Updating Drivers

[REMA1]

hello...hope allare well
 my specs.....GA-790XTA-UD4 BIOS F2     , AMD PhII x4 965 BE Revision RB0C3 (125W)
XFX Radeon 5770 1GB  amd 10.4 drivers ,     Kingston HyperX Dual Channel Kit - minne - 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB ) - DIMM 240-pin - DDR3   KHX1600C9D3K2/4G running at 1600  9,9,9,27  1.8V ,  Corsair TX750 PSU,
Cooler Master Hyper TX 3 - processorcoolerer, Win 7 64 bit 7 Home Premium, NZXT case. DEll 2¤2 screen connected by HDMI

I have had occasions where the PC will shutdown then restart....I have now changed a setting that will stop the PC automatically restarting on a Critical error...although I have read other threads and this doesn't seem to work with this problem...Anyway I have run Memtest86+ but found no errors...I know this doesn't meanthe RAM is good...only that it passed the test.
Anyway what I am trying to do is to make sure all my drivers are up to date...The sound drivers I have are
a) ATI HDMI Audio  driver vers 6.0.1.5897
b) Realtex high definition audio 6.0.1.6029
Network adapters Realtex PCIe GBE Family Controller 7.6.820.2009
I also have realtex HD Audio manager

on the gigabyte website there are two updates namely the Audi  version R2.46 (think I tried this before but lost the realtex HD audio manager) and the Realtek Realtek LAN Driver 7.017
My question is :
do I need to upadte these and how do I know if I need to update the other drivers ?

Thanks fo the help 

[bofh1971]

Hi there

Realtek's audio drivers were the reason my pc was blue screening
the latest ones from www.realtek.com.tw should be ok
they do a standard HD-Audio driver that includes the Audio manager with all the cool effects etc.

they also host the ATI HDMI driver

Latest drivers are a good place to start when trying to solve stability issues

windows will often report that the VGA driver has failed , when in fact it is the result of a different driver failing.

good luck

[REMA1]

any one know what the latest Bios update does...and could it help with the randomshutdowns ?
F3 2010/05/13 Update CPU AGESA 3.7.0.0
Support GIGABYTE On/Off Charge


http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=3263&ver=

thanks

[absic]

Hi,

Running the same board with BIOS F3. The basic change is to enable the AMD Phenom ii Hex Core CPU's to be run on this board, which they do.

However, this version of BIOS has disabled some of the options regarding IDE/SATA which means I now have to go through the POST checking for IDE devices that aren't there. You might also want to check out this thread: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,1949.msg8699.html#msg8699 with another issue regarding the F3 BIOS.

I have experienced the odd BSOD and have found them to be due to memory timing & voltage. If you haven't got this set correctly in BIOS (F2 & F3) the system will crash. Try running your system with default settings (it will downclock the memory to 1333 Mhz) and run like that for a while to see if the problem persists. If the system runs OK then just alter the Memory Clock to 8x (make no other changes) to give your 1600 Mhz memory and see how that runs. I have discovered that my Corsair memory is happy at this but if I start altering timings and voltages to those stated it becomes very unstable.

Hope this helps

ATB

[REMA1]

absic115 ...sorry to hear that you are having prob's with F3......I guess UR saying that I should NOT update from F2 to F3,,,

with regards the RAM  part num KHX1600C9D3K2   I am presently at 1.8 v and beleive I can go to 1.9V
Should I try this first?...the crashes are random and can go 2-4 weeks betwwen ..then i'll get two or three.

otherwise dropping it down to 1333Mhz  should I run at 1.5V timimg still 9,9,9,27 ?

links tothe ram   http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/KHX1600C9D3K2_4G.pdf
http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/products/khx_ddr3.asp

thanks and good luck with the new CPU

[absic]

Hi,

To be honest the F3 BIOS is OK but the Gigabyte Techies have decided to change some things that didn't need changing. If you are not too worried about the loss of disabling the IDE channel and the other minor niggles I would go for the F3. (I haven't noticed bad errors with temps but I don't use AMD over-drive or Easytune. At present by CPU temp is 26 C and I have been running the rig since 7 am this morning.

The memory problems were mainly encountered with the F2 BIOS and as I have only been running the F3 for 4 days I can't give a full opinion but it does seem to be pretty solid once you get past POST and BOOT.

I would suggest letting BIOS handle your memory configuration in the first instance. This will downclock to 1333 Mhz and set the optimal timings and voltages. For example my Corsair Dominator should run at 1.65 volts but is currently running at 1.5 and is stable with all of the timing settings at default.

Once this is done and, if the system appears to be stable, just alter the Memory Clock as I mentioned earlier, leaving all other settings at default (AUTO), this seems to be working for me. OK, the timings aren't exactly as they should be (8,8,8,24) but to be honest I haven't noticed any drop in performance!

ATB

[REMA1]

Hi.... Quote" If you are not too worried about the loss of disabling the IDE channel and the other minor niggles I would go for the F3." UNQuote

I have AWD 640gb black sata HDD and a PCiE graphic card......would I miss this function ? i.e the IDE?

what the best metfhod to update in your opinion.I have no floppy drive... The sytem "appears" stable its jsut taht i get these a few tiomes a month.

Could the update possibly help my BSOD...the problems i have have been posted here (microsoft site)

http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/Profile/thread/6e81c400-6919-4fb3-a068-8271547e3b2b?lc=1033

thanks

[absic]

Hi,

From what you are saying I would go with the F3 BIOS as the issues I have noticed are not that great and system stability does seem to have improved since I updated.

The best way to update BIOS, in my opinion, is to use the QFlash utility.

There are a couple of steps to take before updating BIOS, the first is to download the latest version from the web. Be careful that you get the right BIOS version for your motherboard and in particular check out your motherboard's revision number prior to downloading.

Once you have downloaded the correct BIOS Unzip the folder using WinRAR, 7Zip, Winzip etc., Save the folder to your desktop for easy access.

You will find a USB Stick is the best way of flashing BIOS so make sure the stick has been formatted in FAT32. Next copy the BIOS folder, that you have extracted (and saved on your desktop) to the USB Stick.

Leave the USB stick plugged into your PC and re-boot. As the PC starts up press the "END" key on your keyboard (you might have to press the "END" key several times during start-up before you see the message regarding QFlash, this is normal so don't worry, just as you would the "DEL" key for entering BIOS). You can also get to the QFlash Utility if you are at the BIOS Home Screen by pressing F8 on your keyboard.

The PC will enter the QFlash utility and you need to locate the folder on the USB Stick and then follow the on-screen instructions. (It is worth checking out your User's Manual for a couple of screen shots Pg's 66 & 67 show these.)

When the BIOS update is complete re-boot the PC and go back into BIOS.

Load optimised defaults, save and exit.

When the PC reboots you will see that the new BIOS is installed.
Here are my current system specs:

Chassis: NZXT Tempest Evo
Mobo: GA-790XTA-UD4 (BIOS F3)
CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1060T BE 125W
Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 Air cooler
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2 x CMD4GX3M2B1600C8 (8 Gig)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon ATI 4850x2 (1 Gig)
Monitors: 1 x Viewsonic 2216W & 2 x LG L194WT
Sound Card: M-Audio Delta 1010
HDD's: 2 X WD 640 Gig Caviar Black SATA3, 2 x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB, 1 x Seagate 1TB, 1 x Hitachi 500 Gig
DVD/CD: Liteon
Graphics Tablet: Wacom PTZ3
Keyboard: Microsoft Digital Media Pro
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit (Retail)

Hope this helps

ATB

[REMA1]

Thanks for the advice ...as you know the AMD PhII x4 965 BE Revision RB0C3 (125W)
is a black edition...Do you know what setting I should have for Advanced Clock Calibration ( sét at disabled at the moment) ? should this be set to AUTO ?  page38  in book
also AMD C1E support isst as disabled  page 46

I will update the BIOS when I have time...i.e kids not standing over me waiting for PC....  :-)    bless 'em .

thanks
Rich

[absic]

Hi,

Do you know what setting I should have for Advanced Clock Calibration ( sét at disabled at the moment) ? should this be set to AUTO ? Also AMD C1E support isst as disabled

I have left these both at their default settings. As I mentioned before, once I updated BIOS to F3 I loaded optimized defaults. I then disabled a few of the integrated peripherals that I don't use (On-board ESATA, Audio and Serial Port) and the only thing I changed in MIT was the Set Memory Clock from AUTO to MANUAL and the Memory clock from x6.66 to x8 which gives the 1600 Mhz rating for the memory. I have left all the memory timings and voltages at default.

Hope this helps

ATB

[REMA1]

hello my usb key (crusier micro 8GB ) isn't showing in Q flash ....only floppy and HD
the files I have are 79XTAUD4.F3  (F3 file)
autoexec (windows batch file ..this doesn't appear to be copied when I transfer files to usb key)
and FLASHSPI (Aplication)

waht am I doing wrong please :-O doh!!!!
thanks

[Dark Mantis]

Hi
Your USB key needs to be 2Gb or less and inserted before booting. It must also be formatted to FAT or FAT32.

[absic]

Hi,

When using USB Key for flashing BIOS you need to make sure that it is formatted as FAT32.

The F3 BIOS folder (once downloaded and extracted) should have 3 files in it and is called mb_bios_ga-790xta-ud4_f3. These are: 79XTAUD4.F3 (1,024 KB) - autoexec (1KB) - FLASHSPI (26KB).

The folder with all 3 files needs to be copied to the USB stick. (If you are having trouble copying any of the files, try disabling your Anti-virus first)

When you restart your PC and enter QFlash the USB Drive will actually appear as a HDD (on my machine it shows as HDD 6-0 as I have 5 other HDD's installed.) and you need to select the HDD option and you should then find the folder, select this and then the BIOS update should be there.

Your USB key needs to be 2Gb or less and inserted before booting. It must also be formatted to FAT or FAT32.

Sorry this isn't exactly true as I have successfully flashed with 4 & 8 gig sticks.

Hope this helps

[Dark Mantis]

Thanks for the info absic115, I stand corrected on that point. I am sure that used to be the case though.

[absic]

Yes, in the dark old days when we were all much younger! But then, computers were much easier back then too!