P4C800 Deluxe Bio's 1016 Feedback

[Dan Spears]

Noticed that the P4C800 Deluxe Bio version 1016 is on the Asus US download
page. Haven't heard much about this Bio's for the P4C800 Deluxe. Lots of
reports of people having problems with 1016 on the P4P800 Deluxe but I've
read nothing on the P4C800 Deluxe.

Have you updated your P4C800 Deluxe to Bio's version 1016 yet? If so, lets
hear about it.

Thanks
Dan

 

[Deathwish]

I updated yesterday and have had no problems as of yet.

 

[Tod Martin]

G'day, I installed this BIOS without a hitch yesterday on my P4C800
Deluxe. There is one major issue with it for me. 1016 no longer
displays the speed onscreen at which the RAM is running during the
boot up. I had to download a third party program to report at what
speed my RAM was running at after the BIOS update.

 

[Anon]

Has anyone installed this bios on the P4C800-E? I'm still using the 1014
that came with my MB, everything works fine.

 

[BobMarley]

I just loaded it.
After the flash, i got a cmos checksum error... but going into bios
and loading system defaults took care of that....
no other issues so far... i was previously on either version 1010 or
1011... whichever came with the system.. so this is a big upgrade for
me. i just figured it was time to update it.

 

[Philip Callan]

Has anyone installed this bios on the P4C800-E? I'm still using the 1014
that came with my MB, everything works fine.

My advice, I've been running the 1014 with 0 problems in near 24/7 usage
since october (iirc I flashed when I bought it to 1010 or 1011, and then
to 1014 when it came out. If you arent having problems now, please dont,
its just another post asking how to fix flash related problems.

They rarely release a bios update to 'speed' things up, its to fix a
problem that a PARTICULAR slice of users may have. They already got the
bios trimmed down and running this chipset right on specification, and
with overclocking ability to give you leg room.

Flashing does not speed anything up. (unless it is fixing a controller
issue, and then its because something (controller and device) arent
playing nice within specifications.

If your not having problems, it doesnt affect you, and until it does,
dont flash.

 

[Derek Hawkins]

its just another post asking how to fix flash related problems.

I think you're over reacting on this BIOS flash or not to flash issue.

 

[Derek Hawkins]

Has anyone installed this bios on the P4C800-E?

Yes, went from 1014 to 1016.

 

[Philip Callan]

I think you're over reacting on this BIOS flash or not to flash issue.

Heheh, have you google groups the *mainboard* groups for 'bad flash' or
'flash failed' & 'wont post'

This is one of the most common mistakes new computer users make, they
thing their BIOS is software, and every patch/upgrade is better.

Which is why I dont think they should have given a windows flash tool
into the common users hands, it should have been mentioned in the
manual, and required installing it from a folder on the support CD, not
from any 'autorun' menu.

 

[Saturn S. Padua]

Have you updated your P4C800 Deluxe to Bio's version 1016 yet? If so, lets
hear about it.

Updated from 1015 to 1016 w/o incident using AsusUpdate v5.23.02.

I'm not using the Raid or SATA controllers on my build.

Sat

 

[Derek Hawkins]

and every patch/upgrade is better.

They upgrade for various reasons, some have non-BIOS related issues (APM
issues come to mind) and see each new BIOS as a possible cure so they take
their chances. Telling people how to (or how not to) flash will probably do
more good than telling them not to flash at all. Whatever, the ratio of
failed flashes to successful ones is probably in the region of 1:1000 IMO.
Only the failed ones make their way here.

 

[JBM]

I just updated and haven't had any problems. The real
test will be when I install a Prescott CPU. The 1016 BIOS
added support for the Prescott CPU's. But I'm not sure if
my MB will work or not?

 

[JBM]

Didn't notice that had to reboot my machine to double check.
Normally wouldn't be a problem, but if I had more memory
or tweak the BIOS it would be nice to know how the memory
was running.

 

[Tod Martin]

It is a problem for me because with my 1GB of RAM, when set to AUTO in
the BIOS, the RAM is set att he slower 266MHz speed, not 400MHz. I
needed to download a 3rd party utility to confirm that the RAM had
indeed switched back to the slower speed after upgrading the BIOS to
1016. Once the higher speed was set however, the BIOS seems to be
running flawlessly.

 

[Antuur]

Tried to flash yesterday ! PC frooze at 42% during reprogramming so I'm
stuck with a non-working mobo. (started with 1010 and upgraded to 1014
earlier) Crashfree BIOS ?????????? lol
Hope to get a new BIOS-chip here (Belgium)

Tuur

 

[Tim]

Derek,

Only the failed flashes by people that know enough to post here and don't
know how to fix it post here + have an ample supply of humility.

That is a rather different set.

I agree with Phillip - most people come across a software tool and feel a
compulsion to tinker with it, then get it wrong and take their dead computer
back to their local shop where they also know nothing much about bios and
delight in charging the customer.

Techno-dork customers aren't much fun. They are an irrational bunch.
Thankfully most people don't know enough to get that far.

- Tim

 

[Icer]

Can you elaborate on what you are changeing in the BIOS setup? I have
1GB also, just upgraded to 1016, and want max performance from my
PC3200 memory / 3.0 Gz (800mz) combo.. I see the "Auto" setting, but
not sure what all the settings should be once auto is changed to
disabled.

Thanks!
G Patricks

 

[Icer]

Oh, and what "3rd party utility" do you use to tell you actual RAM
speed? All the ones I have just tell me what it is, how much there is,
and benchmark it..

Thanks again,
GP

 

[Tod Martin]

The third party utility is called CPU-Z and you can get the details
for it and download it from here: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

 

[Tod Martin]

OK, enter the BIOS and select ADVANCED

Select the first option JUMPERFREE CONFIG and then select AI OVERCLOCK
TUNER and select MANUAL. This will give you more menu options
concerning your RAM etc. Now select the third option DRAM FREQUENCY
and choose 400MHz

Once your system preoperly with these settings, you can play around
witht he AI OVERCLOCK TUNER and tweak the % overclock. I can get a 5%
overclock on my 2.8GHz C chip without affecting the stability of my
system.