Aurora40 said:
I have the 71.89 drivers. The 1010 bios isn't final, I'm not that interested in a beta bios. But are you saying it's a known issue (since you say these address it).
As to heat, etc, I have run my card at 600/1265 for months with no problems at all, while playing a fair bit of Half-life 2 Deathmatch. It could be coincidence, but seems unlikely.
On the 1006 I could run the PEG faster than "normal" but even at "normal" on the 1008 bios I have the artifacting problem.
I don't know about 1010 adressing this problem , but if not....
With a nod to
swindelljd and
PC Perspective Forum for providing this tip that cured the Asus PC Probe not working after updating to 1008 bios.
Try flashing your favorite bios (not 1008!) using the /CP /CD switches after the bios filename at the A
rompt IE: Awdflash 1006.bin /CP /CD <enter>.
The /CP /CD switches clear ESCD and the DMI and make your BIOS forget anything that it thinks it knows about your hardware. (at least thats what I think- and I'm too lazy to look it up right now)
Complete (I hope) Instructions
I apologize for being so detailed in these instructions, I'm sure you know how to flash from a floppy, but for the benefit of others who may not...
Assuming Windows XP is the OS.
Make a Dos boot floppy by inserting a 3.5" floppy / right click on the A drive icon in my computer/ select Format/ then select "Create an MS-DOS startup disk". Download AWDFLASH and the zipped bios update file from Asus and extract them to the Startup Disk in the A Drive.
BTW did you know if you type A : Drive without the spaces you get this ; A
rive
Make sure you note all of your favorite Memory timings and other favorite Bios settings, then press F5 in the bios setup screen to reset to defaults, or at least set the CPU speed and HTT and CPU multiplier to Auto.
Save settings and exit Bios Setup. Boot from the Floppy disk you made. At the A: Prompt if you don't know the name of the Bios file you extracted, type DIR and look for a file with a BIN extension or named the same as the file you downloaded. Lets say the file name is 1009-002.bin. You would type AWDFLASH 1009-002.bin /cp /cd then hit enter. It start the Flash program and the prompt will say enter bios file name , since you already told it the name in the command, you don't need to type it again. Wait then it asks if you want to save the BIOS. Either say no, because there probably won't be enough space on the floppy for a copy of the currently loaded BIOS, or if you want to save it have another formatted floppy handy to save to. I just say NO- cause I already got the old one on another boot-able floppy for safety. So the BIOS update begins when you answer yes to the Update BIOS? prompt- when complete, remove the floppy and go into bios and adjust the settings as you like.
With a little luck this may just get your 6600GT back to performing like it's old self!
Mine will run those speeds too. In fact the auto detect optimal frequencies feature of the coolbits enabled option suggests 601/1200 and runs great at those speeds until it gets a little hot (around 60C) I have a bottom mounted 120mm fan blowing up onto the 6600GT which is equipped with a stock copper HS and ramsinks. Mine runs most stable at around 585/1100 with the PCIE bus set to 115mhz in Bios.
