My board did 445mhz fsb when i first got it, and mine's the 1.65v MCH version. Are the newer boards less overclockable?
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My board did 445mhz fsb when i first got it, and mine's the 1.65v MCH version. Are the newer boards less overclockable?
heheQuote:
Originally Posted by Gascogne
Stock vmch, fanless nb cooler, boot from bios...
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3...24hourszl5.png
:cool:
I can boot @ 450 no problem and mine is the 1.85vMCH version.
do you guys think its worth using intel's ports instead of the ez-backup for raid0
im using the ez-right now with these drives http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...Code=101220-12
Yes, intel ich7r raid is quite a bit faster
so i must reinstall windows right? and use f6 for the drivers
and make sure to get the latest drivers from intel?
if i have gathered all my info correct, that about right?
should i go head and try x64?
Quick specs: P5W DH w/ scythe ninja cooler / swiftech 40mm copper northbridge fan / 8800gts / 2 x 1024mb 4-4-4-10 team xtreme micron d9's / silverstone st60f whatever the modular PSU is, antec p180. Things are running chill.
I have been following the P5W DH overclocking guide you guys have laid out.
My personal problem is
A) When I overclock too high with the memory (If I don't set it to auto...and take it usually past 900) with my memory timing on 4-4-4-10.....I reboot in to a black screen.
B) When I set the memory to auto, keep the timings @ 4-4-4-10...I can overclock to 3324mhz, 9 x 369.......things work well, BUT IF I put my ATI HDTV Wonder in the 2nd pci slot from the bottom......I have the rebooting black screen error quite often. To the point where I just took the card out.
Right now I am able to do any prime95 test with 2 instances @ 9 x 369, auto memory, 4-4-4-10, everything disabled like you guys run it. Is this about max for E6600's on air here? 3.3-3.6ghz range? ALSO If I bump the voltage on the CPU up to say 1.45 to 1.5 my voltage in cpu-z gets moving around.
The memory does run in auto mode at like PC-4300 or something unimpressive. If I set the memory to....what ever makes it appear as PC-7100 / PC-8500.....the reboot to black screen.
It's so annoying not being able to go over 400fsb, I got the 1.65 mch version and I guess it is harder to overclock with 4x1Gb ram as well. =/
Can't speak to x64, sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by brock01
From what I've found you will have to do a reinstall with F6 drivers. I'm running RAID0 on the EZ ports and have been completely unsuccessful in moving the array to ICH7. I have another drive that I ghosted the array to and Windows will boot from it as long as I leave my array connected to the EZ ports. Once the array is removed Windows hangs on start and will not even enter safe mode. This is with booting the 3rd drive from any of the ICH7 ports, or the JMicron, or either EZ port.
I've scoured the net looking for a way to do this without a reinstall, but no luck so far. If anyone has accomplished this it would be great if you would share!
Ok, I admit it was a little bit stupid, but at least it did work for a while...Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
Anyways I changed the NB heatsink to a Swiftech MCX159, and now everything works again!
Here's a Fix:
•3 IDE Channels when using an e-SATA HD, the HD seems to be malfunctioning (slow transfer, PIO mode, etc.)
Fix:
Install BIOS 1707 (from Asus ftp), and download the Jmicron drivers (they say raid but they do general SATA as well). The HD is now listed as a SCSI, and seems to work fine...I need to defrag to see if I still get the "delayed write error".
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us
Scroll down to the Jmicron drivers.
question for ya guys
alright, I have 6hds in my comp
2 are in ide, and the other 4 are sata.
i have 2 drives i would like to put in RAID0 with the ICH7R.
how can i hook up the other 2 sata drives and have them still functional.
right now i have the 2 drives with the EZ-Backup in RAID0, but what them with ICH7R. i boot off them, the other 2 sata non raid drives are for storage, as well as the ide drives.
Thanks in advance
411X9 24/7 air cooled by Arctic freezer pro (1.47v actual)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gascogne
Once upon a time...AsusTek Corp decided to hire some BIOS Engineers.
Yes, it was a rainy day... now guess what happened.........
Lets play Simon says:
Simon says "Say Asus sucks"
Simon says "Say Asus did it again"
Simon says "Ban the noobs!"
Ok, enough with the entertainment part of this post, lets get into the...juice :D
BIOS 1707 changed nothing actually ( overclocking-wise ), and ofcourse there are no new memory timings in the BIOS ( don't ask silly questions :p: )...and ofcourse...Asus says "there's no Core 2 Extreme processor".
Thus... you got a X6800 and the available CPU Ratios/Multipliers are... 6-7-8-9-10-11
Thank you for your interest in Asus products.
Asus, Keep Walking...
Has anyone found a QUICK way to get this motherboard to work again when it decides not to initialize the USB ports? I'm up to BIOS 1602 with no sign of any fix there.
I ended up pulling the plug and letting it sit for hours today, when after quite a long stretch of booting properly it decided to play dead after a reboot.
No sign of what 'overheated', or whatever causes the problem...
I have the same problem with my P5W64-WS Pro.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gascogne
4 slots occupied seems to make it difficult for me to retain a 1:1 with my DDR2-900 running at 450 FSB.
Hi all,
I've gone through the last 25 pages of the thread as well as many other resources on other websites, and out of them all, everyone here seems to have the best knowledge regarding the tweaks required to push the c2d + asus p5w dh motherboard with watercooling to its limits.
Currently, my setup is this:
Intel Core 2 Duo e6600 4mb cache 2.40ghz
Antec Nine Hundred Case
PNY GeForce 8800 GTX 768mb
Asus P5W Deluxe DH Deluxe
2xCORSAIR XMS2 1GB DDR2 1066mhz (PC2 8500)
OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI
GIGABYTE GH-WIU02 120mm Blue LED Light 3D Galaxy I (Watercooler)
I don't have CPU week and motherboard spec information handy, so that'll come in a later post when I have some time to work with my rig, but from what I remember:
mb bios 1506
1:1 FSB:MEM doing 386*9 = ~3474mhz
vDimm at 2.20v 5-5-5-15 (rated)
vMCH at 1.55v
vCore at 1.5625v
Because my room is quite warm, even with 2x120mm fans in the front as intake, 1x120mm fan on the side as intake, the 120mm fan on the radiator acting as exhaust (on the top rear of my box), and 1x200mm fan at the top of the case as exhaust as well, my temperatures could be a bit better. Or maybe it's my CPU week, seeing as from what I'm reading, a lot of the earlier weeks required a lot more voltage to hit higher fsb's.
Using TAT, my cores idle at around 48c and on dual prime95s and full load, it's ~65c.
From what I gathered in my reading for me to be able to get a higher FSB, which I really can't do at the moment, I need to raise my vMCH to 1.65v or higher. I want to add another waterblock to my piping to cool the northbridge and would like some advice on what would be best.
The current PVC tubing is 1/2", and I've seen the Danger Den Maze4 Chipset Waterblock (Intel 975X) as well as some of the offerings from newegg that seem kind of generic. I don't mind whether the block inlets would be 1/4" or 1/2", but I'd like to get something that would fit well without much re-engineering if possible.
I also have not yet relaxed my tRFC timings, but I will do that as well over the weekend. I'd just really like to get over a 400 fsb with 9x multiplier if possible. This is a new rig, and I haven't tested how high I could go with an 8x multiplier, but I want to exhaust my 9x options first.
Here's a photo of the setup prior to my filling it with water and relocating the reservoir/pump to the bottom, next to the powersupply:
http://pics.raverdude.org/pictures/e...s_DSCF0206.JPG
Thanks and looking forward to all your guys input!
edit: spelling/grammer
edit: added photo
Haven't you placed the ram little wrong? Shouldn't it be on black -> black or orange -> orange and not mix the colors on the slots.
thats what i thought as well Gascogne
nickfd - as the guys said, your RAM is not installed correctly ...
also, I am not surprised about your TEMPs as you are using the crappy Gigabyte Kit which in most cases gives you only slightly better temps than high end air cooling ... I would certainly NOT consider adding another block to the loop. That RADiator is not able to handle more heat ... I had 2 of these kits ... trust me ...
if you wanna be serious about overclocking and watercooling, go with a kit like Swiftech Apex Ultra plus ...
nickfd, why would you need 1.5xxx VCore??? that is way up there.
im currently at 1.4 at 400x9 wich is fine by me.
Trying getting everything at stock 266mhz fsb with stock volts.
Jump to 333x9 you should be able to hit that speed with stock volts. jump 5 or 10 mhz at a time with stock volts. When it starts to act up. add .05 volts and keep upping FSB.
I Did around 350-355 with stock voltage, wich is plenty.
His ram is installed fine...
Dual Channel works fine in Black+Black/Orange+Orange OR Black+Orange/Orange+Black
and?... thanks.. for that... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by pancito
Not all cpus clock the same... mine needs more than 1.56v in bios to reach 3.47 stable so looks normal to me
So far, whats the best bios to get FSB past 400? I bought my board in august, currently I'm doing 400Mhzx8 (3.2Ghz) on my week 24A e6400. This is with bios 1305, I haven't tested how far past 400Mhz I can push it on this bios. I want to update the bios to solve cold boot problem.
I disagree!Quote:
His ram is installed fine...
Dual Channel works fine in Black+Black/Orange+Orange OR Black+Orange/Orange+Black
Colour coordinated slots only unless ALL filled!
So 2 orange or 2 black if 2 sticks........Manual states this quite clearly.......:)
Otherwise.......why not colour them all the same? :rolleyes:
That is a lot IMO, I used to have a e6400 that needed around 1.55 for for 3.4.Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
Im new to e6600's so I do guess not all cpu's are made equal.
I have been here from the very start with all u guys trying to figure this mobo out. Well i have gave up and got myself an p5b deluxe. I couldent get my corsair 8500c5 ram to run over 960mhz with the p5dh. With this p5b i am now running 500fsb ram is at 1200mhz 5 5 5 15 timings by spd and is stable. If i were u guys i would do the same as i did and forget about this nightmare board. Good luck all.
Quote:
Originally Posted by scaramonga
You are correct in the fact that it is stated this way in the manual.
However, it has been done the other way ( mixing black/orange ) by a few others in these forums that I have seen, and working in dual channel mode.
I believe it was Andre Yang that said he had better stablility with this setup.
( Please correct me if this is wrong )
So what? It works perfectly the way he has them :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by scaramonga
Just to clarify, I have 2x1gb sticks of black corsair 8500c5 5-5-5-15 mem, and I suppose I am mixing the slots after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
Since I already spent the cash on the gigabyte watercooler, I dont really want to replace the reservoir and radiator. I did see some additional pumps you could put in-line to increase the waterflow psi if that becomes an issue, so I'm not too worried about that.
Also, I was thinking more about it last night, and believe that doing a 1/4" inlet/outlet block to put on the northbridge would be the best way, since the majority of the water would go to where its needed most, the cpu, rather than the northbridge.
Thanks for all the great information and I'll continue watching the thread and provide an update when i loosen the memory timings.
You guys are great!
edit: fixed specifications
plan for the weekend: I'll try moving the ram to the same colour spots on the motherboard, since the ram is rated ddr2 and it only shows up Single-Channel in CPU-Z. Maybe this'll fix it?
pancito - From what I've read in the thread, the earlier chips require quite a bit more voltage and, in turn, run a bit hotter when overclocking. I'll be able to get my cpu-z and all the specifics on my setup tonight, so we'll find out what week and revision my cpu actually is.Quote:
Originally Posted by pancito
Thanks for the insight!
Quote:
Originally Posted by nickfd
Cpu-z will not show you information about your week / batch, it will only show you the cpu revision.
My apologies, you're right. Isn't the revision A vs B the determining factor on which chips can go higher on a lower voltage?Quote:
Originally Posted by monza1412
If you have your box it says something like L629Bxxx in my case i know it's a B chip from week 29?!?
Currently i'm at 3.8 (422x9) with 1.55 vcore i'm running orthos as we speek and after 20 mins everything looks fine. :banana:
Chipset heat was my main problem, if you can cool your chipset good IMO you can get higher clocks.
Im hitting a wall at 1.75 NB Volts. 1.85 just doesn't boot at all.
I am having RAM speed problems with the P5W as well. Upgraded the RAM in my quad P5B rig, and took the OCZ that I was running stable at 1020mhz 4-4-4-10 timings, put it in my X6800 P5W rig, and it won't even post at 1003mhz with 5-5-5-12 timings. Both at 2.35v.Quote:
Originally Posted by Severance
Anybody have any ideas? Is Asus ever gonna update the bios to allow access to the subtimings, or is that not possible on this chipset? Running 1707 at present.
I'll dig up the box tonight and post specs, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by pancito
Regarding the NB issue, that's the reason why I posted in the first place.. I wanted to see if anyone had good fitting recommendations for (preferrably 1/4" inlet/outlet) waterblock coolers for our northbridge chipset. :)
Anyone else with reboot/shutdown problems?
When I select shutdown in windows the motherboard restarts and when I select reboot in windows it won't reboot.
I tried both. The board is weak either way for two sticks - I can do DDR1000 4-4-4-12 at FSB 333, but DDR 677 at FSB 450. It's so useless with two sticks, even with high FSB/vdimm voltages, even with all sorts of memset combinations. With one stick, all sorts of things work that don't work with two sticks. It's a chipset limitation, I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by scaramonga
I can't wait for the DFI RD600. This board is selling, ASUS has no reason to add subtimings to the BIOS. iAudio has no need to add ID3 tag browsing to the X5, Rio has no need to add UMS support to the Karma. It's not fun to think about, but when you buy something, if it sells well, the upgrade in firmware/BIOS/drivers aren't getting huge features, just small bugfixes.
When do I need to worry about a HSF for my north bridge? At what Vmch?
Im currently 420x8 with 1.31Vcore, and 1.5Vmch.
I'm hoping to reach 437Mhz, which would require about 1.6Vmch. Would a 40mm fan suffice in cooling the NB heatsink with 1.6vmch?
Thanks
Hey guys,
I have BIOS version 1305 but I want to upgrade, what is the best version? should I go with the last one?
if i put 2 nonraid sata disks into the ez-backup with jbod will it erase all that is on there?
I used to run @ 400 FSB on my Core 2 Duo E6400 (-->3200MHz) on stock voltages with stock chipset cooling. I got random system freezes unless I upped the Vmch to 1.65V. This thing runs hot!!! I couldn't even touch it. But it was stable.
Just to see what happens I ripped the metal foil off and attached a 40mm ixtrema pro quiet fan (it runs @ 4500 rpm with no noise at all but it is expensive). I can now run @ 400 fsb with Vmch on Auto. I've been running orthos for 24 hours 36 minutes 11 seconds now and it is stable :)
Since I'm one of those strange people who believe in overclocking without overvolting (purists they call us I think), I am very happy with it. A very small modification that goes a long way. And if you use a good fan, without ANY added noise. Highly recomended :)
you needed 1.65vmch to run at 3.2ghz!!! Im stable at 3.2Ghz with just 1.5.
Hi, available here ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...20DH%20Deluxe/ not tried it..
ChrisC
dam you beat me to it, I was uploading it to rapidshare so I could get some rapidshare premium points lol :(
Faster mirror for 1801 ;)
http://rapidshare.com/files/8522180/...eluxe-1801.rar
Every bios I have in my possesion here:
http://rapidshare.com/users/YM171Q?byfilename=1
Hopefully that'll get my >11 multi's back :P
tRFC/tRD/RMS enabled in this BIOS ? nah, don't think so [ would like to see that happening though ]
Everyone send support emails to asus asking for tRFC in bios, maybe that'll get them to finally do something about it. But I mean everyone, even people without problems, just help us guys out please :)
Hey lawry, does the 1801 bios add anything new, or is it the same as the 1707?
Once again...another 1337 [ leet ] Asus P5W BIOS Release!
- Nothing Changed actually
- Still CPU Ratios 6-11 for X6800
This is pissing me off!
No, it's a pile of $hit :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis_GT
...as usual
Hi Pol, is this the ixtreme fan that you were talking about? Did you have any issues mounting it on to the NB?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pol1977
Another question to anyone that's used thermal monitors on the NB: I know I remember seeing posts earlier, but if anyone has the information handy, could you please post:
- base temps with the crap thermal stuff and no mods
- replacing crap thermal with AS5 and reapplying standard copper block
- replacing with an aftermarket passive cooled (air) block, and which block you used
- any options with an air actively cooled solution, either with 40mm on standard block or aftermarket
- lastly, with a waterblock, regardless of waterflow (no crazy stuff, just water)
I'm thinking maybe cooling this via air (if you can get it up to 1.65v or higher without much problem), rather than worrying about splitting my watercooling and adding additional tubing/valves and a block. I'm thinking my only benefit of water is that I'd be able to take it higher with some mb modification, since my mb doesnt take the vMCH higher than 1.65.. At least on my 1506 bios.
I'll finally get to work on my rig tonight/tomorrow and will get to paste additional info and make a sig with my specific details.
Thanks all!
Hi, I had the exact same problem. Random reboots whenever I was watching any video. Memtest and Orthos ran without errors for hours on end. Reverting to stock volts with no overlocking didn't help. As did not relaxing the mem timings with memset. Sometimes the system was up for several days, sometimes crashed several times a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by sidenine
It ended up being the ram. I swapped my Kingston ValueRAM (KVR667D2N5K2/2G) to equivalent Corsair sticks and all the problems disappeared. Now I've been running a stable system for over a month. The Kingston RAM wasn't bad, because they run fine now in a friend's P5B.
Hope this helps.
can you post up the asus support email address? their site is a nightmare to navigate, and you seem to be a man with contacts.
Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
tell me about..i posted some rant in their forums before about sub timing options. I think everyone should make a post in that forum to get their attention. It's been more than 6 months and we can't even get one bios to fix that issue. And it really pissed me off since either they are unaware or dont give a crap. I doubt we will see this anytime soon. Personally I had it with this board, it's stable as a rock but pissed me off at the same time with the little things. One more month for the IN9 for me.
http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by don_vercetti
Everyone post the replies back here :)
Have you tried typing in the multiplier? Someone said that worked, but he didn't have an unlocked chip so even if it allows you to enter a number it may not actually set the multiplier to that value.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
There is no sense in writing messages on their forum. I have seen such requests many times without answers, so I think there is no asus personnel at the forum - for example this is my last post at their forum: http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-usQuote:
Originally Posted by syne_24
You must become a VIP member (register your product and get personal account) to be able to write a direct "Technical Inquiry". I am planning to do it in a short time.
As I wrote in my post, I have a Patriot-1066 kit and extremely need "Write-to-precharge delayed" timing to set it to 25 or more... I cant do this even under Windows with MemSet utility... :(
Hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
I attempted to query the tRFC issue with tech support, but after two attempts they fobbed me off with the 1705 BIOS. I tried (in simple english) to explain what we all want/need in the BIOS but Asus seem to have this barrier that is a 'tech' support team who either don't understand or listen or just want to fob us all off.
The thing I don't understand is that we can change the RAM timings with Memset so why don't they simply add the options in the BIOS?
I wonder if it has something to do with the P5B which has all the timings available - maybe they don't want to lose sales from this board.....either way we need an answer so at least we can decide if we're all waiting in vain and just move on.....
Cheers.
No, I used the 40 x 10 mm fan because my Thermalright Ultra 120 CPU heatsink covers part of the Northbridge cooler, leaving just a little more than 1 cm for a fan... So 2mm thick fun is out of the question. But the cooling is adequate with the 10mm thick fan and the formerly blazing hot heatsink is now barely warm to the touch.Quote:
Originally Posted by nickfd
No mounting issues. You can use standard mounting screws. I used the rubber ones sold with the fan to jam the fan between mu CPU heatsink and the NB heatsink and it worked fine!
i just paired this board with the 6600. i would like to overclock, but not very much. from reading posts, it seems this board is ideal for at least 3ghz. the only thing that concerns me is that i am using intel's heatsink. i don't want to buy another because it was pain just getting that one on perfectly. but i get really good temps. according to speedfan, i am at 32 ide, 45 full load. coretemp and TAT are 5 degrees higher respectively. so i think i can overclock a little with intel's heatsink. i just would like a starting point in terms of settings. again, i am looking to clock between the 2.7-3.0 range. any tips would be appreciated.
Just look at timings of P5W DH vs. P5B Dlx/WiFi:Quote:
Originally Posted by ketma
http://petro.com.ua/pc/p5wdh_p5b_timings.gif
They are completely different, and we cannot modify this f**king "Write-to-precharge delayed" timing that allows memory to work at high speed with P5W DH BIOS :(
PS I have just written a technical inquiry to asus tech, waiting for a response in 48 hours...
Actually, I managed to set the mp to 12 on my first boot after flash, butQuote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
on the second boot no luck. 1305 was the last bios to get this option, if I remember right?
I tried the new 1801 bios tonight and I have already tossed it. Total crap!!
you know though it is funny I see these 680I boards running higher speeds using a lower mutiplier that kicks up the fsb then of coarse they are running around 475 1:1 on the mem and this board still hands their ass to them by just about a minute and in some cases more than a minute on 32M at far slower fsb and cpu speeds. I am running the 1707 again but I am going to fall back all the way to the 1305 just to see if it was as much better as my memory thinks. Then I will progress forward from there. The 1801 bios not only killed my highest overclocks it slowed my 1M Pi down dramatically too.
WZ
WZ
Hey WZ, I had flashed my board to the 1801 last night and spent the the majority of the evening trying to push my board a bit higher.. Things weren't so successful, no matter if i put 1.75 mch, 1.65 vcore and 2.4 vdimm, i just couldnt do much more than 380x9 with 5-5-5-15.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeldZilla
I tried going down to 8x, and could do 428x8 but with 1.6 vcore and it wasn't really stable (had to loosen tRD to 8 and i set the tRFC to 42).. Rather than mess with it, i went to bed.
Now I woke up this morning and saw your post, which gave me hope. So I tried going down to 1707 in the asus ez-flash bios using an external usb hdd that had the rom, but the computer locked as it was flashing.
When my box boots, i get a "Boot Block Compatible Version Ver.021 - If you want to recovery from USB device, please do not insert any disc into CD-ROM or Floppy!! Bad Bios checksum. Starting BIOS Recovery.."
It seems to look for P5WDH.ROM, but i grabbed the 1707 rom, renamed it, put it on the root of my usb drive, and it hangs the cycle of the recovery.. :confused: This sucks! I'm going to keep messing with it and try another bios, as well as putting it on a floppy.
K, burning the .rom to a cd recovered me. That was scary! I'm at 1707 now. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by nickfd
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by NghtShd
Won't work.
The bug was introduced in....1707, and kept ( not as a secret :P ) on 1801 aswell :D
Now spam AsusTek with requests for a BIOS with tRD & tRFC & RMS 'til they decide to give us what we want :)
Today I have received a most stupid answer ever for my inquiry from ASUS:
Try a QVL specified modules or Corsair, we have never faced such a problem before
Complete bull:banana::banana::banana::banana:!! All forums (this forum, iXBT.com, overclockers.ru etc.) are burning with puplic indignation regarding this problem. We need to write a letter to someone with higher authority than such a stupid technical mail-replier!!!
Why doesn't an asus tech support guy just :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing forward it to the damn bios department.. :slapass:
Good save nick! I fell all the way back to the 1305 bios. I am currently running 425 fsb 1:1 with my timings set at 3-3-3-4 like it's nothing. I am going to work my way back up the bios chain again and take better notes about any subtle differences.
WZ
PW5DH - (early MCH 1.65 version) - BIOS: 1801
QX6700 QUAD @ 3.0ghz (mild OC)
Installed and operating without much change to memory I/O, Temps, Volts, Prime and PI benches, etc.
- have not tried upping multiplier yet
Note:
- appears flash BIOS update method will not read USB flashdrive content, if JMicron SATA port [SATA RAID 1] is connected.
- BIOS flash tool loads normally, but refuses to allow selection of source device.
- disconnecting drive from JMicron [SATA RAID 1] port solved issue.
I'm curious, does anyone else have the issue where the CPU is stable at 440-450 FSB, but the RAM can't even do DDR670 at 3-4-4-12..? Mine failed memtest after 15 passes/6 hours 11 minutes this morning at this speed, but with a lower FSB it works fine at higher clocks... This was done after it froze within 40 minutes of the CPU being at full load with two jobs going, taking a total of 750 MB of RAM(before browser/OS).
^-- I ran into this post like midway through the thread searching for DRAM Throttling option on if it should be on/off, and it has me a little concerned.. I have this Corsair memory and the max I can do with 9x multiplier stable is 384x9 1:1 (5-5-5-15) with 1.57v on water, my cores on max load are at 59-60c.Quote:
Originally Posted by nanoprobe32
I played around with some 8x stuff, but didn't test stability too far, however I know i could get 8x428 1:1 with 1.6v. I may have relaxed my memory, but I don't remember (was 4am and didn't write it down).
Is there anything I can do to get higher fsb with my 9x short of getting different memory? I've already ordered the thermaltake extreme chipset cooler, so I figure that's a start, but I'm wondering if it's a lost cause.
ok, 1801 is THE worst bios I've EVER used... I got constant BSOD's even @ stock... and EZ flash didn't work.
You have a floppy drive Luis? Just grab the older bios you want. I am back with the 1707 tonight well anyway rename the the 1707 bios to P5WDH.ROM and load it on a floppy.
Put the Floppy in and reboot. When your machine posts immediately hit ALT+F2 your machine will take it from there and put on the old bios. You can do this with whatever older bios you prefer. Just remember to rename it or else it won't be recognized. Yes you can do it with a flash drive also. I am old school and will always have a floppy drive. Just don't touch anything, when it is finished it will seem like foirever before it reboots but, it will so leave it alone
WZ
Is there even a point to updating the BIOS when ASUS ignores the biggest issues?
I'm currently running bios 1503 and stabalizing a 340 fsb OC with my e6700. I've been working on a 8x and 9x multi OC and got the FSB only up to 370 ish. Not sure why but there seems to be a wall.:confused: Double checked all my settings and temps are good. Would a bios update help me at all?
What has changed from 1503 bios?
I have flashed my P5W DH to the 1707 BIOS. Before swapping to the Xeon 3060 in my sig, I was able to overclock my E6600 from 3.3 GHz to 3.4Ghz which was previously unstable. Maybe that was just an increadible coincidence.
Either way, I have just installed a Xeon 3060 that is humming along with a 1600 QDR bus speed (400Mhz) at 3.6Ghz. I would try more, but this CPU needs a lap job just like my E6600 did. SO, i'll pull the CPU later, kiss my warranty goodbye, and lap the CPU.
--more to come--
I flashed back to 1503 using afudos... I will never throw away my Floppy drive... even if everyone says its useless ;) I tried Alt +F2 and it didn't work, maynly because I didn't rename the bios... didn't know that bit of info... All is working again and I even played 2hours straight of Prey with no problems. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by WeldZilla
We'll se tomorrow how my latest OC holds. Been strugling with 3.4ghz which should be no problem. Temps at 58c load - volts at 1.5v in bios. Don't know why but Orthos cr@ps on me at 12-15 hrs!?! If this lattest attmept fails I'll update my bios to 1707.
Good job Luis, main thing is just not to panic when things go all to hell.
glad it worked out for you.
WZ
I'll have the site ready tomorrow. and will I publish the related article and Asus's Tech Support evaluation results article.
Gonna publish the article on TheInquirer ( sigh ) aswell :D
Hopefully that'll grab Asus's attention.
Else, I will grab the details of a high ranked Asus employee ( with the help of my friends in the industry :D ) and will have a chat with him.
Hi, that's the best way to go at it benchzowner, no good ranting away, pls publish a link to all articles...
BTW, running the 1801 bios, no issues at all but only running a oc of 2.8, geil ram you see...
ChrisC
Good luck, catch me on msn, I want to talk :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
I still don't see whats wrong with 0701 bios. I haven't notice any real improvement since then.
Apart from taking my harddrives on a rollercoaster, I guess it's ok.. :rolleyes:
Along with the HDD's the older bios' also worked over my Eheim pump. All the on and off and on and off. Now that I think about it. It wore the hell out of me and my nerves too. I am back up to 1707 and I am going to hang here til Asus gives me my miracle bios. Still I am extremely happed with this set up. As you can see in my sig It runs daily at a nice fast pace. Does not ever fall on it's face. Does my work without error. I liked my Presler a lot. I loved my 540J processor on a Epox 865 board It ran daily at 4400 mhz. Cool and smooth. But this Conroe, well there is just nothing like it. And this board, while there is room for improvement I just love it.
Merry Christmas to all here
Happy Honnakuh
Happy Qwansa
I hope 2007 is better for all of us...........
WZ
Merry Christmas WeldZilla and everyone reading :D
I'm also sticking on 1707 for now, I'm going to keep in touch with BenchZowner and see how he gets on
I'll definitely change to Abit AW9D-Max if next BIOS is the same crap as 1801(BSODs@stock). Its not perfect or better, but Performance is the same and OCing works easier and it has less bugs.
BTW: Merry Christmas!
iLL
I tried 1707. I had to up the vmch to 1.65V for my board to work @ 400fsb, or I experience random lockups.
I'm back to 1602 now and everything is on Auto @ 400fsb and orthos has been running for more than 7 hours.
I think I'll skip 1801 since all you guys have had so much trouble with it.
You can change from one hard drive controller to another without re-installing. It's irrelevant whether the controller is RAID or not, and it's irrelevant whether it SATA or IDE. But you need Norton Ghost, and enough spare hard drives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clump
Enable the NEW controller in the bios (or plug in the controller card if the NEW controller is PCI or PCI-E).
Boot windows and install the drivers for the NEW controller.
Power down the PC.
Attach "NEW" hard drive(s) to NEW controller.
Boot PC using MSDOS startup disk. Then run Norton Ghost from a floppy drive and do a DISK-TO-DISK (if you have RAID-0 then Ghost will see the RAID-0 array as one big disk - that's perfect).
Power down the PC.
Remove the OLD drive(s) from the OLD controller, and now boot the PC from the NEW drive(s) that are attached to the NEW controller.
Done!!!! Sounds hard but it's EASY.
If you want to move your RAID-0 drives from one controller to another (using the same drives), all you need is one large spare drive. You Ghost from the RAID-0 drives to the spare drive. Then move the RAID-0 drives to the new controller and then ghost from the spare drive back to the RAID-0 drives.
Merry Christmas everybody :)
Wish you all the best, and have some nice days, enjoy your holidays.
I'll work my way to Asus next week.
Let's see what will the results be :D
Hi, just got through re-installing Vista with the new motherboard bios 1801, right after I installed the latest DH Remore software I had a BSOD. I then booted into safe mode and removing the DH software stopped the BSOD. I then uninstalled the wireless driver and re-installed the DH software, guess what - no BSOD.
Found a beta setup for the wireless and Vista, now no BSOD, just played HF2 Episode One for two hours solid and it's fine...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!!!
ChrisC
Hi all.
Is there a QVL for this board I can download?
I've seen the Corsair configurator. That's Corsair's opinion.
If there is an official list, or anyone has any hints, like certain chip size/density better than others, please speak up.
Looking for a pair of 1GB strips, lower end, as I don't intend to overclock.
Dan
How far do you guys think I can push my e6400? right now im doing 425x8 with 1.55Vmch. Temps are solid and dont break 50c in core temp. I want to hit 450, dont know if thats a reasonable goal though.
hard to say kevsta.....
up your vmch to 1.65....
cpu to 1.45 see if it goes higher, that will tell ya what it has left if it goes upo with more voltage...those voltages shouldnt effect your load temps to much, but keep an eye on them as you go higher voltages... good luck
I'm running now 1506 bios...at stock...
Can you tell me which is the most stable bios?
And which is the best for oc??
thx!
Hey Nicko,Quote:
Originally Posted by nicko
I cant speak for everyone since I'm a bit new on the board as well, but look at a few of the big posters (lawry and weldzilla) for your best info. I know WZ just went back from 1801 to 1707 (thats where I'm at as well).
Good luck and Merry Xmas!
Nick
Ok, thank you for information. I think I'll go for 1707. And I'll see what can I do :)Quote:
Originally Posted by nickfd
I have L627A105 mark on my cpu, so I see you have the same week as I have.
How far did you go with your cpu, and with which voltages??
Merry Xmas to you too!
3000 posts, 300000 views on Christmas day.. the timing :D :toast: