"P4C800-E Deluxe" OC'ing tips etc.

[yamawho]

Originally Posted by NBK

Hi

Mine is still running after 6 months of continous use. Removed motherboard USB headers last Summer to prevent the dreaded southbridge burning. No plans to O/C.

What this southbridge burning about ?

I run two rigs, one has a 3.2 prescott @ 3.8 Ghz and the other a 3gig northwood @ 3.6 Ghz. Both are running OCZ Gold rev 3 ram 2 x 512mg.

[Dan-Baer]

Originally Posted by MPSAN

Hello all:

I have the P4C800E-D MoBo and still use 1019 beta 4 firmware. Can anyone tell me what f/w to use now? I want to be sure I have the latest that will work and be stable. Is 1023 the latest?

TIA

I have been running 1023 for the last six months on my work rig. I find it to be the most stable of the entire multi year run.

[MPSAN]

Originally Posted by Dan-Baer

I have been running 1023 for the last six months on my work rig. I find it to be the most stable of the entire multi year run.

Great...I think it is time for me to get up to date. I got the 1023.rom file and the latest afudos226. That should work. I wish it did remember the settings so I could just update without writting down all the OC stuff I have in there! :-)

[NBK]

Originally Posted by yamawho

What this southbridge burning about ?

I run two rigs, one has a 3.2 prescott @ 3.8 Ghz and the other a 3gig northwood @ 3.6 Ghz. Both are running OCZ Gold rev 3 ram 2 x 512mg.

Hi

All you have to do plugin a USB device into the motherboard USB headers and BOOM!!!

http://tw2005.giga-byte.com/Motherbo...AQ/FAQ_456.htm
http://www.abxzone.com/forums/intel-...?highlight=NBK

[traveler]

Originally Posted by yamawho

What this southbridge burning about ?

I run two rigs, one has a 3.2 prescott @ 3.8 Ghz and the other a 3gig northwood @ 3.6 Ghz. Both are running OCZ Gold rev 3 ram 2 x 512mg.

Only use the USB ports on the back panel of the motherboard. Do not .... ummmmm .... Rather -----> NEVER NEVER EVER <----- use the USB leads on the motherboard to add additional USB ports.



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[MPSAN]

Just wondering if there is any way to Print the BIOS/CMOS settings after hitting <DEL>. In that way, we will have them when we update and have to reenter them. All of my OC settings are hard to remember!

[Dread]

Originally Posted by MPSAN

Just wondering if there is any way to Print the BIOS/CMOS settings after hitting <DEL>. In that way, we will have them when we update and have to reenter them. All of my OC settings are hard to remember!

If there is, I haven't figured it out. A digital camera works well for what you are trying to do.

[mr. Charles]

Originally Posted by NBK

Hi

All you have to do plugin a USB device into the motherboard USB headers and BOOM!!!

http://tw2005.giga-byte.com/Motherbo...AQ/FAQ_456.htm
http://www.abxzone.com/forums/intel-...?highlight=NBK

...... .....FUNNY you should mention for this "BOOM" effect>>>> as per say in my sig's, ["the other-rigg"], the system of this mthrbrd.......I have had this USB header's hooked up to my LianLi's 4(ea) USB_front port's since this build and have NEVER had a problem-A-O-ta; been using my digital (Olympic & Canon) camera's for picture's and all, also with usage of my HP ScanJet 4100C Scanner, & USB Logitech's mouse, etc...etc... without a Hickup.... . . . . just scary to read here and there about's this problem, but i HAVE read about's other "PC_ case's...front USB_jack's" having this problem with because of the nomaclature of the wiring hookup's to be WRONG from the factory, as well as some people tend to have just "one" of those small/tiny wires hooked up upon the wrong socket.........but just want to give out my output for this such thread, with this mthrbrd_USB....prob.........

. . . . .but, then again, it could just be of "that" particular mthrbrd for which is being "Q'd" about's........

mr. Charles

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[MPSAN]

Well, I did write it down. I may just bring my laptop in and create a document already!

Originally Posted by Dread

If there is, I haven't figured it out. A digital camera works well for what you are trying to do.

[moriarty]

Noticed someone asked about vista drivers. Well, I'm wondering too. I do not run raid on my system but I still have to have the drivers in order to access my third sata-disk.

And yes, my P4C800-E Deluxe still running. However, I've changed gfx card twice (one broke). And I'm facing regular bluescreens but I haven't really bothered looking into it. I'm trying out Vista just to see if the system is more stable (and I'm a little bit curious too, want to see myself what the fuzz is all about).

So, drivers for Promise controller for Vista, anyone knows anything?

cheers

Moriarty

[{RGA}Road_Kill]

I looked at the intel site. They have vista drivers for the 875p chipset but nothing yet for raid that i can find. That sucks for me being i use both raids on this board

[Dan-Baer]

I am using the standard Intel RAID driver in Vista. I am running 2 Raptors in RAID 0 off the IC8HR and two more in standard SATA mode in Vista with no problems at all.

[moriarty]

Found out that too just after I posted here. Drivers on the ASUS driver CD worked just fine...

[doodah12]

What do you guys feel is the best bios version, and what are some of the differences, plus/minuses.

[Dan-Baer]

Om my 800E rig I am running the latest Bios, I think it is .23. You would have to read all the release notes as ASUS had a long string of Bios updated for this board.I feel that they finally got it all right with the final release.