> I don't think that this rules out overclocking. The overclocked CPU > died, the non-overclocked one froze but is still alive. If nothing > else, it suggests that the overclocked CPU was more fragile against > whatever happened. It sorted out the coincidence theory. I agree with you that the overclocked cpu was more fragile. I spotted a week ago that the cpu was not as robust as at the beginning.While inspecting the capabilities of the northbridge I ran stability testings for about ~30hrs with northbridge voltages at around 1.4V (1.3V is stock). After that the system was no longer stable at 2.8GHz with 1.3125V (1.3V stock). Going back to 2.7GHz fixed the stability issues. I ran this for at least a days without any problems till it froze. It was just a coincidence that i used lm-sensors and not typical windows monitoring tools. > Looks a lot like that older bug report I mentioned where probing > address 0x2e rebooted the machine. Probably designed by the same > person, using the same or similar chip. > Exactly in oposite to the user of the DFI Lanparty board with the nvidia chipset i get no hangups when i load the it87 module manual without parameters excluding 0x2e. > > > > > The good news is that the motherboard DMI data is present: > > > > > > Base Board Information > > > Manufacturer: SAPPHIRE Inc. > > > Product Name: PC-AM2RD790 > > > > > > So we can blacklist it from i2c-piix4. I'll prepare a patch later today.. > In general, people using a BIOS which was not meant for their > motherboard should know that they are doing something wrong and should > be ready to face the consequences. That being said, it would be easy > enough to blacklist this other motherboard as well, presumably it has > the same problems. Can you provide the dmidecode information for the > DFI board / BIOS? > Other already tried to flash the dfi bios on the sapphire board and i also used it for weeks because the bios the board was shipped with had all type of issues. So I switched to the latest stable DFI bios and attached a dmidecode dump here. I also tried i2cdump at 0x4e and 0x6e. Same results as with the sapphire bios. Again the 0x6e dump stopped at 0x9e and outputs only XX till i reboot, a reload of the i2c-piix4 module does not help here. -------------- next part -------------- # dmidecode 2.9 SMBIOS 2.5 present. 54 structures occupying 2274 bytes. Table at 0x000F0000. Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes BIOS Information Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD Version: 6.00 PG Release Date: 04/16/2008 Address: 0xE0000 Runtime Size: 128 kB ROM Size: 1024 kB Characteristics: ISA is supported PCI is supported PNP is supported APM is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported BIOS ROM is socketed EDD is supported 5.25"/360 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported LS-120 boot is supported ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported BIOS boot specification is supported Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Unknow Product Name: Unknow Version: Unknow Serial Number: Unknow UUID: Not Present Wake-up Type: Power Switch SKU Number: Family: Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes Base Board Information Manufacturer: DFI Inc. Product Name: LP UT 790FX Version: 1.0 Serial Number: Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes Chassis Information Manufacturer: Unknow Type: Desktop Lock: Not Present Version: Unknow Serial Number: Asset Tag: Boot-up State: Unknown Power Supply State: Unknown Thermal State: Unknown Security Status: Unknown OEM Information: 0x00000000 Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 40 bytes Processor Information Socket Designation: Socket AM2 Type: Central Processor Family: Athlon 64 X2 Manufacturer: AMD ID: B2 0F 06 00 FF FB 8B 17 Signature: Family 15, Model 107, Stepping 2 Flags: FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip) VME (Virtual mode extension) DE (Debugging extension) PSE (Page size extension) TSC (Time stamp counter) MSR (Model specific registers) PAE (Physical address extension) MCE (Machine check exception) CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported) APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported) SEP (Fast system call) MTRR (Memory type range registers) PGE (Page global enable) MCA (Machine check architecture) CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported) PAT (Page attribute table) PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension) CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported) MMX (MMX technology supported) FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore) SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions) SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2) HTT (Hyper-threading technology) Version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ Voltage: 1.3 V External Clock: 200 MHz Max Speed: 3000 MHz Current Speed: 2600 MHz Status: Populated, Enabled Upgrade: Socket 940 L1 Cache Handle: 0x000A L2 Cache Handle: 0x000B L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided Serial Number: Asset Tag: Part Number: Core Count: 2 Core Enabled: 2 Thread Count: 2 Characteristics: 64-bit capable Handle 0x0005, DMI type 5, 24 bytes Memory Controller Information Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC Error Correcting Capabilities: None Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave Current Interleave: One-way Interleave Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB Maximum Total Memory Size: 16384 MB Supported Speeds: 70 ns 60 ns 50 ns Supported Memory Types: Standard DIMM Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V Associated Memory Slots: 4 0x0006 0x0007 0x0008 0x0009 Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities: None Handle 0x0006, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: A0 Bank Connections: None Current Speed: Unknown Type: Other Unknown EDO Installed Size: Not Installed Enabled Size: Not Installed Error Status: OK Handle 0x0007, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: A1 Bank Connections: None Current Speed: Unknown Type: Other Unknown EDO Installed Size: Not Installed Enabled Size: Not Installed Error Status: OK Handle 0x0008, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: A2 Bank Connections: 4 5 Current Speed: Unknown Type: Other Unknown EDO Installed Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection) Enabled Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection) Error Status: OK Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: A3 Bank Connections: None Current Speed: Unknown Type: Other Unknown EDO Installed Size: Not Installed Enabled Size: Not Installed Error Status: OK Handle 0x000A, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: Internal Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 128 KB Maximum Size: 128 KB Supported SRAM Types: Synchronous Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Unknown System Type: Unknown Associativity: Unknown Handle 0x000B, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: External Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 512 KB Maximum Size: 512 KB Supported SRAM Types: Synchronous Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Unknown System Type: Unknown Associativity: Unknown Handle 0x000C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: PRIMARY IDE Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x000D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: FDD Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: 8251 FIFO Compatible Handle 0x000E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: COM1 Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut) External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: DB-9 male Port Type: Serial Port 16450 Compatible Handle 0x000F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: COM2 Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut) External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: DB-9 male Port Type: Serial Port 16450 Compatible Handle 0x0010, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Keyboard Internal Connector Type: PS/2 External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: PS/2 Port Type: Keyboard Port Handle 0x0011, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: PS/2 Mouse Internal Connector Type: PS/2 External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: PS/2 Port Type: Mouse Port Handle 0x0012, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB0 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x0013, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB1 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x0014, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB2 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x0015, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB3 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x0016, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB4 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x0017, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB5 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x0018, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB6 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x0019, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB7 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x001A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB8 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x001B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB9 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x001C, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI0 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 1 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x001D, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI1 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 2 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x001E, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI2 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 3 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x001F, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI3 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 4 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x0020, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI-X Type: 32-bit PCI-X Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 1 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided Handle 0x0021, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI-X Type: 32-bit PCI-X Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 232 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided Handle 0x0022, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI-X Type: 32-bit PCI-X Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 7 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided Handle 0x0023, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI-X Type: 32-bit PCI-X Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 235 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided Handle 0x0024, DMI type 13, 22 bytes BIOS Language Information Installable Languages: 3 n|US|iso8859-1 n|US|iso8859-1 r|CA|iso8859-1 Currently Installed Language: n|US|iso8859-1 Handle 0x0025, DMI type 16, 15 bytes Physical Memory Array Location: System Board Or Motherboard Use: System Memory Error Correction Type: None Maximum Capacity: 2 GB Error Information Handle: Not Provided Number Of Devices: 4 Handle 0x0026, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0025 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: No Module Installed Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: A0 Bank Locator: Bank0/1 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: None Speed: 2048 MHz (0.5 ns) Manufacturer: <BAD INDEX> Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: None Part Number: None Handle 0x0027, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0025 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: No Module Installed Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: A1 Bank Locator: Bank2/3 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: None Speed: 2048 MHz (0.5 ns) Manufacturer: <BAD INDEX> Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: None Part Number: None Handle 0x0028, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0025 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 1024 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: A2 Bank Locator: Bank4/5 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: None Speed: 2048 MHz (0.5 ns) Manufacturer: <BAD INDEX> Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: None Part Number: None Handle 0x0029, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0025 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: No Module Installed Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: A3 Bank Locator: Bank6/7 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: None Speed: 2048 MHz (0.5 ns) Manufacturer: <BAD INDEX> Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: None Part Number: None Handle 0x002A, DMI type 19, 15 bytes Memory Array Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x0103FFFFFFF Range Size: 65 GB Physical Array Handle: 0x0025 Partition Width: 0 Handle 0x002B, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x000000003FF Range Size: 1 kB Physical Device Handle: 0x0026 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x002A Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x002C, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x000000003FF Range Size: 1 kB Physical Device Handle: 0x0027 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x002A Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x002D, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x01000000000 Ending Address: 0x0003FFFFFFF Range Size: 4033 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x0028 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x002A Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x002E, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x000000003FF Range Size: 1 kB Physical Device Handle: 0x0029 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x002A Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x002F, DMI type 32, 11 bytes System Boot Information Status: No errors detected Handle 0x0030, DMI type 11, 5 bytes OEM Strings String 1: Handle 0x0031, DMI type 188, 212 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: BC D4 31 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 06 16 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 00 10 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 EB 02 00 AE 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 E0 3E 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 24 F2 7D AE 20 13 82 20 10 08 01 00 7B 00 10 74 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Handle 0x0032, DMI type 190, 212 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: BE D4 32 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Handle 0x0033, DMI type 192, 244 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: C0 F4 33 00 15 14 15 16 16 15 15 14 15 00 00 00 14 13 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 15 15 16 17 16 15 15 16 15 14 12 13 13 13 14 13 14 14 00 38 00 00 22 32 11 20 20 25 20 10 22 32 11 20 20 25 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Handle 0x0034, DMI type 194, 244 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: C2 F4 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Handle 0x0035, DMI type 127, 4 bytes End Of Table
