Corsair 5400UL & Asus P5WD2 DDR860 4-2-2-2

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06-26-2005, 08:51 PM
MDboyz

I got my new P5WD2 premium board, and the bios is 0304 version.
Here is a link for anyone wants to try it.

0304
06-27-2005, 01:14 AM
jVIDIA

Hi MDboyz, great offer ;)

Does that bios have the 800 and 1066 mem options ?

Are you using Raid 0 ? And if so is all ok ? Because with me the 04xx bios give'd me BSOD during windows setup :mad:

:toast:
06-27-2005, 04:59 AM
Sentential

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Originally Posted by jVIDIA

:fact:

Enjoy :D

Thankyou much
06-28-2005, 08:42 AM
jVIDIA

Good news from 0304 or not ?

Is Raid 0 ok with 0304 ?

EDIT:

Did you guys know that Corsair has changed the specs of the 5400UL from 3-2-2-8 to 3-3-2-8 ?!?! :mad:

Read it for your selfs :

Specification Change Notice

Product : CM2X512A-5400UL and TWIN2X1024A-5400UL

Timing Specification:

Previous: 3-2-2-8

Revised to: 3-3-2-8

This change is effective immediately. Parts with the revised specification will have a specification number of XMS5400v1.5.

This change was made due to a subtle change in the performance characteristics of the RAMs used to build these modules. While the XMS5400UL modules typically continue to function at the 3-2-2-8 latency setting, they will no longer pass Corsair’s rigorous qualification with those settings, and may not demonstrate long-term stabilility.

After this I feel a little deceived by Corsair !! :slapass:

EDIT 2:

Well after reading this 'Specification Change Notice' with atention I became happy because I just realized that my 5400UL v1.3 were made with better chips than the current 5400UL's v1.5. !!! "....subtle change in the performance characteristics of the RAMs used to build these modules..."

:D :D :D

In the begining I tought that all versions of the 5400UL where revised to 3-3-2-8 ! ... but it's just the new ones that have chips not so good :banana:
06-28-2005, 05:21 PM
Dark79

0304 gives me the same problem as 0204 - if I set FSB higher than 265, board won't POST. I just get a black screen =P No idea about the RAID thing though, sorry
06-28-2005, 05:58 PM
jkabaseball

anyone get the 1:2 working yet?
07-13-2005, 05:05 AM
jVIDIA

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Originally Posted by jkabaseball

anyone get the 1:2 working yet?

Yep ... I'm with 1:2 @ 250fsb :YIPPIE:

http://jvidia.no.sapo.pt/Images/Benc...u-z_memory.jpg

And rising ....

And what about this unbuffered Sandra scores :

http://jvidia.no.sapo.pt/Images/Benc...mem_unbuff.jpg

Nice or what ?! :banana:
07-13-2005, 05:16 AM
Brave

jvidia....what is your specs system ?
07-13-2005, 05:46 AM
ztop

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark79

0304 gives me the same problem as 0204 - if I set FSB higher than 265, board won't POST. I just get a black screen =P No idea about the RAID thing though, sorry

i hawe the 0304
raid 0 on ich7 ok
an 300 fsb ok....
07-13-2005, 06:15 AM
jVIDIA

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Originally Posted by Brave

jvidia....what is your specs system ?

See my sign please ... it's updated ;)
07-13-2005, 06:30 AM
sluflyer06

well my board died last night.....i flashed 0422 to try it out and got.
DMA-1 Error
Fatal Error...System Halted

Completely hardlocked during post...no cure...could be related to the scrape in the PCB near mounting hole I did...but worked with other BIOSES...except 0408 didn't fix vcore and didn't cause shutdown-restart problem......BIG QUESTION is was it the BIOS? or the scrape that possibly cut between 0-3 traces but worked with 0304
07-13-2005, 06:37 AM
Mesce

I manage to hit 3-2-2-4 at 320 mhz 1:1 but I cannot select cas 2. Is there a bios out that will allow cas 2?
07-13-2005, 06:47 AM
jVIDIA

Holly god ! Dead mobo ! :eek:

If you turn the system on what happens ?

Tried CMOS reset with battery off ?
07-13-2005, 07:31 AM
sluflyer06

when system is turned on....beeps twice, then reads CPUID and RAM and then
DMA-1 Error
Fatal Error...System Halted

you can't do anything crashfree doesn't load...no bios access i took battery out and left unlplugged for awhile...try no hardware cept VC and ram.

HOW IS 0422....does it fix Vcore adjustments not working? does it fix the overvolting at idle?.....these were I issues I had with 0304 for the ONE HOUR i had it.
07-13-2005, 08:05 AM
jVIDIA

Did you take off the battery and short circuit with the CMOS jumper for at least 10 seconds ?

Haven't noticed nothing special .... can you explain those bugs a litle better ?
07-13-2005, 08:11 AM
sluflyer06

well in the reatail 0304 bios....if you change the Vcore in the BIOS it doesn't do anything...it just stays the same...and it overvolts during idle...

with 0408 its suppoed to fix those problems.

does 0422 allow you to successfully change the Vcore and then when you read it with say CPU-Z it shows teh values you set.
07-13-2005, 08:32 AM
ztop

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Originally Posted by sluflyer06

well in the reatail 0304 bios....if you change the Vcore in the BIOS it doesn't do anything...it just stays the same...and it overvolts during idle...

with 0408 its suppoed to fix those problems.

does 0422 allow you to successfully change the Vcore and then when you read it with say CPU-Z it shows teh values you set.

mine with 0304 in idle overvolt....but i can change the v-core
07-13-2005, 08:37 AM
sluflyer06

so when you change the Vcore it shows it properly under load? and also as you increase Vcore does the overvolt @idle increase accordingly?

i hope it was jsut the damage I did and not severe bios issues with the newer batched boards because....at the same Vcore/FSB settings I had 100% stable on my AS8 it wouldn't even superpi....i'm so frustated/angry and hoping it was cut traces because I can't keep switching mobos :::sigh:::
07-13-2005, 08:45 AM
ztop

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Originally Posted by sluflyer06

so when you change the Vcore it shows it properly under load? and also as you increase Vcore does the overvolt @idle increase accordingly?

i hope it was jsut the damage I did and not severe bios issues with the newer batched boards because....at the same Vcore/FSB settings I had 100% stable on my AS8 it wouldn't even superpi....i'm so frustated/angry and hoping it was cut traces because I can't keep switching mobos :::sigh:::

now i have set 1,45 v in bios....end bios accept the changement.. and from asus probe in idle i have 1,5v + o -....in full load i have 1.45-1.46 v stable
07-13-2005, 08:54 AM
sluflyer06

alright so at least its responding to the changes....though the overolting would be terrible if you actually needed a high Vcore during load.
07-13-2005, 09:15 AM
LarsK

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Well guys, I haven't had the time to get the voltmod done just yet, but I should shortly as I just started my vacation (finally!).

In the meantime I've gotten myself another pair of TwinX 5400UL sticks, I now have 4x 512 MB in there. So far I've seen no decrease in performance, stability or even overclockability from going from 2x to 4x memorysticks. Quite good i think. 4 sticks (2GB) @ DDR2-954 cas 4-3-3-4-2 turbo and hyperpath3 enabled, 100% memtest stable. Pretty nice I think. Now if only Asus would fix the cold boot problem in the 0422 bios.... :slapass:
07-13-2005, 09:18 AM
sluflyer06

how Cold is the Cold boot problem? (haha like I needed another worry)

and does it have the problem with 0408
07-13-2005, 09:35 AM
LarsK

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Originally Posted by sluflyer06

how Cold is the Cold boot problem? (haha like I needed another worry)

and does it have the problem with 0408

I don't think it's temperature related, just an issue where it hangs on the post screeen on a "cold" boot. No problems on reboots at all, just a problem when you turn the system on in the morning/afternoon whenever you get up ;)

And no, the 0408 didn't have this problem. I can reach the same oc speeds on cpu and mem on both bios'es, however some memory ratios do NOT work on the 0408 (system will hang and not even post), and those now work on the 0422. In fact they all do now. Ive tried them all.
07-13-2005, 09:53 AM
sluflyer06

well thats very good news...and I"m assuming 0422 fixed all the Vcore problems (overvolting and non response to bios settings)

2. What do you do when it hangs at post after being off, just hit reset or CTL ALT DEL?

Haha I feel dumb for assuming it had a cold lock problem because it would have been the first I've heard about on Intel. doh.
07-13-2005, 09:56 AM
ztop

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Originally Posted by sluflyer06

alright so at least its responding to the changes....though the overolting would be terrible if you actually needed a high Vcore during load.

i'm 24h 4200 mhz vc def on my 560j....1.4v..1.42 full load..1.27 in idle
no problem at all

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