Foxconn BloodRage BIOS Bugs/Changes/Additions Report/Request Thread

[BenchZowner]

BIOS Feature wishlist
PCI-Express BUS Frequency control
The ability to rename the OC Gear Profile Slot description
tRTW ( Read to Write Delay )
tRTR ( Read to Read Delay ) [ Same & Different Rank settings ]
tWTW ( Write to Write Delay ) [ Same & Different Rank settings ]
tWTR ( Write to Read Delay ) [ Same & Different Rank settings ]
tWTP ( Write to Precharge Delay )
tPTP ( Precharge to Precharge Delay )
tPTA ( Precharge to Activate Delay )
tPTREF ( Precharge to Refresh Delay )
RAM Static Read Control ( Is it supported on LGA1366 ? I'm not sure )
RAM Dynamic Write Control ( Is it supported on LGA1366 ? I'm not sure )
Allow the user to input all the memory timings & all the voltages manually ( Keyed-in with the NumPad )

BIOS Feature adjustment wishlist
Change the CPU Core Voltage ( Vcore ) setting from offset ( adding voltage ) to exact value setting ( instead of selecting how much voltage to add, select the exact voltage applied )
Change the CPU VTT (UnCore) Voltage setting from offset ( adding voltage ) to exact value setting ( instead of selecting how much voltage to add, select the exact voltage applied )

BIOS Setting renaming wishlist
Stagger Spinup Support ==> Staggered Spin-up [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
Hotplug capable port ==> HotPlug support [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
USB Storage Function ==> USB Legacy Support [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
ITE8720 FDC ==> Floppy Disk Controller [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
PPM ==> PPM ( Processor Power Management ) [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
- too long, ill check if we can add it in the description menu on the right side
EIST ==> EIST ( Intel Enhanced Speedstep Technology ) [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
- too long, ill check if we can add it in the description menu on the right side
Virtualization ==> Virtualization Technology [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
- too long, ill check if we can add it in the description menu on the right side
Hyper Threading ==> Intel HyperThreading Technology [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
- too long, ill check if we can add it in the description menu on the right side
CPU Core Voltage ==> CPU Core (Vcore) Voltage [ options = 1.19875V, 1.20875V, etc ]
- Do you think adding Vcore is really necessary?
CPU Vdroop Compensation ==> CPU Vdroop Elimination [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
- How about CPU Vdroop = Enabled/Disabled?
CPU VTT (UnCore) Voltage ==> CPU UnCore Voltage ( Vtt ) [ options = 1260mV, 1280mV, 1300mV, etc ]
Smart Boot Menu ==> Display the Boot Device Menu [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
CPU Turbo ==> Intel CPU Turbo Function [ options = Enabled or Disabled ]
- too long, ill check if we can add it in the description menu on the right side
System Turbo ==> System Configuration [ options = Auto or Manual ]
- No :P i like system turbo, or do you think its a really bad name?
Memory Bus Multiplier ==> DRAM Multiplier
Memory Bus Target Speed ==> DRAM Target Speed

Possible or Confirmed BIOS Bugs
1) It looks like the Voltage tables are f*ed up when you enable PPM ( in order to enable EIST which is required for Turbo Mode to work ).
With the BIOS CPU Voltage ( Vcore ) set to +100mV I get 1.515V real voltage in Full Load!
- The problem is that i7 dynamically changes the Vid on the fly, Intel is basically trying to force droop... we are working on a way to prevent ir or at least make it possible to adjust it and make the vcore vary less.

2) The tRAS ( Precharge Delay ) option isn't applying the exact timing that I set.
For example I set it to 23 and in Windows I notice that it's set to 21, and on the reboot in the BIOS it is also set to 21
The same thing happened when I set it to 15. It actually set it to 12.
The BIOS shows your setting, you save & exit, the board boots fine, but it's applying the wrong value ( 21 instead of 23, and 12 instead of 15 ).
I'll try some more values later on to see if it happens in every number or at some specific ones.
- G19 should fix this

3) I have a suspicion that the same thing happens with the tCL ( CAS Latency ) setting.
I was testing the RAM at 5-5-5-12 ( I set it to 15, but it looks that it sets it to 12 ) and I noticed that:
CPU-z v1.49 indicated that I was running tCL 6
Everest Ultimate v4.60 indicated that I was running tCL 6
Didn't try MemSet & CPU Tweaker, will do later on
- G19 should fix this

4) It looks like there's a "hole" in between 2.21V and 2.25V Memory Voltage.
2.21V works fine.
2.22V and 2.23V are giving me noPOSTs, and overclock recovery.
Gonna check it out again with both the G13 and the G15 BIOSes to confirm.