Official GIGA P35-S3/DS3/DS3R/DS3P/DS4/DQ6 bios/info thread

[robber123]

Your volts will only show with bios F8 and above

Just remember what you see in the bios is a *loose* guideline at best. If you have a multimeter you can see just how far off the bios is.

Finch;2653292.
thanks for telling me that,i will have a go at the f8 bios.
never changed a bios before.
should i do it with the floppy?
will that allow me to save my own bios?
if it does,does it allow you to save the old bios to a floppy?
when i download the bios from gigabyte,does that download give me all the files i need,or do i also have to format a floppy with the system file on it as well?
sorry for all the questions,but once i know them,i shall be okay.
perhaps you can give me the routine to change the bios after i have the files on the floppy.
hope you had a good xmas.thanks.

[varblane]

What is the safe temperature got NB at prime running full load.
P35-ds3r and q6600.
I reach around 50C.
At what Clock should i add some more voltage to PCI-E/ FSB / (g)MCH?

[Dirt]

Hello, just bought a 2x1Gb Mushkin xp2-8500 kit to match my 2x1Gb Mushkin xp2-6400 kit. Both these kits separatley do 500Mhz with ease but together anything over 400Mhz is a no go, no mater what timings, voltages or memory slots I use.

So I wonder, is this a problem caused by the two slightly different types of modules or is it a problem caused by using 4 memory modules in my P35-DS4 mobo??? I dont want to buy an extra pair of XP2 8500 if the problem is mobo related.

So input from users with 4x1Gb memory above 500Mhz would be very nice.

[robber123]

Finch;2653292.
thanks for telling me that,i will have a go at the f8 bios.
never changed a bios before.
should i do it with the floppy?
will that allow me to save my own bios?
if it does,does it allow you to save the old bios to a floppy?
when i download the bios from gigabyte,does that download give me all the files i need,or do i also have to format a floppy with the system file on it as well?
sorry for all the questions,but once i know them,i shall be okay.
perhaps you can give me the routine to change the bios after i have the files on the floppy.
hope you had a good xmas.thanks.

dont bother chaps,ive had a go myself at changing the bios to f8 from f6.
saved the bios f6,and the f8 went well.
ive now got my psu voltages.
thanks Finch for telling me about the f8 bios.

[BTK]

does the P35-DS3R Rev 2.0 have a vdroop mod

vrzone one does not work....

[miahallen]

Hello, just bought a 2x1Gb Mushkin xp2-8500 kit to match my 2x1Gb Mushkin xp2-6400 kit. Both these kits separatley do 500Mhz with ease but together anything over 400Mhz is a no go, no mater what timings, voltages or memory slots I use.

So I wonder, is this a problem caused by the two slightly different types of modules or is it a problem caused by using 4 memory modules in my P35-DS4 mobo??? I dont want to buy an extra pair of XP2 8500 if the problem is mobo related.

So input from users with 4x1Gb memory above 500Mhz would be very nice.

I have the DS4 Rev.2.0 f9b. I had 4x1GB of Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 running fine at various speeds/timings/voltages:
450MHz (DDR2-900) 4-4-4-12 2.05V
500MHz (DDR2-1000) 5-5-5-15 2.00V
562MHz (DDR2-1125) 5-5-5-15 2.20V

Now I am running 4x2GB of G.SKILL PC2-8000, but I haven't really experimented with them much...they are currently running at 400MHz (DDR2-800) 4-4-4-12 2.00V.

I tested all these settings on the f7b and the f8b and I'm currently working with the f9b (which has known memtest86/86+ problems - see the previous page of this thread), and I have not had any problems.

[hstuehmeyer2000]

does the P35-DS3R Rev 2.0 have a vdroop mod

vrzone one does not work....

do you mean a vdrop mod? i have the same board and my vcore never changes from idle to load, but if i set a value in the bios my vcore is almost always .25 lower than what i set

[BTK]

do you mean a vdrop mod? i have the same board and my vcore never changes from idle to load, but if i set a value in the bios my vcore is almost always .25 lower than what i set

humm what

1.525 set in bios and 1.456 load for me.....

how are you not getting vdrop? please tell me

[BTK]

Just connect the 2 pins of the resistor using solder or silver conductor

work?

[hstuehmeyer2000]

humm what

1.525 set in bios and 1.456 load for me.....

how are you not getting vdrop? please tell me

i have vdrop but no vdroop, vdrop is when you set a voltage in the bios and get lower voltage than you set, but vdroop is when your vcore changes from idle to load, so what i was trying to say was that i had vdrop, but no vdroop, sorry for the confusing post

[Millyons]

i have vdrop but no vdroop, vdrop is when you set a voltage in the bios and get lower voltage than you set, but vdroop is when your vcore changes from idle to load, so what i was trying to say was that i had vdrop, but no vdroop, sorry for the confusing post

ya there is something weird about the vdroop, when i got the board the first while it was mostly 0.016 with spikes of 0.032v and then after a while and now it is rock stable and i havent touched anything.

[Flinch]

thanks Finch for telling me about the f8 bios.

Your Welcome

[tdntx]

Just connect the 2 pins of the resistor using solder or silver conductor

work?

The above worked for me (P35-DS3R Rev 2) with pencil mod to correct vdroop.

Before: 1.3v BIOS Idle 1.248v Load 1.232v / 1.216v
After: 1.3v BIOS Idle 1.248v Load 1.248v

However, I couldn't figure out a way to protect the pencil graphite from dust/airflow. The mod failed to hold after trying scotch tape and silicone grease over the resistor. I went to Fry's and bought silver micro conductive pen and here is the result:

1.3v BIOS Idle 1.280v Load 1.280v

With vdroop mod, I'm now able to get 3.2Ghz (400x8) using default 1.3v and best of all - able to enable C1E & EIST.

Idle: 2.4Ghz (400x6) Vcore 1.152v Core0 27C
Load : 3.2Ghz (400x8) Vcore 1.280v Core0 51C

[hstuehmeyer2000]

The above worked for me (P35-DS3R Rev 2) with pencil mod to correct vdroop.

Before: 1.3v BIOS Idle 1.248v Load 1.232v / 1.216v
After: 1.3v BIOS Idle 1.248v Load 1.248v

However, I couldn't figure out a way to protect the pencil graphite from dust/airflow. The mod failed to hold after trying scotch tape and silicone grease over the resistor. I went to Fry's and bought silver micro conductive pen and here is the result:

1.3v BIOS Idle 1.280v Load 1.280v

With vdroop mod, I'm now able to get 3.2Ghz (400x8) using default 1.3v and best of all - able to enable C1E & EIST.

Idle: 2.4Ghz (400x6) Vcore 1.152v Core0 27C
Load : 3.2Ghz (400x8) Vcore 1.280v Core0 51C

i didn't have to do this with my board to get no vdroop, but my board is also a rev. 1 so maybe that makes a difference

[DeNs]

The above worked for me (P35-DS3R Rev 2) with pencil mod to correct vdroop.

Before: 1.3v BIOS Idle 1.248v Load 1.232v / 1.216v
After: 1.3v BIOS Idle 1.248v Load 1.248v

However, I couldn't figure out a way to protect the pencil graphite from dust/airflow. The mod failed to hold after trying scotch tape and silicone grease over the resistor. I went to Fry's and bought silver micro conductive pen and here is the result:

1.3v BIOS Idle 1.280v Load 1.280v

With vdroop mod, I'm now able to get 3.2Ghz (400x8) using default 1.3v and best of all - able to enable C1E & EIST.

Idle: 2.4Ghz (400x6) Vcore 1.152v Core0 27C
Load : 3.2Ghz (400x8) Vcore 1.280v Core0 51C

Thanks heaps for confirming this. I've got a Rev 2.1 P35-DS3R and was waiting for someone to confirm this. Looks like i'll be looking for a conductive pen now

Thanks again!

---dens

[BTK]

might need 2 get conductive pen

[BTK]

The above worked for me (P35-DS3R Rev 2) with pencil mod to correct vdroop.

Before: 1.3v BIOS Idle 1.248v Load 1.232v / 1.216v
After: 1.3v BIOS Idle 1.248v Load 1.248v

However, I couldn't figure out a way to protect the pencil graphite from dust/airflow. The mod failed to hold after trying scotch tape and silicone grease over the resistor. I went to Fry's and bought silver micro conductive pen and here is the result:

1.3v BIOS Idle 1.280v Load 1.280v

With vdroop mod, I'm now able to get 3.2Ghz (400x8) using default 1.3v and best of all - able to enable C1E & EIST.

Idle: 2.4Ghz (400x6) Vcore 1.152v Core0 27C
Load : 3.2Ghz (400x8) Vcore 1.280v Core0 51C

needs some conductive ink

[DeNs]

needs some conductive ink

Dude, edit your posts rather than double posting.. please. Those posts are pretty much identical.

---dens

[messerchmidt]

went from f3 to f8 on my p35c-ds3r rev 2, so my far my over clock is less stable so may revert back

[hstuehmeyer2000]

went from f3 to f8 on my p35c-ds3r rev 2, so my far my over clock is less stable so may revert back

in my experiences with my board, the older bios's seemed to be better

[zsamz_]

went from f3 to f8 on my p35c-ds3r rev 2, so my far my over clock is less stable so may revert back

best bios for p35c is f5
i can do 575fsb with it

[trt740]

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Well Bios f9 seems to have first caused ram errors then killed two sticks of ballistix Lanfest ram, and somehow it has either confused windows into not finding my ethernet or killed it aswell. I went back to F7 and all is well except for two dead sticks of ram and a dead ethernet. The lan has power and the modem has a solid green connection but it just won't work . I tried a new cable because the bios has a cable test for the ethernet / lan and it's not responding at all. WTF. This is my last Gigabyte. I may RMA this board and when it returns sell it. It is a full featured board that overclocks like hell but man all these problems. I even tried to reflashing the bios, upgrading the chipset drivers, then reactivate the ethernet adapter ,without any difference. Then I tried reinstalling a fresh copy of Windows on my second hardrive, unplugged the first hardrive, reset the bios and boot with the fresh copy of windows,still no ethernet found. I'm using a USB connection now and ordered a 7 dollar ethernet adapter. Still this is B.S because Gigabyte has no advanced rma so if I return it I will be without a computer for 3 weeks. Anyone have any Ideas about this lan problem.



Also don't use F9 bios I was using default voltage when my ram died with it. Memtest showed errors out the azz and the board won't boot at all with the two sticks which are now DOA. Windows memtest also shows error with F9 I know you guys think the memtest error are false positives as I did so i continued to used it and two perfectly fine ram sticked died and my Ethernet is either dead or my bios is so confused it won't find it. This all happened using F9 and in a very short time. I don't believe these memory errors are false positive I think this bios killed my ram.

[Exal]

the above vdroop mod for the ds3r doesn't work for rev 1.0

[tdntx]

the above vdroop mod for the ds3r doesn't work for rev 1.0

Using 2B pencil? A few lines won't do it. I practically had to color the resistor from end to end. Be sure to clean up pencil dust around the resistor. I got lazy once trying to add more pencil while the system was running with CPU-Z and Speedfan. The system powered off pronto but no damage (I think)

[BTK]

hows this look guys



F9 BIOS for P35C released and F10 BIOS for P35-ds3r released - 12/19

both say

Fix CPU compatibility issues