Official ASUS X38 Boards: P5E, P5E3 - Info/BIOS Thread

[mu||et]

I was using the 0601 but now my turn signals in my truck stopped working so I went back to the 0502.

[devnull77]

I was using the 0601 but now my turn signals in my truck stopped working so I went back to the 0502.

hahaha, noes seriously i think i'll hold out another week to see more results from 0601 here...

so early adopters and risk takers keep 'em commin'

[rozak]

I updated to 0601 yesterday. So, far no problems. Memtest/Prime95 NO errors.

P5E, Q6600, AxeRAM 1066 (4x1GB) @ 1066 1.88V 5-5-5-15, Driving strength strong, Transaction Booster enabled:0 - All stock settings.

[Nordling]

Which one is better?
Asus P5E64 WS Pro
ore
asus P5E3 WS Pro

[necron66]

My E8400 was stable 4GHz (500x8)with 1.35v bios on my Gigabyte ds3p, 601 bios on this board , I cant get it stable on my p5e with 1.45v bios.

[JohnZS]

I know someone who has a P5E Standard (DDR2) and their BIOS also has the "Memory Remap" function
Now, does anyone know if the new 0601 BIOS is compatible with "Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4" RAM?
Apparently any BIOS after 0201 "breaks" support for this RAM (rather like BIOS 0808 breaking support for Patriot DDR3 on the P5E3)
John

[godsfist]

0601 BIOS has given me a slightly better overclock, or maybe my chip just needed burning in

[mason123]

I know someone who has a P5E Standard (DDR2) and their BIOS also has the "Memory Remap" function
Now, does anyone know if the new 0601 BIOS is compatible with "Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4" RAM?
Apparently any BIOS after 0201 "breaks" support for this RAM (rather like BIOS 0808 breaking support for Patriot DDR3 on the P5E3)
John

thanks man!
i will use this board for my 8Gb mem rig.

[Prodigys]

Ppl, it's maybe a shame but i'm for the first time on a Asus board !

I got mine Asus P5E 2 days now, got my Q6600 on 1.42Vcore stable on 4Ghz. All the other voltage options i picked auto.

But my question is, how can i get 475 x 9 stable on this board. I mean, i went from a P35-DQ6 with little but usefull settings to a P5E with MUCH settings. Dunno what is what for...

[JoeBar]

0601 seems fine, I think it was to fix a stall that occured every now and then when you rebooted with a 45nm chip

I get this prob occasionally with 502 bios and a 8400. I'll update to 601 and see if it's fixed...

[Prodigys]

Vdroop/Vdrop mod for Asus P5E works great.

First:

BIOS = 1.537 V
IDLE = 1.472 V
LOAD = 1.432 V

After:

BIOS = 1.537 V
IDLE = 1.520 V
LOAD = 1.528 V

I'm happy, no I can run my Q6600 on 4Ghz with only 1.42V under load.
But still my question, how can I reach 475Mhz on this board ?

[necron66]

Ppl, it's maybe a shame but i'm for the first time on a Asus board !

I got mine Asus P5E 2 days now, got my Q6600 on 1.42Vcore stable on 4Ghz. All the other voltage options i picked auto.

But my question is, how can i get 475 x 9 stable on this board. I mean, i went from a P35-DQ6 with little but usefull settings to a P5E with MUCH settings. Dunno what is what for...

Would you be able to PM me your bios settings that your using? I posted a list of them a few pages back. Would be much appricated. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=889

Vdroop/Vdrop mod for Asus P5E works great.

First:

BIOS = 1.537 V
IDLE = 1.472 V
LOAD = 1.432 V

After:

BIOS = 1.537 V
IDLE = 1.520 V
LOAD = 1.528 V

I'm happy, no I can run my Q6600 on 4Ghz with only 1.42V under load.
But still my question, how can I reach 475Mhz on this board ?

Is this the pencil mod from the pic a few pages back? I got a improvment but I don't think that good. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=870

My new cpu clocks better in my DS3P so I may put the quad back on this P5E, but I had a terribal time with the bios on it (running 601 currently)

Due to the FSB limitation of the Quads you might not get 475FSB with 1, on my other board I couldn't get above 465FSB with mine.

[TWY]

Does the Loadline Calibration/Voltage Damper setting work to at least a certain extent with the latest BIOS? Seems like everyone here is doing a Vdroop mod...

[Prodigys]

Would you be able to PM me your bios settings that your using? I posted a list of them a few pages back. Would be much appricated. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=889



Is this the pencil mod from the pic a few pages back? I got a improvment but I don't think that good. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=870

My new cpu clocks better in my DS3P so I may put the quad back on this P5E, but I had a terribal time with the bios on it (running 601 currently)

Due to the FSB limitation of the Quads you might not get 475FSB with 1, on my other board I couldn't get above 465FSB with mine.

Ai Clock Tuner : Manual
CPU Ratio Setting : 9.00
FSB Frequency : 445
FSB Strap to Northbridge : 400Mhz
PCI-E Frequency : 110

Dram Static Read Control : AUTO
Ai Clock Twister : AUTO
Transaction Booster : AUTO

Vcore Voltage : 1.43750 V (Idle = 1.4160, Stressed = 1.4240)
CPU PLL Voltage : AUTO
FSB Termination Voltage : AUTO
Dram Voltage : 2.34 
Northbridge Voltage : AUTO
Southbridge Voltage : AUTO

Load Line Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : AUTO
NB GTL Reference : AUTO
SB 1.5v Voltage : AUTO

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

As you can see, i've got everything almost on AUTO, and that is the only way to get till 445 FSB. I booted once on 465MHz with everything AUTO and ran a SuperPi 1M bench and stable. After that he does boot only till 4.2Ghz everything the same in BIOS but Vcore changed, but when he wants to go in Vista he hangs... That's why i need a program to read out the valeu's he gives himself now for 4Ghz...

Even Asus PC Probe2 gives only VCore, VDimm and 3-5-12V lines ...


And like i said here, i come from a P35-DQ6, so i don't know what the heck is CPU GTL Reference, NB GTL Reference and stuff...

That's why, when i can read out the voltages he puts himself now, i maybe can get higher...

EDIT:

And yes i did the pencil mod that Cranox showed.

@ TWY, dunno but here it doesnt make any difference if it is turned on or off, with every bios i tested...
For now, 601 works the best, everything between 207 and 502 is bad ...

[necron66]

Ty Prodigys for that information. I also came from Gigabyte also so this board all the settings your not understanding I'm in the same boat

Someone on another site posted for me

Ai Clock Tuner : Manual
CPU Ratio Setting : 9.00
FSB Frequency : 446
FSB Strap to Northbridge : Auto

Vcore Voltage : 1.35625
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.42
Northbridge Voltage : 1.43
Southbridge Voltage : 1.2

I left out what is AUTO

That pretty much worked for me.

Going from that I'm testing this atm.

Ai Clock Tuner : Manual
CPU Ratio Setting : 9.00
FSB Frequency : 456
FSB Strap to Northbridge : AUTO
PCI-E Frequency : 101

Dram Static Read Control : Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Strong
Transaction Booster : Disabled
Relax Level : 0

Vcore Voltage : 1.37500
CPU PLL Voltage : AUTO
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.42
Northbridge Voltage : 1.55
Southbridge Voltage : 1.2

Load Line Calibration : Enabled

Seems ok so far.

[askimo]

Is this bios beta?

[Prodigys]

Ty Prodigys for that information. I also came from Gigabyte also so this board all the settings your not understanding I'm in the same boat

Someone on another site posted for me


I left out what is AUTO

That pretty much worked for me.

Going from that I'm testing this atm.



Seems ok so far.

Are you on a E8400 or on a Q6600 like me ?
Otherwise i can't help you becuase the settings voor ~400FSB on a dual compared to quad is much different....

Is this bios beta?

If you look on the Asus site it says BETA, so i think it's a BETA yes

[EaglePC]

On Thursday 1/31/2008 , I called Asus on many issues 1.VDROOP /2.RAM VOLTS /3.NO 500Mhz is you have RAM of PC1000 or higher /4.Bios 0601 if you use your ON-OFF switch on your Computer in Windows XP your Computer will Reboot ,Issue with 0501 and 0502 Bios your Computer will lock up and Video Card will Squeal.There Brian his name told me yes Asus is knownledge of all sorts of calls and emails on this board P5E.he will email me on 2/4/2008 with a proper fix .With a answer,sad news it could be intels fault bad northebrige chipset.maybe just Asus trying to blame others we'll see my board is only 10days old i still have 20 more days for a full refund....

look here is some boards bad great reviews where I purchesed my board

1x Winner of Customer Choice Award - Intel Motherboards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131219

[necron66]

Are you on a E8400 or on a Q6600 like me ?
Otherwise i can't help you becuase the settings voor ~400FSB on a dual compared to quad is much different....



If you look on the Asus site it says BETA, so i think it's a BETA yes

Ahhhh yes lol. I had my Q6600 in the P5E when I first asked about this, but have since put the 8400 in it.

[JoeBar]

I've installed 601 bios and got rid of the hang on restart problem with my 8400.

Apart from that everything as before with 502.

[Xelation]

Dude, from Q6600 to E8400?? Why not wait for the Q9450?

Ahhhh yes lol. I had my Q6600 in the P5E when I first asked about this, but have since put the 8400 in it.

[necron66]

Dude, from Q6600 to E8400?? Why not wait for the Q9450?

I have the quad in another PC, the E8400 is just for a little fun. This PC is the one in my sig, the other is Q6600, DS3P, X1950 Pro Crossfire ect ect ect.

[godsfist]

Yep 601 rocks!

[Zophet]

May I ask if the memory handling is fixed in the new BIOS? 400FSB @ 1:1 @ performance level 6?
My memories weren't fully supported in the BIOSes, so that I'm still using 0107.

[zipdrive]

I think the memory has a LOT to do with it.

It has been proven the the GSkill 2x2GB PC8000 works VERY well with these boards. I had big issues with my OCZ PC6400 R2 stuff - but only in Vx64.

Just watercooled my P5e and 6600 quad...could'nt be happier with my G-skill.