ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[kimozabe]

Your graphics card needs a very powerful PSU... Which PSU are you using?

be-quite 600w.

[lawrywild]

I'm not allowed to share 1703.

[Rol-Co]

Thx. 1.6vCore? Isn't that too high for daily use? Consider that I am using the PC to render and the CPU usage is about 100% 24/7.
Anyway you are saying to me that my CPU is “standard” and that is normal that I can’t rise it’s frequency up to 3Ghz @ default vCore, I am right?
I am asking because I expected more good overclocking performances from this CPU, and because I am seriously thinking about chancing motherboard.

got problem with kentsfield step4 and the p5w dh, board runs fine with the cpu but 3dmark 2006 give me unknown cpu , tried latest bios but that one suck's for kent, Ucode error.

anyone know how to fix this thing in 3d2006? can't publish now

[nicepun]

I'm not allowed to share 1703.

When will it be available to the General Public?

[lawrywild]

Don't know but it's not neccessarily going to become final on asus.com

oh and why do you want it? I already said it'd no different to 1602

[SchiuZ]

have you tryied to raise mch? Anyway I was able to lower vcore but still running orthos to verify. The temp are not bad with the vcore higher processors at 45c(Idle) 52c(stressed) and mobo at 36c degree. Later I will post my settings.
Btw do you have stock fan? I changed mine with a Zalman 9500, another good one is the scithe ninja b revision. I also added a little fan on northbridge and took off the Asus cover on the dissipators.

I tried vMCH from default to 1,65v but nothing seems to change. I have got water cooling (OCLabs).

Can anybody tell me why I got CPU uCode error with the newest BIOS (like 1506 and 1601) and I don’t have it with 1407?!?

[Sparx]

Not to start an argument, but why are so many FLASH HAPPY here?

[Gascogne]

I managed to get my cpu and ram working at 400 Fsb but now when I have upgraded to another 2Gb so I have total of 4Gb I can't boot up higher than 397 Fsb.

Bios: 1602.
Ram: Super Talent Pc-6400 1Gb x 4

Anyone else using 4Gb ram and have the same problem?

[lawrywild]

will 30mhz really make much difference?

[catscit]

I tried vMCH from default to 1,65v but nothing seems to change. I have got water cooling (OCLabs).

Can anybody tell me why I got CPU uCode error with the newest BIOS (like 1506 and 1601) and I don’t have it with 1407?!?

have you tried turning microcode update on in the bios?
withtout it, you will get uCode errors!

[GLENBOY]

well done lawry 250,000 views of your thread must be one of the biggest

[bete]

Not to start an argument, but why are so many FLASH HAPPY here?

I've wondered that myself. While not the crap shoot that it use to be there is still a risk to flashing.

[lawrywild]

Thanks :thumbsup:

[Gascogne]

will 30mhz really make much difference?

Properbly not, it is just annoying to see 397 instead of 400.

[taxman]

Properbly not, it is just annoying to see 397 instead of 400.

lol I know what you mean. My old opty did 2.75 Ghz and I wanted it to say 2.8

[lawrywild]

Properbly not, it is just annoying to see 397 instead of 400.

yeh true lol

[VIctorj]

Guys...im trying to downgrade my bios...im with 1602 now ...trying to downgrade to factory bios...AsusUpdate doesnt let me downgrade...and afudos either.

is there ANY way to downgrade?

believe me...i have my reasons.

[wyattcoop]

Guys...im trying to downgrade my bios...im with 1602 now ...trying to downgrade to factory bios...AsusUpdate doesnt let me downgrade...and afudos either.

is there ANY way to downgrade?

believe me...i have my reasons.

You can use Asus update, open the program click on the tab and scroll down to options, click next and then check bios downgradable. You can then update to any bios you have saved, old or new. Piece of cake.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

Hi there!

My P5W is running fine a few weeks now. But, since a while, the BIOS is inaccessable!


When booting the computer, first there is a black screen, with only a blinking dash -no BIOS splash screen. Then after 30 sec. the following message appears:



JMicron PCIE-SATAII / IDE RAID CONTROLLER, BIOS V1.06.56A

Detect drivers done, no any drive found.


Then Windows XP starts. There seems to be no way to get into BIOS.



I don't know exactly when this problem occured, perhaps when I changed the SATA drives from the EZ-headers to SATA1 and -3; perhaps when I installed the JMicron driver. I don't know.

I reinstalled XP 3x meanwhile No change.


Is there any way to get the BIOS screen back? Uninstall the JMicron driver in some way?

Please help!


P5W # E6600 # 2x 1GB GSkill (GBPK) # MSI 7900GTO # E-MU 1212 # Seasonic 430 # Ninja

[lawrywild]

have u tried pressing delete lots of times when the black screen shows?

[Eddie Spaghetti]

have u tried pressing delete lots of times when the black screen shows?

So many times the word 'Delete' is no more on the key

[lawrywild]

hehe, then I don't know..

try clearing CMOS just exactly how the p5wdh manual describes it

[ccl2006]

i really could not install Windows Vista RC2 on my rig tsk tsk

[Gascogne]

How come the motherboard just shows at startup I have 3Gb of ram when I have 4Gb? And even in Vista RC2 I have 3GB of ram...

I have check if one could be faulty, all works just fine.

[´Lotzi]

I'm not allowed to share 1703.

sorry this is bull

i phoned today with asus and they told me every bios they send out can share all over the world

i will search for this bios otherwise poooooooooooor guy


regards