ASUS P5B-Deluxe; Problems & Fixes

[aggybong]

Just upgraded from 1004 to 1215, and now my FSB appears to be stuck at 266mhz according to CPU-Z and the bios states the processor is running at 16.92ghz. I'm using the same settings as before (and yes, I've cleared the BIOS, both in the bios menu and with the jumper). Weird stuff.

Edit: It's on the Asus P5B-Deluxe WiFi page, so I don't know if it's still BETA.

[ziddey]

interesting. can you post a screenshot? hell, submit it to the database :p might just get you the record

[peterpiper]

Thanks Chuckbam, I had a look at that list intially and had no problem with the 2 gig Adata.. thought I'd be okay! Orthos errors after a few minutes.. again it's the Ram...

I've sourced a supplier of the same ram you have, exact part no. and all. Before I place an order, can you confirm if you have enabled memory mapping? i.e you do see the full 4 gig in windows.. not just CPU-Z?
And is there anything else you'd have to say about the Kingston memory?

Thanks for your help, sorry for being a pest..!

Got this problem sorted out. I ordered Crucial memory off thr QVL. 2 x 2 Gig Kits.. worked first time. In fact its runnin 4-4-4-12 @ 2.15V DDR2 900 (with Fans) so much for this Board. She's a bit fussy with Ram!

[Aldy402]

i cant seem to update to the newest bios

i tried to use EZFLASH from my thumb drive, has worked for me in the past

i get the error message

"NO BOOT SIGNATURE IN FILE"

any idea guys?

[doakh]

i cant seem to update to the newest bios

i tried to use EZFLASH from my thumb drive, has worked for me in the past

i get the error message

"NO BOOT SIGNATURE IN FILE"

any idea guys?

I had that same message when I tried to update with a flash drive. I reverted back to a floppy and the 'Afudos' utility which has worked flawlessly. You need to make it bootable with 'drdflash' program which can be found at www.bootdisk.com.

HAPPY MOTORING

[jVIDIA]

Use Asus Update

[mrt2]

I've had this board since January and have had such a nightmare with vdroop, FSB issues and issues with my pci-E video cards running at 1x... I personally don't think it's too much to ask for a product without so many glitches... ANYHOW back to my issue, I currently can't boot... AGAIN yes AGAIN... usually when I have that issue I just do the switching RAM trick, but it's not working now and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. What's the best way to do the RAM switching trick? I usually put generic RAM in it... it boots fine, then I change the mem voltage to desired (usually 2.15 or 2.25) then save/reboot... wait for it to false start two times in a row and then either flip the switch in the back or hit and hold the power button during the real startup until it shuts down again... and switch out the RAM... I've been doing this for like over a day now and I still can't get it to boot. This happens to me like once a month... I'll come in the room and the PC is not responding so I reboot and can't get it booted up again without switching RAM... Does this happen with ALL RAM that require more than 1.8v or is it just certain brands/kinds of RAM? Currently I have OCZ platinum 8000... anyone know if this RAM has a life time warranty or good customer service so maybe I could ask them to switch out my RAM? Or is there a brand of RAM I should get instead of this? Please help, as I need my pc for my job. Thanks in advanced guys.

[justin_c]

have you drained the mobo? (remove cmos battery, disconnect power, reconnect)

otherwise, do a RMA.

[mrt2]

Isn't it too late for an RMA of any of these products? I've had them since January...

[mrt2]

Can anyone else shed some light on this? Am I doing the RAM trick wrong?

[zon]

it sounds like you are

1. ocing too high
2. your ram requires higher voltage
3. something flakey is going on.

can you just try to run everything stock for 1 month to see if it is still solid? when you oc, things are expected to go wrong. You signed yourself up for troubleshooting when you oc. enjoy the game, don't hate asus.

[ziddey]

Looks like p965 will support 45nm afterall. http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/

[justin_c]

RMA it, mrt2. im not sure if asus will cross-ships.

[mrt2]

Well I know my RAM requires at least 2.10 volts according to the website... I'm currently giving it 2.25 because. And the board boots every time with the generic RAM in it, but that RAM is rated at 1.8 volts...

1) Now I thought I read somewhere that this ASUS board has a RAM voltage issue that sometimes it doesn't switch over the voltage? Like it runs default at 1.8 and sometimes when you switch to a different voltage for memory it doesn't change over and still gives it 1.8? And that's why a lot of people have issue with higher end RAM because they require more volts to operate and the board even when set at a higher voltage sometimes still only gives 1.8? Is that true?

2) Does this sound like I should RMA the board? Or the RAM?

3) Maybe I should boot with the generic RAM and update to the latest BIOS and then see if I can boot with the OCZ?

[Peepaw]

Just flashed to 1212 bios on my p5b. Flashed in bios with ezflash.
Went in without a hitch.
Now bring on them new cores.

[chuckbam]

i cant seem to update to the newest bios

i tried to use EZFLASH from my thumb drive, has worked for me in the past

i get the error message

"NO BOOT SIGNATURE IN FILE"

any idea guys?

You better hope that crash free bios 3 works. Before you re-boot, put in the Asus CD.

[chuckbam]

RMA it, mrt2. im not sure if asus will cross-ships.

They will cross ship. I did it two times. Very easy, no questions asked system. You just tell them why you "think" the board is defective.They don't ask about any date of purchase or anything. Support PH: 502-995-0883,

They give you an RMA and e-mail you the forms. You need credit card information. You fax back the forms and they e-mail you back very quickly that they were received. They ship out the new board in 48 hours (business days), I pay an extra $15,99 for second day FedEx. Ground FedEx is free. You put the board in the packing material that you received with the replacement. And, it must be received back to Asus in 14 days.

[mrt2]

THANKS for the info Chuck... so you guys definitely think I should RMA this board? It's not a factor with the RAM and voltage having issues?
Also what's the major difference between this board and the wifi model? Is it just the wifi chip or has it been proven that one performs more stable than another?

By the way,none of you guys have ever needed to do the switch out RAM trick to get your computer to boot with high end RAM (ram rated 2.10 or higher)? Where you'll have to cut the power... boot with the generic RAM, change your settings and voltages, then reboot and then boot with the high end RAM? Is this something that's not suppose to be normal with this board? Thanks for all the help guys.

[Omarko]

with teh "crash free 3" feature ... does the system actually POST anything when you turn on the PC after a failed BIOS updated ?

my P5B deluxe failed bios update and the screen is just blank ... I left the support cd inside, also tried puttinb bios on a USB stick ... nothing happens ...

[chuckbam]

with teh "crash free 3" feature ... does the system actually POST anything when you turn on the PC after a failed BIOS updated ?

my P5B deluxe failed bios update and the screen is just blank ... I left the support cd inside, also tried puttinb bios on a USB stick ... nothing happens ...

Get an RAM for a crash free3 bios failure. When you reboot, it should start beeping and looking all your drives for a specially named bios file. It is in the support CD. It only works sometimes. I returned a board for that. I will never use the windows bios update again.

[mrt2]

Ok, how can I be sure that I should RMA my board and not my RAM instead? EVERY TIME I use the generic RAM my board boots fine, but when I use the high-end OCZ RAM it doesn't boot. How can I be sure this isn't a failure of the board to produce the right voltage for my RAM? Or if it's a failure of the RAM itself?

[SLINROB]

Ok, how can I be sure that I should RMA my board and not my RAM instead? EVERY TIME I use the generic RAM my board boots fine, but when I use the high-end OCZ RAM it doesn't boot. How can I be sure this isn't a failure of the board to produce the right voltage for my RAM? Or if it's a failure of the RAM itself?

From what I know OCZ and Asus P5b deluxe is a very bad combo. You would do better with crucial or gskill.

[eyes.only]

installed the 1215 bios with the help op afudos 2.26.
I still get the annoying bootup problem with the MB starting, powering down, waiting 1 or 2 seconds to finally start up again.

Is this problem ever solved??

[mrt2]

From what I know OCZ and Asus P5b deluxe is a very bad combo. You would do better with crucial or gskill.

Well where do I go from here then? I've had them both since January and I don't think NewEgg will give me a refund now will they? And Neither Asus or OCZ will give me a refund I don't think... just exchanges... so am I just SOL? What do you guys suggest?

[SLINROB]

Well where do I go from here then? I've had them both since January and I don't think NewEgg will give me a refund now will they? And Neither Asus or OCZ will give me a refund I don't think... just exchanges... so am I just SOL? What do you guys suggest?

I dont know what to really suggest to you, I just know from personal experience that I never had good results using OCZ ram in combination with the P5b deluxe.

Crucial and Gskill on the other hand have been flawless with this board for me.