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Jumping said:
It seems the new 1.4a is the new bios cause 1.4 didn't have AHCI in it so maybe its called 1.4a instead of 1.4b. Maybe Kenofstephen could clarify this for us.

Found a FAQ post on the J&W web page about Frequency and ratio's



However reading that I still can't understand your issue...maybe I need to read that faq once more.
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Hang on, so does that mean that when using any 200Mhz CPU, the 1:1.2 divider won't work because even though I set a higher FSB, the chipset thinks it'll be running less than 533DDR2 (480DDR), which it doesn't support, (why?) and therefore sets a higher divider to get the RAM " in range"?

EDIT - To clarify, I'm theorizing that the board disables the 1:1.2 divider altogether on 800FSB CPUs, wholly due to the fact that at stock, using the 1:1.2 divider on a stock 200Mhz CPU FSB would mean the RAM is at DDR-480 which is under the DDR-667 that it officially supports.
 
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The dividers seems to be working perfectly on my e8400 if that's any help. Altho since i got pc6400 ram i just use 1:1 and set the fsb to 400.
 
Yes thats correct default speed is 9x333 but I usually run it overclocked to 9x400 and then select the memory divider 1:1.

Even if i let everything sit on AUTO (beside the memory timings) the board has my RAM running at 800mhz.
 
Hmm, I'm not sure you understand my problem Jumping. I'm suggesting that when using a 800FSB CPU with this board, you can't use the 1:1.2 divider as it is disabled and reverts to 1:1 or 1:66 as at stock, these ratios would give a workable RAM speed as below DDR-667 is not supported. So all I need is a BIOS update that enables the board to use the 1:1.2 divider with 800FSB CPUs, when the CPU FSB becomes high enough (anything over 277). I'm now running a FSB of 300, on the 1.66 ratio to give me a paltry 2.7Ghz, but a nice stable DDR-1000. So, it's clear that the lower ratios (1:1.2-1:1.5) are what I need at 333FSB to make my RAM run at speeds from stock (800Mhz) through to OC'ed at 833 and 1000 respectively.
 
Somehow I doubt they will release a BIOS that has those dividers. Maybe you can pickup some "cheap" pc6400 ram when you buy your new cpu thus allowing you to use 1:1 ratio.
 
Heheh well hopefully they will listen and if its possible to fix you might get a new bios.

Im currently back on 1.3b which to me is the best BIOS version, it has AHCI, dividiers and most importanly it sees my damn hard drives so I can boot windows :)
 
Jumping said:
Heheh well hopefully they will listen and if its possible to fix you might get a new bios.

Im currently back on 1.3b which to me is the best BIOS version, it has AHCI, dividiers and most importanly it sees my damn hard drives so I can boot windows :)
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dammit, i should've read this first. Just put v1.4a on, and i can't boot windows with ACHI enabled in the bios...before i go and flash with 1.3b, are there any other enhancements with this version such as improved overclocking etc? If not, then it's back to v1.3b.
 
jinj: if you boot the board without AHCI turned on it see the hard drives?

I know if I cleared the CMOS the board would detect my two SATA drives but after I configured some settings and enabled AHCI there was no SATA drives detected.

To me 1.3b is the best easiest to overclock with as it has more dividers, its stable AHCI is working.

However my marvel nic has totally disapeared from Windows its enabled in the BIOS and it comes up at the POST screen but it gives one . before it keeps going through the POST. It's weird in the end I just moved my network cable to the realtek nic and I get a connection.
 
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jinj: if you boot the board without AHCI turned on it see the hard drives?

I know if I cleared the CMOS the board would detect my two SATA drives but after I configured some settings and enabled AHCI there was no SATA drives detected.

To me 1.3b is the best easiest to overclock with as it has more dividers, its stable AHCI is working.

However my marvel nic has totally disapeared from Windows its enabled in the BIOS and it comes up at the POST screen but it gives one . before it keeps going through the POST. It's weird in the end I just moved my network cable to the realtek nic and I get a connection.
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I didn't see any more dividers in 1.3b. Need to flash to that now anyway.
 
Hi all, I've been watching this thread closely recently as I've just purchased this bundle link
and would like some assistance. I've never built my own system before but I'm sure I'm able to, but the thing I'd like help with is the BIOS settings. I understand that I should flash the bios to v1.3b as this seems like the best option for now.

What I don't know how to do is set up the bios in the best way for my system. I'm not interested in overclocking (yet) but I was curious to whether theres a set of settings you all recommend should be enabled or disabled.

The only change I've made myself is up the voltage to the ram by 0.2 putting it up to 2.1v which is the voltage they require. Any help with the other settings so I can make the most of what I've got? It would be greatly appreciated.

Mike
 
PrimalAce said:
Hi all, I've been watching this thread closely recently as I've just purchased this bundle link
and would like some assistance. I've never built my own system before but I'm sure I'm able to, but the thing I'd like help with is the BIOS settings. I understand that I should flash the bios to v1.3b as this seems like the best option for now.

What I don't know how to do is set up the bios in the best way for my system. I'm not interested in overclocking (yet) but I was curious to whether theres a set of settings you all recommend should be enabled or disabled.

The only change I've made myself is up the voltage to the ram by 0.2 putting it up to 2.1v which is the voltage they require. Any help with the other settings so I can make the most of what I've got? It would be greatly appreciated.

Mike
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If you are running Vista then turn on the AHCI option in the HDD options. It makes most modern drives a fraction faster.

Not clocking an Intel CPU is almost a sin. Even just turn it up to 333FSB with no other options adjusted. It should be pretty much 100% stable, and quite a bit quicker.
 
In what way? What BIOS are you running and can you do a screenie of the RAM dividers?

Thanks.
 
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