Modded ASUS P5Q/Pro/Deluxe/Premium BIOS

[Ket]

Can boot to GPT? Erm.. GPT stands for General Purpose Technology. In that regard intel are talking about the EFI communicating with the GPT within the system. In other words they put a fancy spin\term on what the BIOS currently does; which is talk to all the other hardware within the system. So again I have t fall back on all intel want is for the EFI to replace a BIOS so it looks pretty

[LuckMan212]

I don't know why one BIOS has a later date stamp than the other.

they DONT have later date stamps-- both of them have the same "internal" date stamp which is sometime in Feb 2009. The thing is the FILE ITSELF has different modification dates. They also have different CRC-32 and different sizes.

Both of them are named "p5q 2102m.rom" but we have:
File #1: 717,749 bytes, CRC:93af9d34, modified date 5/14/09
File #2: 713,378 bytes, CRC:3c06fdab, modified date 7/11/09

BOTH of these come directly from the download links in your sticky post. I am just asking you which one of these is the correct one to use. I am assuming that I should use the File#2 since it has a more recent date. Right???

[Ket]

Ah, now that makes more sence. One has a different date from the other because I released 2 different versions, one uses a different P6 and memory table to the other, so their both "right". Just 2 different flavours of the same thing

[*GiZmO*]

Could someone post a link for asus p5q deluxe 1406m bios,or send it via mail?

[Zjukov88]

None, from what I can tell. Both are made to very high standards. Good news is after a lot of work (but still WIP) I got a BIOS modded and my Q8400 is currently sitting on 481FSB for a grand total of 3.6GHz and memory of 1156MHz

I wonder what the WiP bios is? I am using your m2102 bios on my P5Q Pro to overclock my Q8300. But sadly enough I'm stuck at 455FSB.
A couple of weeks ago I bought some OZC 1150mhz memory sticks to replace my Corsair 800mhz sticks but sadly enough it didn't help me at all. I'm still stuck at 455FSB.
The problem I'm having is that if I go over 455FSB> Blend fails on the first 2 cores within seconds but the other two cores runs just fine.
I can pass 12hours with small FFT @ 467FSB with quite high Volts but Large FFT and Blend fails within seconds.
Maybe the problem is that on the P5Q Pro you can't adjust the GTL reference on the NB and only a overall adjustment on the CPU GTL?
Any help would be appreciated!
Even if I do know that I won't really notice those +200mhz it's always fun to see how far you can push your CPU and memory

[Ket]

A better test to try would be REAL games. If your system doesn't crash with hours of gaming, video encoding, etc, then your fine. I've seen completely stock systems fail P95, OCCT etc instantly, but of course, the systems run absolutely fine gaming, encoding etc.

[Zjukov88]

A better test to try would be REAL games. If your system doesn't crash with hours of gaming, video encoding, etc, then your fine. I've seen completely stock systems fail P95, OCCT etc instantly, but of course, the systems run absolutely fine gaming, encoding etc.

Well maybe you are right, I can pass 25runs LinX with max mem too so I'm quite perplexed why it should Blend of all things.

EDIT:

Maybe you Ket would be so nice to post your settings of getting to 481FSB?
Maybe it would be a good starting point to move me from my current position

[humeyboy]

I can pass Prime/Intel burn above 475FSB sometimes (random) but fails every time on Prototype game.

It all depends what part of the CPU is been used, ie the 3d Part for gaming.

[Ket]

Well maybe you are right, I can pass 25runs LinX with max mem too so I'm quite perplexed why it should Blend of all things.

EDIT:

Maybe you Ket would be so nice to post your settings of getting to 481FSB?
Maybe it would be a good starting point to move me from my current position

GTL .63
NB 1.4v
PLL 1.54v

Thats all I need

[Zjukov88]

GTL .63
NB 1.4v
PLL 1.54v

Thats all I need

Wow that's amazing!
And you use the same 2102m bios as in your packs?
Maybe it's just that the Q8300 has a limit at 455FSB stable on the P5Q Pro

[chenxuwen]

GTL .63
NB 1.4v
PLL 1.54v

Thats all I need

Don't you think CPU Volatge is too high? >1.3625V

[Zjukov88]

Don't you think CPU Volatge is too high? >1.3625V

Well if you google max CPU Volt for 45nm CPU's you will see that Intel recommends the 1.3625V limit.
But it seems that people have tested the 45nm CPU's and confirmed that the ABSOLUTE max is 1.45V.
It all depends on how much you feel is "to much" and how long you plan to use your OC rigg.
I for one will not be able to by a new computer before I have finished my studies (in like 3 years) so I follow the recommendations from Intel.
Currently I'm at 1.304v during load (LLC enabled) with my 455FSB*7.5 OC.

[Ket]

Wow that's amazing!
And you use the same 2102m bios as in your packs?
Maybe it's just that the Q8300 has a limit at 455FSB stable on the P5Q Pro

Not quite, my 2102m is special

Don't you think CPU Volatge is too high? >1.3625V

I didn't give my CPU volts though on my P5Q Pro for 480FSB I need 1.475v BIOS set, which in actuality is around 1.45v.

[Ket]

Some of you have been requesting it for some time, and as my P5Q Pro died for absolutely no reason I figured fusk it, so I went and bought a Maximus 2 Formula Which means everybody who has wanted me to deadicate some time for a modded M2F BIOS will soon get one My M2F should arrive tomorrow or monday, I'll need a few days of fiddling to get a feel for things, and after that I'll see what I can do.

For anyone wondering, the M2F seems to havew a rather universal stable FSB limit of around 500-540MHz. With some splicing around here and there, lets see if I can get it up to 580MHz.

[Zjukov88]

Not quite, my 2102m is special

Hehe figured as much, maybe you could upload it to Megaupload or something like that so I could try it out (if it wouldn't be to much trouble of course)

Sorry to hear about your P5Q Pro biting the dust

[humeyboy]

Some of you have been requesting it for some time, and as my P5Q Pro died for absolutely no reason I figured fusk it, so I went and bought a Maximus 2 Formula Which means everybody who has wanted me to deadicate some time for a modded M2F BIOS will soon get one My M2F should arrive tomorrow or monday, I'll need a few days of fiddling to get a feel for things, and after that I'll see what I can do.

For anyone wondering, the M2F seems to havew a rather universal stable FSB limit of around 500-540MHz. With some splicing around here and there, lets see if I can get it up to 580MHz.

Cool, 600FSB IMO would be easy on a Dual (I was at 1175 due to Memory not doing 1200mhz) as the Memory support is very lacking.

But your in for a MAX 475FSB stable on a Quad, any more and its not worth the extra voltage and it will not get much higher period.

I hope you (should be by now) get a A3 NB (I have A2).

[Ket]

Hehe figured as much, maybe you could upload it to Megaupload or something like that so I could try it out (if it wouldn't be to much trouble of course)

Sorry to hear about your P5Q Pro biting the dust

I'll email you it when my PC is revived

Cool, 600FSB IMO would be easy on a Dual (I was at 1175 due to Memory not doing 1200mhz) as the Memory support is very lacking.

But your in for a MAX 475FSB stable on a Quad, any more and its not worth the extra voltage and it will not get much higher period.

I hope you (should be by now) get a A3 NB (I have A2).

I hope its A3, once I was done tweaking even my Pro got to 481FSB, so I'm expecting the same or better from the M2F.

[Zjukov88]

I'll email you it when my PC is revived

Thank you very much, I really appreciate that!
Just send a PM or something when you get your computer running again

[Ket]

Will do Just can't wait for my M2F to arrive so I can play games again Who knows, my CPU might even break its current top speed which is 3.6GHz with the Pro. I'm not holding my breath though.

[In-Fluence]

I reckon you stand a good chance of getting an A3 now, most users seem to have A2, but The last 2 I had were both A3 which were both in the space of about 4 months. Whilst I was waiting for my second to arrive, I plonked a P5Q-D in my rig and got just as far with that as the MIIF, but not quite so good with the memory.

Will look forward to seeing what you can do with the bios (and your board ).

[Ket]

I'm optimistically hopeful for something like 500x7.5. That way I can run 1200MHz on my memory an basically max FSB, CPU and RAM out

[Zjukov88]

Will do Just can't wait for my M2F to arrive so I can play games again Who knows, my CPU might even break its current top speed which is 3.6GHz with the Pro. I'm not holding my breath though.

Hehe I feel for you man, Dragon Age comes out on the third so I would be pretty mad if my computer went and died on me now
Maybe when the 775 boards go for penny's I too will upgrade to a better board but for now I just want to see how much I can push out of my P5Q Pro

[Ket]

The Pro is a great board, I just looked at the M2F and figured hell with it, for another £30 or so may as well go with the M2F. Last ROG board I had took a lot of abuse from me and it was still rock stable

[Zjukov88]

The Pro is a great board, I just looked at the M2F and figured hell with it, for another £30 or so may as well go with the M2F. Last ROG board I had took a lot of abuse from me and it was still rock stable

I agree, this is my first OC computer that I have put together and the P5Q Pro board is an excellent OC board for beginners.

[truehighroller]

A better test to try would be REAL games. If your system doesn't crash with hours of gaming, video encoding, etc, then your fine. I've seen completely stock systems fail P95, OCCT etc instantly, but of course, the systems run absolutely fine gaming, encoding etc.

Don't forget now that Asus, after the 0803 screwed up Prime95 with there BIOSes up until I pointed out the issues to their team and they fixed it on 1406. I think that they started missing what ever it was that they missed at the before mentioned BIOSes again at a certain point because I started noticing issues on mine similar to the issues before that I pointed out to them, after going away from the 1406 BIOS. I think the next step up from 1406 was what 17xx.. That was actually on their site that is. The issue has probably been brought back in to the picture some how.