Official Gigabyte DS3 Owners Thread

Just a quicky, built my DS3R rig today. The chipset install went a bit awry though, had to redo it.. i think its ok.. but the device manager is showing that my USB Root Hubs arnt working, its got all of the ICH9 controllers..
 
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warren_1979 said:
I just had my GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 3.3) delivered so what do you think the BIOS version will be? I'm a bit scared about flashing the BIOS with a floppy, I'd much rather do it in the windows environment. But I've bought an E2140 and I'm told there only supported from BIOS F11. What will happen if I put the CPU in, don't update the BIOS and try and install windows? Will it boot at all?
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Mine booted first time with the same mobo and cpu combo, got mine last week.

Not sure what bios it started of as, but I flashed the bios straight away on the bios screen.

Flashing the bios from windows is usually a big no no, and usually leads to more mobo failures than doing it on the floppy. There's a guide on the gigabyte website which leads you step by step, it's quite simple really. I'm on F12 and everything is working fine.
 
Shimmy said:
Mine booted first time with the same mobo and cpu combo, got mine last week.

Not sure what bios it started of as, but I flashed the bios straight away on the bios screen.

Flashing the bios from windows is usually a big no no, and usually leads to more mobo failures than doing it on the floppy. There's a guide on the gigabyte website which leads you step by step, it's quite simple really. I'm on F12 and everything is working fine.
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Never had a problem doing it through windows, aslong as the program is a stable one. Only get problem if you'v got a spazz windows that crashes or reboots..then its bye bye bios :) It must be the smog interfering with your PC :)
 
peetee said:
Never had a problem doing it through windows, aslong as the program is a stable one. Only get problem if you'v got a spazz windows that crashes or reboots..then its bye bye bios :) It must be the smog interfering with your PC :)
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I've never had a problem myself with flashing the bios, luckily I live a fair distance on the outskirts of boro lol.

I was just giving advice based accounts of other people flashing through windows.

As you've said yourself if you feel windows is stable enough for you, then by all means give it a go. I just feel imho that doing it through bios is much safer, takes windows out of the equation. And should work every time, bar a power cut :D
 
:) just some friendly banter, im from lovely hartlepool you see, your smogs drifts over if the winds that way sometimes you see :p
a lot of the worry about flashing in windows doesnt apply these days, the manufacturers all have there own programs, which have to be stable, or they get the boards back to fix. And windows isnt exactly unstable is it... unless you'v completely buggered it. Yea it adds a little more risk, but to be honest, its not like the chance of it going wrong in windows or out is very big at all :)
 
warren_1979 said:
My old ASROCK 754 board doesn't have a 3-pin PWR_LED connector so I'm not sure if the case I'm putting the DS3 mobo in has one. Does the PWR_LED connector need to be used? Whats the difference between the mobo's PWR_LED and System panel connector 'Message LED/Power/Sleep LED'?
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the LED does not need to be used at all. Some people leave it off intentionally as some cases have super bright LEDs.

The DS3 does have a power LED connection point.

The system panel message etc LED is probably just a single LED that has multiple output modes, eg when in sleep mode it will flash 1 time per 5 seconds, in active mode will be solid , in message mode will blink rapidly. (This is a total guess btw).
 
peetee said:
:) just some friendly banter, im from lovely hartlepool you see, your smogs drifts over if the winds that way sometimes you see :p
a lot of the worry about flashing in windows doesnt apply these days, the manufacturers all have there own programs, which have to be stable, or they get the boards back to fix. And windows isnt exactly unstable is it... unless you'v completely buggered it. Yea it adds a little more risk, but to be honest, its not like the chance of it going wrong in windows or out is very big at all :)
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Don't all boards have dual bios these days that allow you to revert in a case of failure? If not, they should have.

Something like run BIOS flash chip 1. Reboot, all ok , copy BIOS flash to number 2.

In case of failure, copy bios 2 to bios 1.
 
I have a DS3 (F10 Bios) and an E6300

I clocked it to 430X7 which gives 3.10Ghz. Ran for ages without issue.

However, now I notice that it keeps reverting back to 1.8Ghz. In the bios the CPU Host Clock keeps defaulting to disable. I set it to enable and its fine for a few reboots then it goes back to disabled. Its not a regular thing.

I also notice that CPU ID says the multiplier is 6 - however the bios says 7.

I also notice that CPU ID states the speed at just over 2500 but when on load it goes to a little over 3000 (when its not disabled that is)

Any ideas whats going on?
 
EddScott said:
I have a DS3 (F10 Bios) and an E6300

I clocked it to 430X7 which gives 3.10Ghz. Ran for ages without issue.

However, now I notice that it keeps reverting back to 1.8Ghz. In the bios the CPU Host Clock keeps defaulting to disable. I set it to enable and its fine for a few reboots then it goes back to disabled. Its not a regular thing.

I also notice that CPU ID says the multiplier is 6 - however the bios says 7.

I also notice that CPU ID states the speed at just over 2500 but when on load it goes to a little over 3000 (when its not disabled that is)

Any ideas whats going on?
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Speedstep and dunno.
 
MoNkEyMiKeY said:
Would a Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz (1333FSB) run on a ds3 rev 1 with latest bios?
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No - the revs 2 and 3 work with it but not the rev 1 alas (which is what I've got unfortunately). There's no way around it I'm afraid.
 
does the cheapest quad work on rev 1s? Cant remember its name.

Think i had a rev1 when i checked before, bit annoyed when i ordered though since rev3.3s were quite a common occurance:(
 
peetee said:
does the cheapest quad work on rev 1s? Cant remember its name.

Think i had a rev1 when i checked before, bit annoyed when i ordered though since rev3.3s were quite a common occurance:(
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Yes the Q6600 does work in the Rev 1.0, tho it won't overclock it past a 330-340mhz FSB. It's a P965 chipset limitation.
 
Cob said:
Yes the Q6600 does work in the Rev 1.0, tho it won't overclock it past a 330-340mhz FSB. It's a P965 chipset limitation.
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hmf, what total speed would that give me? To be honest im sat running my 4300 at stock now anyway, i did have to 3.0 but i didnt see the point when it minces through everything..

just spotted Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R in this week only, is that the new version of DS3 on a new chipset?
 
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