These BIOS are designed to help with the Thuban X6 Support. They are unofficial Beta Bios releases provided by Bingo (who works for Asus).
These are Beta BIOS, please use caution when using
This thread is for officially released Beta BIOS' for ASUS AMD products. These BIOS releases are not fully QC validated yet but are final release candidates with fixes to address user problems. As always, use at your own risk and we will track problems reported for analysis and replication.
01/10/2011 Update - Starting to get releases out of qualification testing now.
ASUS M4A89TD-Pro - Release 1102
1. New CPU Support
2. Improved Voltage Support
3. Improved Clocking
4. Minor Bug Fixes
https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyUWV0bTg5eFZjR0E9PQ
http://www.mediafire.com/?caa1dvi1oic9tcn
ASUS Crosshair Formula IV - Release 1304
1. New CPU Support
2. Improved Voltage Support
3. Improved Clocking
4. Minor Bug Fixes
https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyUWVnNDQ5eFh2Wmc9PQ
http://www.mediafire.com/?udbzz4b6pj94kkk
Beta BIOS Releases in Validation Testing as of 1/10/2011-
Just about all of them.
Quick Overview of Critical 1304 BIOS Settings -
PWM Phase Control:
- This option allows user to choose whether or not the CPU VRM power phases should change dynamically with respect to the change of CPU load. This option along with CPU and CPU/NB LLC will allow the user to fine tune the PWM and CPU voltages for improved overclocking or limiting voltage overshoots during overclocking.
CPU Voltage OCP:
- This option allows the user to disable the “Over Current Protection” of the CPU. Enabling this option may allow the CPU to consume more current than the safety range defined by AMD, but might assist in high overclocks, especially under extreme cooling. Please treat this option with extreme care to prevent permanent damage to the CPU.
CPU PWM Frequency:
- This option allows user to override the switching frequency of the CPU PWM controller. Raising this option may assist in ensuring power delivery is more stable under overclocking conditions but with the cost of higher operating temperatures of the CPU PWM controller.
CPU Load-Line Calibration:
- This option allows user to decide whether or not the motherboard should lower the CPU Vcore as the current consumption of the CPU voltage raises to meet the CPU load-line spec defined by AMD. Users can now choose other levels of Load-Line Calibration in the 1304 BIOS to lower the amount of voltage the Vcore is raised up to or over normal load line voltages as CPU loading increases. Most air/water overclocks should use 50~75% levels for maximum clocks along with tuning of the VRM options. Due to the design of the AMD Phenom series, realize that certain voltage overshoots will be present in Core 0.
CPU/NB Load-Line Calibration:
- This option allows user to decide whether or not the motherboard should lower the CPU/NB voltage as the current consumption of the CPU/NB voltage raises to meet the CPU load-line spec defined by AMD. Users can now choose other levels of Load-Line Calibration in the 1304 BIOS to lower the amount of voltage that CPU/NB is raised up to or over normal load line voltages as the CPU/NB loading increases.
CPU/NB Voltage OCP:
- This option allows user to disable the “Over Current Protection” of the CPU/NB (i.e. the memory controller). Enabling this option may allow the CPU/NB to consume more current than the safety range defined by AMD. Please treat this option with extreme care to prevent permanent damage to the CPU.
Original Thread provided by XS Forum: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=252772
(This was not created by me, it is a copy from XS, but I will keep the first post up to date for the convenience of this forum.)
These are Beta BIOS, please use caution when using
This thread is for officially released Beta BIOS' for ASUS AMD products. These BIOS releases are not fully QC validated yet but are final release candidates with fixes to address user problems. As always, use at your own risk and we will track problems reported for analysis and replication.
01/10/2011 Update - Starting to get releases out of qualification testing now.
ASUS M4A89TD-Pro - Release 1102
1. New CPU Support
2. Improved Voltage Support
3. Improved Clocking
4. Minor Bug Fixes
https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyUWV0bTg5eFZjR0E9PQ
http://www.mediafire.com/?caa1dvi1oic9tcn
ASUS Crosshair Formula IV - Release 1304
1. New CPU Support
2. Improved Voltage Support
3. Improved Clocking
4. Minor Bug Fixes
https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyUWVnNDQ5eFh2Wmc9PQ
http://www.mediafire.com/?udbzz4b6pj94kkk
Beta BIOS Releases in Validation Testing as of 1/10/2011-
Just about all of them.
Quick Overview of Critical 1304 BIOS Settings -
PWM Phase Control:
- This option allows user to choose whether or not the CPU VRM power phases should change dynamically with respect to the change of CPU load. This option along with CPU and CPU/NB LLC will allow the user to fine tune the PWM and CPU voltages for improved overclocking or limiting voltage overshoots during overclocking.
CPU Voltage OCP:
- This option allows the user to disable the “Over Current Protection” of the CPU. Enabling this option may allow the CPU to consume more current than the safety range defined by AMD, but might assist in high overclocks, especially under extreme cooling. Please treat this option with extreme care to prevent permanent damage to the CPU.
CPU PWM Frequency:
- This option allows user to override the switching frequency of the CPU PWM controller. Raising this option may assist in ensuring power delivery is more stable under overclocking conditions but with the cost of higher operating temperatures of the CPU PWM controller.
CPU Load-Line Calibration:
- This option allows user to decide whether or not the motherboard should lower the CPU Vcore as the current consumption of the CPU voltage raises to meet the CPU load-line spec defined by AMD. Users can now choose other levels of Load-Line Calibration in the 1304 BIOS to lower the amount of voltage the Vcore is raised up to or over normal load line voltages as CPU loading increases. Most air/water overclocks should use 50~75% levels for maximum clocks along with tuning of the VRM options. Due to the design of the AMD Phenom series, realize that certain voltage overshoots will be present in Core 0.
CPU/NB Load-Line Calibration:
- This option allows user to decide whether or not the motherboard should lower the CPU/NB voltage as the current consumption of the CPU/NB voltage raises to meet the CPU load-line spec defined by AMD. Users can now choose other levels of Load-Line Calibration in the 1304 BIOS to lower the amount of voltage that CPU/NB is raised up to or over normal load line voltages as the CPU/NB loading increases.
CPU/NB Voltage OCP:
- This option allows user to disable the “Over Current Protection” of the CPU/NB (i.e. the memory controller). Enabling this option may allow the CPU/NB to consume more current than the safety range defined by AMD. Please treat this option with extreme care to prevent permanent damage to the CPU.
Original Thread provided by XS Forum: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=252772
(This was not created by me, it is a copy from XS, but I will keep the first post up to date for the convenience of this forum.)
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