. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by stasio
Yo guys,
I have got back my Gigabyte GA-X58-UD-7 (Rev.1). I am happy with it.
ASUS Sabertooth X58 is a piece of junk compared to it.