** OFFICIAL ** Intel DX38BT & DX48BT2 BoneTrail Thread

[pojo]

What model memory and voltage are you using ?

Mobo : dx38bt latest bios revision
Memory : 2 x 1Gb DDR3 Corsair TWIN3X2048-1333C9 G
Processor : Q6600

nVidia FX 1700 gfx card
WD Raptor 150Gb HD
SATA DVD Burner

[Randy]

Mobo : dx38bt latest bios revision
Memory : 2 x 1Gb DDR3 Corsair TWIN3X2048-1333C9 G
Processor : Q6600

nVidia FX 1700 gfx card
WD Raptor 150Gb HD
SATA DVD Burner

What voltage for the memory ?

[Randy]

New bios just posted ver 1478

Many fixes........

So far, IDCC still does not work and now I have some resume from sleep issues. Anybody else getting results from this bios ?

[clark_carty]

New BIOS kills S3 standby mode on Vista. It goes into hibernate mode instead.

It also prevents my USB keyboard from being detected at bootup and generates keyboard not found messages in the log. Therefore I cannot enter the BIOS except in maintenance mode.

So as much as I want the reduced multiplier, it's back to the previous BIOS.

[pojo]

What voltage for the memory ?

1.7V (as stated by Corsair)

anyhow, i sent the board and processor back for replacement. i actually had the very same memory as you and i sent it back thinking that was the problem

[gtj]

So far, IDCC still does not work and now I have some resume from sleep issues. Anybody else getting results from this bios ?

New BIOS kills S3 standby mode on Vista. It goes into hibernate mode instead.

It also prevents my USB keyboard from being detected at bootup and generates keyboard not found messages in the log. Therefore I cannot enter the BIOS except in maintenance mode.

So as much as I want the reduced multiplier, it's back to the previous BIOS.

I don't sleep or hibernate so I didn't notice that issue but I'm definitely NOT having problems with USB keyboard.

[clark_carty]

I don't sleep or hibernate so I didn't notice that issue but I'm definitely NOT having problems with USB keyboard.

Both of my problems went away going back to the older BIOS. I have a MS Natural KB 4000 BTW.

[Randy]

1.7V (as stated by Corsair)

anyhow, i sent the board and processor back for replacement. i actually had the very same memory as you and i sent it back thinking that was the problem

I had to run mine @ 1.8V, even at default settings for stability.

[Randy]

Looks like going back to 1378 has solved my issues as well.

[Randy]

Kind of dissapointed in Intel at his point.....

[down8]

Looks like going back to 1378 has solved my issues as well.

Kind of dissapointed in Intel at his point.....

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[Randy]

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Didn't even notice that, I set up another password/Acct on my Macbook a long time ago.

[gtj]

Yeah and it was pretty imaginative naming one Randy and the other Randy2 so we wouldn't know both were you.

[Blauhung]

I don't sleep or hibernate so I didn't notice that issue but I'm definitely NOT having problems with USB keyboard.

yeah, Hibernate and sleep are for the weak and get in the way of distributed computing

[gtj]

yeah, Hibernate and sleep are for the weak and get in the way of distributed computing

[gtj]

So far, IDCC still does not work and now I have some resume from sleep issues. Anybody else getting results from this bios ?

New BIOS kills S3 standby mode on Vista. It goes into hibernate mode instead.

It also prevents my USB keyboard from being detected at bootup and generates keyboard not found messages in the log. Therefore I cannot enter the BIOS except in maintenance mode.

So as much as I want the reduced multiplier, it's back to the previous BIOS.

Don't forget to report the sleep/hibernate issue...
http://supportmail.intel.com/scripts...d=36,2778,2807

[cvoid]

Anyone know of some good RAM for this motherboard? I first ordered some OCZ ReaperX ram but I had to RMA it and since the place that I ordered it didn't have anymore OCZ in stock I went with some Kingston RAM that they had in stock.

Now Im kind of wishing I had some better RAM. So what do you guys recommend?

As of right now my system has:
QX9650
DX38BT motherboard
2 GBs Kingston value RAM
150GB Raptor
200GB WD

Any suggestions for a some good RAM for this motherboard?

[xMrBunglex]

i don't know about which brand of RAM you'll want, but you will want to pick something with high default clocks or that overclocks well. one of the main points of getting this board is to get your DDR3 memory running at a 1:2 ratio. i'd say either get DDR3 1600 or get some DDR3 1333 that will OC to 1600 or beyond.

[s0lid]

i don't know about which brand of RAM you'll want, but you will want to pick something with high default clocks or that overclocks well. one of the main points of getting this board is to get your DDR3 memory running at a 1:2 ratio. i'd say either get DDR3 1600 or get some DDR3 1333 that will OC to 1600 or beyond.

I'm sure about that. I was able to oc ddr3 1066mhz almoust to 1600mhz I just need to get mah waterchiller ready so i can oc cpu higher.

[cvoid]

So I should go with 1600 Mhz RAM or an easy to overclock 1333Mhz? I have never overclocked RAM before (or at least not that I can remember doing so, Im still kind of new to overclocking since most of my old rigs didn't really support overclocking) so I wouldn't know which type to get to overclock. I guess I will just try to find some 1600 RAM so I don't have to worry about it that much.

Most of the RAM I have had in the past has been Kingston but Im up for trying other types of RAM. This was the first time I had tried OCZ and if they would have had more in stock I would have prefered replacing the OCZ instead of changing over to Kingston but they didn't have any in stock and were not going to be getting anymore for a while.

Should I try to find OCZ at another site or go with another brand, such as G. Skill or any other brands ? I am open to suggestions here.

[s0lid]

I'll try this if i get one of those blocks from my friend =)

[gtj]

So I should go with 1600 Mhz RAM or an easy to overclock 1333Mhz? I have never overclocked RAM before (or at least not that I can remember doing so, Im still kind of new to overclocking since most of my old rigs didn't really support overclocking) so I wouldn't know which type to get to overclock. I guess I will just try to find some 1600 RAM so I don't have to worry about it that much.

Most of the RAM I have had in the past has been Kingston but Im up for trying other types of RAM. This was the first time I had tried OCZ and if they would have had more in stock I would have prefered replacing the OCZ instead of changing over to Kingston but they didn't have any in stock and were not going to be getting anymore for a while.

Should I try to find OCZ at another site or go with another brand, such as G. Skill or any other brands ? I am open to suggestions here.

Choosing a memory vendor is like deciding between Coke or Pepsi. Any of the major vendors are good. G Skill, OCZ, Patriot, Crucial, Corsair, etc.

Go with the best RAM you can afford. If you can get the 1600s then that's what I'd go with. It gives you more room to grow.

[gtj]

I'll try this if i get one of those blocks from my friend =)

You realize that you HAVE to use the wingnuts or it's not an officially sanctioned installation.

[Mr Steveo]

Kind of dissapointed in Intel at his point.....

Yeah, me too.

I've also had problems with BIOS updates released since November on another Intel board. Wonder who Intel fired in October and if they should hire him / her back with a raiise! (LOL.)

To all of you with Vista S3 / Suspend to RAM problems:
Have you reinstalled Vista since updating to the latest BIOS? Results?
Also consider giving the following tool a try and see if it helps:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hveijk/mst/indexe.htm

[Randy]

Yeah, me too.

I've also had problems with BIOS updates released since November on another Intel board. Wonder who Intel fired in October and if they should hire him / her back with a raiise! (LOL.)

To all of you with Vista S3 / Suspend to RAM problems:
Have you reinstalled Vista since updating to the latest BIOS? Results?
Also consider giving the following tool a try and see if it helps:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hveijk/mst/indexe.htm

Have you had any luck with the MST tool ?