Official GIGABYTE X38-DQ6/X38T-DQ6 Info/BIOS Thread

[Richard Dower]

Flashed to F9d.....

The O/C process was easier then F9c, but Everest is again not moving the multi, it's stuck at 6x for some reason when testing/benchmarking....

[ChrissTi]

Flashed to F9d.....

The O/C process was easier then F9c, but Everest is again not moving the multi, it's stuck at 6x for some reason when testing/benchmarking....

Where did you get F9d from ?

Sry, didn't read page 109...

[ckirkby3]

Gigabyte support finally.

[Hornet331]

meh i hope they finally will release a f10 bios so i get some love for my x38t....

[Alcibiades]

Downloaded F9D

1. fixed dlp latency issue
2. everest reports all overclocking settings correctly
3. memory timings on seperate bios page

1st time overclock worked smoothly, so far so good
recommend this bios to all x38-dq6 users

p.s. b4 flashing to new bios, boot with default bios settings first (ie. no overclock)

I was thinking of upgrading cpu, mobo, gpu again this year, but after careful thought, I will be happy to keep my system as is for another year or so, the only upgrade justifiable for now would be a new or second gpu.

[csewell]

Same problem for me as with the F9C beta BIOS: after a couple of reboots, the CPU temperature measurement doubles. Instead of reading 40C it reads 80C and my CPU fan runs at high nonstop.

[Buggalugs]

Well i got my P5E, sold the DQ6 and my problems are solved. My system is snappy lightning fast again. No strange slow memory latency or laggy games or DPC latency. I'm gonna head over to the P5E forum from now on so goodbye all.

[DjLeco]

That's good or bad?

[jbloggs]

Downloaded F9D

3. memory timings on seperate bios page

Where/how do I find the memory timings using BIOS F9D?

Thanks.

EDIT: Have Found it.....CTRL + F1

[DjLeco]

Gigabyte EX38-DQ6, flashed with F3B bios,cannot allow me to modify FSB, if I tried, when I pres Enter for select, returns @333 Mhz.

Bravo to Gigabyte stuff...
Return to F2.

Also has anyone the trouble to cannot BOOT from optical DVD-RW (S-Ata Interface), mounted on ICH9 if it has also a raid matrice?
Not even succed to boot from Floppy (for drive image backup software)
The only way to succes booting is to use the S-ata optical unit to Jmicron controller...
But I don't want to use Gigabite's JMicron controller...

I have the configuration described down:

Gigabyte EX38-DQ6

Creative X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champ1on

4 X 1 Gb Ram

1X 36Gb ADFD Raptor, for Vista

1X WD6400 AAKS for Games Images storage

2X WD74 ADFD Raptors in Raid0, for Installed Games, for fast acces and speed.

[daveperks]

I've been trying for months to get the below rig to run the RAM at 10066mhz 5-5-5-15 or bettter but keep failing I've looked all over the web but the system fails tests from within XP and games hang. Please can anyone help
At the moment I have to run at 800mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 1.8v at these speed the system is rock solid 24/7

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CPU: Intel C2D E6700 @ Stock 2.66Ghz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 BIOS F8
Memory: 2 x 1gb Geil Ultra DDR2 8500 (4-4-4-12) @ 800mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 1.8v
GPU: EVGA GTS SSC 640MB @ Stock 576Mhz / 1800Mhz
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 500
APU: Onboard
Display: 22" Samsung 2232bw
Case: Antec Sonata III 500 - 2x120 fans

[Richard Dower]

Realtek 8111B/C Vista Diagnostic Utility (new/updated), version 1003: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

[tmatrix]

I've been trying for months to get the below rig to run the RAM at 10066mhz 5-5-5-15 or bettter but keep failing I've looked all over the web but the system fails tests from within XP and games hang. Please can anyone help
At the moment I have to run at 800mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 1.8v at these speed the system is rock solid 24/7

I got a big break when I was trying to get my OCZ RAM sticks to run at their advertised timings of 5-5-5-15 when I looked up some memory specifics in Everest. If you have something similar that can show you your Enhanced Performance Profile (EPP) stored on your Geil RAM sticks, you'll be well on your way. Heck! CPU-Z gives you the "basics" under the SPD tab and, more importantly, how much voltage you need to run the setting. The challenge you might face is matching up what your BIOS calls certain parameters you'll see in CPU-Z or Everest or Memset, or the like. Heh! Anyway, considering your motherboard which is the same as mine uses 1.8V default, you'll have to go into your BIOS where the memory settings are, and set the extra voltage needed to get to say 2.1 or whatever it is your memory sticks require for EPP. If I recall correctly, the setting is called DDR2 Overvoltage. Let me know how things go for you. Peace!

[daveperks]

the memory should be good to run at 1066mhz 5-5-5-15 @ anything upto about 2.4V which I have tried a few times but I always run into failed tests using things like ORTHOS and super Pi. I've seen loads of people running simlar spec machine at without issue, I get the feeling I'm missing a setting in the bios, maybe to do with the voltages on the NB or CPU to balance it out. I'm just a bit unhappy I can;t even get the stock speed from what I have bought, becuase of this I've not even dared to try OC'ing the CPU just yet.

everest shows the following:-

Field Value
Memory Module Properties
Module Name GeIL CL4-4-4DDR2-1066
Serial Number None
Manufacture Date Week 27 / 2006
Module Size 1 GB (2 ranks, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh

Memory Timings
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-42-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 4-4-4-12 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-28-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 200 MHz 3-3-3-9 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 12-21-2-3-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)

Memory Module Manufacturer
Company Name GeIL USA
Product Information http://www.geilusa.com/products


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Field Value
North Bridge Properties
North Bridge Intel Beachwood X38
Supported FSB Speeds FSB800, FSB1066, FSB1333
Supported Memory Types DDR2-667 SDRAM, DDR2-800 SDRAM, DDR3-800 SDRAM, DDR3-1066 SDRAM, DDR3-1333 SDRAM
Maximum Memory Amount 8 GB
Revision / Stepping 01 / A1
Core Voltage 1.25 V
In-Order Queue Depth 12

Memory Controller
Type Dual Channel (128-bit)
Active Mode Dual Channel (128-bit)

Memory Timings
CAS Latency (CL) 4T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 4T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 4T
RAS Active Time (tRAS) 12T
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 42T
Command Rate (CR) 2T
RAS To RAS Delay (tRRD) 3T
Write Recovery Time (tWR) 13T
Read To Read Delay (tRTR) Same Rank: 4T, Different Rank: 6T
Read To Write Delay (tRTW) 8T
Write To Read Delay (tWTR) Same Rank: 10T, Different Rank: 5T
Write To Write Delay (tWTW) Same Rank: 4T, Different Rank: 6T
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP) 5T
Write To Precharge Delay (tWTP) 13T
Precharge To Precharge Delay (tPTP) 1T
Refresh Period (tREF) 3120T
DRAM Read ODT 3T
DRAM Write ODT 6T
MCH Read ODT 8T
Performance Level 4
Read Delay Phase Adjust Neutral
DIMM1 Clock Fine Delay 1T
DIMM2 Clock Fine Delay 6T
DIMM3 Clock Fine Delay 1T
DIMM4 Clock Fine Delay 5T

Error Correction
ECC Supported, Disabled
ChipKill ECC Not Supported
RAID Not Supported
ECC Scrubbing Not Supported

Memory Slots
DRAM Slot #1 1 GB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 1 GB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)

PCI Express Controller
PCI-E 2.0 x16 port #2 In Use @ x16 (EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB Video Adapter)

Chipset Manufacturer
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets
Driver Download http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets
Driver Update http://driveragent.com?ref=59

[tmatrix]

Howdy Dave! I kinda know the feeling of paying a "good dime" for these things and not getting what you need out of them. Anyway, two things in your reply stood out to me that may have been really screwing you over. One is your TRAS value: you wanted to do 15 but your RAM says it can do 18. So try it at 5-5-5-18 instead. Two is your performance level setting: enough of us have had to learn through experience or through stumbled-upon info that if you end up overclocking, you're gonna have to increase that setting to 7 or 8 and still get some better-than-decent performance. That may actually be more of your problem than TRAS, as I used to fail to even post when my PL was 6 when I overclocked my system. Oh! Am I to surmise since your post didn't include it, your RAM sticks don't have an EPP?

[daveperks]

thanks tmatrix I'll give some of the higher settings a go later on.

[daveperks]

forgive me for asking what might be a silly question but what and where do i set the "performance level" from 4 to 6 or 7, is this a bios setting for the memory becuase i can't see it anywhere.

[Alcibiades]

forgive me for asking what might be a silly question but what and where do i set the "performance level" from 4 to 6 or 7, is this a bios setting for the memory becuase i can't see it anywhere.

It's the Static tRead Value
try 7 with 5-5-5-15

The 3 important timings to adjust are:
Precharge delay TRAS
Refresh to ACT Delay
Static tRead Value tRD

If you follow the 'memory timings' in this link you should be good.

http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/html/...00001450012500

[steve30x]

Ok my experience with the F4b bios for my Gigabyte EX38-DS4 is a bad one. First of all I had to hike up the CPU voltage to 1.6 before it would accept my OC of my Q6600 @ 3.4ghz. So I reset back to defaults over again and rebooted my machine. After rebooting the motherboard reported a Checksum error in the bios repeatedly and reported it was getting an old Bios from the HDD. So I left it do its thing but after a few reboots it failed to go as far as the POST screen but still repeatedly rebooted.

So I done all the usual troubleshooting stuff , reseat the CPU , Reseat the RAM , reset the bios manually , Turn off the power and press the Power button for a few seconds and plug out the 24 pin power. Everything failed to work. So I put my ASUS Crosshair and AMD X2 6000+ back into my machine. Powered up and that reported that the ram was dead.

I then found a cheap stick of Kingston Valueram and installed it into my crosshair and booted up. I set the ram voltage to 2.3v , powered down and installed my Cell Shock ram. Still no go. So I put the cheap ram in and flashed to Bios 0804. With that bios installed My Cell Shock ram worked again.

Then I tested my ram for problems with Memtest 2.1 and one stick of Ram is now faulty. So I am going to get more Thermal Compound and test the Gigabyte motherboard again with the cheap ram. Im hoping it will boot into windows for me so that I can flash to bios F4a again. I would use Q flash in Dos but I dont have a floppy disk and for some strange reason the Gigabyte motherboard doesnt recognise my USB stick even though I have it formatted to Fat32.

[Zilla]

steve30x:
You need to have the "Legacy USB storage detect" option in "Integrated Peripherals" set to enabled. Then the USB stick should be recognized... ;-)

[steve30x]

steve30x:
You need to have the "Legacy USB storage detect" option in "Integrated Peripherals" set to enabled. Then the USB stick should be recognized... ;-)

I know that. I have all USB options enabled on the motherboard but it still wont recognise the USB stick in dos. It gets Recognised in windows though. I Flashed bios F4b to the motherboard with Qflash in the bios once but since then it doesnt recognise the USB stick in the bios or in DOS mode.

[Richard Dower]

Realtek 889A drivers, 1.96: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

[steve30x]

Just rechecked the motherboard and its dead. It fails to get as far as the Post screen and constantly reboots. Ive tried resetting the bios which doesnt work either. Back to AMD again.

[daveperks]

It's the Static tRead Value
try 7 with 5-5-5-15

The 3 important timings to adjust are:
Precharge delay TRAS
Refresh to ACT Delay
Static tRead Value tRD

If you follow the 'memory timings' in this link you should be good.

http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/html/...00001450012500

Ok so I played with all the bios settings for ages and managed to get the system somewhat more stable using different stressing applications but nothing was rock solid, Think I'm going to call it a day and stick with 800 4-4-4-12 as I get better results anyway see the below screen dumps, just really pi55es me of paying for 1066 but only getting 800

[Richard Dower]

New Intel Chipset software, version 9.0.0.1009: http://downloadmirror.intel.com/1601...9_PV_Intel.exe