BIOS 0501 for Asus P5K Deluxe now available on Asus ftp

Get it while it's hot:

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/mb/so...%20Deluxe/

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FTP directory /pub/asus/mb/socket775/P5K%20Deluxe/ at ftp.asus.com.tw
To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.
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05/07/2007 06:21PM 975,702 0202.zip
05/28/2007 11:28AM 987,333 0311.zip
06/21/2007 07:21PM 990,792 0404.zip
07/09/2007 11:56AM 990,799 0501.zip
05/07/2007 06:10PM 4,415,469 e3221_p5k_deluxe.zip
05/08/2007 07:28PM 6,258,184 LinuxDrivers.zip
05/17/2007 01:47PM 62,257 P5K_Deluxe_WiFi-AP_QVL.pdf
06/14/2007 07:33PM 15,183,230 SoundmaxAD1988_Audio_v610X6180_Vista.zip
05/09/2007 01:41PM 3,332,060 t3167_P5K_Deluxe.zip

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Testing!

the links i found say it is for the p5k3. anybody try it yet?

So far so good with 501....

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Originally Posted by jimmyz

the links i found say it is for the p5k3. anybody try it yet?

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What links?

Mirror: http://rapidshare.com/files/41849105/0501.zip.html

i ggogled to find a changelog if possible and all the links for bios 0501 for asus come back for a p5k3. maybe they are wrong but i'm more inclined to think asus's ftp server is wrong. anyway look at softpedia's page.
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/BIO...IOS-0501.shtml

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Originally Posted by jimmyz

i ggogled to find a changelog if possible and all the links for bios 0501 for asus come back for a p5k3. maybe they are wrong but i'm more inclined to think asus's ftp server is wrong. anyway look at softpedia's page.
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/BIO...IOS-0501.shtml

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The 0501 BIOS for P5K Deluxe listed on their ftp was posted just a few minutes ago. How could links from anything else apply?

Softpedia Date: June 26th, 2007 08:52
Asus ftp: 07/09/2007 11:56AM

Seems pretty obvious they are unrelated. I have been checking Asus ftp daily for this.

chaos seems to be saying it works too so i don't know. i was just looking for a changelog and when i googled it several links popped up all saying p5k3. why would asus give 2 different bios's the same number? if it borks up boards they would be hosed. afaik these boards use different bios's since one is ddr3 and the other ddr2. i just noticed the discrepancy and wanted to point it out in case it is the wrong file.

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Originally Posted by jimmyz

chaos seems to be saying it works too so i don't know. i was just looking for a changelog and when i googled it several links popped up all saying p5k3. why would asus give 2 different bios's the same number? if it borks up boards they would be hosed. afaik these boards use different bios's since one is ddr3 and the other ddr2. i just noticed the discrepancy and wanted to point it out in case it is the wrong file.

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Always good to be careful. :)

that's what i'm saying..lol any news on a changelog yet i hate to flash without knowing what i'm changing to.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...itled-1-13.jpg


:)

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Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

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So have you gotten the much anticipated 100% overclock improvement? ;)

notice the date on chaos's bios ? 6/26/07 must be the same bois for both boards?

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Originally Posted by Speederlander

So have you gotten the much anticipated 100% overclock improvement? ;)

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Mmmmm I havent even played around with it yet:)


EDIT: Preliminary bench with same settings I used before had lower latency on memory, and the bandwidth was a bit better at same settings.

works fine on my board, but no improvement in overclocking.
actually... no noticable difference anywhere.

bleh i still don't trust this bios 100% cuz of the mix up last time...

The changelog for this bios?

I just flashed to 0501, now the PC hangs, damn. Gonna try reset/power off. :(

Edit: Its ok now, showed bad cmos, flashed it again, working now. After a quick check through the menus, i couldnt find any new features/settings tho.

0501 is fine here 2. lower latency and higher mem bandwith " same speed as 0404.. :)

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Originally Posted by Kunaak

works fine on my board, but no improvement in overclocking.
actually... no noticable difference anywhere.

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Same here.

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Originally Posted by jimmyz

chaos seems to be saying it works too so i don't know. i was just looking for a changelog and when i googled it several links popped up all saying p5k3. why would asus give 2 different bios's the same number? if it borks up boards they would be hosed. afaik these boards use different bios's since one is ddr3 and the other ddr2. i just noticed the discrepancy and wanted to point it out in case it is the wrong file.

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Its simple, if it was wrong and for the P5K3 and you flashed you P5K Deluxe with it and knackered your board, you simply put the CD you got with your board in and recover the first born bios from the CD.

I might flash mine later if there is some improvements otherwise I'm happy with 404

I inserted to 501 and after enter in the windows, I should have installed once again the drivers of the vga, someone knows the reason?

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Originally Posted by hornet

I inserted to 501 and after enter in the windows, I should have installed once again the drivers of the vga, someone knows the reason?

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Happens with my VGA as well. That's what's keeping me from installing the 0501 bios right now!

hm. Flashed the bios to. but i still got this Got damn problem with mij raid setup..

When i am loading or installing something i get a bluescreen with error code 8086...

Its something with mij raid setup.. Hope they fix it fast because i hate it! :mad:

Have you tried this:

This guy here says he found a solution to his problem:

got problems with raid o on p5k deluxe. though a disk was bad, but it was a driver problem.. update to latest and found a "reg-fix" her :

http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...el/msm7.5.html

Possible Issues with Intel® RAID and Window Vista when using devices not compliant with Serial ATA LPM device specification: A change was made by Microsoft in the Microsoft Windows Vista setup process. The result of this change is that the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Link Power Management (LPM) registry settings that were intended for mobile installations are added for desktop installations as well. These LPM registry settings are added for both the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager RAID driver on the Microsoft Windows Vista installation disk, as well as for any drivers added during the installation process.

Various desktop Serial ATA devices such as hard drives and CD/DVD drives have been reported that do not comply with the Serial ATA LPM device specification and display erratic behavior when LPM is enabled.

Because the setup change means that LPM is enabled by default for all Microsoft Windows Vista platforms, using a device that does not completely follow the specification may result in one of the listed issues.

Inability to install Microsoft Windows Vista (i.e. system halts during installation)
Performance degradation
Timeout errors reported by iastor or iastor(v) in Microsoft* Event Viewer*
Workarounds:

If you are experiencing installation issues, the following workarounds may help resolve the issue:

If available, install updated firmware for the device.
Attach the devices to ports 3-5 on the Intel® 82801HR/HH/HO I/O controller hub (ICH8R) or port 3 on the Intel® 82801GR/GH I/O controller hub (ICH7R)
If you are experiencing performance degradation or timeout errors, the following workarounds may help resolve the issue:

If available, install updated firmware for the device.
Delete the iastor(v) Parameters registry key by using the following steps:

1. Go to Start -> Search.
2. Type in RegEdit and hit the Enter key.
3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\iaStor(v).
4. Right-click on the Parameters key under iaStor(v) and select the Delete option.


going strong now!