Asus P5B DX 56K WARNING

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02-10-2007, 02:33 PM
LazyBum
Quote:

Originally Posted by EtherealRemnant

Well the weird thing is that it always resets my memory timings back to 5-5-5-15 too even though I manually set then at 4-4-4-15 so either way, I'm not accomplishing what I want.

Think I just have a faulty board? I'm not so sure that Microcenter will let me exchange a third time even for the same board.

That's the watchdog function "protecting you" from a bad overclock, partly the fault of :banana::banana::banana::banana:ty spd programming, my Ballistix do the same thing. The manufacturer advertises the sticks at 4-4-4 timings but programs the SPD at 5-5-5, so the board thinks you are running way out of spec and will be unstable until this watchdog function is disabled.

Anyhow to get around this, you can't make the changes in a single trip into your BIOS, it takes multiple trips to get past a couple of stumbling blocks.
- First time, set the jumper in config mode, and ONLY change the settings in the maintainance menu - turn off watchdog, C1e, etc.
- You will be prompted to power down and reboot.
- Do this, and next trip in, set up your board config : enable/disable ports, change boot order, all that jazz. Keep all speed settings at default though.
- Now boot into your OS and make sure you have all your drives and ports enabled correctly, and everything works as it should at stock speed. If all is good there, you should be able to start changing speed and voltage related settings on the following reboot.
02-10-2007, 09:29 PM
EtherealRemnant

What a PITA this board is...

Well I picked up an Antec Nine Hundred and some Arctic Silver today... I've never had such a hell of a time setting up a case before. Yikes.

I'm also finding myself wondering if a Tuniq will even fit in this thing now... I'm sure it would have fit fine in my Thermaltake but I'm not so sure with this new case.

Anyway, I'll have to play around with the settings some more.. but with this new case, its going to be next to impossible to pull that jumper every time I screw something up. *sigh*

On the plus side... temps are down to 40C idle now... and the AS5 hasn't even begun to settle yet. :banana:
02-10-2007, 11:03 PM
EtherealRemnant

LazyBum... Thank you so much!

I figured out two things I was erroring on.

I wasn't understanding the memory override settings. I found the settings generator and plugged 4-4-4-15 with 2.0v for my RAM at 266/533 settings for 800 1:1 at 400x7! :D

I'm sure this memory will go above 800... but I don't really feel like pulling the jumper... as I suspected, its almost impossible to put the pin back in after removing it.

Luckily, thanks to your instructions, I didn't have to retry once.

Now I need to work on my temps.

Idle of 48C... ouch.

My voltage is currently at 1.375... is that too high for this chip or should I leave it? I don't want to chance this thing overheating.

If I ever saw my AMD chip hit even 45, I'd be running for the hills. Guess I have to get used to higher temps in the Intel world, eh?

UPDATE: I think I'm ready to make the jump into higher OCs. I wonder if I can get 3.0 out of this chip/board... hmmm.
02-11-2007, 04:50 AM
smoothmove

I am having a problem with Corsair PC2-5400 using 4 gig- 4x1.

If works fine with 2 gig, but once I goto 4, I get the beep code.

Used the 2507 bios and have a stable OC of 3.33 (333x10) at stock voltage. mem 1:1.

I bought 4 gig and wanted 4 gig. Why? I don't really know, but less is good, more is better. I guess the same reason I bought the QX6700
02-11-2007, 06:44 AM
JZX100

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoothmove

I am having a problem with Corsair PC2-5400 using 4 gig- 4x1.

If works fine with 2 gig, but once I goto 4, I get the beep code.

Used the 2507 bios and have a stable OC of 3.33 (333x10) at stock voltage. mem 1:1.

I bought 4 gig and wanted 4 gig. Why? I don't really know, but less is good, more is better. I guess the same reason I bought the QX6700

Is your voltage enough to feed 4 sticks?
02-11-2007, 09:05 AM
smoothmove

I have it set at default.

It is Value Select ram. So not the best

With the OCZ at 1.88 it flies.

I am trying to install Vista, but it blue screens on install with an IRQ error message. Bios 2507. All default, every option to off- auidi, network, firewire, etc.

I am in no rush, it is my "Play" computer.
02-11-2007, 09:52 AM
dj883u2

My ram.

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/7071/wrqi4.th.jpg

By;)
02-11-2007, 11:01 AM
smoothmove

All right, Having a Vista install problem

Getting a : IRQ less than or equal too" error with BSAD trying to install Vista.

Bios 2507. Works fine in XP and Server 2003.

Vista 64bit Home Premium.

I am stumped. Tried to turn everything off.

Wierd. I may roll back the bios, maybe that will help. But I will loose the HD light.
02-11-2007, 11:09 AM
EtherealRemnant

I tried 2507 and hated it. Totally not stable. I couldn't get it to overclock much at all, even with the instructions I was given by LazyBum. Going back to 2333 got me right back to 400x7. I couldn't even do 300x7 without getting IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD when booting XP. YMMV but going back to 2333 fixed everything for me and just meant I needed to leave the Marvell controller on if I wanted my HD light.

The hard drive light isn't a big deal for me... I just leave the Marvell controller enabled in the BIOS and just learn to hit the space bar whenever I want to boot up the computer.

Though... with the Antec 900, I almost don't need a hard drive light since the loudest thing in there would be my hard drives.
02-11-2007, 11:22 AM
Supertim0r

2333 bios is the key
02-11-2007, 11:43 AM
EtherealRemnant

Indeed 2333 is definitely the key.

I really really like this board. It seems much less flaky than the DQ6 I had before it. The DQ6 had a weird quirk where sometimes I'd turn it on and it would shut itself back off for a second then beep and power back on and run fine. It was really annoying. And if I'd push the overclock too far, it would just keep rebooting indefinitely instead of failing to boot at all like the Intel board.

Plus I can run Linux and Hackintosh again without random errors. :banana:

Thanks for sharing your experience with this board because I couldn't be happier with jumping the AMD ship now!
02-11-2007, 02:09 PM
Blacklash

EIST and VT off, save, then Watchdog plus C1E set to off cured all my problems with 2507 and overclocking. Of course make sure you use enhanced power slope when overclocking. (Supposedly reduces vdroop to 50% default)
02-11-2007, 02:32 PM
superray

Could someone tell me how to change multiplier in Windows?

It seems someone is using a software called "Intel Enhanced Speedstep", but I couldn't find it in Google. Any other software can do that?
02-11-2007, 02:43 PM
ChaosMinionX

Quote:

Originally Posted by superray

It seems someone is using a software called "Intel Enhanced Speedstep", but I couldn't find it in Google. Any other software can do that?

Its a part of the motherboard that allows throttling of the processor based on usage of computer. And CrystalCPUID happens to be able to set new multis in windows. Make sure your chip supports EIST, or you wont be able to use it. But since your talking C2D you will be able to as they all support EIST.
02-11-2007, 03:56 PM
superray

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

Its a part of the motherboard that allows throttling of the processor based on usage of computer. And CrystalCPUID happens to be able to set new multis in windows. Make sure your chip supports EIST, or you wont be able to use it. But since your talking C2D you will be able to as they all support EIST.

Thanks a lot :)
02-11-2007, 04:10 PM
chaotic646

I dont understand why so many people are having problems with bios higher than 2333. I got 2395 when it first came out and didnt have any problems at all and now I have 2507 with no problems either. My cpu is overclocked a full GHz and 100% stable with 2507. There has to be some explanation why it works great for me and a few others but not everyone.
02-11-2007, 07:22 PM
EtherealRemnant

Yeah so I was all happy with my overclock for nothing.

Its not overclocking anything. According to CPU-Z, my memory is being dropped down to 533MHz DDR2 and my processor speed is locked at 1.86... wtf?

I guess I'm going to try updating the BIOS and see what's going on... I thought this thing was running a bit slow to be at 2.8GHz. *sigh*

EDIT: That's it... I quit. This board just absolutely will not overclock. The new BIOS doesn't make a difference. I don't know what the hell is going on with this thing but I'm ready to chuck it out the window.

I guess you can't win with Intel. Either you get an amazing board that overclocks and isn't compatible with crap (DQ6) or you get a board that absolutely refuses to overclock but is compatible with everything (Bad Axe 2).

The BIOS reports that the proc is at 3.01GHz but CPU-z says its running 1.866 with a 266.6MHz bus speed and 1066FSB.

One more edit: Well, I don't know what the hell happened but I double-checked all my settings in the BIOS, found them to be correct, put the jumper on maintenance and set the same settings, put the jumper back to normal and it booted. *scratches head*

Max stable so far is 2.86GHz but I also haven't gotten too deep into the memory settings yet. 2.96GHz booted and CPU-z ran but I got the dreaded IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD and so it has been marked a failed experiment.

2.86GHz is just fine with me though. I wasn't expecting much more than 2.6 out of it so getting 2.86 works too.

I suppose it could be my RAM holding me back as well though. I don't know how high the OCZ Platinum Rev 2 is supposed to overclock.
02-11-2007, 08:52 PM
superray

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

Its a part of the motherboard that allows throttling of the processor based on usage of computer. And CrystalCPUID happens to be able to set new multis in windows. Make sure your chip supports EIST, or you wont be able to use it. But since your talking C2D you will be able to as they all support EIST.

I tried CrystalCPUID, but it seems not working for the board. I have already enabled C1E and EIST in BIOS. Cpu-Z and the time for superPi 1M still show that it is 9x (E6600). I am wondering why.
02-12-2007, 12:48 AM
EtherealRemnant

I tried Crystal too earlier and it just flat out would not work.
02-12-2007, 02:14 AM
ChaosMinionX

there was a tweak posted somewhere on the boards. Lemme find it.
02-12-2007, 02:17 AM
ChaosMinionX

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suge Knight

- Open cristalcpuid
- function
- msr editor
- write 0x1A0 at MSR number
- clic to rdmsr
- copy EAX and EDX
- change at EDX the 2° number by 1 and 4° by 5:

exemple:
you have 0x62860089
change by 0x61850089

When the 2° number is 1, the C1E is disabled
When the 4° number is 5, you can change the multi with cristal cpu

http://wowgame.free.fr/Conroe%20E660...octua/coef.jpg

;)

http://www.overclocking-masters.com/...coef,t3254.htm

Theres all the info for changing the Multi with CrystalCPUID. Enjoy
02-12-2007, 03:30 AM
FatherBoard

Next rev. 507??

Is better to hope March to buy the Bad Axe 2?

Code:

Product Change Notification Change Notification #: 107244 - 00 Change Title: D975XBX2, PCN 107244-00, Product Design, New BIOS, VR ctrl, box contents Date of Publication: February 08, 2007 Key Characteristics of the Change: Product Design Forecasted Key Milestones: Date Customer Must be Ready to Receive Post-Conversion Material: Mar 09, 2007 Description of Change to the Customer: 1. Updating the BIOS to revision 2507. 2. Adding the option to use both Maxim parts and the existing Pericom parts in PCIe x8/x8 switching circuit. 3. Adding an enhanced revision of the ADI voltage regulator controller. Additional items for retail desktop boards: a. China RoHS documentation enhancements. b. Updated printed product guide. c. Updated the driver CD.
02-12-2007, 06:43 AM
AndyM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaotic646

I dont understand why so many people are having problems with bios higher than 2333. I got 2395 when it first came out and didnt have any problems at all and now I have 2507 with no problems either. My cpu is overclocked a full GHz and 100% stable with 2507. There has to be some explanation why it works great for me and a few others but not everyone.

+1. Went from 2333 which the board came with to 2507 and no troubles at all, even with that crappy Corsair memory that gives 3 memtest errors per hour at one address straight out of the box I have (come one Corsair, get off your duffs and get that RMA going like you said you would, STILL waiting for the cross ship you promised to show up *rant off*).

9+hr Orthos stable with my BX2 at 3.6, maybe the key is use substandard memory? :p:
02-12-2007, 08:00 AM
heikis

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj883u2

My ram.

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/7071/wrqi4.th.jpg

By;)

reference frequency set to 333, I presume?
02-12-2007, 08:16 AM
FatherBoard

Quote:

Product Change Notification
Change Notification #: 107244 - 00
Change Title: D975XBX2, PCN 107244-00, Product Design,
New BIOS, VR ctrl, box contents
Date of Publication: February 08, 2007
Key Characteristics of the Change:
Product Design
Forecasted Key Milestones:
Date Customer Must be Ready to Receive Post-Conversion Material: Mar 09, 2007
Description of Change to the Customer:
1. Updating the BIOS to revision 2507.
2. Adding the option to use both Maxim parts and the existing Pericom
parts in PCIe x8/x8 switching circuit.
3. Adding an enhanced revision of the ADI voltage regulator controller.
Additional items for retail desktop boards:
a. China RoHS documentation enhancements.
b. Updated printed product guide.
c. Updated the driver CD.

I think the ADI Voltage Regulator=Watchdog. So, is a minor upgrade. The bios, is no matter. But what is Maxim parts and the existing Pericom
parts in PCIe x8/x8 switching circuit?

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