Intel D875PBZLK

[chile62]

Originally posted by alucardx
i got this Intel 875PBZ REV (2)
Problems in order!

#1 when i tried to acess Hardware Monitor in the BIOS the whole PC would freeze.. (happened at random but now it stopped doint that)

#2 first time i went to install winXP it rebooted itself during the installation process with a BSOD Bad_Pool_Caller (which happened a few times)

#3 Audigy2 Platinum installation is weird.. i can install the original drivers off the CD, but when i reboot the OS and then the Creative Registration thing loads up, that also causes the PC to hang!

#4 Audigy2 Driver update is not possible to install! it crashes the system each and every time i try to install using its installer!
this has NEVER happened to me even on my VIA boards

i think this board is a piece of trash how dare intel sell such crap!

i have tried bioses from 05 to 12 .. same thing

has anyone sucessfully talked to the intel TECH guys about these stupid issues?

my box
Antec 380w psu
intel875pbz
2x512 Kingston Valueram 3-3-3-8CL-1T
2X80GB Seagate SATA hdd
Audigy2 Platinum

Have you tried Memtest to check out your memory? I found one of my four Corsair modules was bad. Now the board is somewhat tolerable.

I agree I have been disappointed with this board, not what I expect from Intel.

[Riptide]

Originally posted by alucardx
i got this Intel 875PBZ REV (2)
Problems in order!

#1 when i tried to acess Hardware Monitor in the BIOS the whole PC would freeze.. (happened at random but now it stopped doint that)

I have an ABZ board (rev1?) and share this problem with you. If USB legacy is enabled it's not a problem. If USB legacy is DISabled, this problem comes up. Further, if I remove my MX700 mouse this problem doesn't come up either. I have e-mail'd Intel and they were going to turn it over to their development team last I heard. At this point I decided to live with it since I haven't had any other problems with the baord and everything functions fine for me in Windows. No coldboot problems either.

[AHLnut]

.....and yet ANOTHER 15 minutes for Sandog!!!!!!!!! HERE

very famous indeed!!!!!!!!!!

[XJ.]

Hmm, and to think - I thought Intel boards were the last bastions of stable board design

[Sandog]

Originally posted by alucardx
i got this Intel 875PBZ REV (2)
Problems in order!

#3 Audigy2 Platinum installation is weird.. i can install the original drivers off the CD, but when i reboot the OS and then the Creative Registration thing loads up, that also causes the PC to hang!

#4 Audigy2 Driver update is not possible to install! it crashes the system each and every time i try to install using its installer!
this has NEVER happened to me even on my VIA boards

I had extreme difficulty loading Creative drivers and updates from the Creative Website on my last install. So bad I moved my Audigy2 Platinum card over to the last slot. Creative says so themselves that the drivers take up to 10 minutes to load. Also Creatives drivers are so outa date. There are almost 20 updates to the Platinum card as far as drivers and software updates go and some critical according to Creative. I called them about a new driver disc they said they would have for almost a year now and the CD hasn't been manufactured yet or hasn't arrived yet to Creative but they should get them soon. You can call and they will send you one for shipping costs I believe.

[Sandog]

Originally posted by AHLnut
.....and yet ANOTHER 15 minutes for Sandog!!!!!!!!! HERE

very famous indeed!!!!!!!!!!

I was looking at Tom's site a couple of days ago because he usually posts stuff like this. I have seen the software mentioned already on a few other sites to but I do not remember if they put a link up. It is kinda neat and I think I will start saving those pages to Frontpage lol. You know it's scary, I keep thinking-why these sites are getting behind me in posting this webpage and not doing a direct link, lol. I guess if Intel didn't want the link posted they would have taken it down or asked ABXZ to remove it so I'm not worried. Too bad ABXZ doesn't advertise, I've seen the views go up quite a bit on this thread.

[KAu]

Originally posted by alucardx

#2 first time i went to install winXP it rebooted itself during the installation process with a BSOD Bad_Pool_Caller (which happened a few times)

If I remember correctly, I received similar errors when installing XP. I then ran memtest and found if I was running in dual channel mode I would get a bunch of errors. The memory was the problem, so I replaced the Kingston Valuram PC3200 I had with Kingston Hyperx PC3500. That corrected my memory problems. I also tested the Valuram in another machine which wasn't running dual channel and had no problems.

As far as the sound card issues go I have an audigy 1 using 5.12.1.383 drivers without any problems. I think drivers released prior to this version had compatibility issues with hyperthreading. Are you attempting to install driver update 3 for the audigy 2?

[TQ]

From my experience you have to install the drivers from the original Audigy 2 "Applications" disc first (the one that was in your card's box), then you can update to the latest drivers.
That's always worked for me.

And the new game system (updated specs in my profile) is working like a beast. Mrs. TQ and I are taking turns on it. She plays for a couple of hours then I jump right on. We don't give the machine a chance to cool down while we're awake.
No problems now that I changed the memory timings.

[Ralf Hutter]

Update:

I've had P12 on my test rig (haven't felt comfortable to put it on my P05-equipped main rig yet) since the day it came out. I've given it every opportunity to work but I finally just pulled the plug on it and flashed back to P05. Here's my list of woe:


1) BIOS loses settings just exactly as skoone1 describes:

I actually lost the BIOS settings day before yesterday. What is up with Intel boards not holding it's BIOS settings?? In case you're wondering, when I say it's dropping the BIOS settings... I can turn on my computer randomly, usually early in the morning before I go to work, or in the evening when I get home.. and I get what might be called a cold boot issue. The computer powers up but does nothing. No monitor, no beep, nothing. At this point, I either power the computer down completely or hit the reset button.. After that it comes alive but all the BIOS settings have reverted back to factory defaults. I then have to go back through and reprogram everything all over again. The D875 was doing this EVERY time I powered it down and brought it back up, but only with P06 and higher BIOS revision. P05 never did this.

This has happened to me at least 5-7 times over the last 9 days. I can't get it to reboot by hitting the rest button or powering down though. I have to remove the CMOS battery and boot back up in the "configure" mode. PITA

2) I've also had a couple of cold-boot freezes that were fixable by resetting. BIOS stayed set during these.

3) "Bad_Pool_Caller" BSOD's twice.

I've done nothing with this test board except run Memtest86 and Prime95, all of which has passed with flying colors. I have no periphals except mouse/keyboard, FDD, HDD and DVDrom drive hooked up.

This board is a 10 day old BTBZ rev 2. I'm starting to get tired of being stuck with P05. If it wasn't for the fact that my other board wasn't 100% stable I'd ditch the whole mess and go back to a 440BX/PIII rig.

What's a good 845PE board? Intel 845PEBT2, Asus P4PE?

[Miles]

Here is an article you guys might want to read...again a sincere thanks to all the contributors to this excellent thread.

[AHLnut]

What's a good 845PE board? Intel 845PEBT2, Asus P4PE?

Ralf, the Intel 845PEBT2 is the best board I have ever owned!!!! That is why I am so disappointed with the D875PBZ, because the 845 board is flawless. The P4PE was plagued by several issues as I recall, including but not limited to cold boot issues. If you search this forum you will find several references to it. I would stay away from the P4PE. I also have the Abit IC7. So far, it seems to be VERY smooth!!!!! I have only had it 3 days, but early impressions are impressive. I will let you know more if you want when I have more info.

[Mike500]

Originally posted by AHLnut
The P4PE was plagued by several issues as I recall, including but not limited to cold boot issues. If you search this forum you will find several references to it. I would stay away from the P4PE.

Well, different people can tell you different stories. I have the P4PE running for months and never had any issue at all. But reading about the P4C800-E got me a little disappointed of ASUS! But maybe when i would buy it, i would have no issues once again. There are so many variables and hardware combinations, it's almost impossible to give a general answer...

[Riptide]

My P4PE/L absolutely blew my P4S8X out of the water in terms of stability. I had -0- problems with my P4PE, including coldboot.

Apparently I've hit a lucky streak as my ABZ series D875PBZ hasn't had any cold boot or stability problems either, and it's up pretty much 24/7 crunching SETI work units.

[Sandog]

My board has been working well to for about 6wks now. I had PO12 for a few days but got bored and started playing around with Cachemem. I was getting 139 alot with PO12 and decided to switch back to PO5. I still do not get as high as I use to. Worst is always in the 120's. I have alot of programs installed now, almost 40gigs and I have 47 processes running after boot up lol.

[nifo]

Originally posted by Riptide
My P4PE/L absolutely blew my P4S8X out of the water in terms of stability. I had -0- problems with my P4PE, including coldboot.

Apparently I've hit a lucky streak as my ABZ series D875PBZ hasn't had any cold boot or stability problems either, and it's up pretty much 24/7 crunching SETI work units.

100% S A M E story here - with ALL 3 boards mentioned!