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Hi,

 

I need some general advice.

 

I am getting the DFI LP SLI DR and the OCZ VX later today to go along with my 3700+ SD. (I am replacing an aus An SLI D and some corsair XMS)

 

I’m a bit confused as to which bios is the latest and most stable.

 

Is the top one here the best to go for right now?

 

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/bio..._FLAG=A&SITE=UK

 

And should I use the ‘Diamond Flash Image for BIOS’ or the standard one?

 

I guess the ‘Diamond Flash Image for BIOS’ would be easier after reading this…

 

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/mb_faq_us1.j...TYPE=US&SITE=US

 

 

Thanks

 

Snook

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Cheers guys.

 

I'll stick with 310, and then when i get things settled i'll try 510 and 618.

 

Also I read

 

-1 is for TCCD

-2 bh5, utt

-3 all others/general

 

What do the numbers at the end mean? Do i select them during the reflash?

 

Thanks again

 

Snook

 

EDIT and where would I download these other bios' 510/618??

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The numbers are different versions of the BIOS. For example, you can download 510-1, 510-2, or 510-3...they are slighty different. The guide you posted is very rough...different users have better or worse experiences with different versions. It seems like a lot of people are happy with 510-2 for TCCD (TCC5) ram, for example. Try them all. I'm going to be testing them all out shortly as well for myself when I get some spare time, which is rare these days.

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That's TCC5, it's just a newer 'version' of TCCD. I've seen people using that RAM on all 3 BIOS's. Any may work best for you, any may cause instability. Starting with 510-1 is a decent idea, but be prepared to spend some time tweaking and trying the other ones.

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Hi,

 

I need some general advice.

 

I am getting the DFI LP SLI DR and the OCZ VX later today to go along with my 3700+ SD. (I am replacing an aus An SLI D and some corsair XMS)

 

I’m a bit confused as to which bios is the latest and most stable.

 

Is the top one here the best to go for right now?

 

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/bio..._FLAG=A&SITE=UK

 

And should I use the ‘Diamond Flash Image for BIOS’ or the standard one?

 

I guess the ‘Diamond Flash Image for BIOS’ would be easier after reading this…

 

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/mb_faq_us1.j...TYPE=US&SITE=US

 

 

Thanks

 

Snook

 

I recommend you don't use this lethal combo...YOU WILL HAVE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I'm gonna RMA my board and get a MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

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What trouble did you have???

 

Computer wont boot, 3 led nothing else it then goes to 2 led then 1 led..i dont think its my ram...i have to powerdown/powerup like a million times, i tried EVERYTHING everyone here suggested, im gonna RMA and hope i get something working, but I would'nt recommend you using this combo if you want to keep your sanity.

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