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« Reply #45 on: June 30, 2005, 04:31:25 AM »
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New BIOS out - 1014-006



im scared.......what will this one **** up :lol
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« Reply #46 on: June 30, 2005, 05:00:25 PM »
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=390913&goto=newpost

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From: http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95080

Just tried 1014D.006 from:

http://ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_939/VIA_Chipset/K8T800Pro/A8V_Deluxe/1014d_06.zip

Command 1T works
Memory Dividers are STUFFED
CPU Voltages are all over the place.

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You have to wonder if ASUS needs more qualified technicians, because these bios updates seems not to be improving, very random results from bios to bios.

Hopefully 1014 final will have working 1t and memory dividers and hopefully a update for via sata and promise sata will be released asap, buuut I'm properly dreaming :D


so 1t now works? However the rest is busted?
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« Reply #47 on: July 02, 2005, 07:10:14 PM »
reorderd from somewhere else that shows 40 in stock....

£380 instead of £390 also. However its probably OEM so without heatsink, and is probably really old stock/first rev. Dont hold my breath on the clockability of it now, however im not too botherd on that!

expect it tuesday :D
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« Reply #48 on: July 03, 2005, 03:19:13 AM »
Although you change the HAL in Windows to get the extra CPU to 'show up', I recommend re-installing.

Couple of reasons -
1) The extra core if you re-install gives you more IRQ's.
2) The only way to take advantage of the extra IRQ's is a re-install as the IRQ tables are rebuilt.
3) More stability after a re-install using the correct HAL from the get-go.

E.g.
a) Originally I just changed the HAL from an APCI Uniprocessor PC to an ACPI Multiprocessor PC and got occassional problems.
b) I changed the HAL to an MPS one (not recommended by MSoft) and got no problems. Main difference is that MPS doesn't use ACPI therefore the IRQ tables rebuilt using the extra IRQs (128 in total).
c) Switching back to an APCI HAL results in occassional problems again, all related to IRQ sharing.

I'm re-installing on Sunday to finally sort everything out, the choice is yours.

Using the MPS HAL with rebuilt IRQ tables I gained 30fps. I expect similar after a reinstall using an APCI Uniprocessor HAL that can use the extra IRQs.
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« Reply #49 on: July 03, 2005, 05:25:40 AM »
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Although you change the HAL in Windows to get the extra CPU to 'show up', I recommend re-installing.

Couple of reasons -
1) The extra core if you re-install gives you more IRQ's.
2) The only way to take advantage of the extra IRQ's is a re-install as the IRQ tables are rebuilt.
3) More stability after a re-install using the correct HAL from the get-go.

E.g.
a) Originally I just changed the HAL from an APCI Uniprocessor PC to an ACPI Multiprocessor PC and got occassional problems.
b) I changed the HAL to an MPS one (not recommended by MSoft) and got no problems. Main difference is that MPS doesn't use ACPI therefore the IRQ tables rebuilt using the extra IRQs (128 in total).
c) Switching back to an APCI HAL results in occassional problems again, all related to IRQ sharing.

I'm re-installing on Sunday to finally sort everything out, the choice is yours.

Using the MPS HAL with rebuilt IRQ tables I gained 30fps. I expect similar after a reinstall using an APCI Uniprocessor HAL that can use the extra IRQs.


yeah, well since i currupted my install i will do the same too! lol...probably have a day or two with this old install first though.
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« Reply #50 on: July 03, 2005, 07:55:45 PM »
picked up courage to try 1014006..... and well i wish i had not botherd. Cant get it to work nor 004 or 001 now. 1013 doesnt work either

back to 1007!!! :eek:
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« Reply #51 on: July 04, 2005, 10:34:32 AM »
I don't know whats going on, mine works fine.
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« Reply #52 on: July 04, 2005, 02:41:25 PM »
prime95 blend, or large fft test?
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« Reply #53 on: July 04, 2005, 03:04:12 PM »
think these bios's have borked my board totaly now. No bios's  that worked before, work now.

1007 was my "fail safe" ie the only bios that had NO ISSUES at all. And i still cant get that working either.

this is terrible :mad:
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« Reply #54 on: July 04, 2005, 03:16:39 PM »
ok ok ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!

after testing many different settings on there own, i think ive found out that fastwrites was causing this unstable issue. Never before has it done so.

Will get back to ya tomorrow about it! Time for some drinking!

edit: nope...... not that well it managed 2 minutes of prime instead of 1 second :rolleyes: :mad:
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« Reply #55 on: July 04, 2005, 05:30:01 PM »
Why did you have fastwrites on in the first place?  I haven't seen a single tech article in 5 years that recommends fast writes on.

You may have a bum cpu.  The memory controller is on the cpu so that's my guess.  Try underclocking the heck out of the cpu and see if it's stable.  Turn the multiplier down to 7 or whatever is the lowest it will go, and see if it runs stable.  If it does, you've probably got a bad cpu.

Have you used the mobo jumper that resets the bios?  That's the only way to really clear the bios settings...  Some of your symptoms also sound like an overclocked pci bus.  I still think it could be the cpu thou.
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« Reply #56 on: July 04, 2005, 09:08:06 PM »
eagl.

yeah fast writes has always been on for me with my K8V and A8V, and always worked fine and a nice 1000 3dmark point boost (what that means in real life FPS i dont know).

I must admit that it might be the cpu itself. My last 2 3200s (one socket 754 and one 939) did this... well something like this...

with 1013 when it was first released it wouldnt allow me to run over 1600mhz (default is 2000). Therefor i went back to 1011. which at the time worked fine.

However i CANT underclock with 1014s because the multipliers dont work. If i set it to run 5x200 it still runs 10x200. I can set it in windows to 7x200, as i just did. its a 50/50 if it BSOD's when i do this though. And once im down to that it does work fine.
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« Reply #57 on: July 05, 2005, 02:36:39 AM »
What revision board you have?
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« Reply #58 on: July 05, 2005, 06:49:50 AM »
rev 2.00

some on xstreme say that it sounds like the cpu's mem controller has gone, however does that mean the 10 guys ive so far found with the same issue have dead/dud cpus too?:confused:
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« Reply #59 on: July 05, 2005, 06:53:00 AM »
ok

2 guys with no issues (including u) have rev 1.02 boards
10 guys (including me) have rev 2 boards and well....all report the same issue
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