ASUS P5B-Deluxe; Problems & Fixes

[jcniest5]

To find out if your HDs are dying, you can take them off RAID and install Windows on the individual hard drive(s). You may also want to use WD Disk Management to partition the HDs accordingly. Awhile back, my Raptor was having booting problem and I tried all and the last resort was to use Disk Management and that fixed the problem. It may not be the same for your HDs but it's worth a try.

[redrol]

Chuckbam i havent thought of that, but i will certainly try... I have installed Vista atm so i can acctually get some work down and RnR.. but doesnt the windows allways formats by itself even if you do not do it manually?

But as with this mobo fun never ends i have a new question/problem.

I cannot enable cash write back

But it seems as it is enabled individually, but not on volume....

Look at pics



And this is what i get in Intel MAtrix Storage util (7.5 ver)





Notice how its enabled per drive, but not for volume, just as in windows devmgmt.

Is this normal , and if not how do i enable it...

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Also my HD read are 124 MB/s and 157MB/s burst rate measured by HDSpeed

Is this ok speed for 2xSata II Discs in RAID 0 mode?

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Also a quick Q about defragmenting.
Is Defragmenting RAID 0 volume worth doing? I ask because if i understand correctly the data is resettled so its in one piece in sector by sector mode. So in case of RAID 0 moving data to 1 of the discs defeats the purpose of RAID 0 reading advantage. I mean are there defragmentors that recognise RAID 0 setting and defragment accordingly?

you enable it from the Matrix storage manager, just right click your Volume and select enable write cache enable!

[pumbertot]

im noticing a long statup time from when XP logo appears to when it gets into windows. I dont remember it being this long but been running evga 680i for a while and only came back to p5b-d recently(other rig was resting ).

E4300 @ 3.2GHz
1GB Fatbodies
2x74GB Raptor Raid

any ideas how I can speed up the startup time?just seems to take so long, the loadfing bar goes to the end many times before it gets to desktop its 10 times longer than on my EVGA 680i. ??????????????

[peterpiper]

I have a problem running 4gigs of memory in this Board. In order to run and see a full 4gig I have to enable memory mapping. But I can't run memtest, or Prime95 without errors. If I disable memory mapping both will run happily. I'm running vista 64Bit. Can there be any other bios settings causing a problem? With memory mapping enabled, I've even tried slacking out the Ram timings completely, upping Vmem and Vnb.. still errors..?


P5b Dlx (Bios 1101).. E6700@3.6, 1.5vcore(Bios).. Thermalright Extreme Ultra.. 4x1Gb Adata PC8000@4-4-4-12 450FSB 1:1..

[chuckbam]

I have a problem running 4gigs of memory in this Board. In order to run and see a full 4gig I have to enable memory mapping. But I can't run memtest, or Prime95 without errors. If I disable memory mapping both will run happily. I'm running vista 64Bit. Can there be any other bios settings causing a problem? With memory mapping enabled, I've even tried slacking out the Ram timings completely, upping Vmem and Vnb.. still errors..?


P5b Dlx (Bios 1101).. E6700@3.6, 1.5vcore(Bios).. Thermalright Extreme Ultra.. 4x1Gb Adata PC8000@4-4-4-12 450FSB 1:1..

Try 4-5-5-12

[peterpiper]

Thanks Chuckbam, no joy.. tried it before and just for the sake of it tried it again now.. Errors in memtest straight away!?

[dnottis]

I just picked up a Netgear gigabit switch to allow faster transfers within my network. In one box I have the Gigabyte DS3 rev 1, c1 with E2140 OCd to 3.0 Ghz. the other box is the P5B Deluxe with a E6420 oc'd to 3.6 ghz.

I connected the switch to my router and have absolutely no problems with the GB ethernet card connecting to the switch at 1GBps, however the POS nics on the Asus board will sometimes connect at 100 MBps, sometimes at 1GBps - more than anything 100 MBps. I have swapped patch cables, jacks on the switch, drivers through all the drivers Asus and Marvell have offered - and it's always the same thing. Its a crap shoot, 1 out of 5 boots it will come up and run 1GBps, 4 outta 5 100 MBps.

Any thoughts?? I've gone through all the settings, tried different buffer sizes, etc. In the drivers they give you the options for 10 and 100 full duplex - there is nothing to force 1GB. Btw this is with both onboard nics. Nic2 is a bit better, maybe 3 outta 5 will connect at 1GB. Either way I'm ready to rip it out and swap it just because of this problem. I've really grown to hate the p5b deluxe because of a few different issues I have with it. However, the one thing that keeps me coming back - the easy vdroop mod that allows me to OC higher than with a DS3 (which doesn't have a working pencil vdroop mod). Otherwise I would have gotten rid of this board awhile ago...


I also need to add, this is with XP-32. However, in Vista x64 it always shows 1GB, but the transfer rate is definitely 100MBps. I know this because I have a folder of 2GB of data - to transfer at 100MBps takes 6-7 mins. When its working in 1GBps mode (which lights green on the switch vs. orange at 100) I can copy the same folders in 40 seconds. So in Vista x64 I never get 1GBps operation even though it shows me it is in network connections.

Let me know if anyone has any thoughts, or the same problems...


EDIT: My solution was to order a GB P35-DS3R yesterday. I have no issues with the nic on the ds3. its too bad though.

[cletus_cassidy]

I just installed a liquid cooling system in my rig and I was running Orthos to make sure things were solid before I began some overclocking. Unfortunately, Orthos fails within 2 minutes, giving me a fatal error because "Rounding was 0.x, expected less than 0.4" (where x is a slightly different number each time I try to run Orthos). I'm still running everything at stock (no overclocking at all) and I haven't changed any settings in my bios, although I did get the long beep followed by three short beeps the first time I booted after installing the liquid cooling system; I assumed this was an error because the motherboard did not detect the CPU fan.

Any thoughts on how to correct this? Thanks in advance...

[boris_37]

okay my pc was having issues being slow and the occasional error. I decided to format and seem to be having even more issues than before.

I formatted fine and installed, then i tried to boot and it would hit the windows loading screen, and crash. I ran checkdisk through system recovery, it said it found some errors so i ran a /r and it supposedly fixed them. Anyways, i reinstalled/reformatted again because the problem was not solved. Now i seem to be getting a disk error and it is telling me to ctrl+alt+del

I have

p5b deluxe
e6400
2x74gb raptors in raid0
etc etc

please ask if you need more.

Are my hard drives dying, im really pissed becaue they are expensive so i dont wanna buy new ones.

okay so i checked the hard drives with the WD diagnostic tool and they seem to be fine. However i renabled raid, reinstalled windows and it wont even detect the hard drives, and if it does it gives me a disk read error. I ran checkdisk through the windows recovery and it tells me it found errors, even before i hit the second windows installation screen(the one after it unpacks everything). I am not sure what this means. I am going to make a new floppy for the raid drivers and see if that solves the problem. if it doesnt i am not sure what the problem is. It seems only raid doesnt want to work, it was working fine before :S... ideas?

[chuckbam]

okay so i checked the hard drives with the WD diagnostic tool and they seem to be fine. However i renabled raid, reinstalled windows and it wont even detect the hard drives, and if it does it gives me a disk read error. I ran checkdisk through the windows recovery and it tells me it found errors, even before i hit the second windows installation screen(the one after it unpacks everything). I am not sure what this means. I am going to make a new floppy for the raid drivers and see if that solves the problem. if it doesnt i am not sure what the problem is. It seems only raid doesnt want to work, it was working fine before :S... ideas?

Did you create the RAID through the Intel utility? If not, during post (boot up), there is a command noted that lets you go into this Intel utility. delete any portions etc and create a new RAID volume.

[boris_37]

The intel matrix raid utility? CTRL+I at startup? If so yes, i have done it about 4 times over the last 2 days. I am not sure what is going on. Created raid with my 2 raptors, 128kb stripe size etc etc... nothing it different from last time i've done this....

[peterpiper]

Hey Chuckbam what kinda voltages you using on NB and Ram for your 4 gigs?
I can run memtest (windows version) if i exclude memtest from DEP? Anyone any thoughts on this? Also, finding general views that 4 gig with this board is not easy?? Frustrating, I've been at this for about two weeks...!!

[Scope666]

The intel matrix raid utility? CTRL+I at startup? If so yes, i have done it about 4 times over the last 2 days. I am not sure what is going on. Created raid with my 2 raptors, 128kb stripe size etc etc... nothing it different from last time i've done this....

can you try running memtest from dos? If your ram is having problems, it can cause all types of problems trying to install Windows.

[chuckbam]

Hey Chuckbam what kinda voltages you using on NB and Ram for your 4 gigs?
I can run memtest (windows version) if i exclude memtest from DEP? Anyone any thoughts on this? Also, finding general views that 4 gig with this board is not easy?? Frustrating, I've been at this for about two weeks...!!

My MB is at default and RAM is at 2.3v. When I went from 2GB to 4GBs I had to change my timing from 4-4-4-12 to 4-5-5-12 that is why I suggested you try it. Did you say that your mem speed is 450MHz(x2) 900 MHz ? If it is, your memory may not run at that speed with 2 pairs. How do you do at 800 MHz. If it does not run stable at 800, you need to get different memory.

How do you do in ORTHOS ? http://www.overclock.net/downloads/1...v20060420.html I like to run orthos and loop 3DMARK or PCMARK for a day or so before I am happy with the settings


http://usa.asus.com/100/download/pro...95/1295_10.pdf

Look, some memory will not work with 2 pairs with this board

[peterpiper]

Thanks Chuckbam, I had a look at that list intially and had no problem with the 2 gig Adata.. thought I'd be okay! Orthos errors after a few minutes.. again it's the Ram...

I've sourced a supplier of the same ram you have, exact part no. and all. Before I place an order, can you confirm if you have enabled memory mapping? i.e you do see the full 4 gig in windows.. not just CPU-Z?
And is there anything else you'd have to say about the Kingston memory?

Thanks for your help, sorry for being a pest..!

[zaina]

From post 3728

Hey Guys

I am having boot issues with my new P5B Deluxe board bought at Fry's. This board seems to have an older BIOS, and it won't boot up. It does the double boot if its a cold boot (after disconnecting power), and after that all fans are on, led on board is RED, no startup beep, no post screen etc.

I have tried different RAM in different slots, 1 and 2 sticks (Corsair 6400 2GB Kit, and some DDR2 3200 400MHZ borrowed from work <-- does this RAM work on P5B?), different video card, and I have also unplugged all other peripherals other than Video card and RAM, and the same issue happens with no beep sound and no post screen.

I also did the CMOS jumper reset, with no success, I think I am going to try a stick of PC4200 or PC5400 of DDR2 and if that doesn't help, RMA the board .

Please let me know if you have experienced the same issue, and the different things you tried.

Thanks a lot in advance!

I have the same problem and tried the same solution but no go. Clear CMOS, pulled RAM from another PC, change video cards, new PSU, put another CPU and still won't POST and no beep. I think it's the mobo, was it the consensus that some P5B Deluxe mobos are doing this? Mine is P5B Dlx/wifi rev 1.10g and I'm preparing an RMA to newegg.

Also, do you guys know whether newegg will send a new replacement, or refurbished or open box?

[GrimReaper]

A new bios is out 1212 Anyone try this yet??

[vbo]

I'm trying!

After the first boot, Vista redetected my VGA (8800GTS) and I did have to reinstall the driver. Maybe a IRQ change???

[dnottis]

A new bios is out 1212 Anyone try this yet??

Linky -

http://station-drivers.com/page/asus...uxe%20wifi.htm

[miesso]

i've just bought a 8600gts and i think there's something wrong either with my vga or mb (mine is wifi edition)

after a long period turned off, or after a reboot, the post screen has some artifacts (i'm not sure if i can call it artifacts, but some red dots show up on the screen during the post)...

anyone had this prob??


(vga is @stock ...and this prob occurs with and w/o overclock)

[knacki99]

I'm trying!

After the first boot, Vista redetected my VGA (8800GTS) and I did have to reinstall the driver. Maybe a IRQ change???

same here. Could not install 162.15 again. The driver did not catch the vga card. 158.45 installed fine though.

[pumbertot]

no word on what its supposed to fix yet?(1212)

anyone any ideas about my long long boot times, has to be some way to sort it.

[GrimReaper]

no word on what its supposed to fix yet?(1212)

anyone any ideas about my long long boot times, has to be some way to sort it.

im updating my bios now, will post back once its done

[GrimReaper]

updating done but wait a min! WTF

1 of my cores just vanished in TAT !

and no this didnt redetect my video card

[cletus_cassidy]

I’ve just gotten my very first OC stable: 3.5ghz on a E6600 at VCore = 1.5000v. I’m watercooling my rig, and I have 32c (idle) and 50c(load) temps. Is this OC sustainable over the long run or should I tone it down a bit? Is that amount of voltage going to break down the MB or CPU, or should I be able to use this 24/7? Any advice is much appreciated.