Originally posted by: QuixoticOne
relia85,
You're just the person I wanted to ask -- could you please explain
a little more about the problem you saw? I am worried that it will happen
to me also because I have a P5K and G0 stepping Q6600 CPU coming for it.
I'm pretty sure my current BIOS is older than 404 and I don't know what's
going to happen when I stick my G0 in there if it'll let me reflash to 404
safely at the right voltage/frequency/stability or not.
What BIOS version were you running BEFORE you reflashed to 404? You're sure
it was something earlier? Would that earlier BIOS let you use the G0 CPU at
all i.e. were you able to use the G0 to reflash TO 404 despite the error message
or other problems?
So where did you see that message, and what happened after you got it? Could
you just continue and ignore it, or would it stop dead or what? Was there a way
to get into the BIOS settings / BIOS based flash utility or whatever even with
the error?
Do you think the uCode error could have had anything to do with the possibly
bad RAM?
I don't know about your RAM problem, sorry, I've got two sticks of patriot here
that I'll be testing as soon as I get my CPU and put the system together.
Hopefully it'll work. I've never RMAed a Patriot stick before.
Maybe check the timings and go to manual override on all the voltages and timings
and put them at very very slow / conservative values to make sure it should work
if it's at all possible.
Some people say 0311 was a better BIOS, others seem to like 0404, others seem
to like 0501... so I guess there could be a BIOS problem that affects your ability
to have the MB be stable so maybe a different version would help. I wouldn't
load anything before 0404, though, if you think you'll go back to having a ucode error
or other CPU problems.
Originally posted by: relia85
Hello, I have a new machine I'm trying to put together.
Asus P5K Deluxe, Q6600 G0, patriot ddr2-800 4GB (2x2GB), evga 8800gts.
Had difficulty getting it to post, eventually did but got the message "Intel cpu uCode error."
I'm assuming a bios update would fix this but was unsure, checking with folks here.
Also, was not sure whether to use 4-pin or 8-pin power connector, mobo came with a cap on 4 of them, power supply supports both. Also, not sure where to put ram, yellow or black slots.
Thanks in advance.