P4C800 Deluxe - P4 3.20E Running at 2.8GHz?

[pjfranz]

I just got the P4C800 Deluxe, with a P4 3.20E. The BIOS shows it running at 2800 (and Win XP also reports 2.8Ghz).

I have updated the BIOS to 1016.

Is there a BIOS setting I need to adjust to make the CPU run at it's full speed?

Thanks,

Peter Franz.

 

[Piper1]

Same problem here. I'm still looking for a solution, too. I can tweak my overclock settings to get up to 3.15Ghz, but I know this is not the correct approach. I poseted a message in the Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread asking for assistance.

 

[MichaelZ]

try adjust your FSB to 230 in the bios which will bring your 3.2E running @ 2.8 up to 3.22ghz. your motherboard can handle it since it's a very good MB and since that CPU is designed to run @ 3.2, so it should have no problems either.

 

[Matt155]

I think they want 3.2 speed using stock FSB. I guess you have to wait for the correct bios to be released.

 

[Piper1]

Originally posted by: i82lazyboy
try adjust your FSB to 230 in the bios which will bring your 3.2E running @ 2.8 up to 3.22ghz. your motherboard can handle it since it's a very good MB and since that CPU is designed to run @ 3.2, so it should have no problems either.

I can push my DDR400 to 225Mhz, (3.15Ghz) but that is just a "Band-Aid". The system needs to recognize the chip correctly, and it's not. That's the whole base of the problem. The BIOS will see it as a 3.2GHZ chip but will only run it at 2.8GHz. I'm all for overclocking, but I want to push my speed beyond the default speed - not to it.

 

[Piper1]

Originally posted by: Matt155
I think they want 3.2 speed using stock FSB. I guess you have to wait for the correct bios to be released.

The funny thing here is that 1016 states it address this issue. From ASUS concerning the 1016 BIOS:

Fix Prescott Locked CPU cant run to highest frequency.

 

[pjfranz]

Originally posted by: i82lazyboy
try adjust your FSB to 230 in the bios which will bring your 3.2E running @ 2.8 up to 3.22ghz. your motherboard can handle it since it's a very good MB and since that CPU is designed to run @ 3.2, so it should have no problems either.

Thanks for the tip. It works great, although I'm still annoyed that it's not detected correctly in the first place. Hopefully they'll get it fixed in the next BIOS update.

 

[pjfranz]

Originally posted by: Piper1

Originally posted by: Matt155
I think they want 3.2 speed using stock FSB. I guess you have to wait for the correct bios to be released.

The funny thing here is that 1016 states it address this issue. From ASUS concerning the 1016 BIOS:

Fix Prescott Locked CPU cant run to highest frequency.

Even funnier that when I called ASUS tech support they basically blamed it on the CPU (mislabled CPU, bad CPU ID String, etc.). Now, how probable is that?

 

[Piper1]

To follow-up on this issue. I was running BIOS 1014 and have since flashed to 1016. The problem was the CPU is recognized as a 3.2GHz with that BIOS version, but the multiplier was incorrectly locked at 14 instead of 16. Simply flashed to 1016 BIOS - reboot - reset to system defaults - reboot - enter setup to reconfigured BIOS to my hardware. Works like a champ now

 

[pjfranz]

Originally posted by: Piper1
To follow-up on this issue. I was running BIOS 1014 and have since flashed to 1016. The problem was the CPU is recognized as a 3.2GHz with that BIOS version, but the multiplier was incorrectly locked at 14 instead of 16. Simply flashed to 1016 BIOS - reboot - reset to system defaults - reboot - enter setup to reconfigured BIOS to my hardware. Works like a champ now

So your Locked multiplier is now 16? No luck for me. I reset to the BIOS defaults, rebooted again, and everything is still the same. Have I missed a step?

Also I noticed that with the FSB set to 230 or 225, the DDR rate dropped down to 266, so I guess I'll leave it at the default for now.

 

[Piper1]

Try a reflash of 1016 - see if that helps you out. Yes, the multiplier was locked, and grayed out, in the BIOS prior to the flash to 1016. Now it's locked, and grayed out, at 16. Download CPU-Z from http://www.cpuid.com/ and see if your processor is indeed what you ordered.

 

[pjfranz]

Originally posted by: Piper1
Try a reflash of 1016 - see if that helps you out. Yes, the multiplier was locked, and grayed out, in the BIOS prior to the flash to 1016. Now it's locked, and grayed out, at 16. Download CPU-Z from http://www.cpuid.com/ and see if your processor is indeed what you ordered.

Reflashing didn't help. This is the output from CPU-Z. Looks ok to me...

CPU#1 APIC ID = 0
CPU Name Intel Pentium 4
Name Intel Pentium 4
Code Name Prescott
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
Family / Model / Stepping F 3 3
Extended Family / Model 0 0
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping C0
Technology 0.09 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
CPU Clock Speed 2798.6 MHz
Clock multiplier x 14.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 199.9 MHz
Bus Speed 799.6 MHz
L1 Data Cache 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 2798.6 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits

 

[Piper1]

You got a stubborn board on your hands. Maybe clearing the RTC RAM may help. See section 2.7.2 (page 2-19) of the manual. Boot directly to the A:\ drive and try a reflash again. I see you have a P4C800 Deluxe. However, my board is a P4C800-E Deluxe and the 1016 BIOS fixed the issue for me. If all else fails, RMA it for a P4C800-E. Here's my info:

CPU-Z version 1.22.


CPU(s)
Number of CPUs 2 (1 Physical)

CPU#1 APIC ID = 0
CPU Name Intel Pentium 4
Name Intel Pentium 4
Code Name Prescott
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
Family / Model / Stepping F 3 3
Extended Family / Model 0 0
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping C0
Technology 0.09 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
CPU Clock Speed 3519.7 MHz
Clock multiplier x 16.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 220.0 MHz
Bus Speed 879.9 MHz
L1 Data Cache 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 3519.7 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits

CPU#2 APIC ID = 1
CPU Name Intel Pentium 4 (logical unit)


Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Motherboard model P4C800-E, Rev 1.xx
BIOS vendor American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS revision 1016.001
BIOS release date 02/23/2004
Chipset Intel i875P rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801EB (ICH5) rev. 2
Sensor chip Winbond W83627THF
FSB Select 800 MHz
Performance Mode disabled
AGP Status enabled, rev. 3.0
AGP Data Transfert Rate 8x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled
AGP Aperture Size 128 MBytes

Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 512 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 146.7 MHz
FSBRAM 3:2
CAS# Latency 3.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 4 clocks
RAS# Precharge 4 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 8 clocks
# of memory modules 1
Module 0 DDR-SDRAM PC3200 - 512 MBytes

Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Workstation Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)

 

[pjfranz]

Originally posted by: Piper1
You got a stubborn board on your hands. Maybe clearing the RTC RAM may help. See section 2.7.2 (page 2-19) of the manual. Boot directly to the A:\ drive and try a reflash again. I see you have a P4C800 Deluxe. However, my board is a P4C800-E Deluxe and the 1016 BIOS fixed the issue for me. If all else fails, RMA it for a P4C800-E.

Clearing the RTC RAM did the trick.

Thanks for all your help!