Dual Core BIOS - 9NPA+ SLI and 9NPA+ Ultra

EPoX Tech · #1 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 09:49 AM

Please find herewith Dual Core Evaluation ROMS for EP-9NPA+ SLI and EP-9NPA+ Ultra.

This BIOS is strictly for BETA only and is supplied as follows :-

md9s5524.bin-for 9NPA+SLi
md9n5525.bin-for 9NPA+Ultra

mibo · #2 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 01:12 PM

Thanks for the news - I'm really waiting for this BIOS and will buy a 9npa+ Ultra as soon as I can get a X2 4400+ too.
But three questions

1. Why do you attach a screenshot with a single core cpu?
2. Does C'n'Q work with the X2 cpus? (The reviews in the net were done with ASUS boards that had C'n'Q disabled)
3. When can we expect the final BIOS, as the official X2 presentation seems only 2 days away?

Greetings
mibo

danrok · #3 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mibo

1. Why do you attach a screenshot with a single core cpu?

I guess a dual-core CPU would still be considered as a single CPU.

ET, will the nF3 boards support these X2's or will we need to go nF4?

EPoX Tech · #4 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 02:42 PM

Just media BIOS at the moment - all official BIOS will be with us shortly for all 939 platforms wether PCIe or AGP or mixed type board.

The BIOS screen shows with single core CPU showing differetiation to old BIOS that didn't have the ability to show 1 CPU's or 2 CPU's which we added.

danrok · #5 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EPoX Tech

all official BIOS will be with us shortly for all 939 platforms wether PCIe or AGP or mixed type board.

What about free dual-core CPU's to go with the update? Just as an aftersales incentive?

EPoX Tech · #6 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 03:49 PM

You want my 4800 ?

cadaveca · #7 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by EPoX Tech

You want my 4800 ?

what kind of queation is that? LoL. We ALL want it!

danrok · #8 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 03:53 PM

I don't know where it's been considering it resides in The Netherlands! Give me a virgin!

EPoX Tech · #9 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 03:56 PM

You checked out my sunburn ?

bradmax57 · #10 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by EPoX Tech

You checked out my sunburn ?

LOL was just about to say you look like youve a bit of a tan, anywhere nice

bradmax57 · #11 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 05:18 PM

oh and how many of those bottles had you had by that stage?

EPoX Tech · #12 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 06:48 PM

Answers :

1, Work!
2, 10

bradmax57 · #13 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EPoX Tech

Answers :

1, Work!
2, 10

ah! nice

I wish i got paid to get a tan!

fredyama · #14 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2005, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EPoX Tech

Please find herewith Dual Core Evaluation ROMS for EP-9NPA+ SLI and EP-9NPA+ Ultra.

This BIOS is strictly for BETA only and is supplied as follows :-

md9s5524.bin-for 9NPA+SLi
md9n5525.bin-for 9NPA+Ultra

Thanks ET for A64 x2 support BETA BIOS.

BTW, 9NPA+SLI is another record breaking MoBo for me.
Below screenies are Super PI 32M results with Sandy 4000+/9NPA+SLI & 9NPA+ULTRA under DICE, which were posted to OCW the other day.

M/B：EPoX 9NPA+SLI (BIOS：Original 04/07/05) Vddr Mod
M/B Bed：V-TEC ARC Bed Rev.3.32
CPU：Athlon64 San Diego 4000+(CABHE 0515SPMW)
CPU Cooling：V-TEC ARC Pot Rev 10.0 + DryIce + Methylated Spirit
Chipset Cooling：Stock
Memory：OCZ PC3200 VX 512MB x 2
VGA：Leadtek Winfast PX6800GT PCI-E @Default
HDD：Hitachi DeskStar HDS722540VLAT20 40GB PATA x 1
Power Supply：OCZ PowerStream 600W
Vcore：1.783-1.788V（Cpu-z）/ Vddr：3.55V/ Vio：3.64V
OS：Windows Server 2003

3378.52MHz: 21m39s SuperPi 32M
http://premium1.uploadit.org/fredyam...ZVX-21m39s.gif

FYI: 3396.68MHz: 24.484s SuperPi/Mod1.4 1M
http://premium1.uploadit.org/fredyam...VX-24.484s.gif

9NPA+ULTRA(Vddr Mod) under the same set up as 9NPA+SLI for comparison only.

3305.86MHz: 22m11.219s SuperPi 32M/Mod1.4
http://premium1.uploadit.org/fredyam...1.4-22m11s.gif

BTW, please let me know why max Vcore option in 9NPA+SLI Power BIOS vary depend on the type of A64 CPU apply; for FX-55 only up to +2.5V, on the other hand up to +3.5V for Sandy 4000+

EPoX Tech · #15 (**permalink**) 28th May, 2005, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradmax57

ah! nice

I wish i got paid to get a tan!

I bet you wouldn't!!!

My g/f is in the UK so I have to fly back to her every weekend
- kind of takes the edge off the fact that the weather is generally about5 degrees hotter than the UK down south here in Capelle Schollevaar and Wadinxveen.

I have to get ready now for the train / flight to be at Luton for 13:40 local time.

EPoX Tech · #16 (**permalink**) 28th May, 2005, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fredyama

Thanks ET for A64 x2 support BETA BIOS.

BTW, 9NPA+SLI is another record breaking MoBo for me.
Below screenies are Super PI 32M results with Sandy 4000+/9NPA+SLI & 9NPA+ULTRA under DICE, which were posted to OCW the other day.

M/B：EPoX 9NPA+SLI (BIOS：Original 04/07/05) Vddr Mod
M/B Bed：V-TEC ARC Bed Rev.3.32
CPU：Athlon64 San Diego 4000+(CABHE 0515SPMW)
CPU Cooling：V-TEC ARC Pot Rev 10.0 + DryIce + Methylated Spirit
Chipset Cooling：Stock
Memory：OCZ PC3200 VX 512MB x 2
VGA：Leadtek Winfast PX6800GT PCI-E @Default
HDD：Hitachi DeskStar HDS722540VLAT20 40GB PATA x 1
Power Supply：OCZ PowerStream 600W
Vcore：1.783-1.788V（Cpu-z）/ Vddr：3.55V/ Vio：3.64V
OS：Windows Server 2003

3378.52MHz: 21m39s SuperPi 32M
http://premium1.uploadit.org/fredyam...ZVX-21m39s.gif

FYI: 3396.68MHz: 24.484s SuperPi/Mod1.4 1M
http://premium1.uploadit.org/fredyam...VX-24.484s.gif

9NPA+ULTRA(Vddr Mod) under the same set up as 9NPA+SLI for comparison only.

3305.86MHz: 22m11.219s SuperPi 32M/Mod1.4
http://premium1.uploadit.org/fredyam...1.4-22m11s.gif

BTW, please let me know why max Vcore option in 9NPA+SLI Power BIOS vary depend on the type of A64 CPU apply; for FX-55 only up to +2.5V, on the other hand up to +3.5V for Sandy 4000+

Sweet - we can always count on you to make great performing clocks - well done Fredyama.

The variance is I think due to the VTT and VRef difference on 90nm CPU - the equation works differently due to the difference in Vcc of CPU.

fredyama · #17 (**permalink**) 28th May, 2005, 09:36 AM

Thanks ET.

Since have very poor technical knowledge, will try to digest what you have just explained.

Anyway, Vcore Mod of either MoBo is way beyond my knowledge & skill...

Just stick to Sandy for now.

As always, thank you so much for your quick response.

PS
Look forward to your results on x2 4800+

rxu · #18 (**permalink**) 28th May, 2005, 07:49 PM

Just flashed 9NPA+Ultra 5525 BIOS. Cleared CMOS. This is very interesting. When I only set FSB up to 267 MHz (nothing else did), CPU vcore was automatically increased to 1,6V. Think it worth to try other different settings, it may be more interesting

SPQQKY · #19 (**permalink**) 28th May, 2005, 08:10 PM

Any fix for 5x HT not working?

rxu · #20 (**permalink**) 29th May, 2005, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPQQKY

Any fix for 5x HT not working?

Can you tell about what exactly happened? My mobo works fine on 200x5 HT.

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