Unusual Problem With P5B Deluxe
Hi,
I've been lurking a while, and really enjoy the forum!
I have an unusual problem with my new P5B-D:
No matter what my BIOS settings, I can not boot with the memory voltage set above 2.0v. It simply refuses to post on anything other than "Auto" or 2.0v or lower.
Strangely, I can boot and get a pretty good O/C with everything set to "Auto". My RAM is rated by Corsair at up to 2.1v, and it should even run a .2 or .3v higher. What could be the problem? Has anyone ran across this?
Here are my specs:
P5B-D, 0614 BIOS
E6400 (running anywhere from stock up to 3.4ghz)
2X Corsair CM2X1024-6400, divider at 1:1, timings 5-6-6-18-6-42-3-11-5-15
EVGA 7600GT
Thanks in advance for any tips!
Bob A.
I've been lurking a while, and really enjoy the forum!
I have an unusual problem with my new P5B-D:
No matter what my BIOS settings, I can not boot with the memory voltage set above 2.0v. It simply refuses to post on anything other than "Auto" or 2.0v or lower.
Strangely, I can boot and get a pretty good O/C with everything set to "Auto". My RAM is rated by Corsair at up to 2.1v, and it should even run a .2 or .3v higher. What could be the problem? Has anyone ran across this?
Here are my specs:
P5B-D, 0614 BIOS
E6400 (running anywhere from stock up to 3.4ghz)
2X Corsair CM2X1024-6400, divider at 1:1, timings 5-6-6-18-6-42-3-11-5-15
EVGA 7600GT
Thanks in advance for any tips!
Bob A.
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I had a feeling that someone would suggest flashing the BIOS. Corsair and Asus have been hashing out some problems with my board and RAM for a while now, although my specific problem seems to be unique so far.
I've been trying to avoid flashing, because my FDD is flaky. I don't trust floppy media either! Have you (or anyone!) tried flashing from a USB flash drive?
Many thanks,,,
Bob A.
Thanks,,,
Bob A.
I just barely flashed the from 804 to 1004. I have not had any problems yet. Everything seems to be running smooth.
My problem is pretty amazing. I can only run 400FSB stable on manual and RAM voltage at 2.0v. Running the RAM voltage in auto, I can run 425 stable.
The POST failure is still there if I try to boost RAM voltage higher than 2.0v!
Thanks again,,,
Bob A.
Try running your RAM at SPD (the setting in bios that hides all the timings). 5-6-6-18 is what the P5B-D defaults to if you run the timings at manual and don't correct them. My Corsair 8500 sticks fails/clock bad at those timings too.
Now running 5-5-5-15, very stable.
All my benchmarks are identical. It appears that tight RAM timings are a little over rated.
5-5-5-15-6-42-10-10-10-11