Gigabyte 7n400 Pro2 Voltage Settings..?

[mato7742]

The problem I am having is that my AMD 2500+'s core voltage is registering 1.70-1.74 on standard settings 11x166. Shouldn't the voltage be down around 1.65 for this processor? I am using the latest BIOS upgrade (F5) available from gigabyte.

On the review of the 7N400 pro it was stated that there are voltage settings in the BIOS adjustable in 0.25 increments. I can't find them on the Pro 2. Even after using gigabytes CTRL-F1 trick (why not just put these settings right up front!!??) If the settings on voltage are not available on this board, why did they change from the 7N400 Pro.


Any thoughts? I have searched all all nforce and gigabyte forums and have seen a lot of posts on temp but none on voltage. I know there is a setting to increase the voltage by 5%, 7.5%, and 10%. Not very helpful if the voltage is too high to begin with. - sorry i posted this in the motherboard forums too, i just thought maybe the people reading this section would have an answer since this has been plaguing me for so long.

 

[mato7742]

is there no one out there who knows the answer to this age old question?

 

[myocardia]

Why not check it with CPU-Z, and see what voltage it's at while Windows is running? Have you ever considered that maybe your bios is just wrong?

edit: By the way, that's a completely safe voltage for a Barton.

 

[mato7742]

thanks, but that's not at all what i'm asking. the question i'm asking is how to get my bios to allow me to actually configure the cpu voltage settings - there's no where in the bios that allows me this, and i was curious if anyone knew how to fix the problem.

 

[Shinei]

I have the same board, and it overvolts by .12V across all the sockets (CPU, AGP, and DIMM) over stock (1.6, 1.5, 2.5, respectively). There are no options to LOWER the voltage in the BIOS, only increase it, which, considering the voltages at the moment, would cause damage to the CPU.
And yes, it is in fact running 1.72V, because I checked it using the EasyTune4 program that came with the board.
So, is there any option to lower voltage on this board, or are we stuck with an over-volting board?

 

[TGHI]

My 7NNXP has the same BIOS as yours - CTRL-F1 *does* work, you have to do that on the main BIOS screen, then go into advanced chipset features, then switch all properties to 'expert', then you can modify what you wish.



TGHI

 

[mato7742]

no, actually that doesn't work at all - i've tried it many times.

 

[TGHI]

Well...I'd update your BIOS, then - cause' your BIOS (like ALL gigabyte BIOSes) uses the CTRL+F1 unlock trick - and your BIOS should be almost identical to mine - so I don't know what to tell you.



TGHI