ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[uOpt]

Still not happy here. So I flashed back to 1707 to support a CPU that of course I don't own, but anyway, that works and my Celeron also still works. So far so good.

However, on the 1707 BIOS I get the problem documented in this thread that I can raise FSB only when I use SPD timings, and that kicks in around 300-330 FSB. That didn't use to be the in the 2004 BIOS. Obviously I can't do this. I have 8 GB RAM to drive and overlock at least 50%, so SPD values aren't gonna cut it.

Of course I can work around this with a variety of methods such as messing with the timings and divider after boot at low speed, this clock up, or by putting in new SPD values into the memory modules. It doesn't help that this BIOS doesn't have enough control over memory anyway.

But unless somebody has easier suggestions I'm afraid I'm through with this board. It sure is shiny and has no real clocking problems, but I really had it now with problems that Asus deliberately caused.

In any case, I greatly appreciate your help in this thread.

[fornowagain]

Saw it was linked earlier, noticed 2206 is now on the ftp.

ftp://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/s...20DH%20Deluxe/

[lawrywild]

Still not happy here. So I flashed back to 1707 to support a CPU that of course I don't own, but anyway, that works and my Celeron also still works. So far so good.

However, on the 1707 BIOS I get the problem documented in this thread that I can raise FSB only when I use SPD timings, and that kicks in around 300-330 FSB. That didn't use to be the in the 2004 BIOS. Obviously I can't do this. I have 8 GB RAM to drive and overlock at least 50%, so SPD values aren't gonna cut it.

Of course I can work around this with a variety of methods such as messing with the timings and divider after boot at low speed, this clock up, or by putting in new SPD values into the memory modules. It doesn't help that this BIOS doesn't have enough control over memory anyway.

But unless somebody has easier suggestions I'm afraid I'm through with this board. It sure is shiny and has no real clocking problems, but I really had it now with problems that Asus deliberately caused.

In any case, I greatly appreciate your help in this thread.

What cpu are you using again?

PM me some details like CPUID strings etc and I will modify a 2004 bios to support the cpu for you.

[Phoenix_TT]

larrywild, et al

It's a shame the sub-memory timings can't be tweaked ... or can they !

I still can't get my Corsair XMS2 rev 1.1 DDR2800 to boot at 1:1 with 400FSB and manual timings of 4-4-4-12

[nicepun]

larrywild, et al

It's a shame the sub-memory timings can't be tweaked ... or can they !

I still can't get my Corsair XMS2 rev 1.1 DDR2800 to boot at 1:1 with 400FSB and manual timings of 4-4-4-12

Hmmm, what voltage? Because I'm currently running Crucial Ballistix 1066 400Mhz 3-3-3-8 1:1 w/ 2.25vdimm for 24/7 use.