**Official ABIT IP-35 Pro Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

[iron fist]

ok i'll try that out..also can you explain how to make a bootable cd with bios on it?

[iron fist]

ok just tested the latest uguru on both vista and xp and it still dosen't read anything...what's the problem?

[leoncc]

hi all, i'm looking for the latest chipset drivers off the intel website for the ip35-pro, but i haven't got a clue which one to get, its for vista x64.

can anyone help?


Intel® 975X Express Chipset



Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family



Intel® 955X Express Chipset



Intel® 946 Express Chipset Family



Intel® 3 Series Chipsets



Intel® 4 Series Chipset



Intel® 945 Express Chipset Family



Intel® 925X Express Chipset Family



Intel® 915 Express Chipset Family



Intel® 910 Express Chipset Family



Intel® 875P Chipset



Intel® 865 Chipset Family



Intel® 850 Chipset Family



Intel® 848P Chipset



Intel® 820 Chipset Family



Intel® 810 Chipset Family



Low Power



Intel® 815 Chipset Family



Intel® 440 Chipset Family



Intel® 845 Chipset Family



Intel® 430 Chipset Family



Intel® X58 Express Chipset


theres the list? dumb question but which one is it?

thanks

[loonym]

It's the 3 series but why not just grab whatever you need right from abit? http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/downl...ET_TYPE=LGA775

[leoncc]

v 9.0.0.1007 doesn't seem to be the latest version? or is it?

[iron fist]

hey guys i was wondering do i really need the bios updates? i don't want to risk killing the mobo or something like that.
also i have another question..can the mobo cause my cpu to get high temps and overheat? and if so is the bios update needed to fix this?

[iron fist]

hey guys i managed to update the bios and all went fine but i got a major problem after this..now the colors are messed up and everything seems to have more green in it even before going into windows the colors are not normal at all

[aztec]

Might have to re-install video drivers, etc.

[owbert]

hey everyone, please bare with me as i am starting out with OCing and i have digested as many guides i could.

i have a intel c2d e6320 (1.8ghz) which is currently at an overlock speed of 2.8ghz. my ram is 4gb (4x1) crucial tracer ballistix 800mhz. i have the abit ip35 pro and an antec 400w psu.

i cant seem to OC past 1.8ghz due to my ram. there doesnt seem to be an unlink option and at 1:1 ratio setting for the ram speed anything over 900mhz and i fail prime95 tests . am i stuck to cpu speeds at which my ram speed is at 800mhz? or is this were upping the voltages come into play? it doesnt seem like it helps when i up the voltage for the ram. ive notched it to 2.2v for the ram and its still doesn past the tests.

-thank you. albert.

[hokiealumnus]

What timings are you using on your RAM? If 4-4-4-12'ish, loosen it to 5-5-5-15. Should get you some more room to play. Unfortunately the P35 chipset (nor any recent intel chipset) doesn't allow CPU : DRAM ratios < 1:1. Don't forget to raise your MCH voltage to help it cope with the extra strain of four sticks. If it's not your RAM, that's likely the culprit.

[owbert]

What timings are you using on your RAM? If 4-4-4-12'ish, loosen it to 5-5-5-15. Should get you some more room to play. Unfortunately the P35 chipset (nor any recent intel chipset) doesn't allow CPU : DRAM ratios < 1:1. Don't forget to raise your MCH voltage to help it cope with the extra strain of four sticks. If it's not your RAM, that's likely the culprit.

my timings are at 5's. they are currently auto detect. should i remove two of my ram? i wouldnt mind sticking with 2gb for faster clockspeed. ill try raising the MCH.

side question: how do i check the driver version for realtek and intel chip drivers? through control panel and hardware?

[hokiealumnus]

my timings are at 5's. they are currently auto detect. should i remove two of my ram? i wouldnt mind sticking with 2gb for faster clockspeed. ill try raising the MCH.

side question: how do i check the driver version for realtek and intel chip drivers? through control panel and hardware?

Removing two sticks won't necessarily increase your clockspeed, but it will take some of the strain off of your MCH. Also, take the timings off auto and change the fifth timing (tRFC if memory serves) to 52. That might help you a little bit.

To check driver versions, go to device manager, double-click on the device in question and click the driver tab.

[eaa315]

I need some assistance =(
I had been running my E3110 @ 500x8 for months with 4gigs (2x2gigs) of Mushkin with no issues.
Yesterday I added another 4gigs of mushkin so now 4x2gigs.

500x8 wouldn't happen and after it locking up, all my voltages reverted back to stock.
I've been toying with 450x9 but still getting random reboots...was hoping someone could lend a hand with some optimal voltages since mine are all gone.

TIA

[SCAVENGER1]

I need some assistance =(
I had been running my E3110 @ 500x8 for months with 4gigs (2x2gigs) of Mushkin with no issues.
Yesterday I added another 4gigs of mushkin so now 4x2gigs.

500x8 wouldn't happen and after it locking up, all my voltages reverted back to stock.
I've been toying with 450x9 but still getting random reboots...was hoping someone could lend a hand with some optimal voltages since mine are all gone.

TIA

what is your ram set to? i had the same problem with mine. when i went from 4gigs to 8gigs . i had to change the ram from 1:1.25(1060) to 1:1.00(848) with fsb@424 x9

anything higher it would either not boot or blue screen in windows. and it did not matter which OS i was on, which is now XP pro 32bit sp3 and vista ultimate 64bit sp1 .

after that ram change settting all has been fine with any of my OC settings i use.

[Namtaru]

Maybe I missed it, but are there any major differences in the Pro and Pro XE models?
I noticed they have different BIOS's on Abit's site... so I'm assuming I can't use any of the ones from the Pro

I just picked up an XE to replace a failing DFI Board and am trying to figure out how much of the info in this thread is relevant

[eaa315]

what is your ram set to? i had the same problem with mine. when i went from 4gigs to 8gigs . i had to change the ram from 1:1.25(1060) to 1:1.00(848) with fsb@424 x9

anything higher it would either not boot or blue screen in windows. and it did not matter which OS i was on, which is now XP pro 32bit sp3 and vista ultimate 64bit sp1 .

after that ram change settting all has been fine with any of my OC settings i use.

I had originally set my timings manually but ended up switching it back to "Auto" after all this screwing around and numerous reboots/instability.

I'm currently doing ok now @ 450x9 with 1:1 strap
Voltages:

[kuebk]

Does anyone other than me is experiencing problems with reading MCH temp? In all apps MCH temp is locked at 36*C but for sure it isn't right temp, for me it has around ~40-50*C.

[Texray1]

Hi guys. I just bought an LG GH22NS30 Sata DVD drive. I already have 2 IDE drives running fine. I added a SAta drive to the wife's computer with no trouble. But when I hook this one up on mine, it sees the drive and the device manager says it's working fine but it won't read CD's or DVD's. It keeps saying to put in a disc.

I've talked to LG about it and they said to try different Sata ports and different cables, which I've already done to no effect. They the guy said to update the Sata driver for the motherboard. I dloaded the one from the Abit website but it seems to be some sort of Raid setup file. I'm not running a Raid configuration.

Any ideas? My system is this motherboard, an Intel E6750 processor, 2X2G Ballistix PC6400 ram, Raptor 150 hard drive, Zalman ZM600 p/s. I flashed the mobo bios in the spring with the latest (at that time) version. I'm about to try the new drive in my wife's computer to verify that it's good, but in the meantime I'd enjoy some more suggestions before I have to RMA the drive. Or just stick it in my wife's computer if it works there and give her 4 drives...lol.

[owbert]

does the abit p35 pro has a PCI Express x16 that is 1.0 or 2.0 slot?

[owbert]

im guessing our mobo is 1.0 since it doesnt say "2.0" next to the specs i am finding. what does this mean? we are limited in our choices of our graphics card or we can install 2.0 graphics cards but they will be handicapped?

[Nomadsoul]

I have P45, it has 2.0 but @ 8x that means 2.0 8x = 1.0 16x, current gen cards have no gain, no handicap in any manner.

im guessing our mobo is 1.0 since it doesnt say "2.0" next to the specs i am finding. what does this mean? we are limited in our choices of our graphics card or we can install 2.0 graphics cards but they will be handicapped?

[CB_85]

Hi, I have a QX9770 and am using it on the IP-35 PRO (Not XE) board. This is extremely tricky as I have to replace the QX9770 with my old E6700 when I want to enter the BIOS. Is it possible to flash the IP35 PRO with the XE BIOS? I have seen comments here -

http://en.thethirdmedia.com/Article/...7811c17p1.html

which indicates that it is possible...

It would be great to be able to change the multplier etc...

Thanks for your help!

[hokiealumnus]

It's possible; you just need to use the switches to force-flash it. I can't recall them right now and our beloved forums went the way of the dodo, which is where I would search. If you don't find it in the next couple hours, PM me to remind me and I'll ask a guy that would know this evening.

Take note there will be options available (such as CPU : DRAM ratios) that simply won't work for you, but since you flashed the XE BIOS, they'll be there. No big deal, just don't get too excited there are more options. Chances are, they won't work.

[hokiealumnus]

Ok, my esteemed colleague (Lvcoyote) came through. Add these switches to the regular ones in abitfae.bat: /QI /WB /F

[CB_85]

Ok, my esteemed colleague (Lvcoyote) came through. Add these switches to the regular ones in abitfae.bat: /QI /WB /F

Thanks, just to enter the BIOS would be great.. I plan to do a mild overclock so that would be great.