List of DFI NF4 Ultra/SLI Bios

[phelan1777]

Okay I am confused, so many BIOS..................

Can someone elaborate on this for me?

My sig is my current system, and advice for a better BIOS if there is a better potion?

[RommelD]

Okay I am confused, so many BIOS..................

Can someone elaborate on this for me?

My sig is my current system, and advice for a better BIOS if there is a better potion?

I got the same problem.

Have a X2 3800 + and a DFI NF4 Ultra-D combined with G-Skill PC 3500 BH-5, and not sure which bios is the best for me.

Penny for your thoughts....

[g0dM@n]

Okay I am confused, so many BIOS..................

Can someone elaborate on this for me?

My sig is my current system, and advice for a better BIOS if there is a better potion?

We can't see your sig unless we click on your "view profile"... it's best to let people know that cuz I knew just by trying it out.

In any case, I see you have UTT BH/CH stuff (bh or ch??). I can tell you one thing... for memtest stability, I gained 10mhz fsb by going from the 623-3 bios to the 702-3 bios. That was for my hyperx BH5 (old school). I went from like 262fsb to 272fsb...

I think the reason why most people are using the 702 and 704 beta bioses is b/c they are actually doing the best for most people. With UTT stuff, you should try out all 3 versions, but usually the -2 or -3 do the best.

[Leon939]

I got the same problem.

Have a X2 3800 + and a DFI NF4 Ultra-D combined with G-Skill PC 3500 BH-5, and not sure which bios is the best for me.

Penny for your thoughts....

623-2 best bios for BH5

[RommelD]

Isn't the 702-2 or 704-2 better? As mentioned above your post?

[Santo]

I have the 704-3 (TCCD optimised I know ) with my G.Skill GBGH Winbond UTT-BH5 and it works fine
(because before I had Corsair XMS PC4400C25 TCCD )
This BIOS is good for my mobo, I don't change it.

[hovo73]

I am back to tweaking tweaking my PC after more than 6 months. I have read this entire thread and some others and I am still not sure which ones to try and which ones to avoid. Can somebody please recommend which BIOS to try and which ones to avoid. My specs are:

DFI NF4 Ultra-D
Winchester 3000+

Memory Set (1)
2x512 PDP Patriot XBLK PC3200 TCCD
2x512 OCZ EL Platinum Rev 2 v1.1 PC3200 TCCC

Memory Set (2)
2x512 OCZ EL Gold BH5 PC3200 UTT/BH5
2x512 OCZ EL Gold VX PC4000 UTT/CH5

I have tried some earier BIOS which I don't remember. The last 2 I have tried were 510-2 and 510-3FIX.

My CPU seems to be topping out at around 9x280 so my goal is either:
(a) Run TCC* memory with 200 devider (10:10) at 280MHz and 2.5-3-3-x-1t or 2.5-4-3-x-1t timings.
(b) Run UTT memory with 180 divider (09/10) at 252MHz and 2-2-2-x-1T timings.

I have been able to do (b) many times before (with enough voltage), but I have never been able to do (a).

Which RAM do I use for each of these 2 configurations?
It seems like 704 can kill your CPU with 123%+ special control, has that been fixed? I am using 1.325+123% on my CPU so I am assuming I should avoid it?
What other BIOS should I avoid?

Thanks

[ReelMonza]

I suggest you try BIOS 623 as I could achieve my goal, DDR600 2-3-3-7-1T with it so I think you should try it in case you didn't already

[hovo73]

I suggest you try BIOS 623 as I could achieve my goal, DDR600 2-3-3-7-1T with it so I think you should try it in case you didn't already

Thanks for your response ReelMonza, is that the official 6-23 BIOS or one of the modded 6-23-x ones?

Any more suggestions?

[ReelMonza]

Well, the one that was good for me was 623 official, didn't experiment with modded ones.

I've already tried 629, 702 and 310p but none of them were as good as 623 was for me, sticks in the orange slots btw.

techPowerUp! has lots of BIOS, you should take a look :

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/114

[hovo73]

OK, so I decided to flash to 6.23 official bios (which as I found out is the same as 6.23-3, is that correct?)

I downloaded pershoot's ISO image and made a CD. I was able to boot from it and browse the menus (using the function keys) so I assumed it should be working fine. I loaded the optimized defaults in the current BIOS (5.10-3FIX) and booted from the CD and selected the 6.23-3 BIOS.

But now I am stuck at this screen, I don't know what to do:

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.60B
(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved


For NF-CK804-6a61fd491-00 Date: 6/23/2005
Flash Type - SST 49LF004A/B /3.3V

File Name to Program: [ a:\b\n4d623-3.bin _ ]

Warning: Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System!

It just sits there with cursor blinking after the BIOS file name and doing nothing. It has been almost half an hour.

There is no progress bar yet, as it happens when it starts flashing BIOS.

I am assuming the flash hasn't started yet, yes? Will I get my system back if I restart?

What do I do?

EDIT:

OK, so after waiting for about an hour I decided that I have nothing to loose so I crossed my fingers and hit the reset button. Fortunately the system booted into Windows with all the previous settings.

I wander what went wrong though? I really would like to use pershoot's ISO disk to do my flashes, as it is very convinient. Anyone has any ideas?

Thanks.

[Mussels]

i think you were meant to hit enter at that stage to start the flashing

[hovo73]

i think you were meant to hit enter at that stage to start the flashing

Hmmm, I did, many times I think.

[Mussels]

well if that didnt work, thats just odd. I havent flashed that way in ages, 623 has been out a while :P

tried another image, burned with other software or something?

[FireDragon]

this may sound stupid firedragon, but at 245 did you forget the LDT multi? around those numbers i have a deadspot of a few MHz, because the LDT MHz are either way high or too low.

LOL no i didnt...and i have tried every bios in my list...and the higest that i can get is 255...and that just isnt aceptible for me considering my old sticks would do 270+ on my winnie then one decided to die then the other soon after in my freinds rig last time i let anyone use my ram....So really i was just wondering what has been working with you guys...

BTW i have tried EVERY POSSIBLE memory timming setup..i have 2 note books full of the settings that i have treid the voltages and the max speed...and that is how i am at 255 now...

Dragon

[IvanAndreevich]

Finally a new bios - NF4LD329-3. Has anybody tried it?! What are the changes?

[Mussels]

i'm on it now. it just seems to be a few bug-fixes and cold boot fixes (apparently caused by a PS2 mouse with a USB keyboard).

only real change to report is that FSB speeds reset to 200, due to a change in how it was written. be sure to check your CMOS reloaded profiles have set the right number if/when you load em.

edit: my OC results arent useful, since just recently i lost 200MHz overclock for some unknown reason. so my results wont be reliable.

[IvanAndreevich]

DO NOT USE THIS BIOS

It just killed my SLI-DR. 3 red leds on boot. Winflash reported bios flashing successful.

[Mussels]

uh-oh. did you do a CMOS reset? i had to hold down the ins key to get mine to boot, but it worked fine after that...

[pershoot]

posted twice, seemed fine. 3rd post set ram timings and ram voltage (like i always do), saved, no post, ever again. no blinking lights, ram light + led at the bottom on, no beep from speaker, 2 reds on. cleared cmos/battery/ins key, etc., etc. nothing.

2 should be video. i shall try to snag a pci vid card and check it out b4 getting another board.

[Paa`]

DO NOT USE THIS BIOS

It just killed my SLI-DR. 3 red leds on boot. Winflash reported bios flashing successful.

Had severe problems with this new bios aswell.

Getting random bsod's and crashes and errors and anything else my pc can think of.

[MRM402]

Helllo! I'm a noob in BIOS stuff... Could you guys point me out which BIOS to download?

DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D
AMD 4000+
2x1GB Corsair PC3200
XFX 7900GT

Any help would be extremely apreciated. Thank you.

[Mussels]

try the 623-3, get it off www.dfi.com.tw in the download/support section for your board.

[FireDragon]

or he could go to the link in this thread that is what it is for...btw new DFI bios relesed...

FireDragon

"not yet sure of the name?" http://eu.dfi.com.tw/Support/Downloa...AG=A&SITE=UK:D
1 . Remove Write CAS latency item and replace it by Odd Divisor Select.
2 . Add support for SST 49LF040B LPC flash ROM.
3 . Add CPU temperature calibration option.
4 . Fix ps2 mouse fail when ps2 kb not present.
5 . Fix s1/s3 temp error after resume.
6 . Fix startup VID option fail.
7 . Fix C 'n'O.5 multiplier not working with Opteron CPU.
8 . Fix day of month alarm can not set as 0 for every day usage.
9 . Fix NF4-D model display error if SATA3/4 is disabled.
10 . Fix ATI X1000 series logo error.
11. Change FSB option to keyIn method.
12 . Change 3114 ROM to 5.2.1.6 .
13 . Change NV RAID ROM to 5.50 .
14 . Change memtest86+ to 1.65 .
15 . Synchronize DRAM related code with Expert and Venus.

[Bourch]

1 . Remove Write CAS latency item and replace it by Odd Divisor Select.

Can someone explain me what is it for? <-- Edit: Didn´t read Tony's thread. Forget it. Sorry!

15 . Synchronize DRAM related code with Expert and Venus.

What about cold boot problem? is it gone?

Last question. I suffered cold boot problem last year and I sold my OVZ VX. Currently I am running 6.23 bios with OCZ Plat Rev.2 on the yellow slots. With this bios wich slots are better for my TCCD?

Thanks