***OFFICIAL Asus P5K-E/WiFi Thread

[Mordorr]

It would be nice, if someone mix a litle of 0603 with the last Bios features...


No more modders like Atic-Atac, to change some Bios?

Glory old Days.......

[Blackoberst]

I get no posts sometimes with 602 and have to boot with 1 stick of ram

I don't have such issues. What rev is your P5K-E?

[4Qman]

I didn't have such issues. What rev is your P5K-E?

Rev 1.01

I have just flashed to latest 906 and it seems ok now Read some others had issues also. My board always been funny when i went back to 0602

I think i have corrupted the PCIE lane on the board. Been benching with 125 and its corrupted somethink. Still testing so could be the controller o nthe SATA drive i hope.

[it_is_me]

I'm considering getting this board and doing away with my p5wdh. I know i'm getting a p35 board, but can't decide which one yet. Has anyone tried this board yet with the a-data 800 extreme ram that newegg is selling? The limitations on the p5w aren't allowing me to see what this ram and my e6600 can really do. Do you guys think this would be a good board for me and if not please let me know your thoughts on other boards. Thanks!

I am using it with A-dAta ram - as you can see from my sig.
no issues whatsoever.
RAM A-DATA 2x1GB DDRII Over Clock Extreme Edition DDR2 800+ is ok:

4-4-4-11 2T @ 2vdimm @840, 4-4-4-11 2T @ 2.3vdimm @ 900MHz, 4-3-3-9 @ 2.3vdimm @ DDR800

Also my friend tested them with this mobo:
500MHz @ 4-4-4-12 2T @ 2.4V
500MHz @ 5-4-4-12 2T @ 2.3V

[jettasin00]

ok finally sorted it out. downgraded from the shipped 802 bios to the 603. thanks to who hosted it. before i would bsod on anything over 300fsb. did i mention i hate 802.

now with 603 im running 430fsb at 1.45v. cpuz shows 1.44 so no vdroop. running orthos now to check the stability. probably raise the fsb more later and then start using these ballistix 8500 i got. its amazing the difference the bios makes.

its a revision 1.02g

[4Qman]

Latest Bios 0906 had No Droop

I measured with Multi also and seems ok here. I wanted it as i kept getting no post with 0602

I only know what my CPU can do on Cascade and havent it connected. So if someone can test with there CPU they know will do a certain FSB as i hope high FSB is still good. Cheers

[Zeus]

No droop but did it have Vdrop?

What Vcore did you set in bios to get that 1.304V?

[4Qman]

No droop but did it have Vdrop?

What Vcore did you set in bios to get that 1.304V?

1.3v mate. I must add i have volt mods to the board which i completely forgot about woops. anyone else confirm no vdroop with this bios please.

I will be using it and will see how it goes.

EDIT
Can now boot 4-4-4-12 with my memory and its stable. 0602 i tryed for hours with 2.55v with no luck so this bios is looking v good for me now.
Also

[Zero939]

im on 906 now and the cpu vcore .1 bug is still present

[AriciU]

Anyone else tried it? I'm curious to see what 1.5-1.6v gives in CPU-Z.

[tanghiro]

Flashed to 906, huge vdrop 1.425 bios/1.320v win idle/1.312v load with voltage damper enabled.
There are a few changes in the new 906 BIOS:
- added 400Mhz FSB strap to Northbridge
- changed Dram Timing to 1N/2N
- added timing info, something like 5-5-5-15-4-42-6-3-3 on the top of manual timing configuration
- voltage damper changed name to Load Line Calibration
- renamed CPU/NB voltage reference to CPU/NB GTL

-The Max adjustable of "FSB Termination Voltage" is become 1.4V (The previous versions are 1.5V)

[TEDY]

Latest Bios 0906 had No Droop

I measured with Multi also and seems ok here. I wanted it as i kept getting no post with 0602

I only know what my CPU can do on Cascade and havent it connected. So if someone can test with there CPU they know will do a certain FSB as i hope high FSB is still good. Cheers

what "no boot issue fixed" do you mean with this?

[g1raffe]

Whats Asus doing to these BIOS's!!

A 0.1V+ vdrop/droop is terrible..

[TEDY]

so still the best is 0603?

[g1raffe]

Yes, afaik.

Do we need these later stuffed up BIOS's for proper Penryn support though?

[C0ncrete]

Yes, afaik.

Do we need these later stuffed up BIOS's for proper Penryn support though?

Further to this.

If 0602/0603 does not offer support for the new Penryn Dual Core what is the next most stable bios?

[Nelly]

Yes, afaik.

Do we need these later stuffed up BIOS's for proper Penryn support though?

Yes - P5K-E/WiFi-AP cpu support list - Click Here.

The new E8200, E8400, E8500 wolfdale cpu's require bios 906.

[jVIDIA]

After all I didn't get something ..... is the 0906 vcore drop between bios -> windows (cpu-z) = 0.1v issue been resolved ? That's what matters.

Reading 4QMan post it seen to be resolved that bug !

[Rocket]

After all I didn't get something ..... is the 0906 vcore droop between bios -> windows (cpu-z) = 0.1v issue been resolved ? That's what matters.

Reading 4QMan post it seen to be resolved that bug !

As stated. 4QMan`s motherboard is V-modded.

Others have posted that the 906 DOES Still have v-core issues.

[4Qman]

Been testins 906. Best bios by far for my board as far as i can tell.

No boot issue i mean sometines my board wont post and i have to use 1 stick of ram. Google lots of people have post about it.

I will know for sure when i get board back on cascade in a few days if high FSB is still doable.

[Mordorr]

One question:

I have Vmod pencil, in my Board.

The Vcore in Bios is 1.45v.

However, Cpuiz shoes 1.465v

Now i have the oposite of Vdroop




Other problem, that i have....



Wish one should i use?

I one try some FSB on the fly......but i can`t!

Doesn`t work!

Nvidia Nforce 2 + ClockGenarator, was a sharm......

Tks,

[vocch]

This one is correct...ICS9LPRS916BGLF...if you tried another you may have to restart computer and try again.

You can also use clockgen with...ICS 9PLRS509.

[Mordorr]

This one is correct...ICS9LPRS916BGLF...if you tried another you may have to restart computer and try again.

You can also use clockgen with...ICS 9PLRS509.

[g1raffe]

Fairly noob question here, but everyone here seems to use SetFSB, what advantage does this have over say, the Asus AI Booster program? That programs works great for me..

[spider_d]

confirming 0.1v vdroop on 0906 bios with pencil mod that creates 0.03v overvolt from bios setting to windows reading. No load droop. Stability and temperatures seem similar to 0603.

I am still encountering link width issues were overclocking results in lowered link width to x1 from x16, causing severe GPU performance issues. I can set PCIE frequency to 110 and correct, but the issue sometimes returns. I have tried settings up to 120 with similar results. Anyone find a permenant solution?