ASUS AMD Beta BIOS Releases

[zoomee]

BIOS 1605 for M4A89GTD-PRO.

Bugs:

USB Sound Cards cause BSODS.

I got this with my X-Fi Fatal1ty even with the current official BIOS - havn't had it with 1605 though!

PS - Also tested my Intel 80Gb G2 SSD to check for performance - still seems to be ok kicking through 250MB/s read speed - using MS AHCI drivers
still not sure if ATI drivers support AHCI / TRIM so steering clear of them for now....

[Praz]

using MS AHCI drivers
still not sure if ATI drivers support AHCI / TRIM so steering clear of them for now....

No trim pass-through yet.

[Daveburt714]

Early impressions of bios 1005 for the C4F....
I've only tested it for a couple hours, but since no one has said anything I thought I'd offer some observations.

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and say don't worry about upgrading!
So far it seems to be much more OC friendly than 0905 and after 2 hours I don't regret flashing it!

Here are a few things I've found so far....

The Good:
1) The floating HtRef is virtually gone!
I've seen a little fluctuation when TurboCore is active, but it's a huge improvement/rare and barely noticeable...

2) Turning LLC on for the IMC no longer results in crazy voltage swings.
The most I've seen it OV the IMC is ~.02v.... This is MUCH better than the .3v swings I saw using 0905 (that was scary!) this is useful and in fact, may be a little weak...

The Bad:
I have a 1055T so using TurboUnlocker comes in very handy for me. The only negatives I have to say about the newest bios relates to Turbo.

1) Activating Turbo appears to work (shows up in the status box), but has very little effect on lightly threaded apps...
It says it's working, but benches don't show an improvement by having it on.

2) With Turbo and LLC both on it still OV's the CPU Vcore quite a bit (~.13v)...
I have good water cooling, so I'm not really worried about it, but I could see where it might be a problem for folks on air.

2a) I thought they were going to include a %value for LLC overvolt? That would have been nice, maybe I'm missing something...

Mixed:
I can't swear to this yet, but it seems like the board does a much better job of picking up the Memory's SPD chip.
This is all well and good, but setting AUTO for my Corsair GT 2000 CL8's (I was trying to take mem out of the equation ) resulted in a failure to POST...
Just keep this in mind if you have high performance RAM and auto causes POST problems.
Manually setting the mem frequency to 1600 fixed the problem, I'll tweak mem later...

BTW: the gear in my sig is accurate for what I'm using.

[CrimInalA]

not touching these until bingo13 jumps in saying this bios is the latest and the greatest available .

So , bingo

[birdiex]

BIOS is mirrored correctly, it's not beta even though it has one line description in features. As I said OC is more stable with a 965 and Level Up is joy, Dave outlines more features/bugs with a X6. I don't have a X6 so I don't have much to add, regarding memory I also have to set speed manually but didn't have the POST failure.

[Leeghoofd]

The Good:
1) The floating HtRef is virtually gone!
I've seen a little fluctuation when TurboCore is active, but it's a huge improvement/rare and barely noticeable...

It's less indeed, but still the board swings in CPU-Z and THG clock... This is a 250HT clock screenie with a 1090T (no Turbo), 249 is closer to 4000...

[Daveburt714]

Leeghoofd: Wow.... Mine hasn't jumped more than a few decimal points, never even 1 full Mhz, even then its rare.

Are you using CnQ? I have it on, maybe that helps settle things down...

I'll turn it off and see if the float comes back.

[Leeghoofd]

CNQ and all that stuff is off, I'll try it on man...

[charged3800z24]

Leeghoofd: Wow.... Mine hasn't jumped more than a few decimal points, never even 1 full Mhz, even then its rare.

Are you using CnQ? I have it on, maybe that helps settle things down...

I'll turn it off and see if the float comes back.

I had improvement with 0905 but it required a complete clear of CMOS. I will try 1005 now. been running a couple months at 1.48v with 4ghz on 1090t 24/7 bionc crunching. I still have some voltage swing, nothing as bad as before though. i'll keep you poseted.

[Oo88oO]

FAO bingo13
M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 1605 BIOS Feedback

Thank you for your continued efforts in respect of BIOS development.

Possible issues with latest 1605 BIOS based on unscientific day-to-day usage:

1) Onboard graphics clock speed cannot be changed from default, irrespective of mode/setting.
2) Connecting an 8GB Corsair Voyager USB memory stick (newly purchased) via front USB header causes complete and total system failure. Repeatable and verified on another near identical system. Connecting USB stick via motherboard rear I/O connection does not cause system failure. Connecting different capacity memory sticks via the front USB header connection does not elicit system failure. Haven’t ruled out possibility of a fault with the new 8GB Corsair Voyager memory stick.

System specification:

ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 95W @ 3.3GHz
4GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-7-20 27tRC, 1T, 1.65V
2 x 1TB Western Digital WD1002FAEX SATA 6Gbps Caviar Black, RAID 0
1TB Samsung F3 HD103SJ
Lite-On iHAS124
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD
Noctua NH-C12P SE14
1 x Arctic F12 PWM, 2 x Arctic F9 PWM
4GB Corsair Flash Voyager GT (ReadyBoost)
Corsair HX450
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

[theoldtimer]

FAO bingo13
M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 1605 BIOS Feedback

Thank you for your continued efforts in respect of BIOS development.

Possible issues with latest 1605 BIOS based on unscientific day-to-day usage:

1) Onboard graphics clock speed cannot be changed from default, irrespective of mode/setting.
2) Connecting an 8GB Corsair Voyager USB memory stick (newly purchased) via front USB header causes complete and total system failure. Repeatable and verified on another near identical system. Connecting USB stick via motherboard rear I/O connection does not cause system failure. Connecting different capacity memory sticks via the front USB header connection does not elicit system failure. Haven’t ruled out possibility of a fault with the new 8GB Corsair Voyager memory stick.

System specification:

ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 95W @ 3.3GHz
4GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-7-20 27tRC, 1T, 1.65V
2 x 1TB Western Digital WD1002FAEX SATA 6Gbps Caviar Black, RAID 0
1TB Samsung F3 HD103SJ
Lite-On iHAS124
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD
Noctua NH-C12P SE14
1 x Arctic F12 PWM, 2 x Arctic F9 PWM
4GB Corsair Flash Voyager GT (ReadyBoost)
Corsair HX450
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

That happens to my CH4F from time to time when attaching an OCZ ATV 8GB thumb drive. Front panel usb ports only never on the rear. The system reboots when the thumb drive touches the usb port. Most times it's fine but every now and then reboot. I just figured it was a short in the wire or case, I hadn't really tought of it being the MB. Maybe there is more to it?

[Dolk]

Have you guys tried changing the BIOS settings regarding USB thumb drives? There are a couple options that regard how the system will read the drive.

[bingo13]

Update -

We are down to one last critical bug to be fixed in the new BIOS code before I can start releasing the betas. Sorry about the delay but trying to get the new code as right as possible the first time out instead of playing the release and patch cycle. Of course two Typhoons hitting Taiwan this week does not help.

[Oo88oO]

Hi folks, thanks for the input.

I reviewed the USB settings in the BIOS and disabled legacy USB support, which seemed to improve matters in the sense that the system failure is now only sporadic. This could be pure coincidence though. My initial thoughts were that there was some electrical fault, but I discounted this on the premise that connecting other USB memory sticks via the header connection does not result in a system failure.

It is a problem that I can work around.

System specification:

ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3; AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 95W @ 3.3GHz; 4GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-7-20 27tRC, 1T, 1.65V; 2 x 1TB Western Digital WD1002FAEX SATA 6Gbps Caviar Black, RAID 0; 1TB Samsung F3 HD103SJ; Lite-On iHAS124; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD; Noctua NH-C12P SE14; 1 x Arctic F12 PWM, 2 x Arctic F9 PWM; 4GB Corsair Flash Voyager GT (ReadyBoost); Corsair HX450; Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.

[Boschwanza]

@Bingo

Just wanted to ask, if u guys are still working on Bios improvements for the Crosshair II Formula paired with a X6. Turbo Boost is still locked and cant be turned off, Multiplier Settings wont show any effects.....

Regards

[stangracin3]

what about the M4A79T?

I mean it just seems like asus gave us the support for thuban, but then gave us the finger and not update it anymore.

[devguy]

what about the M4A79T?

I mean it just seems like asus gave us the support for thuban, but then gave us the finger and not update it anymore.

From first page:

M4A79/M3A79 Series - Improved Thuban Performance, Enhanced Voltage range controls, finally into beta qualification on 8/23

I eagerly await the release of a new BIOS for the M4A79T, but I'd rather wait for perfection.

[theoldtimer]

Have you guys tried changing the BIOS settings regarding USB thumb drives? There are a couple options that regard how the system will read the drive.

Not sure how that would make a difference? If the problem happened to all the usb ports I could understsand how changing a bios usb setting could help but the problem is confined to the front panel usb ports only on mine.

[Daveburt714]

CNQ and all that stuff is off, I'll try it on man...

Just wanted to let ya know...
I never saw a huge swing in SPi or early testing, but your right, it's still there.
I've had a little more time now and when I was doing stability testing using IBT it did infact float by a ~3 Mhz and everytime it did my rig froze...
It's definetly better, but still not completely gone, btw it did that reguardless of my CnQ settings.

I had improvement with 0905 but it required a complete clear of CMOS. I will try 1005 now. been running a couple months at 1.48v with 4ghz on 1090t 24/7 bionc crunching. I still have some voltage swing, nothing as bad as before though. i'll keep you poseted.

I still like 1005 much better charged, but it still has a few quirks.
Looking forward to your experiences...

Update -

We are down to one last critical bug to be fixed in the new BIOS code before I can start releasing the betas. Sorry about the delay but trying to get the new code as right as possible the first time out instead of playing the release and patch cycle. Of course two Typhoons hitting Taiwan this week does not help.

So bingo, is the 1005 on the FTP site the C4F bios you've been telling us about, or is there something better in coming up soon...

[Cordell Cahill]

Where can I pick up 1005? Noob here, still playing with stock HSF and autoOC till my 212+ comes in. Moving from 805 to 905 resulted in a couple of extra clocks...at a lower vcore!!!

[Daveburt714]

Heres a link to Asus's FTP site Cordell Cahill:

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...ir_IV_Formula/

You can pick it up there...

[birdiex]

It's officially on ASUS downloads page as well

[zoomee]

I'm having a nightmare time with 1605 and my 1090T - no matter what I try - it refuses to prime stable @ 4Ghz irrespective of vcore / settings

Prime95 Blend lasts a maximum of 3-4hours before either causing BSOD, Blank screen, or complete reboot!


Used to work 4Ghz perfectly fine (24 hr's prime blend stable) on all previous BIOS's with Turbo Off

[CrimInalA]

I'm having a nightmare time with 1605 and my 1090T - no matter what I try - it refuses to prime stable @ 4Ghz irrespective of vcore / settings

Prime95 Blend lasts a maximum of 3-4hours before either causing BSOD, Blank screen, or complete reboot!


Used to work 4Ghz perfectly fine (24 hr's prime blend stable) on all previous BIOS's with Turbo Off

have you tried altering the NB voltage some more ?

[zoomee]

ta for the advice mate, any more is welcome!

Didnt think I needed to touch NB voltage as I could easily run 200x20 (with 2200Mhz on CPUNB) on all previous bioses without upping the NB - or do you mean CPUNB? if you mean CPUNB I tried loads more volts on that to no avail.

Its wierd in that it always fails at 3-4 hours..... temp is not an issue as I'm getting as high as 60 Degrees C (Used to get higher than that before no probs around 63Degrees C)

Tried literally everything (more vcore and CPUNB) but it refuses to prime stable with 1605 bios @ 4Ghz

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Asus - New bios as I can't downgrade I believe - or can I?