ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[w2richwood]

yes it will for sure with a updated bios 2403 i think it is
Rich

[Mr.X]

yes it will for sure with a updated bios 2403 i think it is
Rich

Confirmed or speculation?

[w2richwood]

yes its confirmed but i cant get the site to come up but yes for sure
Rich

[Brahmzy]

yes it will for sure with a updated bios 2403 i think it is
Rich

With the 333 FSB and low multis I have no desire to run a 45nm CPU on this mobo. That would be a huge disappointment and a big step backwards using this mobo.

[Zeus]

FWIW, i just build a new system with this mobo (my old one ) in conjunction with an E4500 cpu.

Every boot up it gave me the microcode loading error and had to press F1 to continue.

This was with bios 1503.

I updated bios to 2302 and the problem is gone.

This is probably something everybody else knows but me but it might be usefull for anyone struggling with the same problem who's just as stupid as i am.

The bios appears the same and the board is running fine.

The one thing i don't understand is that i can't find the realtek wireless connection in bios, not under onboard devices, where both gigabyte lan's are.

The wireless conection works fine but why is it not in bios?

[Mr.X]

With the 333 FSB and low multis I have no desire to run a 45nm CPU on this mobo. That would be a huge disappointment and a big step backwards using this mobo.

What do you mean? Big step backwards from what?

[Brahmzy]

What do you mean? Big step backwards from what?

The changes in the FSB and multi's in the new 45nm chips have created a difficult issue using the older and even newer mobos. To get an equivelant overclock on the new 45nm chips vs. the current 65nm chips is going to take HIGH FSB - far higher than the P5W will go.

Only the top-end new 45nm quad core with the unlocked multi will be easy to OC.

A good read...

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1234060

[Mr.X]

The changes in the FSB and multi's in the new 45nm chips have created a difficult issue using the older and even newer mobos. To get an equivelant overclock on the new 45nm chips vs. the current 65nm chips is going to take HIGH FSB - far higher than the P5W will go.

Only the top-end new 45nm quad core with the unlocked multi will be easy to OC.

A good read...

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1234060

Yeah, but since I have no plans to replace my mobo yet, I'm just happy it supports 45nm.

I'm interested in the Q9450 the most and I believe I won't have any problems OC'ing it to about 3.4Ghz for 24/7 usage.That will be enough for me until the next generation when I'll have to replace my mobo anyway because of the socket change.

[w2richwood]

what rev. board do you have mine is a rev. 103g

[Mr.X]

what rev. board do you have mine is a rev. 103g

Rev 1.xx
I bought it around the time Conroe launched.