X38 vs. EX38?

[macstranded]

Does anyone know what the difference between the GA-X38-DQ6 and the GA-EX38-DQ6 is?

[redduc900]

The EX38 has the Dynamic Energy Saver feature - rev.2 of the X38 board...

http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/FileList/WebPage/mb_080104_des/tech_080104_des.htm

[macstranded]

The EX38 has the Dynamic Energy Saver feature - rev.2 of the X38 board...

http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/FileList/WebPage/mb_080104_des/tech_080104_des.htm

Thanks. :)

[cabose1227]

Is the energy saver the thing on the board next to the nb that has a hs?

[DNA_Dan]

Energy saver or not, the S3 function on the X38-DS4 does not work properly. I have yet to see anyone post that it works for them. I don't know about the DQ6 series. This seems to be a bios issue, but I wasn't about to wait around to see if gigabyte could fix it or not.

[moto211]

similar issue, different board. i noticed that S3 doesn't work with my Abit IP35-Pro. when i wake the computer, it loses my PATA hard drive and i have to restart to get it back. no problems with SATA drives though. no big deal, i have my machine set so it won't sleep now...it just folds 24/7.

[Reacher]

I have an EX-DS4, what is S3 anyhow?

[w2richwood]

sleep mode hibermate
Rich

[Reacher]

Ah ok, I let my machine go into sleep mode and it started up a couple of times correctly but the last time I tried it, it just kept cycling on and off while never actually bringing windows back up. I turned off the PSU and then turned it back on and it managed to come out of sleep ok but after that, I disabled it so I didn't have to hassle with it again. I haven't tried it with my F3 bios, but the notes didn't mention anything about sleep mode.

[PhysX]

any places in canada that stock the ex38 ?