UD3P/Q6600

Hey everyone. I realize this is somewhat of an older mobo/cpu combination, but the board is new to me(late Christmas gift to myself, along with a Cu TRU-120E). I got the board in hopes of unleashing my Q6600's true potential(was stuck at 3.2 on my 680i), but I have some small hiccups.

I have disabled some BIOS power saving options, but I cannot for the life of me find Speedstep. I have searched online and flipped through my mobo manual and can only find "C2/C2E and C4/C4E Support". However, these aren't in my BIOS. I currently have BIOS version FB on my revision 1.6 UD3P. I was going to flash to version FD, but I have reservations about it for 2 reasons: 1) It looks like FD only fixes a DES error over version FB and 2) I keep reading that BIOS flashing is risky business.

I have flashed my 680i BIOS before without any trouble. Is there something I should be worried about when flashing the BIOS assuming I know what I am doing? Like I said, I have searched and know to use Q-Flash and not @BioS. Any extra information is appreciated.

I just can't wait to see my chips full potential! And thanks in advance

The SpeedStep option is called CPU EIST Function in your BIOS. And you shouldn't have any issues using Q-Flash to flash the BIOS. If you haven't already, you might want to read through this thread prior to flashing...

BIOS Flashing With Qflash
http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/bios-flashing-how-qflash-guide-27576/

redduc900 said:

The SpeedStep option is called CPU EIST Function in your BIOS. And you shouldn't have any issues using Q-Flash to flash the BIOS. If you haven't already, you might want to read through this thread prior to flashing...

BIOS Flashing With Qflash
http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/bios-flashing-how-qflash-guide-27576/

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Great, thanks Redduc. Flashed BIOS, turned off power saving options(including CPU EIST) and I'm back to overclocking!