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			<title>Locked Out of Laptop and Cursor is Frozen</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:01:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[While downloading freeware from CNet, I apparently also downloaded some sort of malware that has locked me out of my Asus U56e laptop. Not only did I wind up at the Change User screen with "Locked" displayed beneath my user name, but the cursor was frozen, also, so I couldn't do anything except...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>While downloading freeware from CNet, I apparently also downloaded some sort of malware that has locked me out of my Asus U56e laptop. Not only did I wind up at the Change User screen with &quot;Locked&quot; displayed beneath my user name, but the cursor was frozen, also, so I couldn't do anything except unplug the laptop from power and let the battery run down. Once it had, I then plugged it back in and turned it on again, only to find a message telling me that Windows saved the state the system was last in when it lost power; i.e., I was right back where I left off, locked out with the cursor frozen. My question is, is there a way around this or is my laptop permanently inaccessable?<br />
<br />
Gary</div>

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			<title>Newbie With A Quick Question(s) on ASUS AI Suite II</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:37:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Hello, 
 
 
  New build (now up & running for  over 36hrs), new to ASUS motherboards, and new to this forum.  
 
 
  I’m currently using ASUS’ AI Suite II > System Information > Monitor > Sensors 
 
   
Everything appears fine, except that the +5V is varying from 5.00V to 5.160V.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Hello,<br />
<br />
<br />
  New build (now up &amp; running for  over 36hrs), new to ASUS motherboards, and new to this forum. <br />
<br />
<br />
  I’m currently using ASUS’ AI Suite II &gt; System Information &gt; Monitor &gt; Sensors<br />
<br />
  <br />
Everything appears fine, except that the +5V is varying from 5.00V to 5.160V. <br />
<br />
  <br />
Is this the actual voltage on the PSU’s +5vdc rail, or the voltage out of a MB regulator? <br />
<br />
  <br />
Also, is this varying +5v normal? <br />
<br />
  <br />
Thanks.<br />
<br />
  Al<br />
<br />
  **************************************************  *****************<br />
<b>ASUS P8Z77-V LK (</b><b>BIOS Version 0908)<b>, Intel i5 3570k @ stock 3.4Ghz/3.8Turbo,<br />
8GB (2x4) Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (</b>9-9-9-24 1.50V)<b>, Onboard Graphics (during new build)<br />
Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD<br />
Corsair HX650 650w PSU, Mouse – Logitech USB, Keyboard – Standard ps/2 (during new build), OS – WIN7 64bit Pro SP1 (Installed on SSD), HD – WD Caviar Blue 1TB (For installation of Apps &amp; Games)</b>, Optical – An Asus, and a LG Blu-Ray Combo,</b><b> 3- 120mm fans (1 CPU &amp; 2 Case , &amp; All fans are running.)</b></div>

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			<title>A8N32-SLI only recognizing 7Gb of 8Gb always 1Gb short.</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:36:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I realize this is an older motherboard but I'm so happy with the capabilities I'm reluctant to upgrade. It offers so many features and is a truely excellent "hybrid" motherboard. I actually have two with exactly the same problem. It works with just about every component I can throw at it and runs...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I realize this is an older motherboard but I'm so happy with the capabilities I'm reluctant to upgrade. It offers so many features and is a truely excellent &quot;hybrid&quot; motherboard. I actually have two with exactly the same problem. It works with just about every component I can throw at it and runs as an excellent support system for my side vintage PC restoration business. <br />
<br />
I am having an issue with each system being unable to recognize all of the installed 8Gb ECC RAM. The BIOS reports 8Gb is installed but only 7Gb is available. Prior to my upgrade to 8Gb ECC RAM, both A8N32-SLI deluxe motherboards failed to recognize 4096Mb of non-ECC RAM (only reporting 3072Mb as usable) I had installed. <br />
<br />
Memtest86+ crashed on both systems using various sets of RAM (I have 4+ sets of 8Gb ECC and 2x sets of 4Gb) while running but other Linux-based memory utilities reported zero errors with all of them. I've tinkered with BIOS settings surrounding memory holes e.t.c. but frankly I'm a bit lost. <br />
<br />
One of the A8N32-SLIs experiencing this problem has been upgraded to the latest BIOS. (for an unrelated issue pertaining to SATA HDD compatibility) The upgrade made no difference with regards to the memory issue. <br />
<br />
Can anyone lend a hand? <br />
<br />
Thanks!</div>

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			<title>Any way to save BIOS settings when updating BIOS versions?</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>I am reasonably certain the answer is no, but what the heck. 
 
Just putting together a P8Z77-V Deluxe system. I presume that trying to keep settings through an update could lead to a mismatch between setting fields and the new code. What I would like is a way to save settings and reapply after a...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I am reasonably certain the answer is no, but what the heck.<br />
<br />
Just putting together a P8Z77-V Deluxe system. I presume that trying to keep settings through an update could lead to a mismatch between setting fields and the new code. What I would like is a way to save settings and reapply after a firmware update. Is there a way?<br />
<br />
Assuming no, is there a way to capture the settings information to at least get a list of what they were prior to the update of the BIOS?</div>

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			<title>SSD cache selection on P8Z77-V Deluxe</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:41:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>I am building a new machine with an Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe. It has a  feature built in to pair a 6 Gbps drive with a cache SSD that can keep  up. I think I will have a go at that. 
 
My question is what SSD to  use. In this application I suspect the major feature should be longevity  and durability...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I am building a new machine with an Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe. It has a  feature built in to pair a 6 Gbps drive with a cache SSD that can keep  up. I think I will have a go at that.<br />
<br />
My question is what SSD to  use. In this application I suspect the major feature should be longevity  and durability rather than the absolute fastest read and write times.  Intel also has a set of software/firmware that makes use of up to 64K of  SSD to speed things up. At this point I do not know if that can be the  same SSD as Asus wants to use.<br />
<br />
Asus wants the ports for the  disk/SSD to be enabled as RAID rather than just ACHI. I don't know why.  <br />
<br />
I  am thinking 128K of SSD, but open for suggestion. Moderate price would  be good. What I need the most is an understandable reason to buy a  specific brand/model of SSD to make the most of the situation. By  understandable, I mean I can understand why the choice was made; not &quot;I  really like xx&quot;, or &quot;xx has never failed me&quot;. Now if you can say &quot;xx  absolutely cured my cancer, dandruff, and made me 40 years younger&quot; -  this I would investigate :yawn:<br />
<br />
I  would also appreciate a recommendation for an internal DVD R/W SATA  drive. There seems to be a whole lot of models with little that I  understand to differentiate them. I want to copy my CDs and DVDs's to a  disk server.</div>

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			<title>M5A88 M-EVO With Corsair</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 07:23:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>m5a88-m evo with Corsiar CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9(4x2) v5.11 . Sometimes system freezes randomly. 
No game, No overclock. Bios set to default with load XMP Profile list (9-9-9-24 1.5v). 
Tested with onboard videocard (Sideport only and UMA only and Sideport+UMA) and external videocard (HD5570, GF430), but...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>m5a88-m evo with Corsiar CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9(4x2) v5.11 . Sometimes system freezes randomly.<br />
No game, No overclock. Bios set to default with load XMP Profile list (9-9-9-24 1.5v).<br />
Tested with onboard videocard (Sideport only and UMA only and Sideport+UMA) and external videocard (HD5570, GF430), but same freezes.<br />
Specfication :<br />
-Windows7x64 Ultimate genuine and Windows XP Pro x64,x84<br />
-AMDFX4100 <br />
-PSU: Seasonic x750 (testing passed)<br />
-temperature bios monitor : cpu=39c, mb=35c<br />
-upgrade lasted bios(1701) and Asus software Driver to lastversion.<br />
<br />
How to fix this problem.<br />
<br />
Thank for help me.<br />
Jack.</div>

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			<title>Asus M51SE Built in mic</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 07:24:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hi 
I was just wondering if anyone knows where i can find a datasheet or what the brand of the built in mic is in the Asus M51SE laptop</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Hi<br />
I was just wondering if anyone knows where i can find a datasheet or what the brand of the built in mic is in the Asus M51SE laptop</div>

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			<title>ASUS P5QL-E. Conflict with PCI Slot?</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 06:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Good day from Greece 
 
I have built a Home Server Computer, based on the Asus P5QL-E Mobo, the Intel Pentium D - 935 Presler, 3.2 GHz CPU, and the WHS (Windows Home Server 1, not the newer Windows Home Server 2011) OS. The system disc is a Western Digital WD5002ABYS - 500GB, Enterprise RE3 Series....</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Good day from Greece<br />
<br />
I have built a Home Server Computer, based on the Asus P5QL-E Mobo, the Intel Pentium D - 935 Presler, 3.2 GHz CPU, and the WHS (Windows Home Server 1, not the newer Windows Home Server 2011) OS. The system disc is a Western Digital WD5002ABYS - 500GB, Enterprise RE3 Series.<br />
<br />
This WHS Computer is housed in a Lian-Li PC-201B case, with two 750W PSUs, an Etasis Gaming and a PCPower &amp; Cooling Silent. The two PSUs were required  to drive 19 HDDs in total, necessary to have an ample capacity of data storage.<br />
<br />
More hardware on it include an Asus EAH4350 Silent Graphics Card, which remains permanently installed, and two PCI SATA Controllers. The first is a <a href="http://www.highpoint-tech.cn/usa/rr1820a.htm" target="_blank"><u>Highpoint RocketRaid 1820A</u></a> PCI-X, 8-SATA Disc Controller and the other is a Promise Technology <a href="http://firstweb.promise.com/product/product_detail_eng.asp?product_id=139" target="_blank"><u>SATA300 TX4</u></a>, PCI 4-SATA Disc Controller. Both are provided with drivers for Windows Server 2003, fully compatible with WHS (WHS core is the same with Windows Server 2003 OS). There are also 2 x 1GB Apacer DDR2, PC2-4300, 533MHz RAM DIMMs, a Lite-On DVD-ROM drive, a Floppy drive and, of course, the bundle of the HDDs.<br />
<br />
The first controller (RocketRaid) is installed on the PCI1 slot (the one nearest to the PCI-E slots) and the second controller (Promise) is installed on the PCI3 slot (the outermost slot, near the motherboard end). The RocketRaid controller was firstly installed, when the system was at its building process. It was recognized by the motherboard (it has its own BIOS) and then it was recognized by the OS, after the installation of its drivers. The second controller (Promise) was installed later, after the installation of the OS. It was detected by the OS and the wizard asked for the drivers, which were installed correctly and &quot;seen&quot; by the OS.<br />
<br />
So far so good.<br />
<br />
What draw my attention, after the installation of the second controller, is that, at start up and before the booting of the OS, I receive an annoying message saying that there is no floppy drive detected. I double checked the cables (both, power and signal) and they are in position and well attached. I wonder if there is a conflict between the PCI3 slot and the floppy drive slot.<br />
<br />
How can I check it and - most importantly - how can I resolve the problem?<br />
Would a changing from PCI1 slot to PCI2 slot do any good?<br />
<br />
Thank you in advance.<br />
-</div>

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			<title>Intergrated Webcam brand</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:43:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hi 
just wondering what intergrated webcams are used in the Asus M51s laptops 
this would really be helpful</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Hi<br />
just wondering what intergrated webcams are used in the Asus M51s laptops<br />
this would really be helpful</div>

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			<title>Asus P8Z77 - V Delux Mechanical/engineering drawing</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 03:07:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Never mind. I have managed without the drawings. It appears that the Ripjaws X RAM will fit. Unfortunately I have still not been able to actually buy the cooler. Still out of stock in the only US dealer. 
 
 
I am trying to resolve the ability to use a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU cooler and...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Never mind. I have managed without the drawings. It appears that the Ripjaws X RAM will fit. Unfortunately I have still not been able to actually buy the cooler. Still out of stock in the only US dealer.<br />
<br />
<br />
I am trying to resolve the ability to use a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU cooler and G.Skill Ripjaws X RAM with this motherboard. On the bright side, I have been unable to buy one of these coolers in the US for weeks. I have gotten different answers to this question. Some say yes; others say no. The problem is some of both sets of answers come from believable sources. What I am not sure about is how much the answers are altered by the exact motherboard. I am trying to make a CAD drawing based on the published mechanical drawings of the cooler, measurements of the RAM and motherboard RAM socket, and the positioning of all the pieces. My initial measurements and calculations say it works; but I am just not sure. So I am trying to do it over with better precision. Something I am doing is resulting in possibly wrong answers. Not a real help. I have a strong feeling I am screwing something up. But I really want to know. My personal choice to make it work is to remove the heat spreaders from the RAM or buy another set of RAM. I am under domestic pressure to get this done. I don't know when I will be able to buy the cooler and adding a week to that for new RAM will have me sleeping on the couch and eating dog food. I do not believe trying to cut up the cooler is a good idea. But I need to know ASAP.<br />
<br />
I lack proper tools to make some of the measurements on the MB. I am looking for a detailed mechanical drawing of the MB with dimensions of component placement. A CAD file could work if I can convert it to something I can display. What I need mostly is the distance from the center of the CPU to the edge of the first (preferably second) RAM socket, the height of the top of the CPU heat spreader to the surface of the MB. The official height of the RAM socket would be useful.<br />
<br />
Anyone have an idea of where I might find such a file. Searching has been futile.</div>

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			<title>Asus Z9PE-D8 WS: Overview of typical issues / solutions / unresolved issues  --- PLEASE HELP!</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:13:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hi to everybody! 
I encountered several problems with this mainboard and I hope someone here on the forum is able to help me. It will take some time to read all that I wrote but I think if you will be patient, you will agree that is definitely worth it! 
 
_I highlighted__every part__that__is...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><a href="http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20130430034349971&amp;board_id=1&amp;model=Z9PE-D8+WS&amp;page=1&amp;SLanguage=en-us" target="_blank">  <br />
</a>  Hi to everybody!<br />
I encountered several problems with this mainboard and I hope someone here on the forum is able to help me. It will take some time to read all that I wrote but I think if you will be patient, you will agree that is definitely worth it!<br />
<br />
<u>I highlighted</u><u>every part</u><u>that</u><u>is important</u><u>, </u><u>and my questions</u><u>are preceded by </u><u>&quot;<font color="red">Q.</font>&quot;</u><br />
<br />
First of all my configuration:<br />
<br />
- 2 x Intel Xeon 2687W<br />
- 4 x 8GB Samsung M393B1K70DH0-CK0 modules, ECC / Registered<br />
- 1 x Seasonic Platinum 1000W PSU<br />
- 1 x Samsung 830 SSD<br />
- 1 x NVidia 7800 GTX<br />
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit OS <br />
<br />
Please note that <b>I kept the installed hardware @ the bare minimum , just to test and solve the issues I'm experiencing.</b><br />
<br />
I used another  graphics card from ATI too, cheap but way more recent than the old 7800 GTX.<br />
<br />
Also you must <b>keep in mind that I made a &quot;raw&quot; Windows installation , without any specified or updated driver</b> for the hardware installed and I did not installed any of the software/drivers on the CDs that comes with the mainboard.<br />
<br />
I will try to explain the problems encountered by dividing them into phases, making a chronicle of my experience with this mainboard, both indicating solutions to commonly encountered problems (when I managed to find them!) and asking you tips and explanations for the problems that still are there.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>1)</b> Initially I could not get a POST no matter what, the mainboard showed on Q-CODE display virtually the entire range of possible error codes, like a causal extraction of numbers.<br />
<br />
With both 2 and just 1 CPU installed, and with all 4 or just 1 RAM modules.<br />
<br />
I soon realized that the only possible explanation for such behavior was some kind of problem with the memory.<br />
<br />
After dozens of attempts, resets, clearing CMOS, etc.. the board still refused to boot.<br />
<br />
Then something very strange happened: I tried with some cheap RAM - same result - BUT after that, when I put back the Samsung modules, the mainboard has finally begun to &quot;collaborate&quot; and I had no problems getting a POST and boot.<br />
<br />
As if, once &quot;tasted&quot; the worst, she understood that was best for her to be &quot;satisfied&quot;  with the ECC / Registered PC12800 (1.600Mhz) modules from Samsung, @ 100 Euro x piece ..........<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>2)</b> After some boots I noticed that the BIOS indicated that portion of the installed memory was not used, or rather seemed &quot;invisible&quot; to the system: at first only a &quot;half&quot; module (the BIOS gave about 28GB available instead of 32GB, so half a module of 8 GB was missed), then after other attempts and resets, even disappeared the entire RAM bank, showing only 24GB (!).<br />
<br />
<b>An option on the menu &quot;Advanced / Chipset / Memory&quot; showed sometimes the message (bank) &quot;Present: 0 MB&quot;, sometimes the equally ominous &quot;Present: Disabled&quot;.</b><br />
<br />
Here, too, after dozens of attempts and after reversing the two CPU from socket 1 to 2 and vice versa, I managed to &quot;convince&quot; the mainboard to accept the harsh reality of the existence of 32GB of RAM on the DIMM .......<br />
<br />
<u>PLEASE NOTE that I have examined very carefully all the pins of both sockets and all of them  are absolutely PERFECTS.</u><br />
<br />
I read on variuos forum that other users have had this same issue with this mainboard and no one was able to find an explanation and it seems that they are not even able to overcome the problem: in this regard I have some luck, at least.....<br />
<b><font color="red"><br />
Q. </font>Someone can enlighten me on this issue?</b><br />
<br />
<b><br />
<br />
3)</b> In the process of course <b>I tried to update the BIOS from the original 3206 to the newest 3302.....not only did not help to solve the problem of RAM &quot;disappearance&quot;, but it has added another</b>: after each system restart, the mainboard remained &quot;alive&quot; only for a few seconds and then suddenly turn off and restart, repeating the whole loop endlessly.<br />
<br />
<b>The only way to stop this behavior was - @ every single system restart&quot;!!! - the CLEAR CMOS option.</b><b><br />
<br />
Alternatively, I found out that setting jumper  ME Recovery on the &quot;enable&quot; - AND KEEPING it as such - allowed the mainboard to systematically avoid  the &quot;deadly loop&quot; </b>but it is clear that this could not be a solution ( I do not think that the ME Recovery jumper must be always on) and the entire boot seemed slower than normal.<br />
<b><br />
<font color="red">Q. </font>By the way, what is exactly the ME Recovery?</b> <b>Enabling it what exactly does?</b><br />
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In the end, <b>I found the definitive solution for pure casualness: </b>after restoring the original BIOS 3206 and above all <b>after disassembling the entire system and reversing the CPU from the socket 1 to 2, everything turned back to &quot;normal&quot; in the sense that the mainborad stopped the strange loop on every reboot.</b><br />
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<u>Note that this issue,too, was already reported by some users, as I found out in other forum.</u><br />
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<b>4)</b> <b>The BIOS shows that the processors speed is 1200 Mhz</b> (instead of 3100) and also the voltage is much lower than normal (obvious consequence).<br />
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<b>If I do a CLEAR CMOS, the mainboard sets speed again to 3100 Mhz but this ONLY LAST until the next reboot of the system, then  lowers again the frequency to 1200 MHz.</b><br />
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All this does not disturb the performance because obviously Windows autonomously manages the CPUs clock frequency and voltages depending on the workload.<br />
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It seems to be a bizarre setting of this mainboard that seems to try to save energy at bootup.<br />
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Or is not? It can be a sign that something's wrong? I personally do not think that's the case because this &quot;issue&quot; has already been reported by many users (again!) on other forums and it seems to be a peculiarity of the board or - most likely - of the newer BIOSes.<br />
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<font color="red">Q. </font><b>Can someone tell me more about it?</b><br />
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<b>5)</b> Now, the problems that remained unresolved.<br />
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Various monitoring software <u>in Windows environment</u> (such as CPU-Z, HWINFO64, AIDA64, etc.) show that <u>both CPUs have a frequency of 1200 Mhz</u> (which should be normal in the absence of workloads - <b><font color="red">Q. </font>right?</b>) BUT <b>all the various cores - almost at random - experience a sudden increase in frequency with &quot;Turbo&quot;activation</b>, but <b>not caused by any software running or any element that can stress the CPUs</b> ,<b> along with an equally sudden increase in voltage.</b><br />
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This phenomenon is repeated continuously without stopping.<br />
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Sudden changes of frequency and voltage (about 1.1 V), then return to 1200 MHz and minimum voltage (about 0.8 V).<br />
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Initially it did not seem to happen,  I noticed this thing after updating the BIOS to version 3302: I've now restored the 3206 but the phenomenon persists.<br />
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<b><font color="red">Q. </font>Now I ask: is this normal behavior or is a symptom that something's wrong?</b><br />
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<b>6)</b> Again RAM issue, and once again a strange one.<br />
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 Although now the BIOS always recognizes the 32GB installed, in Windows there is something strange: <b>some software (HWINFO64, AIDA64) shows 32 GB accurately (32768 Mb) while only CPU-Z show values &#8203;&#8203;slightly lower - but not correct (32718 or 32720 Mb, depending on how he feels ...).</b><br />
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Of course I thoroughly tested each memory module with various software and I did also stress test for over 24h with MemTest86 +,with absolutely NO ERRORS detected.<br />
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What's more, one of the CPUs recognizes and correctly handles all modules (whether I entrust her all 4 or just 1), and behaves perfectly on both socket 1 and 2.<br />
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While the problem seems to affect only the other CPU, that show it in both sockets: does not hold all 4 modules (i.e. if I install this CPU alone with all 32 GB entrusted to her, at least 1 module of 8 GB &quot;vanishes&quot;...) and also whether I install both CPUs the problem I described above (several megabytes &quot;disappeared&quot;) happens, but ONLY if I installed all 32 GB (obviously divided between the 2 sockets).<br />
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It seems this CPU has some problem on the memory controller  (at least this is my inference) ..... <b><font color="red">Q. </font>this is the only explanation or there may be something else?</b><br />
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Curiously enough, if the &quot;faulty&quot; CPU is, for example, on the socket 2 and I insert the RAM modules on the DIMM &quot;G1&quot; &amp; &quot;H1&quot; rather than the &quot;E1&quot; &amp; &quot;F1&quot; (as described by the manual) CPU-Z shows the correct values &#8203;&#8203;(32768 Mb) but, as was to be expected, there is a decline in memory performance.<br />
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Another curious thing is that I tried to install both CPUs and put all 4 RAM modules only on socket 1 (where is the &quot;healthy&quot; CPU), leaving socket 2 - where sit the &quot;faulty&quot; CPU - free of RAM : the system recognizes all 32 GB correctly BUT while HWINFO64 &amp; Aida 64 reports them running in Quad-Channel mode (!!!), once again CPU-Z only disagrees and can not indicate the &quot;channel mode&quot; in which they operate, furthermore showing  that the RAM run at 500 Mhz instead of the normal 800 (as if they were DDR 1060 instead of DDR 1600).<br />
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<b><font color="red">Q. </font>By the way, it is correct that the RAM setted on pair on both sockets as the manual reccomend (16 GB on socket 1, DIMM A1 &amp; B1 and 16 GB on socket 2, DIMM E1 &amp; F1) <u>run in Dual-Channel mode</u> (as happens in my mobo)?</b><br />
<b><font color="red">Q. </font>There is a way to run them (4 modules x 8 GB) in Quad-Channel on this mobo or I need 8 modules and fill all the RAM DIMM on both sockets?</b><br />
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I did some tests and benchmarks and there not seems to be big difference between the &quot;correct&quot; RAM configuration (from the manual: 16 GB on socket 1, DIMM A1 &amp; B1 and 16 GB on socket 2, DIMM E1 &amp; F1) and the wild one tried by me ...  although there are some inconsistencies:  benchmarks from AIDA64 not seems to feel any differences, while GeekBench do not like at all the 4 modules on a single socket and heavily penalizes the score.<br />
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Finally, PassMark tests are the most ambiguous because PCMark (evaluation of CPUs) approves and returns a very high score (which I believe is not reliable) while MemMark (of the same package, which assesses the memories) returns very poor values &#8203;for the RAM performance.<br />
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<b><font color="red">Q. </font>Therefore, I believe that is not a good solution to put all 4 modules on sockets 1 and probably it may  cause a performance decline: what do you think?</b><br />
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<u>Last question</u>: when I install one CPU alone, even with just 1 RAM module, AIDA64 benchmarks for memory test show decent values - for ex., let's say 15.000 on &quot;Memory Read test&quot; - but when I install both CPUs, even with all 32GB of RAM, I get a sensible drop in performance - like 11.800 in the very same test.<br />
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Also &quot;Memory Write &amp; Copy test&quot; values drops considerably.<br />
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The latency rises from, let's say, 69ms to 80.<br />
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And this happens no matter what (switching CPU from socket 1 to 2 and viceversa, switching memory modules, less modules, more modules, BIOS setting,etc.).<br />
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<b><font color="red">Q. </font>Is it normal? I mean, with 2 CPU is somewhat &quot;physiological&quot; a decline in memory performance? Or ,on the contrary, it is a sign of something wrong?</b><br />
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<b>7) </b>Last &quot;issue&quot;. <b>As soon as I see the Windows logo on my monitor, the Q-CODE display of the board show <u>value 22</u></b>, and stays so forever. <br />
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I have not tested the system 24h/7, only some benchmark &amp; simple software, so I can't be 100% sure that it is absolutely stable.<br />
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Altough I feel optimistic about that.<br />
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<b>I did some search on internet and found out that no one can say clearly what this code 22 is</b>, which is the cause and <b>especially if it is a real problem or not</b>: I've read about people who had this same report but whose system seemed stable at 100%.<br />
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<b><font color="red">Q. </font>Somenone here has an exhaustive answer? And, by the way, what should be the &quot;correct&quot; code (ie that everything is ok in the system) that the Q-CODE display should show after boot?</b><br />
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<u>Last notes:</u> trying to solve all the issues described above I did several tests, for example using a video card, then the other one, moving them in each slot to see if there were benefits.<br />
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I've tried changing various parameters in the BIOS: first all on &quot;Auto&quot;, then I tried to manually setting the values &#8203;&#8203;of the RAM timings, speed and voltage.<br />
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Disabled PCIE slots not being used, disabled the onboard video. And vice versa.<br />
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<b><font color="red">Q. </font>Is there anything else I could try?</b><br />
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By the way, I also noticed that <u>some of the CPU settings such as QPI Link 0s and 0c are set by the BIOS to &quot;disabled&quot;, while only QPI Link 1 is &quot;enabled&quot;</u>: <b><font color="red">Q.  </font>is this normal? It's useful to enable the other two settings? What are they? it is better to disable all 3?</b><br />
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I made a few attempts but do not seem to have any effect neither positive nor negative on the system ....<br />
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If you have read so far, thanks!!! I hope someone can help me. <b><u>Thanks in advance for every reply.</u></b></div>

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			<title>P6T SE updated orom for SSD RAID 0 TRIM?</title>
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			<description>Is it possible to update the latest bios for a p6t se to support trim in a ssd raid 0 array? if so is there anyone who could do this for me? 
 
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Does anybody have experience with the ASUS M5A97-R2 and AM3+ CPU installed (FX Bulldozer series. Any should have AMD-Vi support with IOMMU if I'm not mistaken) on a Xen or KVM enabling the IOMMU for PCI passthrough? Using Ubuntu 12.04 server currently with KVM installed.  
 
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Does anybody have experience with the ASUS M5A97-R2 and AM3+ CPU installed (FX Bulldozer series. Any should have AMD-Vi support with IOMMU if I'm not mistaken) on a Xen or KVM enabling the IOMMU for PCI passthrough? Using Ubuntu 12.04 server currently with KVM installed. <br />
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Planning on passing through a PCIe card to a Win platform since it does not support Linux platform. Any advice? Thanks</div>

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			<description><![CDATA[Hi, and thanks for helping.  If you have this board could you please list the code your motherboard is displaying on the LED readout?  Especially if you have a Windows 7 machine.  I've been trying to diagnose an error 22 for quite some time now and Asus support is trying to help but they haven't...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Hi, and thanks for helping.  If you have this board could you please list the code your motherboard is displaying on the LED readout?  Especially if you have a Windows 7 machine.  I've been trying to diagnose an error 22 for quite some time now and Asus support is trying to help but they haven't got anywhere with this yet.  If I can get some people to post the codes they are getting I can use that information to help with my situation.  I would greatly appreciate any help anyone who has this board can give.  Thanks so much in advance.</div>

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