Asus P5K Deluxe - Intel P35 Bearlake + Intel E6600 B1 ES / Q6600 Kentsfield / X6800

28-06-2007, 12:12 PM #**177** (**permalink**)

Hi all, well I set up my P5K-E and the BIOS looks the same as the P5K Deluxe but I'm having a weird problem.

It won't let me overclock! If I set everything to AUTO it boots fine and sets all parameters correctly. As soon as I change settings to manual and up the FSB and save settings, it reverts back to standard parameters. I load Windows and it says everything is running at stock! I reboot, go back into the BIOS and settings are what I set them to ie. 375FSB and manual RAM timings. So it looks like the BIOS is saving my overclock but it dosen't apply it! Bloody weird. I noticed this as soon as I flashed to the lastest BIOS. I tried going back to an earlier BIOS but that didn't help. Am I missing a setting somewhere? Apart from that the board is perfectly stable.

Anyone have any ideas?

28-06-2007, 05:39 PM #**178** (**permalink**)

Originally Posted by Jammer

Hi all, well I set up my P5K-E and the BIOS looks the same as the P5K Deluxe but I'm having a weird problem.

It won't let me overclock! If I set everything to AUTO it boots fine and sets all parameters correctly. As soon as I change settings to manual and up the FSB and save settings, it reverts back to standard parameters. I load Windows and it says everything is running at stock! I reboot, go back into the BIOS and settings are what I set them to ie. 375FSB and manual RAM timings. So it looks like the BIOS is saving my overclock but it dosen't apply it! Bloody weird. I noticed this as soon as I flashed to the lastest BIOS. I tried going back to an earlier BIOS but that didn't help. Am I missing a setting somewhere? Apart from that the board is perfectly stable.

Anyone have any ideas?

what's the exact settings used Asus P5K Deluxe bios template ?

28-06-2007, 05:42 PM #**179** (**permalink**)

Cheers eva, I'll fill this out tonight for you. I'm thinking it may be RAM related but I have tried 2 different types of RAM and I get the same result. I've tried 2x1GB Micron D9HNL and 2x1GB Hynix based Kingston PC5300 sticks.

28-06-2007, 10:12 PM #**180** (**permalink**)

OK, this is what my settings are. Anything out of the ordinary eva?

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclocking: Manual
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 8
FSB Frequency: 375
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-750
DRAM Timing Control: Manua
DRAM Command Rate: 2Tl
CAS# Latency: 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
RAS# Precharge: 5
RAS# Activate to Precharge: 15
TWR: AUTO
TRFC: AUTO
TWTR: AUTO
TRRD: AUTO
TRTP: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO

Transaction Booster: AUTO
Clock Over-Charging Mode: AUTO

CPU Spread Spectrum: AUTO
PCIE Spread Spectrum: AUTO

CPU Voltage: 1.3000V
CPU Voltage Reference: AUTO
CPU Voltage Damper: Enabled
CPU PLL Voltage: AUTO
DRAM Voltage: 2.10
FSB Termination Voltage: AUTO
North Bridge Voltage: AUTO
North Bridge Voltage Reference: AUTO
South Bridge Voltage: AUTO

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 8
C1E Suppport: Disabaled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabaled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabaled
CPU TM Function: Disabaled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabaled
PECI: Disabled

USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support: AUTO

11:14 PM

start off with USB legacy disabled and

TWR: 10
TRFC: 42
TWTR: 10
TRRD: 10
TRTP: 10
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO

Transaction Booster: AUTO
Clock Over-Charging Mode: AUTO

CPU Spread Spectrum: disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: disabled

CPU Voltage: 1.3000V
CPU Voltage Reference: AUTO
CPU Voltage Damper: Enabled
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.50v
DRAM Voltage: 2.10
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.3v
North Bridge Voltage: 1.4 or 1.55v
North Bridge Voltage Reference: AUTO
South Bridge Voltage: AUTO

then work you way down to tighter timings and/or higher vdimm/NB volts etc

28-06-2007, 11:24 PM #**182** (**permalink**)

OK this is all well and good but I cant even go to 267FSB eva. What I'm saying is no matter what I change in the BIOS, it just dosen't stick. the settings save but they dont take effect. if that makes sense.

28-06-2007, 11:37 PM #**183** (**permalink**)

maybe flat battery on the board ? psu used ?

when you save bios settings particular change sub timings or mem dividers does system do the required auto shutdown and restart ? (a required process for system to properly set oc'd settings)

29-06-2007, 08:09 AM #**184** (**permalink**)

Hmmm Battery seems fine as in it dosen't loose the time or date settings. But actually now that you mention it, this happened after I removed the battery to clear CMOS settings once. hmmm...

PSU is a Corsair HX620.

And yes it does the power off when you change timings etc.