ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[lawrywild]

Turn off HyperPath 3.

Was that a joke?

[bichi]

Prompted by GFORCE100, tried x9 multi at FSB of 333, 330, etc.
- memory set at 1000, 1100 etc.
- XP SP2 booted successfully, but fails various memory and loading tests
- NB temp: 105f/40.5c MEM temp: 90.5f/32.5c, measured with Fluke Mini62 IR thermometer
- picture is of multi: x9, FSB: 333 attempt....

So it's back to multi: x10 @ 300 FSB, memory @ 1000/500, 3:5 for me

lawrywild,
- ever figure out what was causing your DL burn problem?

[GFORCE100]

Prompted by GFORCE100, tried x9 multi at FSB of 333, 330, etc.
- memory set at 1000, 1100 etc.
- XP SP2 booted successfully, but fails various memory and loading tests
- NB temp: 105f/40.5c MEM temp: 90.5f/32.5c, measured with Fluke Mini62 IR thermometer
- picture is of multi: x9, FSB: 333 attempt....

So it's back to multi: x10 @ 300 FSB, memory @ 1000/500, 3:5 for me

lawrywild,
- ever figure out what was causing your DL burn problem?

So you did turn off EIST didn't you? Did you give the northbridge 1.65V in the BIOS (not always necessary)?

[GFORCE100]

Was that a joke?

No it's no joke. I've been running the Ballistix you have for months now at 1000MHz speeds at 4-4-4-4 now and you need HyperPath disabled if it's to be stable. I always keep it at 2.4V too. 4-4-3-4 will give you memtest errors sooner or later but 4-4-4-4 is stable.

[lawrywild]

No it's no joke. I've been running the Ballistix you have for months now at 1000MHz speeds at 4-4-4-4 now and you need HyperPath disabled if it's to be stable. I always keep it at 2.4V too. 4-4-3-4 will give you memtest errors sooner or later but 4-4-4-4 is stable.

Seen, but

FSB Wall at low fsb around 300 - Disable Hyperpath 3 in the Chipset section of the bios. [Credit - lawrywild]

haven't used Hyperpath 3 since the day I received this board.

@bichi:

Nope, and don't want to waste anymore discs...

edit: @ gforce again: do you have a fan over your sticks @ 2.40v? and what timing is your Write Latency Time at? 4-4-4-4-x

[GFORCE100]

Seen, but

FSB Wall at low fsb around 300 - Disable Hyperpath 3 in the Chipset section of the bios. [Credit - lawrywild]

haven't used Hyperpath 3 since the day I received this board.

@bichi:

Nope, and don't want to waste anymore discs...

edit: @ gforce again: do you have a fan over your sticks @ 2.40v?

You may have not used it but if it's set to AUTO then that's your problem, it should be DISABLED.

[AHolland]

Hi Bichi (thought it was Lawrywild but I was wrong),

What is that temp program you are running. It looks cool. I also noticed that it showed hard drive temps as well. I have a program called speedfan. It gives some good info, but not enough for my testing.

As a side note, does anyone know what acceptable HD temps are? I know that HD failures are closely linked to temps. My case (P180) allows me to separate my HD and MB from each other. I then run a fan through the hard drives (4 of them), and then through the power supply and out. I cannot make any changes to the power supply fan, but there is an inline fan that I can ramp up. I don't like to run allo my fans as fast as they can because I do some sound recording and you can hear the computer in the background if the fans are turned up. Basically I like quiet.

It's all a balance, fans, sound, temperatures etc.

[lawrywild]

Hi Lawrywild,

What is that temp program you are running. It looks cool. I also noticed that it showed hard drive temps as well. I have a program called speedfan. It gives some good info, but not enough for my testing.

As a side note, does anyone know what acceptable HD temps are? I know that HD failures are closely linked to temps. My case (P180) allows me to separate my HD and MB from each other. I then run a fan through the hard drives (4 of them), and then through the power supply and out. I cannot make any changes to the power supply fan, but there is an inline fan that I can ramp up. I don't like to run allo my fans as fast as they can because I do some sound recording and you can hear the computer in the background if the fans are turned up. Basically I like quiet.

It's all a balance, fans, sound, temperatures etc.

Hi, did you actually mean me or Bichi?

Bichi is using Motherboard Monitor 5 if you meant him. If you did mean me, what image are you referring to?

[lawrywild]

You may have not used it but if it's set to AUTO then that's your problem, it should be DISABLED.

I guess what I'm trying to say is it is NOT hyperpath 3. Trust me on that.