Maybe all you watercooling guys haven't noticed but the q-fan on my CPU-fan doesn't work. It keeps spinning at max speed... Anyone having the same problem?
Maybe all you watercooling guys haven't noticed but the q-fan on my CPU-fan doesn't work. It keeps spinning at max speed... Anyone having the same problem?
Last edited by tiesum; 11-21-2007 at 03:04 PM.
Asus P8P67 Pro @ bios 1204
Core i5 2500K @ 4.8 GHz and testing
Corsair Vengeance 1600 cl9
Thermalright Venomous X
HD4870 1Gb
Nexus value 430
this will be my first time flashing my bios using an asus board, using EZ flash i have formatted my USB flash drive to FAT32. Now Do i download the dos or All OS bios file, Also is the file linked on the ftp site for OS or dos.
After that is there any major steps i should be taking?? I dont want to F things up.
As far as i know once the extraced file from the .zip i download is uploaded on the Flash drive, I go into EZ flash thru bios or alt-f2 and choose that file and it installs the bios...
And I should reset my bios to default before and after the install...
Anything else!??
Nope that should pretty much do you... You may want to copy the Bios you currently have onto the USB drive too, just in case...Originally Posted by btdvox
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...aximus_Formula should link you to the 0802 Bios... plus the older Bios'
Last edited by thelawns; 11-21-2007 at 05:02 PM.
Mobo: Asus Maximus Formula SE (0802 Bios - Air Cooled using Thermalright HR-05 IFX coolers on NB & SB)
Proc: Intel C2Q Q9550 2.83ghz FSB1333 12mb (o/c to 3.41ghz 8.5x 400fsb) with Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme cooler
Mem: Kingston Hyper-X 2gb(2x1gb) 1066mhz 5-5-5-15 (KHX8500D2K2/2G)
VGA: XFX 8800GTS 640mb
PSU: Antec Neo HE 650w Blue
Case: Antec P182SE with 4x 120mm fans
Sound: Auzentech X-Fi Prelude (in PCI slot above graphics card)
Drives: Intel X25-M 80gb SSD - 36gb WD Raptor - 320mb Seagate SATA-II - 320gb Hitachi in an Antec MX-1 ESATA Caddy - Sony SATA DVD-RW
Op Sys: Win XP Pro
Display: Benq 24" Q24WS
Controls: Logitech G15 Keyboard and MX1100R Mouse
Printer: Epson R800
ISP: Be Value 12mb ADSL (England)
Hey Tiesum, I am also in trouble over the CPUs 4 pin fan connection not adjusting the speed of the fan. I am building a watercooled system that will be used non-overclocked. I wanted this "board for the NB water cooling so I could use mnimal air flow and quiet fans. Now that I have no "auto" control over the CPU fan it's not as quiet as I would like. I had ordered a slightly faster and noisier fan for the rad so in case the CPU ever came under heavy load then it could be a "little" louder thru the Q-fan control till the load went away. I really would like to hear from others if the fan control is working or if it is only working with certian fans. And please remember this conserns the CPU 4 pin connector only. The others don't count because they will not use the cpu temp for the cpu fan speed.
Last edited by RG_Uwanna; 11-22-2007 at 07:20 PM.
Hi RG_Uwanna,
Good to hear I'm not the only one... That means I don't have to start thinking about RMA'ing the MB. Maybe a future BIOS update will solve the problem. Does anyone have the same problem and maybe have a solution?
Asus P8P67 Pro @ bios 1204
Core i5 2500K @ 4.8 GHz and testing
Corsair Vengeance 1600 cl9
Thermalright Venomous X
HD4870 1Gb
Nexus value 430
What I have seen from my Formula is that the mobo/bios cannot/will not controll the fan speed, no matter if the CPU is at low or full load. I have NOT installed ASUS AI Suite on Vista, due to the version that was on the CD bugged Vista. I have also switched off QFan controll, since it didnt work. The Nexus fan is running at just over 1000 rpm no matter what load the CPU is at. Its not a problem really, its running at low temps, but would be nice to know why the mobo cannot controll the fan.
PS! the fan is connected to BOTH the mobo cpu fan and a normal 4 pin molex(?) power connector.
Is it possible to have the mobo controll the CPU fan? Any advice?..
JH_man
The whole point in having dual connectivity on fans is to power them differently.
If you want the fan powered seperately from the mobo without the ability to control it via BIOS, then use the 4-pin molex, however, if you want the mobo to control it, use the 3-pin connector.
Do not use both at the same time, otherwise you could be severely reducing the life expectancy of the fan.
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 / Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP3
MB: Asus Maximus Formula Special Edition (BIOS Version 1302 SLIC)
Case: Coolermaster Stacker 830 / Akasa Amber Ultra Quiet 120mm (x4 Side Intake, x1 Back Outtake)
PSU: Enermax Galaxy 1000 Watt PSU
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, CPU Stepping G0, 3600 MHz (9 x 400)
CPU HS: Scythe Zipang / Scythe 140mm
NB HS: Thermalright HR-05-SLI
RAM: G.Skill (4 GB DDR2-1066 DDR2 SDRAM) 5-5-5-15 (CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS)
GFX: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX (621 GPU Clock, 2000 MHz Memory Effective Clock)
SND: Creative SB X-Fi XtremeMusic/Platinum Sound Card
Backplane: ICY Dock MB454SPF-B Multi-Bay Backplane Module
CD 1: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7200S SATA Device
CD 2: TSSTcorp DVD RW SH-S223F SATA Device
HD 1: WD 1002FBYS Intel Raid 0 Volume (2 TB)
HD 3: WD 5000AAKS External (500 GB)
Yeah, I found the info about it on Nexus homepage. Good I have had it running for just a few hours.
But if I enable the qfan thing in bios, do I still need some asus app to be installed also, or is it just run by the mobo/bios?
JH_man
I use only a 3-pin connector but the fan still spins at maximum.. Anyone have this same problem??
Asus P8P67 Pro @ bios 1204
Core i5 2500K @ 4.8 GHz and testing
Corsair Vengeance 1600 cl9
Thermalright Venomous X
HD4870 1Gb
Nexus value 430
I just contacted Asus. They said it only works if I use a 4-pin fan (as on the Intel stock cooler). Is this right? Does anyone know of a fan that has a 4-pin plug (no molex)?
Asus P8P67 Pro @ bios 1204
Core i5 2500K @ 4.8 GHz and testing
Corsair Vengeance 1600 cl9
Thermalright Venomous X
HD4870 1Gb
Nexus value 430
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