**Official ABIT AB9 QuadGT Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**
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You can just use the FlashMenu flasher which is part of uGuru, in Windows. I didn't realise this until spending the last hour fiddling with booting cd-roms and usb pens! I thought it was odd Abit didn't have a Windows bios updater!MikeOCUK said:
Have you managed to sort the G.Skill HZ ram out yet?
I will never use a windows version of a bios flasher, have seen too many bad flashes including one of my own back when I had an Asus A8V Deluxe.Duke said:
Ok I put on the latest official (11) bios and swapped back to the GSkill - didnt work. Put the generic back in, set 2.0v on VDIMM, put GSkill back in - didn't work.
Used the windows flasher to put on the beta bios - it shows version 10 again (?).
Not overly impressed with this board so far. I hope a future bios will fix the ram and the disappearing lan card - can't use the web on my system now.
Used the windows flasher to put on the beta bios - it shows version 10 again (?).
Not overly impressed with this board so far. I hope a future bios will fix the ram and the disappearing lan card - can't use the web on my system now.
Hi, I've just updated the beta bios link - see if that bios reports the same, it is supposed to fix the disapearing lan.Duke said:
When the system fails to boot, what numbers came up on the LED post code on the motherboard itself?Duke said:
Also try posting the problem on here:- http://forum.abit-usa.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48
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Just assembled my new machine, with QuadGT and a C2D E6600 cpu. Have´nt had the the time, to play around with it much, yet. But you can add the OCZ Ati CrossFire certified edition 2x1Gb dual channel kit to the RAM-list. Booted up without any issuses first time. Had to adjust the latencies manually, to the rated 4-4-4-15, but again no trouble. Looking forward to start tweaking for real. So far the CPU is running at 2.94, but that´s without any real effort from me. I have great expectations to this machine. 
Running the beta bios now but gskill ram still doesnt work with this. No major problem as I have 2x1GB DDR800 anyway.
Got my E6600 running at 3.2GHz at the moment. It used to top out at 3.3-3.4 on the DS3 so will give it a push tonight
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Got my E6600 running at 3.2GHz at the moment. It used to top out at 3.3-3.4 on the DS3 so will give it a push tonight
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#88 - Done, and corrected.
Thats really weired seen as it works on your DS3, I had the very same ram working on the QuadGT. . .Duke said:
very puzzling.
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By the way, the OCZ ATI edition I use, booted up fine on the 1.8v. I am an absolute beginner in overclocking, but tonight I passed 3GHz on the CPU.
Anyone running OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-9200 1150MHz Reaper ram with the Abit AB9 QuadGT? would love to see how far people can clock at 1T command rate with this baby - sometimes wish I still had the board argh lol.
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FYI I had some diffculty getting Vista Ultimate 64 to install, but flashing to BIOS 11 & lowering my RAM speed did the job and it finally installed.
I think it was more a BIOS issue so I'm going to reset my 8GB back to DDR2-800 and see what memtest86 makes of it. It could start in safe mode before I flashed which to me suggests driver issue rather than memory instablity.
I think it was more a BIOS issue so I'm going to reset my 8GB back to DDR2-800 and see what memtest86 makes of it. It could start in safe mode before I flashed which to me suggests driver issue rather than memory instablity.
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Yeah weird about the memory. Not too much of a problem as I have some Nanya PC6400 5-5-5-15 stuff in there now. They run 4-4-4-12 upto ~700 which is pretty good (1.9v). They may well run upto 800 with those timings, with some extra voltage 
Currently running at 367 FSB which is 3.3GHz.
Currently running at 367 FSB which is 3.3GHz.
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I had my QX6700 on BIOS 10 until I flashed it
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Same question, but for a Xeon 3210
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Finally got Vista 64 installed with all the drivers, that was a mission.
Anyway all 8GB is showing in Vista so I'm happy there, had to flash to BIOS 13 to get the LAN adapter working.
The Abit Airpace was a right little bugger to install, but now thats working too.
I have memtested my memory and seems happy at 5-5-5-15 2T @ DDR2-800
I tried 825MHz and it didn't like that.
The QX6700 was running at 3.2GHz but I am doing more memtests so I've lowered it back down again.
This board with its mature BIOS & drivers has really done me proud to date, I must say though without BIOS11 or 13 it would have really ****** me off but Abit seem to have come good.
Anyway all 8GB is showing in Vista so I'm happy there, had to flash to BIOS 13 to get the LAN adapter working.
The Abit Airpace was a right little bugger to install, but now thats working too.
I have memtested my memory and seems happy at 5-5-5-15 2T @ DDR2-800
I tried 825MHz and it didn't like that.
The QX6700 was running at 3.2GHz but I am doing more memtests so I've lowered it back down again.
This board with its mature BIOS & drivers has really done me proud to date, I must say though without BIOS11 or 13 it would have really ****** me off but Abit seem to have come good.
WJA96 said:EK kit - NB, SB, PWM, CPU, GPU and probably ABS if they do that as well
i understand that the EK No.1 Asus mosfet cooler fits this board properly correct? but how about the NB/SB which EK blocks fit this board ok?
i was also looking at the MIPS range of blocks for this board but expensive and have to order from europe so i'd rather the EK i think.
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