BIOS 1015 is broken - P4C800E-Deluxe

[Noozer]

Argh!!!

I don't know what BIOS version 1015 does, but it STINKS!!!

I just downloaded it today
(http://www.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4C800-E Deluxe)
and updated. Now when I boot WinXP it's SUPER slow.

This is a P4 2.6Ghz at 3.2Ghz and has been stable up until today. Task
manager always showed two CPU's since hyperthreading is enabled and System
Idle Process sits at 97% when I'm not doing anything.

Now that I've updated my BIOS, I boot and eventually I get to my desktop. I
start task manager and I only see one CPU and it's at 100%. Explorer is
running at 80% and Task Manager is taking 18%. System properties still ID's
the chip as the P4 2.6 running at 3.2Ghz.

If I reboot, the system seems fine. It only seem slow after a cold boot...
but I haven't had enough time to figure out exactly what's happening.

It was like this after the flash so I reset the CMOS with the mainboard
jumper, but still no luck.

Going to look into this a little more then go back to 1014 and hope all goes
well.

 

[eran]

Just installed it today - no problems yet.
BTW, what's function of ACPI 2.0 in the Power section? It's disabled by
default.

 

[Noozer]

Argh!!!

I don't know what BIOS version 1015 does, but it STINKS!!!

I just downloaded it today
(http://www.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4C800-E Deluxe)
and updated. Now when I boot WinXP it's SUPER slow.

FWIW, I've gone back to 1014 and the PC is acting fine now.

Not sure what's going on but I'll stay away from the BIOS updates for a
while.

 

[Gorf]

Its buggy for me too, right after reboot there was a CMOS error and had to
reboot again , then my RAID configuration was showing offline. Shut the
system completely off and powered on ...got into the BIOS and messed with
settings , seems ok right now but I still dont trust it.

 

[Gorf]

Heres an idea if you plan on updating to1015: before flashing set the BIOS
to default settings and then flash. It seems the overclocked settings of a
previous BIOS causes a glitch within 1015.

 

[fisho]

Its buggy for me too, right after reboot there was a CMOS error and had to
reboot again , then my RAID configuration was showing offline. Shut the
system completely off and powered on ...got into the BIOS and messed with
settings , seems ok right now but I still dont trust it.

After any BIOS change, it is wise to clear CMOS via the jumper on the
motherboard. This will generally avoid any errors.