ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[pphx459]

LOL - Figured out the issue, bro had swapped out the freakin board to a new one!

[eSp!s0]

I thought I read somewhere that if the bios fails from an overclock, it'll attempt to load the bios that is on the install CD, Maximus.ROM i believe.

The bios was definitely rolled back to 0602 and all my settings were screwed up. I'll tell you the exact message next time when it does this.

But you said, that you made nothing, the board did it alone. The question for me is: How did the board get the CD in the drive?

[Grnfinger]

Poltergeist!!

keep an eye out there very crafty

[jorgito05]

Poltergeist!!

keep an eye out there very crafty

Mine; When't UP! To (bios 1011).

[grimpy]

Anyone know why im not booting up and getting "COUNTMEM" on the lcd poster?

Basically have to power down go into the bios and exit & save (with actually changing any settings) for it to boot up.

[MarcusXP]

have a very weird problem with Crucial Ballistix Tracer memories, and Crucial Ballistix (non-tracers). I have 4 of each kind (Tracer and non-Tracer).
On Maximus Formula I wasn't able to install all 4 of them.. NEVER ! Tracers or non-Tracers.. If I use 4 dimms then the motherboard doesn't post.
However, the memories work fine on other ASUS X38 board, P5E WS Professional.

On Maximus Formula even dual-channel doesn't work as it should work (I mean dimms 1+3 or 2+4). To have dual channel, I have to use dimms 2+3 !! I know that is weird, but this is the truth.
If I use 1+3 or 2+4, the motherboard doesnt boot or it says single channel mode.

Anyone having this problem with BallistiX memories? Should I RMA the board or it is fixable by a bios update?

[cuke2u]

Hi, I had issues with mine and earlier versions of the bios, however with 0907 they run just fine...
Chris

[MarcusXP]

I am running 0907 right now. NOTHING changed! I've tried like every bios that was released after the original bios..
Dual channel still works on dimms 2+3, and no 4 installed dimms are allowed. With Tracers and with NON-Tracers, no difference between them.

[doom_st]

I am running 0907 right now. NOTHING changed! I've tried like every bios that was released after the original bios..
Dual channel still works on dimms 2+3, and no 4 installed dimms are allowed. With Tracers and with NON-Tracers, no difference between them.

maybe it's time to rma your board

[WFO]

maybe it's time to rma your board

I agree. My board ran 4 X 1GB of Crucial Ballistix PC2 8500 just fine. It also runs well with 4 X 2GB G.Skill PC2 8000.

[Budious]

Update: (2-2-2008) I got it working again, temperamental piece of crap board that this is.

I have had my board for just about 3 months now and it has just died on me.

I upgraded to BIOS 0505 the day I assembled the system and overclocked my B3 Q6600 to a conservative 2.88GHz for a 20% overclock with the stock Intel cooler (MX-2 paste) until such time as I installed a better cooler. I was using a 4x 1GB DDR2-1066 Corsair Dominator memory kit with memory ratio to run 1066mhz. I used these setting 24/7 with occasional reboots for Windows updates or configuration changes in OS, never had any need to adjust or update the BIOS since build date.

Well this evening, during a heavy rainstorm, the power went out for a few seconds and the PC lost power. Now the board is unresponsive, I can power on the case, all the LEDs light to green status, I see a flash of orange on the HDD LED activity light but the USB ports dont appear to power up (usually the backlight of my G15 keyboard would come on) and no video output is displayed to my monitors. I have attempted use the CLR_BIOS switch on the back panel (enabled on board) to no avail. I'm convinced the board is dead and will have to contact ASUS.

Asus Maximus Formula SE (0505)
Q6600 B3 @ 2.88GHz
4x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR2-1066
Foxconn 7900GS
Supermefx II (AMF Sound Card)
2x Seagate 500GB SATA
1x SATA DVD-RW
PC Power & Cooling 610W Silencer

[cuke2u]

Hi, set the memory volts to 2.0 and loosen off the timimgs, you might try setting the NB volts to 1.47 as well...
Chris

[Leeghoofd]

Don't think he can enter the bios if he cannot get it to post... pop the battery leave it out for a night but I think you have the same issue I had with my P5W, also due to several power cuts the board died , lit up all was spinning though no post, took one dimm out reset cmos booted up again but even at stock speeds I needed to up voltages to get it sort of stable, board was RMA'd a week later as it behaved too erratically....

Also what is the error message on the LCd poster ?

[Eastcoasthandle]

I have tried 2 different motherboards using both Bios 505 and 907 and the Maximus Formula will not post with Corsair PC8500 ram. The LCD will read Dram Det and will not post. After a few seconds my monitor light will start to blink which indicates that the PC will not post. It works just fine with Corsair PC6400 ram. Is there something I need to tweak in the bios to get it to properly recognize PC8500?
The PC8500 ram works fine in the P5W DH Deluxe with no problem at all while OC'd.
Ok I tried changing the DimmV from Auto to 1.8V
Change the FSB Strap from Auto to 400MHz
Change DRAM Freq from Auto to DDR2-1066MHz
Place 1 ram into the white slot
None of them worked. It remains stuck at Dram Det. I did a lot of switching to PC6400 set bios, save bios, turn off computer then install one PC8500, then the other, no go. Pop in my PC6400 and it works like a charm!

Any help would be appreciated.

[icecpu]

I have same problem with the corsair 8500C5D , just cannot post, I have to swiched to a different ram to get post.
I notice I have to set the timinng auto or it cannot post , and it does not boot at 1:1 either have to set divider 1100,once it post my Dominator got a lots of error when using memtest3.6 , when the H , rated speed at 1066 can't get to run at 1100.
So I decided to get a pair of Crucial Ballistic 8500, coming this morning , I 'll test it out and see

[Eastcoasthandle]

I have same problem with the corsair 8500C5D , just cannot post, I have to swiched to a different ram to get post.
I notice I have to set the timinng auto or it cannot post , and it does not boot at 1:1 either have to set divider 1100,once it post my Dominator got a lots of error when using memtest3.6 , when the H , rated speed at 1066 can't get to run at 1100.
So I decided to get a pair of Crucial Ballistic 8500, coming this morning , I 'll test it out and see

I figured it out. All you do is use some other working ram and set Dram Voltage to 2.06V. Reboot then turn off the computer once it post. Install the PC8500 Ram and it finally posted! I set Dram Frequency to 887 and FSB Strap to North Bridge to Auto. I noticed something odd. At stock CPU 3.0GHz there is no 1066MHz Dram Frequency for the FSB Strap to North Bridge at all! I looked at the Dram Frequency when I set FSB Strap to 200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz and 400MHz and none of them allowed me to use 1066MHz Dram Frequency. So I choose 887 (which is FSB Strap 400 I think).

IMO this bios needs work!

[Pete]

Hey guys,

Sorry i aint been about much. Small update in short, next week i sould be here more.

-12c i got 600FSB out the bord, -12c being the NB. CPU was on std water!

I'm still on 903, 907 is tempting and i think i will do it when i drop my E8500 in.

Bord is full wc'd.

I hate the bios and pickyness of the bord, wish Asus would maike things nice and simple and working again.

The naked X38 has an IHS back on it for now but i still belive it's the only one in the world thats naked and working!

Has there been any chnages to thenewer mfgd bord ie has there been a rev 2 or soemthing?

I'm tempted to jump ship to a new rev bord

[icecpu]

what is wrong with my Maximus guys ?? every time I set the timing manual 5-5-5-15 it does not boot, LCD poster hang at DET DRAM , but I set auto sometime it boot ok sometime hang DET DRAM at 5-5-5-18

FSB at 460, and by the way , what is the best program to test the ram for stability ? thanks

[Grnfinger]

what is wrong with my Maximus guys ?? every time I set the timing manual 5-5-5-15 it does not boot, LCD poster hang at DET DRAM , but I set auto sometime it boot ok sometime hang DET DRAM at 5-5-5-18

FSB at 460, and by the way , what is the best program to test the ram for stability ? thanks

Check the Maximus part 2 thread I posted a answer there for you

[Leeghoofd]

To everyone here running the Maximus Se with an QX9650... I didn't have this with my Q6600 but I have serious Vdroop now , about 0.3 with the Yorkfield... at the moment it runs stock ( 9 x 333), Vid of the CPU is 1.1250, I set 1.250 and it puts out 1.08 in all monitoring programs.

It even gets worst if I tend to OC... as I need to set 1.4+ voltages to get 1.12 to even boot at 9 x 400... I'm using Bios 0907... it seems that it almost doesn't matter which voltage I set as it has very little impact on the voltage being given to the CPU...

Think I'm gonna put this CPU on the P5K dLx and pop in my Q6600 again on the Maximus... till a proper bios pops up...

Edit :

Tried the CPU in the P5K Dlx, same stuff happens there... this kindda puzzles me, also same temps occur on both boards...with different WC setups 41-39-37-37 coretemps at stock speed idle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
(CPU is folding ) at stock speeds to let her burn in, Vcore set in Bios 1.250 , which gives in windows under zero load : 1.08. Under 100% stress 1.07v pffffffff Temps 46-45-43-43... That's 5°C hotter than my Q6600... At the moment pretty dissapointed in the board. CPU temp wise I think there's a software error there... I really hope there is lol...

[Grnfinger]

noob question so please be kind...

After installing my E8400 and doing some testing I did a clean install of my OS.
After Vista 32bit installed I loaded the drivers from the Maximus CD, after a quick 3dmark run I upgraded my Matrix Storage Manager driver from Intels site.
I now have version 7.8.0.1012 11/9/2007 installed and personally Its a pos.
I have small delays when reading HDD but there not all the time there intermitent, 3dmark is down a few hundred points, so my question is how can I revert to the driver on the cd and not do another clean install?
The folders on the disk are somewhat unclear and alittle adivice would be greatly appreciated.

[Grendel66]

System restore ?

[Grnfinger]

perhaps it might work, maybe I'll make an backup image b4 I start playing around

[WFO]

noob question so please be kind...

After installing my E8400 and doing some testing I did a clean install of my OS.
After Vista 32bit installed I loaded the drivers from the Maximus CD, after a quick 3dmark run I upgraded my Matrix Storage Manager driver from Intels site.
I now have version 7.8.0.1012 11/9/2007 installed and personally Its a pos.
I have small delays when reading HDD but there not all the time there intermitent, 3dmark is down a few hundred points, so my question is how can I revert to the driver on the cd and not do another clean install?
The folders on the disk are somewhat unclear and alittle adivice would be greatly appreciated.

Try device manager and the roll back driver button. On my 2 Vista 64 computers the button is active on one and grayed out on the other. 50/50 chance? You could also try reinstalling the old driver over the top. You'll probably get a "The driver you are trying to install is older than the current, do you wish to continue anyway?" prompt. Just click yes.

[cstkl1]

can any of u guys do 1000mhz CL4 trd 7???

weird that this board cant seem to do it.