ASUS AMD Beta BIOS Releases

[_Cyber_]

for those who are still waiting for an update for M3N-HT board: i just got the following message from asus support:
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Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.
Sincerely sorry for the delay due to the system error.
Due to some hardware limit and some compatibility problem with nVidia chipset, some power management features of Phenom 2 can not be supported currently. But our engineer will make efforts on some known problem, please focus on our download page for updates.
Thanks for your understanding.

If you continue to experience issues in the future, please do not
hesitate to contact us.

Best Regards,
---

I've told them the folowing bugs:
1) Bios hides P3-State from Operating System. Phenom 2 X6 have 5 P-States, 4 "normal" one and the B0 for TurboCore. Bios only offers B0, P0, P1, P2 to the operating system. So the energy saving P3 state is not available, CPU will only downclock to 1600MHz instead of 800Mhz.
2) There is no option in Bios to disable TurboCore.
3) Downcore Option in Bios offers only downcoring to 1 core, not to 1 to 5 Cores.

I think I'll take a look for a new mainboard...

>>>Cyber

[HeliosNorlund]

for those who are still waiting for an update for M3N-HT board: i just got the following message from asus support:
---
Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.
Sincerely sorry for the delay due to the system error.
Due to some hardware limit and some compatibility problem with nVidia chipset, some power management features of Phenom 2 can not be supported currently. But our engineer will make efforts on some known problem, please focus on our download page for updates.
Thanks for your understanding.

If you continue to experience issues in the future, please do not
hesitate to contact us.

Best Regards,
---

I've told them the folowing bugs:
1) Bios hides P3-State from Operating System. Phenom 2 X6 have 5 P-States, 4 "normal" one and the B0 for TurboCore. Bios only offers B0, P0, P1, P2 to the operating system. So the energy saving P3 state is not available, CPU will only downclock to 1600MHz instead of 800Mhz.
2) There is no option in Bios to disable TurboCore.
3) Downcore Option in Bios offers only downcoring to 1 core, not to 1 to 5 Cores.

I think I'll take a look for a new mainboard...

>>>Cyber

strange thing is bios cant handle the additional P state

but tools like PhenomMrsTweaker can handle all P states easy

so just disable cool and quiat and handle it with the software tool

the only reall fix needed is disable option for turbo in bios

and im happy i can handly all cpu settings with software tools

just a poor attempt from bios setting turbo states random

doesnt fit good together with any software tools that also manage p states

[GMScribe]

Hi guys is this normal?

CPUID Hardware Monitor showing the following volts on stock setting 0055.

+12: 11.73v
+5: 4.96v
+3.3: 3.55V


The +3.3 seems pretty off, is this a normal tolerance level?

Cheers

[Panther_Seraphi]

thats pretty close to the ATX spec :S

10% is allowed according to the ATX spec but even then thats not good. If you look at jonnygurus site youll notice that he frowns upon greater than 3% fluctuation.

What series corsair is it and how old is it?

[GMScribe]

thats pretty close to the ATX spec :S

10% is allowed according to the ATX spec but even then thats not good. If you look at jonnygurus site youll notice that he frowns upon greater than 3% fluctuation.

What series corsair is it and how old is it?

It's the HX series under 1 year.

[diddi35]

sorry to bother you with that once again bingo, but are there any news regarding the M4A79?
I've just seen that the M4A79T already got a new bios. Thanks

[Sentential]

for those who are still waiting for an update for M3N-HT board: i just got the following message from asus support:
---
Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.
Sincerely sorry for the delay due to the system error.
Due to some hardware limit and some compatibility problem with nVidia chipset, some power management features of Phenom 2 can not be supported currently. But our engineer will make efforts on some known problem, please focus on our download page for updates.
Thanks for your understanding.

If you continue to experience issues in the future, please do not
hesitate to contact us.

Best Regards,
---

I've told them the folowing bugs:
1) Bios hides P3-State from Operating System. Phenom 2 X6 have 5 P-States, 4 "normal" one and the B0 for TurboCore. Bios only offers B0, P0, P1, P2 to the operating system. So the energy saving P3 state is not available, CPU will only downclock to 1600MHz instead of 800Mhz.
2) There is no option in Bios to disable TurboCore.
3) Downcore Option in Bios offers only downcoring to 1 core, not to 1 to 5 Cores.

I think I'll take a look for a new mainboard...

>>>Cyber

Very dissapointing, granted its not Asus's fault but this affirms why AMD motherboards have always been lackluster. Oh well I have my 4ghz that'll have to do.

[skill123]

Don't know about others but for me it's not a "plus" to use the downclock feature;way ? cose when i do so i get little lags in movies from the change 800-1600 (maybe something wrong with my settings)
If i set in windows to change from 1600 above then the lags in movies are gone, but from 800 to above it lags.
So if in movies lags a little what can i expect ingames ?
If you have any advices pls post them.(it could be from bios no ideea)

M3A79T-deluxe (1703 ) / AMD Phenom2 X4 940 3Ghz / 8Gb RAM / Palit Sonic 512 DDR5
I tryed latest bios too same thing happening.

Maybe when will change to a x6 1090T the downclock will work better.

[Daveburt714]

Has anyone done any comparisons between the C4F's 0055 beta and the 1102 release bios?

I'm going to try flashing 1102 tonight, hopefully it'll take..


BTW: Bingo, I'm not a religious man, but my heart goes out to your daughter, she's in my thoughts!

I wish you and your family the best,
Dave

[GMScribe]

Hi guys is this normal?

CPUID Hardware Monitor showing the following volts on stock setting 0055.

+12: 11.73v
+5: 4.96v
+3.3: 3.55V


The +3.3 seems pretty off, is this a normal tolerance level?

Cheers

Following up on this post, as it's becoming increasingly difficult to post, I've dropped down to two memory sticks. After doing this the 3.3V reading (confirming this is under ITE IT8721 on CPUID Hardware Monitor) is now reading as 3.07V.

Is this normal for firmware 0055 or could I have a a faulty motherboard?

Cheers

[nex_73]

@GMScribe: I wouldn't put all that fait in HWMonitor =)
What are your readings in Asus PcProbeII ?
Alternative HWiNFO32?
I would trust thoose more

[beta]

hwmonitor voltage readings are off with this mobo, use pcprobe or check voltages in the bios.

[GMScribe]

I see what you mean guys, readings seem much better on PC Probe II.

vcore 1.34
cpu/nb 1.15
cpu vdda 2.51
dram 1.57
ht 1.21
nb 1.12
sb 1.11
3.3 3.31
5 5.06
12 12.11

It'll be interesting to see if any of this changes should I put my memory back in.

[diddi35]

hwmonitor voltage readings are off with this mobo, use pcprobe or check voltages in the bios.

But for me HWmonitor fits better to the values from bios hardware monitor.
PCProbe always shows a little more than the bios or HWmonitor

[hawktulu]

Hi guys, any news or status on m3a79-t deluxe board? Im little bit confused, because bingo13 on page 10 posted a 1609 beta and on page 16 he is still talking about m3a79 bios.

i bought 1055T, and i can get it only to 3700 stable, nothing else.
only multiplier which is accepted by board is 14, everything else doesnt work (ie: if i put 260x15-3900, bios show OC 4880, everest same 4880, but when I run linx a get only 42Gflops, with 3700 I have 53 Gflops with ddr2 880Mhz)

has anyone tried 1609 beta...are multiplicators working?
and can I flash 1608 back if something wouldnt working? - I saw on some boards you cant flash back older versions


thanks

edit: so im running 1609, multiplicator still doesnt work, cant get more than 3700. What I see as benefit from 1608 is that I can run 3700 on lower voltage. Wiht 1608 I had 1.43V in bios...now im running on 1.35V, but when running linx cpuz and hwmonitor gives me 1.42V

[thirdman]

i'm m4a89gtd-pro user (no usb3.0) bios 1606 from official website
is it me only, that i found when i plug in the hdmi to onboard to boot, my pc shows no post screen and no keyboard flashing, just stuck like that...
but when i use vga it's just fine....weird... coz i tested the monitor on my wife's 785g onboard and it's fine.

[Dolk]

Thirdman, I can double check that later today for you.

[Panther_Seraphi]

Having some issues with the 1609 for the m3a79

1st For some reason the HT link override function in the BIOS is FUBARD!!
On 275 HT and it set to auto i get a HT speed of 1100mhz which is the default 4 times. Now if i set it to 10x i still get 1100mhz

Now if i turn on the override to 2Ghz i instantly get a speed of 2750 so WTF


2nd Memory dividers seem to be screwy as well as i cant boot with RAM at 1:1 :s It will either go HIGHER or LOWER than what the HT is set to. E.g i can run my ram at 667 or 1066 no issue. Set to 800 and then all mayhem ensues :S

[thirdman]

Thirdman, I can double check that later today for you.

thanx alot man~

coz i already checked the lcd on my wife's onboard igp (m4a785-m) and it works fine with hdmi.

and this m4a89gtd-pro is the 2nd one that has the problem with 1606 bios (also tried 1602 / 1605 bios, but same result tho) and i also tried 2 different hdmi cables too...weird.

[pershoot]

just picked up a crosshair iv formula. as expected vdroop of around .05 (sometimes a bit more) for both cpu-nb/cpu. HTT also drifts. hopefully this can be sorted with a bios update.

board had 1005 on it already.

[pershoot]

tested 0055.

same vdroops and htt swings.

with llc on (cpu), when set at ~1.27, it will shoot to ~1.42 at idle at various times for a few seconds. at load it stays around where it should be. concerned to stay running with it, as things could shoot up well in to the 1.5v range while pumping up the voltage. this is reading in everest beta.

will test with llc off tonight.

[pershoot]

wow i just cant believe the vcore jumping.

at ~1.32 it gets up to 1.48 just sitting there. this is with 0055 and 1102. in various monitoring tools. i dont seem to spot it in bios.

i dont feel comfy clocking it like this (if this jumping is really what is ocurring).

bingo, all, any thoughts on this?

[bingo13]

Update-
1. 890GX board having problems with two NV cards - Random beyond belief in regression testing, but after checking several user configurations we have the problem narrowed down to certain vBIOS inconsistences between cards, drivers, and the BIOS. Working on a final solution now.
2. 890FX - beta BIOS releases with greater LLC control coming soon.
3. M4A/M4N/M3A/M3N - Finally have some AGESA code tweaks coming that will tighten up the voltages on the X6 family and allow slightly better overclocking but that will be about the best we can do on those chipsets.
4. I am back on a consistent basis.

[Movieman]

^^ Hope your daughter is doing well.

[Dolk]

*snip*
4. I am back on a consistent basis.