Bios Upgrade AVAILABLE!! 0614 (09/08/2006)
ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/s...P/P5BD0614.zip
P5B Deluxe Release BIOS version 0614
1. Support DDR2 double side x16 module
2. Enable support for CPU ratio adjustment on Kentsfield B0 stepping CPU
3. Enable conroe/kentsfield ratio...
thanks Greg, but no its set right and the bios doesn't clear on reboot.
I'm also finding that if I force memory to DDR2-800 the system becomes unstable and fails Prime95 tests! So it seems either the motherboard or memory has an issue. System is stable at DDR2-533 including Prime95 tests...
Well I tried AIBooster and it does nothing either, still stays at 2.4ghz with the same 266 FSB. I also tried changing the memory to DDR2-800 and it won't boot, have to switch it back to auto or anything lower than DDR2-800 (which it is!!) to get it to boot.
I'll give that a try.
Using
OCZ EL DDR2 PC2-6400 / 800 MHz / Enhanced Latency / Platinum XTC Edition / Dual Channel (1GB x 2) 2gb total
Which the motherboard bios likes to detect on AUTO as PC2-4600
I went into the Bios and set AI Tuning to MANUAL, then I tried to change my E6600 CPU Frequency to 300MHz to test (from 266 default).
I boot into Windows and run CPUZ and it still reports 2400mhz and 266 bus!
I also tried increasing cpu voltage to 1.38v, didn't make any different
I also tried...