ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[Grnfinger]

I have lowered the volts now and it seems fine.
Hopefully with your help I'll get it stable att 4GHz.

Tested this last night it passed linpack 10 loop test

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 500
CPU Clock Skew : Normal
North Bridge Clock Skew : Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge : Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1000
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : Auto
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 : Auto
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : Auto
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : Auto


DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : 3
Row Refresh Cycle Time : 55
Write Recovery Time : 6
Read to Precharge Time : 3

Read to Write Delay (S/D) : 8
Write to Read Delay (S) : 3
Write to Read Delay (D) : 5
Read to Read Delay (S) : 4
Read to Read Delay (D) : 6
Write to Write Delay (S) : 4
Write to Write Delay (D) : 6

Write to PRE Delay : 14
Read to PRE Delay : 5
PRE to PRE Delay : 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : 5
ALL PRE to REF Delay : 5

DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Dram Read Training : AUTO
MEM OC Charger : Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [8]

Pull-In of CHA PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Disabled

PCIE Frequency : 100

CPU Voltage : Whatever you think maybe 1.375 to start.
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.55
FSBT : 1.33850
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
North Bridge Voltage : 1.39150
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.1

CPU GTL Reference 0 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 1 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 3 : +20mv
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO

Load Line Calabration : Enabled
CPU Sread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

[chiman2]

i am using a 64 bit windows xp disc. that has been confirmed to work on another computer. sorry for my attituded. im just frustrated... so i think i might call again today and hope i get someone who is willing to go farther to help me..

Sorry you still have not answered us is that a original DVD or copy?You do understand that all DVD drives are not the same, even thought it worked in another PC drive it does not mean it will work in yours if it is a copy and not original. Try to use your friends DVD drive that worked........ you should really get rid of that IED drive and go with SATA,

Many people are running 64/bits on this board, It booted right-up out of the box with my XP/SP2 64 bit................and are you trying to install Vista/SP1 or just plain Vista? At least slipstream it to SP1 and give it a shot.

Many people here are telling you to look at your DVD copy, that really sounds like the problem............. If it is a copy and not original then try to find a original copy before saying it is the board and not the DVD.

im pretty sure xtreme systems forums has a strict rule about copies of copyrighted material. and also that is the first time ive heard of a disc drive knowing the difference between a copy and a "original". a dvd drive shouldnt be able to know anything about the disc. it just spins it. the information goes the motherboard where it reads it.. the disc works on another computer and i moved the drive from that computer to this one. "and are you trying to install Vista/SP1 or just plain Vista? At least slipstream it to SP1 and give it a shot." you quoted me where i said.. i am using a 64 bit windows xp disc. so why are you still asking me about vista? i said im going to use xp so i dont run into problems with it being vista. im not saying its the board. but im not saying it isnt either. im just saying there could be some bios setting or something im missing. the disc is VERIFIED to work. telling me its the disc having errors. when ive repeatedly said it worked and when i already tried it on another computer and it worked doesnt make it the disc that doesnt work.

cpu cant stop it.
ram cant stop it. i tried all the one stick configurations.
tried taking usb devices out
flashing bios has been done.
using sata drives.
os drive is in sata 1
ide drive that can read the disc

so it goes to the motherboard, it should be letting the 64 bit os boot but it wont. the motherboard is the only hardware that has its own like settings/software which is the bios....

im not saying the motherboard is broken or its not good. i just would like a 64 bit operating system to work. is that so much to ask...

sorry for the long post.
sorry for getting on the wrong sides of people.

[Grnfinger]

im pretty sure xtreme systems forums has a strict rule about copies of copyrighted material. and also that is the first time ive heard of a disc drive knowing the difference between a copy and a "original". a dvd drive shouldnt be able to know anything about the disc. it just spins it. the information goes the motherboard where it reads it.. the disc works on another computer and i moved the drive from that computer to this one. "and are you trying to install Vista/SP1 or just plain Vista? At least slipstream it to SP1 and give it a shot." you quoted me where i said.. i am using a 64 bit windows xp disc. so why are you still asking me about vista? i said im going to use xp so i dont run into problems with it being vista. im not saying its the board. but im not saying it isnt either. im just saying there could be some bios setting or something im missing. the disc is VERIFIED to work. telling me its the disc having errors. when ive repeatedly said it worked and when i already tried it on another computer and it worked doesnt make it the disc that doesnt work.

cpu cant stop it.
ram cant stop it. i tried all the one stick configurations.
tried taking usb devices out
flashing bios has been done.
using sata drives.
os drive is in sata 1
ide drive that can read the disc

so it goes to the motherboard, it should be letting the 64 bit os boot but it wont. the motherboard is the only hardware that has its own like settings/software which is the bios....

im not saying the motherboard is broken or its not good. i just would like a 64 bit operating system to work. is that so much to ask...

sorry for the long post.
sorry for getting on the wrong sides of people.

If the MOTHERBOARD DISK BOOTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BOARD!!!!!! PERIOD so let not discuss this anymore shall we.
There is NO BIOS OPTION to enable, ASUS comfirmed this as you know.
Unless you did not call, but then again I did so yes Asus has confirmed this.
Your problem is your CD, so beg borrow steal or buy yourself a new copy of XP64 and move on.

[electricl]

Thanks for the settings. It will boot into windows sometimes and other times it will stop at the vista boot screen. Im running at 3920MHz now but the comp wont pass linpack, not even 2 loops. I cant run pl 8 so its on 10 now I think. Maybe if I get better RAM. Any more suggestions?

Tested this last night it passed linpack 10 loop test

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 500
CPU Clock Skew : Normal
North Bridge Clock Skew : Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge : Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1000
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : Auto
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 : Auto
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : Auto
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : Auto


DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : 3
Row Refresh Cycle Time : 55
Write Recovery Time : 6
Read to Precharge Time : 3

Read to Write Delay (S/D) : 8
Write to Read Delay (S) : 3
Write to Read Delay (D) : 5
Read to Read Delay (S) : 4
Read to Read Delay (D) : 6
Write to Write Delay (S) : 4
Write to Write Delay (D) : 6

Write to PRE Delay : 14
Read to PRE Delay : 5
PRE to PRE Delay : 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : 5
ALL PRE to REF Delay : 5

DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Dram Read Training : AUTO
MEM OC Charger : Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [8]

Pull-In of CHA PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Disabled

PCIE Frequency : 100

CPU Voltage : Whatever you think maybe 1.375 to start.
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.55
FSBT : 1.33850
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
North Bridge Voltage : 1.39150
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.1

CPU GTL Reference 0 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 1 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 3 : +20mv
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO

Load Line Calabration : Enabled
CPU Sread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

[Ket]

Youknow, I always said I would never spend insane amounts of money on a mobo when I could get one equally as good for half the price or less, especially mobos that will cost me £160

............

......but...

I do love the look of the Maximus 2.... and it has my beloved ADI CODEC by the looks of it does the board have pretty LED lights too? if it does I might not be able to resist....

[chiman2]

and the problems keep coming. forget about the 64 thing ok....so earlier today i take my computer to the ktichen to take pictures where there is lighting. and when i come back to plug the computer back in. i cant change a thing in the bios or else the computer wont work.

normally when i boot up the lcd poster says alot of things. like voltages. vga bios..etc

when i changed something in bios and save settings it does its automatic reboot. but the lcd poster just says. "en_setup" and i get nothing on my screen. so i have to reset cmos.

ive had the same results on 3 bios's 901, 802, 701 all with the same results. i really dont want to rma it

[VoRtAn_MaDgE]

and the problems keep coming. forget about the 64 thing ok....so earlier today i take my computer to the ktichen to take pictures where there is lighting. and when i come back to plug the computer back in. i cant change a thing in the bios or else the computer wont work.

normally when i boot up the lcd poster says alot of things. like voltages. vga bios..etc

when i changed something in bios and save settings it does its automatic reboot. but the lcd poster just says. "en_setup" and i get nothing on my screen. so i have to reset cmos.

ive had the same results on 3 bios's 901, 802, 701 all with the same results. i really dont want to rma it

Boot from the 2nd bios chip.
See what happens!

[chiman2]

so asus comes through i jsut read this on thier site.

3. If any hardware has just been added, remove it.
This includes internal device such as memory or modem as well as external device such as printer or USB device. If the system works after the device is removed, the issue may be compatibility with the new hardware.

i had just plugged in a usb mouse in addition to the one i already had plugged in. unplugged it. AND THAT WAS IT MOBO BACK TO LIFE. YAY

here is the link to the page

http://support.asus.com/troubleshoot...Language=en-us

[screwtech02]

Not meaning to be outa line here, but are you usin one for each hand or what??

BTW, glad you got it figured out.....

[crazyea]

My results with this setup:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/...postcount=1070

[Grnfinger]

Youknow, I always said I would never spend insane amounts of money on a mobo when I could get one equally as good for half the price or less, especially mobos that will cost me £160

............

......but...

I do love the look of the Maximus 2.... and it has my beloved ADI CODEC by the looks of it does the board have pretty LED lights too? if it does I might not be able to resist....

It does have the led's and a very sexy ROG illuminated badge.

Perhaps you can do bios mods for MFII?

Thanks for the settings. It will boot into windows sometimes and other times it will stop at the vista boot screen. Im running at 3920MHz now but the comp wont pass linpack, not even 2 loops. I cant run pl 8 so its on 10 now I think. Maybe if I get better RAM. Any more suggestions?

If she makes it in to Windows your volts need tweaking, I'll make some suggestions later today

[electricl]

Yeah, it makes it into windows but transaction booster is set to auto otherwise it wont boot. I need to get some better RAM. Clock twister is set to moderate and static read control is set to disable. Its promising though, on the old board it was impossible with this chip.

If she makes it in to Windows your volts need tweaking, I'll make some suggestions later today

[screwtech02]

This board have any issues runnin X-2's in quad?

[xdrift0rx]

If the MOTHERBOARD DISK BOOTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BOARD!!!!!! PERIOD so let not discuss this anymore shall we.
There is NO BIOS OPTION to enable, ASUS comfirmed this as you know.
Unless you did not call, but then again I did so yes Asus has confirmed this.
Your problem is your CD, so beg borrow steal or buy yourself a new copy of XP64 and move on.

then what is the problem? im his friend and ive been trying to help him through this. i have sent him my XP64bit disk. (i have found another one and verified that it works also check my sig for my pc specs...) what else could be causing this to not work? the only thing i can think of is a jumper on the board that might have been put in the wrong place.

and what does the "motherboard disk" have to do with anything?

also to clear this up here is the error he gets when he pops in a XP64bit disk:


this is vista.




when i pop in the same disk, i get a welcome screen from the disk after it spins up.

so what could it be?

[dctokyo]

then what is the problem? im his friend and ive been trying to help him through this. i have sent him my XP64bit disk. (i have found another one and verified that it works also check my sig for my pc specs...) what else could be causing this to not work? the only thing i can think of is a jumper on the board that might have been put in the wrong place.

and what does the "motherboard disk" have to do with anything?

also to clear this up here is the error he gets when he pops in a XP64bit disk:


this is vista.




when i pop in the same disk, i get a welcome screen from the disk after it spins up.

so what could it be?

It looks like you loaded the CD while your already running XP/32 bit, that is why your getting the error message. Am I right?

What you need to do is boot from the XP64bit disk and not try to run it from 32 bit Windows if this is the case.

As I mention before, I am using XP/64 with no problems,

[xdrift0rx]

It looks like you loaded the CD while your already running XP/32 bit, that is why your getting the error message. Am I right?

What you need to do is boot from the XP64bit disk and not try to run it from 32 bit Windows if this is the case.

As I mention before, I am using XP/64 with no problems,

HE has run it from 32bit. I have run it from 64bit xp..i am currently running it.
when he tries to boot the disk it wont even boot, but the 32 bit disks do.

[kup]

Is the DVD drive compatible? I've known of several drives and/or cables that just outright refuse to work but replace one or the other and all is good? Just a thought?

[MaxT]

I don't have time to read the last messages, but i've loaded vista 64 bit sp1 just fine on this board, just fyi. So 64bit installs definitely work.

[chiman2]

yea it works. i know it does. but it just wont freaking work for me. its depressing. my first real comptuer.....and i get this probelm. how fun

[Grnfinger]

These screen shots say it all boys, there is no need to argue this anymore.
Perhaps learn how to install a OS??

[crazyea]

Maybe, but he is saying it wont boot.........

[xdrift0rx]

These screen shots say it all boys, there is no need to argue this anymore.
Perhaps learn how to install a OS??

i realize my error there but we have tested two different CD drives (well he has...supposedly)

we called asus and they were being kind of rude and said ITS NOT THE BOARD ITS NOT THE BOARD. so we tried a diff CD drive and still having the problem..am i missing somewhere in between?

[Grnfinger]

i realize my error there but we have tested two different CD drives (well he has...supposedly)

we called asus and they were being kind of rude and said ITS NOT THE BOARD ITS NOT THE BOARD. so we tried a diff CD drive and still having the problem..am i missing somewhere in between?

Ok you seem rather intelligent, so this is what I suggest to be the issue.
The reason I say if the mobo disk boots there is nothing wrong with the board is because the motherboard cd is bootable. It contains both 64bit and 32bit drivers. So your 64bit therory dosent hold water.
Now as I have said from the begining, your 64bit disk is not being read as BOOTABLE media, or the disk is corrupt.
So....you need to try a new source, think about it a 32bit disk will install your mobo cd will boot. I presume you have flashed the bios via USB stick?.
There is nothing wrong with the board, you can post as many times as you want it still wont change the facts.
In the beginning I felt bad for the guy and called Asus myself to try and help him, now because you guys dont get the answers you want your attitudes change, not the best method to get help but hey to each there own.
I even suggested to start a new thread so maybe someone who has had this problem b4 could help, but I see the problem is not to important that he could not take the time and do so.
Anyways I have wasted enough time on the matter, I wish you luck problems like this can be very frustrating especially when the answer is right in front of you.

[Solarfall]

hey guys i was wondering how many of you have been able to get your boards/cpus over 600fsb...seems like im hitting the wall little bit over 600fsb.??? does anyone have a trick that could help me to get littlebit more out from the p45 chipset ..it feels like I've tried everything already..its damn frustrating LOL

like here with an E8600.. i have the same broblem with the E8500 (3 already) that has topped at lil over 600fsb

[Legacy]

hey guys i was wondering how many of you have been able to get your boards/cpus over 600fsb...seems like im hitting the wall little bit over 600fsb.??? does anyone have a trick that could help me to get littlebit more out from the p45 chipset ..it feels like I've tried everything already..its damn frustrating LOL

like here with an E8600.. i have the same broblem with the E8500 (3 already) that has topped at lil over 600fsb

Sorry no heelp here, but maybe you could help me get my Overclock Stable?
VCore=1.36
PLL=1.5
NB=1.37
FSB=1.33

Passed 4 out of 6 test using LinPack ,but only using Half stress because for some reason IntelTestBurn will Not run using maximum Stress on 32bit Vista