Re: GIGABYTE Latest Beta BIOS
GB Fix the vdroop
Originally posted by Falkentyne
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Just to let you know,
I found that F3 final on UD5 seemed to be a bit more unstable than the previous F3 betas. Like, Windows would sometimes lock hard on shut down (and require holding the power button 5 seconds to turn off the computer) with F3 final, while on F3G (on UD5), I never saw this happen at all. (Didnt really test this on windows7--this was JUST on windows XP).
Someone may want to pass that on to the GB engineers.
ANOTHER hardware bug:
On B2 versions of the UD5, the LLC1 overvolts by at least 0.05v (around 1.4v), and LLC2 is basically unusable and will crash the PC or degrade the CPU with .15+ overvolts. Crossflashing to B3 bios does NOT fix this (see C_N's post on xtremesystems), so there must be a hardware flaw with the B2 boards. The B3 UD5's do not do this; LLC1 and LLC2 (pre F3 final) perform stable and as expected.
I suspect the excessive vdroop on the B2 UD4 and UD3 are similar. Crossflashing will help with boot loops but probably not with the vdroop/vrise problems. So, if in doubt, RMA the board!
I found that F3 final on UD5 seemed to be a bit more unstable than the previous F3 betas. Like, Windows would sometimes lock hard on shut down (and require holding the power button 5 seconds to turn off the computer) with F3 final, while on F3G (on UD5), I never saw this happen at all. (Didnt really test this on windows7--this was JUST on windows XP).
Someone may want to pass that on to the GB engineers.
ANOTHER hardware bug:
On B2 versions of the UD5, the LLC1 overvolts by at least 0.05v (around 1.4v), and LLC2 is basically unusable and will crash the PC or degrade the CPU with .15+ overvolts. Crossflashing to B3 bios does NOT fix this (see C_N's post on xtremesystems), so there must be a hardware flaw with the B2 boards. The B3 UD5's do not do this; LLC1 and LLC2 (pre F3 final) perform stable and as expected.
I suspect the excessive vdroop on the B2 UD4 and UD3 are similar. Crossflashing will help with boot loops but probably not with the vdroop/vrise problems. So, if in doubt, RMA the board!
GB Fix the vdroop
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