ASUS P5B-Deluxe; Problems & Fixes

[Jodiuh]

Do u have the pci-e 1x prob?

Sorry, what problem? EDIT: Wait, you mean the main PCI-e 16x switching to 1x? If so, I've never experienced this on any P5B Deluxe.

Where did you get yours? What revision is yours, exactly (ie: 1.04G, 1.10G, etc...)?

Rev 1.10G

[rvd]

Hey need some help.

I was running orthos, and I didn't have the cpu seated correctly, guess it overheated and restarted, but wouldn't post. So reseated heatsink, and did a 24 hour reset and still wouldn't post. Not sure what to do next, so I rma'ed the board, got the replacement, and still won't post, tried with a 1 stick of ram too. Is the cpu toast? Or is there something else I should try ?

[Rats]

if you didn't have the CPU seated correctly, I'm surprised it booted in the first place.

[Roger_D25]

rvd,
Do you happen to have a different motherboard kicking around to try the CPU in (just to make sure it works)? If the CPU is working fine than I would check the PSU to make sure it's working properly, infact it might be quicker and easier to test the PSU first to rule it out. There is a chance that when the CPU was mounted incorrectly that it caused some issues with power supply? I am probably wrong but it's easy enough to test and rule out. Good luck!

[rvd]

Okay whoops made a mistake, this is what I meant to say.

The heatsink wasn't mounted properly and I was running orthos, and the cpu overheated and automatically restarted. I remounted the heatsink, and the mobo wouldn't post. So I did a 24 hour rest, and it still wouldn't post. So rma'ed the board, got the replacement, and still can't get it to post, you know get all the lights, and fans, but nothing else.

[edc]

Maybe your CPU is dead...

[Roger_D25]

Ah, now I see rvd. That is a much different situation than incorreclty mountin the CPU in the socket, lol! Well there is usually fail-safes inplace for overheating, hence why the board shut-down. I'm suprised you weren't able to reboot because the fail-safe should have reset itself?

[chuckbam]

They just put out a new ASUS PC Probe II V1.04.12

[Roger_D25]

Thanks a bunch chuckbam, much apprecaited!

[iadstudio]

They just put out a new ASUS PC Probe II V1.04.12

What are the improvements from v1.04.10?

Anyways, here's my current setup. Haven't had time to really tweek it but a NC-06 is on the way along with some mosfet coolers and by summer I'll be maxing this board out.

* Processor: C2D 6700
* Bios Revision: 0303
* Memory: Corsair xms2 8500 C5 (running at 800mhz)
* Configured Voltages: vCore:1.4, vFSB:1.05?, vNB1.2 (a lot of auto voltage still)
* Configured FSB: 330
* Configured Ratio: 4:5
* Configured Memory Timings:4-4-4-10 2.1v
* had to raise my SB and ICH to get all USB and HDD to work.

I'm pretty busy these days working on the machine so I can't affort to F around with it and find a better OC. I'll get to that soon, though.

[ziddey]

Hmm, I'll try giving this new asusprobe a shot. Hopefully it's fixed the wave volume to 0 error and the occasional voltage/temp errors, where it'd detect bogus voltage or temp, and sound off the alarm. Even though it only happens for one reading, the siren keeps sounding until you click ok. Really irritating

[Metroid]

This board fried 2 sticks of ram and also fried itself, What a pity . So I got another board and no problems so far. This board is good but is too sensitive. I changed the north bridge and south bridge heatsink tried to boot it and nothing happened. I think Asus is the responsible for that, anyway it looks like just another batch of craps P5B Deluxe.

[dnottis]

I changed the north bridge and south bridge heatsink tried to boot it and nothing happened. I think Asus is the responsible for that, anyway it looks like just another batch of craps P5B Deluxe.

Why would Asus be responsible for you changing the NB and SB heatsinks and the board being dead now?

I just picked up a refurb p5b-deluxe from Newegg for $108 shipped. I cleaned the NB and SB and replace the stock garbage TIM with Arctic Ceramique, this thing is hauling ass with my E6300. I pulled the Asus cover off the NB sink and stuck a 50MM fan on it, also, I did the pencil vdroop mod which works like a charm...these boards just kick ass!

[Messiah Khan]

Hello all,

I seem to be having trouble overclocking on my P5B deluxe. I did have a E6400 on a P5B deluxe, but then due to a stupid mistake, the mobo blew, so I had to get a replacement. On the first board, I could get up to about 505FSB, and the CPU up to about 3.8Ghz. On this replacement board however, I can't do anything! As soon as I try and change a setting in the Bios and reboot, it simply doesn't post. I can't even overclock by 1mhz. Im sure ive set everything how I should. Any suggestions?

[Roger_D25]

Messiah Khan,
Do you know what BIOS your new replacment P5B is running at the moment? There is always a chance the BIOS is an old one and not as capable, then again it sounds like your problem is something more than just a BIOS version issue?

[qgshadow]

Hi, My Problem is When i click Shut down my computer just doesnt shut down...

all my drives stops but my fan and cpu is still working i think...

imo this is hibernating but why the hell it is hibernating when i click shutdown?

[ziddey]

think of it as a turbo timer. have you ever waited 10 seconds after the hdd spins down? the system shuts

[szukalski]

Hi, My Problem is When i click Shut down my computer just doesnt shut down...

all my drives stops but my fan and cpu is still working i think...

imo this is hibernating but why the hell it is hibernating when i click shutdown?

You running Vista?

[justin_c]

dnottis, which pencil vdroop mod? I've been searching for vmods for the p5b dlx without a solder iron. how stable is it when you pencil? because i've heard that pencil modding isnt that stable.

I'm eager to kill this board so i have a excuse to get a new one and RMA this

[qgshadow]

You running Vista?

yes i do run vista and no it doesnt shut down after 10seconds :\

Vista Can't shut down a computer now?

[Messiah Khan]

Messiah Khan,
Do you know what BIOS your new replacment P5B is running at the moment? There is always a chance the BIOS is an old one and not as capable, then again it sounds like your problem is something more than just a BIOS version issue?

The one the board came with was something like 0850, but now ive updated it to 0910, which is what my last board was using and its still the same.

Ive done a bit of playing around today. Ive managed to set everything ready for overclocking, i ive disabled vanderpool technology, disabled speedstap, sat Ram to manual, etc etc. And it posts. So ive started to slowly up the FSB, and it works for a while... up to about 340FSB. Then it simply refuses to post after that. Its not the strap blackhole coming into play either, as it doesn't post on 401, 420, 450 etc. One thing ive nboticed as well, is that when I set, say 420FSB, it doesn't actually reboot. The screen goes black as if its going to reboot, but the power stays on. So then i have to switch it off and on, which obviusly resets the overclock.

[Roger_D25]

Messiah Khan,
Wow so your topping out at only 340Mhz on the FSB, that is very low! This leads me to think that something is definetly going on, especially since your board refuses to post after that point? I imagine you have tested some of your other hardware like (PSU, graphics card, etc..) to make sure their not causing the problems? By the way what processor are you running, if your running a quad core than 340FSB is much more resonable but if your running a regular C2D than something is going on?

On a separate note I recently purchased a used P5B-Deluxe motherboard here at XS Forums that might replace my eVGA 680i depending on how comfortable I get with it and how the performance is after testing. Although I love the board, the low voltage capability of the board along with the nasty CPU vdroop makes testing difficult once you really start to push things.

Anyway I decided to grow some balls and try the vdroop pencil mod (although I'm not an expert I have done both solder/solderless mods in the past). Well after reading through some theads I went for it. Fortunetly I have a very nice DMM which increased the safety factor greatly! The vdroop resistor measured 80.2OkOhms before modding. I dropped the resistance down to 25.01kohms using an HB pencil and my vdroop pretty much went away!

I should add that I only tested with voltage values in BIOS set to 1.45v, there is a good chance that if you run more or less voltage in BIOS that your results will differ? From my testing I would imagine that the lower the VCORE value you set in BIOS the less vdroop you'll measure, and visa-versa with higher VCORE values.

Pre-Pencil Mod:
VCORE (BIOS Setting): 1.45v
Actual Idle VCORE: 1.422v-1.416v
Actual Load VCORE: 1.397v-1.394v (Orthos Small-FFT)

Post-Pencil Mod:
VCORE (BIOS Setting): 1.45v
Actual Idle VCORE: 1.449v-1.447v
Actual Load VCORE: 1.448v-1.444v

(alright the CPU Vdroop isn't completly gone but those results are just amazing as far as I'm concerned, especially for about 10min modding time)! So thank you very much guys)! Here is the link to the pencil mod I used and I think that this might be the same one that dnottis used ju stin but I'm not sure?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...2&postcount=17

[ziddey]

dnottis, which pencil vdroop mod? I've been searching for vmods for the p5b dlx without a solder iron. how stable is it when you pencil? because i've heard that pencil modding isnt that stable.

I'm eager to kill this board so i have a excuse to get a new one and RMA this

vdroop pencil can be unstable if you don't blow the area afterwards. there's a lot of graphite dust that accumulates everywhere. Other than that, the only possible downside to graphite is that it may wear out.

[Roger_D25]

Good point ziddey, while I was applying the pencil mod I used two important items, canned air and also my trusty DMM! I started by applying a few lines of lead, then using the canned air I thoroughly blew around the area. I then remeasured the resistance value (which increased because of blowing the access lead dust off), so I applied a 2nd application. I just continued doing this until I got the resistance value I wanted, then you know you've blown all the access lead dust off so you shouldn't have any problems down the road!

[dnottis]

dnottis, which pencil vdroop mod? I've been searching for vmods for the p5b dlx without a solder iron. how stable is it when you pencil? because i've heard that pencil modding isnt that stable.

I'm eager to kill this board so i have a excuse to get a new one and RMA this

This pencil mod -
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=116574

I agree, I did the mod and blew some compressed air over that area to get rid of any excess.