dfi-rd580 crossfire due soon? (gibbo?)

onetimeposter · 20 Apr 2006 at 21:24

guys

Flash the latest bios off the DFI site, just download the EXE version as that is the new bios.

next add an /e switch to the flash commands in the autoexec file so that awdflash returns you to ther A prompt, it will give you a warning message about wrong file maybe...just ignore this, flash again with awdflash bios.bin wb/cc/cd switches.

Yes you heard me...flash it twice

Now I know Tony is looking at tweaking this file also, dram voltage and default timings are all to be altered. For now though the bios on the dfi site is pretty good...just remember to set Read Pre and Async Lat to either 5.5 and 7 or 5 and 8...the rest is pretty much the same as any bios for a DFI.

andyr · 20 Apr 2006 at 22:01

onetimeposter said:
guys

Flash the latest bios off the DFI site, just download the EXE version as that is the new bios.

next add an /e switch to the flash commands in the autoexec file so that awdflash returns you to ther A prompt, it will give you a warning message about wrong file maybe...just ignore this, flash again with awdflash bios.bin wb/cc/cd switches.

Yes you heard me...flash it twice

Now I know Tony is looking at tweaking this file also, dram voltage and default timings are all to be altered. For now though the bios on the dfi site is pretty good...just remember to set Read Pre and Async Lat to either 5.5 and 7 or 5 and 8...the rest is pretty much the same as any bios for a DFI.

man that sounds complicated , cant do it with winflash then

edit: i had a go and yep its the new one , just download the diamond flash version and boot from floppy , anyway thats what did and it comes up in cpu-z under mainboard date 04/17/2006 , it booted fine on old settings so i will see if its better at booting with higher htt at 1:1

andyr · 20 Apr 2006 at 23:14

Sorry for going on a bit but just wanted to report the findings of the diamond flash bios and that is that it is defo better with the infineon chips now at 265 1:1 without any messing around so i recon a bit more fiddling and we can expect more

raja · 21 Apr 2006 at 04:29

once again all I can find on the DFI site is a file of 0 bytes, any other links?
can't find diamondflash either?

andyr · 21 Apr 2006 at 07:20

raja said:
once again all I can find on the DFI site is a file of 0 bytes, any other links?
can't find diamondflash either?

Hi Raja , try this Diamond Flash

SimonMaltby · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:31

andyr said:
Hi Raja , try this Diamond Flash

The BIN download is now fixed at that link and contains the correct bios file.

andyr · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:39

SimonMaltby said:
The BIN download is now fixed at that link and contains the correct bios file.

Hi Simon are your ram timings 3-4-8-4 @1T @273fsb
Thanks Andy

SimonMaltby · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:52

andyr said:
Hi Simon are your ram timings 3-4-8-4 @1T @273fsb

Yes, but i had to be a lot more specific.

yellow slots - 2 x 1GB Gskill HZ 4000 UCCC (the cheap stuff on Ocuk

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andyr · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:10

SimonMaltby said:
Yes, but i had to be a lot more specific.

yellow slots - 2 x 1GB Gskill HZ 4000 UCCC (the cheap stuff on Ocuk )

Great Thanks , gives me a good starting point

Jimi · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:30

What I did to find out all the timings was set everything to auto then OC'd my RAM and processor. I then booted into Windows and used A64Info , wrote down all the timings and then went back into the bios and set everyting from auto to the timings I wrote down.
With some of the timings you won't need to go to the slowest possible timing.

SimonMaltby · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:32

Jimi said:
What I did to find out all the timings was set everything to auto then OC'd my RAM and processor. I then booted into Windows and used A64Info , wrote down all the timings and then went back into the bios and set everyting from auto to the timings I wrote down.
With some of the timings you won't need to go to the slowest possible timing.

Thats fine when a mobo has a mature bios. the CFX3200-DR is not picking up ram settings well at all for most RAM. therefore you need to know the settings before you start. Ideal would be to boot as per your suggestion on another DFI board, say NF4, note the ram settings it finds and manually enter them into the CFX.

Dr Who · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:39

What about getting the timings from the manufacturers website?

Running Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 (MY-093-CS) here, which has timings of 2-3-2-6-1T

Would they be fine entered in the bios screens?

:confused:

Jimi · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:40

I can give you a screenshot of my timings if you like, though I've got 2GB of Corsair XMS3200.

SimonMaltby · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:41

Dr Who said:
What about getting the timings from the manufacturers website?

Running Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 (MY-093-CS) here, which has timings of 2-3-2-6-1T

Would they be fine entered in the bios screens?

Unfortunatly u need far more settings than the basic 2-3-2-6-1T

Jimi · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:45

Well here's a screenshot of all my timings.

Here's a good guide to all the memory timings.

Dr Who · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:46

Got the bank Cycle Time 11 clks and the DRAM idle timer 16 clks

What else do I need?

SimonMaltby · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:48

Jimi said:
Here's a good guide to all the memory timings.

Thats a really nice link. thanks

Dr Who · 21 Apr 2006 at 11:05

Cool, that a64 tweaker gave me all possible settings

Jimi · 21 Apr 2006 at 11:09

A64Info is another program based on A64 Tweaker but much better in my opinion. Here's the link to download it directly.

Dr Who · 21 Apr 2006 at 11:11

Thanks Jimi

Q: Is this tool SAFE?
A: NO! This tool is directly reading and writing CPU registers which can freeze your CPU. In worst case freezing can break your Windows installation or maybe damage your hardware. To put it simple, author of this tool is not responsible for any damage caused by this tool.You are using it on your own risk!

Q: Changing of what parameters is considered dangerous?
A: CAS (freezes instantly), Odd Divisor Correct (sometime freezes, turn this option off when changing Memclk), 64/128 bit mode , Memclk (if you change value in big steps, eg from 200 -> 100), disabling Memory Clock for populated memory banks ...

Q: How do I apply settings from command line?
A: Simply call A64Info with settings file saved previously by A64Info:

A64Info <settings_file>

<settings_file> is placed in the same folder where A64Info executable resides

IMPORTANT: do not use settings saved from different version of A64Info. Make sure that you are loading settings saved using current version of A64Info.

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