GIGABYTE Latest Beta BIOS

[C3D76]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

I sure will man! Thanks!

I did not ask here just because normally users only come here to get help with problems and don't stick around long. So I asked there so I could get some regular users info there quickly.

But I do need any and all info you can provide. So go ahead and ask around as well if you know anyone else. UD5 and Extreme

No problem LSD, Thank you!

For your info, I just tried the latest official F5 Bios and I cannot resume from S3.

This was at settings in sig (195x20/21), except for higher vcore since I imagine F5 has no TDP limit. I have to do the same thing when I switch from my 24/7 settings on F3 (with TDP lim), to my Bench settings on F4j/m (No TDP lim).

Only other thing I might be doing differently is Sata Mode. I'm using AHCI...

Also, I noticed most newer BIOS's do not automatically set proper uncore ratio of 2x ram multi...
F3---> Ram 2:8, uncore on auto =x16 (3120)
F5---> Ram 2:8, uncore on auto =x19 or x20 (3705-3900) (don't remember exactly)
With an 940 or 965 it might be ok, but with the necessary high bclk to OC the 920, those ratios push the uncore too far when left on auto...

I'm thinking maybe something else that we cannot see/set is being pushed too much with the newer BIOS's?


Regards,

Ced

[stasio]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

Added new BIOS (released 27.02.09):

GA-EX58-Extreme - F6c

Fix cold start (QPI / Vtt bigger than 1.280V)

In test:
GA-EX58-UD5 - F6b
GA-EX58-UD4P - F7c
GA-EX58-UD3R - F5c
GA-EX58-DS4 - F6b

[euonline]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

- Bios F5 final fixed (to me at list) Problem with GEST and ET6. But no improvments on S3 issue.

By the way I am runnung WiNDOWS 7 BETA now.

[GHz]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

F5 final - no double cold boot, but cannot use S3 above around 150-160 bclk

[Rob E.]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

Great forums here! This is my first post, and just a quick question...

GA-EP45-UD3LR - F5 ??? BIOS F5 ???

The Gigabyte website(s) latest available BIOS for this board is F5a beta, which I tried and then reverted back to F4. I'd lost some OC stability. F4 works fine for me, but I always do like to try the latest available.

You don't list your F5 as the "a", or a beta, so, I'm just curious... Is it the F5a beta or not? If not, where's it from because it's certainly not on any of the Gigabyte official sites.

Thanks,
Rob

[stasio]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

Great forums here! This is my first post, and just a quick question...

GA-EP45-UD3LR - F5 ??? BIOS F5 ???

The Gigabyte website(s) latest available BIOS for this board is F5a beta, which I tried and then reverted back to F4. I'd lost some OC stability. F4 works fine for me, but I always do like to try the latest available.

You don't list your F5 as the "a", or a beta, so, I'm just curious... Is it the F5a beta or not? If not, where's it from because it's certainly not on any of the Gigabyte official sites.

Thanks,
Rob

The thread is "Latest BIOS",so mostly of them are not posted on the Gigabyte official sites.
For GA-EP45-UD3LR:
BIOS F5a-released 19.Feb 2009
BIOS F5-released 24.Feb 2009
Also in Previous BetaBIOS is posted BIOS F5b.

[killersjp]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

Thanks stasio, I have posted a couple of times about my UD5 double cold boot, and that setting the qpi below 1.3 which the first setting on my board is 1.28 fixes the double boot, even contacting Gigabyte and explaining this and they claimed the double boot was normal. I notice in your post you have a F6b bios for the UD5, does this fix the qpi problem, and if so where can I download it from.

[MasterLen]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

F5 final only fixes cold start but not S3 issue on UD5.

[palladium]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

ah u know I was looking around for people having the same problem as me, with my Gigabyte X58 i7, of not booting when cold, taking about 3 tries, and then work fine once warm. This sounds like the same deal; whenever I am running a Bclk of 160 or 200 (my 2 favorite overclocks) pc doesn't boot cold (works fine when stock settings). Well and yes I am running a QPI voltage of at least 1.34v.

Anyway u know what I found on some other forum, that seems to help?
(hard to believe I know)
Turn OFF my LCD monitor power before I go to bed, then boot up PC, and do not turn on LCD until I hear fans kick down, and for 1 week I could not cold boot (when overclocked), then for the last 2 mornings cold booted fine, at my 2 different OC's (at 1.34-1.40v QPI and 160 and then 200 Bclk's)
I dunno, still find it hard to believe it worked (still thinkin maybe flukes? as it's same bios and settings)

but if they were flukes it seems this mew Bios ain't gonna help ur saying?

Yeah.. I have the same problem after flashing to F5 on my EX58-DS4. Occasionally I can cold boot with 160BCLK and 12GB RAM, most of the time I can't. ( warm boot works fine). It definately is an improvement from F4 where I can't even cold boot ( not at all) with BCLK >150, but I do hope this issue gets fixed soon...

[C3D76]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

I just tried GA-EX58-Extreme - F6c

S3 does not work for me( no display on resume).

[Rob E.]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

The thread is "Latest BIOS",so mostly of them are not posted on the Gigabyte official sites.

Thanks stasio I appreciate it. Seems to work well. :) I don't get it though; why the "latest Bios" updates wouldn't be posted on the Gigabyte sites. I just assumed they themselves were the source of the updates and their websites, the natural places to post first. But whatever the case, thanks again!

Rob

[autocrosser]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

Stasio---could you add the GA-EX58-UD4P F6 as a .rar file also or point me to where to D/L it as a .rar?? I'm on Linux & am having real problems trying to convert the .exe--don't have any Windows computers to decompress it with.....

Thanks!!!

[stasio]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

Stasio---could you add the GA-EX58-UD4P F6 as a .rar file also or point me to where to D/L it as a .rar?? I'm on Linux & am having real problems trying to convert the .exe--don't have any Windows computers to decompress it with.....

Thanks!!!

GA-EX58-UD4P F6 Final

[nevion]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

Indeed, if at all possible stop posting exe's - I don't even like the rar's, zip's are the most friendly you could be :-) Just for reference gigabyte - I bought my GA-EX58-Extreme mobo soley for linux usage :D it is possible to decompress these exe's with wine it seems however.. but still, just post in zips.... every platform has great zip support.

[stasio]

Re: Gigabyte Latest BIOS

Added new BIOS (released 27.02.09):

GA-EX58-UD5 - F6b
GA-EX58-UD4P - F7c
GA-EX58-UD3R - F5c
GA-EX58-DS4 - F6b

Fix cold start (QPI / Vtt bigger than 1.280V)
S3 not fix yet