**Official ABIT IP-35 Pro Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

[nsegative]

What's wrong with your 4870x2? Would you get that much better FPS from a 480 on that build?

PhysX and dx11 would be nice

[aztec]

Yes, for games that use it. Not many do.

[Cpl Ledanek]

+1 on the PhysX...unless you really really like watching Batman's cape and that Unreal Tournament Tornado Map....I've read good things about those n PhysX

[Astrachan]

Hello everybody! First post here.

I own an IP35pro board with an E6700. As i found a used q9550 in a good price, i wonder how my board can handle it.
With a little bit of googling, i found out a lot of people with issues when using this combination. Many of them unsolved, nomatter flashing the mobo with bios18.
What do you think ?

Thank you!

[elcio]

Hi, friends! It's my first post and I have not a good english. I'm trying to install an SSD Patriot in my IP35-Pro without success. Can someone help me with the ON CHIP SATA DEVICE and ON BOARD PCI DEVICE?
Thank you very much.
Elcio

[evident]

been using this board for two years and w/ an e8400 and loving it. Hope to skip this entire i5/i7 generation!

[aztec]

^

[rhiridflaidd]

My q9450 is absolutely fine in this board. I can't push it beyond 3520 mhz though. The board can do 450mhz with a x6 multi on the cpu, but I crash into windows at 450.

This is at 1.34 nominal 1.3v measured volts.

Now that this stuff is getting old I'm happier to push it harder. How hard?

[MikalCarbine]

been using this board for two years and w/ an e8400 and loving it. Hope to skip this entire i5/i7 generation!

QFT

My q9450 is absolutely fine in this board. I can't push it beyond 3520 mhz though. The board can do 450mhz with a x6 multi on the cpu, but I crash into windows at 450.

This is at 1.34 nominal 1.3v measured volts.

Now that this stuff is getting old I'm happier to push it harder. How hard?

Have you done the vdroop mod for quad cores Where is your measuring point you mentioned above

[darckhart]

hi all. recently formatted hard drive to install win7 x64 on this system about 5 days ago. also swapped out to a GT240 video card. turned it off after checking everything was fine. today, i cannot boot up. I get post code C1 (something about ram). If I reboot, it'll get past that and end up hanging on 4E (something about cpu). I checked ram by removing a stick (2x2gb), moving sticks around, and I'm fairly certain the ram is ok. After all these movements and tests, it usually gets past C1. But I am definitely stuck on 4E. Any ideas how to diagnose this if I can't get past the splash screen? Thanks!

[Cpl Ledanek]

Hoping to catch any fellow DIRT2 player with same board

I recently moved from nVIDIA 8800GTX to ATI Radeon HD 5850, and was wondering if there is a BIOS specifically for ATI to match this board?

I've been having issues with this STEAM-bought DIRT2 for almost a week now.

reinstalled game again, for maybe 4th time now

before reinstalling, I did the following
- turned off anything running in the background (no antivirus, no firewall, no USB attached, no sound)
- defragged C:\ drive (Primary: where my OS is installed)

after reinstalling, I
- checked integrity of download (passed)
- re-enabled sound
- defragged

changes made:
- My Games Folder> Hardware config> audio changed to software & DX9= true
- STEAM>apps>dirt2>systems>hardware config> core8 changed to core2 (since my CPU E8400 per Intel is 2 cores only)
- defragged again

Games for Window Live
- created an offline account
- signed on with offline account

replayed game
- made it to where I create a game profile, I used a default name, game crashed

event viewer log:
Faulting application name: dirt2_game.exe, version: 1.1.0.0, time stamp: 0x4b598827
Faulting module name: dirt2_game.exe, version: 1.1.0.0, time stamp: 0x4b598827
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x009c69c9
Faulting process id: 0x1148
Faulting application start time: 0x01caeecb461c3c64
Faulting application path: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\dirt 2\dirt2_game.exe
Faulting module path: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\dirt 2\dirt2_game.exe
Report Id: 81a9d5fc-5abf-11df-9ac3-00508db6d9a6

please advice on solution


STEAM and Codemasters is receiving all my emails for Tech Support and, its a rather slow pace. Was hoping to catch an owner of this board with same STEAM-bought DIRT2 game

[Ligushka]

If you want to try a beta 18 BIOS with update storage controller ROMs, PM me. That's probably the only BIOS-related thing you can try.

[Cpl Ledanek]

If you want to try a beta 18 BIOS with update storage controller ROMs, PM me. That's probably the only BIOS-related thing you can try.

Uhmm....Confession time:
I'm a rookie when it comes to this. I'm going to do the flash BIOS via USB with Ace-a-Rue technique.

IMHO, I don't think it really applies to my memory storage, more like a flaky STEAM/GFWL/ATI issue....so if your BIOS applies to those, then sure I'll try it

[Ligushka]

Uhmm....Confession time:
I'm a rookie when it comes to this. I'm going to do the flash BIOS via USB with Ace-a-Rue technique.

IMHO, I don't think it really applies to my memory storage, more like a flaky STEAM/GFWL/ATI issue....so if your BIOS applies to those, then sure I'll try it

I do agree that a potential storage controller ROM issue would have little to do with video issues/stuttering/what-have-you, but you never know.

Have you checked for a newer BIOS for your 5850?

[Cpl Ledanek]

I do agree that a potential storage controller ROM issue would have little to do with video issues/stuttering/what-have-you, but you never know.

Have you checked for a newer BIOS for your 5850?

whoah! You can flash vidcard? Again, reemphasizing I'm a n00b here so
if there is a flash-video-card-4-dummies is available please send me a link
mean time I will look into Sapphire's Website if any newer BIOS is available.
thx for suggestion

[Cpl Ledanek]

here we go with the n00b flash questions
-so I did the hp tool w/ USB
- dropped the files needed directly into the drive ( no folder )
- boot priority USB
restart, I get: Disk boot failure, insert system disk ans press enter

what did I skip?
advance thanks

[aztec]

Go back and read the thread.

[rhiridflaidd]

rather than flash the Bios I'd be disabling this in Control Panel....

Creative Labs Fatal1ty ProGamer

and then seeing if the game crashes.

[Cpl Ledanek]

FIXED!!!!!!!

It was a stuuuupid Games for Window Live update issue. For something I thought was vidcard/soundcard/STEAM/DX9 vs DX11/Core2 vs Core4/Memory Allocation.....it was a stupid G4WL issue.

Just needed to update.

I swear, it will be the last G4WL-related game I'll ever buy

Never was a BIOS related. So, no BIOS update for me since:
if not broke, why fix it? applies here


thanks

[Ligushka]

Glad to hear you fixed it.

[rhiridflaidd]

QFT



Have you done the vdroop mod for quad cores Where is your measuring point you mentioned above

I'm just going by the uguru readouts of voltage. They might be wrong of course......

And I haven't done a hardware voltmod.....


Anyway I've been experimenting further, and finding that 63% for CPU GTLref for 0+2 and 1+3 seems to play nice, and have hit 3.6 at 1.37 in bios......


Right then all. Am I pushing to hard here......

Do I have reason to be nervous?? Should I be taking that voltage down.

Stable in intel burn test, which is taking my cores to 70


Edit. Been messing furher with CPU ref and found a borderline unbstable intelburntest point on my OC - which is excellent for testing!!!

Anyway, the long and the short is that
65+65 = 3 passes
66 =4 passes
67 = 2 passes

So I declare 66 my sweet point.

[Cpl Ledanek]

can't find my manual but anyone remember how to enable the eSATA in the BIOS.
I'm trying to enable the two eSATA ports so I can use my Vantec NexStar HD dock

advance thanks

[new-b]

Go to Onboard PCI Device

enable "Storage Controller"=This option enables or disables the JMB363 controller that controls both IDE1 and eSATA1 ports.

then select "Controller Mode" this sets the mode for devices connected through eSATA1 ports.

[Cpl Ledanek]

Go to Onboard PCI Device

enable "Storage Controller"=This option enables or disables the JMB363 controller that controls both IDE1 and eSATA1 ports.

then select "Controller Mode" this sets the mode for devices connected through eSATA1 ports.

thanks
but, I just tried ACHI and it didn't recognized the HD in the DOCK thru the eSATA connection. I NEVER setup a RAID so it can't be it.
IDE then perhaps??????

and yes the DOCK is powered on

again, advance thanks

[new-b]

Ok, the only other thing I see mentioned is about the JMicron SATA Driver:
※This driver provides functionality for the onboard SATA RAID Controller.
※ This driver installation is necessary for the devices connected through
connectors “eSATA1” or “IDE1”.

I sold my IP35 and manual a year ago, but I still have a copy of the PDF manual I downloaded from Abit. I'll upload it for you (3.60mb) http://rapidshare.com/files/389541428/ip35-pro.zip
If you prefer another file host let me know.