BIOS Update 2692 for D975XBX2 Has Been Posted For Download

seanriddle · Post by **seanriddle** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:46 pm

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like much was done:

About This BIOS:
ï‚· April 03, 2007
ï‚· BX97520J.86A.2692.2007.0403.1844
ï‚· SATA RAID info:
ï‚· Intel(R) RAID for SATA - v5.6.2.1002
ï‚· Marvell 88SE6145 SATA BIOS â€“ v1.1.0.34
ï‚· PXE UNDI: Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.28
ï‚· PXE Base Code: Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.42
ï‚· IntelÂ® Active Management Technology info:
ï‚· IntelÂ® AMT BX Firmware: v1.2.3
New Fixes/Features:
ï‚· Updated processor support.

Sean

Post by **Apoptosis** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:03 pm

I bet this is the support for the QX6800 and maybe even the 1333MHz FSB processors that are due out shortly. If your Intel D975XBX Bad Axe 2 motherboard isn't acting up I wouldn't upgrade it!

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:53 pm

I'm still waiting to see who is going to post their results before I flash mine....anybody????

progrip · Post by **progrip** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:10 pm

Just upgraded, no problems noticed.

Dandruff · Post by **Dandruff** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:44 am

ps/2 problem(s) still not fixed

SteveS · Post by **SteveS** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:24 am

In case anyone from IBM ever looks here, I would like to take this opportunity to vent.

How come you can't fix the "damn" PS2 issue!! It has been reported for quit a while. You made the decsion to keep the PS2 connectors, how about making them work the way hundreds of other motherboard have worked. You finally decide to enter the highend MB business with a pretty good product, and then take some of the shine off the product with a basic problem.

Please find a fix.

IRQ Conflict · Post by **IRQ Conflict** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:54 am

Apoptosis wrote:If your Intel D975XBX Bad Axe 2 motherboard isn't acting up I wouldn't upgrade it!

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:15 pm

Just flashed mine, going to run some benchmarks and see if I can't determine if this version is any better than previous.

**Edit**

Ran 3DMark05 & PCMark05 and can't see a performance improvement.

stevethetileguy · Post by **stevethetileguy** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:53 am

i updated from 2509 , huge differance in overclocking for me qx6700 at 4.27 (305 x 14) on air i highly reccomend it ! all games seem to run better also

gara56 · Post by **gara56** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:27 am

Anyone try performing a BIOS update on a Vista 32/64 machine? I'm still using version 2634 but haven't really been able to find a solution that's easy to follow. Guess I could always reinstall a 1.44 floppy. What a lousy way to perform an update.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:01 pm

I've used the 'Express BIOS Update' numerous times on all my Intel rigs and had success. Doesn't require a floppy.

Vista 32 bit link:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts ... 4&lang=eng

Vista 64 bit link:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts ... 4&lang=eng

seanriddle · Post by **seanriddle** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:22 pm

gara56 wrote:Anyone try performing a BIOS update on a Vista 32/64 machine? I'm still using version 2634 but haven't really been able to find a solution that's easy to follow. Guess I could always reinstall a 1.44 floppy. What a lousy way to perform an update.

http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=8847

gara56 · Post by **gara56** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:28 am

Thanks Sean. I'll give it a try tonight.

Glenn

vddobrev · Post by **vddobrev** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:31 am

I have Vista x64, and I am not able to run the BIOS install program from within Windows. It errors out with a message saying this program is not compatible with x64 version of Windows.

gara56 · Post by **gara56** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:41 pm

I just got an email back from Intel saying they are working on a Vista x64 version of their BIOS Update program.

gara56 · Post by **gara56** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:00 am

seanriddle wrote:
gara56 wrote:Anyone try performing a BIOS update on a Vista 32/64 machine? I'm still using version 2634 but haven't really been able to find a solution that's easy to follow. Guess I could always reinstall a 1.44 floppy. What a lousy way to perform an update.
http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=8847

Sean,
I updated to BIOS v.2692 without any problems. Thanks for your help.
Glenn

gara56 · Post by **gara56** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:25 am

Well, I tried booting up my computer and started getting a wide selection of BODs. Cache, IRQ, Memory, etc. I just don't know what is going on now with my XBX2. I'm tempted to pull my spare drive and reload XP on it until I can figure out what's going on. I'm thinking about reloading Vista X32 instead of X64, but I don't know if I'm going to have to remove the extra 2GB of RAM.