DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX - Living Review

[Hyper]

Has anyone gotten the JMicron controller to disable? I am using the 10/7 bios and it still wont boot if you disbale the JMicron and have the ICH10 in ACHI.

Thanks.

[Clunk]

Welcome to the forums

I haven't tried this to be honest, my disk isn't set up as AHCI.

Are you sure you have the SATA cables in the right sockets?

[Praz]

DFI LP JR P45-T2R, 10/30 BIOS
575x7.5, Memory 1152MHz
E8600
2x2GB OCZ PC2-9200 Flex II 1050MHz 5-5-5-18
SAPPHIRE 4870
OCZ Core SSD
Orange Slots Used For Memory

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CPU Feature Page
Thermal Management Control................Enabled
PPM(EIST) Mode............................Enabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal........................Disabled
CIE Function..............................Auto
Execute Disable Bit.......................Enabled
Virtualization Technology.................Enabled
Core Multi-Processing.....................Enabled

Main BIOS Page
Exist Setup Shutdown......................Mode 2
Shutdown after AC loss....................Enabled
AC Shutdown free..........................Enabled
O.C. Fail Retry Counter...................1
O.C. Fail CMOS Reload.....................Disabled
CPU Clock Ratio........................... 7.5x
CPU N/2 Ratio.............................Enabled
CPU Clock.................................575 MHz
Boot Up Clock.............................Auto
CPU Clock Amplitude....................... 800mV
CPU Clock0 Skew........................... 200ps
CPU Clock0 Skew...........................   0ps
DRAM Speed................................333/667
PCIE Clock................................100MHz

CPU Spread Spectrum.......................Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum......................Disabled

Voltage Setting Page 
CPU VID Special Add.......................+137.5mV
DRAM Voltage Control......................2.001V
SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage...................1.55V
NB Core Voltage...........................1.4075
CPU VTT Voltage...........................1.26V
VCore Droop Control.......................Enabled
Clockgen Voltage Control..................3.45V
CPU GTL 0/2 REF Volt......................0.67X
CPU GTL 1/3 REF Volt......................0.67X
North Bridge GTL REF Volt ................0.61X
FSB Vref..................................  2A

DRAM Timing Page
Enhance Data Transmitting.................Fast
Enhance Addressing........................Fast
T2 Dispatch...............................Auto
Clock Setting Fine Delay..................Listed Below

Flex Memory Mode..........................Auto
CAS Latency Time (tCL)....................5
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD).................5
RAS# Precharge (tRP)......................Auto
Precharge Delay (tRAS)....................15
All Precharge to Act......................8
REF to ACT Delay (tRFC)...................60
Performance Level.........................10
Read Delay Phase Adjust...................Listed Below
Write to PRE Delay (tWR)..................14
Rank Write to Read (tWTR).................11
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD)...................3
Read to Write Delay (tRDWR)...............8
Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR)..............Auto
Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD)...............Auto
Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP)................3
ALL PRE to Refresh........................8

Read Delay Phase Adjust Page
Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 1 Phase 1 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 1 Phase 2 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 1 Phase 3 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 1 Phase 4 Pull-In.................Auto

Channel 2 Phase 0 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 2 Phase 1 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 2 Phase 2 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 2 Phase 3 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 2 Phase 4 Pull-In.................Auto

Clock Setting Fine Delay Page
DLL and RCOMP Settings   .................By Menu
Ch1 DRAM Default Skew.....................Model 5
Ch2 DRAM Default Skew.....................Model 5
RCOMP Setting.............................Model 0

Fine Delay Step Degree....................70ps


Ch1 Clock Crossing Setting................Auto
DIMM 1 Clock fine delay...................Current 2476ps
DIMM 2 Clock fine delay...................Current 2476ps
Ch 1 Control0 fine delay..................Current  472ps
Ch 1 Control1 fine delay..................Current  472ps
Ch 1 Control2 fine delay..................Current  410ps
Ch 1 Control3 fine delay..................Current  394ps
Ch 1 Command fine delay...................Current  472ps

Ch2 Clock Crossing Setting................Auto
DIMM 3 Clock fine delay...................Current 2492ps
DIMM 4 Clock fine delay...................Current 2428ps
Ch 2 Control0 fine delay..................Current  442ps
Ch 2 Control1 fine delay..................Current  442ps
Ch 2 Control2 fine delay..................Current  346ps
Ch 2 Control3 fine delay..................Current  332ps
Ch 2 Command fine delay...................Current  442ps

Ch1Ch2 CommonClock Setting................Auto

Ch1 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay..................Auto
Ch1 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay..................Auto
Ch1 Command to CS Delay...................Auto

Ch2 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay..................Auto
Ch2 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay..................Auto
Ch2 Command to CS Delay...................Auto

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[Praz]

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[Praz]

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[Clunk]

Very impressive

[Retro]

Originally Posted by Clunk

Yep, just trying to rule things out

Always a good idea to rule out any possible causes.
Well, I have now tried my last option to try to fix the 4x Link Width problem, another power supply. I got permission from a friend to borrow his "box" so I could connect his FSP Fortron 1000 Watt. Nice power supply, I must say, almost made me want to buy one myself, but they are not cheap! As soon as I powered up, the Link Width was at 4x. As always, I re-booted until it came up at 8x. But it still would boot at 4x randomly,
exact same behavior as with my PCP&C 750.
So, I have tried all possible options, bioses, settings, re-seating the video card, complete cmos clearing, and power supply (although one could continue to try more power supplies but I think that would be a bit much!).
The only good thing is that I can get it into 8x eventually by re-booting, but that is becoming a pain!
Hopefully, there is a possible permanent cure with a new bios release, although I am not sure if that can be done either. I am going to continue for a while longer with the board since it is otherwise working splendidly, but I am also considering going back to an ATX board if I must. Fortunately I have kept a couple of my previous ATX cases.

[Clunk]

That's not good then. I think from what DFI said, it's not a BIOS fault, so might be worth RMAing the board.

It would be a shame to dump it completely though, normally they work great

[Retro]

Originally Posted by Clunk

That's not good then. I think from what DFI said, it's not a BIOS fault, so might be worth RMAing the board.

It would be a shame to dump it completely though, normally they work great

I foolishly forgot to thank you again for all your help and good advise, Clunk! Appreciate the enquires with DFI also.
Yes, it would be a shame to dump an otherwise good working board. But I will probably choose to avoid the RMA route, the cost of shipping the board to the U.S., plus the duty charges our government here imposes on us, even if it's an item for warranty repair or replacement, makes it not worthwhile. And there is the down-time, which can be lengthy in such cases, not just on DFI's part, but shipping times and waiting for customs clearance at the borders can be brutal.
Buying a replacement board, while more costly overall, allows me to make the swap at my convenience and within a short time, usually a day or two. While I have encountered faulty hardware before doing many system builds, they have been few and far between, fortunately

[Clunk]

Just wondering why it has to go back to the US? Don't your retailers look after you over there? Here, for the first year, the retailer has to handle any RMA.

But yeah, I can understand what a pain it can be.