*** Official ASUS P5W DH Thread ***

[Skott]

Originally posted by: bruce24

Originally posted by: TMavC5
Keep seeing everyone using their sigs...q]


How do I setup a MyRig signature?

-Bruce

Up at top of page you'll see where it says 'Profile' Click on that and you can put in your info in that box provided and then click edit or update, forget which it is, and you should see it on your posts.

Edit: Well, thats for having it in your profile anyway. Not sure how to do it for My Rig linky. Never tried it.

 

[imported_bruce24]

Originally posted by: Skott

Not sure how to do it for My Rig linky. Never tried it.

I knew how to enter the text, it was setting up the link I was curious about.

 

[The111]

Originally posted by: yessir

Interestingly, when I was checking newegg for zalman, someone had a review within quotes...
"I have a Core 2 Duo E6400. With the stock heatsink/fan I was idling at 65C and under load around 70-75C. Yes, it sucked!!! I bought this heatsink and some Arctic Cooler compound. Right when I booted up I used Core Temp to check the cpu temp. BOOM! I now idle at 33-35C and under load it never goes over 47C".

I just do not understand how people get 30 degree drops. I got 10, at most.

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: bruce24

Originally posted by: Skott

Not sure how to do it for My Rig linky. Never tried it.

I knew how to enter the text, it was setting up the link I was curious about.

Go here to enter your information.
You should also edit the link that they give you.
This is what they give me for my link
http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=33097
but you have to sign in to see that, very annoying. add "rig" before id=33097
http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=33097
Then you dont need to sign in to see it.

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: The111

Originally posted by: yessir

Interestingly, when I was checking newegg for zalman, someone had a review within quotes...
"I have a Core 2 Duo E6400. With the stock heatsink/fan I was idling at 65C and under load around 70-75C. Yes, it sucked!!! I bought this heatsink and some Arctic Cooler compound. Right when I booted up I used Core Temp to check the cpu temp. BOOM! I now idle at 33-35C and under load it never goes over 47C".

I just do not understand how people get 30 degree drops. I got 10, at most.

Dont trust reviews like that
I bet the guy didn't have the stock hsf installed properly.

 

[IfReborn]

what is the dram wright recovery time setting in the bios?

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: IfReborn
what is the dram wright recovery time setting in the bios?

The Write Recovery Time determines the delay between a write command and a precharge command is set to the same bank of memory.

 

[hatch69]

Hi everyone, 1st post for me. I need help with my usb ports. They all of a sudden just stopped working. I haven't messed with usb in bios. Checked my mouse on another rig and works fine
Any info/help would be appreciated.

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: hatch69
Hi everyone, 1st post for me. I need help with my usb ports. They all of a sudden just stopped working. I haven't messed with usb in bios. Checked my mouse on another rig and works fine
Any info/help would be appreciated.

Try resetting cmos

 

[IfReborn]

Originally posted by: raincityboy

Originally posted by: IfReborn
what is the dram wright recovery time setting in the bios?

The Write Recovery Time determines the delay between a write command and a precharge command is set to the same bank of memory.

what are the guidlines in setting this properly.

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: IfReborn

Originally posted by: raincityboy

Originally posted by: IfReborn
what is the dram wright recovery time setting in the bios?

The Write Recovery Time determines the delay between a write command and a precharge command is set to the same bank of memory.

what are the guidlines in setting this properly.

depends on the RAM

 

[hatch69]

CMOS reset. Still a no go on the usb. Any other suggestions?

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: hatch69
CMOS reset. Still a no go on the usb. Any other suggestions?

This doesn't sound good.
Have you tried unplugging everything except your mouse, and keyboard?

It sounds like RMA time to me...

 

[hatch69]

OK, I did a system restore back to the start of things and when I am installing drivers from asus cd, a message pops up saying "usbehci.sys is missing" Any ideas. Is it related to SP2?

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: hatch69
OK, I did a system restore back to the start of things and when I am installing drivers from asus cd, a message pops up saying "usbehci.sys is missing" Any ideas. Is it related to SP2?

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Edit: Does the mouse and keyboard function outside of windows? Can you get into BIOS?

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: hatch69
CMOS reset. Still a no go on the usb. Any other suggestions?

Do you have XP service pack 2 installed? Make sure you have installed the chipset drivers, as well. Get the latest drivers from Intel's site.

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts...ct_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2261&lang=eng

-phil

 

[Navaros]

I am running this board with an E6600 and Corsair XMS2TWIN2x2048-6400C4.

The BIOS is reading my memory as at rating of PC2 5300 which I need fixed since it's actual stock rating is 6400.

What do I have to do - specifically - to get this mobo to read my RAM speeds properly?

It already said 1066 FSB in the CPU section of the BIOS.

 

[Safeway]

Okay guys, I have some questions that I'm sure have been asked here before, but since Anandtech doesn't have an in-thread search feature, will be asked now and forever more.

I have a P5W DH Deluxe and E6600 headed my way. I also have a 7900GTX.

Q #1: is this board "unofficially" supporting SLi, or is there no way to do that?

Q #2: If I am not planning on overclocking, what type of DDR2 should I purchase? Would 2 x 1GB sticks of Value RAM work sufficiently, or would there be a major hit in performance when talking about DDR800 and DDR1066?

That's it for now, but I am sure there is more to come.

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: Navaros
I am running this board with an E6600 and Corsair XMS2TWIN2x2048-6400C4.

The BIOS is reading my memory as at rating of PC2 5300 which I need fixed since it's actual stock rating is 6400.

What do I have to do - specifically - to get this mobo to read my RAM speeds properly?

It already said 1066 FSB in the CPU section of the BIOS.

Since this has been explained several times, you're going to get the abbreviated version. Look back through the thread for a more thorough explanation.

The mem is not being improperly detected. At 266 FSB (1066 effective) memory must also run at 266 (533 effective - dual data rate) to avoid using a memory dividier. The board has simply clocked your mem to in sync with the FSB. If you raise the mem to 400 (DDR2-800) the 2:3 FSB:MEM divider will be used.

To change the mem frequency in BIOS:

Advanced/Jumperfree
- set AI Overclock to Manual
- set DRAM Freq. to DDR2-800
- set VDIMM to rated voltage for your mem. It's probable 2.0v or 2.1v for your kit.

To set memory timings in BIOS:

Advanced/Chipset
-set SPD Timings to disabled
- set the first 4 values accordingly (not the names of each value as the BIOS order may not match the order listed by the manufacturer)

-phil

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: Safeway
Okay guys, I have some questions that I'm sure have been asked here before, but since Anandtech doesn't have an in-thread search feature, will be asked now and forever more.

I have a P5W DH Deluxe and E6600 headed my way. I also have a 7900GTX.

Q #1: is this board "unofficially" supporting SLi, or is there no way to do that?

Q #2: If I am not planning on overclocking, what type of DDR2 should I purchase? Would 2 x 1GB sticks of Value RAM work sufficiently, or would there be a major hit in performance when talking about DDR800 and DDR1066?

That's it for now, but I am sure there is more to come.

1) There's no ifficial or unofficial support for SLI, but I think there exists a hacked driver.

2) This board officially supports DDR2-533/DDR2-667/DDR2-800. Faster memory should work, but I've seen people have some problems. If you're not planning to o/c, all you need is a good kit of DDR2-533 - PC2-4200. I would strongly recommend you do at least modestly overclock, since you're buying such overclock-friendly gear. In that case, go with a good kit of DDR2-667 or DDR2-800 - PC2-5300 or PC2-6400, respectively.

Good value RAM, as opposed to generic, will be fine, but may have higher latencies.

-phil

 

[Navaros]

Originally posted by: phile


Since this has been explained several times, you're going to get the abbreviated version. Look back through the thread for a more thorough explanation.

The mem is not being improperly detected. At 266 FSB (1066 effective) memory must also run at 266 (533 effective - dual data rate) to avoid using a memory dividier. The board has simply clocked your mem to in sync with the FSB. If you raise the mem to 400 (DDR2-800) the 2:3 FSB:MEM divider will be used.

To change the mem frequency in BIOS:

Advanced/Jumperfree
- set AI Overclock to Manual
- set DRAM Freq. to DDR2-800
- set VDIMM to rated voltage for your mem. It's probable 2.0v or 2.1v for your kit.

To set memory timings in BIOS:

Advanced/Chipset
-set SPD Timings to disabled
- set the first 4 values accordingly (not the names of each value as the BIOS order may not match the order listed by the manufacturer)

-phil

Would that use the memory divider if I did it that way?

If so, isn't it better to instead raise my FSB to the right number to sync with my RAM at the stock speed?

Sorry for asking the same question as others but I've read many pages of this thread before posting and in those I didn't see an answer that explains this to me; kinda hard to find info in a 36 page long thread.

Just checked the Corsair site and it gives me 3 different sets of values - which one do I use?

Which values to use?

 

[phile]

Yes, if you run the mem at the rated 800 the mobo will use the 2:3 FSB:MEM divider. Just so you know, this is NOT a bad thing. It's functionality supported by higher-end boards, like the P5WDH. Some cheap boards have no support for memory dividers, thus limiting one's options.

that being said, configure your BIOS as follows:

- memory speed: DDR2-800
- memory voltage: 2.1v
- memory timings: 4-4-4-12 (the first 4 values in the BIOS - leave the other memory settings as is)

If you wanted to run your mem at 800 without a divider, it would require overclocking the FSB from 266 to 400 (3.6GHz). If you don't know what you're doing, you should not attempt such an overclock. You need to start slow and do your homework.

-phil

 

[Skott]

Navaros,
It looks like you are using same RAM as me. Our main difference is the processors. Assuming you got a good hsf to cool things and ready to overclock... Go to the BIOS setup. Go to Advance. Go To JumperFree Configuration. Set AI Overclocking to Manual. Below that set CPU Frequency(This is the fsb setting) to 333. Below that Set DRAM Frequency (this is memeory speed) to DDR2-666MHz. Go down to Memory Voltage and set it to 2.1v. Leave everything else on this page to the default which is Auto I believe. Hit Escape button and go back to Advance front page. Go down to Chipset and hit return to enter it. This is where you set your RAM timing. Enter the 4 numerical timing for your RAM 4-4-4-12. There is a fith one that on mine says 4 Clocks and your should too. Leave it alone. You just entered the correct timing for your RAM. Go down to Hyper Path 3 and set it disabled. Save and Exit. Good idea to write down what it was you changed and what changes you made. Its what I did. Taking notes helps remember what you did in case you want to undo them. Now let the system boot up

Congradulations! You just overclocked your rig by 25% or in your case 2.99GHz(call it 3GHz) because you are using a E6600. So far you have a safe 25% overclock and havent increased any voltage or anything. All you did was raise you fsb from 266 (default) to 333fsb and set your RAM timings to their proper timings and voltage. At this point stress test with Orthos and run Prime and whatever else you want to throw at it for testing.


More overclocking will require increasing vcore voltage along with incremental changes to fsb, RAM, and such. This is where it gets harder because you have to find the right balance. I'll leave this part of the explanation to the experts since I have not yet gone there myself.

 

[jr2408]

I installed my new machine a few days ago, and have set up most of my software. However I relaised I had not installed ahci drivers (my Sata raptor 150gb and sata2 Seagate 7200.10 were in ide enhanced mode).

I found a link where there were some instructions for installing the ahci drivers after installation of windows, and i now have the drives set to ahci in the bios and i can se ich7 Ultra ATA & SATA AHCI controllers in device manager. However the sata controller and the drives themselves in device manager dont give me the option anywhere to turn on NCQ.

I have the sinking feeling that i screwed up big time and that I won't get the full performance benefit of my drives without a reinstall.

Can anyone tell me what the impact of this situation is? Is it worth a reinstall and re-doing hours of setup....?

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: jr2408
I installed my new machine a few days ago, and have set up most of my software. However I relaised I had not installed ahci drivers (my Sata raptor 150gb and sata2 Seagate 7200.10 were in ide enhanced mode).

I found a link where there were some instructions for installing the ahci drivers after installation of windows, and i now have the drives set to ahci in the bios and i can se ich7 Ultra ATA & SATA AHCI controllers in device manager. However the sata controller and the drives themselves in device manager dont give me the option anywhere to turn on NCQ.

I have the sinking feeling that i screwed up big time and that I won't get the full performance benefit of my drives without a reinstall.

Can anyone tell me what the impact of this situation is? Is it worth a reinstall and re-doing hours of setup....?

I may be mistaken, but isn't NCQ automatically enabled for drives that support it, when running in either AHCI or RAID modes?

Is this the tutorial that you used?
http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t457699.html

Also, did you install the latest Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver? If not, you can get it here:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts...ct_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2101&lang=eng


-phil