ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[renozi]

Use afudos 2.17 in DOS to flash to 2403.

afudos /i2403.ROM /pbnc

Use a floppy drive or a usb stick with a boot sector on it. (google)

Thanks lawrywild, but it didn't work with bios 2403 or your custom 2004. This sucks. I don't know why i can't change the vcore.

[AeroSquid]

I've been running BIOS 1503 for more than a year with an E6300@2.8-3.0 on air. It is stable and has been great. I snapped up a Q6600 for $199 at microcenter tonight on a whim. I would like a BIOS recommendation... which one should I use? Looking for a good mix of overclockability and stability. Thanks

[t_ski]

Anyone knows if Xigmatek S1283 fits, with no problems on our board?

I tested one on there and it was OK. As long as you dont have a PSU or anything right up against the top of the mobo you should be fine having it blow towards the rear. If not, there's always having it blow upward.

[Random Murderer]

i run one on mine, no problems.

[P5WDHdeluxe]

I tested one on there and it was OK. As long as you dont have a PSU or anything right up against the top of the mobo you should be fine having it blow towards the rear. If not, there's always having it blow upward.

my psu (enermax liberty) is excactly where you say... right up against the top of the mobo... will i have problems with this heatsink?
i would like to mount it in order to blow towards the rear... so my mosfets will get an amount of blowing air...

[Random Murderer]

my psu (enermax liberty) is excactly where you say... right up against the top of the mobo... will i have problems with this heatsink?
i would like to mount it in order to blow towards the rear... so my mosfets will get an amount of blowing air...

lol, i have an enermax liberty 620. no problems. the top of the heatsink doesn't even reach past the top of the motherboard.

[P5WDHdeluxe]

lol, i have an enermax liberty 620. no problems. the top of the heatsink doesn't even reach past the top of the motherboard.

one last info...
will i be able to mount this heatsink without removing my mobo from the case?
is there smthg that you would like to advice me, during the installation of this heatsink?

[Random Murderer]

one last info...
will i be able to mount this heatsink without removing my mobo from the case?
is there smthg that you would like to advice me, during the installation of this heatsink?

unless there's some sort of backplate beneath the mobo right now(for example, if you're using a zalman), there's no need to remove the board, just push the pins in.
as far as advice goes, yea, i got a bit. mount the cooler without the fan attached. to make attaching the fan easier, have a pair of needlenose pliers handy. line up the little nubs in their respective holes on the fan and pull on the nubs with the pliers while pushing the fan towards the heatsink. took me all of 15 minutes to pull out my old cooler, clean the chip, apply TIM, put the xigmatek in, and put the fan on.

[phoeniXfury]

i run one on mine, no problems.

Hey Random Murderer...question for you. Your CPU is validated for over 3Ghz? How did you manage that? What BIOS version and what's your CPU voltage?

I get stuck at 3Ghz unstable on the Q6600 G0 in windows with an idle temperature of 25C...more voltage doesn't help at all. My E6600 ran at 3.6Ghz with old BIOS version of 1503...which I think was a little unstable with 2602.

[Random Murderer]

Hey Random Murderer...question for you. Your CPU is validated for over 3Ghz? How did you manage that? What BIOS version and what's your CPU voltage?

I get stuck at 3Ghz unstable on the Q6600 G0 in windows with an idle temperature of 25C...more voltage doesn't help at all. My E6600 ran at 3.6Ghz with old BIOS version of 1503...which I think was a little unstable with 2602.

do you have some sort of instant messaging program? pm me.

[TuTu]

I changed the cable and no difference. ok, i did a fresh install and it was a big waste of time. i found that the burst rates are inconsistent. sometimes my drives get the normal burst rate and other times it's too low. what doest this mean? bad mobo or power supply? it's not drivers or software related i think. MY liteon 20a4p gets either 43 or 23 mb. I'll do a burst rate test several times in a row and get inconsistent results. How would it change from 23 to 43 and then back to 23 in consecutive tests?

AFAIK, speed should be between 16-33mb, it´s never the top possible speed, but somewhere between one step lower and indicated.
23 burst is fine and plenty for a removable optical disc.
Mine here are 24mb/s for a dvd rom drive and 18mb/s for a CDR/RW (both P5W).
Really, don´t worry about it, it´s a waste of time. (or money if your gonna invest in new mobo´s and drives for just, if your lucky, a few mb/s more).
Vincent

I tried on my other computer, DVDrw, and got 23mb/s (asus K8V-X)

[secretworld]

Could also be a fault of the testing application! It uses a relative short testing period, so small variations, can have large impact on the result.
Still I think burst rate for optical drives is overrated.
Do you have any real world problems with the drive(s)?

[travisc]

I'm running a B3 Q6600 on my P5W with bios 2602.... running 356x9 = 3.2ghz @ 1.35v... 4x1gb DDR2-800 GSkill 5-4-3-4 @ 2.1v (spec)

I've tried going 400x8, 400x7, 400x6... and it fails to boot at all... I've got Hyperpath3 disabled, i've tried enabling SPD... i've tried raising mch voltage to 1.65, still not booting... Any advice?

[Random Murderer]

I'm running a B3 Q6600 on my P5W with bios 2602.... running 356x9 = 3.2ghz @ 1.35v... 4x1gb DDR2-800 GSkill 5-4-3-4 @ 2.1v (spec)

I've tried going 400x8, 400x7, 400x6... and it fails to boot at all... I've got Hyperpath3 disabled, i've tried enabling SPD... i've tried raising mch voltage to 1.65, still not booting... Any advice?

It's a b3. don't expect 400 FSB out of it.

[travisc]

You running an older Bx also? what voltages are you running? just to give me some ideas to try.

[Random Murderer]

You running an older Bx also? what voltages are you running? just to give me some ideas to try.

yea, i'm on a b3. i had to set it to 1.4275 vcore in the bios to get 3.3.

[JEIROQ]

I don't know if my last post got overlooked or what..

I have an E6750 oc'ed to 3.2GHz right now on air, with really good temps, I'd like to go up to 3.4 then maybe to 3.6 and see how well it takes it.

The E6750 has a locked multi at 8x, I know to get to 3.4 I need a FSB of 425, right? And for 3.6 I'd need 450. What voltages should I start at for these?

[Random Murderer]

I don't know if my last post got overlooked or what..

I have an E6750 oc'ed to 3.2GHz right now on air, with really good temps, I'd like to go up to 3.4 then maybe to 3.6 and see how well it takes it.

The E6750 has a locked multi at 8x, I know to get to 3.4 I need a FSB of 425, right? And for 3.6 I'd need 450. What voltages should I start at for these?

it didn't get overlooked. that's just a tough question. different chips use different silicon. you and i could(hypothetically) have two consecutively manufactured chips, and while you're sitting at 4 GHz, mine might not reach 3.5. No two chips are the same.

[JEIROQ]

Thanks for the answer. So should I just start for 3.4, and see if I can get it to work? If not, I can always go back down to previous stable settings. I'll post after a while and let you guys know.

[Lurker246]

Q6600 G0, 2602 bios was not stable for me at 356 X 9 1.35v. It's game stable (will last a couple of hours but guaranteed a random reboot which is annoying in the middle of a TF2 match ).

Tried everything to get it stable, spd, vmch, etc.. no joy- so I'm back on 333 X 9 24 hour stable auto volts.

[markq4xprt]

what could be the problem on my p5w dh

whenever i shutdown it always restart

things ive tried
* bios upgrade
* bios downgrade
* cmos reset
* disable power on by keyboard,mouse, lan etc

ive remove any usb device on the usb 3&4 "the one for the usb remote" and now it doesnt restart after shutdown

its just happen just now but my setup is working fine before for almost 1yr

+ used multitester on the usb port and ive found out when its on standby mode it only emits 2-3v and when i turn it on it goes to 4.5-5v which is normaly before even on standby it should give me a 5v

so does my usb port is busted?

[secretworld]

what could be the problem on my p5w dh

whenever i shutdown it always restart

things ive tried
* bios upgrade
* bios downgrade
* cmos reset
* disable power on by keyboard,mouse, lan etc

ive remove any usb device on the usb 3&4 "the one for the usb remote" and now it doesnt restart after shutdown

its just happen just now but my setup is working fine before for almost 1yr

+ used multitester on the usb port and ive found out when its on standby mode it only emits 2-3v and when i turn it on it goes to 4.5-5v which is normaly before even on standby it should give me a 5v

so does my usb port is busted?

Same here, only not always. I havn´t found a solution nor a 100% way to always cause it. Sorry that I´m of no help, but you're not alone!

[markq4xprt]

Same here, only not always. I havn´t found a solution nor a 100% way to always cause it. Sorry that I´m of no help, but you're not alone!

i see , so i have no choice but to have mine for rma, but before i have it rma`ed ill try to trace what is the problem


thanks anyway

[t_ski]

Shutdown issues are usually related to Windows and drivers. Try searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base for more information.

[markq4xprt]

Shutdown issues are usually related to Windows and drivers. Try searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base for more information.

i think mine is not a windows driver issue, becaues although its on standby the usb ports are only 2-3v and which is unusual from before and also tried my friends p5w dh but his usb port even on standby is maintained to 4.80-5.09v


and also ive tried xp sp2, vista ulti 32 w/c is my default setup way way back before but it doesnt give me this problems