ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[t_ski]

I would just uninstall and reinstall your video drivers. Sounds like there may have been some changes in the PCIe settings in the BIOS which may have made the changes in the CF settigns.

[qu3x^]

I would just uninstall and reinstall your video drivers. Sounds like there may have been some changes in the PCIe settings in the BIOS which may have made the changes in the CF settigns.

I reinstalled the graphics driver twice. Didn't helped anyway
After that i updated Chipset drivers from intel with no success.

[w2richwood]

try flashing back to bios 2004 with afudos 2.11 see if that helps it a good stable bios
Rich

[t_ski]

I reinstalled the graphics driver twice. Didn't helped anyway
After that i updated Chipset drivers from intel with no success.

Did you try to uninstall the driver first? Perhaps try using one of the driver cleaner programs, too...

[qu3x^]

try flashing back to bios 2004 with afudos 2.11 see if that helps it a good stable bios
Rich

As far as i know since 2504 is flashed no go back with afudos or anything else is possible. Don't have a floppy to test that anyway

Did you try to uninstall the driver first? Perhaps try using one of the driver cleaner programs, too...

Every thing cleaned up. Reinstalled. Same issue here. Asus just stole my Crossfire ! ! ! It can't be Software related at all. My 2nd OS Vista U x64 has the same issue after all.

Seems to be that ASUS really messed up something with the 2nd PCIe. Both Cards are working fine as singles. Just connectet each of them in the orange (prime slot) to sort out; its the board...

Troubles since starting, more problems on upgrading i think that was my last ASUS Board.

[Sejo5]

DOes anyone on the forum Sell Bios Chips pre-flashed. I currently dont have anyone right now with the same board. And my bios is corrupted. It wont post after removing chip or resetting cmos or battery. I would do the Hot swap and have a extra chip as backup just incase it happens again. and another ? why didnt it let me downgrade the bios to previous it would say that the bios is a older one then current? From 2503 to 2004. Wierd stuff. If anyone sells the chip pre flashed im more then glad to purchase one.

[w2richwood]

you can buy one from asus or google for bios man
Rich

[t_ski]

DOes anyone on the forum Sell Bios Chips pre-flashed. I currently dont have anyone right now with the same board. And my bios is corrupted. It wont post after removing chip or resetting cmos or battery. I would do the Hot swap and have a extra chip as backup just incase it happens again. and another ? why didnt it let me downgrade the bios to previous it would say that the bios is a older one then current? From 2503 to 2004. Wierd stuff. If anyone sells the chip pre flashed im more then glad to purchase one.

Try www.badflash.com

[w2richwood]

also here http://www.biosman.com/bios-flash.html
Rich

[mikepaul]

I bought two SATA trays so I could have removable drives for easy backup of 500GB drives mounted insode my case.

I attached one to a RAID card I got at Best Buy. I crossed my fingers that one drive would work when that card was set to BIG and it does: that single drive came up ready to format.

However, I connected the second bay to EZ_RAID1 and set the RAID jumper to BIG but I get no response from that drive. I see setup instructions in the manual but they make no mention of one drive attaching to EZ_RAID1.

I have ALL other DH Deluxe data-drive SATA connectors in use. The JMicron one is for a second external eSATA when I get my two eSATA boxes filled later. SATA3 and SATA4 are 500GB data drives.

So has anyone tried to make use of either EZ_RAID1 by itself or SATA1 as a single non-boot data drive and succeded? If I can just tell SATA1 it's not the boot drive I'd be OK, but the manual doesn't mention using SATA1 for a data drive even when you have a PATA boot drive like I do.

Thanks...

[Chrysalis]

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Original P5WDH, 1.02g; Q6700 G0 @ 3.0g; FSB: 300

CPU VCore Voltage: [Auto]
Enhanced C1 Control: [Auto]
CPU Internal Thermal Control: [Auto]
Virtualization Technology: [Disabled]
Intel SpeedStep Tech: [Enabled]

Have never had problems with voltages with any BIOS'es...
- only a mild overclock with both QX6700 B3 and current Q6700 G0.
- have always used above BIOS settings.
- CPU idle volts to load volts ramp-up never an issue with stability or applications.
- might be because I'm only doing a "wimpy" 2.66g to 3.0g overclock and still using XP Pro 32b SP2 ?

What specific voltage errors are you getting?
- maybe someone with same errors might have a solution for you...

voltage was correct when speedsteap was enabled (as yours is)

when I disabled speedstep the voltage problems arose, The problems I had if I remember them correctly (are earlier in this thread)

1 - Auto voltage set my voltage to 1.15v low power mode. It stayed at this voltage regardless of C1E been disabled/enabled and clock speed and cpu utilisation. So I would be at 100% cpu usage at full clock speed at 1.15v.
2 - C1E and speedstep only throttled 1 core properly the other one got stuck at full clock speed but occasionally went down to reduced speed.
3 - I had a system freeze during the 2 day period I was using 2046 whilst system idle at a few hours uptime, I have been using 2004 since last summer with no such problem and again no problem now I have reverted.

I expect the freeze was caused by the voltage been malfunctioned. Either 2046 is buggy on my cpu or the behaviour may have been caused by a bad upgrade, I consider proper bios flashing wiping the cmos data so a flashed bios is on defaults but this isnt possible on these bios's the flash command in post #1 doesnt work.

Easiest solution for me go back to 2004 which I have done.

Sorry in addition I am also doing a mild overlock.

I have a 6420 basically clocked as a 6600 running at 2.4ghz.

[Chrysalis]

I guess it depends on the height of the O/C when flashing BIOS. I used to bring stuff back to stock, but quit doing that ages ago.

When BIOS flash goes wrong while system runs beyond it's spec it may not been stable to begin with.

But to rule out any problems I support your advice to the guy with the Vcore problem.

Was at stock when flashing, and flashed in dos not windows.

[vetrelec]

Bad temperature readings on my P5W DH
Hi i update BIOS on my P5W DH to latest version 2504 and instal new E8400.Everithing seems good but i see some small glitches.In BIOS i can read on HW Monitor CPU temp 71 degrees!!But if i touch heatsink its slight arm mostly cold.If 71degrees is right ,heatsink must be very hot.This indicates me that temperature reading is wrong.I have Coolermaster Hyper TX2,my PC is not overclocked.Second glitch i under OS.CPU-Z still shows that i have fixed x9 ratio(in BIOS i have EIST enabled),but i can hear that CPU FAN running 1900RPM and after few secs CPU enable EIST and FAN slow down to 1000RPM.For me some minor bugs still persist on BIOS 2504.Am i right?Or doing something bad?For example Everest shows both cores 65degrees without load and 75degrees under Orthos load.I touch heatpipes and its not hot.For me badreadings from diode.

[P5WDHdeluxe]

When i am updating my BIOS either through Windows with Asus Update or with EZ Flash 2, on the next reboot i dont get any "cmos checksum wrong" but my pc continues with booting the Windows...
After that i don't have any problem with my pc, and the update is correctly done as i can see on the POST SCREEN, the new BIOS number each time... The only "problem" i have is that i don't see any "cmos checksum wrong". The new Bios each time boots with the default values....
Is this a problem or i don't have to worry about?

Currently i have 2504 Bios Version

[t_ski]

I bought two SATA trays so I could have removable drives for easy backup of 500GB drives mounted insode my case.

I attached one to a RAID card I got at Best Buy. I crossed my fingers that one drive would work when that card was set to BIG and it does: that single drive came up ready to format.

However, I connected the second bay to EZ_RAID1 and set the RAID jumper to BIG but I get no response from that drive. I see setup instructions in the manual but they make no mention of one drive attaching to EZ_RAID1.

I have ALL other DH Deluxe data-drive SATA connectors in use. The JMicron one is for a second external eSATA when I get my two eSATA boxes filled later. SATA3 and SATA4 are 500GB data drives.

So has anyone tried to make use of either EZ_RAID1 by itself or SATA1 as a single non-boot data drive and succeded? If I can just tell SATA1 it's not the boot drive I'd be OK, but the manual doesn't mention using SATA1 for a data drive even when you have a PATA boot drive like I do.

Thanks...

When I first got my seagate 250's I was testing them idividually before I built my array. The EZ-Raid_1 port would not work for me. As far as I understand it, the Silicon Image chipset takes the signal from port #2 of the ICH7R and splits it for use in Raid 0 (fast), Raid 1 (safe), or JBOD (big). I ended up having to test it on the JMicron controller. I did find out when testing a Tt Max4 external enclosure that the JMicron chipset does not support "hot swap" - only the Intel, Nvidia and a couple others do (Silicon Image IIRC).

Is the EZ-Raid_0 port in use? That one should work fine if it's not. Otherwise, I would suggest getting a new SATA controller card if you don't have enough ports on that Best Buy one you've got.

[Falkentyne]

Bad temperature readings on my P5W DH
Hi i update BIOS on my P5W DH to latest version 2504 and instal new E8400.Everithing seems good but i see some small glitches.In BIOS i can read on HW Monitor CPU temp 71 degrees!!But if i touch heatsink its slight arm mostly cold.If 71degrees is right ,heatsink must be very hot.This indicates me that temperature reading is wrong.I have Coolermaster Hyper TX2,my PC is not overclocked.Second glitch i under OS.CPU-Z still shows that i have fixed x9 ratio(in BIOS i have EIST enabled),but i can hear that CPU FAN running 1900RPM and after few secs CPU enable EIST and FAN slow down to 1000RPM.For me some minor bugs still persist on BIOS 2504.Am i right?Or doing something bad?For example Everest shows both cores 65degrees without load and 75degrees under Orthos load.I touch heatpipes and its not hot.For me badreadings from diode.

And the temps were reading correctly BEFORE you updated the BIOS? Which bios did you update FROM? No one else has seen this problem...

And note that a 'cold' heatsink does not necessarily mean the temperature calibration is wrong. It can easily mean a bad mount. Try the following on for size: run your prime95 for 15 minutes, then immediately power off and remove the heatsink as quickly as possible, then, after exercising proper ESD precautions, touch the CPU. I'm willing to bet that CPU will be extremely hot.

(you will need to remove the HS as fast as possible, though).

I'm not saying that you're wrong; but you never posted any "previous" info to support your claims.

[Falkentyne]

When i am updating my BIOS either through Windows with Asus Update or with EZ Flash 2, on the next reboot i dont get any "cmos checksum wrong" but my pc continues with booting the Windows...
After that i don't have any problem with my pc, and the update is correctly done as i can see on the POST SCREEN, the new BIOS number each time... The only "problem" i have is that i don't see any "cmos checksum wrong". The new Bios each time boots with the default values....
Is this a problem or i don't have to worry about?

Currently i have 2504 Bios Version

What bios did you update from? 2406?
I've seen this happen when you update from a very closely matching bios to another one. Besides that, you obviously did NOT clear cmos right after the bios update, which you should always do after any flash.

[mikepaul]

Is the EZ-Raid_0 port in use? That one should work fine if it's not. Otherwise, I would suggest getting a new SATA controller card if you don't have enough ports on that Best Buy one you've got.

Looking at the downloadable DH Deluxe manual, I see EZ_RAID2 and EZ_RAID1 but no 0. SATA_RAID1, SATA3 and SATA4 are all in use.

The 2-internal or 2-external port card from Best Buy (can't recall brand) is pure RAID but BIG accepts one drive, so if I stick another drive on it they will be BIGged together and that's not what I'm looking for. It was only $50 for a SATA2 300Mbps card, since the cheaper cards were SATA1 150Mbps I don't want to have to use. Online availability of CHEAP non-RAID 2-port SATA2 controller cards was just not there.

The BB card does hot-swap, though. No drive detected when the raw drive was installed, but when I'd created the partition then swapped the drive between trays during testing, the good tray put it back in use just fine. Reminded me of holding a gyroscope when I pulled it out.

I'll see if I can use SATA1 as a data drive, then rethink the second tray if necessary...

[P5WDHdeluxe]

What bios did you update from? 2406?
I've seen this happen when you update from a very closely matching bios to another one. Besides that, you obviously did NOT clear cmos right after the bios update, which you should always do after any flash.

you are twice right, and for the bios version and for not doing cmos...... i'll do a clear cmos as soon as possible...

thanx alot

[ppcli]

1st time ive ever had a problem with this mobo since sept of 06.went from 2406 to 2503.bad move, lol nothing like spending 30. bucks to get a new bios chip from asus.from what i was told i think they sent out a few this last week.

[vetrelec]

And the temps were reading correctly BEFORE you updated the BIOS? Which bios did you update FROM? No one else has seen this problem...

And note that a 'cold' heatsink does not necessarily mean the temperature calibration is wrong. It can easily mean a bad mount. Try the following on for size: run your prime95 for 15 minutes, then immediately power off and remove the heatsink as quickly as possible, then, after exercising proper ESD precautions, touch the CPU. I'm willing to bet that CPU will be extremely hot.

(you will need to remove the HS as fast as possible, though).

I'm not saying that you're wrong; but you never posted any "previous" info to support your claims.

Hi i check everithing.I remove heatsink and test temps.It hot but not much.Finally i try another cooler,ArcitFreezer and temps goes down significantly.For me i expect problem inside heatpipe because i check contact with CPU and its right.Anyway temps problem solved but still not solved EIST.I have EIST enabled on bios but it not works.If i put back my previous E6850 EIST start working.with E8400 EIST not works and CPU running at 3GHZ instead slow down to 1,6HZ.,why?BIOS problem or something else.?

[Falkentyne]

EIST doesn't seem to work with the yorkfields. Bios support appears incomplete although the chips perform properly; does your BIOS say your L2 cache is 0k? Mine does on the QX9650, and it says that in 3dmark 2006 too, but Everest, CPUZ, etc, all show the cache (and everest even tests the L2).

[t_ski]

Looking at the downloadable DH Deluxe manual, I see EZ_RAID2 and EZ_RAID1 but no 0. SATA_RAID1, SATA3 and SATA4 are all in use.

The 2-internal or 2-external port card from Best Buy (can't recall brand) is pure RAID but BIG accepts one drive, so if I stick another drive on it they will be BIGged together and that's not what I'm looking for. It was only $50 for a SATA2 300Mbps card, since the cheaper cards were SATA1 150Mbps I don't want to have to use. Online availability of CHEAP non-RAID 2-port SATA2 controller cards was just not there.

The BB card does hot-swap, though. No drive detected when the raw drive was installed, but when I'd created the partition then swapped the drive between trays during testing, the good tray put it back in use just fine. Reminded me of holding a gyroscope when I pulled it out.

I'll see if I can use SATA1 as a data drive, then rethink the second tray if necessary...

Sorry, I remembered wrong - I thought it was 0 & 1. I thought you had it hooked up to the second port, not the first. But anyway, I have mine set right now as Safe (Raid 1), even though it's running as raid 0 & 5 for the Matrix Raid. If nothing else is hooked up to the second port, try setting it to Safe, which should be the jumper on the left and the jumper on the right.

[vetrelec]

EIST doesn't seem to work with the yorkfields. Bios support appears incomplete although the chips perform properly; does your BIOS say your L2 cache is 0k? Mine does on the QX9650, and it says that in 3dmark 2006 too, but Everest, CPUZ, etc, all show the cache (and everest even tests the L2).

On BIOS not check L2 size but can.Depends temperatures which is on idle about 32degrees on heatsink an 41 degrees on cores i can tell that working on 3GHZ everytime an EIST not works.E6850 works well EIST is active and in idle is 2GHZ and temps is about 10degrees lower.Maybe its first BIOS which add suport for Wolfdales and next version start perform well and EIST start working i hope.As i see official support for Yorkfields still not.Maybe when Intel starts selling non extreme Yorkfields they add support officially and everything starts working.This is only thing which not works.CPU itself works perfect on P5W DH

[P5WDHdeluxe]

1st time ive ever had a problem with this mobo since sept of 06.went from 2406 to 2503.bad move, lol nothing like spending 30. bucks to get a new bios chip from asus.from what i was told i think they sent out a few this last week.

what happened? a problem with the new bios???
Our mobo is Crash Free Bios... You didn't use the Crash Free BIOS 3 utility to flash the previous bios which had the problem and update it with another one?

DOes anyone on the forum Sell Bios Chips pre-flashed. I currently dont have anyone right now with the same board. And my bios is corrupted. It wont post after removing chip or resetting cmos or battery. I would do the Hot swap and have a extra chip as backup just incase it happens again. and another ? why didnt it let me downgrade the bios to previous it would say that the bios is a older one then current? From 2503 to 2004. Wierd stuff. If anyone sells the chip pre flashed im more then glad to purchase one.

Why you don't use the Mobo's cd or a usb key and the Asus CrashFree Bios 3 utility to solve the problem with the corrupted bios? You will not have to buy a new one.... Using this utility (check manual 4-9 page)... is the reason you don't have to buy a new chip...