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

[Khalmyr]

According to this thread this mod does work. It is different than the one that VR-Zone did. I am going to try it tomorrow and I will try to post my results then.

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?p=4627008


Utnorris

same place i posted about a few posts back

[Utnorris]

So I tried this mod just using a pencil and saw no change whatsoever, either the pencil isn't strong enough to do anything or it just doesn't work. Anyone with any suggestions is welcome to reply.

Utnorris

[megatron]

Don't you want a softer pencil so the lead (slightly conductive?) rubs off more and stays?

[cannabis]

My ds3p rolles the pci-e back to 1x a lot of the time. Buggy bios I'm told, does it on f9 and f10.

I'm using bios F9. as I know , we don't have bios f10 for ds3p.
so u mean I must rollback to bios f8 to fix this prob?

[Khalmyr]

So I tried this mod just using a pencil and saw no change whatsoever, either the pencil isn't strong enough to do anything or it just doesn't work. Anyone with any suggestions is welcome to reply.

Utnorris

No good with a pencil

Needs conductive ink or solder

i used a pencil for a long time and it barely did anything for me.

[Utnorris]

Ok, but didn't you say it didn't work for you too/

Utnorris

[Cob]

I'm using bios F9. as I know , we don't have bios f10 for ds3p.
so u mean I must rollback to bios f8 to fix this prob?

F10 has been out for over a month. I've found it to be solid and have had no issues with it.

[Khalmyr]

Ok, but didn't you say it didn't work for you too/

Utnorris

Yes, it didn't give me the results that i got on my previous P5W-DH.

But people who used conductive ink or solder said it worked perfectly.

[cannabis]

F10 has been out for over a month. I've found it to be solid and have had no issues with it.

So u're using F10 huh? it's not an official bios of GIGABYTE, is it? Is it ok? Where can I get it? Thx a lot

Does anybody know how to fix this problem?

[Gruelius]

Hi all,
Does anyone know if the F11,F12 or F13a bioses fix the overclocked + standby issue for P35-DS3 boards? Id like to save some trees

While im here,
Is the FSB wall mainly decided by the cpu? Atm im running it at 388*8. My max cpu speed i can run stable is about 3.1-3.2ghz. Ive got a thermalright IFX northbridge coolerwith a fan as the stock thing was e.

Id like to run 450x7 or 520x6 but i doubt it would be possible with this chip.

[pitadotcom]

jus wondering how i can check the voltage and temperatures for my NB and SB for my ds3r

[noxon]

Hi all,
Does anyone know if the F11,F12 or F13a bioses fix the overclocked + standby issue for P35-DS3 boards? Id like to save some trees

While im here,
Is the FSB wall mainly decided by the cpu? Atm im running it at 388*8. My max cpu speed i can run stable is about 3.1-3.2ghz. Ive got a thermalright IFX northbridge coolerwith a fan as the stock thing was e.

Id like to run 450x7 or 520x6 but i doubt it would be possible with this chip.

Yea it is, whit my E6600 max fsb was around 460, now with my E8400 the max is ~575fsb..

[noxon]

Hmm.. I'm seeing a similar trend. But I can add +0.75v MCH and +0.5v FSB without losing stability, any more and I get errors in P95/SPi 32M.

Which BIOS are you using BTW and which is best one you've used? Any better than F8?

BTW don't run Orthos anymore, it has major bugs which give you such errors even if stable.

Hmm, atm im running F12, havnt noticed any big difference from the other i have used lately, F11 and F12b. F8 the best in ur opinion ? -E8x00 series not supported, or ?

[Cob]

So u're using F10 huh? it's not an official bios of GIGABYTE, is it? Is it ok? Where can I get it? Thx a lot

Does anybody know how to fix this problem?

It's on the Gigabyte site.

[miahallen]

I'm using bios F9. as I know , we don't have bios f10 for ds3p.
so u mean I must rollback to bios f8 to fix this prob?

F10 has been out for over a month. I've found it to be solid and have had no issues with it.

So u're using F10 huh? it's not an official bios of GIGABYTE, is it? Is it ok? Where can I get it? Thx a lot

Does anybody know how to fix this problem?

See my thread here

[jton219]

on the ds3L rev 2.. which 3 pin connectors can control fan speed. i jsut bough 2 40mm fans for the n and s bridge (still in mail), just wondering if they are too loud if i can control them using the bios or soe other prog.

[Merconium]

Hi all,
I've got a strange issue: the system below works fine with 2GB of RAM, but as soon as I add a third, it refuses to overclock--at all. If I enter setup and enable overclocking, but don't even change the frequency--that is, that I keep it at stock MHz--it will refuse to post, will reboot, and disable overclocking.

If I remove the third stick, I can go right back to my 24/7 overclock. Since I have 4 sticks, I've tried them all in various combinations, have vetted them with memtest, etc--it's not the RAM sticks themselves.

Have tried F4, F8, and F10 bioses; clear CMOS, etc.

Any clue? The RMA process will surely drive me to just get a different board, I think.

[jton219]

Hi all,
I've got a strange issue: the system below works fine with 2GB of RAM, but as soon as I add a third, it refuses to overclock--at all. If I enter setup and enable overclocking, but don't even change the frequency--that is, that I keep it at stock MHz--it will refuse to post, will reboot, and disable overclocking.

If I remove the third stick, I can go right back to my 24/7 overclock. Since I have 4 sticks, I've tried them all in various combinations, have vetted them with memtest, etc--it's not the RAM sticks themselves.

Have tried F4, F8, and F10 bioses; clear CMOS, etc.

Any clue? The RMA process will surely drive me to just get a different board, I think.

does it run with 3 sticks non oc options ok?? i have 3 sticks of 1066 in my ds3l now and it runs fine. post screen shows flex mode. i dont have it overclocked though, so its only at 800 but with 4-4-4-10 timing. is hte new stick same model as the old ones, are the chip density and voltage requirement different. ?? try a vdimm+.1 and run it at stock speeds. and see if its posts.

i notice you have a p35c, i think that means combo memory. did you accidently mix ddr2 and 3? u could try you ddr 3 chips tryign to run them at ddr2 voltage

[Merconium]

does it run with 3 sticks non oc options ok?? i have 3 sticks of 1066 in my ds3l now and it runs fine. post screen shows flex mode. i dont have it overclocked though, so its only at 800 but with 4-4-4-10 timing. is hte new stick same model as the old ones, are the chip density and voltage requirement different. ?? try a vdimm+.1 and run it at stock speeds. and see if its posts.

i notice you have a p35c, i think that means combo memory. did you accidently mix ddr2 and 3? u could try you ddr 3 chips tryign to run them at ddr2 voltage

It will post and run so long as I don't "Enable Overclocking." If I do that but still don't change the FSB 1 MHz, it refuses to post. I'm pretty convinced the board is screwed-up, but thought I'd ask first.

I don't have any DDR3.

[[XC] 4X4N]

Does the newer bios for the DS3-R have loadline calibration in them? I am running F7 with the rev 1 version and am wondering if this was ever added.

Thanks.

[jton219]

on my machine, when i make a change ocing in the bios, it will reset, have a long beep, not post, reset again, short beep, reset beep then post. Did you try giving it a few post cycles to let it figure itself out, or do u jsut do a jumper reset after 1 failed post cycle??

also, try dropping your cpu oc to its factory profile, then oc the ram. it may not like that high fsb even with a multiplier that keeps it in operating range. the lowest multiplier on my baord is 2. your at fsb 425x2 would give you a 850 mem speed. that migh tbe to much for your particular sticks.

[chrispycrunch]

EP35-DS3R vs P35-DS3R
will be runing oced e8400.

only prob here is that I don't know which version of p35ds3r I'll buy.

You'll be fine with either. EP35 is power savings but you won't be making use of that if you overclock

be sure to install the latest bios on the p35 tho

[okorn]

Best bios for the DS3P + q6600 overclocking?

[Exal]

Does the newer bios for the DS3-R have loadline calibration in them? I am running F7 with the rev 1 version and am wondering if this was ever added.

Thanks.

Nope they havn't and they probably never will

[[XC] 4X4N]

Thanks for that, I'm guessing you're right. Too bad. I have 2 of these and they have been very trouble free, but the vdrop+vdroop is killing me. 1.4625 in bios gives me 1.39-1.4 idle and drops to 1.34 at load. I have tried them with different psu's also, no difference. I understand the reason for vdroop, but it's just excessive on these boards.