ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[w2richwood]

i cant downgrade form 2206 to 2004, it says that bios is too old. i tried from bios and dos but both didnt help. what can i do ?

you need to use afudos 2.11 or earlier google it i make a boot disk then afudos and bios on the other
Rich

[w2richwood]

Hey guys,
I recently Flashed my Bios to the latest 2304 version, and my CPU fan now only goes at 250rpm max. Where as before it use to go to 1500rpm.

I have the TT 120 Ultra eXtreme, with an Arctic 7 120mm fan attached to it.

Anyone know of a fix?

disable all fan controls in bios monitor rich fan should run full speed
Rich

[Lurker246]

Hi, I'm in a dilemma. I currently have obtained the following:
What's the FSB wall for the quadcores? I had trouble getting over ~380FSB with my dual core E6600 when I had that.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
-GWolfman

I've done much investigating with this board and Quads. As it's a 975x mobo the FSB wall is generally between 340 - 360 depending on luck.

I can run my Q6600 G0 at 355 X 9 max but it causes the onboard audio to freak out from time to time- causing a horrible high pitch whine.

It should definitely run 333 x 9 completely stable.

[MrMonstah]

Thanks for the replies, I figured it out. IT was the CPU Q fan option. I changed it to performance mode and it now is up to speed. Just a question though, if i were to disable it, what happens?

[Gig4moller]

Then your cpu fan will run at full speed all the time.

[MrMonstah]

Is that a bad thing?? Its not noisy at all, in fact i cant even hear it at 1500rpm....

[~aoe~]

It's not a bad thing. If you're happy with the noise levels, then it will keep the cpu a tad cooler and use a tad more power.

Good spot by w2richwood - I didn't think of the Q-fan function causing the problem.

[gwolfman]

I wouldn't count on getting high FSBs in this mobo with a Quad man.. I'd stick with the one you already have.

I was worried about that. I might have to look into another motherboard and keep this one for my HTPC.

[lawrywild]

2406 Bios released. Link in a second..

http://rapidshare.com/files/71733677...eluxe-2406.rar

[gwolfman]

2406 Bios released. Link in a second..

http://rapidshare.com/files/71733677...eluxe-2406.rar

What does the 2406 add/change/fix? Any idea? I wish they would release a changelog.

[DrSlump]

What does the 2406 add/change/fix? Any idea? I wish they would release a changelog.

I've just installed the 2403 version and it resolved all the 2302 issues.. what changes could the 2406 introduce??
Maybe the penryn support (in my hardest dreams)?

[gwolfman]

I've just installed the 2403 version and it resolved all the 2302 issues.. what changes could the 2406 introduce??
Maybe the penryn support (in my hardest dreams)?

Did they fix the problem where the on-board audio couldn't be disabled?

[Gig4moller]

I've just installed the 2403 version and it resolved all the 2302 issues.. what changes could the 2406 introduce??
Maybe the penryn support (in my hardest dreams)?

Penryn is supported since 2302.

[DrSlump]

Did they fix the problem where the on-board audio couldn't be disabled?

Well i didn't verify this issue because i effectively use the onboard audio, but it resolved al other issues as:

speedstep always turned off
serial port always turned on

[DrSlump]

Penryn is supported since 2302.

In the asus compatibility list, the p5w dh as been removed

[Gig4moller]

In the asus compatibility list, the p5w dh as been removed

Youre right - I swear it was on their list before.

Goddamn lame :/ Now I do have to buy a new mobo.... Hmm, Asus P5E or DFI LP X38..

[w2richwood]

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it may its not out yet

[Gig4moller]

it may its not out yet

We can always hope, but the fact that it WAS on there but now removed doesn't tell much good.

[w2richwood]

yeah i dont understand the p5b.s are on there but not the p5w dh

[MacClipper]

All the 975 mobos have been bumped off the list but they are not alone, go read about the recent hooha about the nVidia chipset mobos and Yorkfield support too.

Meanwhile, we can only hope P5W makes it back somehow.

[w2richwood]

i'm not gonna complain p5w dh has served use well it's lived a long live thru many upgrades so i'm happy with it
Rich

[MacClipper]

hey guys, has anyone plugged 8800GT in this board...

Just tried it out today, no problem at all.



A touch over 14K on 3DMarks06,
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3892816

[malik22]

Can this mobo handle 4gb of ram well and how far can it oce a Q6600?

[alexlyc]

I've done much investigating with this board and Quads. As it's a 975x mobo the FSB wall is generally between 340 - 360 depending on luck.

I can run my Q6600 G0 at 355 X 9 max but it causes the onboard audio to freak out from time to time- causing a horrible high pitch whine.

It should definitely run 333 x 9 completely stable.

Can this mobo handle 4gb of ram well and how far can it oce a Q6600?

I am currently running my Q6600 G0 with 4GB of G.Skill DDR2800 HZ ram @ 380FSB and x8 multiplier, it use to be @ 355 and x9, 1:1 on both configuration ... I am sure this is all becuz of the active cooling I had on the NB/SB

[Phoenix_TT]

Tried 2406 BIOS. No new BIOS options, however this BIOS for me is really bad, as I couldn't overclock at all. Anything I tried for manual settings didn't work and machine wouldn't boot.

I'm now back on 2403 and running at 3.0Ghz on a E6600 with CPU Vcore = 1.325v, mem = 2.1v and memory running with 4-4-4-12 timings.