ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[Gig4moller]

If it is set to disabled, your mobo won't recognize more than 3072MB, and so won't Vista.

[Masterrer]

OMG, I tried reverting from bios v 2206 to an 1506 using 2 different afudos versions (the one posted by lwarywild, and the one from the asus website) and each one gives me an error: BIOS does not support AFU
WTF?!?

I'm beginning to get frustrated here , has anyone experienced something like this?

UPDATE: Tried downloading the AFUDOS v4.xx utility from ami.com same problem

[Gig4moller]

Try using ASUSUpdate and set the options to 'allow downgrading bios'.

I have not had problems flashing BIOS with this utility.

[Masterrer]

Try using ASUSUpdatpe and set the options to 'allow downgrading bios'.

I have not had problems flashing BIOS with this utility.

Thanks for the advice,

after some research I pinned down the problem:

My motherboard uses a WINBOND W39V080FA ROM chip, and it is somehow incompatible with AFUDOS.

The asus update gives me an error:
"BIOS image can't use in this motherboard. (The EEPROM Type incompatible)"

I aslo tried the awdflash utility which states to support the winbond chip used in my mobo, bud with no success, as it keeps telling me the: bios is not award bios, even when I use the "don't check for compatibility" flag

[Mordor]

It seems the Hothardware got a Yorkfield running on a P5W64WS which is also a 975 board, so there might be hope for the p5w dh as well :-)

link - http://www.hothardware.com/News/Inte...X_Motherboard/

[Break16]

hello

why my system crash after the bootlogo from xp?

i have 4GB of this rams

2x -> Corsair XMS2 DIMM Kit 2048MB PC2-6400U CL4-4-4-12 (DDR2-800) (TWIN2X2048-6400C4)

the voltage is on 2.1 and the timings 4-4-4-12. thats from corsair and i have this also in bios.

i get always a bluescreen. the system is not stable

PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME

[diexmax]

My overclock in e6300

pictures in .zip

i am brazilian, my inglesh is bad

blue screen only vcore low...


http://www.filefactory.com/file/f7da27/

[diexmax]

look

http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?i...uperpi3lu7.jpg

in configs post above

[chron]

Ok everyone, I've been getting lockups lately and so far my best guess is that it's because of my bios version. I'm using 2403.

I bought 2x2gb sticks of ddr2-1000 from g.skill and the system didnt read all of it. I was ignorant and thought it was a bios issue so I flashed from 1901 to 2403. I could never get the sticks stable to I put my old 2gb in and I'm sending the 4gb back.

Prior to flashing to 2403, my system would run orthos stable for over 12 hours and now, orthos shuts the computer down after about an hour. This morning I woke up, turned my monitors on, opened up team speak, connected, started to broadcast to my friends, and the system froze. It's frozen a few times now.

I also recently purchased an 8800GT, which might be a cause, but I dont see how since it passes visual stress tests for over 12 hours.


Is 2403 unstable at all? Is 2004 ok for EVERYONE? I just built a system for my little brother using the same motherboard, but his still has the 1901 bios chip in it. Would it be ok to put my 2403 into his system when his is not overclocked at all?

[w2richwood]

im running bios 2403 no problems make sure you have your ram timing right and the volts
Rich

[chron]

im running bios 2403 no problems make sure you have your ram timing right and the volts
Rich

Well if you're running ok, perhaps its an 8800gt issue. I bought a preoverclocked card (its all newegg had available at the time) and now I'm thinking its freezing the system. But again, the video card passes the video stress tests.

I have noticed some freezing in game which requires a restart though.

my pus is a 700w ocz gamerXStream

[BuBBle.D]

Does anyone have a JPG that shows where to measure the Vcore on this board?

[Troop]

Hi guys,

Does this board support four gig of RAM? I have four gigs installed but the bios only reports 3200 upon boot.

If I go into the bios, it lists this.

Total: 4096
Appropriated 896
Available: 3200

Am I pretty much hosed is there some way to unleash the rest of the RAM?

Thanks in advance.

[BuBBle.D]

If you have a 32-bit OS installed it will report only 3 gigs of ram. That doesnt mean you cant use all 4 gigs, it means you can only use 3 gigs per aplication.

To "unleash" the rest of the ram you need to install a 64-bit OS.


EDIT: If you are already using a 64-bit os, then enable the memory remap function in the bios.

[Unbornchild]

it means you can only use 3 gigs per aplication.

It doesn't. It means that Windows will allow 2 full GB to the application, which is impossible (of course) with only 2GB RAM installed. With 4 GB, XP 32-bit will see and use 3.2 GB, no more.

Source http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...lt.aspx?loc=en

Windows and the applications that run on it have bumped their heads on the address space limits of 32-bit processors. The Windows kernel is constrained by default to 2GB, or half the total 32-bit virtual address space, with the other half reserved for use by the process whose thread is currently running on the CPU. Inside its half, the kernel has to map itself, device drivers, the file system cache, kernel stacks, per-session code data structures, and both non-paged (locked-in physical memory) and paged buffers allocated by device drivers.

EDIT: here's another link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555223

[BuBBle.D]

Well thanks for clearifying. I was told its 3 gig per app but it seems i need to slap the one who told me that. :P

[w2richwood]

Well if you're running ok, perhaps its an 8800gt issue. I bought a preoverclocked card (its all newegg had available at the time) and now I'm thinking its freezing the system. But again, the video card passes the video stress tests.

I have noticed some freezing in game which requires a restart though.

my pus is a 700w ocz gamerXStream

did you clean the old video driver before you installed the new card?
Rich

[alexlyc]

Hi guys,

Does this board support four gig of RAM? I have four gigs installed but the bios only reports 3200 upon boot.

If I go into the bios, it lists this.

Total: 4096
Appropriated 896
Available: 3200

Am I pretty much hosed is there some way to unleash the rest of the RAM?

Thanks in advance.

In order to fully utilize 4GB ram, you MUST be using Windows XP 64bit/Vista 64bit. Next you need to enable "Manual" overclocking mode in the BIO then enable "Memory Remap Feature". Then you will see 4GB ram in boot screen and Windows.

Steps:
1) BIO > JumperFree Configuration > AI Overclocking > [Manual]
2) BIO > Advanced > Chipset > Memory Remap Feature > [Enabled]

[Sdude]

Has anyone used this board with E6750? This board won't overclock well past 3.2ghz with any voltage. In addition, to get it to 3.2ghz stable I needed 1.425vcore.

[lawrywild]

Well thanks for clearifying. I was told its 3 gig per app but it seems i need to slap the one who told me that. :P

It is technically.. but Windows is an app itself

[t_ski]

hello

why my system crash after the bootlogo from xp?

i have 4GB of this rams

2x -> Corsair XMS2 DIMM Kit 2048MB PC2-6400U CL4-4-4-12 (DDR2-800) (TWIN2X2048-6400C4)

the voltage is on 2.1 and the timings 4-4-4-12. thats from corsair and i have this also in bios.

i get always a bluescreen. the system is not stable

PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME

Does it crash with only 2GB installed?

Has anyone used this board with E6750? This board won't overclock well past 3.2ghz with any voltage. In addition, to get it to 3.2ghz stable I needed 1.425vcore.

I have an E6850 in mine, and I can OC to 3.6 GHz (400 MHz FSB) easily, but TBH I never tries to go further.

[BulldogPO]

2406 bios clocks very badly at my old board.

[malik22]

Does this board oce well with 4gb of ram?

[BulldogPO]

Does this board oce well with 4gb of ram?

Not big difference wit 2 or 4 sticks.

BTW, has anyone tested P5W DH with Penryns, like QX9650?

[pleenmeel]

Hello fellowmodders.
Yesterday my voltmodded P5W died.
When I took a close look at the board I saw the volt. regulator at dimm 3 was burnt.
Also the Cap. near de vdroop mod did not seem well.
The red arrows in the pic point out the 2 components.
Can any of you guru's tell me what replacement components I can put there?