I have a 8800gtx and still get the 1x issue sometimes...Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
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I have a 8800gtx and still get the 1x issue sometimes...Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
What voltage is your ram rated at?Quote:
Originally Posted by buc
try with just one stick of ram. make sue you have reset cmos also.Quote:
Originally Posted by buc
mrt2 that is weird, thought it was ATI cards only?ive never had any PCIE issues whatsoever, 8800gtx here also.
@serious1 try with VFSB and VNB at highest settings.
For me, the issue went away once I manually set the NB voltage.Quote:
Originally Posted by serious1
Is it safe to run those 2 settings at their max for 24/7 use?
Don't know, but I don't have mine at the max settings but rather 1 setting below that.Quote:
Originally Posted by serious1
Well it flashed properly, the only weird thing was when it verified it took literally 1 second, then asked me to restart.Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
Still haven't been able to get it to post, will try the 24 method, I have some other ram coming, hopefully one of these 2 methods will work.
welll...about cooling I'm using a WC here....so it shouldn't be a problem...i just added a fan directed to the NB...i lowered the temp ...but still no higher fsbs
Quote:
Originally Posted by eyes.only
Update:
Changed the cpu to 7 x 410 = 2870 and lowered vcore to 1.35 in bios
Cpu temp at 8 x 400 was 79degrees Celcius when stressed:mad:
Now they are 50 degrees Celcuis stressed:toast:
Changed sapphire x1900xt 256mb from 695 core /775 mem (when on 3d) to 680 / 760. Old settings worked like a charm for 2 months or so, but changed it just to be on the safe side. Use 1,45 voltage. Temp of gpu never passes 68 degrees C. VOltage regulator can get up to 50 degrees C.
Done many tests (8 hours at least)
1. memtest86
2. Orthos
3. TAT
4. 3dmark06 (loop)
5. 3dmark06 (only first 2 tests for about 2hours)
None of the tests caused a lockup.
Yesterday I was online racing (rfactor) and after about 12 minutes it locked up again:slapass: Restarted my computer just before the race to rule out any problems, because I was running for 24 hours allready or so.
Practiced about 10 hours for this track I was racing on and ending it after 10 minutes (normal race is 1,5 hours) was very hard. If I could simulate the problem, I could try to fix it, but with all tests no go. Strangest is also that in the 10 hours I tested this track in rfactor, nothing happened. Rfactor also records the whole race if you want to. Received it yesterday from someone in my league and replayed it. No lockups whatsoever. Only thing I changed between the last lockup and the replay is I reverted back from ati tray tools .965 to .949. I use it only for the fan option and the gpu core voltage.
Any help would be appriciated, I'm getting mad :mad:
Any other stresstest utils would also be appriciated.
but have you tried several hours of orthos blend?it could be the memory?Quote:
Originally Posted by eyes.only
e.g. on my 975x/g I could run orthos dual small ftt for 24 hours when my RAM was 560+ but on blend it locked up immediately.
just an idea.
otherwise it sounds like it could be a driver issue. try uninstalling your
Cats, booting into safe mode then using driver cleaner pro to remove all traces of ATI drivers, then re-install the latest Cats. had a similar problem way way back that was fixed by this. also might be worth downloading a harddrive stress/test tool just to rule this out.
Quote:
Originally Posted by serious1
imho yes and I do. if you get crazy high NB temps then wou can worry but if not, no reason not to run like that espceially if it helps stability at higher clocks.
as suggested with a fan, get a 120mm low cfm silent fan and have this over the NB and RAM. always a good idea imo. ;) I use a zalman fan bracket but many just use tie-wraps.
Yes, run orthos in blend and some other test.Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
One with lots of ram and the other test with some ram.
This is how do i fix the x1 issues..
If u're running FSB @389
step 1: enter the bios setting, try to raise the FSB to 390 (raise by 1 increasement from u'r ), then set u'r PCIx Freq to 100, (dont change other setting), reboot..... get in to windows, then check with CPUz, i believe u'r PCIx Link Width still @x1 :D:D.... restart u'r system...
step 2: enter the bios setting, decrease u'r fsb back to 389, reboot..... get in to windows, open CPUz, i believe it still @x1... restart once again
step 3: enter the bios setting, raise u'r PCIx Freq to 110, reboot.... get in to windows, open CPUz..... problem solved.... Link Width x16, hurrryyy....
I'm glad that works for you, but I must say it sounds like a very painful process :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Romano
Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
A.I.NOS and Manual are mutually exclusive.
It seems Sensitive and such tell A.I Nos when to kick in.
As you can see, Speedstep lowers the multi and Core Voltage but brings it back. It workd regardless of A.I NOS .
However the combination of both is MUCH more usefull . Without A.I NOS, I would get FSB*Multi only, but it seems A.I Nos is kicking in when SpeedStep lowers the Multi. So its nice to have FSB as usual with low Voltage
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2...teploadzz7.png
http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/4...tepidleej1.png
@ThreeNF: yup, a lot of pain dude....
**Please update AsusUpdate to V7.09.02 or later prior making this update.**
Can I update from bios 0910 to 1004 with Afudos?
Thanks,
Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckbam
yes or save the BIOS onto a floppy then hit Alt+F2 during POST.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ancient1
but then you cant set the exact overclock you want. will stick to manual o/c and no power saving features thanks. ;)
I had an issue last night with my P5B overclock. I am at 500FSB X 7 and when I turned on my machine it turned on, but nothing happened like if i had a bad overclock that was unstable. So I turned it off, and turned the power supply off and then back on.......after I did this it turned on, changed the strap, powered off, and then came back on like usual. So it worked after I turned off/on the PSU.
Any clue why this would happen? I was 16 hour Orthos stable?
New build. (Jan 20, 2007)
1. asus p5b deluxe wifi-ap
2. e-geforce 7900 gs ko
3. corsair ddr2 800(pc2 6400)
4. enermax ps elt500awt
5. intel E6600 processor
updated motherboard bios to (1004) today 1-27-07
I am having graphic interface problems with the pci-e slots.
Using the secondary slot , I can run link width x4 but I have never been able
to run any faster than x1 using the primary slot.
I have been trying for two weeks all the different fixes found on internet ,but still never have been able
to run primary slot at x16.
I am considering getting a RA and trying to find another motherboard!
I am not interested in over clocking now, maybe later. I just want to get the full
speed out of my graphics card.
Any ideas on what motherboard I need with the above parts?
I am not interested in gameing. I use my pc mostly for photography and home movies.
Quote:
Originally Posted by samork
Play with the NBVcore voltage and u will get PCI-e X16 again :)
That's what worked for me :) Note, when I was running at stock settings (no overclocking) then I would get x16. If I tried overclocking and kept the NB Voltage on auto, I would always get x1. Setting it manually got rid of the problem for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by oxia
I have never been able to get x16 even no overclocking....
Try a cmos clear if all else fails. Playing with the voltages does the trick for me however.Quote:
Originally Posted by samork
I have tried the cmos clear, still no luck. I can get x4 using the secondary slot. However, I want x16
Boy, I am getting tired of the long beep with three short beeps to follow when
I bootup.
what is the difference between cmos clear and a new bios update?
Cmos clear just resets the bios settings to default. A bios update changes the bios version (ie. the code which runs the motherboard).Quote:
Originally Posted by samork
ok, I think I will clear cmos again..........thanks
got it to post finally 24 method worked.
what is the 24th method???
i believe its when you unplug power cable, set cmos to clear and remove the battery for 24 hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by samork
samork I think you should RMA the board if you can never get 16x PCI. Ive never had it running any other speed than 16x even with the stock BIOS it shipped with.
I updated my p5b-d with 1004 bios, it looks great but I wanted to change it older one for memory test..
Well, I found that 1004 bios can't be downgrade to older bios..
I tried AFUDOS, EZflash, ASUS Update, but nothing works..
Anybody tried it? If someone succeded it, plz let me know how to.. :(
I guess you should have read this firstQuote:
Originally Posted by flaker
Description P5B Deluxe Release BIOS 1004
**Please update AsusUpdate to V7.09.02 or later prior making this update.**
**This BIOS does not support roll back to older BIOS**
1 Enhance memory compatibility
2 Support CONROE E0 CPU(FSB 1333)
:nono:
You'll have to order another bios chip
thank good i didn't update my bios to 1004 yet
It was written as below before I downloaded..Quote:
Originally Posted by kwalker
**Please update AsusUpdate to V7.09.02 or later prior making this update.**
**Do not use AsusUpdate to downgrade BIOS. For such need, please use EZFlash or AFUDOS instead**
1) Enhance memory compatibility
2) Support CONROE E0 CPU(FSB 1333)
Now it's changed.. lol..
That was before they posted it on the main bios page.:p:
I saw the red warning letters and decided to play it safe and read about it here first before I tried it:toast:
Return the board ASAP. Don't even think about anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by samork
Asus can sometimes really catch from behind reaching for a soap, don't they? :slapass:Quote:
Originally Posted by flaker
I choosed not to upgrade yet, to see what are experiances of other, but if we all did that, we would have no one to compare to. So I admire ppl willing to test put new stuff, esspecially coming from Asus :clap:
I am having problem, Soundforge 8 doesn't detect the audio device at all for recording. Have any of u experianced this issue?
I will try later on today, to do front header as new device to see if that resloves issue. I dont have any issue with microphone in other apps
EDIT : ISP gone crazy
EDIT: Double post ISP gone crazy
A.I Nos works with the CPU defaults . no other OC possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
Since I don't have a need to OC higher , I prefer this situation ATM.
I should OC the memory though..
I'm having some harddrive problems.
Specs:
Asus P5B Deluxe (Bios 0910)
Maxtor 200gb sata (6L200m0)
Vista Ultimate
I noticed that while playing audio and video files I was getting a lot of stuttering/freezing, so I ran a HDD benchmark
http://www.woutfunnekotter.nl/images/sisoft.jpg
I tried switching SATA ports, which didn't do anything. I've installed the latest intel chipset drivers too.
Any thoughts? This drive was working fine in my old system (on a DFI NF4 mobo)
It looks like you're SATA is configured for IDE in the BIOS - which is the default for that motherboard. Change it to AHCI. See page 4-14 of your motherboard manual :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wout
Anything on this guys?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stx
thx
The strap changes at 401.
You did install the Vista Version of Asus drivers ? also, you could get Intel's latest (early januar 07) directly .Quote:
Originally Posted by Wout
Changing it to AHCI causes a BSOD while booting. I assume I need to reinstall Windows for this to work?Quote:
Originally Posted by ThreeNF
Also, another question. I'm planning on adding two WD raptors next week for a RAID 0. Should I set the SATA controller to RAID then, instead of AHCI?
It is even possible to have a normal hdd, plus 2 hdd's in RAID on the Intel controller?
If you're going to use RAID, then I would use the SATA_RAID connector on the motherboard. That connector IS set to AHCI by default, whereas the standard SATA connectors are set to IDE.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wout
As for the BSOD, I'm not sure what is going on there. Maybe since it is Vista, you need a different driver?
The SATA_RAID is the jmicron right?Quote:
Originally Posted by ThreeNF
So you mean, plugging my normal SATA HDD in the jmicron, and then plugging the upcoming RAID disks in the normal SATA ports?
I assume I need to install the Intel driver first, before I can set it to AHCI. Problem is, the setup won't run saying that my computer doesn't meet the minimum requirements. The Intel driver has vista support (http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scri...stems&lang=eng)
:woot:
;)
I have Raptor RAID AND the barracuda perpend. 320Gb on ICH8R .
AND WD1200JB and DVD on the JMicron , as Raid or IDE ..same.
I suggest you TEST differente stripe size , I did 128k and it seems to suck on performance. 32k stripe supposed to be good for x2 Raid0, 16k for 4x Raid0.
Set to Raid in BIOS regardless of drivers. Install Intel Matrix Storage Manager.
Enable WriteCache for the Raid in the Manager
You may want to experiment/consider doing a RAID0 AND RAID1 on the same HDD Array. Thats the specialty of the Intel Matrix :)
I'm building a new system and I would like to know if somebody had compatibility issues in between this mobo (P5B Dlx) and the OCZ DDR2-1000 PC2-8000 Platinum XTC 2GB memory
Thanks,
If you installed Windows in IDE mode on that drive, you are fuxored, you must reinstall Windows and F6 AHCI drivers.
Vista is a bit weird...Here's an issue I had:
I boot XP off a SATA drive, and had my other SATA (a data drive) on the Jmicron port because with the old BIOS versions, the Intel ports took like 20 seconds to detect both drives.
For fun, yesterday I plugged my data SATA onto the Intel ports (one of the black ones, which are apparently for data only) to see how it was doing now. However I forgot that my data SATA was in IDE mode (because otherwise my DVD-ROM would show up as SCSI) and the Intel ports are on AHCI. I booted to XP fine, and then to Vista fine (I have Vista on an IDE PATA hanging off the Jmicron) but the second time I booted to Vista the Intel ROM hung for like 30 seconds and didn't detect the second drive. I did a full install of the Intel Matrix Storage manager to no avail (despite the fact Vista has drivers for them already) and when I booted to XP the drive was also gone and the Intel ROM hung as well.
I thought I was also fuxored and had just lost my data drive, but I plugged the sucker into one of the red Intel ports and it started being recognized again.
So there is either a problem with going from IDE to AHCI even on data drives, or more likely, and this is what I didn't think about, is that my data SATA actually has a Master Boot Record (MBR) because I used to have Windows XP there and I'd never wiped the MBR...We know you can't change from IDE to AHCI on boot drives, so I'm guessing that if your drive still has an MBR, changing from IDE to AHCI causes problems period. So changing it to one of the red (boot) boot ports on the Intel fixed the confusion...anyway, be careful with this stuff and make sure you know everything about your drive before you switch things.
In Vista, here's another really annoying thing - even though the Jmicron is in IDE mode, Vista still makes my DVD-ROM a SCSI device...I don't have a clue how to fix this. I had to install the Jmicron drivers because otherwise it wasn't recognizing the data SATA I used to have on the SATA_RAID port....Now that I have moved that drive to the Intel ports, maybe I can deinstall the Jmicron crap and get my DVD-R/W right. I haven't tried burning from Vista yet to see if the DVD-R/W is performing correctly, maybe it is and we don't have to screw around.
There is a guide some where either in this thread with a guide on how to switch to AHCI without BSOD'ing... it worked for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wout
Yeah, I found it!Quote:
Originally Posted by mrt2
I booted into Vista in IDE mode, and installed the jmicron drivers. Then I switched the HDD over tot the jmicron controller, and enabled AHCI on the Intel controller. Booted into Windows (drive still on the jmicron) and installed the Intel drivers!
How much do you guys think I can go with my p5b-deluxe , 2gb ddr 553 (kingston value) and stock cooling ?
Glad to hear you go it to work :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wout
But now you got me thinking if I should connect my primary drive to the SATA_RAID connector and my other drive (data drive) to one of the standard SATA connectors. I don't plan to use RAID, but does anyone know if there is a performance gain to be made by using the Jmicron controller?
In theory, you'd think that by balancing the workload over two controllers it should be faster. I'm keeping my Maxtor on the jmicron controller, and will run the two raptors on the Intel controller in RAID 0.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThreeNF
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcmjr
not very far without a cpu!!:stick:
Hahaha, dumb me :P
c2d 6300
It depends on how high your mem frequency will go. E6300 starts from FSB 266@DDR2-533, so you need to increase the voltage on your Kingston's and see how far they go.
Well, for the fun of it, I ran HD Tach with my primary drive connected to a standard SATA connector (Intel controller). I got a burst speed number of 240 on average.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wout
I then connected my drive to the SATA_RAID connector and the burst speed using HD Tach was 280 on average.
I understand that this utility isn't something representative of the real world, but it's interesting to see that it was faster. I will try to get a hold of some other benchmarking tool (SiSoftware?) and see what I get using that.
Sandra will probably give you very similar numbers between the 2 controllers...if you haven't already, boost your PCIe bus speed up to 118 or 119 Mhz...anything above 120 will deactivate the intel controller...increasing your bus speed will give you a nice jump in performance on the Intel controller.
Should I go increasing the cpu and memory FSB at 1mhz increments together ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackoberst
FSB increase determines DDR speed increase, so you only have to rise FSB. I don't how good are those Kingston sticks at overclocking. Try 1.9v or 2.0v for mem voltage and FSB 333 and then do some testing. Also manually select the timings. Try some relaxed timings like 5-5-5-16 for 667.
that is true if you are using 1:1 ratio but changing DDR speeds other than 1:1 will also affect memory performance either up or down
In theory using 2 separate controllers should give u a performanse boost, due to controller workload division, but I dont know how much boost or is there an effect visible in real time enviroment.
Tommorow i revise manual and post it here as tread... so plz all of u who have time plz go over it and tell me if there are any changes you fell should be made http://www.altus.co.yu/temp/Q.htm
Need some newbie help. I just built a new system with the following:
P5B-D
E6600
Mushkin 6400 CAS 4 2GB (placed in yellow slots)
Seagate 7100.10 320gb NCQ drive
WD Data drive (non-NCQ)
Samsung SATA DVD-RW drive
ATI graphics
I have been reading a lot of posts and am confused about the SATA ports. There are the INTEL ports, the JMicron ports, and some RAID port. What should I hook my SATA NCQ drive up for best performance? Where I should put the non-NCQ HD and DVD drive? My guess is I have to re-install XP and put in the drive disk for NCQ. I also read about upping some frequency.
Is there a guide that discusses these things, or is it just continue reading through all these posts. Thanks for the help - just switched over from being a long time AMD builder to try out the Core 2 stuff.
I rolled back it to 0711 using Old version Asus update.. lol..Quote:
Originally Posted by flaker
If you want to roll back from 1004, use this one..
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/fl...sUpdt61002.zip
Special thanks to Yobiwan.. :)
What is the ACPI driver for ATK 0110 virtual device ?
I could not install it. I don't know what it is for anyway.
Anyone with some information on this driver?
Thanks
@flaker
Have just successfully flashed my bios from 1004 to 0711
1004 gave me restart issue when powering up my computer from completely power off state
Thanks flaker!!!
Damn U ASUS!!!
-tam2-
Angelico_Payne
Add - Disconnect PC_SPKR to Audio solutions
Quigs
You need to read more, You mention a non existant "and some RAID port" ..
How to avoid reinstalling WinXP when changing to AHCI was discussed a few posts back.
Basically, with your drives, you can (and want) instal NCQ on Intel (the 6 SATA bunch) , the DVD (SATA ??) and WD on the JMicron , even though I don't see any reason not on Intel.
chuckbam
Acpi exists in AISuite . I did Manual update.
Sloppy ASUS :slapass:
http://www.altus.co.yu/temp/Q.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by chuckbam
Ancient1 thanks.
I will also add 1004 bios to blacklist,cause lot of ppl having issues with it, so its for daredevils and adventurists only.
^ no probs with 1004 here, same as as 0804 and 0910
Asus P5B Vanilla
* Processor: E6300 @ 450x7 = 3.16Ghz
* Bios Revision: 1004
* Memory: Corsair XMS2 ddr2-800 1.9v 5-5-5-12
* Configured Voltages: 1.3 vCore, termination left on auto
* Configured FSB: 450
* Configured Ratio: 7
* Configured Memory Timings: 5-5-5-12
* Any other applicable configuration modifications:
Memory goes 50mhz over stable with all stock settings.
12hour orthos stable
That's a really nice overclock...
I have the same ram and can't get me e6400 stable over 425 FSB....sigh. Well, you've given me the impetus to tweak some more....
A quick newbie question guys. I installed XP on Raid 0. Im planning to do a clean XP install. The question is, am i going to lose all my data on that raid hdd, since im gonna have to the F6 Raid drivers installs??
thanks
-tam2-
Quote:
Originally Posted by tam2
if you do not delete the Raid array and you use the same raid chipset that the first array was created on, then your data is going to be there as long as you do not format the raid array (drives).
what about if i format one of the partition(c) on the array? since i want to do a clean xp install. Am i gonna lose my data on the other partitions?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace-a-Rue
thanksAce-a-Rue
-tam2-
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone can let me know if their EZ flash utility works with the later BIOSs. I bought this P5B-D a couple of weeks ago and flashed the bios to 0804. I used the EZ flash utility from the original BIOS to flash to 0804. Then the 1004 BIOS became available, and I tried to use the easy flash utility by pressing Alt + F2, which then asks me for a password (I just press enter if I did not set one) and it goes straight into Windows XP instead of the EZ flash utility.
In the bios tools menu, I do not see the EZ flash option which used to be there with the original BIOS that came with the board. So I am wondering if this is something they removed with the later BIOS (0804 and after) or if this is just a glitch. I had to flash from 0804 to 1004 using the latest version of ASUS update. It worked, but that was the first time I have ever flashed a BIOS in windows, and I would rather use DOS or the built in update utility next time.
My system is stable and I am not overclocking.
E6600
P5B-Deluxe
2 GB of OCZ2G8001G
ASUS 7900 GS
Thanks.
New PC based upon P5B - Deluxe .. alll new components
CPU : E6600 cooled via Scythe Infinity
Memory : GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - VDimm lifted to 2.1v - Running 4 4 4 12 as per Geil website requirements
PSU : OCZ GameXStream 700w
OS : XP Professional SP2
GFX : Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950 XT-X SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR4 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Drive C : Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - connected to sata 1 port
Drive D & E : 2 * Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB 5000YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - connected to Sata 3 & 4 ports
DVD : Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter
BIOS is 1004 .. I know its not Backward compatible but I am trying everything
PC Runs 2 instances (one on each core) of Super PI to 32 Million without a problem.. I know that's not really stress testing it but I *think* its not a CPU / Mem issue
Runs Memtest86 without a problem
However randomly, which I *think* is related to LAN activity it just crashes . no BSOD just blank screen and reboot ... The reason I say it seems to be related to LAN activity is it seems to crash after loading a browser or IM client or staring a Windows Update or a file share or application which would access the LAN.. but its completly random ie after a reboot do the same thing again and everything works.
There does not seem to be any useful data in the windows event log either
I am using LAN port 1 running "generic Marvell Yukon Chipset based ethernet controller" Driver is yk51x86.sys version 8.56.1.3 which came on the ASUS CD
I found that the V8.56.7.3 drivers on the ASUS website to be "even more" unstable
Any Ideas ??? I am at a loss at the moment
wellcome to XS . If you dont have problems using 0804 dont flash to a newer one it doesnt woth ;). If you have problems using 0804 then dont be arfaid to flash bios during windows session , use the latest asus update utility - download the bios you want and update from a file using asus update utility
good luck
I've had no issues with 1004 so far, and I'm historically speaking, prone to experiencing a myriad of problems with hardware and updates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Angelico_Payne
So what is with the new Jmicron drivers?
Asus has posted
V1.17.6.4 2007/01/29 update
OS Vista 32bit / Vista 64bit
Description RAID_JMicronJMB36X11764_Vista.zip
JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver V1.17.6.4 for Windows 32bit/64bit Vista.(WHQL).
JMicron JMB36X PATA Driver V1.0.0.0 for Windows 32bit/64bit Vista.(Non-WHQL).
and also
Version V1.17.8.1 2007/01/29 update
OS Vista 32bit / Vista 64bit
Description RAID_NonIDE_JMicron_JMB36X11781_Vista.zip
JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver V1.17.8.1 for Windows 32bit/64bit Vista.(WHQL)
so I assume the first one is for people without SATA drives...maybe?
No explanation anywhere really.
There is no guide that I know of... sorry. I was a long time AMD user too. I haven't had an Intel CPU in probably 8 yrs. A lot of things changed since my last build too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quigs
I'm no expert but so far I have my drive hooked up on ICH8 NCQ. I've been told that if you install XP SP2 you can safely go back install NCQ drivers. I downloaded the NCQ drivers off Intel's website and installed using F6 method. So far so good. The drivers installed ok and I have xp running.
Btw you don't have to run NCQ. I've read a great many people just run there SATA drives in IDE and don't find NCQ worth the effort. I just installed it to learn something new.
Quote:
Originally Posted by askimo
no they run really well in this mobo. enjoy. ;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Englihs
yeah me niether and going from 0910 to 1004 was able to tighten some of the sub-timings on these OCZs so better for me.
No idea what the wall I hit at 460 is, no way to find out. Though since the ram and motherboard have proven them selves more than able at 450 I wanna pick up a e6600 or e4400 now.
OK, so I am wondering if the alt + f2 during POST actually works with the later BIOS (0804 and 1004). The reason I ask is, even though my system is stable, I am wondering if the alt + f2 is just broken in the later BIOS. If not, then perhaps I should flash again.Quote:
Originally Posted by test99
Thanks.
I have recently installed windows on stock setting, then I went in to bios and put CPU frequency from 266 to 400 for kicks, now I can't go into bios.
is there a key sequence for for default setting during power up or did one of my component just went caput?
thanks.
nvm, just read the above post and saw it. alt f2 worked
Quote:
Originally Posted by zon
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OK, when you say it worked, do you mean you actually got into the menu to browse the USB stick, hard disk, etc., to select a BIOS ROM to flash from? What BIOS version are you running at?
The reason why I am asking this strange question is because when I press Alt + F2, it prompts me for a password and after I enter it it just boots straight into Windows instead of giving me the DOS based file menu to locate the filename.ROM to flash. Also, I believe the EZ flash option was available in the BIOS tools menu when the motherboard game with the original BIOS.
I am at BIOS 1004 now, but the Alt + F2 option issue started when I flashed from my original BIOS (I think it was 0507) to 0804.
So if someone is at BIOS 1004 and cannot see the file menu after they press alt + f2 during post, then this is a BIOS issue and my system is fine. However, if someone does see the file menu after pressing alt + f2 and is running bios 0804 or 1004, then perhaps my bios chip needs to be flashed again or there are some other issues going on with this board.
Thanks.
Guys,
I bought a second 1 gb kit of OCG gold XTC DDR2-800...
Long story short, using any one of the 1 gb kits individually works flawlessly in any dimm, but using both kits together will fail Orthos within seconds.
I've tried upping the ram voltage, the FSB term. voltages, etc.
Using bios 1014.
Any suggestions? (I'm going back to 0711 or 0910 in the meantime).
Cheers
I have no idea what you are talking about, i held down alt-f2, then power it up, it said "overclocking failed" on the screen, then i was able to enter bios. before the alt-f2 i get a blank screen, nothing works. i am on bios 302 or something like that. i just built the pc like 2 days old, hasn't done anything yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by test99
have you tried all the dimm slots?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sy[N]tH
I was referring to page 4-5 (ASUS EZ flash 2 utility) in the user manual. That file menu you see there is what used to happen with the original BIOS. After I flashed to a later BIOS (0804), it no longer works. So I guess this feature is broken now.Quote:
Originally Posted by zon
Yup, like I said in my post, all dimms tested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace-a-Rue
However, seems the problem was solved by lowering the Vdimm, strangely enough... Maybe the board was putting out too much voltage to try to compensate for all 4 dimms being populated, and adding Vdimm was detrimental.
Orthos stable with my previous OC now.
Thanks anyways ;)
I'm setting this system up this weekend and I would REALLY appreciate it if someone would tell me how to configure the more important and obscure BIOS settings:
E6400 / P5B Deluxe / AC Freezer 7 Pro / Antec 900
2GB Corsair XMS2-800C4 / X1950XT 256MB
Basically, I'm looking to hit 3.2GHz while keeping my RAM square at 400MHz (8 x 400 = 3.2GHz, memdivider 1:1). Looking for tips on how to set this up in the BIOS in the most stable way.
I have one IDE DVDRW I'm bringing with me and one brand new SATA DVDRW so I'm curious about how to get IDE DMA working properly.
Am I going to need a floppy drive to enable NCQ?
Basically, if anyone has any general tips for a system like this, please please please share.
http://chuckbam.com/Vista/CPUZ_1.JPG
http://chuckbam.com/Vista/CPUZ_2.JPG
How does this look?
I have air cool, what should I set my:
FSB term Volts
NB v Core
SB V core
I have my PCI Express frequency set at 105 is it still safe to overclock the video card with software?
Thanks for your help in advance :)
http://chuckbam.com/Vista/Prime04.JPG
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ASUS P5B Deluxe Intel P965 Express Chipset ICH8R- LGA775 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe Dual Core Processor 64bit 2.4GHz 1066 MHz FSB 4M sharing L2 Cache - Corsair TWIN2X2048 8500C5 ( 2 x 1GB ) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM   900 Mhz 5-5-5-15 - ATI Sapphire Radeon X1800XT R520 Core 625 Mhz 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 1500 MHz PCI Express 16x - Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 250GB SATA II - 2x Maxtor MaXLine III 7L250S0 250GB 16MB Cache SATA ICH7R RAID 0 - Lite-On 8X Double Layer DVD RW 24X CD-RW SHOW 832S - Corsair HX520w ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply -LIAN LI PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Acer AL1715pbm 17" LCD - ViewSonic VG500b 15" LCD - ATI TV Wonder 550 PCI Video - ATI Remote Wonder Plus - Asus VR Guard CPU Cooler - Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium
i missed that statement tested in all dimm slots...sorry
i think the OCZ is a different breed of memory when it comes to high vdimm.
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Originally Posted by Sy[N]tH
i'v tried to overclock a 6600 today and if i set the fsb beyond 333 on the boot screen and in the bios system information tab it shows 3ghz even az fsb 400. is this common issue? with my 6400 i had not such problem