ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[lawrywild]

yeh, TAT is very stressful, much more so than ORTHOS. Intel issued a warning to enthusiasts that it can stress the cores so much that it can damage the CPU (after periods of 30mins+). ORTHOS is more stressful than anything I've ever used in 24/7 windows usage so I find no need to see TAT temps.

[eblaster101]

hardly anyones posts their settings which are STABLE. Here are my settings i have tortered it with 2x prime 95 running in torture mode 3+hours fully stable no crash and orthos beta for 2+ hours solid. I havent lowered the vcore yet or any of the other voltages main this is its stable.

heres the ram spec
Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400 (TWIN2X2048-6400C4D) DOMINATOR
ram is not that good but managed to get it to 740mhz, and tuniq tower 120

any suggestions please let me know i would have gone further but i had to lower my dram frequency and dint see the point just to get it to 3.4

[megabit]

I'm having problems with Speedfan 4.32 - even though in the Readings tab all my fans are listed, in the Configuration's Speeds tab one is missing, so I cannot Automatically variate it or set the min and max speed. The one missing is the blowing-in fan on the left case wall, connected to one of the PWR1/PW2 sockets on the mobo (the other of the two controls the back fan, whose speed is visible to Speedfan). Any workaround? I have re-installed and reconfigured Speedfan from scratch to no avail!

[eblaster101]

if you want it on max speed plug it straight into psu molex connector.

[sesdave]

hardly anyones posts their settings which are STABLE. Here are my settings i have tortered it with 2x prime 95 running in torture mode 3+hours fully stable no crash and orthos beta for 2+ hours solid. I havent lowered the vcore yet or any of the other voltages main this is its stable.

heres the ram spec
Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400 (TWIN2X2048-6400C4D) DOMINATOR
ram is not that good but managed to get it to 740mhz, and tuniq tower 120

any suggestions please let me know i would have gone further but i had to lower my dram frequency and dint see the point just to get it to 3.4

What CPU have you got. I am running orthos stable @3.6 with memory 1:1 with 4,4,4,12,4 with 400 FSB with vcore 1.5v(iamount varies CPU to CPU) other settings FSB=1.3,MCH=1.65,ICH=1.2. The RAM should run DDR 800 4,4,4,12 no problem at its normal volts cos that is what it is speced to do. If you are failing to get your CPU higher than 370 try upping the MCH (NB volts) then the vcore if it still fails. I presume you have applied AS5 to your NB/SB.

[deadlock7]

eblaster101 how could you have the ecc option in bios?I thought it was hidden for non-ecc ram.

I need a saved profile for sure..

[importpsycho]

just did a 2004 flash and it mssed up my on board sound
it works fine then all the sudden I lose the sound
I go to sound properties and everything is grayed out
tried to play winamp and it says my sound driver is not installed
It works again after reboot, then sound goes off after 20~30min...

[TR1GG3R]

just did a 2004 flash and it mssed up my on board sound
it works fine then all the sudden I lose the sound
I go to sound properties and everything is grayed out
tried to play winamp and it says my sound driver is not installed
It works again after reboot, then sound goes off after 20~30min...

go through bios settings see if anything changed if not uninstall all sound drivers reboot and re download the new ones from realtek site make sure the right ones for os tho

[importpsycho]

go through bios settings see if anything changed if not uninstall all sound drivers reboot and re download the new ones from realtek site make sure the right ones for os tho

which one is the right now?
high def? or AC97?

[Fr3ak]

which one is the right now?
high def? or AC97?

Intel HD is what you want to get.

[cuke2u]

HI, has anyone seen this http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.p...=1#post4043973
And have any of you had an infection...
ChrisC

[jagt]

How are the new bioses? I'm still running 170X, and I haven't stayed up to date. Anything new worth updating for?

[sesdave]

How are the new bioses? I'm still running 170X, and I haven't stayed up to date. Anything new worth updating for?

You look like you are running good speed and timings so I wouldnt bother as there are no real significant published changes e.g ability to change
other memory settings.

[audiofx81]

Anyone have any clue why my pc wont boot many times, i have to mess with it to get it to post after reboots often. Its very annoying ive tried every bios as well. Now i am getting more drives this week. 3 sata HDs total and 1 sata dvdr. I will not being running raid. Any particulars for a setup. im really at the point where i will never use asus again my last 2 asus boards had issues also. Im thinking of goign back to intel boards never had an issue. Thanks alot!

[Smy]

is there any diffence with 1901 bios and 2001 bios

[Liquid3D]

Here's the list if it helps. I'd love to know what the BETA does.

P5W DH Deluxe Beta BIOS 2004
Latest beta BIOS

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 1901
Enhance compatibility between EZ-Flash II and USB Flash
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 1707
Support Intel SpeedStep in Vista
Update JMicron option rom to 1.06.63
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 1602Fix CPU frequency incorrectly display problem on AiBooster
Enhance HDD compatibility

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 1506
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
Enhance memory compatibility

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 1407
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
Fix EN7900GTX PCIE VGA Card compatibility issue when PEG Link Mode is set at [Faster]

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 1305
Update JMicron OptionRom to V1.06.56a

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 1201
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 1101
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 0801
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com.tw/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

P5W DH Deluxe BIOS 0701
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

[sesdave]

Anyone have any clue why my pc wont boot many times, i have to mess with it to get it to post after reboots often. Its very annoying ive tried every bios as well. Now i am getting more drives this week. 3 sata HDs total and 1 sata dvdr. I will not being running raid. Any particulars for a setup. im really at the point where i will never use asus again my last 2 asus boards had issues also. Im thinking of goign back to intel boards never had an issue. Thanks alot!

You first need to post all details of your current setup CPU, PSU etc and all your current BIOS settings so the people on this forum can provide suggestions that may be able to help you. This setup guide may be of use http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardw...ict197995.html.

[z751119]

Here's the list if it helps. I'd love to know what the BETA does.

P5W DH Deluxe Beta BIOS 2004
Latest beta BIOS

maybe they only change the number of version

[Grendel66]

Notes:

-- Cpu temperature reported by PC Probe or Speedfan etc is from a sensor integrated into the motherboard itself. To get temperature readings from the on-die sensor, use "Core Temp" (freeware) or Everest Ultimate Edition.

Thought I would mention this -- there's a plugin for RivaTuner to monitor the C2D diodes available here.

[audiofx81]

You first need to post all details of your current setup CPU, PSU etc and all your current BIOS settings so the people on this forum can provide suggestions that may be able to help you. This setup guide may be of use http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardw...ict197995.html.

E6600
P5W DH Deluxe
2 Gigs Corsair memory xms2
Pioneer sata dvdr
Seagate 7200rpm SataII HD
Tagan PSU 500w

I am not trying to overclock at all.

[crazyea]

set your ddr voltage manually to 2.1 if you have not already. I used to have the same memory and 1.9 (auto) is not enough.

[sesdave]

E6600
P5W DH Deluxe
2 Gigs Corsair memory xms2
Pioneer sata dvdr
Seagate 7200rpm SataII HD
Tagan PSU 500w

I am not trying to overclock at all.

A 500w PSU might be a bit light - what graphic card have you got.? If its an 8800 you probably want more juice ! Check all your connections - 24pin and 4 pin 12v. Post all your BIOS settings - In my experience setup tends to be more stable if you enter values rather than use defaults/auto irrespective of overclocking or not - especially for the memory settings on this board.

[sesdave]

Thought I would mention this -- there's a plugin for RivaTuner to monitor the C2D diodes available here.

MBM5 version 3 which will work with P5W DH also has a plugin for core temp.
http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=74

[anzial]

MBM5 version 3 which will work with P5W DH also has a plugin for core temp.
http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=74

MBM 5 doesn't work with p5w for me... Can you explain how to set it up to recognize p5w sensors, 'cause I can't figure it out for the life of me.

[sesdave]

MBM 5 doesn't work with p5w for me... Can you explain how to set it up to recognize p5w sensors, 'cause I can't figure it out for the life of me.

I am still trying to figure out how to display vcore but all other work. heres previous thread on setting it up http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...20037&t=125201 and
this has some good information. http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6798
I updated to version .5.3.7.2 then 3. You wont find the P5W in the list of MB but I tried setting motherboard as P4C800 deluxe and manually configured. Seemed to work okay. You need the plugins for coretemp and Nvida card if you have one. If you have a problam send me your email and I will send you my zipped directory to overwrite the one you have installed. I see a lot of posts from people wioth P5W's showing MBM5 displaying vcore - can anyone advise how to configure that under MBM5 v3 or post their zipped directory?