Testing / comparing : Intel D975XBX2 / Asus P5B DX ***56K WARNING***

[gtj]

Have any of you had hard disk read/write errors with BIOS 2333? I read somewhere that there is a problem with this board and that BIOS.

Also, for any of you that are running Linux with this board, especially Debian, how did you get the sound to work?

No problems with r/w errors on any BIOS that I remember.

I didn't do anything special with Fedora. Sound just showed up.

Also for Linux, there's a Marvell driver in the works that I'm testing, and I wrote the sensor chip driver for the board. Let me know if you need them. You'll need to be able to recompile your kernel though.

[superray]

I just bought an XFX 8800GTS 640M, installed it in the middle PCI-E slot.
CPU-Z shows it's only working on the 8x mode. Does anyone else have this problem? How can I change it to 16x

[ronaldmcdonald9]

Also, I installed WinXP Pro without installing the SATA drivers that come with the board. Is it possible to install them afterwards, or is it unnecessary? Sound didn't work on WinXP Pro either until I installed the drivers.

[gtj]

I just bought an XFX 8800GTS 640M, installed it in the middle PCI-E slot.
CPU-Z shows it's only working on the 8x mode. Does anyone else have this problem? How can I change it to 16x

You have to put it in the first slot to get x16.

[superray]

I just placed the card into the first PCI-E slot (the one closest to CPU), now it's showing 16x. However, I want to use the second one for my video card because I am using a fan on the first Slot to cool the back PCB of the video card (8800 GTS is really hot).
Any suggestions?

[gtj]

Also, I installed WinXP Pro without installing the SATA drivers that come with the board. Is it possible to install them afterwards, or is it unnecessary? Sound didn't work on WinXP Pro either until I installed the drivers.

Are you talkiing the Intel controller or marvell? It's not necessary to install the SATA drivers unless you want the RAID functionality. If it's your boot drive it's hit or miss as to whether you can change after you've installed Windows.

XP definitely needs the audio drivers.

[gtj]

I just placed the card into the first PCI-E slot (the one closest to CPU), now it's shoing 16x. However, I want to use the second one for my video card because I am using a fan on the first Slot to cool the back PCB of the video card (8800 GTS is really hot).
Any suggestions?

No way around it. Only the first slot is x16.

[superray]

No way around it. Only the first slot is x16.

Thank you. I guess I'll have to sacrifice a little performance for the lower temperature.

[ArcticOC]

New BIOS out!

Version 2747

About This BIOS:
 May 23, 2007
 BX97520J.86A.2747.2007.0523.1129
 SATA RAID info:
 Intel(R) RAID for SATA - v5.6.2.1002
 Marvell 88SE6145 SATA BIOS – v1.1.0.34
 PXE UNDI: Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.28
 PXE Base Code: Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.42
 Intel® Active Management Technology info:
 Intel® AMT BX Firmware: v1.2.3
New Fixes/Features:
 Updated processor support.
 Updated the Heceta6 Voltage conversion constants.
 Fixed an issue where with certain processor fan goes 100%.
 Fixed S3 wake-up fails when drives are attached to Marvell* RAID
controller.
 Fixed PXE always attempts to load when drives are attached to
Marvell* controller.
 Fixed audio Code subsystem ID problem after resuming S3.

[nealh]

New BIOS out!

Version 2724

About This BIOS:
 May 23, 2007
 BX97520J.86A.2747.2007.0523.1129
 SATA RAID info:
 Intel(R) RAID for SATA - v5.6.2.1002
 Marvell 88SE6145 SATA BIOS – v1.1.0.34
 PXE UNDI: Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.28
 PXE Base Code: Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.42
 Intel® Active Management Technology info:
 Intel® AMT BX Firmware: v1.2.3
New Fixes/Features:
 Updated processor support.
 Updated the Heceta6 Voltage conversion constants.
 Fixed an issue where with certain processor fan goes 100%.
 Fixed S3 wake-up fails when drives are attached to Marvell* RAID
controller.
 Fixed PXE always attempts to load when drives are attached to
Marvell* controller.
 Fixed audio Code subsystem ID problem after resuming S3.

any chance this would allow a lower mutliplier?

does it fix anything worthwhile

oh yea BTW it is 2747

Updated the Heceta6 Voltage conversion constants

what is this???

[abig]

New BIOS out!

Version 2747

About This BIOS:
 May 23, 2007
 BX97520J.86A.2747.2007.0523.1129
 SATA RAID info:
 Intel(R) RAID for SATA - v5.6.2.1002
 Marvell 88SE6145 SATA BIOS – v1.1.0.34
 PXE UNDI: Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.28
 PXE Base Code: Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.42
 Intel® Active Management Technology info:
 Intel® AMT BX Firmware: v1.2.3
New Fixes/Features:
 Updated processor support.
 Updated the Heceta6 Voltage conversion constants.
 Fixed an issue where with certain processor fan goes 100%.
 Fixed S3 wake-up fails when drives are attached to Marvell* RAID
controller.
 Fixed PXE always attempts to load when drives are attached to
Marvell* controller.
 Fixed audio Code subsystem ID problem after resuming S3.

can this bios boot with ECC ram ? the one before didn't boot at all and didn't let me to recover the old bios until I replaced the memory with non-ECC ram

and with this bios can I control the chipset fan speed ? (it's working at full speed constant )

thanks

[Woland]

This is my first intel mobo and I gotta say that compared to, lets say ASUS, these bios updates does indeed come fast. Rather nice experience, even if all the "bugs" doesn't get sorted.

Damn this board is stable.

[rbsmontemor]

New BIOS out!

Version 2747

Damn good bios!!
Before this bios I can't run orthos on my E66 at 3700Mhz.
Look at that!



In love with BX2

[aicjofs]

Damn good bios!!
Before this bios I can't run orthos on my E66 at 3700Mhz.
Look at that!

Congrats. Good opening statement about this BIOS.

[nealh]

aicjofs

wow..you have one sweet quad core....and running 4x1GB of ram

[theonlybabyface]

Darn. Third ram slot killed another stick of memory. Second one so far and both in that infamous third slot. Thank God that the Team Xtreem have a lifetime warranty.

[ChaosMinionX]

Im gonna have to update the bios and see if it handles 4gb of ram better, and runs more stable. Wont have my BX2 for long though, I bought an Asus P5K Deluxe

[rbsmontemor]

Im gonna have to update the bios and see if it handles 4gb of ram better, and runs more stable. Wont have my BX2 for long though, I bought an Asus P5K Deluxe

Im thinking to buy a P5K too. Tell me, worth it? More stable? Overclock?

add-me rbsmontemor@hotmail.com

Bye

Rbs.

[Supertim0r]

more stable, i doubt it
better oc, don't think so
better ram oc, YES

edit : strange I never had a stick of memory dying. This is with the 6 XBX2 I had (have 2 atm)

[rbsmontemor]

more stable, i doubt it
better oc, don't think so
better ram oc, YES

edit : strange I never had a stick of memory dying. This is with the 6 XBX2 I had (have 2 atm)

But the overall performace is better? P5K clocks ram like crazy, but is better than BX2 ram @ 422 3-3-3-4?

Rbs.

[screwtech02]

Anybody else runnin the newest bios yet?? I'm gonna need some more input before i leave 2333....

[nealh]

Anybody else runnin the newest bios yet?? I'm gonna need some more input before i leave 2333....

me too

[STaRGaZeR]

Anybody else runnin the newest bios yet?? I'm gonna need some more input before i leave 2333....

Trust me, leave 2333. I have it before, and compared to 2692, I love 2692. And now, 2747 is the best for me so far. Before I cant get 4hours or Orthos with this settings, now:



Look at those voltages. I stopped it at 6hrs, but I think it would go much more. More test coming

[rbsmontemor]

Trust me, leave 2333. I have it before, and compared to 2692, I love 2692. And now, 2747 is the best for me so far. Before I cant get 4hours or Orthos with this settings, now:



Look at those voltages. I stopped it at 6hrs, but I think it would go much more. More test coming

WOW man! 3.3 with 1.19V

Did you tried to get over 3.7 with this new bios? Intel did good work on that


EDIT:

Anyone running 4:5 over 400FSB? Its impossible to me...orthos scream after 1 second

[STaRGaZeR]

WOW man! 3.3 with 1.19V

Did you tried to get over 3.7 with this new bios? Intel did good work on that

Yeah, this L628B is amazing. With the famous 2333 I could run 1h of Orthos at 1,39v 3700Mhz, I will try with 2747 in a few days