asus a8n sli dlx 1013 final released

[imported_kohai]

That's it.
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/socket939/A8N-SLI%20Deluxe/

If anyone can tell improvements...

 

[Speedo]

I still have the 1004 bios but I'm getting a Venice, so I guess I'll have to update. Which bios is proven to work well? Should I go for this new 1013?

 

[FastEddie]

Couldn't find the 1013 file at either the Tawain or German servers, but it is n the US FTP server---> A8NSD013

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Anybody tried it yet? any improvements

 

[Speedo]

Still wondering here...

 

[ss284]

Rendered my windows partition unreadable until I reverted to 1.011.

 

[vlad4]

If you'll notice, ASUS has a bit of a warning on using the 1013 BIOS. Note the references to both the 6.65 and 6.66 nVidia Chipset drivers....
From ASUS Downloads;
A8N-SLI Deluxe Bios version 1013
Please do read the description before updating BIOS
To avoid crashing file system, please do update the chipset driver to below version prior to this Bios.
For WinXP 32bit system, please download and update chipset drivers V6.65 or later
For WinXP 64bit system, please download and update chipset drivers V6.65 or later
For Win2k/2003 32bit system, please download and update chipset drivers V6.66 or later
For Win2003 64bit system, please download and update chipset drivers V6.66 or later
1. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
2. Update nVidia onboard Lan PXE ROM to V215.0503
3. Fixed system will hang in memory test 2.09GB if Quick Boot disabled.
4. Change class code of SATA to fit new Driver (WHQL) if RAID is enabled.
5. Fixed system cannot detect ARC 12xx Serial ATA RAID Host adapter.
6. Fixed K8 Vcore will set wrong value under AI-Booster.

 

[ss284]

Too bad I did upgrade to 6.66 a while before and still had a no OS boot.

 

[vlad4]

Originally posted by: ss284
Too bad I did upgrade to 6.66 a while before and still had a no OS boot.

Were you running Windows 2000 or 2003?

 

[ramona]

I upped to 1013 no probs.

 

[ss284]

Originally posted by: vlad4

Originally posted by: ss284
Too bad I did upgrade to 6.66 a while before and still had a no OS boot.

Were you running Windows 2000 or 2003?

I am running XP sp2.

 

[FastEddie]

I am running XP sp2.

This is screwy--but according to Asus, you need to be running the 6.65 driver pack from Asus if you are using XP. Seems Asus goofed and have specific driver versions for XP and W2K, when updating to any of the newer bios.

 

[Buck Naked]

I am using 1013 with the 6.66:evil: drivers on XP SP2.
I updated (to 1013) last Thursday, and have had no problems. I haven't tried any OCing yet. Hopefully I will have sometime to play this weekend.

 

[ss284]

Originally posted by: FastEddie

I am running XP sp2.

This is screwy--but according to Asus, you need to be running the 6.65 driver pack from Asus if you are using XP. Seems Asus goofed and have specific driver versions for XP and W2K, when updating to any of the newer bios.

Where does asus mention this? The public patch notes just list 6.65 or later, which I assume 6.66 is fine.

 

[imported_kohai]

ASUS' 6.65 are newer than nvidia's 6.66. I have updated to 1013 and 6.65 and everything ok right now.

 

[MatrixVPR]

I updated because I like to have all the new drivers and I just reformatted my computer last night. When I was gathering all the new drivers I noticed the new 1013BIOS and I thought the warning meant I needed to update in order to run the new nVidia drivers so I did. I think my dyslexia kicked in when I read the warning but so far everything is running very nicely! I?m curious how that O.C.ing is since I haven?t had the time to get to in depth with the BIOS settings.

I?m sure not going to hold my breath for the 1t fix?

 

[WildOptic]

I have removed all current nvidia drivers and installed 6.65(Asus). However, when I updated the bios to 1013 (old 1011) I receive corrupt or missing /windows/drivers/inf/biosinfo.inf and cannot boot. After flashing back to 1011 all is well. Even after attempted to repeat steps with 6.66(Nvidia) drivers same issue will occur. Either drivers work fine after install. Its just when I flash bios (dos or asus update) that the issue becomes present.

Asus A8N SLI-Deluxe
AMD64 3500+ (not-overclocked)
2GB pc3200LL Corsair DDR
EVGA 6800GT PCI-E
2x 36gb WD Raptor (NVRaid 0)

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Becuase I'm lost! Thanks, WildOptic

P.S. I did use ghost a while back to restore but, haven't had issue. (For whoever asked about ghost a while back)