Official GIGA P35-S3/DS3/DS3R/DS3P/DS4/DQ6 bios/info thread

[ztop]

hello... does the ga-p35-ds3p drop on v-core?

nobody can help me?

[kadir_slayer]

my system is 4+ hours orthos stable so I don't think it is because of overclocking

[Kougar]

Anyone know howto set the commandrate (1T/2T) in P35C-DS3R bios, in Bios F3A there is no option and I dont know about F4B?

Gigabyte does not have the setting to set the Command Rate in their BIOS's, they never have or haven't done so for a long time on their Intel boards... ASUS does though.

my system is 4+ hours orthos stable so I don't think it is because of overclocking

Then ya really should test your RAM using memtest. I had something similar happen, I could be ~6 hours Orthos stable but specific memory addresses in the RAM was giving errors, only memtest found them.

[zsamz_]

nobody can help me?

i'm sure it does since my p35c-ds3r does

[BobHarris]

Is it common for Gigabyte P35 boards to emit a very quick Hard Disk Active LED once a sec? Even when nothing is running, I get a very quick faint flash on the LED every second. The LED does not reach full brightness because it is so fast, but i can still see it easily in the dark.

[Neon Biker]

nobody can help me?

I don't think so. The DS3P is identical to the DS4, so it shouldn't droop too much.

[Richard Dower]

New Vista drivers for the 8111B LAN chip:

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[Viss]

Is there anyone that got a unmodded P35C booting with vcore over 1.60v in bios? Hooked up me phase but 1.8v wont boot, 1.60v is highest i can select but after drop its just not enough to max out cpu

[Lome]

Is there anyone that got a unmodded P35C booting with vcore over 1.60v in bios? Hooked up me phase but 1.8v wont boot, 1.60v is highest i can select but after drop its just not enough to max out cpu

above 1.6 is broken

[Lome]

But some boards don't encounter this problem at all. That's why I ask the technical service about this random symptom.

Btw, I'm sorry to hear your story too pal.

happenes to me when power is off for more than a few mins both dfi965 and giga ds3r its not a problem its just the board setting straps

[ztop]

I don't think so. The DS3P is identical to the DS4, so it shouldn't droop too much.

so there is not a pencil drop mod for the v-core?

[pokerezzet]

After a lot of testing i finally reached 10000 points in Everest memory test My Superpi scores seems low though, or is it as it should?

-=[E6600]-=-[Gigabyte P35 DS4]-=-[Ballistix PC5300]-=-[Corsair Cool Watercooling]=-

[zsamz_]

Is there anyone that got a unmodded P35C booting with vcore over 1.60v in bios? Hooked up me phase but 1.8v wont boot, 1.60v is highest i can select but after drop its just not enough to max out cpu

try the pencil mod

[Wallynut]

Does anyone have any issues when trying to use 4 1GB memory modules ?

I am having issues where the motherboard will just not post at all, I have tried using differenct bios, different volts and timings but nothing works.
But when I only use 2 of the modules I have no issues at all.

I have also tested the memory modules (2 at a time) with memtest with no problems.

I have OCZ Reaper 8500's


Cheers
Wally

[zsamz_]

funny my board does not like going over 510fsb

[Viss]

Have you had your cpu over 510 fsb on another board before?

[Teccxpert]

Has anyone tried 2 x 2Gb sticks on DQ6 board? How does the ram overclock?

[Cob]

Is it common for Gigabyte P35 boards to emit a very quick Hard Disk Active LED once a sec? Even when nothing is running, I get a very quick faint flash on the LED every second. The LED does not reach full brightness because it is so fast, but i can still see it easily in the dark.

My P35-DS3P does that.

[Cob]

nobody can help me?

My Q6600 drops from 1.5v in BIOS to 1.42v in Windows under load on my P35-DS3P.

That's pretty much the same as my P965 DS3 did. Tho vdroop seems to be less with the dual-core chips.

[Burner27]

Does anyone have any issues when trying to use 4 1GB memory modules ?

I am having issues where the motherboard will just not post at all, I have tried using differenct bios, different volts and timings but nothing works.
But when I only use 2 of the modules I have no issues at all.

I have also tested the memory modules (2 at a time) with memtest with no problems.

I have OCZ Reaper 8500's


Cheers
Wally

I have 4 x 1GB OCZ PC2-6400 modules running fine on my GA-P35-DQ6 after made one adjustment in the BIOS. If you have the "System Performance" option set to "TURBO" try setting it to "STANDARD".

[philgood]

For those whose want to apply better thermal paste to the NB chipset on P35-DS3P, the cover (with wording "Slient-Pipe") is attached by double side tape; you can take it off and access to the covered screw.

[ztop]

wich is the best bios for the p35 ds3p?

[philgood]

wich is the best bios for the p35 ds3p?

Sorry, can't help... because I'm still waiting for Q6600 G0 (Everything is ready and only missing a CPU).

[vld]

Wow GA-P35C-DS3R is wack. It is giving 0.25 more volts to the dimms than it is supposed to. When you set it to +0.5 You are supposed to get 2.3 volts but on this board you get 2.550-ish!!! Can easilly fry your ram! I think it already did do small damage to my ram at 2.4x volts because I didn't have active cooling and I thought I was giving it 2.2 as supposed to with a +0.4 :/ What a mess I am really dissapointed with this board. And where are the bios updates damn it. The f4B bios sucks. Also the cpu voltage is wack. It is totally unacceptable how it undervolts the cpu. 1.48-ish is the max u can get at like 1.6v in bios.

BTW can someone upload the F3B bios for this board please?

[BobHarris]

For those whose want to apply better thermal paste to the NB chipset on P35-DS3P, the cover (with wording "Slient-Pipe") is attached by double side tape; you can take it off and access to the covered screw.

I was thinking about doing that because the NB heatsink is not straight. Mine is bent one way, and my friend's heatsink is bent another. The NB heatsink is not straight, just like in a lot of pics.

Did you have trouble prying off the cover? Must the doubled sided tape be replaced before re-attaching the cover?