DFI NF4 Ultra/SLi-D BUGS and Fixes Thread

Is there a way to set HTT to 3.5x on this mainboard ?

I think bios 310p has a bug on it. I've used the bios with 2 motherboards and got the same results. When using 310p, I couldnt install RAID. I changed back to 310 and install no problem.

What´s the best bios for OCZ PC3200 REV2 ??????

All of suden 3DMARK 2001SE crashed at 280*9 and X800XL default....omg wtf ?

I got a problem. During the OS installation (Win2K) the system searches for components (the screen where also stands "the screen may flash/turn black") and the bar freezes.
FX-55, OCZ PS 520W, X850, 2x256 BH5

Same prob ?! http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/show...8&postcount=19

Few questions:

3dmark 2001se crashed every time , doesnt matter what frequency

tried 250*9 / 280*9 / 300*9

3dmark 2003 it's ok...wtf is wrong

my new x800xl ? driver problem? any suggestions please

maybe 5.4 catalyst sux ?

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Originally Posted by GazC

LOL, I was incognito, as I think I would probably get an instant ban on DFI street if I posted as myself.

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What was the issue?
Mine is no longer booting with the X800L in the first PCI-E slot, 3 lights only......
PCI-E4 works fine, but thats BS, and who's to say that won't go haywaire also.

Thanks,

m

Bounced the board around a bit, and it works now.
Don't know why, as everything is tight.

Bad solder joint maybe.....

Is there any link with a BIOS collection for the NF4 Ultra-D ?

I received my board last monday, and have been running with my Enermax 470W SFMA ATX 1.3 PSU 20-pin without problems. Voltages are good and stable, system is stable.

The chipset runs a bit hot heh? Specially because its so badly placed, my 6800GT blocks partially the airflow, and it touches the plastic casing of the chipset cooler.

Put a fan blowing into the chipset fan, don't know if its just cosmetic change, but temperature dropped 7ºC

now at idle, system is ATM CPU 31ºC PWM 35ºC and chipset 47ºC

I just don't get it :

- ran memtest#5 and 8 for hours NO ERRORS
- ran prime95 for hours NO ERRORS
- ran superpi 16&32MB NO ERRORS

And still i get random freezing or reboots on some aplications....like opening IE/OE or doing more stuff at once....

Can it be that i have XP SP2 installed ? Should i try only XP SP1 ?

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Originally Posted by Krohling

Is there any link with a BIOS collection for the NF4 Ultra-D ?

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:yepp:
http://home.no/trac3r/dfi_lanparty_n...ultra_bios.htm

Peace Nugz

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Originally Posted by TEDY

I just don't get it :

- ran memtest#5 and 8 for hours NO ERRORS
- ran prime95 for hours NO ERRORS
- ran superpi 16&32MB NO ERRORS

And still i get random freezing or reboots on some aplications....like opening IE/OE or doing more stuff at once....

Can it be that i have XP SP2 installed ? Should i try only XP SP1 ?

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if possible, try a fresh install of XP w/SP2

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Originally Posted by TEDY

Few questions:

3dmark 2001se crashed every time , doesnt matter what frequency

tried 250*9 / 280*9 / 300*9

3dmark 2003 it's ok...wtf is wrong

my new x800xl ? driver problem? any suggestions please

maybe 5.4 catalyst sux ?

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had similar probs with cat 5.4 try cat 5.3

Wow, I am planning on this board, with 2 gigs of Gskill, is this a bad idea?? This board seems very buggy.
Anyone want to share their expierances with Gskill in general?

Thank you

Yan Booth

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Originally Posted by TEDY

I just don't get it :

- ran memtest#5 and 8 for hours NO ERRORS
- ran prime95 for hours NO ERRORS
- ran superpi 16&32MB NO ERRORS

And still i get random freezing or reboots on some aplications....like opening IE/OE or doing more stuff at once....

Can it be that i have XP SP2 installed ? Should i try only XP SP1 ?

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Well, this may be :

a. IDE SW Driver from nvidia : notoriously buggy (I had many bsod because of it) => uninstall it.

b. Nvidia Ethernet / or Active Armor => try uninstalling it and using the marvel port instead.
Careful : using the Marvel ethernet I had to drop down my overclocking a LOT cause everything went unstable.
(I prefer to leave it disable in GENIE bios and have better OC).

c. something else.

good luck.

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Originally Posted by Ailleur

Well another weird behavior.
I shut down my pc after it being on for maybe 3 hours. Forgot i needed to look at an email so i boot it back on, itd crash loading windows saying bad physical memory or whatnot, itd reboot too quickly for me to see.
So i come back home (3 hours later) i try to boot it, same issue. I load optimized default, everything boots fine. Come back to my cmos reloaded setting, still no go, same issue as before.
I LOWER the vdimm from 3.2 to 3.1, and it loaded.

This mobo is haunted.

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exactly similar to my IDE SW driver problem. I had to uninstall it.

=> no pb since my HD is SATA.

a. I'm using also SATA so how do i uninstall IDE SW which i don't need, right ?
b. I'm using Marvel yes...and nvida is disabled

will try other drivers.

Guys,

Is anyone having a problem with the NVidia SM Bus driver? Is it even necessary. All my IRQ_LESS_THAN_NOT_EQUAL_TO errors (BSOD errors) have a line telling me that the SM_BUS driver could have problems.

Can I do without the system managed bus driver? I'm getting tired of the junk NVidia software. First it was the IDE Driver, now this.

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Originally Posted by Super Nade

Guys,

Is anyone having a problem with the NVidia SM Bus driver? Is it even necessary. All my IRQ_LESS_THAN_NOT_EQUAL_TO errors (BSOD errors) have a line telling me that the SM_BUS driver could have problems.

Can I do without the system managed bus driver? I'm getting tired of the junk NVidia software. First it was the IDE Driver, now this.

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try increasing chipset voltage and ldt voltage one notch (from default)...NV drivers do NOT make problems for me *EXCEPT* that s/w IDE drivers which i finally uninstalled becuse i had issues. Nvidia s/w ide drivers are evil !


Otherwise your BSODs could mean everything.....like wrong memory timings/ instable system or just too high an overclock on the CPU.

Could it be my PSU ?

how much W does X800XL needs??

hi, guys

i got a problem with my sli-d lanparty, and its the only one remaining still unsolved :mad:

in the bios sometimes after a few time the voltages of the: cpu, ram , ldt chipset etc.. won't change the voltage, until i turn off my pc and the power psu switch is off.. then i wait 5 seconds turned on both again, and walaaaa!! my voltages change..

anyone having the same problem?? cause its kind of annoying to do that every time i try the overclock ..

i have used the last march bios and now testing a beta one of april 14th..

thanx in advance for your support :p:

later

Now the board won't boot in either slot....
This is getting really old. :mad: :slapass:

Mobo or proc turned against me...

:banana::banana::banana::banana:ing not stable anymore 240+ neverthelss i :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing try....

1.4-1.6vcore zip....superpi error...wtf is wrong

not enough power psu ?

Tedy try clearing cmos.
My board is actually running now ( ya may have seen my rant at DFI-street), and the only way it would run right is I had to kep clearing cmos , I bet I cleared it 50x, short and long intervals.
It wouldn't run at all, or barely run.
Right now I am priming 295x9, primed 290 for 2 1/2 hrs( stock hsf/3000+ winny).
I kept reseating ram/ swapping slots and clearing cmos to get it going again..
I am not clocking with clockgen anymore, I am using the bios and booting these speeds, as I think my clockgen may have become corrupt or something stupid like that ( I will reinstall it).
I saw your post at DFI-Street, but I didnt say anything, as I am not sure whats up.

gl bud

m

did you put cmos batery out or just switched pin as in manual ?