Asrock P67 Extreme4 UEFI & Drivers thread [Extreme6 & Pro3 owners welcome]

[emueyes]

Hi all

I've been reading this thread for what seems ages, but seem to have become a loungeroom expert: when it's finally come time to do something I'm a bit confused on some very basic stuff.

If I have a 2600k for example, it clocks at 34 x 100 = 3.4GHz, and turbos to 3.8GHz, and will speedstep down to 1.6GHz

Now if I make its multiplier 42, what does that do? Will it run at 4.2GHz and then turboboost up from there? Or is 42 the maximum turbo it will get to, and it'll run at 42 - 4 = 38 multiplier and turbo up from there, or will it just run at 4.2GHz and not turbo at all, but will still step down to 1.6GHz sometimes.

I feel sort of embarrassed writing this, but the only foolish questions are the ones never asked, or something like that

Thanks
Rob

[alex30303]

Hi all,

I was planning on getting a p67 Extreme4 gen 3. Alot of users have the non Gen 3 board however. Is there some advantage to the non Gen 3 board? Also I was planning on this memory: F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL. I did not see it specifically listed on Asrocks support page. I did see plenty of G skill with similar model numbers. Probably fine right?

Oh. What did you guys do to fix that SB heatsink by the way?

Thanks for the input everyone. Really looking forward to playing with this baord and a 2500k. :-)

[Olivon]

Hi all

I've been reading this thread for what seems ages, but seem to have become a loungeroom expert: when it's finally come time to do something I'm a bit confused on some very basic stuff.

If I have a 2600k for example, it clocks at 34 x 100 = 3.4GHz, and turbos to 3.8GHz, and will speedstep down to 1.6GHz

Now if I make its multiplier 42, what does that do? Will it run at 4.2GHz and then turboboost up from there? Or is 42 the maximum turbo it will get to, and it'll run at 42 - 4 = 38 multiplier and turbo up from there, or will it just run at 4.2GHz and not turbo at all, but will still step down to 1.6GHz sometimes.

I feel sort of embarrassed writing this, but the only foolish questions are the ones never asked, or something like that

Thanks
Rob

If the multiplier is on 42 then when the load is important you get 4200MHz. Rest of the time, you got 1600MHz and also some variations regarding the load.
That's the maximum and you got no turbo so if you set 42 that means 4200MHz (not 3800), when idle that's 1600MHz, all depend on load.

[Ket]

Hi all

I've been reading this thread for what seems ages, but seem to have become a loungeroom expert: when it's finally come time to do something I'm a bit confused on some very basic stuff.

If I have a 2600k for example, it clocks at 34 x 100 = 3.4GHz, and turbos to 3.8GHz, and will speedstep down to 1.6GHz

Now if I make its multiplier 42, what does that do? Will it run at 4.2GHz and then turboboost up from there? Or is 42 the maximum turbo it will get to, and it'll run at 42 - 4 = 38 multiplier and turbo up from there, or will it just run at 4.2GHz and not turbo at all, but will still step down to 1.6GHz sometimes.

I feel sort of embarrassed writing this, but the only foolish questions are the ones never asked, or something like that

Thanks
Rob

As Olivion said, but to expand on what he said a bit, it depends what the system is going to be used for. If the system will be a gaming system it could be to your advantage to disable all CPU power saving features, this way the CPU will constantly run at whatever the multiplier is set to so you won't experience any slowdowns in older games that are more system dependent but the CPU doesn't deem them "challenging enough" and speedsteps down.

Hi all,

I was planning on getting a p67 Extreme4 gen 3. Alot of users have the non Gen 3 board however. Is there some advantage to the non Gen 3 board? Also I was planning on this memory: F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL. I did not see it specifically listed on Asrocks support page. I did see plenty of G skill with similar model numbers. Probably fine right?

Oh. What did you guys do to fix that SB heatsink by the way?

Thanks for the input everyone. Really looking forward to playing with this baord and a 2500k. :-)

You should be fine with that G.Skill memory. The main advantage of the non Gen3 Extreme4 at this time is a much more mature UEFI. As for fixing the heatsink, replace the TIM and use screws and nuts to hold it down. Also lap the base of the heatsink if its pitted or dirty, that'll get the vest performance out of it. The design of the heatsink itself has been changed on the Extreme3 Gen3 and Extreme7 Gen3 boards, I assume it was too late in the day to change the HS design on the Extreme4 Gen3 by the time I had talked about it and suggested alternative designs to my contacts.

[alex30303]

Thanks for getting back. Looks like this may be the best board for me now (extreme 3 gen 3)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157271. Very excited. Any objections to that and 8gb ddr3-1600 9-9-9-27?

[Ket]

As long as you pair the board with some G.Skill memory it should be nothing but love

[pythonse]

i went to install the intel rapid storage driver i got from the asrock site

http://www.asrock.com/MB/download.asp?Model=P67 Extreme4&o=Win764

i downloaded the bios version it said (1.8)installed that and then i tried to install the driver through windows and it said my system didnt meet the minimum requirements for the software...im going to run a raid setup with regular hard drives..no ssd's. do i need to install this driver? or am i ok without it?

[radier]

Really?

Look again. This driver requires UEFI version 1.90 and upwards. I suggest you to flash UEFI 2.00. Very good, very stable.

[pythonse]

ok thx for the info

[pythonse]

updated to 2.0 and same issue...i install these in windows correct?

[radier]

Do you have SATA controller in AHCI mode?

[pythonse]

dont think i do...ill check

[pythonse]

no its set to ide

[radier]

So that is your problem. You want install SATA AHCI drivers when your controller is set to IDE.

The best way is to reinstall Windows with AHCI enabled and then install that Intel driver.
Or you can google for a guide how to enable AHCI mode when OS is already installed on controller in IDE mode.

[pythonse]

well if im going to use raid ill be reinstalling windows anyways..so,if its to be installed through windows then ill just put it on a flash drive. i also noticed all my settings were marvell related. for instance,marvell sata 3 operation mode=ide,marvell sata 3 bootable=no
then there is
sata mode=ide
sata controller 0=compatible
sata controller 1=enabled
hard disk S.M.A.R.T=disabled

[radier]

marvell sata 3 operation mode=AHCI,
marvell sata 3 bootable=no

sata mode=AHCI
sata controller 0=enhanced
sata controller 1=enabled
hard disk S.M.A.R.T=enabled

[GripS]

You don't need to re-install windows to change from IDE to AHCI. See here:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/98...lling-windows/

I did this myself. Worked like a charm.

[pythonse]

im going from one hard drive to raid...so i will have to install windows..thanks

[papatsonis]

no... if you have the option of one 3rd drive (externel/internal) you clone the windows partition (with acornis true image for example), restore it on the raid volume and do the trick @Grips posted

[papatsonis]

New Etron <Beta> Driver ver:0.5.394.1, HERE

[bat4]

New Etron <Beta> Driver ver:0.5.394.1, HERE

Thanks a lot for this link. Now I can use again my rear USB 3.0 ports.
The 0.104 drivers seem to resolve the famous issue with JMicron, but I could use only front USB 3.0 ports.

- 0.104
  Support Microsoft OS Descriptors.
  Fix JMicron enclosure issue.
  Fix Compro VideoMate U2850 device issue.
  Fix Power Management tab issue on WinXP.

Now with this 0.5.394.1 beta driver I can use both front and rear USB 3.0 ports and the JMicron problem is resolved too.

[bat4]

Well, the joy was too early, the rear ports still don't work properly.

[GregoryDonner]

Ket, I'm curious as to whether ASRock has asked you for any feedback/suggestions as to future UEFI updates for their motherboards (other than bug fixes?)

I ask, as one monitor I've encountered (the Acer G235H--very popular of late) is incapable of stretching/fitting the P67 Extreme4's 1024 x 768 UEFI screen to it's full 1920 x 1080 HD display (leaving a 1 in. black border around the edges). Granted, this may just be an issue of Acer cutting corners, but I'm wondering if perhaps direct support for larger resolutions, or perhaps scaling built-into the UEFI might be a good idea as displays only get larger in the future?

[swampy]

I installed a new SSD (Crucial M4) today, unfortunately I can't update the firmware, as it wont update when plugged in to SATA3.

My Extreme4 (B2) SATA2 is stuffed due to the infamous "Intel Bug".

Would a SATA2 expansion card be seen during boot?

[radier]

Just connect Crucial to SATA 2 port, set controller to IDE mode and proceed with the flash.