ASUS P6T Deluxe (x58/ ICH10R)

[johnrr6]

Wow----what a pain Chuck.....

I didn't have near those problems......but it still wiped evwerything.

Wonder why it wiped mine and spared yours......

I updated from 1504

Did you update from 1605 or 1604???

Maybe that is why your settings were somewhat saved and mine were blitzed

[chuckbam]

Originally Posted by johnrr6

Wow----what a pain Chuck.....

I didn't have near those problems......but it still wiped evwerything.

Wonder why it wiped mine and spared yours......

I updated from 1504

Did you update from 1605 or 1604???

Maybe that is why your settings were somewhat saved and mine were blitzed

I did a 1606 to a 1611. I don't use that SAS controller, so I don't know why I updated anyway. Infact, I will disable it again on my next boot. I did add a eSATA card. But, it is a little slow because it is only PCIE x1. I did not think it would limit me but it does. I like the ICH10R.

That SAS bios update did something to my MBR.

[johnrr6]

Ouch----I updated the SAS Firmware as well....

Why??? Who knows.....

I also disable it in BIOS....

but I sure didn't have the issues you did and my MBR was fine.....

[chuckbam]

Originally Posted by johnrr6

Ouch----I updated the SAS Firmware as well....

Why??? Who knows.....

I also disable it in BIOS....

but I sure didn't have the issues you did and my MBR was fine.....

In Everest it reports only a PCIE 1x bus

[johnrr6]

I did the new 1701 BIOS this weekend.....

Seems totally fine at the same overclock settings.

Also---unlike the last BIOS update----this time EZFlash 2 DID NOT zero out all my settings----it just updated the BIOS.

The last version zeroed EVERYTHING out. Unlike all the other EZFlash 2 updates previously which had been VERY painless.

Looks like we are back to Painless BIOS updates for this board----EXCELLENT!!!

[chuckbam]

Originally Posted by johnrr6

I did the new 1701 BIOS this weekend.....

Seems totally fine at the same overclock settings.

Also---unlike the last BIOS update----this time EZFlash 2 DID NOT zero out all my settings----it just updated the BIOS.

The last version zeroed EVERYTHING out. Unlike all the other EZFlash 2 updates previously which had been VERY painless.

Looks like we are back to Painless BIOS updates for this board----EXCELLENT!!!

I think that was because you skipped a bios version.

[johnrr6]

I think it was because that last BIOS also required you to flash the Firmware of the SAS controller....

So they wanted you to start totally from scratch....

My theory anyway......

[EWCJR]

Hi guys, I have just built my new I7 920 rig (see sig, rig 1) I understand you guys have the MB with the sas controller but I have the V2 MB without the sas sontroller but basically we have the same MB. I am right now running everything at stock settings and or auto. Every game I throw at it, it runs without breaking a sweat. I idle around 34c and under gaming I may hit 56c under load using real temp. I only play racing games, NR2003, GTR Evoluton with every addon, GTL, Shift, Dirt, rFactor etc. My problem is if I try to run Prime 95 or Orthos (Beta) I get a BSOD usually instantly and the blue screen does not stay up long enough for me to see any of the error message. I thought this may be due to Windows 7 64bit beta, so i installed Windows Xp SP3 32 bit but the same problems. I can not bog this PC down with antivirus running transferring files and gaming all at once, but run a stress test program and instant BSOD. I did run memtest 86 4.0 over night and ran 9 test with no errors. I have tried upping the volts on the on everything in bios to all yellow setting on v core and everything else but same results. I have losened up my memory timings to 9,9,9,26 but did not help. I am at a lost here. As long as I don't stress test my system is stable, LOL.
I have the latest bios for MB and latest drivers for video cards, sound card, chipset etc. If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them. Thanks.

[chuckbam]

Originally Posted by EWCJR

Hi guys, I have just built my new I7 920 rig (see sig, rig 1) I understand you guys have the MB with the sas controller but I have the V2 MB without the sas sontroller but basically we have the same MB. I am right now running everything at stock settings and or auto. Every game I throw at it, it runs without breaking a sweat. I idle around 34c and under gaming I may hit 56c under load using real temp. I only play racing games, NR2003, GTR Evoluton with every addon, GTL, Shift, Dirt, rFactor etc. My problem is if I try to run Prime 95 or Orthos (Beta) I get a BSOD usually instantly and the blue screen does not stay up long enough for me to see any of the error message. I thought this may be due to Windows 7 64bit beta, so i installed Windows Xp SP3 32 bit but the same problems. I can not bog this PC down with antivirus running transferring files and gaming all at once, but run a stress test program and instant BSOD. I did run memtest 86 4.0 over night and ran 9 test with no errors. I have tried upping the volts on the on everything in bios to all yellow setting on v core and everything else but same results. I have losened up my memory timings to 9,9,9,26 but did not help. I am at a lost here. As long as I don't stress test my system is stable, LOL.
I have the latest bios for MB and latest drivers for video cards, sound card, chipset etc. If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them. Thanks.

Have you tested each stick of RAM one at a time?

[EWCJR]

Originally Posted by chuckbam

Have you tested each stick of RAM one at a time?

No I haven't, In memtest86 or prime95?

[chuckbam]

Originally Posted by EWCJR

No I haven't, In memtest86 or prime95?

I would use Prime 95. You may have a bad stick.

[EWCJR]

Originally Posted by chuckbam

I would use Prime 95. You may have a bad stick.

OK I will do that now and hopefully report back in the hour, thanks.
One more quick question, just above the CPU socket is the 4/8 atx plugin from the power supply, is their a reason that 4 of those pins are capped off and am I suppose to just plug in the 4pin plugin or remove the cap and plug all 8 in. I can find no reference to this on any website. Thanks again.

[chuckbam]

Originally Posted by EWCJR

OK I will do that now and hopefully report back in the hour, thanks.
One more quick question, just above the CPU socket is the 4/8 atx plugin from the power supply, is their a reason that 4 of those pins are capped off and am I suppose to just plug in the 4pin plugin or remove the cap and plug all 8 in. I can find no reference to this on any website. Thanks again.

If your Power Supply has the 8-pin connector, use that. If not, just keep the cap on and use the 4-pin. Either way it should not be a problem.

If you pass prime95 with one stick at a time, I would test 2T

[EWCJR]

My PSU has the 4+4. I tried just the 4 and then both thinking that may be the problem but no change. I am off to try memory sticks one at a time, thanks!

[EWCJR]

So far with just one stick of ram, I have been running prim95 for 20 minutes. This has been the worse build ever, I have had to RMA my MB, my Pioneer DVD burner, and now it looks like my ram may be bad, but damn this PC is fast, LOL.