*** Official ASUS P5B / P5B Deluxe Thread ***

[jshupp872]

Here is what I get with my e6600. All drives are SATA with AHCI enabled, running Vista Ultimate

Check my specs in my sig.

150 GB Raptor

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52 MB; c:\test; 54525952 bytes; 341 ms; 152.493 MB/s
56 MB; c:\test; 58720256 bytes; 310 ms; 180.645 MB/s
60 MB; c:\test; 62914560 bytes; 347 ms; 172.911 MB/s
64 MB; c:\test; 67108864 bytes; 361 ms; 177.285 MB/s
68 MB; c:\test; 71303168 bytes; 360 ms; 188.889 MB/s
72 MB; c:\test; 75497472 bytes; 361 ms; 199.446 MB/s
76 MB; c:\test; 79691776 bytes; 369 ms; 205.962 MB/s
80 MB; c:\test; 83886080 bytes; 378 ms; 211.640 MB/s
84 MB; c:\test; 88080384 bytes; 415 ms; 202.410 MB/s


36 GB Raptor

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56 MB; E:\test; 58720256 bytes; 260 ms; 215.385 MB/s
60 MB; E:\test; 62914560 bytes; 253 ms; 237.154 MB/s
64 MB; E:\test; 67108864 bytes; 281 ms; 227.758 MB/s
68 MB; E:\test; 71303168 bytes; 285 ms; 238.596 MB/s
72 MB; E:\test; 75497472 bytes; 349 ms; 206.304 MB/s
76 MB; E:\test; 79691776 bytes; 355 ms; 214.085 MB/s
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84 MB; E:\test; 88080384 bytes; 379 ms; 221.636 MB/s

500 GB Hitachi

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48 MB; D:\test; 50331648 bytes; 241 ms; 199.170 MB/s
52 MB; D:\test; 54525952 bytes; 313 ms; 166.134 MB/s
56 MB; D:\test; 58720256 bytes; 334 ms; 167.665 MB/s
60 MB; D:\test; 62914560 bytes; 303 ms; 198.020 MB/s
64 MB; D:\test; 67108864 bytes; 325 ms; 196.923 MB/s
68 MB; D:\test; 71303168 bytes; 272 ms; 250.000 MB/s
72 MB; D:\test; 75497472 bytes; 327 ms; 220.183 MB/s
76 MB; D:\test; 79691776 bytes; 341 ms; 222.874 MB/s
80 MB; D:\test; 83886080 bytes; 333 ms; 240.240 MB/s
84 MB; D:\test; 88080384 bytes; 397 ms; 211.587 MB/s

 

[Dizzymon]

I've got a single 400GB Seagate SATA but it's weird that when I run the tests on different partitions I get different speeds. Still I'm confused as to why it's slow. My friend said because my power supply isn't enough.

 

[Dizzymon]

How did yo manage to get the system to boot when you changed the IDE to AHCI? I don't have the JMicron drivers loaded and I just get a "Disk Error". I've got one drive that's SATA but I want to use AHCI on it. I have no idea how to get the AHCI drivers loaded on there correctly.

Thanks.

Originally posted by: jshupp872
You can easily switch to ACHI after windows is loaded.

You need to unlplug the boot drive from the current intel controller, and plug it into the Jmicron controller.

Change the intel controller from IDE to AHCI in the bios. Boot into windows (since the Jmicron controller is bootable)

Install the drivers for the Intel controller (windows will detect the new hardware).

Shutdown. Plug the booting HDD back into the intel controller. Boot into windows as expected.

My question is this, it seems that running in AHCI mode actually hurt performance, since every review I read online seems to say that NCQ is slower than running with NCQ off. Does anybody really think running in AHCI mode is better? I am currently running in AHCI mode, and am thinking about switching it back to IDE.

Also, does anyone know, the Intel Storage Matrix utility states that my 36 Raptor supports NCQ, but the WD website says that it does not, so who knows.

 

[wluk]

I have 2 problems I couldn't figure out.

1) my "power" icon keep appearing on my task bar system tray every time I restart the computer. I set it to "Home/Office desktop" and I uncheck the "always show the icon on taskbar" every time but when I restart, it will come back.

2) my soundmax volume every time will reset to zero after a restart.

The 2 problems are similar but don't know if they are related. It seems like it just won't remember the settings.

thanks for any help.

 

[Rafael]

Dizzymon you have the drivers in the disk, and also you can download in the Intel website.
Just download the ICH8R drivers.
I used IDE and switched to AHCI and the system booted and Windows found the drivers and installed and voiula!

Rafael

 

[moleculezz]

Hello,
I just setup a new system but it keeps beeping (one beep) every time I startup the system. I tried removing the 2 IDE HDDs to see if that was the problem but after I removed them it still did the same thing.

I looked in the manual and it says that beep once = keyboard controller error, refresh time error or no master drive detected.
But I don't know how to fix this problem.
If someone could help me with this I would appreciate it.

My configuration is the following..

MOBO: P5B-Deluxe BIOS 1004
CPU: Core 2 Duo 6420
Mem: 2GB OCZ PC6400
GPU: Radeon X1650XT
HDD1: WD 36GB connected on SATA1
HDD2: Maxtor 80GB IDE master
HDD3: Maxtor 250GB IDE slave
DVDR: Asus connected on SATA3
DVDRW: LiteOn connected on SATA4

I have the sata configuration set to: IDE
should I change this to AHCI?

 

[3NF]

Originally posted by: moleculezz
Hello,
I just setup a new system but it keeps beeping (one beep) every time I startup the system. I tried removing the 2 IDE HDDs to see if that was the problem but after I removed them it still did the same thing.

I looked in the manual and it says that beep once = keyboard controller error, refresh time error or no master drive detected.
But I don't know how to fix this problem.
If someone could help me with this I would appreciate it.

My configuration is the following..

MOBO: P5B-Deluxe BIOS 1004
CPU: Core 2 Duo 6420
Mem: 2GB OCZ PC6400
GPU: Radeon X1650XT
HDD1: WD 36GB connected on SATA1
HDD2: Maxtor 80GB IDE master
HDD3: Maxtor 250GB IDE slave
DVDR: Asus connected on SATA3
DVDRW: LiteOn connected on SATA4

I have the sata configuration set to: IDE
should I change this to AHCI?

Can you get into the BIOS. If so, does it detect any drives?

 

[3NF]

Originally posted by: stromgald
Can anyone confirm whether the Thermalright XP-120 will work on an ASUS P5B Deluxe? I'm building a new system in a desktop case and I'm hoping to use this combination. I'm worried about whether there will be interference between the capacitors and heatsink. It's surprising how few motherboard reviews actually show any heatsink installed. :disgust:

It does. I'm using that heatsink with this board.

 

[moleculezz]

Originally posted by: 3NF

Originally posted by: moleculezz
Hello,
I just setup a new system but it keeps beeping (one beep) every time I startup the system. I tried removing the 2 IDE HDDs to see if that was the problem but after I removed them it still did the same thing.

I looked in the manual and it says that beep once = keyboard controller error, refresh time error or no master drive detected.
But I don't know how to fix this problem.
If someone could help me with this I would appreciate it.

My configuration is the following..

MOBO: P5B-Deluxe BIOS 1004
CPU: Core 2 Duo 6420
Mem: 2GB OCZ PC6400
GPU: Radeon X1650XT
HDD1: WD 36GB connected on SATA1
HDD2: Maxtor 80GB IDE master
HDD3: Maxtor 250GB IDE slave
DVDR: Asus connected on SATA3
DVDRW: LiteOn connected on SATA4

I have the sata configuration set to: IDE
should I change this to AHCI?

Can you get into the BIOS. If so, does it detect any drives?

Sorry forgot to mention. I have WinXP running with no problem. Although I find the bootup a bit slow. It takes about 10 secs to go from windows loading to the windows login screen.
I also ran Prime95 for 7hrs with no problem.
I just find this a bit annoying.

 

[Dizzymon]

You installed the ICH8R drivers after you have booted into windows? I gotta try that. I thought you had to do it during the bootup.

Originally posted by: Rafael
Dizzymon you have the drivers in the disk, and also you can download in the Intel website.
Just download the ICH8R drivers.
I used IDE and switched to AHCI and the system booted and Windows found the drivers and installed and voiula!

Rafael

 

[Rafael]

Originally posted by: Dizzymon
You installed the ICH8R drivers after you have booted into windows? I gotta try that. I thought you had to do it during the bootup.

Originally posted by: Rafael
Dizzymon you have the drivers in the disk, and also you can download in the Intel website.
Just download the ICH8R drivers.
I used IDE and switched to AHCI and the system booted and Windows found the drivers and installed and voiula!

Rafael

Yes I did that. I installed the drivers in Windows and then I changed in the BIOS to AHCI. Booted up fine, Windows found the drives, and etc.

Give it a try.

Rafael

 

[graysky]

Originally posted by: Clones123CAS latency (CL)...............4
RAS to CAS delay (tRCD)...4
RAS precharge (tRP)..........4
Cycle time (tRAS)............12
DRAM TRFC.....................35
DRAM TRRD....................10
Rank Write to Read Delay.10
Read to Precharge Delay..10
Write to Precharge Delay..10

I have the same memory/board you do... have you been able to use faster timing settings? I never messed with the settings under 4-4-4-12 (tfrc, trrd, etc.); they are all stock.

Thanks for any info

 

[Rafael]

graysky,

It is not worth it. Probably you will have to push too high on the voltage in your ram.
Actually depending on the application you are using you will get worse results than running your ram 4-4-4-12.

Rafael

 

[Phoenix97]

I've installed Windows 2000, and then installed all the drivers off the CD (using the InstALL thing) and what happened is that one of the two CD-ROM drives that were connected to the lone IDE connector on the board have disappeared. When booting up, the JMicron BIOS still sees the two CD-ROM drives, but when it boots into Windows, it only sees one. One is set to master, the other to slave. Before installing the drivers, however, I was able to see both drives. What happened?

 

[Rafael]

Phoenix97,

Are you using RAID?
If you are not using it, try to remove the drivers from the JMicron.
Just install them if you are using RAID.
Many people had problems with it.

 

[Phoenix97]

Alright, I removed the JMicron driver and replaced it with the Standard IDE controller driver. The other CD-ROM has now appeared again. And still, the burst transfer rate is about 27.7MB/sec, which is adequate for 18x-20x DVD burning.

 

[da9pwnsu]

Hey guys I just ordered the open box OEM P5B (regular) that doesn't come with any accessories. Will I need the Q-Connector to attach the power switch, reset, etc to the board? or can I do without it?

 

[jshupp872]

You don't need them. They are only an intermediate connection that allows you to keep all those wires plugged into a small block even if you have to unplugg the entire block from the motherboard. It is convenient if you unplug everything from your board regularly, but if not, you won't even notice that you don't have them.

 

[imported_intothevoid]

Hi,
I hope nobody has asked this before. I couldn't find any results when i searched. I am having a weird problem. My computer doesn't boot in dual channel mode. Meaning when i have the Ram in the two Yellow slots it doesn't boot. and it doesn't boot in the 3rd(2nd yellow) or 4th slot(2nd black) when i place a ram in those slots individually. And i have been thru 3 motherboards and 3 pairs of ram sticks by now. But i haven't changed the processor. So i am thinking that the processor has some issue with this so i am planning on ordering another one to see if that solves the problem. Cause otherwise i don't know what can be wrong. And i haven't fixed the memory timings and it didn't help. I don't if i need to change something in the bios relating to the processor or something. I need HELP!

 

[Agrippa]

Is anybody running this board with 8GB of ram? I'd like to fill it up completely while prices are at rock bottom, but I'm unable to find any references to people doing the same successfully. If you're running 4x2GB, please stand up and be counted won't you?!

 

[MIDIman]

OK - here we go!

I'm a bit of a newbie overclocking these new boards...where should I start? Everything is just set to Auto except for the FSB.

Config:
P5B Deluxe, latest BIOS
e6600 @ 345 FSB = 3.1GHz
2x1GB Super Talent 667
Gigabyte 7600GT
WD SE16 250GB (system)
2x 150GB Raptors (for Video work, will be RAID-0)
LiteOn SATA DVDRW
Seasonic S12 430W
Antec P180
4x Nexus 120mm
Thermalright SI-128 (can't quite get the last clip down...likely a broken clip on the Thermalright, but the sucker is definitely on, its just not perfect)

CPU TEMP - 39-41 idle at 2.4GHz, 49-50 idle at 3.1GHz


Setting it at 350 boots but it seems to depend on if I "creep" up to it or not (i.e. 345 reboot, 346 reboot, etc).

But now I'm in Windows XP, and 345 is stable, and jumping to 350 won't boot. Where should I start in trying to clock higher?

 

[gramboh]

First, disable speedstep, speed spectrum and EIST or whatever it's called (functions to throttle to save power). Second, set all your voltages/memory timings manually, AUTO will ramp them up with the OC and cause problems. What you want to do is set your memory to it's specified timings and voltage (should be able to find it on the mfg's website). If your memory isn't getting enough voltage, it will not boot at higher FSBs. FWIW your memory is only spec'd to DDR2-667MHz which means FSB of 333. However, if you relax the timings it will go farther (e.g. if it's 667 @ 4-4-4-12, relax it to 5-5-5-15 and try that).

You will want to increase your VCore voltage as you overclock, and possible VFSB and VMCH. Run Orthos to load test in WinXP.

Good luck.

 

[ppwlee]

Hi,

I have just added 2x1G ram to my P5B to a total of 3G. However, in Windows it shows only 2.5G. Any idea why?

Here's what I have:
Corsair Value Select PC2-5300 2x1GB DDR-667
Corsair Value Select PC2-5300 2x512MB DDR-667

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Peter

 

[DukeN]

Will the P5B deluxe support the next gen/quad core 1333 mhz procs?

 

[diZrupt0r]

I can't get my system stable with 2 sticks of memory. With 1 stick of memory the system is stable.

my system:

Motherboard: Asus P5B (plain vanilla), 1202 BIOS
Memory: 2x Corsair 1GB 800MHz DDR2 (CM2X1024-6400)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

I've tried different memorytimings, speeds, voltages, slots... but nothing. Most of the times the system wont even reach the bios before it freezes, other times it will work for some hours in windows before it suddenly reboots/freezes.

I got no idea what to adjust. Has anybody tried this memory?