ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[MacClipper]

erm, most ODD fanatics, like CDFreaks guys, have more than that. 4 is the number I install at one time on my main PC cos that's all most mobos can take with their onboard channels.

Yes, I have way more than just 4 burners in my drive collection but exactly 0 SATA models at the present moment. Thanks for asking.

hee hee.

[[G.N.U.]Fragman]

hitting a wall of instability....weird.

up to FSB 370 ....no issues at all everything behaves as i thought it would...cpu is able to run stable at 1,45..perhaps even less..

over 370...impossible to get stable for bf2...prime and folding stable at ekstreme settings actually...but not battlefield 2..strange.

i have tried up to 1,575vcore at 400FSb...1:1 and 4:5 doesnt make much difference, and that vcore is just too much i think..but temps are not bad...below 65c with prime and folding running...

vmch at 1,65 vdimm at 2,2v hyperpath3 disabled and spd timings..but nothing helps ..370 and below...everything top notch...above that there is a chinese wall of instability..lots of voltage helps but not enough...and that much voltage on air doesnt seem safe 24/7...i think it is a problem with chipset or something... bios 903 btw.

[hot_fifty]

maybe try pencil mod your chipset... maybe to 1,75 and see if it performs better... just keep a lownoise 120mm overit, which I think you already have

[Plaicd]

Why do you need to raise the mch voltage on this board to hit 400fsb?

Intel badaxe can run 400fsb on default mch voltage so can the new i975board asus is coming out with p5wdg2-ws Pro or something.

Is it because of poor design or something else?

[BulldogPO]

Fix to network disconnects is new driver for Marvel Yukon NIC:
http://www.marvell.com/drivers/drive...?dId=116&pId=3

[[G.N.U.]Fragman]

thx bulldogpo...that helped a lot...

will make a new pic on how my airflow actually is tomorrow...uses that little asus cooler from board to cool SB directly...and the air from my xp120 cools heatpipe cooler and NB block ...and 2*80mm blows air inside the case upon the cpu cooler and from the hdd a 120mm is ducted to blow at ram and cpu cooler too.

[DEVIL_DK]

i think its sad that all boards fore this conroe cpu have big problems.

i normaly say its impossibel to fuc.... up an intel board whit intel chipset.
this time i think maby the new nforce 590 intel version cant even be this bad.

can only hope asus make a mirackel bios that fix all problems.

sorry for my bad english

[[XC] hipno650]

bsicly with my new x6800 I can boot at 333x10 3337MHZ without issue memory 999MHZ 5,5,5,15 2.15V, but when I set it to 352x10 3520MHZ memory 9xxMHZ 5,5,5,15 2.15V and core at 1.475 whenever I reboot (not cold boot) I get a warning saying that it could not load the CPU or Memory voltage overclocks, but if I enter bios (F1 as its an error) save and let it restart everything is fine. I'm on the version 901 bios any ideas?

ERIC

not sure if this was said but that happens on my p5n32 sli deluxe when the power is turned of or unpluged with my old psu and i just reboted and it booted up just fine try rebooting at that screen.

[lawrywild]

i think its sad that all boards fore this conroe cpu have big problems.

i normaly say its impossibel to fuc.... up an intel board whit intel chipset.
this time i think maby the new nforce 590 intel version cant even be this bad.

can only hope asus make a mirackel bios that fix all problems.

sorry for my bad english

It wouldn't be a miracle, they'd just be doing their job

[GoldenTiger]

About pencil mods ... whats more voltage i will get on NB after this mod? Anyone tried it?

Question... the VR-Zone link says to go down about 20ohms at a time, but if you're just making a line as shown in the red, how would you only do a certain amount of resistance with the exact same line?

P.S. Great compilation thread !

[Rol-Co]

issue here:
no boot/screen above 1,9v vmch with pci-e installed, pc boot up in the background, but no screen
remmedy:
boot @1.86v and raise the voltage when at windows.

with pci card boot up til 2.2v


1:1 maximum is 480-485 depent's on the memory-memory voltage

most of the corsair memory 8000ul /6400 c5 (fatty) can't reach the fabr spec on the asus @ 2.4v
g.skill got no probs to reach 534 @ 1:2 divider

[Shrekogre]

My problems with this board

420 fsb max i could go
i tried pencil and increase vmch about 0.2 i coud prime at 450.
clockgen up to 470 not stable

Rams stuck at 920 or so cl4 and cl5 is the same.
I'm using kingston valuerams with micron d9gct.

anyone can help?

[MacClipper]

Found a new bug in 0801 (and 0701 too), it keeps the drives hooked to the JMicron port in PIO mode (at least, it does for my PATA DVD burners), UDMA is enabled with 0903 .

Any wanna confirm this?

[goatboy]

I'm having a problem with high system temps. I replaced the factory paste, am using the ASUS supplied fan for the South, and it's still gets up to the high 40's. This MB temp reading is freaking me out. Just ordered a Swiftech heatsink and fan for the North.

I do know that the head for the Prommy gets very warm(on the case window side, which is normal. CPU temp is -45 C.). I've read in another forum that they think the system temp gets read from somewhere around the Southbridge. Could the Prommy head be giving me false MB reads? Or does this board run hot for everyone?

[rick_fx]

hitting a wall of instability....weird.

up to FSB 370 ....no issues at all everything behaves as i thought it would...cpu is able to run stable at 1,45..perhaps even less..

vmch at 1,65 vdimm at 2,2v hyperpath3 disabled and spd timings..but nothing helps ..370 and below...everything top notch...above that there is a chinese wall of instability..lots of voltage helps but not enough...and that much voltage on air doesnt seem safe 24/7...i think it is a problem with chipset or something... bios 903 btw.

I have the same problem as you (although bios 701) . I cant boot into Windows with anything higher than 370 fsb

Let me know if you find a solution to this problem

[xpsentity]

I'm having a problem with high system temps. I replaced the factory paste, am using the ASUS supplied fan for the South, and it's still gets up to the high 40's. This MB temp reading is freaking me out. Just ordered a Swiftech heatsink and fan for the North.

I do know that the head for the Prommy gets very warm(on the case window side, which is normal. CPU temp is -45 C.). I've read in another forum that they think the system temp gets read from somewhere around the Southbridge. Could the Prommy head be giving me false MB reads? Or does this board run hot for everyone?

Mine sat at 52-53 (Ambient is 80F) all the time, I redid my airflow, pulled the covers off the sinks, it idles/loads at 46-49 dependent only on ambient. CPU sits at 30 idle, 45~ load, so.. yeah.

It's not a NB measurement, I've got a fan on it and it's cool to the touch. Or it's a totally f'ed up NB read.

I don't worry about it anymore, I've tried and tried to find the "omg it burns" spot, no luck

[alpha0ne]

To makes things a little simpler I have drawn up this form for users to list their settings for troubleshooting purposes, use it if you want

ASUS P5WDH Dlx Overclock Settings

CPU :
DDR2 :
Bios :
VGA :
HDD :
PSU :
OS :
OVERCLOCK (MHz) =

BIOS SETTINGS

JumperFree Configuration

AI Overclocking set to MANUAL

CPU Frequency :
DRAMM Frequency :

Performance Mode :
PCI Express Frequency :
PCI Clock Sync Mode :

Memory Voltage :
CPU Vcore Voltage :
FSB Termination V :
MCH Chipset V :
ICH Chipset V :
--------------------------------------------------------

CPU Configuration

Microcode Update :
Max CPUID Value Limit :
Execute Disable Function :
CPU Internal Thermal Control :
Virtualization Technology :
Intel SpeedStep Technology :
--------------------------------------------------------

Advanced Chipset Settings (DDR2)

Configure DRAM Timing By SPD : Set to MANUAL
DRAM CAS Latency :
DRAM RAS Precharge :
DRAM RAS To CAS Delay :
DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Delay :
DRAM Write Recovery Time :

Hyper Path 3 :
DRAM Throttling :

[RangerXLT8]

E6400 @ 3.2ghz
P5W DH 400FSB
Mushkin xP 6400 DDR2-800 1:1

CPU Vcore Voltage : 1.375
Memory Voltage : 2.1
FSB Termination V : Auto
MCH Chipset V : 1.65
ICH Chipset V : 1.05

My board will not run 417MHz stable. And it's not the CPU holding back, it's the MB!

[Mr.X]

Mine sat at 52-53 (Ambient is 80F) all the time, I redid my airflow, pulled the covers off the sinks, it idles/loads at 46-49 dependent only on ambient. CPU sits at 30 idle, 45~ load, so.. yeah.

It's not a NB measurement, I've got a fan on it and it's cool to the touch. Or it's a totally f'ed up NB read.

I don't worry about it anymore, I've tried and tried to find the "omg it burns" spot, no luck

MB temp= SB temp. I'm going to place two 40mm fans on both the NB and the SB to reduce the heat.

[OBR]

ASUS P5WDH Dlx Overclock Settings

CPU : E6600 retail B2
DDR2 : Corsair 2x1Gb 8500C5
Bios : 903
VGA : X1900 Crossfire
HDD : 2x Raptors
PSU : Enermax 620W
OS : WinXp pro sp2
OVERCLOCK (MHz) = 3.6Ghz

BIOS SETTINGS

JumperFree Configuration

AI Overclocking set to MANUAL

CPU Frequency : 400
DRAMM Frequency : 800

Performance Mode : Turbo
PCI Express Frequency : 101
PCI Clock Sync Mode :33.33

Memory Voltage :2.3V
CPU Vcore Voltage :1.575V
FSB Termination V :1.3V
MCH Chipset V :1.6V
ICH Chipset V : Auto
--------------------------------------------------------

CPU Configuration

Microcode Update : Enabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Dis
Execute Disable Function : Dis
CPU Internal Thermal Control : Dis
Virtualization Technology : Dis
Intel SpeedStep Technology : Dis
--------------------------------------------------------

Advanced Chipset Settings (DDR2)

Configure DRAM Timing By SPD : Set to MANUAL
DRAM CAS Latency :3
DRAM RAS Precharge :3
DRAM RAS To CAS Delay :3
DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Delay :8
DRAM Write Recovery Time :3

Hyper Path 3 : Dis
DRAM Throttling : Dis

This setting is super prime stable ..., i can run system at 420MHz FSB but Prime fail after 2 hours but in games and in all benchmarks is this frequency (3.8Ghz) stable.

[BulldogPO]

I have Antec Super Lanboy an I need to figure out best way to make tohse case fans to blow.
First I inverted back fan to blow into case and that cooled NB a little, then I added 40mm fan to top of NB, this did help also.
I´m using Scythe Ninja+ with 120mm fan and I´ll think that I have to turn this fan also cos lastnight I did turn frontfan of Lanboy to blow out of the case.
CPU is still too hot.

[Rol-Co]

ASUS P5WDH Dlx Overclock Settings

This setting is super prime stable ..., i can run system at 420MHz FSB but Prime fail after 2 hours but in games and in all benchmarks is this frequency (3.8Ghz) stable.

try this@default highest divider
ASUS P5WDH Dlx Overclock Settings

CPU : E6600 retail B2
DDR2 : Corsair 2x1Gb 8500C5
Bios : 903
VGA : X1900 Crossfire
HDD : 2x Raptors
PSU : Enermax 620W
OS : WinXp pro sp2
OVERCLOCK (MHz) = 3.6Ghz

BIOS SETTINGS

JumperFree Configuration

AI Overclocking set to MANUAL

CPU Frequency : 267
DRAMM Frequency : 1034

Performance Mode : Turbo
PCI Express Frequency : 101
PCI Clock Sync Mode :33.33

Memory Voltage :2.4V
CPU Vcore Voltage :1.575V
FSB Termination V :auto
MCH Chipset V :1.65V
ICH Chipset V : Auto

Configure DRAM Timing By SPD : Set to MANUAL
DRAM CAS Latency :4
DRAM RAS Precharge :4
DRAM RAS To CAS Delay :4
DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Delay :8
DRAM Write Recovery Time :4 or 5

Hyper Path 3 : Dis
DRAM Throttling : enable

maybe it work for you, but think you need more vdimm

[lkraven]

Odd issue to report, with no solution.

Keyboard connected via a USB Hub. When system is shut down pressing the keyboard starts the PC. PS2 Keyboard startup is disabled in bios. This is very anoying.

Bios 903

On the back panel of the MB, two of the USB ports will wake up the machine. These are the ports that the remote control sensor is supposed to go into.

If you have your USB hub plugged into one of those two ports, anything attached could wake the machine or prevent it from going into standby.

Try moving the USB hub to the other two ports in the back, or use the USB ports provided from the headers on the MB.

[barrymaldon]

I'm thinking of getting this board for my E6600 conroe as the MSI does not look as good as i had hoped. My question is will my OCZ 6400 4-5-4-4-15 plat ram boot from stock with this board or will i need to spend more money and get another stick of cheap ddr2?

[GoldenTiger]

Found a new bug in 0801 (and 0701 too), it keeps the drives hooked to the JMicron port in PIO mode (at least, it does for my PATA DVD burners), UDMA is enabled with 0903 .

Any wanna confirm this?

Which port is the Jmicron one (black beneath the bottom PCI slot, or blue near the RAM)?