Modded ASUS P5Q/Pro/Deluxe/Premium BIOS

[paolocorpo]

The p5q se 1002m.rom included in your zip file is more o less recent of 1005 by Asus webhosting ??

[MeerkatGP]

A silly question.

I have scanned through the entire thread, but could not find any reference to the Asus P5Q3 Deluxe Wifi-AP @n...

Can someone please confirm modded BIOS DLX2301M.rom is actually compatible with this mobo?

Many thanks.

Paul

[xsman]

Hi Ket, from your last update for the P5Q series BIOSes... I found out that the latest 0602 modded BIOS for "P5Q Turbo" is missing...

Wonder if "P5Q Turbo" owners can flash the latest "P5Q PRO Turbo" modded BIOS onto their "P5Q Turbo" instead? If not, can you make one for them?

Thanks for the help advance!

[Ket]

There is no P5Q3 Deluxe modded BIOS, at least not what I have made, and as I said here a while ago, I'm not doing anymore mBIOSes for these boards they are as good as they are going to get really now.

[xsman]

Hi Ket, wonder if "P5Q Turbo" owners can flash the latest "P5Q PRO Turbo" modded BIOS onto their "P5Q Turbo" instead? If not, can you make one for them?

Thanks for the help advance!

Hi Ket, if you are not making new mods... does the P5Q PRO Turbo modded BIOS also work on P5Q Turbo?

Thanks for your help!

[Ket]

I wouldn't attempt cross flashing, generally doesn't have a happy outcome.

[paolocorpo]

The p5q se 1002m.rom included in your zip file is more o less recent of 1005 by Asus webhosting ??

HI Ket have you a small time for me too ?? Many thanks
Paolo

[Ket]

Again, I'm not modding BIOSes for P5Q boards anymore.

[paolocorpo]

Again, I'm not modding BIOSes for P5Q boards anymore.

Yes, but i am only asking an info regarding your job already done on this P5Q board
I am not asking a new job
My question is:
The p5q se 1002m.rom included in your zip file is more o less recent of 1005 versione downloadable by Asus webhosting ??

[Ket]

1002>1005, as the numbers suggest, both versions are very close. I doubt asus made any significant improvements with 1005, 1002m will still be better.

[kikicoco1334]

What's the best BIOS for a 45nm Q9300?? I was on the stock 1703-BIOS, now I'm on Ket's 2101, but I don't see a huge difference in overclockability...

My settings are:

CPU Ratio Setting = 7.5
FSB Frequency = 467
PCI-E Frequency = 101
FSB Strap to Northbridge = Auto

DRAM Timing Control = Manual

DRAM Frequency = DDR2-934
DRAM Command Rate = 2N
DRAM Timing Control = Manual
CAS# Latency = 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay = 5
RAS# PRE Time = 5
RAS# ACT Time = 18
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) = 65
All Else to Auto

DRAM Static Read Control = Disabled
DRAM Read Training = Disabled
Mem. OC Charger = Auto
AI Transaction Booster = Disabled
Performance Level = 11
CPU Voltage = 1.4000
0/2 GTL = 0.680
1/3 GTL = 0.680
CPU PLL Voltage = 1.52
FSB Termination Voltage = 1.24
DRAM Voltage = 2.02
NB Voltage = 1.30
NB GTL = 0.640
SB Voltage = 1.1
PCI-E SATA Voltage = 1.5

Loadline Calibration = Disabled
CPU Spread Spectrum = Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled

CPU Clock Skew = Auto
NB Clock Skew = Auto
CPU Margin Enhancement: Optimized

It's stable for an hour of OCCT-testing, do you think that's fine? Everything else is working fine, too...are those voltages save? Vcore is about 1.37V under load...
I may want to hit 480MHz FSB, that's 3600MHz, do you think that works? Which voltages may I need to increase?

what kind of cooling are you using mang
i have the same setup but unless i am under water i can't go pass 3400-3500

[Ket]

^ That sounds like a heat problem. I can't remember exactly as I don't have any P5Q boards anymore (they all kept randomly dying for no bloody reason) but with the stock P5Q Pro BIOS I could get to about 960MHz on my RAM (it was rated for 1066MHz+. Yes, the stock BIOS was THAT crappy) and the FSB to 440-450. With the changes I made for the modded BIOSes, 1066MHz and 475FSB wasn't a problem.

[El Mano]

Which of your BIOSs would you recommend me for my P5Q Deluxe?

[Ket]

The latest one

[El Mano]

The latest one

Sorry

I guess I'll lose the logo I flashed. No problem, I'll flash it again.

Thanks!

[El Mano]

This post is being edited entirely so hopefully I won't have to keep answering repetitive PMs and questions that just keep coming up, so anymore of those, link em right to this post!

What these BIOSes do

These mBIOSes are not magical pixies injected into your P5Q series board, despite the massive praise people give them. The aim of these BIOSes is threefold;

1. Enhance memory compatibility
2. Enhance CPU support
3. Just because I can, put a half-decent boot logo in

Reported additional fixes

These are things that were not intending to be fixed, but in due course of changing things got fixed.

1. Pull-ins. Apparently these pull-ins never worked, my changind of the EBB fixed them, apparently.
2. Better voltage regulation. Many report being able to OC further on less voltage as these mBIOSes have matured, this again is down to the replacement of the EBB. Typically the EBB I use is from the P5Q Premium, which uses 16 phase CPU voltage regulation. Clearly, asus undertook extensive tuning for the Premium. Using the EBB from the P5Q Premium allows users of the P5Q / Pro / -E (I think, forget if this is 16 phase or not) allows for the 8 phase designs to benefit from some of the additional tuning.
3. I think theres a few smaller things, but I forget what they are.

User experiences

This is naturally far too broad of a subject to cover fully so heres some bullet points of them main ones

* Better CPU clocking
* Better stability
* Increased FSB limits

My PC won't boot, what do I do?

Sometimes happens. The risk in using any of these mBIOSes is the same as flashing to a new official version. So heres some basic steps to take;

1. Set your system back to stock prior to flashing

If your system does not POST on restart;

2. Clear CMOS by removing battery and power cord, remember to set CMOS jumper to "clear" as well.

Tried those, my system still will not POST

Chances are the flash went wrong. Grab a floppy disk (doesn't need to be bootable) and put a known "good" BIOS on the floppy. Rename the BIOS file to AMIBOOT.ROM, hit the reset button and the system will read the floppy disk and automatically restore the BIOS with the one on the floppy disk. The system will restart a few times and before you know it you will be looking at the POST screen again.

What mBIOS do you recommend?

Its all subjective, no system behaves exactly the same. Look through the thread for anyone who uses similar hardware to you, and try the mBIOS they tried, or drop them a PM if you need more specifics. My brain may seem like a BORG collective, and to a degree thats correct, but your always better off talking to people with similar hardware to yours.

Enough talk, wheres the mBIOSes?

Here they are, I may soon upload the entire collection of P5Q series BIOS files in one package with various little snippets of BIOS files I use as well as a simple tool to inject various modules.

Heres the new BIOS pack. Within this pack are updated BIOS files for the P5Q, P5Q Pro, P5Q-E, P5Q Deluxe and P5Q Premium. The BIOS files have been updated with the memory table from the Maximus 2 Formula.

DL Linky
^ Grab this file for P5Q-E 1901 mBIOS

P5Q Series 200x mBIOSes

New BIOS pack. This pack also includes a mBIOS for the P5Q Turbo, P5Q Pro Turbo, P5Q SE, and P5Q SE Plus

DL Linky

New mBIOSes out. You can get the details and DL them HERE

The last link, this one:

New mBIOSes out. You can get the details and DL them HERE

points to a certain page of this thread. Is this correct? I can't find a download link.

[paolocorpo]

1002>1005, as the numbers suggest, both versions are very close. I doubt asus made any significant improvements with 1005, 1002m will still be better.

Many thanks again
So do you suggest to downgrade from 1005 by Asus to 1002m by you ??

[El Mano]

The links are dead, MegaUpload seems to have deleted the files.

[h1ms3lf]

with Ket's permission here are the new download links:
1. megaupload
2. wupload
3. fileserve

[xsman]

P5Q Series mBIOS DL
P5Q Deluxe 2301 mBIOS

OMG... The whole Megaupload franchise is down... websites/file links are not working.

Hi Ket, can you re-upload the latest batch of mBIOSes to another file hosting website for us to download? Thank you in advance!

xsman/ocman

[Ket]

I'm not sure I have any of that stuff anymore, I'd likely have to make a whole new batch of mBIOSes >.<

[xsman]

I'm not sure I have any of that stuff anymore, I'd likely have to make a whole new batch of mBIOSes >.<

Thank you so so much!!! Our mBIOS God!!! Looking forward to latest mBIOSes for the complete ASUS P5Q/P45 line up! Many many thanks in advance!

[Ket]

I didn't say I was going to make more mBIOSes. I MIGHT if I find enough time to do so, it'll take quite a bit of time if I was to make more.

[xsman]

I didn't say I was going to make more mBIOSes. I MIGHT if I find enough time to do so, it'll take quite a bit of time if I was to make more.

Hope you have more time! We will all look forward to your good news Ket! Thank you very much in advance!!!

Cheers,
xsman/ocman

[Rarebird]

hi ket,

please upload or send me the latest your P5Q mBIOS file. (v2209)
megaupload link not work anymore. ;-( Thanks!