***Official*** ASUS P67/H67 BIOS Updates

[wiener007]

New Bios for P8P67 WS Revolution.
Works now with Multi >= 50

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-WS_Revoution/

p8p67-ws-revolution-asus-1007_slp.zip

[acos]

i have the pro version. iu hope ASUS will fix the "downgrade BIOS" because now i have the latest and i cannot go back to see the differences.
Also i hope ASUS will remove the 1.5v CPU VID limitation in bios in order if we have a good cooling system to boot with more voltage!

[initialised]

I'm considering to get a ASUS P8P67-M PRO for a compact build.

The big border seams to be doing good, but I'm wondering if there is a big difference between BIOSes (or other important factors impacting 24/7 OC) for ASUS P8P67-M PRO vs ASUS P8P67 PRO?.

I'm running a pair of these rock solid with 16GB RAM @ 4GHz. iirc I've done a 4.5GHz system with this board. Seems OK but ASUS forgot to include the M in the BIOS bundle they sent me yesterday.

[initialised]

Does anyone get stable high clock with this new bios? Could you show your settings ?

With the release BIOS I couldn't POST over 4.9GHz and couldn't get Windows over 4.8GHz. Now I'm stability testing 5GHz on a Deluxe.

On XSPC RASA + X2O + RS360

[bingo13]

1. If any of the following devices are not detected or not usable:
- Devices installed on PCIEx1_1 slot
- Devices installed on PCIEx1_2 slot
- The additional SATA6G port from Marvell 9128
- eSATA controller
- Devices installed on PCI_1 slot
- Devices installed on PCI_2 slot
- Onboard 1394 controller
- Second LAN
Please check the device manager under 'Storage controllers' , look for a device with the name 'ACS-6xxxx'. The manufacturer is 'Accusys Inc.' and will have an exclamation mark next to it.
This driver may be installed automatically when users run Windows Update, which causes a malfunction of these devices. Please uninstall the driver,reboot, and then those devices/slots will be available. We have asked MS to pull this driver from the auto update procedure.
2. If you are receiving random BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) under Windows 7 OS without any warning at stock or what appears to be stable OC settings, please download the following patch from Microsoft to have the problem fixed (98% fix rate): This hotfix will be in SP1.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979444
3. If you are experiencing long boot up times (greater than 30 seconds) or slow performance of SATA HDD or SSDs, please remove Intel RST 10.1.1008 if you have it installed and use the Intel boxed AHCI driver in Windows 7 or Windows VISTA. For XP users please try IDE mode until Intel releases a new update. The new update will also include full support for bootable RAID arrays over 2TB in size along with other bug fixes/performance enhancements specific to P67 (new firmware will be released to the board manufacturers also).
4. If you are still unable to install AiSuiteII after using the Patcher file, you might be using a COA hack for Windows 7. Please reinstall OS without the hack and it will work. If you are sure the OS install is hack free, then please PM me.
5. If you are unable to enable SLI support with various versions of Nvidia drivers (especially 266 and up), please reinstall the OS with the latest BIOS installed. I know this is drastic, but the SLI key format has changed and the OS might not recognize the new key in the updated BIOS (especially if non released NV drivers were previously installed, drivercleaner will not clear this setting during an uninstall). This should not occur in future BIOS releases.
6. If you are unable to display BCLK properly, not able to overclock under the OS (including Auto Tuning)…etc, please ensure the Intel MEI driver from the support CD or latest version from Intel has been installed. All controls related to the CPU are controled by the MEI under the OS and several even in UEFI mode. I think this is a must install under the Sandybridge platform even if you manually overclock.
7. If the power saving features not working after updating to BIOS 1253, please verify the power profile has been set to balanced mode instead of Performance Mode. As long as EIST is not disabled or CPU Voltage is to manual mode (use offset), the power saving modes will continue to operate normally. In addition, if you have enabled Internal PLL Voltage, then resume/hibernate will not work correctly until Intel has an update (or this might end up being standard operating mode).
8. The differences between the EPU switch, UEFI EPU option, and EPU under AiSuite II is as follows:
- EPU Switch: Once enabled, it will enable EPU option in BIOS and default to auto mode.
- EPU option in UEFI: Various options are available to select the level of power saving (lowering Vcore voltage when the system load decreases). Both the BIOS option and EPU switch will not effect performance, however stability at high overclocks will depend on the quality of the CPU and DRAM used.
- EPU under AiSuite II: Same as previous generations, 3 modes to choose from, AUTO (dynamic change multiplier and Vcore based on CPU load), High Performance (EPU OFF), and Max power saving (Drop CPU multiplier to lowest multiplier with relative VID decreases).

We will have a new BIOS set for the P67/H67 boards in about a week that will offer improved performance profiles, tuning, and bug fixes.

[villa1n]

Been playing with it a bit and it's working. Thanks!

I tuned the LLC and the offset so that the load vcore is the same as it was before and it seems to be just as stable. The only difference now is that the spikes are gone and my idle vcore is low (since the offset is lower).

I didn't zero the offset. I turned it down by a lot though.

I didn't realize the LLC increased the base voltage as the load is increased. During the original i7 days, LLC only eliminated the vdroop (with very little overshoot). I turned off LLC because of the unwanted voltage spikes and the rumors that it was killing CPUs.

Now, LLC seems to actually increase the vcore - so I don't have to (as much). I guess SB is very different. (or at least the mobo...)


Right now I'm testing 4.8 GHz:
LLC = Very High and offset = 0.025.

If this is stable for a few hours, then 4.5 GHz will be my new 24/7. (I do need the safety margin since I'll be doing software dev work - so I need some degree of reliability.)
I'll be retesting everything once I get Win7 SP1 with AVX LinX... I know that's gonna put a lot more extra stress on the chip.

Running your Dimm's at 1.6v, are they normally 1.5 jdec's or are they the gskill 1.6's ? Just wondering if you can keep them stable at 1.5v. Have similar build in progress, just waiting on parts to arrive, ordered the 1.6 gskills @ 1600, but with the tight timings, might lower 1.5 and try cl8 timings. The volts seem highish for the clocks, do you know the batch number of your cpu?

Thx

[deaffob]

@bingo13 thank you for #2. I was pulling my hair out why it'd crash because I tested my system thoroughly.

[Splave]

how about fixing blinking command prompt and no boot when using higher multipliers.
100x51 is stable, for 100x52 I have to boot 99.5x52 and then up in AI and its stable.

Also there seems to be bad OVP/OCP when using more than 1.5vCore, cuts power when even a small load hits the cpu

Deluxe on 1253

[Splave]

how about fixing blinking command prompt and no boot when using higher multipliers.
100x51 is stable, for 100x52 I have to boot 99.5x52 and then up in AI and its stable.

Also there seems to be bad OVP/OCP when using more than 1.5vCore, cuts power when even a small load hits the cpu

Deluxe on 1253

[stasio]

Maximus IV Extreme (0951)

http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/Maxim...e-ASUS-0951.ROM

1. Enhance support for high performance DRAM
2. Improve XMP module compatibility
3. Adds new option Memory Bandwidth Booster for better DRAM performance
4. Fix BIOS may show incorrect Target CPU Speed shown after Clear CMOS"

[Diabolo80]

BIOS 1204

----------------------
1. Reduce boot time if clear RTC.

ASUS P8P67
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-1204.zip
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-1204.zip
ASUS P8P67 EVO
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-1204.zip
ASUS P8P67 PRO
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-1204.zip
ASUS SABERTOOTH-P67
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-1204.zip

BIOS 901

ASUS MaximusIV-Extreme
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-0901.zip

[bingo13]

Official BIOS udpates on first page of this thread. 13xx series will be released in the near future with user enhancements, improved memory profiles and tuning capabilities.

[bingo13]

how about fixing blinking command prompt and no boot when using higher multipliers.
100x51 is stable, for 100x52 I have to boot 99.5x52 and then up in AI and its stable.

Also there seems to be bad OVP/OCP when using more than 1.5vCore, cuts power when even a small load hits the cpu

Deluxe on 1253

The OVP/OCP is set tight at this point, we are looking at upping the cutoff point to 1.55V in the next point upgrade. Not to sound an alarm but after speaking with Intel and our own internal lab results, these CPUs tend to degrade with voltages over 1.55V, some more quickly than others. I will check on the 52x multi again but I am running at 54x on the Deluxe and EVO boards without the problem you listed.

[zoob]

The OVP/OCP is set tight at this point, we are looking at upping the cutoff point to 1.55V in the next point upgrade. Not to sound an alarm but after speaking with Intel and our own internal lab results, these CPUs tend to degrade with voltages over 1.55V, some more quickly than others. I will check on the 52x multi again but I am running at 54x on the Deluxe and EVO boards without the problem you listed.

Has Intel or your own lab experienced any degradation using the Internal PLL Overvolt feature? Additionally is the P8P67-M series able to sustain a high overclock on the 2600K without triggering OCP?

Thanks!

[tentp0le]

Anyone who have updated to the 1204, and can give some feedback.
I'm looking for Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2600k users

[Leeghoofd]

Gary any way of using a preset 1 volt for 1600mhz and a user set voltage for load conditions (EIST and co enabled )... hate to see my CPU idle at 1600Mhz at 1.28Vcore... I experience some BSODs if I set the voltage manually when idling at 1600mhz...

[tentp0le]

Updated to UEFI 1204 - rock solid, so far.

Running: 4.8Ghz, 1.35vcore, vccio 1.0v, vccsa 0.9v

Cold boot seems to be fixed for me - and that's basically the only issue I've had with former 1053 and 1253.

No I'm only looking forward to the 13xx UEFI, so I can enable DDRIII 2000 for my ram

[drnick]

3. If you are experiencing long boot up times (greater than 30 seconds) or slow performance of SATA HDD or SSDs, please remove Intel RST 10.1.1008 if you have it installed and use the Intel boxed AHCI driver in Windows 7 or Windows VISTA. For XP users please try IDE mode until Intel releases a new update. The new update will also include full support for bootable RAID arrays over 2TB in size along with other bug fixes/performance enhancements specific to P67 (new firmware will be released to the board manufacturers also).

I was experiencing choppy movie playback on my system. I am running the 1053 bios and I had the above version of Intel RST installed. I saw this post and uninstalled the Intel RST and the movie playback is smooth now (after rebooting).

Thanks for the info!

So when you say new firmware will be released to board manufacturers, are you referring to a bios update?

[deaffob]

wait 1204 is newer than 1253?

[drnick]

Sounds like the 13xx bios update will be the one to wait for.

[stasio]

- Maximus IV Extreme (BIOS 0088)

http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS...-ASUS-0088.ROM

-adds X-mode under cpu performance settings

[st0ned]

I've installed 1204 and "upgraded" again for 1253, more stable with the same volts, at least for me. But I've also found that the "Extreme" and "ultra high" LCC chagend a bit in 1204, explaning, in windows with the same settings I get differente values ( in volts ) from 1253 to 1204, for exemple with dynamic vCore with + 0.050v with 1253 I get from 1.424~1.448v in windows and with 1204 I get from 1.404v (or something like this ) ~ 1.436v. Was this a intended change ?

[bingo13]

UEFI Updates - Official Releases - Betas for P8P67M boards in first post
P8P67 LE UEFI 0709-
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-0709.zip

P8P67M UEFI 0408-
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-0408.zip

P8P67M Pro UEFI 0413-
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-0413.zip

P8H67 UEFI 0606-
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-0606.zip

P8H67M Pro UEFI 0410-
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-0410.zip

[bingo13]

i have the pro version. iu hope ASUS will fix the "downgrade BIOS" because now i have the latest and i cannot go back to see the differences.
Also i hope ASUS will remove the 1.5v CPU VID limitation in bios in order if we have a good cooling system to boot with more voltage!

We will raise the manual voltage limits in the next UEFI series update. In the meantime, just use offset with EIST and C-States enabled, end up with the best of both worlds.

[Hondacity]

gary this is confusing lol

p8p67 1253 or p8p67 0606?

whats the difference?