How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

[pubem]

My friend has an older ds4 motherboard, and would like to update it's driver.
But on the homepage there is two version for this board:
rev. 1.1 and rev 2.0

I can't find, what is the motherboard revision.
I have tried, bios/boot, manual, and also check motherboard's surface printing, but no succes.

Please help me how can I check it for sure.

Thanks in Advance,
Pubem

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

It is printed on the corner of the PCB, bottom left under PCI Slots as shown here >>
GIGABYTE - Support&Download - Motherboard - FAQ

Drivers would be the same for both revisions, if you meant BIOS's then you do need to find out which revision you have

[profJim]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

The mobo revision # is usually printed on the lower rear corner of the mobo on the top side.
My mobo has: REV:1.0 PCB MADE IN CHINA

[pubem]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

Thanks LSD and Jim for the answer !


Regards,
Victor

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

Nice to see we helped, what took so long for your reply back was you doing a RMA? If so, let us know about your RMA experience please

[pubem]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

Thanks,

No, I'm musician with some PC skills as it is our tool nowadays :-)


I transferred from old p4 (s478 p4c800e deluxe) computer to an x48 ds5 computer and for an older ds4.
It was real pain, but the reason is simple:
We have many long lasting project with installed softwares and projects, and the simplest way is the transfer a system for these old projects. Simply Of course, there is another system with the newest builds and drivers etc.

For first, there was half succes:
I removed ALL drivers, and reinstalled new ones to x48, but USB ports not worked. (It's important because of the software keys)
For second(+x) try I didn't removed USB ports, and in this way it's worked! (even with PCIe DSP cards)

The only thing that computer didn't recognize is SMBUS.
That was the reason I have asked, what is the newest infinst and drivers for the computers.


But now I have realized that it's searching for old p4 smbus driver when I have pointing to infinst inf files.
SMBUS is very important part of the system as I know, so I do not understand how the system is works, but it is works perfectly ! Whithout smbus...

Nice to know, that there are helping guys on this boards, thanks.

And the reason for long lasting reply was that I have very hard project in last month. But it's finished :-) On this transferred system... Without smbus.

Best Wishes
Pubem

[Th3_uN1Qu3]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

The SMBus it is looking for is the old one, as you realized already. So no worries there. You were lucky to have transferred the whole system on a new computer without issues, XP is generally picky when it comes to new configurations and requires a reinstall most of the time.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

Ya, I would do a clean install myself, or at least a Microsoft XP Repair Install. That would fix you right up, of course you would then need to reinstall all windows updates but your programs and files would be left untouched.

And as for the SMBus, did you try the latest Intel Chipset drivers? You should install them anyway and that should update the SMBus driver >>
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[Th3_uN1Qu3]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

Oh here's the topic where i should've posted about music. To the OP: Out of curiosity, what software are you using to make music? And can you recommend me a good cheap MIDI keyboard, i'm looking to get one.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

Haha!!!!

[pubem]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

Hi LSD,

Ya, I would do a clean install myself, or at least a Microsoft XP Repair Install. That would fix you right up, of course you would then need to reinstall all windows updates but your programs and files would be left untouched.

Yes clean install done of course :-), for new projects, but for old project as I said stick with it. (older software versions/plugins not always backward compatible.)
Works hundred times better than my p4c800e/p4 3.4 GHz) on original system :-)

XP repair install was the second I have tried, but not worked, I can't remember now what was the issue, but not worked.

And as for the SMBus, did you try the latest Intel Chipset drivers? You should install them anyway and that should update the SMBus driver >>

Yes of course, but If I try to install the pack, it says error message and quit then.
I tried to update driver on smbus and pointing to extracted inf files, but says it is for another smbus.
Tried to remove smbus and after windows detect it, pointing again to infinst directory , but saying it is for another version.
So seems to be there is another chipset driver stayed from 478 system, and detecting as 478 smbus.

BTW, I will do some ghosting and try xp repair again as you suggested, maybe for smbus only will work. (I have done it in early stage, when new drivers was not installed yet, but not worked as I said before)

Thanks for suggestions anyway.

Regards,
Pubem

[pubem]

Re: How to check 965p motherboard's revision?

Oh here's the topic where i should've posted about music. To the OP: Out of curiosity, what software are you using to make music? And can you recommend me a good cheap MIDI keyboard, i'm looking to get one.

I think this is NOT that topic :-) BUt anyway, if moderator stick whith it in short :
Look at m-audio and EMU midi controllers/keyboards. :-)


Thanks for the reply about smbus. Yes, I even not thinked that even it will succes. That was the MAIN reason I don't upgraded my computer since long time: Backward compatibility. Not money or something other.
I'm using Cubase 5 (of course), and MANY MANY plugins, processors, dsp cards etc. Simply impossible to install all of them in right version.
(commercials sucks because they called for example plug autotune3.dll, and host audio software looking for that, but the plugin now is called autotune5.dll. Renaming not works here :-)
And when I'm talking about hundreds of freeware plugs, you will never install a new system :-)

Regards,
Victor