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Old Aug 26, 2007, 10:11 AM   #1
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ASUS Motherboards - Check for BIOS Updates
I'm not sure if all ASUS boards have gotten an update. BUT, the P5N-E Sli board recently got an update to BIOS 703.

The Update Description reads:

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P5N-E SLI BIOS 0703
1. Enhance compatibility of certain memroy module.
2. Support new CPUs, please refer to our website at:
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us&model=P5N-E%20SLI
3. Add support for SLP 2.0.
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Start here to check for Updates for your motherboard:

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-
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For prompt info on many of motherboard's BIOS, onboard devices drivers, firmwares and utilities, on both final released and BETA softwares,
you may want to try this site -- page special drivers
then if you desired you can get the softwares from makers directly later on.
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I'm glad to know that. I'm always the cautious one when it comes to a 'see all/give all" type of website. I've encountered too many snares and traps through the years.

So, since I don't have a house full of motherboards, it's easier to just go to the main source.
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ah, you make me laugh. lol. okay so, the info is for people who are not cautious about recieving info then.
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lol Tips i happened to post the info of the station-drivers.com/, not those sites.

and for Asus's, Asus still leaving the FTP open to public download (asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/), so users can browse the server directly for new files, as some may not know.
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OK...Now I'm going to let you in on the secret as to why I was looking for BIOS and Driver Updates for this motherboard.

I've noticed a HOST of PCI standard RAM Controllers in my Device Manager/System Devices list.

I've never seen so many!!!



Since this board is an Nvidia 650i SLI board, shouldn't the RAM controllers be NForce controllers?

I've updated the BIOS and also updated the Chipset drivers. The latest Chipset drivers I can find are from January of this year.

But, with all the updating I've done, I'm still seeing all those Standard RAM controllers.
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never seen anything like that lol, but i've never used any nvidia chipset yet.
however, there must be a reason why many same registry entries do exist in there.
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Actually, the chipset I've installed is from FEB. Version: 8.43

I've just never seen so many instances listed. Of course, I'm mostly used to using Intel boards, too.
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i have to quick google for that lol , for "duplicate PCI standard RAM controller" and it seems like it's there for a good reason and it's normal.
check for more info on this again yourself.
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i have to quick google for that lol , for "duplicate PCI standard RAM controller" and it seems like it's there for a good reason and it's normal.
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LORL!!!

When I Google for that -- with the quotes -- the only hit I get is for THIS thread on DriverHeaven!!! LOL!!

So, Mr. PangingJr, if you have a link to some information, I'd love to see what you got.
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I got adventurous and simply Removed all the instances of the PCI standard RAM Controller.

When I rebooted, Windows put them all back.

And, NO, I did NOT simply replace the motherboard. I did a clean format of the system drive and installed Windows completely fresh just a few weeks ago.
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yes that's the web page, it was the first result when i google that lastnight.
since i have no knowledge about the entry and the chipset, so i didn't look for any further info and leave that to you, Dyre Straits.
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yes that's the web page, it was the first result when i google that lastnight.
since i have no knowledge about the entry and the chipset, so i didn't look for any further info and leave that to you, Dyre Straits.


Since Windows insists on putting these devices back, I'll leave well enough alone for now.
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my guess (and use some small common sense) is that, all those duplicate entry are just some generic system devices, that don't really require drivers for, and there is a good reason and not a bad thing for all those entry to be there. or otherwise, the Windows whould act up on you already. but it's still only a guess.
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