ASUS P5B-Deluxe; Problems & Fixes

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Originally Posted by BobMaximus

Hey guys,

probably a noob question, but i wasn't sure where else to post it, so:

Is this 1.8/1.9V ram still an issue with this board? was there a bios update that fixed this problem? if so, which bios?

If it hasn't been fixed, is there any cheap 2 x 512 or 1GB modules you guys would reccommend that would work with this board (voltage wise) out of the box?

Thanks,
Bob

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OCZ had isues with boards, because they needed more voltage, but the default bios value was 1.8V (which isnt enough to boot). But the new OCZ memory revisions seems to be fixed.


My question=
Yesterday, i was playing with memset, i set the CAS to 4 (from 5), then immediatly pc rebooted. I saw in ICH8R that my raid0 setup had an error, the second harddisk wasnt recognized as a raid, but non-raid. In the top ''failed''.

I still hoped that it ll boot windows, but it did not.

I ve tried, resetting bios, setting to ide/ahci and back to raid. But still , no go.

Now i am trying to make a new raid array without formatting , therefore i (think) i will just need to make the same ''volume'' name.


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This is the second time my raid0 array crashed, so the 2nd time all my data (will) be lost.

Therefore, i concluded to buy a single sata2 harddisk. Just for data (mostly gamebackups).
And i want to use this in AHCI mode (ncq and other stuff).

But how am i going to configure this in combination with my raptor raid 0?


thx for reading my crap :)

i'm also bothering with this disc stuff and i need some help. soon i'm installing windows again and this time i want to use F6 stuff. the thing is i can't find that storage matrix makedisk program to make floppy, though i allready had it. so if anybody knows the link would be really great. also, which option exactly do i need to pick in the list since i read on intel site that 82801HR is for ICH8, but on storage matrix page that one isn't on the list that is suppose to show so i'm a bit lost. i'm doing this F6 for the first time now so excuse my noobish. my situation is only one HDD in my computer, so no raid, and i just want to have ahci working. on this windows i have now i installed matrix drivers later, switched to ahci in bios and since then sandra and everest don't properly analyse my HDD. so, thanks a lot for the help.

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This is the second time my raid0 array crashed, so the 2nd time all my data (will) be lost.

Therefore, i concluded to buy a single sata2 harddisk. Just for data (mostly gamebackups).
And i want to use this in AHCI mode (ncq and other stuff).

But how am i going to configure this in combination with my raptor raid 0?


thx for reading my crap :)[/QUOTE]

it is not crushed . It also happened to me several times.
Fix= play with the sata and power cables while rebootnig until ich8r detect the drive.

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Originally Posted by hadron

i'm also bothering with this disc stuff and i need some help. soon i'm installing windows again and this time i want to use F6 stuff. the thing is i can't find that storage matrix makedisk program to make floppy, though i allready had it. so if anybody knows the link would be really great. also, which option exactly do i need to pick in the list since i read on intel site that 82801HR is for ICH8, but on storage matrix page that one isn't on the list that is suppose to show so i'm a bit lost. i'm doing this F6 for the first time now so excuse my noobish. my situation is only one HDD in my computer, so no raid, and i just want to have ahci working. on this windows i have now i installed matrix drivers later, switched to ahci in bios and since then sandra and everest don't properly analyse my HDD. so, thanks a lot for the help.

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First of all , set in bios the intel controller to AHCI.

Then download this:
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mis...sk_6001022.zip

(u can select it byurself by going to asus.com)

Make disk, choose 32 or 64 bit driver.
Press f6 while install, load ahci driver.

2doom_st,
i did try this allready, didnt help.
I am currenctly reinstalling windows.

So, it seems to bee clear - the PCIE x1 issue on P5B-DX only and just
only appears, when NB Vcore=1.65V (by BIOS>614 only!).
Also by [Auto] setting and FSB>375, when BIOS increases the V-NB to
1.65V automatically, PCIE x1 issue appears.
For overclocking (FSB>375 resp.) it's absolutely necessary, set the V-NB
manually to 1.45 or 1.55V.
By this, PCIE always works x16 !

I got the 1x issue. I Shut down, pulled power for 1 min, started again and it was back at 16x.

Is it worth getting a sound card? And what cheap soundcard would do the job, sub £40?

Cheers

@Kakulukia

when you add another sata drive when you already have raid sata the board sees the drive as another raid drive as setup in the bios sata as raid. yes it sucks there must be a way but dont seem there is. so many sata ports, why did asus do this??? so sata or raid but not both. have you tried connecting the sata to the external jmicron connector it located at the back of the board. if your using raid0 it most important you make an image of the array. when oc it easy to corrupt data especially raid. i tried and i get a question mark on the spare drive in xp probably because its not part of the array.

i found out this because i had a friends drive i wanted to copy data off so i thought simply to plug his sata drive into my board which was raid0 but the damn board couldnt even see it no matter what i tried in the bios as a seperate drive. how crap is that!

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Originally Posted by markymoo

@Kakulukia

when you add another sata drive when you already have raid sata the board sees the drive as another raid drive as setup in the bios sata as raid. yes it sucks there must be a way but dont seem there is. so many sata ports, why did asus do this??? so sata or raid but not both. have you tried connecting the sata to the external jmicron connector it located at the back of the board. if your using raid0 it most important you make an image of the array. when oc it easy to corrupt data especially raid. i tried and i get a question mark on the spare drive in xp probably because its not part of the array.

i found out this because i had a friends drive i wanted to copy data off so i thought simply to plug his sata drive into my board which was raid0 but the damn board couldnt even see it no matter what i tried in the bios as a seperate drive. how crap is that!

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(damn, ur interpunction sucks :p: )

I dont have a harddisk yet. I am thinking of it.

But, now u are telling me that i cannot use any non raid-ahci harddisk on the ich8 controller?

Currently i have this:
Ich8r= 2 harddisks raid 0
Jmicron= 1 sata dvd burner

Hi Guys,

I'm new to the overclocking scene and need some help on the BIOS settings.
I've followed FCG's recommended settings save for all the power settings.
I intend to run my system @ 3.2gHz(400x8) daily.
Here are my system specs-

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (B2 Stepping) on a Scythe Infinity
Asus P5B-D Wifi/AP on rev. 0804
GEIL DDR2-800 Ultra 2GB Dual Channel 4-4-4-12 (Should be D9s)
Antec P180B
Antec TRIO 650W

I live in Singapore and the ambient temps are around 31 degrees celsius.
Tried 400x8 on 1.325vcore, 1.3 on vfsb, rest on auto. Temps at 53 degrees with PECI on, and 42 with PECI off. Was stable on orthos at 12hours but gave an error at 14hours :(

How can I check if I have the PCIE x1 problem?
Can anyone give me a hand on the memory settings? There's a load of them.
Also, what voltages should I run the vcore,vfsb and vnb at?

Thanks for the help!

you can check pcie speed with cpuz

Any C2 boards out yet? It's already December - I thought they were slated for a November release.

Hmmmmm, having a familiar issue and forget how to fix it.....USB controller takes forever/doesn't initialize.

Essentially, system works perfectly fine, then if I need to turn power off (turn the PSU off or unplug it, not a reset or power-down) for w/e reason, it won't come back up past the initializing USB controller step, regardless of what's plugged in. Multiple battery pulls and restart techniques have done nothing......again, I've had this before and got around it, but forget how :(

EDIT: btw, have had this issue on every BIOS I've tried and am on 711 now.

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Originally Posted by ea6gka

maybe, but i have heard people increasing the voltage and have afterwards 16X.

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The problem is quite random and fixing it simply involves changing things, for some, like me all it takes is unplugging the righ for 30 seconds, for others, they need to change certain bios settings. I am fairly positive it has nothing to do with volts though, when it changes back from a voltage change that simply means you were lucky and it was counicidence..

I have an issue that I don't quite know how to fix and a question I'm not sure of.

I changed a setting for my memory that wouldn't boot, now after clear cmos many times and trying to get the failsafe boot I can't get POST. My specs are in my sig. Any suggestions I can try? I'm hoping not to need to go get some different memory just to boot this thing.

Also what is the correct position of the chassis intrustion jumper? I want to make sure I didn't accidently put it on incorrectly. Anyone know which way it's supposed to be oriented?

Thanks guys

try booting with only 1 stick of ram. i have the same ram and i have to pull out 1 of the sticks to boot after a bios reset i think it is because it is d9gmh and when a board undervolts as bad as this one it isn't enough for 2 sticks.
and for the record it is the same stick i have to pull to let it boot if i pull the other one it won't post. i know it is probably a bad stick but at 2.3 they are stable @ over 500mhz so i can deal with the reset issue.
chassis intrusion should be on the 2 pins closest to the ide port and the cmos should be on the 2 farthest from the ide port.

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Originally Posted by jimmyz

try booting with only 1 stick of ram. i have the same ram and i have to pull out 1 of the sticks to boot after a bios reset i think it is because it is d9gmh and when a board undervolts as bad as this one it isn't enough for 2 sticks.
and for the record it is the same stick i have to pull to let it boot if i pull the other one it won't post. i know it is probably a bad stick but at 2.3 they are stable @ over 500mhz so i can deal with the reset issue.
chassis intrusion should be on the 2 pins closest to the ide port and the cmos should be on the 2 farthest from the ide port.

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Tried 1 stick no go, I'm letting the board sit with all connections removed and the battery disconnected and the cmos jumper set to clear. Gonna see how that works. This pisses me off to say the least:(

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Originally Posted by Vapor

Hmmmmm, having a familiar issue and forget how to fix it.....USB controller takes forever/doesn't initialize.

Essentially, system works perfectly fine, then if I need to turn power off (turn the PSU off or unplug it, not a reset or power-down) for w/e reason, it won't come back up past the initializing USB controller step, regardless of what's plugged in. Multiple battery pulls and restart techniques have done nothing......again, I've had this before and got around it, but forget how :(

EDIT: btw, have had this issue on every BIOS I've tried and am on 711 now.

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In the words of Diddy: "bump, bump, bump"

Well, my problem magically fixed itself. Just randomly tried to boot and it did...changed the voltage back to 2.4 and back on DDR2-1000 5-4-4-8

Dredd if it does that it generally locks me out if i do something bad with memory what ya do then is turn off the computer and turn off the PSU and leave it off for a bit, and then start it back up and it should POST

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Originally Posted by Vapor

Hmmmmm, having a familiar issue and forget how to fix it.....USB controller takes forever/doesn't initialize.

Essentially, system works perfectly fine, then if I need to turn power off (turn the PSU off or unplug it, not a reset or power-down) for w/e reason, it won't come back up past the initializing USB controller step, regardless of what's plugged in. Multiple battery pulls and restart techniques have done nothing......again, I've had this before and got around it, but forget how :(

EDIT: btw, have had this issue on every BIOS I've tried and am on 711 now.

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i posted this a while back with same issue. one obvious way was to lower overclock and increase voltages (even though i was orthos stable for hours with higher fsb). then i added a fan on northbridge and put some heatsinks on the power things (not sure what it's called) near where the heatpipe is (you will see 2 holes for additional heatsink). that so far has resolved the usb hanging.

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Originally Posted by ChaoSMinionX

Dredd if it does that it generally locks me out if i do something bad with memory what ya do then is turn off the computer and turn off the PSU and leave it off for a bit, and then start it back up and it should POST

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Yeah I'll try to remember that. For now I'll just leave it where it is and don't touch it.

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Originally Posted by ingenue007

i posted this a while back with same issue. one obvious way was to lower overclock and increase voltages (even though i was orthos stable for hours with higher fsb). then i added a fan on northbridge and put some heatsinks on the power things (not sure what it's called) near where the heatpipe is (you will see 2 holes for additional heatsink). that so far has resolved the usb hanging.

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Stock everything.....ORTHOS stable at 3.73GHz....cooling isn't an issue. 'Motherboard' temp reading was 21C under 24/7 100% CPU load before the power-off (and still is now).

Anyway, it randomly started to work about 10 min ago.....w/e :confused:

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Originally Posted by ChaoSMinionX

Dredd if it does that it generally locks me out if i do something bad with memory what ya do then is turn off the computer and turn off the PSU and leave it off for a bit, and then start it back up and it should POST

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Yep,
You dont need to clear CMOS. When overclocked failed , just turn off PSU, wait at least 5 seconds, then turn back on.

Afterwards, it will ask to get in bios (f1) or to reset bios to defaults (f2).

I press f1 :D

2dredd, those low latencys doesnt make a huge difference. It is not worth that high voltage and extra watercooling (according to signature).
For example, my gskill hz do 500mhz @ 2.15V, 5-4-4-12, higher freq is much more important than timings.

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issue solved ( i think :P)
I had an uknown device in hardware panel , many others too. After i installed all drivers it was still there. So i just let it to be unknown.

Yesterday, i installed pcprobe, and somehow; now i dont see the unknown device anymore.

Try pcprobe, and let me know /:)

Weird problem:
Asus won't accept my serial number when I try to register my P5B-D online. Which is strange because I got it directly from the retail box it came in, right where I was instructed. And I have tried multiple times as well, seeing if maybe even 0's are O's and vice versa, but still no luck. Curses.

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Originally Posted by Englihs

Weird problem:
Asus won't accept my serial number when I try to register my P5B-D online. Which is strange because I got it directly from the retail box it came in, right where I was instructed. And I have tried multiple times as well, seeing if maybe even 0's are O's and vice versa, but still no luck. Curses.

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Why do u want to register it?

What it is ''vice versa''? Sry, i keep hearing it, but dunno what it is :p: