ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[sesdave]

no more problems with this board for me.
today i sold this board

What its the best option in board to buy, i see a giga p35 ds3p or abit ip35, or i wait to x38boards ?

I upgraded to the Asus P5K Premium - it has all the BIOS options I need including all the missing memory settngs that Asus never included in the P5W Bios .http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=361
Performs very stable on o/c due to increased quality and number of capacitors over P5K deluxe- not a lot of vdroop either. I can easily run the 4x1GB RAM upto 1200 with good timungs . Seems to get the best out of the GO processors and is ready for the 45mm. I would run higher but am limited by my cooling.

[MarcusTaz]

no more problems with this board for me.
today i sold this board

What its the best option in board to buy, i see a giga p35 ds3p or abit ip35, or i wait to x38boards ?

At this point I would wait for the X38 to hit the shelves. They are not that long away according to reports I have read and some should have DDR2 support, the MSI to be specific again according to reports I have read...

[GLENBOY]

At this point I would wait for the X38 to hit the shelves. They are not that long away according to reports I have read and some should have DDR2 support, the MSI to be specific again according to reports I have read...

i agree x38 is going to be a whole new ball park i would wait for one of these

[Ragdd]

Succesor of the Asus P5W DH Deluxe motherbord (Intel 975X chipset)

Come's out end of next month

P5E3 Deluxe (Intel X38 Chipset)
http://www.hardware.info:80/nl-NL/ne..._X38_in_zicht/

DDR3 support
No Intel PATA support
6 x SATA's connectors
2 x PCI-E x 16 slots (Crossfire)
2 x PCI-E x1 slots
3 x PCI slots
Gigabit network & high definition sound

[bichi]

BIOS 2301
P5WDH, Rev 1.02G/66M0AG, QX6700 B3 @ 3.0g, 2gB PC-8800 RAM (details in sig)

- installed with EZFlash 2 and USB drive
- no obvious changes and operating nominally
- no new CPU code, compared to 2206, re., "G0" steppings (see clip below)
- no problems with settings remaining set
- internal 2301 BIOS date = 07/29/07 (2206 = 07/24/07)

P5WDH 2301: (Asus FTP)
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...eluxe/2301.zip

[bichi]

wtf?
Looks like Asus have pulled the bioses since ver. 2004. 2206 is still to be found on the ftp server.

- agreed, and to add to "strangeness," P5WDH CPU compatibility lists 2205 for "G0" steppings
- has happened in the past and probably have to wait a week or so, if its another ASUS site mistake....

What its the best option in board to buy, i see a giga p35 ds3p or abit ip35, or i wait to x38boards ?

At this point I would wait for the X38 to hit the shelves....

i agree x38 is going to be a whole new ball park i would wait for one of these

- I'm with these two fellow hayseeds and will wait for X38....
- provided DDR2 support is viable
- and prices are not totally wacked....

[GLENBOY]

tried 2301 bios with older revision p5w board same issues with e6600 if bios entered vcore goes to auto and has the pci modem /multimedia detected on fresh reboot the newer bioses might be good for go but for the normal e6600/e6700 etc larrys modded 2004 bios is good and is compatible with the newer cpus

[MarcusTaz]

Does Asus even montior this thread? What a bunch of n00bs that Larry's bios is still more compatible then the betas they release....

[gwolfman]

BIOS 2301
P5WDH, Rev 1.02G/66M0AG, QX6700 B3 @ 3.0g, 2gB PC-8800 RAM (details in sig)

- installed with EZFlash 2 and USB drive
- no obvious changes and operating nominally
- no new CPU code, compared to 2206, re., "G0" steppings (see clip below)
- no problems with settings remaining set
- internal 2301 BIOS date = 07/29/07 (2206 = 07/24/07)

P5WDH 2301: (Asus FTP)
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...eluxe/2301.zip

Does this BIOS have problems with the Audio staying enabled even after you disable it?

[bichi]

Does this BIOS have problems with the Audio staying enabled even after you disable it?

- X-FI sound card installed, with audio setting disabled
- can't give you reliable answer, based on personal experience

[jkresh]

I just swapped processors (and waterblocks) to a q6600 G0 and a fuzion. My board posts with bios 2004, says incorrect cpu microcode then freezes after a few seconds (enough to get into the bios but not see much and not enough to get to temperature settings). I hard mounted the fuzion so its possible its to tight or not tight enough (I have a backplate so board warping is not likely an issue). Its possible its a heat issue but the board should restart or shut off if its a heat issue shouldnt it?

Any suggestions on what to try outside of swapping back to the dual core (I have another board to try the quad in if I go back to the dual). And if i go back to the dual to update the bios, should I use the modified 2004, the 2205 or the 2206?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Update!

I got it to post, still have hte incorrect microcode issue but it boots ok and seems stable (ran prime95 for about half an hour without errors (26C load according to pc probe), will play with it more tomorrow.)


I would still like a suggestion as to which bios to run (2004, modified 2004, 2205, 2206) for overclocking the quad. Again any suggestions or inputs from people who have a G0 on this board would be appreciated (though I am probably picking up an x38 board next month so I am not too worried about the oc at the moment).

[d.chatten]

Does this BIOS have problems with the Audio staying enabled even after you disable it?

Bios 2301 still has the issue of the audio and serial port re-enabling them selves even tough they have been disabled in the bios, i've gone back to 2103 untill ASUS fix this issue.

[W.G]

When I have any usb devices plugged in on boot my system stalls at post for about a minute or so

Do the new bios' solve this

[Pete]

P5WDH, Rev 1.02G, BIOS is this new BETA 2301, CPU E6600.

CPU 1.6
RAM 2.4
NB 1.7
FSB and ICH all at MAx on bord BIOS volts

RAM 1:1 4-4-4-8-12

Read dealy is 7 via memset in Windows, I botted at stock clock 266.

I used Clock Gen and uped FSB to 270, clicked apply and it freezes.

Has been doing this everytime. This is the first time i have tried it at stock clock.

In clock gen i am setting the right PPL, ICS 954123 and am clicking read clocks, nothing more happens and i then click exit to close that part. Open PLL control and it's reading everything as it should be!

I have no idea whats doing it. Clockgen version is 1.0.5.3 latest off there site!

Have tried SET FSB only gave me a max of 307fsb which worked!

I also can via BIOS go all the way to 407mhz before it wont boot anymore.

Any ideas as the 6600 does do 3.8!

[eblaster101]

can someone using this motherboard please tell us all what sort of overclock you guys are getting with q6600 g0.

regards

[GLENBOY]

hiya pete on clockgen, you have to tick ignore gsb/pci on the pll setup if you haven't already done so

[LUCI5R]

Does anyone know where I can get the latest Drivers for the ALC882M Realtek Audio on this motherboard?

[Pete]

hiya pete on clockgen, you have to tick ignore gsb/pci on the pll setup if you haven't already done so

Thank you! 3 forums i posted about the clock gen on and manny replys latter the 1st reply back to the question is with the answer and it works. I got to 419 then went to 421 and it froze! Guess it's my cooling. Tomorrow will have better. Just about to have a go at soldering some volt reading points, bord is modded already but i don't like finger between 2 GFX and probe waling over mobo.

[gwolfman]

Bios 2301 still has the issue of the audio and serial port re-enabling them selves even tough they have been disabled in the bios, i've gone back to 2103 untill ASUS fix this issue.

Thanks, exactly what I wanted to know.

[gwolfman]

P5WDH, Rev 1.02G, BIOS is this new BETA 2301, CPU E6600.

CPU 1.6
RAM 2.4
NB 1.7
FSB and ICH all at MAx on bord BIOS volts

RAM 1:1 4-4-4-8-12

Read dealy is 7 via memset in Windows, I botted at stock clock 266.

I used Clock Gen and uped FSB to 270, clicked apply and it freezes.

Has been doing this everytime. This is the first time i have tried it at stock clock.

In clock gen i am setting the right PPL, ICS 954123 and am clicking read clocks, nothing more happens and i then click exit to close that part. Open PLL control and it's reading everything as it should be!

I have no idea whats doing it. Clockgen version is 1.0.5.3 latest off there site!

Have tried SET FSB only gave me a max of 307fsb which worked!

I also can via BIOS go all the way to 407mhz before it wont boot anymore.

Any ideas as the 6600 does do 3.8!

Did you remember to lock the PCI and PCIe frequencies at 33.3 and 100?

[Pete]

Did you remember to lock the PCI and PCIe frequencies at 33.3 and 100?

In bios yeah?


Someone want to give me a low down on what i should do?

Saw a nice one for the DFI Dark bord and it helped everyone!

Just been figiting with it adding v read points on parts for the mods im ready for clocking it all weekened

[GLENBOY]

Thank you! 3 forums i posted about the clock gen on and manny replys latter the 1st reply back to the question is with the answer and it works. I got to 419 then went to 421 and it froze! Guess it's my cooling. Tomorrow will have better. Just about to have a go at soldering some volt reading points, bord is modded already but i don't like finger between 2 GFX and probe waling over mobo.

glad you sorted it

[purecain]

when i enable memory remapping to use 4gb in vista i get a BSOD in the first 5 minutes... took me a while to narrow it down to that perticular setting but i have to say its pissing me right off. updated to the latest bios and problem remains. Roll on X38....

[splicer225]

Could be something to do with your X-Fi card? I've read countless people with Vista + 4GB + X-fi getting blue screens and all sorts of problems. I'm quite surprised that my X-fi appears to be working fine at the moment *touches wood*.

[purecain]

oh well i forgot to mention, i'm having issues with audio on both this sound card(in sig) and an m-audio 2496... within 3d apps in both windows xp and vista 64bit. its sending me mad, its like an intermittant break in sound with all this digital violent niose drownding out everything else. it started this week and it nearly blew up my speakers.... i've still got to check my bass bins for tears thats how bad it is.... i've looked all over the net for a solution but i cant even find anyone else with the problem. this leads me to suspect its the motherboard itself. the actual hardware and not a bios update. the bios is the only other thing that has changed so i havnt ruled that out. but why hasnt anyone else reported having this problem.... i hope that x38 board comes out soon cos i think my board is on its way out....