**Official DFI LanParty UT 790FX-M2R Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

[Brother Esau]

That Bios was not a good release and should never have ended up on the Official List I would suggest you update to 1/30/2008 using the Zip Package

[Slagathor]

I hate to be a pain, but you wouldnt by chance have the 1/30/08 you could send me??? (there site still down)

And how do you recommend flashing????

I dont have a floppy drive, but I do have a 2gb USB stick.....

Or use Winflash???

[Brother Esau]

I can send it to you via email send me a pm with your email please

[Slagathor]

I can send it to you via email send me a pm with your email please

YHPM.......


I turned up the multiplier, this is just freaky how it's done...heh

Leaving everything else alone for now.....


Also, I got a fan blowing on the heatsink over the PWM area, load temps decreased dramaticly[sp]

[Slagathor]

Got the bios, what a pain without a floppy.
But, it complained about partnumbers not matching......

[Brother Esau]

Gonna Flash to 4/15/2008 Beta.........Be back soon.....I hope!

[Brother Esau]

Got the bios, what a pain without a floppy.
But, it complained about partnumbers not matching......

Do you have the 790FX-M2R or M2RS?

Attention: Updated Process For...... The Olympic Sport Of Bios Flashing

So Far the 4/15/08 Beta seems positive and keeping fingers crossed that it does well and is stable.

What I did was this.........

(#1) Download the 4/15/2008 Beta "Zip Package"
(#2) Format Blank Floppy Disk
(#3) Download DR Dos and send to Floppy Disk
(#4) Extract 4/15/2008 Zip Package to Floppy Disk ....NOTE: when 4/15/2008 Zip Package is Extracting to Floppy disk it will ask you if you wish to replace the AUTOEXEC.BAT File ......Click NO!
(#5) Make sure you do a proper clear cmos with the system Unplugged of course!
(#6) Only leave your USB Mouse plugged in and USB Keyboard /// ...Preferably its Best to Use a PS2 KEYBOARD over the USB Keyboard!
(#7) Boot up and Press "F1" to continue with Defaults Loaded
(#8) Boot into Pure DOS and when you get to A:\ Prompt ..Type this from A:\AWDFLASH.EXE R7LD415.BIN /CKS /SN /PY /CC /CD /CP /LD /QI /WB /CH /E ...(Hit Enter!)
(#9) Let the Flash Complete and the /E Switch that we included into the Switching Parameters will Return you to A:\ Prompt
(#10) at that Point when on A:\ Prompt Re-Type...A:\AWDFLASH.EXE R7LD415.BIN /CKS /SN /PY /CC /CD /CP /LD /QI /WB /CH /E

(#11) After the Second Flash is Complete and you return to A:\ and the Floppy light goes out please power down manually and do Proper 10-15 Minute Clear cmos

"EDIT" Proper Spacing of Flash Command Parameters is "CRITICAL"! This means the Dude from DFICLUB!

NOTE: The Reason to Flash two times using this method is because it will make sure that the old code that was stored on the Flash Chip is properly Over written without doubt or question and in return it yields a Much Cleaner Bios Flash for the Extra Effort!

BTW.....ROCK ON!!!

[Slagathor]

M2R, if it's the S Newegg is gonna get a fone call...heh


Heres the one I ordered LINKY.

I was thinking it was from the USB stick I used, but I was able to dig up a floppy drive, just got to get some disks, that will be tomorrow....

EDIT:

How can I get .5 multpliers?????

I would like to start trying that.


http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=346206

[keithlm]

Well it appears that my DFI 790FX-M2R board wasn't the problem.

Newegg RMA'ed it... but since they had none in stock they just refunded the money and sent me an e-mail. I found a local store that had the Gigabyte MA790FX-DS5 in stock for a reasonable price so I picked it up. It has the same boot problem... with 2 different sets of ram. (And the ram works in another machine so we know it's not ram.)

SO it looks like using Sandra blew the CPU up. But it was probably just a coincidence that it blew up while I happened to be running a test in Sandra.

The 9850 will go off for RMA. Luckily I ordered an AM2 CPU to have on hand "just in case". I should get it tomorrow. I'll wait on sending the Phenom off until I see this MB and memory working with the temporary CPU. (I guess it could still be the memory... even though it works in another machine.)

DANG IT. I liked the DFI 790FX-M2R better than this Gigabyte. (I like the LED POST display, and it has a better sound card.)

Oh well.

[Brother Esau]

M2R, if it's the S Newegg is gonna get a fone call...heh


Heres the one I ordered LINKY.

I was thinking it was from the USB stick I used, but I was able to dig up a floppy drive, just got to get some disks, that will be tomorrow....

EDIT:

How can I get .5 multpliers?????

I would like to start trying that.


http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=346206

If thats the one you have then thats what I have so try the Floppy Drive probably be a different story I don't know man I have ZERO interest in getting rid of my floppy drive and disks to be honest

[Brother Esau]

Well it appears that my DFI 790FX-M2R board wasn't the problem.

Newegg RMA'ed it... but since they had none in stock they just refunded the money and sent me an e-mail. I found a local store that had the Gigabyte MA790FX-DS5 in stock for a reasonable price so I picked it up. It has the same boot problem... with 2 different sets of ram. (And the ram works in another machine so we know it's not ram.)

SO it looks like using Sandra blew the CPU up. But it was probably just a coincidence that it blew up while I happened to be running a test in Sandra.

The 9850 will go off for RMA. Luckily I ordered an AM2 CPU to have on hand "just in case". I should get it tomorrow. I'll wait on sending the Phenom off until I see this MB and memory working with the temporary CPU. (I guess it could still be the memory... even though it works in another machine.)

DANG IT. I liked the DFI 790FX-M2R better than this Gigabyte. (I like the LED POST display, and it has a better sound card.)

Oh well.

Its not too late Keith Besides GIGABYTE does not have Removable Bios Chips and with that said if anything goes amiss you will have to send the whole Board in and wait 2-3 weeks vs getting a chip from me or what ever.

Besides we like you and would like you to stay and have some fun with us!

Update:...Well all my previous settings work and with no adverse side affect so the 4/15/08 Beta so far indicates positive signs

[SAB]

I need some verification on some stuff from Members that have Hitachi Drives

Oddest thing my DFI Expert Board has gone bye bye and need to get it RMA'ed so I decided to Run Hitachi Drive Fitness Test on all of My Hitachi Drives today or at least 4 of them anyway and what I found after a 2 1/2hr session of attempting to Run the tests on the Drives on both the SB600 & Silicon Image v=controller is that Hitachi Drive Fitness Test as well as my $100.00 SPIN RITE6 Program thatss the standard in the IT Induastry and Pinacle of HDD Testing Software cannot and will not acknowledge either onboard controller and refuses to see any of the Hitachi Drives ....$^%^%#@#$^&^&* F@$R$$T$ ing SB600 ...POS

Can anyone with a Hitachi Drive please verify this Finding with Hitachi Drive Fitness Test in DOS? Now I don't expect any of you to own SpinRite6 as it costs $100.00 for the HDD testing Program vs the "FREE" H.D.F.T

Ok Esau, I own a few Hitachi drives.

[Cyberrich]

Guys first post here. I have never oced a board but i have built many . Im looking to oc my new build here.But need major starting point on how to.

Heres what I have.

DFI LP UT 790FX-M2R AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
OCZ ReaperX HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
OCZ ModXStream OCZ780MXS ATX12V / EPS12V 780W Power Supply
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
2 seagates 320 7400.10 raided 0
1 Floopy drive
1 sata phillips dvd burner and a plextor ide dvd burner
Back-up hard drive sata seagate 160 7200.7

I flashed the bios last week with floopy R7LD307 Seems to be running stable right now. Been running the game crisis on it and play without flaws.

Can you please direct me into ocing my box ?

[SAB]

Ok, I ran the program on SB600 controller.
Using my 80gb Deskstar it would not see the drive if the controller was in Raid mode.I seemed to remember that when I tried to use the Hitachi F tool to change drive settings,I had to change the controller to legacy instead of Raid mode.So I did that same thing using the Fitness program and it worked.
Lemme know if u want me to test on SIL controller.

Also I just bought those OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB PC8500 and they wont boot at 1066, just like the patriot memory I bought.
Is it the IMC on these X2 cores, the reason it wont boot at that speed?
Or can it be motherboard?

[Brother Esau]

Well I fon't use onboard Raid so neither the SB600 or Silicon Image controller were set on Raid When testing! Funny thing is that WD Raptors are able to test on the SB600 Controller so I don't get it Yes please also test on Silicon Image controller as well

[Brother Esau]

Ok, I ran the program on SB600 controller.
Using my 80gb Deskstar it would not see the drive if the controller was in Raid mode.I seemed to remember that when I tried to use the Hitachi F tool to change drive settings,I had to change the controller to legacy instead of Raid mode.So I did that same thing using the Fitness program and it worked.
Lemme know if u want me to test on SIL controller.

Also I just bought those OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB PC8500 and they wont boot at 1066, just like the patriot memory I bought.
Is it the IMC on these X2 cores, the reason it wont boot at that speed?
Or can it be motherboard?

What you need to do is have 1/30/08 Bios or later and also Leave everything at auto and on Dram Config Page /Set to manual and leave the other settings all at AUTO then on Main Genie Bios Page set dram frequency to manual and set 1066 Divider

Also thw 1066 Divider will not work unless you have a Phenom CPU

[SAB]

What you need to do is have 1/30/08 Bios or later and also Leave everything at auto and on Dram Config Page /Set to manual and leave the other settings all at AUTO then on Main Genie Bios Page set dram frequency to manual and set 1066 Divider

Also thw 1066 Divider will not work unless you have a Phenom CPU

I kinda figured that, but needed some 1 to reassure me b4 I rma one of these sets. oh well guess I will have to run them slower untill I get a k10.
Copying a cd at the moment, will test when done.

[Brother Esau]

Shoot Brother the 9850 BE is a nice CPU and for that matter so wa the 9600 BE that I have that I need to sell

[SAB]

lol... one thing I do well is read.
And after seeing how much FUN u guys had with those b2's I will hold out for a b3 or later model. Off to test ...brb

[Brother Esau]

lol... one thing I do well is read.
And after seeing how much FUN u guys had with those b2's I will hold out for a b3 or later model. Off to test ...brb

Aww come on

[Undersea]

Guys first post here. I have never oced a board but i have built many . Im looking to oc my new build here.But need major starting point on how to.

Heres what I have.

DFI LP UT 790FX-M2R AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
OCZ ReaperX HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
OCZ ModXStream OCZ780MXS ATX12V / EPS12V 780W Power Supply
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
2 seagates 320 7400.10 raided 0
1 Floopy drive
1 sata phillips dvd burner and a plextor ide dvd burner
Back-up hard drive sata seagate 160 7200.7

I flashed the bios last week with floopy R7LD307 Seems to be running stable right now. Been running the game crisis on it and play without flaws.

Can you please direct me into ocing my box ?

Well read up. Google is your friend.

Some Linky's

http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=453151

and read this twice:

http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=258

Just the first few pages apply.

[SAB]

Hitachi doesnt play well with SIL controller. Wouldnt see drives in Raid mode or Mass storage.Tried with 80gb Deskstar and my 500gb Ultrastar.
Just so we are on same page ..I used the cd image,not the floppy.
And when program started I hit 1 and 1.

[Brother Esau]

My version of HDFT Is no doubt OLLLLLLD and could explain whats up with that on SB600 (Sigh) will try again tomorrow with new DFT thatnk you very much for helping me out

[illogical]

Well finally my account got validated, thanks undesea for the referral.
Just in time as my Phenom 9850BE is due to be delivered today, so I can join in and hopefully be constructive, if not then I'll just be a pain asking noob questions.
Mind after waiting all weekend until today to be able to post, I've read this and other threads on here from end to end, so obviously I have learnt plenty, already forgotten plenty too
Later people.

[Brother Esau]

Well finally my account got validated, thanks undesea for the referral.
Just in time as my Phenom 9850BE is due to be delivered today, so I can join in and hopefully be constructive, if not then I'll just be a pain asking noob questions.
Mind after waiting all weekend until today to be able to post, I've read this and other threads on here from end to end, so obviously I have learnt plenty, already forgotten plenty too
Later people.

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