What for a program? A link please.
EDIT: Now i test with Prime95 @Blend (first test) and i get an error. I can't believe it :(
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What for a program? A link please.
EDIT: Now i test with Prime95 @Blend (first test) and i get an error. I can't believe it :(
i have said this a couple of times, but this fora is very big....Quote:
Originally Posted by Badge56
find all USB jumpers and set them to pin 2-3 instead of 1-2 ...and Bingo your USB devices wont f*ck with you no more :)
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp my system now run for over 16 hours. A combination of:Quote:
Originally Posted by GNU
-new irq for soundcard
-disabled onboard stuff I don't need
-very conserative timings for the infineon of dad
-the right power setup
-310 bios
has fixed a lot :woot:
Just set up my rig, works good on shipping BIOS. Will post back when i get to oc'ing this beast. :)
Thank you but the same problem. I tried many settings. Too many and it's the same problem. I believe it's maybe my Mobo or Ram or CPU. I have IRQ settings on auto. Nothing is stable. It's enough with DFI :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Klosti
My ultra-d still has the january bios despite the fact i bought it the other day :confused:
Quote:
Originally Posted by [G.N.U.]Fragman
I have done that, but my usb keyboards (all of them) won't type the : symbol at a dos prompt. If I connect a ps2 keyboard it is fine, and in windows the usb keyboards type : fine. What's up with that bit of wierdness. :(
hi guys, im new in the forums and i liked a lot this space dedicated to dfi lanparty nforce 4 problems, so here is mine.... :p:
i own a dfi lanparty sli-d and i changed the bios to the lastest fixed one. i have a pair of 1 gig 2 x512mb twinx corsair xtra low latency, that i bought from a friend, i saw them playing at 245mhz 2 2 2 5 at 3.1v!!! :slobber:.
but when i paired with my lanparty i can't even get them with 3 .1 volts to 200 mhz 2 2 2 5 and i've tried everything from 2.7 to 3.2 without moving the jumper..
also my bios voltages freezes repently and they don't obbey when i tried to change them, and i have to turn down my pc and the psu switch to make them change again... wtf????????
so i hope theres one helpful soul that can help me with my problem :D
thanx in advance
my rig
athlon64 3200@2.4 ghz 939 winnie with hyper6
lanparty sli d (obviously hahaha)
coolermaster 450w 24 pins psu
corsair 512mbx2 xtra low latency at 166mhz- 200mhz on cpu-z not so stable for games.
msi x600pro 128mb
audigy2zs
coolermaster 450w 24 pins psu
Welcome to XS Finch :toast:
One of the great things about this thread and these forums is how well the search function works ;) If you select the "Search this thread" under the page numbers at the top and type in the words change memory voltage it takes you within 1 thread of your answer :D
problem is that those RAMs often wont go with your new dfi......sorry, but you are not alone....
I've just found out that the 1st PCI slot on mine is on the fritz. Do you lose any performance by usiung the second slot?
For some reason I was getting random lockups with the vid card in the first slot, especially opening menus and 3Dmark but this seems to have stopped with the card in the second slot. I'm using an Ultra D with the SLI pencil mod btw, I might un-mod it next time I remove the Chipset sink.
Hey, guys... I looked through a few posts but I cannot read 33 pages right now. How do I know what my tRC should be set to? Is it supposed to be tRAS plus 2? Also, I have no clue how to adjust the DRAM idle timer. Mine says 256!!! on cpu-z. That seems a bit high.
Also, I've seen some other settings in my bios that have like 4 digit numbers... no clue what it is or what it should be set to.
If there's a simple tutorial about the basic settings I guess that would be the best way to direct me.
P.S. I'm looking for an SLI bridge if anyone wants to help direct me.
Addone from me. Watchout if your system is unstable with entering to bios or saveing settings in CMOS reloaded. Ive got corruption of it. Now i cant enter to the bios, but windows is bootable( flashing bios isnt helping coz its not erasing data in cmos reloaded ).
Have you tried the SAFEBOOT jumper?
I have a BIOS Savior on mine, btw... the RDC1 or w/e it's called. I had it for my nf7, then for my neo2, and now my DFI... try the safe boot jumper...
Yeah ive already tried it , its not helping, still cant enter to the bios. Its probably coz safe boot is from CMOS RELOADED.
Why don't you try draining your board's power completely. Turn it off, wait for lights to go out, then pump your power switch button several times. Take out the battery, leave your system unplugged for about 10 miuntes, then clear your cmos via the jumper. Then put battery in and try to turn on with safe boot... don't know if that'll work, but it's worth a shot :(
Nvm, I fixed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GazC
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.
Do any of you guys put heatsinks on your ram chips? Does it really help? I was thinking of buying the ThermalTake Copper Ram sinks... dunno if they do a better job or not... any clue?
fluffy and hairy solution i guess ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by GazC
Hi All,
What 's the best bios for Adata chip winbond BH 2*512 ram please
;)
hey can someone help me out... cant get my Patriot memorys over 260FSB :S they can go up to 310 on other MOBO-s
I just got new Zippy 700w and 5v jumper on DFI nf4 Ultra D is fine. I can set to 3.6v no problems. But i dont know DFI fix or Zippy fixed.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nanobot
Wait a minute!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sobol
Are you saying the CMOS reloaded part should be completely erased if you flash the CMOS with a new BIOS? This has never happened to me?! Maybe this is the casue of my problems!!
LOL, I was incognito, as I think I would probably get an instant ban on DFI street if I posted as myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by eva2000
The only problem I have now is my Gskill. I got fed up of having to pump 3.1v into them to get them semi stable. So I'm using 2x256Mb Speed premium now.
I've sent OPB a couple of PMs but he hasn't replied to them since I asked him to test them. I was hoping he would test them out for me to see if they are okay. If he doesn't get back to me I'll have to sell the G.Skill and replace it with some of the new OCZ BH-5 gold, which would be a shame in a way. But I need some decent mem, 512MB feels so slow now when using windows, especially when booting up.
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 ?
What was the issue?Quote:
Originally Posted by GazC
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 ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Krohling
:yepp:
http://home.no/trac3r/dfi_lanparty_n...ultra_bios.htm
Peace Nugz
if possible, try a fresh install of XP w/SP2Quote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
had similar probs with cat 5.4 try cat 5.3Quote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
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
Well, this may be :Quote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
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.
exactly similar to my IDE SW driver problem. I had to uninstall it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ailleur
=> 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.
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 !Quote:
Originally Posted by Super Nade
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 ?
having some issues with cold boot with Mushkin blue. Which bios do work best with Mushkin blue?
I did both Tedy, and as stated MANY times
I turned on my ultra-D this morning, and got the 3 led syndrome again, but this time 1 cmos clear worked( which was very surprising after fighting with the board for 2 days the last time), I left the battery in this morning.
I think I have an issue with the bios/cmos myself.
I went into CMos reloaded and shutoff the autosave feature, someone at DFI street said it cleared his boot problems, so I'll try anything at this point.
GL man
m
Try these settings in BIOSQuote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
set:
Trwt: 2
Tref: 3072 (200MHz 3.9us)
Twcl: 1
Bank int.: Enable
Skew control: 255+
Drive strength: 7
Data strength: 2 or 4
Max. Async: 8ns
Read Preamble: 5ns
Idle Cycle: Auto
Dyn. Counter: Enable
R\W Bypass: 16x
Bypass Max: 7x
32Bit Gran.: Disable
lol aquamark3 crashes at damn 200*9 all default
gotta be PSU or X800XL taking too much power...can't imagine anything else
ruled out proc
it works fine 280-300
so it's ram.....definatelly .....
I have the problem where the 3 leds light up when I turn on the computer, and then nothing happens.
I have to shut down and turn off the PSU. Then I try and boot a number of times. Eventually, the computer boots.
Simple Q here. What is a good replacement fan for the northbridge on these boards? I had 2 x 6600GTs and it was fine, but with the 6800 Ultra I just got on a trade, it's much too cramped and pressing against the NB. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm running two 6800GT's, and it fits with the stock NB heatsink/fan. NB doesn't get too hot in my case, I'm more more worried about the two RAM sticks.
I noticed freezing and lockups, until I turned off all the power saving modes, ie. harddrives..... I did leave power saving modes for the monitor on and no problems.. Seriously though, my lock ups etc... went away....Quote:
Originally Posted by Nugz
stopped booting, right before I shut my pc down it showing 128C on three temp sensors, which was in no way correct. I could still do anything and no stability issues... That was using the 5V supply and when set the jumper back to 3.3v supply and waited a bit it booted and was able to run fine, except if I'm running the pc and shut it down and try to start it back up right away it will just beep at me....
I tryed that mod using the 3.3v line while still being able to select higher than 3.2v and it works beatifully.... I raised my 3.3v line up to 3.6v and running my mem @ 3.4 stable ......@ 255mhz, but the board is still screwed up, it will still beep at me if it is at all warm.... I have plenty of cooling I sure of that...
Anyway will RMA it, and make sure to use the 3.3v mod, at least I can run up to 3.5v w/o using the 5v line... and no worries about board getting hot....
I have been trying to find out the exact values of the extra memory dividers that the A64 DFI boards have (9:10, 7:10, 3:5) And i think that they are all off.
If i use a common numerator of 24 for all dividers this is what comes out:
111b 24/24 * 200 = 200.00MHz aka 1:1
110b 22/24 * 200 = 183.33MHz aka 9:10 (it's 11:12)
101b 20/24 * 200 = 166.66MHz aka 5:6
100b 18/24 * 200 = 150.00MHz aka 3:4
011b 17/24 * 200 = 141.66MHz aka 7:10 (it's 17:24)
010b 16/24 * 200 = 133.33MHz aka 2:3
001b 15/24 * 200 = 125.00MHz aka 3:5 (it's 5:8)
000b 12/24 * 200 = 100.00MHz aka 1:2
To me it seems to make sense that these are the true dividers.
I have some problems with my dfi nf4 ultra d.
When i use my ide hdd everything is ok, but when i connect my sata maxtor hdd it says: ntfs.sys damaged or deleted.
I checked the sata hdd with powermax, everything is ok.
My karajan module also died a while ago, before i had thes probs.
Dunno if it has something to do with it. :confused:
I installed my new cpu today.
The problem is when I change any option in the bios, when I reboot, the system will hang and I need to clear CMOS every time.
If I dont go in the bios (version 310), system boots and works flawlessly.
Any helping ideas are much appreciated :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by rick_fx
I had the same problem - update to 414 BIOS and all should be fine. Use the search here on the forums to get a link.
Will do :toast:
Still cant change ram timings without getting a system hang :(
When you flash the bios are you doing the full flash with winflash.exe ? If so make sure you update the whole bios and not just the main section. It can cause the bios to act up.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick_fx
Just got my Venice 3000+ and put it in my new DFI Ultra-d
4 leds on power, tried reseting cmos and safeboot, any ideas?
Edit: Only 3 LEDs now
Edit2: Installing XP now, Ram worked in 3rd slot.
I'm having an issue with my PCI-E...It's at 2x instead of being at 16x. I'm not using anything else in the PCI-E interface slots. I have 1 PCI card. I don't remember it ever being at the full 16x. Here are my specs....
DFI LP UT NF4 Ultra-D
A64 3000+ @2.6GHz
2x512MB OCZ Gold VX
Leadtek 6600GT (PCI-E)
Viewsonic P95f+b
I'm using BIOS version N4D331-2
here's a pic showing that it's only at 2x.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...k42/express.jpg
Any ideas why, or how to fix this problem???
Which slot did u plug ur vga into ? .... try another one :)
Fix'D
Well, I'm sure this is covered by someone before but not in this thread at least not from a quick search for chipset.
As more of us are painfully aware, the chipset for the Ultra-D/SLI-D and I'm sure other variations of the same board is located in the absolute worst spot. Especially if you happen to own any high end video card that extends over the chipset cooler. I found with my X850XT if pushed all the way into the PCI-E slot actually pushes down on the chipset cooler and causes it to not make good contact with the chipset. My temps went up to 44C idle. When I lifted the card out slightly to release that pressure my chipset idle temps went down to 37C.
As an experiment to see if I could move to the 2nd PCI-E slot I ran 3DMark05 before and after the move and went from 6231 to 5800 with the same exact settings. So changing slots is not an option. I want to watercool the chipset but that's pretty much impossible without some kind of modded waterblock and I'm not even going there. DFI goes out and makes a great overclockers motherboard but makes the mistake of placing the chipset in the most inconvenient place on the board.
If anyone has any suggestions, I know there are aftermarket air coolers that work well, and I'll probably go with one, but if anyone has a suggestion or solution please PM me.
You shoulda done a search on "chipset" in the main forum ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMikeSS
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61809
FRUSTRATING PROBLEM.
Not sure if this is a bug or if I just set this up incorrectly. I have two CD drives installed, set to cable select (BIOS recognizes them as Master and Slave automatically). When I try to boot from the winxp cd (i know this disc works, used it before) it gives me a "DISK BOOT FAILURE." I already set the boot order to FDD>CD>HD. I've tried both drives. Everything is straight out of the box and I haven't done anything to the BIOS except change the boot order. Can anyone help?
try setting them to jumper selected master and slave.........
I did that last night, then I replaced the rounded IDE cable with a spare one from the DFI box. Still get the same problem. I also disconnected everything else (hard drive, floppy, and the other CD drive) so that only one CD drive was connected. It still gives me the same error.
I think I might have configured something incorrectly, but I have no idea what :(
could also be another DoA Ultra-D ....is it me does that model have a large % of error boards?
i havent seen a lot of sli-DR models being DoA ?
It doesn't seem DOA since it detects all my devices in the bios. I think I just connected something wrong. I hope so anyway, but I only have a few days left before store's return policy expires, then I'm stuck with RMA :(
Did you try jumpering the other PCIe slot to 16x? By default it is only 2x.Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMikeSS
Eric
also here is a link to my current screen shots I cannot get this past 2300mhz and able to boot.. I dont know if its the 5/10 2 bios or a bad stepping on the venice or what? its a 3000+
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/davebo...bum?.dir=/2513
I just got a dfi lanparty ut dr mobo i have a 4000+ rev proc and two new 6800 gts. I got it running sli with some coaxing then today while it was turned off I took out one of the sticks of ram to see what they said and bam, it refused to run in sli anymore. Ive tried switching the jumpers back and forth. I know the vid cards are fine any suggestions? Im thinkin of sending it back to new egg. It will run single card just fine and I have all the power cables ran. plenty of power and have updated to bios 5.10-3
I have a strange problem with my fx55 on a Dfii nf4 Ultra. I refuses to work together with my tccd ram memory.(ocz pc 3200 el rev. 2) . memory is ok. I have tested it on another pc. I have tested all bios' . Why does it only work with bh5 ram? Any advice or suggestions?
strangely, it started when I bought my fx55. However, it works fine with the 3500+ "winchester"
does ULTRA-D have SATA 2 ?
yes
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris85
I am having this same problem, anyone with an idea or 2 on what it is? ive tried 4 different hdds and all the same so i know its not them.
One of the guys in a different thread helped me, the problem was drive was registering as a cbs rather than lba.
Guys i am having problems whit the SLi-DR i use my cpu at 11x255=2805 whit ocz 4000 vx at 1.5-2-2-5 3.4v the thing is my board once a week doesn`t boot, the power led keeps flashing, and i get a long bip, the diagnostic leds are all on (3), the only solution is to clear cmos but sometimes i take 2 days to reset this bios, i move the cmos jumper to pin 2 and 3 remove the baterry, remove the power cord and lol 5 hours later it might reset, once i get the bios reseted things get back to normal, at least for a week stable, and the again stops booting, i tried the latest bios oficial on the dfi homepage, any sugestions?!?!
please Help
Refer to this thread. this what a lot of us are having.Quote:
Originally Posted by CometMan
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=63715
another thing i managed to boot up whit only one dimm on the 3 slot, but whit the 2 dimm nothing :(
wanted to share what I have gotten to so far with my 3500 Venice core on sli-dr
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=20878
Can anyone tell me how to BURN IN VENICE ? any links for instructions ?
*URGENT*
I wonder why my DFI-DAGF mobo LDT BUS is 1.53v when i was using the Smartguardian to check this setting ???
is it over-volt A LOT? And would it cause burn mobo ?
anyone can enlight me since there are NO option that i can change this value in BIOS...
please I need some help with DFI nf4 Sli-D and my couple of ADATA Vitesta 600 512mb Pc4800 RAM. I used them with a MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum at 255 mhz @ 2,5-3-3-11 1T @2,8v without a single problem. Now on this DFI with bios 310, Adata Vitesta 600 seems to work only @ 2T!!! Infact if I set 1T I cannot install windowsXp at all (I get a BSOD PFN_LIST_CORRUPT just after inst files have been copied onto hdd). Using onboard MemTest+ I realized that @ 1T I cannot pass test 8 (it produces hundreds of error!!!). I tried to switch Ram on the orange (2-4) slots. Now I am totally stable (S&M and Prime95) @ 260x10 1:1 (with a 3500+Venice@1,47v) with 3-3-3-7 2T 2,7v. I tried increasing voltage up to 2,85 but I continue to get errors if I set 1T. I am going to cool my Ram since it's definitely much hotter than on MSI (that's weird since it's working @ 2,7v vs 2,8 I had on MSI).
Now I would like to know:
1. can you give me any suggestion to get 1T with my Vitesta 600?
2. I flashed bios 510-3 and 510-1 because I read on other forums 510-3 is for TCCD while -1 is generic. Here I learned that 510-2 is for TCCD, can you confirm this? Anyway with 510 I was able to get 1T @ 260 only setting 3-5-5-11 passing MemTest+ but definitely smashing performance into thousands of pieces....My PSU is an Enermax Noisetaker 600W v2.0, if this can help.
Thank you very much for any reply
New set of problem
Post explaining whats happening
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....ight=cpu+usage
I have a big problem :
Vdimm in Bios = 2.6v enable +0.03v
I measure by Multimeter and Vdimm is 2.71v
Vdimm in Bios 2.5v disable 0.03v
Multimeter shows 2.6v
So wtf is going on with my DFI ???
What BIOS are you using ?
414-1 .......Quote:
Originally Posted by ReelMonza
:confused: :confused:
btw , anyone have a link to measure the CPU Vcore ?
maybe I have the strangest problem on the face of earth with my damned SLI-D and ADATA Vitesta 600, please read this email I sent to DFI tech support and tell me what you think:
Dear DFI Tech Support,
I have bought from a week a DFI Lp Nf4 SLI-D board REV RA02 and I had only nightmares from the very moment I turned my pc on.
First of all let me say that before buying DFI, I was using a MSI K8N Neo2 PT NForce3 board without a single problem with the very same hardware I am going to list (obviously I changed the VGA card from AGP to PCI-Ex):
PSU Enermax Noisetaker 600W
DFI lanparty SLI-D Rev RA02 (default bios was 125)
RAM ADATA VITESTA 600 Pc 4800 512mbx2 dual channel on slots 1 and 3 (orange ones)
CPU AMD A64 3500+ Venice core (E3) with Thermalright SP90 heatsink.
VGA Point of View GeForce 6800Ultra 256mbDDR3 (now PCI-Express, on MSI it was the AGP model)
SB Audigy2 PCI Audio card
on SATA 3 Western Digital RAPTOR 36GB HDD
on SATA 1 & 2 Maxtor Maxline10 300GB 16mb cache HDD
on IDE 1 2x Pioneer 109 DVDRW Drives (master and slave)
on IDE 2 1x NEC DVR 3540 DVDRW Drive (master)
Let me explain in detail the problem I had first with final bios 310:
my memory was automatically recognized by this DFI as 3-3-6-3 1T @ default fsb (200mhz) but I could not install windows at all due to a blue screen (PFN_LIST_CORRUPT error). I was forced to set 2T (CPC disabled) to install windows and let my pc run without problems, in fact no matter what timings or ram settings I tried, I could never pass memtest if I was keeping 1T (CPC) enabled. (on MSI board the same identical RAM was costanlty working @ 260 fsb 2,5-3-8-3 @ 2,8v 1T!!!!!). on overclock with bios 310 I had no problems with my ram reaching 260 fsb (1:1) only if CPC was DISABLED! .
Reading various forums including DFI ones, I discovered there were various beta bios from Mr. Oskar Wu and I tried various of them including release 510. Moreover a new final version was out yesterday (now I see it has been removed due to some issues it had with USB mouse and Keyboard) named 615. INCREDIBLY and above all with "final" bios 615 my adata vitesta 600 were able to perform incredibly well even @ 1T and even overcloking FSB up to 260mhz I was able to keep 1T adjusting other timings BUT and here comes the HUGE problem I have with this board, everytime I turn my PC OFF and then ON again if I do not stay @ standard FSB the POST fails to complete. To be more precise as soon as I turn on the pc CPU infos and RAM timings appears and then POST seems freezed but after a few seconds it is able to list IDE DRIVES and then freezes again and forever on detecting SATA 1 and 2 that fail to be recognized (with some FSB values only one of the two Maxtor HDDs on SATA 1 & 2 is recognized). If I am so lucky to reach bios again (this happens when one on two HDD is recognized) to load optimized defaults, save and exit, this reveals to be USELESS since POST FAILS in the same way as bios is corrupted and the only thing I have to do is to CLEAR CMOS to let system go again. Curiously soon after a CMOS reset I can do whatever overclock operation I wish, boot and reboot thousands of times without a single POST failure, BUT IF I turn the pc off with FSB set above standard, when I turn it on again the board will never POST!!! THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH EVERY BIOS EVEN IF RAM IS SET @ 2T!!!! ONLY WITH BIOS 310 THIS Problem does not occur, but my ram is very very underperforming with this bios!!! MOREOVER with every bios @ 260 FSB the chipset fan starts to act in a very strange way automatically increasing speed up to 7000+ rpm and soon going down to 5000 rpm every 3 seconds producing an ASMA like and very disturbing sound!!! Again BIOS 310 is NOT affected at all by this strange chipset fan syndrome. All in all I find BIOS 310 is the best one for stability but it does not allow me to use my ram @ 1T no matter what I try (I was able to use 1 T only @ 4-5-9-5 and a many other setting at maximum value). Many people on the forums told me to RMA my board because of this weird problems but I am sure it all depends on my RAM and bios settings.
I have a Dfi ultra-d mobo with a winchester 3200+. It after switching procs with my defective venice it wont boot with the 1st 16x pcie slot. It was working fine before i took it apart and put it back together. the Wierdest thing is that if i put the graphics card in the 2nd pcie 16x slot it works.
Anyone have any idea whats wrong with my mobo? it was working fine before. Can someone help me fx this problem?
Thanks
Quick question...what is too hot for this chipset?
My chipset temp gets up around 46 C when I'm at load for awhile. I'm pretty sure below 50 C would be ok.