ASUS P5K Deluxe - Intel P35 Bearlake + E6600 B1 / Q6600 B3

[Bootsy]

Well I have 4 sata disks and 1 sata dvdrw.

No matter what config i use, always the same disk disappear


About cold boots, i don't know what are you meaning but i have problems with my QX6700.
If it starts well, i can run prime with no errors in windows. Sometimes it starts but freeze entering vista.

I had lots of problems to install vista, im starting entering my serial number and the mouse and the pc freeze...

This things happens with OC, stock i think i have no problems with cold boots.


bingo13, give us the new bios please...i cant use my pc with this one

I wondered if I could add a Sata dvdrw drive. I guess the answer is no until they fix the bios. Maybe Bingo will hook us up with it

[426hemi]

It recognizes 3 here, the problem its the 4...

Another strange thing i have notice.

In Vista, if im at stock i can open control panel.
If i made OC, the control panel blinks and don't open.

I use my QX at 3.3Ghz for everyday, its the same speed i used in evga nf680.

I tried 367x9, 415x8, 472x7...and the last one, once windows starts can run prime for hours...

I just hooked up a fourth hitachi drive and it does not recognize it! I hope this is just a bios issue. I don't want to rma this board cos with cpu voltage damper enable it has NO vdroop | saw .002 twice in 4hr orthos small ftts.

Are you getting random bsod in windows?

[_JP_]

I wondered if I could add a Sata dvdrw drive. I guess the answer is no until they fix the bios. Maybe Bingo will hook us up with it

You can, right now i have 2 disks in raid0 and a 3rd connect. All with my DVDRW sata drive.
The problem its the 4th disk, it don't appear every time and hang up the system.

I don't think its that causing the problems with OC...

I just hooked up a fourth hitachi drive and it does not recognize it! I hope this is just a bios issue. I don't want to rma this board cos with cpu voltage damper enable it has NO vdroop | saw .002 twice in 4hr orthos small ftts.

Are you getting random bsod in windows?

No.

If it boot, sometimes it blocks in start, i don't have any bsod...i play games for 2h without an error.

But the things aren't right, because i cant open control panel for example. Display properties don't open either...
Vista runs wired but but i play games fine...
If i remove OC, it runs fine. In this case i hope its the problems with quad core, and be fixed with next bios.

I think its bios problem

[Ace-a-Rue]

which bios are 'you' and '426hemi' running?

[426hemi]

which bios are 'you' and '426hemi' running?

304

[Speederlander]

Wow, the NB is so bloody hot on this thing...

[Ace-a-Rue]

have you tried 307?...406 and 407 beta bioes, although they are for the P5K (non-deluxe)?

EDIT: look here: http://www.jmax-hardware.com/index.p...d&ascdesc=DESC

[Speederlander]

have you tried 307?...406 and 407 beta bioes, although they are for the P5K (non-deluxe)?

EDIT: look here: http://www.jmax-hardware.com/index.p...d&ascdesc=DESC

Have other people been running non-deluxe BIOSes on a deluxe without issue and with success? Seems like there's a risk...

[Ace-a-Rue]

i should correct my post as to the beta bioses statement for the non-deluxe P5K...they appear to be regular bios updates...asus ftp site even has 0414 bios available for download for the standard P5K.

[bingo13]

i should correct my post as to the beta bioses statement for the non-deluxe P5K...they appear to be regular bios updates...asus ftp site even has 0414 bios available for download for the standard P5K.

I would not use the P5K non-Deluxe BIOS on the Deluxe boards, they tend to screw up drive settings and memory performance optimizations are different. I have another beta from ASUS on the P5K-D but it still needs some work, no reason to release it as it is just as bad as the 0307 when it comes to Matrix RAID setups. We should have a new 04XX update shortly, that one I will post.

[Speederlander]

Wow, the P5K dlx 0304 BIOS really seems to have dropped my temps...

[_JP_]

which bios are 'you' and '426hemi' running?

0307.

Anyone knows which one its better, 0304 or 0307?

[OldGuy]

Wow, the P5K dlx 0304 BIOS really seems to have dropped my temps...

Mine came with 0304...appears it was a return at Fry's...and of course they just threw it back out on the shelf. dimm slot one has a damaged section where the lower "hook" is mounted. Still latches onto the memory okay but looks like I could easily bust off the other wall and be screwed...

Aside from that the board runs great thus far...though I think I'm gonna be jonesin' for my SLI when 3D benching

[426hemi]

I have been running fine all morning on a partition on my 250g in ide mode.
Hope the raid issue is a bios thing cos I love this board.

[Lalaboy]

The DDR Maximizer is working now!


2.7V


2.85V

[OldGuy]

Just wanted to post a quick thank you to eva2000... All of your initial posts are proving to be a great wealth of info and providing a nice base of reference to work with. I'm so used to working with Nvidia based boards that I can get a bit lost when something new comes along. So far this board is pretty fun to work with and you've taken alot of guess work out of the equation

[OldGuy]

For anyone curious about the heat pipe assy...be prepared for a long journey cleaning up the mess you make by removing this assy...if you are curious as to whether or not heat is being transferred properly thinking the heatsinks feel rather cool even though you are pumping a decent dose of voltage...

The north and south bridge are mounted with something more akin to a two part thermal epoxy. Key word "epoxy" You will need a blow dryer to heat up the south bridge as it covers a large area (chip wise) and you will not be able to remove the assy without heating up contact points during removal. Compared to recent mobos I've seen this at least makes good contact as opposed to massive globs of grease running every which way.



It took awhile to get the SB cleaned up. Just multiply the NB that you see times two. This was using Arctic cleaning solution, blow dryer and fingernail. Heat it up, apply cleaner and let it sit for 10~15 minutes. Remove a layer and repeat. Not looking forward to cleaning NB and avoiding damage to the pad...

The PWM's are covered with a thermal pad and it makes piss poor contact, maybe 75% total. Considering how well the board runs it doesn't seem to be a major point. Prepping for phase right now which prompted the removal in the first place (plus just a tad bit of curiousity why the sinks felt so cool, relatively speaking).

Anyway, just wanted to warn those thinking they may need to remove and regrease. Asus actually did a decent job and this particular heat pipe assy works pretty well...

[Speederlander]

For anyone curious about the heat pipe assy...be prepared for a long journey cleaning up the mess you make by removing this assy...if you are curious as to whether or not heat is being transferred properly thinking the heatsinks feel rather cool even though you are pumping a decent dose of voltage...

The north and south bridge are mounted with something more akin to a two part thermal epoxy. Key word "epoxy" You will need a blow dryer to heat up the south bridge as it covers a large area (chip wise) and you will not be able to remove the assy without heating up contact points during removal. Compared to recent mobos I've seen this at least makes good contact as opposed to massive globs of grease running every which way.



It took awhile to get the SB cleaned up. Just multiply the NB that you see times two. This was using Arctic cleaning solution, blow dryer and fingernail. Heat it up, apply cleaner and let it sit for 10~15 minutes. Remove a layer and repeat. Not looking forward to cleaning NB and avoiding damage to the pad...

The PWM's are covered with a thermal pad and it makes piss poor contact, maybe 75% total. Considering how well the board runs it doesn't seem to be a major point. Prepping for phase right now which prompted the removal in the first place (plus just a tad bit of curiousity why the sinks felt so cool, relatively speaking).

Anyway, just wanted to warn those thinking they may need to remove and regrease. Asus actually did a decent job and this particular heat pipe assy works pretty well...

Well, my NB at least was blazing hot under the stock orginal BIOS so I suspected the heat transfer was decent. Much cooler to the touch now though under 0304.

[Speederlander]

Not bad for initial 24/7 set-up with QX6700 on air, with RAM at 1080:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=201887

[OldGuy]

Well, my NB at least was blazing hot under the stock orginal BIOS so I suspected the heat transfer was decent. Much cooler to the touch now though under 0304.

Yeah, I thought your comment earlier about NB heat sounded "strange" Even at 1.70v it is nowhere close to 680i NB temps...I thought maybe heat just wasn't being tranferred proper but that doesn't seem to be the case. This heat pipe assy might actually do what it's supposed to do...I hope

[eva2000]

Just wanted to post a quick thank you to eva2000... All of your initial posts are proving to be a great wealth of info and providing a nice base of reference to work with. I'm so used to working with Nvidia based boards that I can get a bit lost when something new comes along. So far this board is pretty fun to work with and you've taken alot of guess work out of the equation

Glad i could help

Thanks for the NB/SB cooling info... looks like Asus did listen when it came to NB/SB heatsink contact this time

I decided to leave mine intact as the board is running fine as is

[eva2000]

The DDR Maximizer is working now!


2.7V


2.85V

did you remove the coil or leave it intact ?

[xsbb]

Nice full BIOS settings with OCs. Very good work and very useful.

+1 Thanks for the bios info, it'll definitely come in handy

[safan80]

have you tried 307?...406 and 407 beta bioes, although they are for the P5K (non-deluxe)?

EDIT: look here: http://www.jmax-hardware.com/index.p...d&ascdesc=DESC

they have the deluxe bioses in a different section 307 being the latest.

http://www.jmax-hardware.com/index.p...d=67&Itemid=43

[Speederlander]

they have the deluxe bioses in a different section 307 being the latest.

http://www.jmax-hardware.com/index.p...d=67&Itemid=43

Who has tried 0307 and does it seem better than 0304?