Asus P5W DH Deluxe owners: New BIOS

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Synapse Syndrome

2006-08-26 16:29:35 UTC

Just a few days after I had upgraded to 1101, I just noticed on teh Asus FTP
server that there is a new BIOS 1201.

ftp://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5W%20DH%20Deluxe/

I am just about to try it. Hopefully it will give the ability to unlock
Core 2 Duo chips, like they did for P5B owners recently:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2822

And if my E6600 turns out to be fully unlocked I'll be really happy.

ss.

Synapse Syndrome

2006-08-26 17:14:56 UTC

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Post by Synapse Syndrome
Just a few days after I had upgraded to 1101, I just noticed on teh Asus
FTP server that there is a new BIOS 1201.
ftp://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5W%20DH%20Deluxe/
I am just about to try it. Hopefully it will give the ability to unlock
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2822
And if my E6600 turns out to be fully unlocked I'll be really happy.

I see no obvious differences with this BIOS. As it came out just a few days
after 1101, it must be a stability/bug fix.

ss.

Phil

2006-08-26 21:12:47 UTC

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The new P5B BIOS only unlocks the multiplier downward, which is essentially
a speedstep hack, or something like that. Are real unlocking of the
multiplier would allow you to increase it.

BTW, I'm running P5W DH BIOS 1301. Got it here:

http://wiki.p5wdh.de/doku.php?id=downloads:bios

-phil

Post by Synapse Syndrome

I see no obvious differences with this BIOS. As it came out just a few
days after 1101, it must be a stability/bug fix.
ss.

Tim S.

2006-08-26 22:09:41 UTC

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Post by Phil
The new P5B BIOS only unlocks the multiplier downward, which is essentially
a speedstep hack, or something like that. Are real unlocking of the
multiplier would allow you to increase it.
http://wiki.p5wdh.de/doku.php?id=downloads:bios
-phil

Post by Synapse Syndrome

I see no obvious differences with this BIOS. As it came out just a few
days after 1101, it must be a stability/bug fix.
ss.

Phil, Hows this new BIOS and what different about 1301 as opposed to the
other BIOS's?

Tim

BMonroe(nospam)

2006-08-27 04:24:55 UTC

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When a chip is locked, it's locked by Intel within the CPU chip itself
at the time of manufacture. Nothing that a motherboard bios can do can
unlock a locked chip. However, some recent chips have been "partially
locked" (the multiplier could be lowered but not raised, and only
lowered within limits). A bios could fail to recognize this and not let
you use even the two or three multipliers that such chips have available.

Post by Synapse Syndrome
Just a few days after I had upgraded to 1101, I just noticed on teh Asus FTP
server that there is a new BIOS 1201.
ftp://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5W%20DH%20Deluxe/
I am just about to try it. Hopefully it will give the ability to unlock
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2822
And if my E6600 turns out to be fully unlocked I'll be really happy.
ss.

LOGITEX

2006-08-28 14:17:42 UTC

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Do you know about ways to unlock a locked E6600 CPU?

When a chip is locked, it's locked by Intel within the CPU chip itself at
the time of manufacture. Nothing that a motherboard bios can do can
unlock a locked chip. However, some recent chips have been "partially
locked" (the multiplier could be lowered but not raised, and only lowered
within limits). A bios could fail to recognize this and not let you use
even the two or three multipliers that such chips have available.