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

[darb 2k]

Does this look off?

This is the EPP profile for my PC2-8500 Crucial Ballistix.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62.../pc8500EPP.jpg

I know about how pc2-8500 is actually 6400 etc.

Im talking about the voltage. How for 533, its 2.0v, rather then 2.2v

As you can see by mine, which are pc2-8500.

My epp states 2v.

This wouldnt matter though would it?

[Delta9b]

Darb i have no idea, it is interesting to see that they programmed 2.0v into the EPP, wonder what the difference is? if anything it will just mean your revision sticks need less voltage then others. how do yours clock? same like other D9's?

[darb 2k]

Darb i have no idea, it is interesting to see that they programmed 2.0v into the EPP, wonder what the difference is? if anything it will just mean your revision sticks need less voltage then others. how do yours clock? same like other D9's?

For the most part I have gotten errors when trying to manually clock them. I think is due to the voltage issue.

At 1066 I would get errors, but since my Vdimm was 2.06-8v i think that is why.

If i leave everything stock, set my divider to 1:1, and set voltages to auto. I do get 2.0v on vdimm

None the less I will find out whats going on soon since i have RMA'ed my board.

[Delta9b]

Good luck with the RMA, hope you get a good board this time.
what are your settings at the moment?

I am still trying to decide what board to go for, P5E or wait for the x48 boards?
also eye'ing out an e8400 aswell

[darb 2k]

No settings right now, board is gone! hehe

Yea But its weird Delta, from numerous boards, you are the only one who has this same issue.

If i was to get another I have no idea what I would get.

[Delta9b]

Maybe i should phone my suppliers and chat to them about this issue with the board. It didn't bug me because i saw the one BIOS update lists a problem with setting voltages for Vdimm and the RAM i was previously using was running fine at 450mhz @2.0v with 5 5 5 12 timings, so i thought when the crucial's arrive i will update the bios, tried that but it hasn't resolved the issue.

[darb 2k]

Maybe i should phone my suppliers and chat to them about this issue with the board. It didn't bug me because i saw the one BIOS update lists a problem with setting voltages for Vdimm and the RAM i was previously using was running fine at 450mhz @2.0v with 5 5 5 12 timings, so i thought when the crucial's arrive i will update the bios, tried that but it hasn't resolved the issue.

Yea I hope it is just a bad batch, but none the less I would RMA it. I mean you are PAYING for a board to perform a certain way right?

I actually reside in canada, and I actually called Gigabyte tech support. Other then the fact that the guy was a total , he wanted me to send MY motherboard AND my ram to test.

I basically told him that I would to be paying to support their testing needs and that in fact if they wanted it, they could reimburse me for those components. He responded with, "How else are we suppose to fix this issue?"

I told him that I would just RMA the board, with the local supplier, and that if for some reason that did not fix it, I would just switch brands.


Anyways, Definitely look into it. You are paying for it right? If it doesnt get fixed, ask for the supplier to trade for a different brand. In my mind, you should get what you pay for. I am lucky enough that the supplier I deal with is usually kind enough to understand this.

[Delta9b]

I have been through the trouble of dismantling my PC four times already to take back to the suppliers( its a getting it out with the watercooling), I know exactly what they will do, they will set the board up pop in some generic RAM boot it up and say see its fine, then i will tell them to up the RAM voltage as crucial ram needs 2.2v, which they will do, then tell me that the BIOS and speedfan aren't reporting the REAL voltages "its just an estimate" (they told me before that my constant rebooting upon starting up with the old board is because my processor is to cold, useless technicians)

Then i will tell them to get a DMM and measure the voltage (cant tell them i know where to measure cause then they will say i messed it up measuring incorrectly) which will mean i have to leave the board there with them for 2 weeks minimun, before i get another swap out (this is from the South African supplier of gigabyte)
I would rather go and buy a new board then get them to RMA this one and give it to my bro when the new one comes back.

[darb 2k]

yea that sucks.

I would do the same as well. But Luckily my supplier is fairly understanding.

Any suggestions for what board you would move to?

Maybe P5k-e?

[Mtex64]

Ok do this, bring your cpu speeds to 3.7ghz with lower volts and run spi. what is your score? If it is higher than at over 4ghz then it is throttling

ok, I´ve tried that ... time is .. 28s

at 3Ghz 1,225V 34s

[Delta9b]

yea that sucks.

I would do the same as well. But Luckily my supplier is fairly understanding.

Any suggestions for what board you would move to?

Maybe P5k-e?

No more P35 for me, maybe a X38 if i cant wait, but would def like to get myself a X48 (thats if they are actually released in FEB)

[hlonipha]

ok, I´ve tried that ... time is .. 28s

at 3Ghz 1,225V 34s

My next step would be to switch the cpu to another one to rule out the motherboard. If problem percist then you know it is not the cpu. Now you have the motherboard or the memory to test.

[Retro]

Oh, and one more question about P35-DS3.. what's the most stable bios? I now have F12..

Latest bios listed is F11, where do you get this F12 bios

[nightrider72]

F11

I have tried every single BIOS gigabyte has to offer, but revert back to f6 each time as its the most stable for me.

Darb 2k my setup is in my sig, just add crucial ballistix running @450mhz 1:1 with 4-4-4-4 timings @2.05v

Bad guess...

Extracted from Gigabyte website:
"Bios F8 - 2007/11/13- 1. Fix : Some motherboards do not allow the DDR2 voltage to be increased to 0.4V in a high-temperature environment."

[nightrider72]

Latest bios listed is F11, where do you get this F12 bios

His board is a DS3, not a DS3R...

[darb 2k]

Yea I tried F7-F11

F9,10 have memory address issues, but my voltage issue was still there

Also F8 has a PWM cpu fan issue.

I highly doubt this issue was bios related with the numerous versions I tried, and others really havent had this issue.

[Mr.Bones]

Anyone with an e8400 or an e8500 running on a DS4 Rev 2 board??
Need to see some Max FSB on this board...post um if you got um

[Retro]

His board is a DS3, not a DS3R...

Thanks!
I should have guessed that, checked the Gigabyte site, sure enough, the DS3 (non-R) has the F12 bios listed. Strangely, my previous mobo was a 965P-DS3, and I was using the F12 bios for that board

[nightrider72]

Do you know if there is a software that can read pci express bus frequency?

[Delta9b]

Do you know if there is a software that can read pci express bus frequency?

Try easy tune, it came on your gigabyte driver CD

[nightrider72]

Try easy tune, it came on your gigabyte driver CD

Easytune doesn´t read pcie frequency, but thanks anyway!

[Yellowbeard]

Sorry if this has been answered but I searched the thread first and did not find the info.

Has Gigabyte added the option to change command rate on these boards with the latest bios'?

Thanks in advance.

[LuckyNV]

Sorry if this has been answered but I searched the thread first and did not find the info.

Has Gigabyte added the option to change command rate on these boards with the latest bios'?

Thanks in advance.

F11 is the latest, and unless I missed it or its hidden, there is no option to change command rate.

[ziddey]

Do you know if there is a software that can read pci express bus frequency?

Try setfsb. That should have it

[[XC] DragonOrta]

Try setfsb. That should have it

Yep, setFSB shows PCI-E frequency. At least it does on my DS3P.