Quick help needed - hidden BIOS settings

Curio · 4 Dec 2010 at 18:04

ASUS P7H55-M series board. Can't find how to change the RAM timings anywhere - I assume it's a hidden option. I've tried F1, which has worked on boards in the past, but no joy. My timmings have defaulted to 9-9-9 instead of 7-7-7 and I wanna change it, darn it

Thanks

MikeHunt79 · 4 Dec 2010 at 18:08

Try Ctrl-F1, I'm a gigabyte user but it may work...

Curio · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:04

Gah, I meant ctrl-F1......yeah, I usually buy Gigabyte myself. Thanks though.

Anybody else?

SeraphX · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:12

have you tried shift +F1?

google dont seem able to find a proper answer

RJC · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:23

Looking at the Manual it should be AI Tweaker > DRAM Timing Control,

Page 2-11 in the manual.

Curio · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:44

RJC said:
Looking at the Manual it should be AI Tweaker > DRAM Timing Control,

Page 2-11 in the manual.

I don't have AI Tweaker in there - I was hoping that's what would appear when I found the magic button

Starting to think you just can't do it on this mobo......which would be daft as how are you supposed to correct the RAM timings :confused:

RJC · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:49

That was from the manual for your motherboard!!, very strange :confused:

What are the menu options in the BIOS, As this does all the voltage tweaks, Speedstep ect.

Curio · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:52

RJC said:
That was from the manual for your motherboard!!, very strange

What are the menu options in the BIOS, As this does all the voltage tweaks, Speedstep ect.

It doesn't appear in my manual actually - I saw the AI Tweaker thing while looking around on-line, but it doesn't mention it in the manual.

I can't see any advanced features like voltage - either CPU or RAM. Just the very basic stuff. I can only select my RAM speed - nothing else. Fortunately, I'm not planning on overclocking......but I would like to be able to get the RAM timings right

EDIT TO ADD: This is the LX version of the board, which I knew wouldn't come with any overclocking options as standard. However, my RAM (g.skill ripjaws) is supposed to be 7-7-7 as standard - so I guess you're up the creek if it doesn't recognize the default settings.

rush_syndrome · 5 Dec 2010 at 11:20

Sound like your BIOS chip is corrupted, I would re-flash the bios and try again.

Curio · 5 Dec 2010 at 13:53

rush_syndrome said:
Sound like your BIOS chip is corrupted, I would re-flash the bios and try again.

Thanks, but it's not corrupted. The issue is whether this BIOS has hidden commands (as many do) and how to find them.

Doughnut007 · 5 Dec 2010 at 15:26

Is it the latest BIOS? It might just not have the option on your version.

MikeHunt79 · 5 Dec 2010 at 18:34

rush_syndrome said:
Sound like your BIOS chip is corrupted, I would re-flash the bios and try again.

I doubt the machine would even POST if the BIOS was corrupted...

freddie64 · 8 Dec 2010 at 10:03

I would say, as it is a budget motherboard the ram is going to be fixed at basic settings.

As for the ram being rated at 7-7-7, i think this means it can run at these speeds once you set it in bios.