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New, better bios needed it's time =)
Hi Gigabyte,
I've been having problems with my Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R sens i first got it it's not broken, it just won't work well with my Crucial DDR2 BallistiX PC8500 RAM (4x1GB). I think the problem lies in how the GA-P35C-DS3R distribute current to the RAM. I use the latest bios F12b. If I use [+0.3V] = 2.10V, which is actually between 2.20-2.40V (to much) I get blue screen as soon as the memory gets strained in Windows. If I don't get blue screen the computer freeze and files can become corrupt. If I use [+0.2V] = 2.10V - 2.16V, I have no problem as long as I keep RAM under 1066MHz. I've done many memtest and Prime95 test without problems with these settings.
Conclusion: I can't run/boot a stable system with RAM at 1066Mhz and anything higher then [+0.2V] = 2.10V - 2.16V
Other problems...
When the computer has been hibernateing during the night. The next morning when I boot the system, it does not work. This is because all power has disappeared from the ram and now the memory gets to little power. Bios then starts a boot loop trying to get the system to boot. After a few reboots. The bios reset itself by loading Optimized defaults. With Optimized defaults memory get's between 2.20V to 2.40V (auto) and the cpu also get way too much voltage, but in any cases. The system starts and I have to go into the bios to load my personal settings again. If I don't the bios continues to use Optimized defaults and the system hangs when Windows is about to be loaded. This is because the settings in Optimized defaults put memory at 1066Mhz and that is something this motherboard really do not like. I then get error messages like xxx missing re-install Windows, or xxx is corrupt and so on. This is just a lie as soon as I reload my own settings, the system starts up without problems. At the moment I have memory set at 918MHz which work fine.
Conclusion: I'm unable to recover from Hibernate when the voltages on the memory is set to [+0.2V] = 2.10V - 2.16V. (in Windows it works just fine)
if I change voltage to [+0.3V] = 2.10V, which is actually between 2.20V - 2.40V (to much) or auto then there's no problem recovering from Hibernate the next morning. But once inside Windows ram will fail as soon there's some strain on the memory. It doesn't work to have that much voltage, it causes blue screens and in worse case scenario files become corrupt like the other day
My Settings:
I've been having problems with my Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R sens i first got it it's not broken, it just won't work well with my Crucial DDR2 BallistiX PC8500 RAM (4x1GB). I think the problem lies in how the GA-P35C-DS3R distribute current to the RAM. I use the latest bios F12b. If I use [+0.3V] = 2.10V, which is actually between 2.20-2.40V (to much) I get blue screen as soon as the memory gets strained in Windows. If I don't get blue screen the computer freeze and files can become corrupt. If I use [+0.2V] = 2.10V - 2.16V, I have no problem as long as I keep RAM under 1066MHz. I've done many memtest and Prime95 test without problems with these settings.
Conclusion: I can't run/boot a stable system with RAM at 1066Mhz and anything higher then [+0.2V] = 2.10V - 2.16V
Other problems...
When the computer has been hibernateing during the night. The next morning when I boot the system, it does not work. This is because all power has disappeared from the ram and now the memory gets to little power. Bios then starts a boot loop trying to get the system to boot. After a few reboots. The bios reset itself by loading Optimized defaults. With Optimized defaults memory get's between 2.20V to 2.40V (auto) and the cpu also get way too much voltage, but in any cases. The system starts and I have to go into the bios to load my personal settings again. If I don't the bios continues to use Optimized defaults and the system hangs when Windows is about to be loaded. This is because the settings in Optimized defaults put memory at 1066Mhz and that is something this motherboard really do not like. I then get error messages like xxx missing re-install Windows, or xxx is corrupt and so on. This is just a lie as soon as I reload my own settings, the system starts up without problems. At the moment I have memory set at 918MHz which work fine.
Conclusion: I'm unable to recover from Hibernate when the voltages on the memory is set to [+0.2V] = 2.10V - 2.16V. (in Windows it works just fine)
if I change voltage to [+0.3V] = 2.10V, which is actually between 2.20V - 2.40V (to much) or auto then there's no problem recovering from Hibernate the next morning. But once inside Windows ram will fail as soon there's some strain on the memory. It doesn't work to have that much voltage, it causes blue screens and in worse case scenario files become corrupt like the other day
My Settings:
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Robust Graphics Booster___________ [Auto] CPU Clock Ratio _________________ [9] Fine Clock Ratio _________________ [0.5] (not available) CPU Host Clock Control_ [Enabled] CPU Host Frequency (MHz)________ [333] PCI Express Frequency (Mhz)______ [100] C.I.A. 2_________________________ [Disabled] System Memory Multiplier (SPD)____ [2.50] (No strapping) DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)____ [Manual] Performance Enhance = [Extreme] or [Standard] still wont boot at 1066Mhz CAS Latency Time_______________ [Auto] (5) (4) also works Dram RAS# to CAS# Delay________ [Auto] (5) (4) also works Dram RAS# Precharge Delay______ [Auto] (5) (4) also works Precharge Delay (tRAS)___________ [Auto] (18) (12) also works ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD)__________ [Auto] (4) Rank Write to READ Delay_________ [Auto] (8) Write to Precharge Delay__________ [Auto] (15) Refresh to ACT Delay_____________ [Auto] (44) Read to Precharge Delay__________ [Auto] (6) Static tRead Value_______________ [Auto] (6) Static tRead Phase Adjust_________ [Auto] System Voltage Control___________ [Manual] DDR2 OverVoltage Control_________ [+0.2V] [+0.2V] = 2.10V - 2.16V | [+0.3V] = 2.20 - 2.40V (TO MUCH) PCI-E OverVoltage Control_________ [+0.1V] FSB OverVoltage Control__________ [+0.1V] (G)MCH OverVoltage Control_______ [+0.2V] CPU Voltage Control_____________ [1.27500] Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled] No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Disabled] CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)...............: [Disabled] C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled] x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled] CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ..........: [Enabled] CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled] Virtualization Technology.................: [Enabled] Integrated Peripherals Legacy USB Storage Detect............: [Enabled]
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