**The ASrock 939dual-SATA2 (ULi M1695) thread**

[Fireblade2K4]

Here uis some more 3Ghz goodness, I did try 310HTT but it would not boot, but on 300HTT x 10 it boots like a dream everytime with the core voltage set to 1.45v



Stu

 

[vanandjuanunited]

My 146 should be arriving today.
Looks like I will have to flash this bios. Also reckon my memory will need changed too. Will be happy getting 2.8 out of it but know I will keep trying for 3.

 

[barnsta]

Hello You Asrock Dudes

am really happy with this board, I am trying to set my memory to 1t but it fails to boot up,

I have 4 x 512 corsair value select ddr400, amd 3500 venice watercooled.

is there anything i am doing wrong, or is it crap ram? i am using asrock 1.4 bios.

thanks for your help

 

[Mr Paul]

You can run 4 DIMMS at 1T period due to the A64 memory controller.

 

[barnsta]

i think u mean can't! Thanks anyways

 

[Fireblade2K4]

Hello You Asrock Dudes

am really happy with this board, I am trying to set my memory to 1t but it fails to boot up,

I have 4 x 512 corsair value select ddr400, amd 3500 venice watercooled.

is there anything i am doing wrong, or is it crap ram? i am using asrock 1.4 bios.

thanks for your help

Memory needs to be set to 2T with 4 dimm's in use mate, thats why its not booting, would also recommend trying the OCWBeta1 bios.

Stu

 

[Mr Paul]

i think u mean can't! Thanks anyways

Oh yeah, woops

 

[barnsta]

Memory needs to be set to 2T with 4 dimm's in use mate, thats why its not booting, would also recommend trying the OCWBeta1 bios.

Stu

Thanks Stu,

are the ocw beta 1 better than the new 1.5?

could u send me a link for ocw bios please, can't find on their site, only mentions in forum.
Thanks

 

[Kcomp]

OCWorkbench bios:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2005/asrock/bios/betabios.htm

 

[Fireblade2K4]

Thanks Stu,

are the ocw beta 1 better than the new 1.5?

could u send me a link for ocw bios please, can't find on their site, only mentions in forum.
Thanks

Out of all the bios available so far the one that suits me and that I have found to be the best is OCWBeta1, all I can say really is try it and see how you go.

Stu

 

[barnsta]

thanks guys, i'll try it

 

[barnsta]

is the beta 3 bios pretty much the same as beta1, am i better to go for the 3?

thanks guys

cheers for your time

 

[Topitoff]

Out of all the bios available so far the one that suits me and that I have found to be the best is OCWBeta1, all I can say really is try it and see how you go.

Stu

I agree with him^^^^^.

But I've found problems with CPU-NB link speed of 600 - 400 and 800 OK

T

 

[Fireblade2K4]

I agree with him^^^^^.

But I've found problems with CPU-NB link speed of 600 - 400 and 800 OK

T

I can use CPU-NB of 600Mhz (x3) ok at 300HTT, cpu is 3Ghz stable with this setting.

Which bios are you running?

is the beta 3 bios pretty much the same as beta1, am i better to go for the 3?

thanks guys

cheers for your time

I would say Beta1 is marginally better over Beta3, but try them both see what you think, only real way to be sure.

Stu

 

[Topitoff]

OCWBeta1.

 

[Fireblade2K4]

OCWBeta1.

Hmmm strange that, I have no issues at all at 600Mhz (x3)

Does it happen on Beta2 & 3 bios's?

Stu

 

[Topitoff]

Hmmm strange that, I have no issues at all at 600Mhz (x3)

Does it happen on Beta2 & 3 bios's?

Stu

It occurs on all BIOSs I've tried, 1,2,3 and the Asrock 1.2 and 1.4.

PC will boot at 290, but the 146 needs more volts to benchmark and I haven't done the volt mod., OK at 400 but not 600.

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Well i have now built my new pc with the Asrock Dual sata, I am completly new to overclocking, my spec is in my sig, (opt 146) etc, Now i have checked BIOS and I believe i have version P1.20 BIOS does that sound right to you ? thats what i see anyhow. Now i want to learn to overclock, but 1st) where do i download new BIOS from. 2) any idiots guides to flashing bios out there ? and 3) What ver BIOS do i need.

many thanks.... A new Overclocking to be virgin!

 

[Fireblade2K4]

Well i have now built my new pc with the Asrock Dual sata, I am completly new to overclocking, my spec is in my sig, (opt 146) etc, Now i have checked BIOS and I believe i have version P1.20 BIOS does that sound right to you ? thats what i see anyhow. Now i want to learn to overclock, but 1st) where do i download new BIOS from. 2) any idiots guides to flashing bios out there ? and 3) What ver BIOS do i need.

many thanks.... A new Overclocking to be virgin!

Best thing to do mate which I did was read through this thread and the Opteron Overclocking thread for some general idea on what to do which is here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17481663

Also for some general background into A64 overclocking which applies look here (this is where I got all the info from that I needed and I was totally new to the A64 platform)

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.php?p=203167&postcount=3

Stu

 

[Fireblade2K4]

It occurs on all BIOSs I've tried, 1,2,3 and the Asrock 1.2 and 1.4.

PC will boot at 290, but the 146 needs more volts to benchmark and I haven't done the volt mod., OK at 400 but not 600.

Well using the OCWBeta1 bios I was running 300HTT with 10 multi (3Ghz), 600Mhz (x3) CPU-NB with 1.45v to the core and was stable in SuperPI, 3DMark01SE, Sandra and a few other tests....can understand why you can't run 600Mhz CPU-NB (x3), and I've not done any volt mod at all.

Stu