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Originally Posted by horatiub
C'mon guys...don't you think I've tried that already. :) :) :)
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Originally Posted by horatiub
C'mon guys...don't you think I've tried that already. :) :) :)
:) sorry, it's funny cause it works in my caseQuote:
Originally Posted by theonlybabyface
Alright, I figured it out. I had to uninstall Intel Desktop Utilities, fresh install IDCC and then reinstall IDU and all is well. You have no idea how many times I uninstalled/reinstalled IDCC to no avail and this method worked. Must be something with the smbus driver. :rolleyes:
Any chance of it being the psu fan?Quote:
Originally Posted by horatiub
:) Thank you. Now I`m at 2692, watchdog disabled.Quote:
Originally Posted by aamsel
not sure to be honest. I guess I should open up the case and see. Like I said, it's weird that IE triggers the fanQuote:
Originally Posted by theonlybabyface
i've 56k modem, so it takes much time to load pages. can you advice me, please, what would be better for E6600? i don't need CrossFire, i want it to work stable and have a good overclocking potential. as i understood, P5B Deluxe is better for overclocking, but D975XBX2 has better perfomance on the same frequencies, doesn't it?
(btw, sorry for much asking in many threads...)
After going through this thread with blinders on I purchased the 975XBX2 and was happy....for a day. Then I tried pushing my mushkin PC2-8500 1066MHz and got no love. A call to Intel tech support confirmed that the board isn't designed to run memory at that speed. So much for an "extreme" motherboard.
Cut to last night when I finally got around to installing 3DMark and earned a lackluster 10662.
Upon investiagation I find that running an Nvidia 8800 GTS in slot 1 and a 3ware raid card in slot 2 forces the 8800 to run at PCIe x8. Since the raid card is x16 physical 8x electrical, the only way to run it full speed is in slot 2.
So, this POS board is going back and I guess I have to hold the vomit back and get an Asus or put the rose colored glasses on and get an evga 680i and hope the endless problems are being addressed in a timely manner.
1. It's a 975 chipset board. 975 chipset isn't designed for heavy memory overclocking. This is no secret. Pretty much no one pushing memory past DDR2 900 or 1000 or so is using a 975.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kluster
2. How is the board a PoS? The PCIe specs are there for anyone to read. It's not like Intel tried to deceive you.
I am able to run my quad at 3.33GHZ and 1333FSB with 1.3625 vcore and lowest possible board settings for FSB and MCH (1.2 and 1.5). Plus my actual results from SPi and other benchmarks are equivalent to much higher OCs on 965 and 680i because of the tight 975 latencies. Plus it's insanely stable. So yeah, I think it deserves its "extreme" label for those reasons.
I agree that the board is insanely stable. I've had absolutely zero problems with the board when used at spec. However, since when does "extreme" refer to stability? I just can't see Intel marketing types printing out a banner "Extreme Stability!" for an enthusiast market to rally around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Speederlander
Like I said, I read through this impressive thread with blinders on. I didn't zero in on the two issues causing me to return this board (And thanks to Newegg for allowing me to return the board and exchange my QX6700 in the hopes I'll be sent a non f-stepping cpu without a restocking fee.) The board doesn't support DDR2-8500 running at 1066MHz, and the board doesn't support running a PCIe video card at x16 with an x8 raid card installed.
OK, my bad, I didn't read well enough. However, I stand behind my POS statement. For an "Extreme" board, I shouldn't have had the issues I experienced. (Plus, let's not forget the C1E issue Intel refuses to address). I was willing to live with a software fix for the forced C1E 'feature', but now I don't have to.
please, answer my question.
Bad Axe 2 is better for the E6600.... Unless of course you cant get your chip stable with a 9x### multi. Then I would say go with the P5B DlxQuote:
Originally Posted by L'enFer
EDIT: P5B Deluxe because it can go alot higher on the FSB and has Multi control that the Bad Axe2 doesnt have.
Hi guys.. i rly appreciate what u are doing here, and i think this thread helped many ppl, and i want to think that i am one of them but this days i am very frustrated because of my results...
I have a E6600 on a XBX2 cupled with a pair of 2x1Gb G.Skill 6400-BHK
I've been running these very stable (16h Orthos - large) :
Vcc=1,525
Enhanced Power Slope=Enable
MCH=1,575
vFSB=1,272
FSB=390
CPU=3.511Hmz
memory:4-4-3-5
vDIMM=2,16
Reference=266
Freq=533 1:1
But after i played a little with memory, trying divisors, etc my system was very unstable(instant resets) on Orthos - large, even with the same settings that i knew for sure they were stable..
I thought it was the memory but i tested every stick individualy and they were ok.. i dont know what to think.. i checked and rechecked temps, they are more than ok.
Pls if someone could help me - gtj?? (sry for my bad english)
Tx in advance..
P.S. : is an open bench and my room temp is around 20-22.
Hmmm. I'd try dropping your FSB back down to 340 or so leaving all other settings as above. Then work your way back up again and see where you become unstable. It's possible you were on the edge at 390.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninjaskija
GTJ..is there any keys to using 4 x 1GB of ram on this board?
ChaosMinionX, thanx, man. so, i think P5B Dx would be more preferable than XBX2 for Q6600 too?
The only thing I did different was to increase the Vmch slightly to help it drive 4 sticks. My 4xOCZ have been performing flawlessly.Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
thanks..I need ot see if I can decrease from 1.575 I am and maintain stability ..then see where i have to increase it to with 4 x 1GB....Quote:
Originally Posted by gtj
More than likely because of the High FSB capabilities and the ability to change the multi.Quote:
Originally Posted by L'enFer
Both my Ballistix sets were stable by themselves 500Mhz 4-4-4-10 at 2.2V and vMCH of 1.5V in Memtest for ~4 hours testing each set(2x1GB then other 2x1GB). When all 4 were in I tried vMCH all the way up to 1.7V and couldn't get them to pass(specifically good old test 5). I tried 4-4-4-12, 4-4-4-15, 4-4-4-18, and got improvements but still not stable. Then I thoguht perhaps memory voltage was drooping. Moved up from 2.2V in increments in BIOS, and at 2.32V I had all stable for 20hour memtest at 4-4-4-12 with vMCH at 1.6VQuote:
The only thing I did different was to increase the Vmch slightly to help it drive 4 sticks. My 4xOCZ have been performing flawlessly.Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
GTJ..is there any keys to using 4 x 1GB of ram on this board?
2.32V :-) Yipes.. with Ram prices dropping, I will have to try that. Pzzzzzzzt...
Would you run 24x7 like that?
did anybody make a small vdimm measuring table (set/idle/load) with this board ?
Most companies flagship models run 2.3-2.4V on air/water cooling. 2.32v isnt that bad with proper cooling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chas_The_Man
tx.. i am already doing that but straight to 350 at stock volts except vcore witch is 1,4 in bios (still running orthos large for 11 h)..Quote:
Originally Posted by gtj
P.S.: SB is very hot even at stock.. is that normal??
Yes with current prices I feel much more comfortable running 24/7. Back when these 4 sticks would have cost $700 might have been a different story.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chas_The_Man
and as chaos said I have an 80mm right over top of them.
Interesting little find.....
Penryn First Benchmarks @ PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13...1/article.html
Notes: All systems were tested under the 32-bit version of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. The test systems were each equipped with 2GB of Corsair memory running at DDR2 800 speed, an Asus GeForce 8800 GTX graphics board, and a 320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 hard drive.
1 The Core 2 Extreme system used a quad-core QX6800 chip with 8MB of cache. That chip was running at 2.93 GHz with a 1066-MHz front-side bus on an Intel BadAxe2 Desktop motherboard using a D975XBX2 chip set.
2 The dual-core Penryn prototype included 6MB of cache and ran at 3.33 GHz using a 1333-MHz front-side bus. It was installed in a preproduction Intel BadAxe2 Desktop motherboard using a D975XBX2 chip set.
3 The quad-core Penryn prototype included 12MB of cache and ran at 3.33 GHz using a 1333-MHz front-side bus. It was installed in a preproduction Intel BadAxe2 Desktop motherboard using a D975XBX2 chip set.
This meaning what? theres a new BX2 on the way? Or current BX2 will be able to use Penryn? Kinda confused
that sure is confusing...Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
Your tellin Me, anyone shed some light on this?Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
Have you tried raising your vFSB? 1.272 might be a bit low for 9x390. I need at least 1.4 to stabilize at 400.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninjaskija
Try testing with vFSB 1.4, vMCH 1.6 and see what happens. If that doesn't help, go back to your orig vFSB and vMCH settings, and try higher vCPU.
Loosen up your RAM timings to at least 4-4-4-12 to eliminate it as cause for instability while you tune vFSB, vMCH, and vCPU.
Never have liked PC World as a computer mag. There is no way that I can see to try to contact the author of the article. All you can do is subscribe to PC World forums and post a comment to the article and hope for a reply from the author.
My guess is that the author got confused, and that the "pre-production Badaxe 2" is a "Badaxe 3" of some sort.
The fact that he was referring to the motherboard as "Badaxe 2" and not "D975XBX2" tells me that he was just trying to repeat what some Intel rep was saying, and probably doing a poor job of that.
My guess is that there will be a new board, and that it will not be 975X based.
Andrew
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Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
Possibly X38 perhaps????
That would be my guess.
Andrew
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Originally Posted by screwtech02
I`m having major stabilityissues trying to take my Q6600 above 350FSB on this board.
It`s like hitting a wall at 350. Up to 350 everything is stable default. Rising voltage doesnt help.
I`m at the latest bios.
BX2 / Quad = 350 :slapass: Would testing an older bios be good?
I've been reading through this thread trying to make my mind up on the Bad Axe 2 but one of the posts confused me. Do you have limited multiplier control available in the bios with an E6600 or is this just a luxury for the EE chips?
Thanks.
you can not lower mutlipler despite the fact that e6600 is unlocked for lower mutliplier
ie e6600 can only be run at 9x(which is better for performance anyway..even if though you can not max fsb)..not 6x, 7x or 8x
Thanks for the reply and now for the next n00b question (I've not looked at upgrading in nearly 18months and I'm totally new to intel), what mobo would you recommend which allows for downward multi control?Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
whats the all around best bios these days? Just got my system completed is 2333 still overclocking king?
I use 2692 without a hitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Circaflex
So 1 out of 4 of my OCZ Titanium Alpha modules is dead. Don't know why it happened, but it's always fun testing each one individually. I suppose it could be the "evil" slot some people have been talking about, but I don't know which slot it was in :(
Anyway, it's a bummer. They modules have been running at 2.3v 24/7. Yes, they're rated at 2.3v. Perhaps they overheated? Wish I knew.
Regards,
Sker
What slot on the Bad Axe 2 was the dead module in? 0,1,2,3?Quote:
Originally Posted by Skerlnik
IMHO..these mobo are too expensive with so many "issues" and support is ok at bestQuote:
Originally Posted by GazC
I just bought 2 DFI 965-S for $150 at newegg....the board seems good and the price point is excellent
There are too many opinions on what is the best....too many variables...
Sorry I cant be more specific
That's the thing. I didn't think to note which slot they were in as I removed them :( I removed them all at first so that I could install some G.Skill to boot in maintenance mode (I had some other OCZ modules that stopped booting at stock vdimm).Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
I *think* this module was in the middle though... 1 or 2 would be my guess.
I pretty sure I saw it mentioned somewhere, possibly at XS, that it was a XBX2 just like ours(and a different BIOS) but with some sort of modded voltage reg for the new VRM for Penryn.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
On this memory thing. I know it's been discussed at some length throughout the thread but when I lost a Ballistix stick awhile back in slot 3 it was during a BIOS change and save and it never POSTed with that stick again. Is that what everyone is experiencing or are they just becoming unstable, or dying in the OS. Seems to me in my case and a few others I have read it appears a boot time spike. Either they are killed then or damage shortens life. I never think too much of it as cases seem isolated but the more I see others post about the more you have to wonder.
Indeed it makes me wonder. Although this is the first stick this MB has killed, my previous Asus P5W-DH killed all 4 sticks of this OCZ. Makes me question OCZ's quality - it's a good thing they are guaranteed for life.Quote:
Originally Posted by aicjofs
My stick died while the OS was running. The PC was doing nothing but sitting idle, monitors in power save mode. I came to use it, and noticed the monitors wouldn't power back on, and the optical drive lights were both blinking. Of course as soon as I restarted in maintenance mode and heard the beep, I knew it was memory. :(
dimm slot that doesnt perform well here is 2nd: very unstable on 500 4:5 4-4-4-8 eg. im using latest bios... was it better with 2333 maybe ?
Hey guys...
I've been a lurker around here for quite sometime, but had to register after reading this excellent thread! I'm in the process of building a new rig w/ the BX2 and have been absorbing all the great info. here.
One thing I was wondering about was the eSata on the board.
I'm relatively new to eSata, but have been playing around with it on another rig w/ an Asus board. With the Asus, it seems the eSata is NOT hot-pluggable, i.e. you have to have the external drive powered-up before you boot or it will not be seen by the OS. Is this the case with the BadAxe2 as well? I seem to recall reading somewhere that only certain Intel chipsets support hot-pluggable eSata....
So I need some advice. I swapped out my OCZ in favor of some G.Skill HZ's because my board would no longer boot with them. I don't care which modules are installed at this point - I don't need every last % of memory performance.
My problem is this: When I run Orthos in small FFTs, it runs for 10min+ (I stop it), and when I run the large FFT test, it also runs fine. But when I run blend, it fails instantly! I don't know what the problem is here... I thought that perhaps it is the NB, so I tried upping voltage to 1.6 but that didn't solve it. I changed my memory timing to 5-4-4-12 @ 333mhz, and that didn't solve it either. What am I missing?
This PC makes me nuts :(
- Sker
I think I answered my own question. I turned up the voltage on the FSB (1.4) and vMCH (1.6) and now the Blend test runs fine. Ran it for about an hour and a half to be sure.
- Sker
No issues here with hot plugging. Unplugging is a different story. Windows isn't too happy with ntfs volumes disappearing out from under it.Quote:
Originally Posted by beantech
New bios out 2745, seems like minor fixes tho.
BIOS Version 2745
About This BIOS:
- May 08, 2007
- BX97520J.86A.2745.2007.0509.1841
- SATA RAID info:
- Intel(R) RAID for SATA - v5.6.2.1002
- Marvell 88SE6145 SATA BIOS – v1.1.0.34
- PXE UNDI: Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.28
- PXE Base Code: Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.42
- Intel® Active Management Technology info:
- Intel® AMT BX Firmware: v1.2.3
New Fixes/Features:
- Updated processor support.
- Updated the Heceta6 Voltage conversion constants.
- Fixed an issue where with certain processor fan goes 100%.
- Fixed S3 wake-up fails when drives are attached to Marvell* RAID
controller.
- Fixed PXE always attempts to load when drives are attached to
Marvell* controller.
- Fixed audio Code subsystem ID problem after resuming S3.
- Fixed flashing a large BMP Logo caused inability to reflash and
possibly not boot.
This one looks interesting though "Updated the Heceta6 Voltage conversion constants." :)
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Originally Posted by theonlybabyface
Exactly, if anyone has it, tell us how it affects to vcore fluctuations and such :)
flashing now.....
Will download and flash now, especially since I'm swapping my E4300 for a E6420. I hope it will also fix the issue with memory killing since my FireStix just died last night even at a measly 2.2v and a 80mm fan cooling them. Both of them o_O
Interesting. I had that issue with the fan running at 100% (all of them actually.)
I was about to RMA the board again but then I installed IDCC and the fan issue was immediately resolved.
Something to do with the smbios driver I presume but don't really know.
Question, since some people are having their ram chips die on them. Is it wise to run ram at 2.32v?
Currently have mine my 2x 1GB G.Skill PC2-6400 running at 1000MHz, cas4 @2.32v.
With proper cooling your fine. I run mine 2.32v 3-3-3-6 DDR2 800Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyshen
Not always, mine both died and it's running at just 2.2v with proper cooling as well :mad:
On another subject, i'm really stumped at a issue i had with the new E6420 L707A323. With this processor, I hit a fsb wall very early at 377 MHz :shocked: Here's what I tried so far :
-Bumped the voltage all the way to 1.6v.
-Updated to the latest BIOS (2745) in case the cpu isn't recognized correctly.
-Checked 5x that Watchdog is disabled in the maintenance menu.
-I configured the RAM so it's not the limiting factor (underclocked to only 230MHz).
-Flashed the BIOS to 2333 in case Watchdog is messing with me unexpectedly.
-Raised the vMCH to 1.4v and vFSB to 1.6v.
-Removed the video card and put a cheap PCI video card.
Fearing I got a problem with the board after both of the RAM sticks died and knowing that I ran 9x375 with my E4300 24/7, I decided to swap the processor back to my E4300 then redid the overclocking till it cannot boot. So far, I booted to 9x400 all the way in Windows and ran SuperPI 1M without balking :eek:
The FSB wall I got is when it ran cool and stable at 376 (under 42C load and 1.4v) but just bumping the FSB 1 MHz resulted to no video and no POST sign.
I'm asking here if anyone experienced this issue and if it can be resolved ?? Tonight, I will try to put the cpu back on the board and redo the tests. If nobody know why and I still get a FSB wall, I'm considering to RMA and get another one since it's clearly a dud (I know and feel the CPU can do more, as shown by the low load temp).
The specs of my system is in my sig (just swap the cpu with a E6420 L707A323).
you NEED good airflow over the chipset heatsink, it's running REALLY hot sometime (can hold back your overclocking)
I'm already getting good airflow on the chipset with the SI-128. If it was the case, I wouldn't have gotten my E4300 to 9x400 ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertim0r
Heh tried dropping ram speed down to DDR2-832 and lowering timings to 3-3-3-6... need 2.40+ volts to run. At 2.36v was getting lots of memory errors. I think I'll stick with cas4.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
When I flash the latest version (2745) of BIOS, my machine will not boot.
It goes into endless resets during post. The activity lights on my two IDE CDROM drives connected to the ATA port flash endlessly as the mobo reset every 5s or so.
I used the floppy method (takes about 5 minutes) to recover the BIOS.
Tried to press reset button. It might helpQuote:
Originally Posted by ubiquityman
Mines running flawlessly. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by ubiquityman
Seems like rev 506 of the board works with the flashfile but 505 doesn't. You folks that have flashed successfully, can you look at the bar code tag on the motherboard and tell us what rev you have.
Intel calls it the AA #. Mine is: D53350-505
If any of you have a 505 rev flashed successfully, can you tell us what type of CPU or connections you have to the motherboard?
Right now, I have 4 drives connected to the Intel SATA, 2 IDE DVDs, and 1 Marvel SATA HD. Running a QX6700.
I've tried flashing 2745 again using the floppy method, but same result. System resets endlessly. Monitors don't even turn on.
I also tried putting the BIOS Configuration Jumper into recovery mode.
If it's not a board revision problem, then I'm going to try setting the CMOS settings to DEFAULT before I flash.
Something is hanging up this board. And yes, I did try reset....
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...nionX/idle.jpg
Bios Rev. 2745...
BadAxe2 revision 505...
Its all there in the screen shots :up:
currently have 4 HDDs plugged in to the board. all sata 2 raptor 150s, 2 caviar 500gb.
EDIT: And thats a modded Enzotech Ultra-X temp at 1.55v :)
Granted its only idle, under orthos it only goes to like 55-57C
Still damn good for air cooling.
Pull the power plug, remove cmos jumper completely, remove the battery and wait 10 minutes. Drop battery back in, place cmos jumper to maintenance mode, replace psu plug...fire it up. Go into BIOS, make all of your settings including the date/time...power off when prompted (after saving), move jumper back into normal mode...fire it up. While it's booting, go have a cold beer. :bananal:Quote:
Originally Posted by ubiquityman
Yes, what he said~ ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by theonlybabyface
Get rid of the floppy too, having a floppy is like having an 8 track player. :)
Hopefully your boot drive is not the SATA HD using the Marvel chipset, I have had problems with that when flashing bios updates. The Marvel chipset is good for RAID setups but sucks otherwise. I had a Plextor SATA drive pluged into the Marvel once and when I updated my bios I totally lost it and ended up selling the drive. There was a fix for it but it was envasive and I had allready made up my mind to get totally away from Marvel because of the pure hell nightmare I was having with it.
I have the same MB CPU setup as you with the 505 rev. No Problems with the new bios. Updating it trough Windows is the best way for me and I have never had any problem for the exception of the Marvel issue.
If it is a Marvel thing go back to the last bios that worked for you.
so does the 2745 bios add anytinhg worthwhile?
what about watdog?, C1E disabling is this fixed
watdog still sucks and no C1E fix :(Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
Apart from that everthing else is ok!
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Originally Posted by theonlybabyface
OK, I did just that. Left the machine for about 15 minutes after unplugging the power supply,removing the battery from the motherboard, and unplugging AC from the power supply (not that would make any difference).
Powered up and same thing. The motherboard resets about every 3s or so. It doesn't complete POST.
After that,
I also tried unplugging all the HD SATA cables, all USB devices, removed the PCI-E video card, unplugged ethernet, unplugged PS2 keyboard, unplugged Floppy and IDE.
Anyone using mb rev 505 with a Quad core processor?
Other than S3 power saving and the PS2 keyboard cold boot issue, the motherboard works perfectly in the previous BIOS version or otherwise I'd suspect hardware.
So it does post? If so, do you have enough time to press F2 and get into the BIOS?
No, that's what I'm talking about. It doesn't even post. It needs to get through the POST sequence to get to the BIOS setup screen. That's about a 30s sequence. When I turn on the machine, it gets about 2-3s into the power up sequence and restarts. It doesn't even get to turning on the monitors.Quote:
Originally Posted by theonlybabyface
Possibly related to whether the motherboard has ECC memory?
Anyone out there with a successfully working 2745 have ECC RAM?
Well...I received my replacement video card (XFX 7900GS). Works fine.
So far I have not hit any other snags.
I've just now started to overclock my chip (C2D e6600; L706A499, 4/3/07). As usual my progress has been slowed because of my busy life.
I'm currently running orthos stable at a very non-earth-shattering 3.1Ghz (FSB:320 REF:266 MEM:667).
My Core voltage is 1.35v (1.329-1.341v actual from HW monitor).
Ram (Buffalo Firestix) is at DDR2 866 5-5-5-15 at 2.1v. I've kept the timings loose so as to eliminate RAM as a source of trouble.
All other voltages are set at stock.
My full load temps are at 41 C.
Still working my way up. If I can get to 3.4Ghz orthos stable at less than 55C, I'll probably call it good as I'm not interested in setting any records.
Quite possible, I got the rebooting every 3 seconds when my Ballistix stick half died. Did exactly what you are describing. If you have other RAM sitting around try it. Haven't tried the BIOS myself so can't tell you if it's a quad core issue, but I know mine did the endless reset when I had bad RAM.Quote:
Originally Posted by ubiquityman
Hey all, anybody know if the X3220 will work in a BX2?? I dont see why not, but cant find it "proclaimed" anywere....:confused:
Sorta newbie here...
Ubiquityman,
FTW,, bad RAM (incorrect SPD programming?)
Something gone south with mobo caps or PSU caps?
Run BIOS (floppy) recovery again and at reboot after flashing, set jumper to Maintenance mode, hit F9 Load Setup Defaults
might help/ might not
Have you tried to reflash to an earlier BIOS?
I have a BadAxe2 revision 506, which I am building up as finances allow and I'm finding this thread very informative.
It will work but max fsb 390-395Quote:
Originally Posted by screwtech02
Cool!! I thought i read somewere that they are going to release a lower wattage 3220 in Q3/4 maybe?? Under the 105 watt??Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertim0r
I`m running a Xeon X3210 on my badaxe2, The FSB max out at 395, but my 24/7 setup is 3000MHz (375 x 8) @ only 1,28V :up: SuperstableQuote:
Originally Posted by screwtech02
Now thats what i'm talkin about! I figure that if i can get a 3220@ 378fsb, wich is what i use daily with my E6600, it would probably require less volts, and hopefully run a bit cooler also, whilst increasing performance...Quote:
Originally Posted by ArcticOC
Unless i'm just reaching here??? :confused:
I hope not..... :cool:
yes, but unless it's the 45nm process, it's probably one that isn't clocked as high. A QX6700 can get down to 105W by underclocking.Quote:
Originally Posted by screwtech02
I'm using Kingston ECC RAM. PSD is correct for this RAMQuote:
Originally Posted by Tj*
Also, system works reliabilty on previous BIOS version.
No visible signs of bulging caps, no reason for suspecting PSU.Quote:
Something gone south with mobo caps or PSU caps?
System runs fine overclocked to 3.2GHz w/ a 8800GTS. I'm running a 8600GT right now and it works happily with prior BIOS version.
I've tried removing the battery, disconnecting the power supply and waiting 3 hours for CMOS to erase.Quote:
Run BIOS (floppy) recovery again and at reboot after flashing, set jumper to Maintenance mode, hit F9 Load Setup Defaults
Yes, and prior versions work well.Quote:
Have you tried to reflash to an earlier BIOS?
The marvell chipset sucks big time. It's the worst part of the motherboard. The other big challenge is keeping the VRM transistors cool.Quote:
I have a BadAxe2 revision 506, which I am building up as finances allow and I'm finding this thread very informative.
The best guess right now is that it's related to ECC memory.
Unfortunately, I agree - it's probably memory. This has happened to me before during a BIOS update, but I'm not running ECC memory. I think the board killed one of my modules though - it's off in RMA land. I have another set of RAM sitting around, which is how I'm running now :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ubiquityman
Good luck!
FYI, I spoke to Intel Tech Support today and they were able to recreate the problem. Now we just have to wait for a fix.
I have a weird problem with my bad axe2. Any changes I make in BIOS setup are not being saved and my computer would not load os from hdd or any other bootable device. It just stops posting and displays code EB in the lower right corner. Did anyone ever have this problem? Thanks
Oh, I tried bios recovery method too - nothing happened
Are you trying to save overclocked settings? Sometimes if it's too high, it'll revert back to default, and stuff won't stick.Quote:
Originally Posted by azzido
Im just wondering, whats the odds of me getting a Q6600 or QX6700 to 3.6ghz 400x9 on BX2?
try making the changes..and then after turn off and remove the power plug..it seems I saw someone mention this helped with this issueQuote:
Originally Posted by azzido
are many getting these quad cores to 3600...wow I would imagine heat would be a big issueQuote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
I would love to know if you can run the qauds at 400fsb..I really wish Intel would allow lower multiplier on this board
I get mine QX6700 @ 3800Mhz (bench), and 3600Mhz (orthos). L647F 3600Mhz @ 1.42v :devil:Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
Maybe with a water cooler I can get this stable at 3800Mhz.
Rbs.
I am jealous..damn sweet chipQuote:
Originally Posted by rbsmontemor
I had this happen after a failed overclock. Started a thread under help and support-search for "untimely demise of bad axe 2" or something like that-was a couple months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by azzido
Have also found at least 2 other references to the identical issue on xs but never any solutions. (one is WAY back in this thread.) So this will make 4 that I know of unless you can figure it out.
Real weird-could get into bios, sees the drives, etc just always hangs as you say and will not boot from any device. I tried absolutely everything with no results.
Finally RMA'd it. Replacement has been fine with all the same peripherals.
9x400 for a quad core on the BX2 would be hit and miss. I can only POST at 9x380, I saw an Anandtech article where they got 7x416(or something less then 430, but that won't work on a Q6600 for BX2 with locked multi). Many others have had similiar results of not making 400. So while I have no doubt a quad can run 3.6Ghz in this board(I fold 24/7 at 3.66), if it can do it at 400FSB is really up in the air. Other MB's are doing far better at quad FSB.
Thanks for the response guys. I tried few things today, but nothing helped. Will call Intel RMA tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by mezcal
I've suffered a dead stick (2x1GB Geil ULL 800Mhz) a couple of months ago, I finally got the RMA back and within a month another stick has died again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skerlnik
I'm pretty sure its been slot 2 both times (0,1,2,3) and thank god for this forum or I'd never have known this. I've borrowed my bro's 2x1gb whilst he's away so I'm gonna move them to slots 1 + 3 just in case.
incidentally, I did rush my initial set up.. I've always run my ram @ 2.04v, even though the frequency was always around 667 -> 700 Mhz.. I'm now running @ 1.9v @ 800Mhz and it works fine so It may be a combo of overvolting and a dodgy/unstable slot :(
I'm using a 504 rev mobo, are the 505's the 'better' ones?
So ive got 4gb of ram im using....and it errors on test 5 of Memtest 86+ 1.7 running 1.6v on vMCH and ram at 2.36v should I try upping the vMCH some more? I have a new heatsink on the NB.
Well...I'm now at 3400MHz (Middle of orthos run...40 min so far).
FSB:378 REF:266 MEM:667
Vc:1.400v (1.388 at load) Vfsb:1.3v Vmch:1.55v
Buffalo Firestix Memory at 4/5 (948MHz) and 2.1v 5-5-5-15.
Temp during Orthos Blend Stress test with Enzotech Ultra-X:
Intel Desktop Utilities: 49 C
TAT: CPU0 45 C CPU1 at 44 C
Core Temp: CPU0 46 C CPU1 46 C
Overall I'm pretty happy....Maybe I'll try for 3.6 GHz
(edit by creicks)
Looks like I spoke too soon.
After 5 1/2 hours of Orthos blend my computer spontaneously rebooted. It's not the first time it has done that.
On prior occasions I have bumped the processor voltage and all has been good.
Orthos has only visibly failed one time....the rest of the times my computer has just rebooted and voltage bumps have seemed to fix it. The spontaneous reboots started when I passed 370 fsb. I see in this thread that this problem is not uncommon (I bumped my Vfsb to 1.3v)
Guess I'll search this thread for similar problems/other causes. Maybe something else is contributing.
Have any of you had hard disk read/write errors with BIOS 2333? I read somewhere that there is a problem with this board and that BIOS.
Also, for any of you that are running Linux with this board, especially Debian, how did you get the sound to work?