I have an issue right now where I can boot up, but it hangs on the abit screen and I stripped everything down and it still won't let me go into the bios even with a ps2 keyboard. Anyone have any advice they can offer?
btw I'm using a Q6600 G0 Hd3870 and a-data vitesta ram(1 piece right now) with it.
btw I'm using a Q6600 G0 Hd3870 and a-data vitesta ram(1 piece right now) with it.
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
They all OC the same for me. If speed is what you're going for, v.12 benches faster than any of them. If the double-boot isn't a big problem for you and you have a 65nm chip, that's the one to go with. Here are test results from all the versions I've gotten my hands on.
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Originally posted by: hokiealumnus
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
They all OC the same for me. If speed is what you're going for, v.12 benches faster than any of them. If the double-boot isn't a big problem for you and you have a 65nm chip, that's the one to go with. Here are test results from all the versions I've gotten my hands on.
What do you mean by double boot?
Hokie,
From your Abit forum post:
"Additionally, the FSB reset issue when you remove power that presented itself with v.14 is still present in v.15. Shutting down & powering back on fixes it (restarting doesn't), but annoying nonetheless."
I thought Abit fixed that with v15, thanks for the info. I'm staying with v12 for now.
"If it aint broke, I'll fix it till it is."
Canterwood
From your Abit forum post:
"Additionally, the FSB reset issue when you remove power that presented itself with v.14 is still present in v.15. Shutting down & powering back on fixes it (restarting doesn't), but annoying nonetheless."
I thought Abit fixed that with v15, thanks for the info. I'm staying with v12 for now.
"If it aint broke, I'll fix it till it is."
Canterwood
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Originally posted by: Heller
Originally posted by: hokiealumnus
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
They all OC the same for me. If speed is what you're going for, v.12 benches faster than any of them. If the double-boot isn't a big problem for you and you have a 65nm chip, that's the one to go with. Here are test results from all the versions I've gotten my hands on.
What do you mean by double boot?
When you power up the computer from Off, it will start, you'll hear fans, etc. then it will shut down. A couple seconds later it will start back up and boot normally. My wife has one of these boards and it's a minor annoyance, especially if you leave your machine on 24/7. I'm sure it drives some people nuts though.
Zero-filling is pointless busywork IMO. Repartition if you like, and do a quick or a full format. I like to install the OS on an empty partition, but only use zero-fill or other wiping tools to clean an old hard drive before selling it.
Hi there,
Finally got my IP35-e today, built it up with the q6600 and 2x1gb corsair ram etc.
Had a few problems initially with my pata cdrom not being picked up by the jmicron ide connector. Flashing to 14b05 seems to have fixed it. Also had missing NIC port, non working PCI slots and general slow booting.. would take a good 20 seconds to get off the first bios screen. CMos clear remedied that. (even tho i've done about 20 cmos clears tonight.)
Thermalright XP-120 fits fine. It overlaps the VRM circuit heatsink but doesnt touch, so that will help keep them cool.
First double boot was a bit scary. Have to get use to it doing that without thinking something has blown.
Currently sitting at 8x400 (3.2Ghz ) on my q6600@1.35 vcore.
Other than the above problems its been stable, but a bit of a pita to get going compared to my last abit mobo which was the nf7.
Anyhoo if anyone has any advice onhow to get the best out of this mobo with the q6600 i'm all ears.
Ta!!
Peav
Finally got my IP35-e today, built it up with the q6600 and 2x1gb corsair ram etc.
Had a few problems initially with my pata cdrom not being picked up by the jmicron ide connector. Flashing to 14b05 seems to have fixed it. Also had missing NIC port, non working PCI slots and general slow booting.. would take a good 20 seconds to get off the first bios screen. CMos clear remedied that. (even tho i've done about 20 cmos clears tonight.)
Thermalright XP-120 fits fine. It overlaps the VRM circuit heatsink but doesnt touch, so that will help keep them cool.
First double boot was a bit scary. Have to get use to it doing that without thinking something has blown.
Currently sitting at 8x400 (3.2Ghz ) on my q6600@1.35 vcore.
Other than the above problems its been stable, but a bit of a pita to get going compared to my last abit mobo which was the nf7.
Anyhoo if anyone has any advice onhow to get the best out of this mobo with the q6600 i'm all ears.
Ta!!
Peav
Looks like you're on the right track; nothing to add really. Glad you're up & running, hope you enjoy the board as much as I do!
this board is AWESOME!!! I OC it to 500 FSB steppimg all voltages [NB, SB, and VTT] one notch up with no fuss and no instability... I was dammn sure it was able to reach atleast 525 FSB.
I am currrently working with 435 FSB with 435 * 8 = 3480MHz CPU speed WITHOUT any voltage changes coz I don't want extra energy wasting for just another 500 Mhz of processing power and that too when most of the time this extra bit of power is not gonna used like when my PC is idle during downloading files etc.[trying to help environment keep green and clean from my side]. Only voltage changes is that of RAM to 2.1V
Only negetive of this board is unavailability of firewire port which is pretty standard todays.
anyways... 5 stars to this board and both my thumbs up...
I am currrently working with 435 FSB with 435 * 8 = 3480MHz CPU speed WITHOUT any voltage changes coz I don't want extra energy wasting for just another 500 Mhz of processing power and that too when most of the time this extra bit of power is not gonna used like when my PC is idle during downloading files etc.[trying to help environment keep green and clean from my side
]. Only voltage changes is that of RAM to 2.1VOnly negetive of this board is unavailability of firewire port which is pretty standard todays.
anyways... 5 stars to this board and both my thumbs up...
mib200^, be sure to torture test that OC with Orthos blend. My E6750 performs similarly but needs 1.45v to hit 3.4 Ghz stable.
May I ask a bios update question?
Never flashed a bios before. Recently purchased this board and would like to know if the bios version that is shown in the little tv screen/window of the FlashMenu, is currently on my PC, OR is it showing the version it will update to?
Where does it indicate the current version I now have?
The version in the FlashMenu screen shows 6A790A1AC-15. That's version 15, correct?
Is that what I now have?
Thanks for any help. I get a little chicken when talk of flashing bios.
The OneClick Live Update button in the FlashMenu makes it look easy. Does it actually flash the bios and update it in one click just like it sounds?
Thanks for any help to this noobie flasher. Hmmm, kinda got a nice ring to it eh? lol. Thanks.
Never flashed a bios before. Recently purchased this board and would like to know if the bios version that is shown in the little tv screen/window of the FlashMenu, is currently on my PC, OR is it showing the version it will update to?
Where does it indicate the current version I now have?
The version in the FlashMenu screen shows 6A790A1AC-15. That's version 15, correct?
Is that what I now have?
Thanks for any help. I get a little chicken when talk of flashing bios.
The OneClick Live Update button in the FlashMenu makes it look easy. Does it actually flash the bios and update it in one click just like it sounds?
Thanks for any help to this noobie flasher. Hmmm, kinda got a nice ring to it eh? lol. Thanks.
To verify your BIOS version, go into BIOS. In the lower right of the screen there will be a long string of letters & numbers in parenthesis. The last two numbers are your BIOS version. I can't stress this enough, so here come the caps: DO NOT EVER USE ONE-CLICK LIVE UPDATE!!!! That's the method that gives you the greatest chance of borking your BIOS. I have never (and never will) flashed from Windows. The best and safest method is with a floppy (make sure your drive and disk are stable). Here's how I do it:
Amboy,
It appears that your board came with the latest bios, v15, loaded.
Even if it didn't, why flash your bios if you don't have to. If your computer is running fine there is no need to flash your bios to a newer version unless you, i.e., upgrade to a new CPU and/or it needs the support of a newer bios. Even if you flash in DOS there's still a chance if you don't do it correctly you will toast your bios chip.
Someone over on the Abit forum said they do it just for the heck of it?????
"If it aint broke, I'll fix it till it is."
Canterwood
It appears that your board came with the latest bios, v15, loaded.
Even if it didn't, why flash your bios if you don't have to. If your computer is running fine there is no need to flash your bios to a newer version unless you, i.e., upgrade to a new CPU and/or it needs the support of a newer bios. Even if you flash in DOS there's still a chance if you don't do it correctly you will toast your bios chip.
Someone over on the Abit forum said they do it just for the heck of it?????
"If it aint broke, I'll fix it till it is."
Canterwood
Originally posted by: MadScientist
Someone over on the Abit forum said they do it just for the heck of it?????
Heh...I do that; but it's generally for the benefit of others.
Thanks hokiealumnus and MadScientist. Yes it appears that I have Ver., 15. Thanks for the heads up where to look. Everything gets a little more complicated without much sleep.
You are correct, the double post appears to be gone. No bios flash for me. One less headache. But thanks for the guide to correctly flash, will come in handy if necessary in the future.Thanks guys.
You are correct, the double post appears to be gone. No bios flash for me. One less headache. But thanks for the guide to correctly flash, will come in handy if necessary in the future.Thanks guys.
evident
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problem solved. I formatted the SATA hard drive i was installing windows to. this was the dumbest solution ever since all i had on it was random files and i was hoping to keep a bunch of them on the new system im building. good luck, i hope your solution is as easy as mine!
I did PRIME 95 and Orhos prime both... for abt 12.5 hrs and there were no errors....
However as soon as jumped to 3500 MHz from 3480 Mhz it started showing errors after about 1 hr of testing.
Even same CPU models OC diffrently. 1.45V for CPU is way too high from my CPU standards. I was able to run at it 3.8 Ghz at this high voltage.
I reached 4 Ghz with 1.5V when I was testing at 500 Mhz FSB.
However as soon as jumped to 3500 MHz from 3480 Mhz it started showing errors after about 1 hr of testing.
Even same CPU models OC diffrently. 1.45V for CPU is way too high from my CPU standards. I was able to run at it 3.8 Ghz at this high voltage.
I reached 4 Ghz with 1.5V when I was testing at 500 Mhz FSB.
I was bored at work and ran a quick analysis with your SuperPi 1M numbers:Originally posted by: hokiealumnus
Originally posted by: MadScientist
Someone over on the Abit forum said they do it just for the heck of it?????
Heh...I do that; but it's generally for the benefit of others.
http://www.rgb63.com/stuff/bios.PNG
Conclusions: v 14b4, 14b5 (large StDev), and 15 are pretty "slow."
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