[18th Anniversary] Asus Black Pearl - P5k-Premium Testing Report

**situman** · 10-06-2007, 07:14 PM

Asus seems to be releasing bios updates at a much slower rate than they did for their 965 boards. Then again, I am not having stability issues, yet (knock on wood) so doesn't matter to me all that much.

**OnDborder** · 10-06-2007, 08:45 PM

Btw, no sata issues here with a 74,150 raptor, and a 250 gig wd sata hd..
I ended up putting a Thermaltake Spirit Extreme chipset cooler on my nb and it did seem to improve the performance. Couldn't do 1.70 before, now I can.

**scaramonga** · 10-09-2007, 04:48 AM

BIOS 0402 is out.

Users have reported that HD problems are fixed now.

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/61339428/P5K-ASUS-Premium-0402.rar

**HermS** · 10-09-2007, 06:20 AM

Thanks for the headsup scaramonga.

I'm running 0402 now and so far it seems fine, no major differences in the BIOS that I can see, but I didn't have SATA issues with the old BIOS anyway.

**nicepun** · 10-09-2007, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by scaramonga

BIOS 0402 is out.

Users have reported that HD problems are fixed now.

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/61339428/P5K-ASUS-Premium-0402.rar

BETA or REGULAR?

**andyr(uk)** · 10-09-2007, 08:13 AM

I guess its regular offical as its on the asus ftp site with the others

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/mb/so...5/P5K_Premium/

**jamiee** · 10-09-2007, 01:10 PM

Any word on if 0402 fixes the cold boot issue?

**TI66ER** · 10-09-2007, 01:28 PM

i just put o4o2 in mine and it seems fine,i cant say about the colld boot,but it seems fine.

i did have a big problem yesterday tho'.i had my 6750 at 450fsb at 1.41v with my crucial ram at 2.3v.so i decides to see how high the fsb will go,so i go's in the bios and drop the multi to 6 and put the fsb to 520(which it has posted at,but i could not get it to windows) and rebooted.well it dint post and it took me till the next morning after leaving it overnight with the battery out to get it to pst again.i'm still only running it with one stick of the crucial in coz i dare'nt put the other one in.

i am changing my ram to this-->http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...atid=8&subcat=
will this be ok?

**scaramonga** · 10-09-2007, 02:02 PM

i am changing my ram to this-->http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...atid=8&subcat=
will this be ok?

Reaper RAM is good on this board

but I'd go for what I am using ---> http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=8&subcat=817

**CERO** · 10-09-2007, 02:16 PM

Did any of u guys getting the Samsumgs/WD to work with new BIOS as I saw few months ago that there were allot of probs there. I am building now a second rig, i got myself a P5K deluxe and for me it worked so far like a charm, upgrading to a X38 i dont see a point as atm the boards arent mature and by the time it gets mature x48 would be there..... So i might jump to this board and the board is pretty much the same as the deluxe and would be easy to get things worked. How are the Ram o/c ( namely Crucial Ballistix?) Got mine 1167 mhz 5-5-4-9 with just 2.05v set @ bios stable, would it O/c similiar like the deluxe?

**jamiee** · 10-09-2007, 03:13 PM

Darn, boot problem doesn't seem to be fixed

Still can't overclock either...... seems like the FSB won't change to what's set in the BIOS. It simply won't change from 333MHz FSB.

**scaramonga** · 10-09-2007, 03:15 PM

The Samsung variety are still having major problems with this BIOS according to the ASUS Forums, all others seem to be working well

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us

**TI66ER** · 10-09-2007, 03:25 PM

i have samsung drives in my board and it seems ok since flashing to 0402,i have checked the samsungs and they are set to sata300 and my board is set to ide mode.

**scaramonga** · 10-09-2007, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by jamiee

Darn, boot problem doesn't seem to be fixed

Still can't overclock either...... seems like the FSB won't change to what's set in the BIOS. It simply won't change from 333MHz FSB.

When you flash BIOS, do it the correct way

Before flashing:

1. Enter BIOS and restore 'default settings', save and power off.
2. Unplug lead from back of PSU.
3. Remove CMOS battery.
4. Move CMOS jumper to clear settings and leave. (underneath battery)
5. Go have a beer while CMOS clears. (5-10mins)
6. Return jumper to original setting and replace battery.
7. Plug PSU lead back in.
8. Start up computer and enter BIOS, restore 'default settings', save and exit.
8. Enter BIOS again and run EZ Flash to flash new BIOS.

After flashing:

1. Unplug lead from back of PSU.
2. Remove CMOS battery.
3. Move CMOS jumper to clear settings and leave. (underneath battery)
4. Have another beer while CMOS clears. (5-10mins)
5. Return jumper to original setting and replace battery.
6. Plug PSU lead back in.
7. Start up computer and enter BIOS, restore 'default settings', save and exit.
8. Enter BIOS again and configure your settings.

**jamiee** · 10-09-2007, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by scaramonga

When you flash BIOS, do it the correct way

Before flashing:

1. Enter BIOS and restore 'default settings', save and power off.
2. Unplug lead from back of PSU.
3. Remove CMOS battery.
4. Move CMOS jumper to clear settings and leave. (underneath battery)
5. Go have a beer while CMOS clears. (5-10mins)
6. Return jumper to original setting and replace battery.
7. Plug PSU lead back in.
8. Start up computer and enter BIOS, restore 'default settings', save and exit.
8. Enter BIOS again and run EZ Flash to flash new BIOS.

After flashing:

1. Unplug lead from back of PSU.
2. Remove CMOS battery.
3. Move CMOS jumper to clear settings and leave. (underneath battery)
4. Have another beer while CMOS clears. (5-10mins)
5. Return jumper to original setting and replace battery.
6. Plug PSU lead back in.
7. Start up computer and enter BIOS, restore 'default settings', save and exit.
8. Enter BIOS again and configure your settings.

Did all that... its pretty much my ritual as well (At least has been for this particular board). The Premium has by far been the most frustrating board I've dealt with to date.

**scaramonga** · 10-09-2007, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by jamiee

Did all that... its pretty much my ritual as well (At least has been for this particular board). The Premium has by far been the most frustrating board I've dealt with to date.

Seems Revision 1 (China) boards are having most problems, whilst Revision 2 (Taiwan) have little or none.

Cant say (touch wood) I've had any problems at all with this board, I have Seagate drives (known best to work) in RAID from day one, and it clocks like a peach too, although I prefer to run it 24/7 @ 3Ghz 'stock settings' as I see no point in upping voltages for very little gain in return

What Revision of board do you have?

**theonlybabyface** · 10-09-2007, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by scaramonga

Seems Revision 1 (China) boards are having most problems, whilst Revision 2 (Taiwan) have little or none.

Cant say (touch wood) I've had any problems at all with this board, I have Seagate drives (known best to work) in RAID from day one, and it clocks like a peach too, although I prefer to run it 24/7 @ 3Ghz 'stock settings' as I see no point in upping voltages for very little gain in return

What Revision of board do you have?

I have a Revision 1 (China) and I've had zero issues. Great board...

**ChaosMinionX** · 10-09-2007, 06:46 PM

Using 0402 here...no problems yet.

**andyr(uk)** · 10-10-2007, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by TI66ER

i am changing my ram to this-->http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...atid=8&subcat=
will this be ok?

I have used this ram on the deluxe and the premium and if timings are set to 5-5-5-15 then it will do 1200Mhz at 2.2 volts , and not a bad price now

http://www.memory-configurator.co.uk...kit/index.html

**jamiee** · 10-10-2007, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by scaramonga

Seems Revision 1 (China) boards are having most problems, whilst Revision 2 (Taiwan) have little or none.

Cant say (touch wood) I've had any problems at all with this board, I have Seagate drives (known best to work) in RAID from day one, and it clocks like a peach too, although I prefer to run it 24/7 @ 3Ghz 'stock settings' as I see no point in upping voltages for very little gain in return

What Revision of board do you have?

My board is revision 2.00g made in China. I don't seem to suffer from any of the hard drive problems, but the boot/overclocking issues are equally as annoying.

FYI, I performed a full 8 hour CMOS clear overnight and that hasn't improved things much. Took out the ram, sound card, and video card while doing this.

When I restarted the PC I got the usual CMOS error, went into the BIOS and reset defaults, upon saving and exiting - the PC wouldn't start back up, so I reset it via the reset button. This time it booted but reported that the overclocking had failed. Of course the system wasn't even overclocked since the CMOS had just been cleared.

**CERO** · 10-10-2007, 04:40 AM

Originally Posted by scaramonga

The Samsung variety are still having major problems with this BIOS according to the ASUS Forums, all others seem to be working well

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us

hey But how does the Seagate`s working out @ this board, I need to buy a HDD anyways, if seagates work I might skips the samsungs

**Leeghoofd** · 10-10-2007, 05:53 AM

Jamieee they will never fix your boot issue if you are referring to the boot shutdown procedure after unpluggin the power cord or after altering (OC) setting in the bios, even my gigabyte boards do it sometimes, it's a chipset related thing... and Asus seems to stick with it, my P5W had it, P5B and P5K too... maybe the upcoming maximus too :p

Your FSB matter is another thing

@MCK Another post in the news thread mentioned there were still issues with Samsung drives

**theonlybabyface** · 10-10-2007, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by mc2k

hey But how does the Seagate`s working out @ this board, I need to buy a HDD anyways, if seagates work I might skips the samsungs

Seagates work just fine...I'm using four of them. Two in RAID and two as IDE. I also hace two SATA Samsung DVD writers for good measure. Everything works perfectly and I just updated to the new bios for the hell of it although I've had no issues.

My BadaXe 2 had more isues.

**bobov** · 10-10-2007, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by mc2k

hey But how does the Seagate`s working out @ this board, I need to buy a HDD anyways, if seagates work I might skips the samsungs

Seagate 7200.10 and Hitachi 1TB both work fine on my P5K Premium.

**CERO** · 10-10-2007, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by theonlybabyface

Seagates work just fine...I'm using four of them. Two in RAID and two as IDE. I also hace two SATA Samsung DVD writers for good measure. Everything works perfectly and I just updated to the new bios for the hell of it although I've had no issues.

My BadaXe 2 had more isues.

Originally Posted by bobov

Seagate 7200.10 and Hitachi 1TB both work fine on my P5K Premium.

Thnx both for confirming & leeghoofd i dont have the samsungs but thnx for mentioning

Question: Where do u actually need to connect SATA DVD Drives, to the Black or red ports. I read something like the Red ports need to be used for HDD with OS or sumtin. I need some info on this.

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