Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

[TheBeagle]

Good Morning Mr. Sal.

I have experienced the same problem. It seems that once you OC the CPU, the multiplied effect on the memory causes it to go bonkers. I have had to manually set the memory multiplier. Currently I have it set to 2.66C. Depending on how well your particular memory accepts OCing, that will determine what multiplier your system will accept. You will likely have to give the memory a voltage bump of at least one full click (i.e., if the memory's speed is normally 2.2, then you likely will need 2.3V for any substantial OC - but sometimes a half click = 2.25V will do the trick).

The Intel memory multiplier system is certainly NOT as functional or elegant and the system found in the nVidia 680i chipset boards, which allows totally separate settings for the CPU and memory. Hope that helps. Best regards to everyone - Blessed Christmas! TheBeagle :beer:

PS. Today is December 7th - Please take a moment to remember those who gave their lives in the service of their country as a result of the unprovoked sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on this day in 1941 - God Bless Them, and may their souls rest in peace! We Will NEVER Forget! Amen

 

[Salamandar]

The problem is....I'm not overclocking the RAM....
I own a kingston PC8500 RAM which is supposed to run at 1066MHz and they do if I set the multiplier manually to 3.20 and not overclocking the CPU.....works really fine.

Now with no voltage increase on RAM....the mobo BIOS shows Voltage of 1.9x v. I'm running them at DDR2 800 with 4-4-4-12 timings....so no voltage increase at all and the CPU is at 3.6GHz with voltage of 1.38...it is running nice and cool.

Still I want to run my RAM at DDR2 1066 MHZ 5-5-5-12 but no luck.....

I'll keep you updated..........

 

[TheBeagle]

Hello Again Mr. Sal.

I know exactly what you are referring to. I've experienced the same thing. Do those particular memory sticks have SPD chips? If so, that probably means that there are two separate SPD settings embedded in those chips. One senses a lower voltage and sets the memory to operate at 800MHz. The other senses higher voltage (2.2-2.3) and sets the memory to operate at 1066MHz.

The problem seems to be that even when the board is set at higher memory voltage, and the SPD senses that higher voltage and sets the sticks to operate at 1066, and the board's CMOS displays that 1066 reading, that setting does not hold in the CMOS when you reboot. However, when I saw a sensed memory speed of 1066, and then set the proper memory multiplier (I always got a speed of 1069), that combination never seemed to hold for me, and reverted to some substantially higher setting, at which the CMOS balked, rebooted and reset itself, and then fell back to stock settings.

I suspect that this is a BIOS coding error of some sort that Gigabyte needs to correct (if they ever get around to it). Right now I've had to be temporarily satisfied with my memory operating (stable) @ 996. That's sure not what I want, but it seems to be the best I can get with the F6b BIOS revision. Hopefully the GB boys will get a newer BIOS released (without bugs) that will afford greater memory control.

Best regards to everyone - Blessed Christmas! TheBeagle :beer:

 

[Salamandar]

Thery work fine when my E6850 runs at default speed but not when it is overclocked !

 

[Salamandar]

Ok this is unbelievably strange !!!!

I'm able to overclock my e6850 to 3.6GHz and my RAM on its default speed of 1066 MHz CL5-5-5-12 by making all voltage settings into Auto !!!!!!!!!!!

If I try to manually set any voltage it will not work and I'll get a blue screen as soon as I enter into windows !!

Check it out !!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/hmj2k3/D2.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/hmj2k3/D1.jpg

I'm getting really greedy.... I want to over clock more...but it ain't fun if you can't control it !!!

 

[TheBeagle]

Good Evening Mr. Sal.

I think that the difference is in the fact that I am running a Q6600 and you have an E6850. I also used the E6850 in my N680i board and it was terrific at OC. In fact, I was able to get it up to just a shade under 4.0GHz (but it was unstable at that speed). I think the problem I am experiencing is the strange things that Quad-Cores sometimes seem to do when you push them a bit. For instance, I never experienced flat spots with my E6850, but sure have had those issues with the Q6600, both in the same board. Mr. Gary has also had those same experiences with some of the boards he has tested in their lab when using a Q6600. Also, the fact that I have 4 sticks of 2GB memory may also contribute to the range of possible problems, since 1GB and 2GB sticks seem to behave differently when OCed.

So, I guess it's just part of the game. I'm still of the opinion that speed is fine, but stability reigns supreme. So I'll keep poking and prodding it a bit from time to time, especially if we get a newer BIOS revision that we can trust. Thanks for sharing your insights. Good luck with your rig.

Best regards to everyone - Blessed Christmas! TheBeagle :beer:

 

[BrianDickens]

I'm toast - I think. My system won't boot anymore.

I was replacing my memory, as usual with the system unplugged. Tried to boot, the system would enter a reboot loop. It would boot for a bit, but before anything could be shown on screen, it would shut down. After a few seconds it would start booting again.

Okay, so I tried resetting the CMOS settings. No go. Back to the original memory then, CMOS reset, boot up... no go. A few times during this testing I would get the AWARD Bootblock saying it was recovering the BIOS. At one point, I was back at BIOS F3 (instead of F5h I had previously). Thinking all was well, I turned the system off, put the new memory in again and started the computer up again. No go - problems were back.

I was getting desperate now. I removed the CMOS battery for a few minutes, replaced it, started the whole thing up again... it boots partly, the fans go on, but no screen. It just sits there apparently doing nothing.

I'm at a loss. Is the motherboard fried somehow?

 

[TheBeagle]

Good Evening Mr. BD.

I had a very similar situation with my first X38 board. It exhibited the same type of nonsense, which happened all of a sudden. I could not get it to go through the full POST routine or even go directly into Q-Flash by repeatedly pushing the "End" key at initial startup. I finally had to send it back to the distributor and get a replacement.

Aside from trying to repeatedly punch the F2 key at initial startup (to try to get the alternate BIOS to load), I don't know what else to tell you. Did you re-seat your memory sticks or try reinstalling the old ones, just to see what happens. BTW, the basic techie test for memory failure is to remove all but one stick, and even try that one stick in each slot to see if it will boot. Let us know how you make out.

Best regards to everyone - Blessed Christmas! TheBeagle :beer:

 

[BrianDickens]

Yup, I tried reinstalling the old ones. Didn't work somehow.

I think somehow both BIOS copies got screwed up. During my several boot-up attempts, I noticed several times that the BIOS was being recovered but each time it just rebooted while recovering. Could that mess up even the backup copy?

I've read somewhere that some Gigabyte boards exhibit the same behaviour as mine when high-end memory is being used, which requires a higher voltage. Could that be the problem? I'm using OCZ memory which is rated at 2.2V, whereas the motherboard tries to boot using 1.8V as is the default for DDR2.

Perhaps I can buy a cheap stick of DDR2 memory today after work, so I can try that. And to exclude the videocard as a possible cause, I'll also buy the cheapest PCI Express videocard I can find.

By the way, for clarity: my system doesn't even reach POST: it just sits there, fans running, no display, no nothing. I notice my videocard fan continues spinning at max speed, whereas usually it slows down a few seconds after having turned on the computer.

-- Edit: blergh... perhaps I'll buy a laptop in the near future so that I can still use the internet and such when my main PC is down...

 

[TheBeagle]

Hello Again Mr. BD.

To quote the famous cliché, "I feel your pain." I too have seriously toyed with the idea of building a "spare" PC for those instances where my curiosity momentarily overcame my good sense, and resulted in a trashed rig. Your analysis of the possible problem of memory voltage might be worth exploring. A stick of cheap DDR2 (1.8V) seems like a good test vehicle to check that out. You might want to wait on the video card, unless you can get a cheap one from the same manufacturer as the primary card, lest you cause some other kind of video drivers to be installed, un-installed, etc. - that has always been problematic for me.

Good Luck on your detective work - Keep us posted. Best regards to everyone - Blessed Christmas! TheBeagle :beer:

 

[BrianDickens]

I currently have a GeForce 8800 Ultra, the one I'm considering buying to testdrive is a GeForce 7300 something with TurboCache. Only 40 euro's which is still far cheaper than a new motherboard... and if it allows me to boot into the BIOS, at least I can get things working again.

However, assuming the motherboard itself isn't defective, the memory is still the most likely culprit. If that works, I can still return the videocard.

 

[BrianDickens]

It's a no-go, unfortunately enough... with a basic DDR2 memory module, it still won't boot... damn it, this board is dead...

I'll have to switch it for a new one.

 

[BrianDickens]

Well, I'm back again! A new GA-X38-DQ6 is in my system now and running nicely. Phew... the moment I turned on the computer was nerve-wrecking, but thank God everything worked just fine. Let's keep it that way!

 

[Snydly]

Just finished reading this forum, very good info. I'm hoping someone can help with a problem I'm having regarding RAID on this MB. I currently have Vista 64 installed on a single HD, and want to RAID0 two other HDs. Windows boots fine when BIOS settings have SATA RAID/AHCI mode to disabled. Whenever I change this to either RAID or AHCI, the computer restarts as soon as Windows starts loading.

I have tried to update to Intel's latest Matrix Storage Manager (for Vista 64), but since I can only get to windows with RAID disabled in BIOS, the setup file won't install because it doesn't see a RAID controller installed. I tried going the F6 route, but since I'm not installing an OS on the RAID drives, I don't think that is applicable. Besides F6 seems to be for an OS prior to Vista.

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[TheBeagle]

Good Afternoon Mr. Snydly.

Welcome to this Thread!

The problem you are experiencing is directly related to the manner in which you initially loaded the Vista 64 operating system (OS). When you want to utilize any form of RAID functionality on the X38 board (it applies to other Intel boards as well), you MUST, as part of the initial install process in the very early install screen where you can size, activate, and format your primary system hard drive, also install the RAID boot drivers. Of course, in order for any of that to function, you must have previously activated the RAID controller by going into the CMOS and set that switch to RAID.

Once you select RAID in the CMOS, the onboard RAID controller then assumes control over all the hard disks (up to 6) that are plugged into the onboard SATA connectors, regardless of whether or not you are using any particular disk as part of a RAID array. To get an array to function, you need to enter the built-in RAID utility which will then appear as part of the POST process (be ready, it only appears for a very few seconds), and then designate whichever disks you want to be part of that array.

However, the problem you are facing is that your present install of the OS was never done with those RAID drivers as part of the initial install. Your system drive will likely never fully boot up unless it can find those drivers as part of the boot process, because the now activated RAID controller is demanding specific RAID drivers to load (which it can't find, since they have never been loaded as part of the initial install).

Although I have never tried it on this X38 board, I was previously successful in installing RAID boot drivers in an XP system by running the install program for the drivers by means of the .inf file which was part of the bundle of RAID driver files (right click on the inf file and if "install" appears on the menu, select it). However, I don't know if that will work in Vista 64 or not.

If not, then I think that you're probably in for a complete reinstall of the OS from scratch. Maybe some of the other members have another way of getting those necessary RAID drivers into your Vista 64 OS without a complete reinstall, but I'm not aware of such a shortcut.

Sorry for the lengthy post, but in order to adequately explain what you're up against, the extra words were necessary. Let us know how you make out with your issues.

Best regards to everyone - Blessed Christmas! TheBeagle :beer:

 

[WECoyote]

Hi, I've just switched to a GA-X38-DQ6 from a MSI P35 NEO2, the reason for the switch is to run my two Powercolor 3870 in 2x16x PCIE mode.
But the second slot comes up as x1 in both CCC and GPU-Z. I've tried uninstalling/Reinstalling Catalyst 7.11 with both cards in, and with one card adding the second later - still no luck, I've tried F5H, F6B anf F7F bios (clearing cmos after flash of course), switching cards did nothing. I put my old trusty MSI P35 back in the case and the cards pop up in crossfire mode 16x+4x with no problems at all....

My OS is Vista 64 Business, installed XP and tested - same problem there....

This is driving my crazy!
Any ideas folks?

My hw:

GA-X38-DQ6 bios F5H
Intel Q6600 G0
4x1 GB Geil Black Dragon PC6400 CL5
2xPowercolor 3870
WD 400GB SE16 SATA2 & Samsung 160 PATA HD
Asus SATA DVDRW
Thernmalright Ultra 120 Extreme
OCZ GameXstream 850W PSU

 

[TheBeagle]

Good Evening Mr. Wiley Coyote (nice handle).

I've never dabbled in Crossfire video, so my thoughts are simply deductive. However, since you experience the same problem in WinXP, then it would seem to be a hardware/driver problem. Have you tried some of the various forums, especially the gaming community forums, since those serious gaming folks live and breath multiple video card setups, and if there's probably someone who has run across your situation, you're most likely to find it there.

Sorry I don't some more concrete advice to offer, but I suggest you try that gaming lead. Possibly some of our other members can offer you better advice. In any event, Welcome to this Thread!

Best regards to everyone - Blessed Christmas! TheBeagle :beer:

 

[Snydly]

Mr. Beagle, thanks for the reply!

Originally posted by: TheBeagle
Although I have never tried it on this X38 board, I was previously successful in installing RAID boot drivers in an XP system by running the install program for the drivers by means of the .inf file which was part of the bundle of RAID driver files (right click on the inf file and if "install" appears on the menu, select it). However, I don't know if that will work in Vista 64 or not.

I previously tried to install the .inf file from windows, but get the message "the .inf file does not support this method of installation."

I am new to RAID and assumed installing a controller after installing windows would be easy. I've been fighting this problem since I built the computer a week ago, so I guess I'll just give in and reinstall Vista - unless anyone else knows how to manually install the drivers...

Sorry for the lengthy post, but in order to adequately explain what you're up against, the extra words were necessary.

I really appreciate the info and your time to explain things. This is a great forum!

 

[WECoyote]

Originally posted by: TheBeagle
Good Evening Mr. Wiley Coyote (nice handle).

I've never dabbled in Crossfire video, so my thoughts are simply deductive. However, since you experience the same problem in WinXP, then it would seem to be a hardware/driver problem. Have you tried some of the various forums, especially the gaming community forums, since those serious gaming folks live and breath multiple video card setups, and if there's probably someone who has run across your situation, you're most likely to find it there.

I've spent hours searching forums, I have seen some with the same problem (or very similar problems) but no solution... I guess I'll have to RMA the board or sell the 3870s and get me a 8800 GTS 2.0

Merry Xmas to everyone

 

[Snydly]

Originally posted by: Snydly
I am new to RAID and assumed installing a controller after installing windows would be easy. I've been fighting this problem since I built the computer a week ago, so I guess I'll just give in and reinstall Vista - unless anyone else knows how to manually install the drivers...

Woohoo! Got it fixed - just had to figure out what to edit in the registry. For more info, see the following thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2131014&enterthread=y

Thanks again for the help and all the great info on this forum!

 

[panzer948]

Hi all it's me again, Panzer948,

Well I bit the bullet and ordered my parts. Just arrived this week and I have been going thru the manuals etc. before building the machine this weekend (I hope). However, I do have a few questions that I thought I would post before diving in and being without the net. Please forgive me if some seem simple, I only do this once every 3 years or so.

New PC build:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO Stepping
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 - MB
2x G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) (8GB total)
EVGA 512MB GeForce 8800GTS (G92)
WD Raptor 36 GB from former CPU (Non raid array - one Vista 64 & other XP (dual boot)
2x Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB 7200 RPM SATA (2 setup as Raid 0)
160 GB Western Digital IDW hardrive (backup/paging drive) - from old system
CD/DVD IDE read/writer (3 years old) - from old system
ZALMAN 9700 CPU Cooler
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W PSU
Existing Antec Case with one front and one rear fan.

1) I saw some threads recommending to install only 1 stick of ram when first booting to eliminate problems. However, as I understand it I need to install at least 2 sticks so I can activate dual channel mode in bios. So... think it be okay just to add all 8 GB at the beginning?

2) Does it matter which PCI Express 16 slot to install your graphics card. I would think the one furthest from the CPU/Northbridge would be best as far as controlling heat?

3) Somewhat related, confused on BIOS setting for ?Init Display First?. I have the latest 8800GTS 512 GB Ram card that I will be installing in one of my two PCI Express x16 slots. The ?Init Display First? option in BIOS has the PCI mode by default, which is ?sets the PCI graphics card as the first display?. The other two options set the PCI express graphics card on the fist or second PCI Express x16 slot as the fist display. What does this exactly mean and do I really have to set which one?

4) I will be using four SATA HDDs in total. Two will be my currently used 36 gig Raptors that I will install in non-raid array for a dual boot OS (one Raptor I will install Win XP and the other Vista 64). I will also install two WD RE2 500 GB in Raid 0. Out of the 6 Intel chipset SATA ports, does it matter which ports to attach my raid HDs?

5) Which is best for making a slave/master. The MB has only one IDE connector and want to install my older DVD/CD Rom drive and my 160 gig IDE hard drive. The latter will mostly be used for backup/page file system.

Sorry for all the questions, but I thought it best to get them posted all at once. Thanks for any input you guys have.

 

[Snydly]

Originally posted by: panzer948

1) I saw some threads recommending to install only 1 stick of ram when first booting to eliminate problems. However, as I understand it I need to install at least 2 sticks so I can activate dual channel mode in bios...

Recommendations for 1 stick of RAM initially are more to assure your core components are functioning correctly, making troubleshooting problems simpler. If you just install power supply, processor, 1 RAM, and video card first, and POST fine, then you can eliminate those components if you run across other problems later. You can always plug the rest of your RAM in later and run in dual channel.

3) Somewhat related, confused on BIOS setting for ?Init Display First?. I have the latest 8800GTS 512 GB Ram card that I will be installing in one of my two PCI Express x16 slots. The ?Init Display First? option in BIOS has the PCI mode by default, which is ?sets the PCI graphics card as the first display?. The other two options set the PCI express graphics card on the fist or second PCI Express x16 slot as the fist display. What does this exactly mean and do I really have to set which one?

I believe this pertains to a situation where you have multiple graphics cards installed. Since you have just one PCI-E, you should select that card in whichever slot you install it in

4) I will be using four SATA HDDs in total. Two will be my currently used 36 gig Raptors that I will install in non-raid array for a dual boot OS (one Raptor I will install Win XP and the other Vista 64). I will also install two WD RE2 500 GB in Raid 0. Out of the 6 Intel chipset SATA ports, does it matter which ports to attach my raid HDs?

Others have suggested that if you use non-RAID devices, to install them in the 2 purple SATA ports because of their limited RAID capabilities. This frees up the yellow ports for more RAID options / future expansion. Be aware that the yellow and purple ports are controlled by different RAID controllers.

I suggest setting RAID up during your initial OS installs to prevent problems like I had!

5) Which is best for making a slave/master. The MB has only one IDE connector and want to install my older DVD/CD Rom drive and my 160 gig IDE hard drive. The latter will mostly be used for backup/page file system.

Traditionally it was always better to slave the DVD/CD off of the HD because the HD usually was the priority device. Given your situation, I wouldn't think it matters much. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable has a different opinion.

Good luck with your build. I really enjoy this MB, your system should scream!

 

[panzer948]

Thanks for the info. I'll dig a little deeper in the master/slave decision. Concerning the SATA ports, I had read that the purple (the gigabyte contoller I think) is a little slower than the six ports on the intel controller and that somone recommended putting optical drives on the gigabyte controller. Mentioned also that it was best to keep optical drives and HDD on separate controllers.

As far as the graphics card, I guess it doesn't matter which slot you install your single card.

Can't wait to try out Crysis on this thing. I haven't played a game in about 2 years.

 

[Kurrgan]

Greetings forum members and Mr. beagle. I've looked for help in other forums and got nothin so I'm hoping you all can help me here.

I had a difficult time trying to keep four ram dimms installed and sable, I ended up leaving my 4 x 1 GB of PC2-8500 patriot extreme for 2 x2 GB PC2-8000 G.Skill

Well, I tried and I tried and the best OC I got that would boot was 3.46 Ghz but only with 2 dimms installed.


Well these are the settings that I had to use to get there. This time I'd like to seek some advice on my old OC before trying another with this one, maybe there were mistakes that could be prevented.

My Spec's

GA-X38-DQ6
BIOS F6b
Q6600 G0 Stepping
2 x2 GB PC2-8000 G.Skill
HIS Radeon HD 2900 Pro (BIOS flashed to XT tho)
Silverstone Strider ST75F 750W
NCIX Water Cooling Essentials 240 CPU Water Cooling Bundle
74 GB WD Raptor
2 x 500 GB WD Drives
Zalman ZM-MFC2 4 Fan Speed Controller
Pioneer DVR-212D


MY settings:

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)
Robust Graphics Booster: TURBO
CPU Clock Ratio: 9x
CPU Host Clock Control: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) : 385
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) :105
C.I.A.2: Disabled
Performance Enhance : Standard
System Memory Multiplier 3.00A
Memory Frequency(Mhz): 1155
DRAM Timing Selectable : 5
Standard Timing ControlCAS Latency Time: : Auto
DRAM RAS# to CAS# : Auto =7
DRAM RAS# Precharge : Auto = 7
Precharge Delay(tRAS) : 15
Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD) : Auto
Rank Write to READ Delay : Auto
Write To Precharge Delay : Auto
Refresh to ACT Delay : 42
Read To Precharge Delay Auto:
tRD : Auto
tRD Phase Adjustment : Auto
Command to #CS Timing: :2
Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control : 1000mV
CPU Clock Skew Control : Normal
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control : Normal
System Voltage Control
DDR2 OverVoltage Control : 0.4
PCI-E OverVoltage Control : 0.2
FSB OverVoltage Control : 0.2
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control : 0.2
MCH Reference Voltage Control : Normal
DDR Reference Voltage Control : Normal
DDR Termination Voltage Control : Normal
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage* : Normal
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage* : Normal
CPU Voltage Control :1.425
Normal CPU Vcore : 1.2725


Advanced Bios Features
CPU Multi-Threading: Enabled
Limit CPUID Max to 3: Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE): Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor 2 : Enabled
CPU EIST Function: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

K.

 

[Salamandar]

Originally posted by: Kurrgan
Greetings forum members and Mr. beagle. I've looked for help in other forums and got nothin so I'm hoping you all can help me here.

I had a difficult time trying to keep four ram dimms installed and sable, I ended up leaving my 4 x 1 GB of PC2-8500 patriot extreme for 2 x2 GB PC2-8000 G.Skill

Well, I tried and I tried and the best OC I got that would boot was 3.46 Ghz but only with 2 dimms installed.


Well these are the settings that I had to use to get there. This time I'd like to seek some advice on my old OC before trying another with this one, maybe there were mistakes that could be prevented.

My Spec's

GA-X38-DQ6
BIOS F6b
Q6600 G0 Stepping
2 x2 GB PC2-8000 G.Skill
HIS Radeon HD 2900 Pro (BIOS flashed to XT tho)
Silverstone Strider ST75F 750W
NCIX Water Cooling Essentials 240 CPU Water Cooling Bundle
74 GB WD Raptor
2 x 500 GB WD Drives
Zalman ZM-MFC2 4 Fan Speed Controller
Pioneer DVR-212D


MY settings:

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)
Robust Graphics Booster: TURBO
CPU Clock Ratio: 9x
CPU Host Clock Control: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) : 385
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) :105
C.I.A.2: Disabled
Performance Enhance : Standard
System Memory Multiplier 3.00A
Memory Frequency(Mhz): 1155
DRAM Timing Selectable : 5
Standard Timing ControlCAS Latency Time: : Auto
DRAM RAS# to CAS# : Auto =7
DRAM RAS# Precharge : Auto = 7
Precharge Delay(tRAS) : 15
Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD) : Auto
Rank Write to READ Delay : Auto
Write To Precharge Delay : Auto
Refresh to ACT Delay : 42
Read To Precharge Delay Auto:
tRD : Auto
tRD Phase Adjustment : Auto
Command to #CS Timing: :2
Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control : 1000mV
CPU Clock Skew Control : Normal
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control : Normal
System Voltage Control
DDR2 OverVoltage Control : 0.4
PCI-E OverVoltage Control : 0.2
FSB OverVoltage Control : 0.2
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control : 0.2
MCH Reference Voltage Control : Normal
DDR Reference Voltage Control : Normal
DDR Termination Voltage Control : Normal
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage* : Normal
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage* : Normal
CPU Voltage Control :1.425
Normal CPU Vcore : 1.2725


Advanced Bios Features
CPU Multi-Threading: Enabled
Limit CPUID Max to 3: Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE): Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor 2 : Enabled
CPU EIST Function: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

K.

Guess what....for some reason my X38-DQ6 will overclock fine if I only change the FSB speed and the memory devider and leave the rest to auto!!!!

My motherboard will Auto. the voltage and all the other settings, I'm running my E6850 @ 3.6GHz and haven't tried to push higher.
If I manually try to set all settings I would get a BSOD as soon as I log into windows Vista !