ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[M-XXXX]

I have 1707 bios, and I'm wondering if it is a big diference beetwen 1707 an 2004 bios?

[jimmsch]

Bios 1901 (I think...the one before 2004)

What to do with the following settings, which are found in the chipset section of BIOS? I have them all at auto right now.

PEG Buffer Length
Link Latency
PEG Root Control
PEG Link Mode
Slot Power

thanks -Jim

[lepbob]

Hi can ask a noob question about the wireless aerial for this board. The manual shows the aerial stuck to the side of a pc case but I was just wondering if the magnets will interfere with the components inside the case like the hdd the mobo or cpu? there seems to be something behind the aerial wherever you can put it on the case. Do you think it would interfere?

[UZ7]

Uh UZ7 I look at your sig and then look at your post and you tell me you can't afford another $7 for a floppy drive?
Woes me.

lol yeah, but my rig is one year old this month now and i didnt seem to feel the need for a floppy drive at the time.. till now ah well... as long as my rig is up and running well then im all good...

[dDub]

So nobody has heard of or had any issues with certain fan connectors not working?

I'm referring to my previous post but to sum it up, only my Power fan connectors seem to work and i can't figure out why. Both Chassis and CPU don't seem to be functioning and the new fans i'm trying to install both work off of the Power connectors, so it seems to be a malfunction of the board or perhaps BIOS?

Any ideas?

[QuietRiot]

Bios 1901 (I think...the one before 2004)

What to do with the following settings, which are found in the chipset section of BIOS? I have them all at auto right now.

PEG Buffer Length
Link Latency
PEG Root Control
PEG Link Mode
Slot Power

PEG has to do with a 'feature' that Asus has been using that overclocks graphic cards. If I'm not mistaken, the PEG Link Mode is the one that controls that. The tricky thing is that the 'normal' mode is not exactly the 'off' setting.

I've looked around for this info on Asus's website is very hard to find anything and the little that can be found is not exactly explanatory of what it does.

[Eastcoasthandle]

Those peg features simply add more voltage to your video card to OC it through the pcie bus. The pci-e bus is rated at 75 watts. Once you start messing with PEG it's not clear what wattage turns into. However, the problem is that is not how you OC a video card. And, you can mess up your video card if you are not careful. From what I've seen posted around (maybe 1-2 years ago...not sure) the best you get out of it (if tweaked correctly) is <3 FPS. If memory serves correctly, messing with the slot power can mess up your video card. Light could add more current while heavy adds less or something like that for nvidia cards. Again, I am going by memory from long ago and things could have changed by now. Peg link is the overclocking portion of PEG (PCI-express Graphics) and should be disabled, especially if you manually overclock your card, as it is notoriously unstable. The only thing I've seen OC was the peg link mode on certain video cards.

[Liquid3D]

A year after it's introduction many issues have been resolve, none of which will fix the memory problems based on the FSB strap issues at least as far as I can tell. Using all types of memory there's simply no way to get this board to boot at 400FSB if the memory is run above 800MHz, below I used Crucial Tracer Ballistix PC2-5300 which to date gave me my highest mem and CPU speed simultaneously.

This has nothing ti do with this boar but the 975 chipset instead. f you want high FSB and high Memory speeds the P965 or P35 Bearlake are your only options.

If I'm wrong please correct me and do show me where I can find these specs?

EDIT: I forgot about eva2000's tests some time ago using an E6600 and kit of Super Talent 6400, thses kits were essentially the exact sam modeuls and chips found on their PC2-8000 kits from my conversation with ST. I believe this type of memory performing as wella s it does may in fact the key to getting higher memory speeds while pushing the 400FSB limit.

[pH(x)]

Hi can ask a noob question about the wireless aerial for this board. The manual shows the aerial stuck to the side of a pc case but I was just wondering if the magnets will interfere with the components inside the case like the hdd the mobo or cpu? there seems to be something behind the aerial wherever you can put it on the case. Do you think it would interfere?

No you are perfectly fine anywhere outside of the case, the magnets in that unit are relatively very weak at a distance compared to the other (HDD, PSU) electromagnetic fields found inside of your case.

[Liquid3D]

I thought they supplied adhesive material? I don't have magnets? Just keep them away from anything with a micro-chip in it, but as pH(x) said if you mount it to the case exterior you'll be fine, so ong as your case isn't aluminum

[Ron]

I just don't see the 400FSB limit with this board. I can boot at 428 FSB, 856MHz memory, 1:1, E6400 428 x 8=3.424GHz Orthos and Memtest stable for 24hrs at 4-4-4-12 and 4-4-4-5, 2x1GB 6400 G. Skill HZ's, motherboard revision 1.03g, Bios 1503. I went thur all 200+ pages of the thread before I set up this motherboard and everything went well. I have not changed the subtimings with Memset, however Memset shows them as 16T-28-6-11-9-8-5-4-6 when memory is set manually. When using SPD the Trc is 36. I am not an expert on the matter, but it just seems to me that the HZ's are made or programed to handle the tight timings of the P5W. Cooling is with a Zalman 9500, Extreme Spirit ll on NB and the Enzio forged Cu heatsink on the SB with a high output 40mm fan.

[Dr.Dos]

First time poster here but long time reader.


I'm very satisfied with my P5W-DH as I'm one of the very few to reach 475 MHz FSB before it shuts down (still on my tried and trusted BIOS 1503). My everyday settings are 400 FSB / 400-4-4-4-12 RAM. I recently got ahold of Micron 9DGMHs that fly at 500-4-4-4-12 (2.1v) in the very first testrun so they may have quite a potential.

Anyway I'm not able to boot at 400 (4:5) 500-4-4-4-12, most probably due to just 1.8v during boot (default 4:5 tRFC and tRAS seem all right with these sticks).

Do you have any recommendations to make my GMHs perform the way they are meant to perform? Messing with Win32 apps after logon is not an option. Thanks.

[M-XXXX]

I have new problem:
Do you think waranty will be OK? I'm thinking about new motherboard and I found Asus P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP Wold you recomended somethink else?

[zsamz_]

save yourself the postage its an easy fix

[Cornel]

Okay, i've installed 4gb of crucial ram, and ofcoruse i only see 3200 mb in my vista 32bit.

I am gonna install 64bit vista now, but is there anyting else i need to do? before i install 64bit?

Some changes in bios?

i see in my bios that 896Mb of RAM are appropriated... what does that meen?

[M-XXXX]

save yourself the postage its an easy fix
I'm opened for solutions, but I want new mobo too and if I can get it for free why not!

[dDub]

In my continued efforts since my first post to figure out why only my Power fan connectors work while Chassis and CPU do not, i've also noticed that PC Probe does not seem to work either - no monitor panels and no sensor readings. I've taken a screen shot of the error i get when i first try to open the program (and it doesn't appear subsequent times after first launch).



I did a search for this error but turned up only one page in German. I translated the page but there was nothing relevant. So again, does anyone have any idea what this error may mean and does it seem related to my fan connectors?

[bichi]

Okay, i've installed 4gb of crucial ram, and ofcoruse i only see 3200 mb in my vista 32bit.
I am gonna install 64bit vista now, but is there anyting else i need to do? before i install 64bit?
Some changes in bios?
i see in my bios that 896Mb of RAM are appropriated... what does that meen?

Following two previous posts might give you some clues:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=4183
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=4184

[sesdave]

In my continued efforts since my first post to figure out why only my Power fan connectors work while Chassis and CPU do not, i've also noticed that PC Probe does not seem to work either - no monitor panels and no sensor readings. I've taken a screen shot of the error i get when i first try to open the program (and it doesn't appear subsequent times after first launch).



I did a search for this error but turned up only one page in German. I translated the page but there was nothing relevant. So again, does anyone have any idea what this error may mean and does it seem related to my fan connectors?

If you have checked the 24pin and 4pin 12v connections and have a good PSU it sounds more like a board fault. Have you checked that there is good standoff clearance and the board isnt touching the case anywhere . Might be worth trying it out of the case for test. Whats the wiring on you fan connectors 2 or 3 wires - check this out as it may explain why there is no monitoring. http://www.futurehardware.in/89002.htm . If you still cant get the fans to run I would RMA the board.

[riiaku]

what is the best recommended bios to use? i was using 2004 but got lots of problems, so i heard 1503 was the best and tried it. even worse problems. what do you reccommend and will give me a high overclock?

[sesdave]

what is the best recommended bios to use? i was using 2004 but got lots of problems, so i heard 1503 was the best and tried it. even worse problems. what do you reccommend and will give me a high overclock?

Check the thread - everyone has a different view. Personnally I use 1707 with winxp pro. Never had a problem and its doesnt get much bad press. A high overclock is down to how good is your CPU ,what memory u have, good cooling and the BIOS settings u use. Plenty get high overclocks with a wide range of BIOSes. What is your setup and what settings are u using?

[rkoubek]

Quick question off topic. I want to upgrade from 2 Gigs of RAM to 4 Gigs (2 more 1 gig sticks). Now I know there are two dual channels and I already have 2x 1gig - Corsair XMS2 DDR800. Should I get 2 gigs of the exact same or is it Ok to buy some newer and better to put in the other dual channel? Basically is it worth it? will they clock down to the older RAM? Will the computer know how to allocate game applications to the better RAM? You get the idea, thanks.

[TrancëJay]

Is it possible to use MBM with this MoBo?

[sesdave]

Is it possible to use MBM with this MoBo?

Yes - you need latest version 5.3.7.2 with coretemp plugins and you may have to calibrate the voltages. Check www.thetechrepository.com for detail as posted by freecableguy or do google search. If you get stiuck send your email and I will send you my zipped MBM5 directory. It also got the plufin for the NVIDIA card.

[TrancëJay]

Yes - you need latest version 5.3.7.2 with coretemp plugins and you may have to calibrate the voltages. Check www.thetechrepository.com for detail as posted by freecableguy or do google search. If you get stiuck send your email and I will send you my zipped MBM5 directory. It also got the plufin for the NVIDIA card.

found it!
http://www.thetechrepository.com/sho...=74&highlight=

thks