ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[MacClipper]

Finally made use of the 2nd PCI-E slot again, HD3870 Crossfire done successfully.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4918330

[xMrBunglex]

good stuff. now clock the hell out of them

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4845817

[lawrywild]

-I know LarryWild created the 2004 BIOS edit but I see he was not using is...? Was there any specific reason for that? Im running the most recent version on the ASUS site.

I was using it with my Q6600 G0 for about 3 months but then upgraded to 2406 because it runs fine for me. 2205/2206 etc didn't which is why I made that bios.

[MacClipper]

good stuff. now clock the hell out of them

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4845817

I would but one of the cards seem to be giving me some trouble, would you kindly share your detailed PCI-E settings? I had to revert the PEG Link Mode to Auto else Windows would hang.

[JustusIV]

Am i blind, i read the system memory and the bios section of the manual but havent seen it anywhere. I dont know how to set the speed of my memory i just installed two sticks of gskill 6400 but it detected it as 5300 or something. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks for all your help guys
JustusIV

[~aoe~]

The reason POST reports PC2-5300 is because the stock FSB for your processor is 333MHz and this is what the FSB it's currently running at. It's just the way the memory is reported.

This is nothing to worry about. The memory is still rated for 400FSB.

To set the memory frequency, go to JumperFree configuration in the Advanced menu, then set AI Overclocking to Manual. You will then see the option DRAM Frequency. Here you can then set the required value.

[w2richwood]

Am i blind, i read the system memory and the bios section of the manual but havent seen it anywhere. I dont know how to set the speed of my memory i just installed two sticks of gskill 6400 but it detected it as 5300 or something. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks for all your help guys
JustusIV

1:1 is still best run your ram with fsb if your gonna oc
Rich

[xMrBunglex]

to adjust your memory timings, go to Advanced / Chipset. disable Memory Timings by SPD and you'll be able to manually set your latencies if you want. this motherboard doesn't list the timings in order though. if CPU-Z shows timings as 1-2-3-4, you'll have to set them as 1-3-2-4 in this motherboard's BIOS.

[t_ski]

I actually wasnt able to lock one of them correctly. The amount of pressure I had to apply was ridiculous and I didnt want to chance breaking the damn board or CPU ( I saw the board begin to bend and collapse).

That's very normal for the board to bend and bow. If it worries you, try mounting the heatsink with the board outside the case, where you can provide some extra support for the motherboard.

I applied the Artic Silver 5 to the CPU and heatsink...is that ok/necessary?

No, it is not necessary. It is best to apply the compound directly as shown by Arctic Silver, which is a line across the cores.

Is there any advantage or disadvantage to having the box laying on its side rather than right side up?

Are you talking about the computer case? No, there's no advantage. Most heatsinks today are designed to work either horizontally or vertically.

After 3 minutes of Prime95 testing I received 1 error. After about 15min I moved the mouse around and got myself a reboot (any way to tell if this is due to a certain RAM setting or CPU specific?)

No, only by trial and error. Make one adjustment and test. If that doesn't work, change it back and try another. Don't change too much or you won't know what's messing things up.

I know LarryWild created the 2004 BIOS edit but I see he was not using is...? Was there any specific reason for that? Im running the most recent version on the ASUS site.

I believe he just moved on to one of the later BIOS files, simply because it's working well for him, perhaps better than the 2004 in his case. Sometimes, same setups may like different BIOS files. I know this was the case back in several past motherboards...

[P5WDHdeluxe]

i can't see in bios any option, if our cpu reach a specific temp.(i.e over 70c) our system to be shut down... how can i configure this one?

[mister_no]

New Bios:

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so.../P5WDH2602.zip

[PrinceFi]

Hi,
I don't know what I'm doing wrong but something.

I'm always having this AUTO only in CPU Vcore in bios. I've now tried several times with different bios, always cleared CMOS (with AFUDOS and with EZFlash) and after flashing bios cleared CMOS.
But I'm stuck with this AUTO option only.

Maybe somebody have an idea what is wrong with my bios settings :
http://prince.1g.fi/kuvat/bios/

[P5WDHdeluxe]

Hi,
I don't know what I'm doing wrong but something.

I'm always having this AUTO only in CPU Vcore in bios. I've now tried several times with different bios, always cleared CMOS (with AFUDOS and with EZFlash) and after flashing bios cleared CMOS.
But I'm stuck with this AUTO option only.

Maybe somebody have an idea what is wrong with my bios settings :
http://prince.1g.fi/kuvat/bios/

have you disable the EIST and C1E options under the "Cpu Configuration" Menu?

[PrinceFi]

have you disable the EIST and C1E options under the "Cpu Configuration" Menu?

Yea I have. I know that should do it, but no

[w2richwood]

i know you said you cleard cmos but try again by pulling power plug battery and set jumper on 2-3 for at lest ten min.s and try again
Rich

[eXcelon]

Well, I have finally got my E8400 stable at 3.6GHz. The memory listed in my sig won't boot at manual timings and with SPD enabled it fails memtest. I notice a change in stability with my MCH at 1.65, but it's still inhibiting me from overclocking any higher. I think it's time to get a new board.

IDLE Temps: 38C
LOAD Temps: 56C

[Random Murderer]

if your mch is only at 1.65, you may want to up it to 1.75 and push the fsb a bit further.

[nicko]

New Bios:

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so.../P5WDH2602.zip

Thx for the info.

Did someone try it?

[JustusIV]

arg, is there any way to get this thing to run a raid 0 for an os without a floppy drive? i have the raid consctructed but windows needs the drivers to see it. Can i use a usb key? i have the cd but it wont extract the intel ich7r 32/64 bit raid driver drivers onto a usbkey. anyhelp is greatful
Thanks
JustusIV

*edit*
Also should i use the Intel or the Jmicron for my raid?

*edit*
Someone please stop me before it is to late if this is a bad idea.
Since i dont have a floppy drive i got a copy of the drivers i need for the raid. In there raw form not the make a floppy exe that you get from asus. Then using nlite i am going to preload the drivers for the raid. so in thoery i can boot from the cd and it should pickup my raid. any last words for me?

*edit*
Just letting everyone know worked like a charm, no floppy needed.

[eXcelon]

if your mch is only at 1.65, you may want to up it to 1.75 and push the fsb a bit further.

I forgot to mention my board is the 1st revision so I can only go up to 1.65. Also for anyone who is wondering, I am running the newest bios and haven't noticed any difference. Vcore minimum is still to high for 45nm and needs to be set to auto with bios 2602.

[evident]

hi, long time lurker of the thread, first post here

with the 2504 bios and the e8400 CPU, EIST function no longer works ,even if i enable it. So CPUZ reports me at 3.0 ghz at all times. 2602 bios completely removes that option.... so this means i can't reduce my power consumption, which is the reason why i bought this cpu? is anyone else having this problem?

[xMrBunglex]

*edit*
Also should i use the Intel or the Jmicron for my raid?

EZ RAID is obviously the easiest to set up and doesn't require any floppy disks or special drivers. the Intel Matrix controller is faster though. i've run both and can confirm that the Intel RAID is a little faster than the JMicron

[freeza]

i have this issue too, evident.

I wish they'd put EIST back in. I liked having it on.

[PrinceFi]

i know you said you cleard cmos but try again by pulling power plug battery and set jumper on 2-3 for at lest ten min.s and try again
Rich

I have done that also few times already
Btw, battery is located in wrong place, I had to take my Geforce GTX away also

[JustusIV]

So i might have went a little fast in my over clocking. Turns out i am not 100% stable at 3.6ghz, the odd thing is i felt like i was stable at that speed before i oc'ed my video card, but my crashes can happen during orthos testing, but it could be it started happening when i added my hd's. a total of five in the system 3 sata, 2 in a raid0 and 1 all alone, and 2 ide on a ide controller card that was also added. Any tips for what to do for a newbie overclocker?