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    Q6600, hot or not?

    For my system, a Q6600 G0 (stock cooling) on an ASUS P5K Premium in a P180, I get the following, when overclocking to 3000MHz (333x9), at a 23C room temp: SpeedFan 4.32 (Idle/Load) - System: 42C / 45C - CPU: 42C / 53C - Core 0: 36C / 52C - Core 1: 33C / 53C - Core 2: 34C / 53C - Core 3...
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    ASUSupdate killed my BIOS! CAN'T INSTALL ANOTHER!!!

    Or with EZ Flash2 with an USB key. Safe and fast... Just wish I new this first. To be fair I've used Asus update before without the slightest problem. Like Russell said, it appear to be an issue with the P5K series of boards.
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    ASUSupdate killed my BIOS! CAN'T INSTALL ANOTHER!!!

    When I did request the RMA, I simply wrote this: Flashed BIOS using Asus Update in VISTA x64 and it failed. Tried restoring using CrashFree3 to no avail (would not work from floppy, cd-rom or USB). I got an RMA number within a day, no questions asked. BTW, they will take the board back no...
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    ASUSupdate killed my BIOS! CAN'T INSTALL ANOTHER!!!

    Never tried an RMA with Asus but I can tell you that NCIX is very fast. Usually, you can order (and pay) a replacement board, and they will credit the old one once they receive it. It's exactly what I did. In fact, my new board is installed and I have not sent my old board for RMA yet... You can...
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    ASUSupdate killed my BIOS! CAN'T INSTALL ANOTHER!!!

    I've asked for an RMA (refund, not exchange) and ordered a new board so I would be up and running with minimal downtime. Worst case scenario, they will charge me for restocking fees, but since I've never had a bad experience with NCIX, I very much doubt they try something like this. Funny...
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    Order Placed, The waiting Starts, I Have A Few Questions

    I know you did not ask specifically for this, but a word of caution : avoid updating the BIOS with Asus update in Windows. Many (myself included) had to RMA the P5K Deluxe because of a failed flash. This might not apply to the P5K3, but I would use EZ Flash 2 just to be on the safe side of...
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    ASUSupdate killed my BIOS! CAN'T INSTALL ANOTHER!!!

    The BIOS chip on the P5K Deluxe is soldered. Same thing happened to me when I tried to flash the BIOS in windows Vista x64 using Asus update. It failed at the verification stage, and I was left with a dead board. The CrashFree feature is supposed to also help in case of a bad flash, but it does...
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    Update PK5 Deluxe bios with unsupported CPU

    Hi Dave, Yes, ordered it last Saturday form NCIX, and it's a G0 stepping. It look like most/all who ordered there did get a G0 stepping.
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    Update PK5 Deluxe bios with unsupported CPU

    Thanks for the reply! I'll be installing my Q6600 (G0) tonight and let you know how it goes! Some people said that some board will still let you post so that you can update the BIOS. I guess I'll know tonight! ;) If not, I'll borrow a CPU from work to update the BIOS fist.
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    Update PK5 Deluxe bios with unsupported CPU

    Hi! I have an Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi-AP but I'm not sure it is preloaded with the latest 0404 bios version (the one that officially support the new 1333FSB). If I buy one, will the board at least post and let me update the bios? By the way, it's my first post, so sorry if it's a noobie...
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