ASUS P5B-Deluxe; Problems & Fixes

[TheGoat Eater]

I too swear by them but am now swearing at it !

[TI66ER]

i've had mine a good while now.no major problems apart from 1x pci-e.both lans work fine and i've had it to windows at 560fsb.i'm running it at 500fsb for 24/7 with no problems.

i find it to be a reliable fast board.sorry about other peeps probs tho'

[cdelong]

wow... isn't there crashfree bios 3 on these boards? Couldn't you recover the bios from usb flash stick?

I kinda did something to my bios while overclocking a tad too far. Started to post and froze. I had to turn the PSU switch off in the middle of posting. Things got all funky after that. I think something in the bios got pooched cause I had to shut it down like I did. I still had the 804 bios on my USB stick and reflashed. Everything was fine after that.

For some strange reason though both times I've flashed to 804 my default voltage is set to 1.55v for my E6600. Any ideas on that??

EDIT- Page 4-8 (section 4.1.5) in the manual..... Asus CrashFree 3 Bios Utility. It's exactly what I did... without even reading the manual

[xgman]

I wish these mobo companies wouldn't take advantage of their customers as much. Some people paid $200+ retail for these things and there are some stupid problem they just won't fix. They need to bring their reps to the forums and find out what's wrong with their boards.

Wouldn't that be refreshing.

[serious1]

I just have a really simple question. What do I disable in the bios to get the CPU Fan not found error to go away? I am using a CPNS9500 and I have it hooked up to my fan controller so the CPU Fan plug is empty.

[Alexandrus]

Hardware monitoring, CPU Fan set to ignore.

[serious1]

Hardware monitoring, CPU Fan set to ignore.

Thank you.

[roccco]

p5b deluxe wont start!
Hi

I just put together my system last night and started overclocking!
p5b-deluxe E6400,2x1gig Gskill ddr2 800 GBHZ mem, powerstream 520,8800gtx,

the problem is i oc'd to 3,2 gig started runnibg super pi in 16kb test half way into the test it shot down i reset the cmos i did it all night when i turn it on the machine comes on the fans everything the lill asus light is red too but nothing on the monitor!
I have the latest 804 bios too!

what it does when i start it, it starts few sec later beep and restarts and stays on but nothing on the monitor! I noticed when i turn it on everything is fine than it takes 6 sec.(fan wont start right away)the vid card fan speeds up and right away beep and restart and after that it starts up again but the vid card speed is up but no pic on the monitor!

PLEASE HELP me fix it!

[bullit]

p5b deluxe wont start!
Hi

I just put together my system last night and started overclocking!
p5b-deluxe E6400,2x1gig Gskill ddr2 800 GBHZ mem, powerstream 520,8800gtx,

the problem is i oc'd to 3,2 gig started runnibg super pi in 16kb test half way into the test it shot down i reset the cmos i did it all night when i turn it on the machine comes on the fans everything the lill asus light is red too but nothing on the monitor!
I have the latest 804 bios too!

what it does when i start it, it starts few sec later beep and restarts and stays on but nothing on the monitor! I noticed when i turn it on everything is fine than it takes 6 sec.(fan wont start right away)the vid card fan speeds up and right away beep and restart and after that it starts up again but the vid card speed is up but no pic on the monitor!

PLEASE HELP me fix it!

Try one stick of memory in the yellow slot ,the one farest from the cpu.

[roccco]

i did, it starts up restarts few sec. later and no pic so it starts twice.theres nothing on the monitor the computer is on but nothings happening!

[SurlyPlatypus]

Unplug it for 10+ seconds. then restart, the bios should be reset to defaults at that point and restart. if that doesnt work, clear CMOS and reset.

This has happend to me and the 10+ sec reset works every time.

i did, it starts up restarts few sec. later and no pic so it starts twice.theres nothing on the monitor the computer is on but nothings happening!

[meloxicam]

Unplug the system. Push the power button to clear any juice left in the power supply. Clear the BIOS with jumper. Remove the battery and leave the system unplugged without battery for a few minutes. Reinstall the battery and clear the BIOS again with the jumper. Be sure the BIOS jumper is back on the right pins if you had moved it to clear the BIOS and try to boot.

If still nothing try below one at a time:

Unplug all your drives and pull all the other add on cards.

Try moving your video card to the other slot. Make sure video card power is connected/reseat.

Try reseating the power cables to the MB.

Try a different video card.

Try another power supply if you have one.

[roccco]

thx guys for help but i tried it all and still nothing! im pulling my hair! i will RMA it!

would the gigabite or the evga board be better?

[mele]

I have the same MB and RAM.

It's not the MB it's the SPD in the RAM not letting the MB POST.

Try a diff stick of RAM. Manually set timmings and VDimm to 2.3v.

Save, powerdown, install GSkill, boot.

Mel

[meloxicam]

thx guys for help but i tried it all and still nothing! im pulling my hair! i will RMA it!

would the gigabite or the evga board be better?

I can not speak for the evga board, but the Gigabyte DS3 and most boards that use Realtech onboard audio, they do not reproduce EAX audio properly. If you are not using on board sound, then it is not a problem. I had a DS3 before getting my PB5 and can say that it is a great board for the $.

[justin_c]

they don't even do EAX. its a scam. maximumpc wrote a article on this, using rightmark software to test.

[meloxicam]

I have the same MB and RAM.

It's not the MB it's the SPD in the RAM not letting the MB POST.

Try a diff stick of RAM. Manually set timmings and VDimm to 2.3v.

Save, powerdown, install GSkill, boot.

Doesn't that ram use Micron D9GCT (B6-37E) or Micron D9GMH (B6-3)? They should boot with 2.0V and default BIOS settings as far as I have heard.
My Crucial Anv. Ed. uses D9GMH and had no trouble with booting at default voltage and BIOS settings, until the board crapped out. Just a thought....

[BNDMOD]

I have a problem, sone day ago i flash the bios of my p5b deluxe, i mount 0908, the problem is that i want to go back to 0711.. but de asus flash utility don't allow me go back. How i can go back, because some people said me that 0711 is more powerfull than 0908 it is correct?
Thank for all and sorry my english

[bullit]

go to AsusUpdate---Options----donwngrade bios enabled. that's it.

[BNDMOD]

go to AsusUpdate---Options----donwngrade bios enabled. that's it.

Thanks man!!! i'm going to try...
Now tell me... what bios version do you have...
Now i'm using 0908 and i could get a OC like this:
C2D e6300 @ 3500 Mhz
Corsair DDR2 800 @ 1000 Mhz 4-4-4-12
with zalman CNPS9500LED....
With that config the system boot but if i put more than 500 FSB no boot... in winXP with clockgen i get 516 FSB :d

[Ancient1]

I have a problem, sone day ago i flash the bios of my p5b deluxe, i mount 0908, the problem is that i want to go back to 0711.. but de asus flash utility don't allow me go back. How i can go back, because some people said me that 0711 is more powerfull than 0908 it is correct?
Thank for all and sorry my english

use the BIOS Builtin EZ-Flash . simple.
Might be something about NTFS , so put the *.rom in FAT32
and.. RTFM !!

[JoeBar]

I have a possible prob with my P5B (bios 804). I've installed a OCZ XTC mem cooler and would like to regulate its fan through Q-Fan (installed on cpu header). However it doesn't work. XTC cooler utilizes a single 3pin connector for both fans.
Does it require a 4pin fan for Q-Fan to work on cpu header?

I'm @ wc'ing for quite some time and haven't used Q-Fan.

[utetopia]

For some reason I cannot even get my system to run at 400x8. There's no post. Before I changed the stock fan to a TTBT VX, it would boot to Windows & ran Orthos for about 5 seconds before the system halted. So I know it can get there but for some reason after the HSF change it won't post at 400. The power needs to be switched off at the wall for a minute or 2 before the system posts with the OVERCLOCKING FAILED message. Temperatures are very good and the HSF is mounted properly.

What is the procedure to ensure the system will post at 400x8 1:1 if my previous settings are 333x8 1:1?

Using BIOS 7/11 at the moment

Current 333x8 settings:

AI Tuning: Manual
CPU Frequency: 333
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-667 (1:1)
PCI Express Frequency: 100
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode: 33.33Mhz
Spread Spectrum: Disabled
Memory Voltage: 1.8v
CPU Vcore Voltage: 1.325v
FSB Termination Voltage: AUTO
NB Vcore: AUTO
SB Vcore (SATA/PCIE): AUTO
ICH Chipset Voltage: AUTO

Memory Remap Feature: Disabled
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD: Disabled
DDRAM CAS# Latency: 4
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 4
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 4
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 12
DRAM Write Recovery Time: 35
DRAM TRFC: Default
DRAM TRRD: 10
Rank Write to Read Delay: 10
Read to Precharge Delay: 10
Write to Precharge Delay: 10
Static Read Control: Disabled

Modify Ratio Support: Enabled
Ratio CMOS Setting:
CIE Support: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
PECI: Disabled

Changes made to attempt 400x8:

AI Tuning: Manual
CPU Frequency: 400
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-800 (1:1)
PCI Express Frequency: 100
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode: 33.33Mhz
Spread Spectrum: Disabled
Memory Voltage: 2.15v
CPU Vcore Voltage: 1.325v also tried 1.4v with no post as a result.
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.200v
NB Vcore: 1.45v
SB Vcore (SATA/PCIE): AUTO
ICH Chipset Voltage: 1.075v

All memory timing settings were left alone.

Are the voltage settings wrong? Or are the FSB & PCIe frequencies wrong?

System specs are below in my signature. Any help would be appreciated!

[jimmyz]

try 401 instead of 400 it will change the nb strap but should boot.

[sluzbenik]

Utetopia - your subtimings are wrong. I guess this is an issue with brands other than Corsair. When you switch to manual the BIOS does not put the correct subtimings in - you have 10-10-10 in there.

use Memset and get the correct subtimings.

See my post in this thread.