Comments on: Windows 7 on ASUS P5NSLI http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:35:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Misopogon http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7479 Misopogon Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:45:12 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-7479 So first I'd like to extend a finger to ASUS, who could have easily created a workaround for P5NSLI users (since this mobo was one of the most popular boards they ever sold) and will not. I am working on figuring out who this guy's mechanic might be so that the next time his car goes into service they'll tell him his engine is not compatible with the latest software that runs his dashboard, and his powertrain isn't compatible with anything but the newest engines, etc. Then the mechanic can kick the guy square in the nuts. I'm sure we as a species can all agree a nutshot is warranted here. So.... This mobo cannot handle more than 3.5 GB of memory unless you are going to operate it outside of what the mfg will support. 3.5 gigs is the limit of Windows XP 32-bit, and that's the real limit of what this thing can do. The chip you have in it (probably a Core-2 Duo given when the board was most popular) is not going to be compatible with a motherboard that can run Windows 7 64-bit. Your options are to replace the things that won't work (for me it's the NIC and sound card at maxed (ie 8 GB) ram), buy a new Mobo and chip, or go back to 2007 and forget you ever heard of a 64-bit system. And no, there is no such thing as Vista. It never happened. So first I’d like to extend a finger to ASUS, who could have easily created a workaround for P5NSLI users (since this mobo was one of the most popular boards they ever sold) and will not. I am working on figuring out who this guy’s mechanic might be so that the next time his car goes into service they’ll tell him his engine is not compatible with the latest software that runs his dashboard, and his powertrain isn’t compatible with anything but the newest engines, etc. Then the mechanic can kick the guy square in the nuts. I’m sure we as a species can all agree a nutshot is warranted here.

So…. This mobo cannot handle more than 3.5 GB of memory unless you are going to operate it outside of what the mfg will support. 3.5 gigs is the limit of Windows XP 32-bit, and that’s the real limit of what this thing can do. The chip you have in it (probably a Core-2 Duo given when the board was most popular) is not going to be compatible with a motherboard that can run Windows 7 64-bit. Your options are to replace the things that won’t work (for me it’s the NIC and sound card at maxed (ie 8 GB) ram), buy a new Mobo and chip, or go back to 2007 and forget you ever heard of a 64-bit system.

And no, there is no such thing as Vista. It never happened.

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]]> By: $167 http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5801 $167 Tue, 25 May 2010 21:20:06 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-5801 My god... you guys are my hero!! I originally put this system together for dualboot 3 yrs ago. I spent so much time getting XP x64 to worked but the network was super slow. For the past years I been using just XP x32. Win7 came out and I read this post... I put in an extra NIC and installed the driver, everything works!! I'm so excited, thank you SO MUCH!!! My god… you guys are my hero!! I originally put this system together for dualboot 3 yrs ago. I spent so much time getting XP x64 to worked but the network was super slow. For the past years I been using just XP x32. Win7 came out and I read this post… I put in an extra NIC and installed the driver, everything works!! I’m so excited, thank you SO MUCH!!!

]]> By: XeLLisCompleX http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5771 XeLLisCompleX Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:25:12 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-5771 can someone give me a direct link where to download driver for P5NSLi that is compatible with window7. thanks! can someone give me a direct link where to download driver for P5NSLi that is compatible with window7. thanks!

]]> By: Morgan http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5758 Morgan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:13:46 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-5758 Thank you Christian Donner & Kevin C!!! The Chipset RTL8139 really works!! I lost 1 fecking year trying to solve this issue, but now I can use Windows 7 x64 with 6 GB ram. THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Christian Donner & Kevin C!!! The Chipset RTL8139 really works!!
I lost 1 fecking year trying to solve this issue, but now I can use Windows 7 x64 with 6 GB ram.
THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Kevin C http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5755 Kevin C Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:52:14 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-5755 Hi, I also have the same motherboard running in Windows 7 x64 with 4Gb 800Mhz RAM. i was able to make networking work by installing an off board PCI NIC with a Realtek RTL8139D chipset. I just turned off the on board Marvell NIC through BIOS, installed the Realtec NIC, and Windows automatically installed the drivers needed for it to work. Hope this helps. Kevin Hi, I also have the same motherboard running in Windows 7 x64 with 4Gb 800Mhz RAM. i was able to make networking work by installing an off board PCI NIC with a Realtek RTL8139D chipset. I just turned off the on board Marvell NIC through BIOS, installed the Realtec NIC, and Windows automatically installed the drivers needed for it to work. Hope this helps.

Kevin

]]> By: Santo http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5690 Santo Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:03:08 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-5690 Hi all, I hope this helps. I've had the P5NSLI for about 8 months now & it runs a quad core Q6600 cpu & 3gb of DDR2 ram, 1x2gb & 1x1gb. I run both the x32 & x64 bit XP pro OS's on two different HD's. Last week I installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64 temporarily onto a 500gb IDE HD with the idea of buying a SATA 1TB HD to install Win 7 onto permanently. The install was easy & when completed, I put in the same ISP details that I'd been using for the last 3 years. It connected & downloaded all the latest updates from M/soft. A few days later I bought the 1TB HD & couldn't resist a 2gb ram stick. I installed the ram & then the HD. I fired up Window 7 & redid the Windows experience index bit & the 3gb ram had a "score" of 5.9. The 5 GB ram had a "score" of 7.1, great I thought, as you would. I then powered down & disconnected all the other drives & I installed Win 7 onto the primary partition of the 1TB drive. Again, smooth as, & as before, I put in my ISP details into the IPv4 properties &, no network! I went back to the first Win 7 install &, no network. I fired up in turn, both the XP installs & neither x32 or x64 bit XP had any connection issues at all. After several emails to my ISP, they suggested it was either a Windows or driver issue. After downloading & installing all the drivers I could find, & nothing making a difference. In desperation I pulled out the new 2gb ram stick, & hey presto, I was online again in Win 7. I tried every ram combination I could, & as soon as I put both 2gb sticks in together, I couldn't connect. Win 7 works fine & connects to the net with 3gb of ram. So I know the ram is good. I scoured the M/soft web site for a solution, but out of the many, many problems people have out there with Win 7, none were similar to this one. I ended up on the ASUS web site & found a thread, http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20090807005915453&board_id=1&model=P5NSLI&page=1&SLanguage=en-us Post #2 seems to explain everything. Just in case the link is broken, here's a cut & paste of post #2. Since I was not getting any responses to my inquiry on this forum, I decided to send an email to the Marvell support team to get their feedback on the memory issue. Below is what I received from Marvell, hopefully this will help others also. "We did see this problem with this particular motherboard when using Vista 64-bit. The problem is with the Nvidia based chipset and we are not able to fix this problem. There are a few solutions: 1. Use Vista 32-bit 2. Use Vista 64-bit with 2GB of memory 3. Use Windows XP Unfortunately this motherboard was released before Vista came out and it has some compatibility issues." Also have a look at the 4 posts at, http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20090926223954015&board_id=1&model=P5NSLI&page=1&SLanguage=en-us Again, just in case the link is bad. Post #1 About a week ago I began noticing a very high pitched whine coming from my computer case. (When I say high, imagine the ring in your ears after leaving a heavy metal concert). Now, the interesting thing is this whine is present not only when the computer is on and running, but it is there after I have shut down and turned everything off except the stand by power. The only way it stops is when I flip the switch at the back of the case to off. Post #2 I had this and it was a leaky capacitor on the MotherBoard. Post #4 it will eventually go completely bad either opening up or worse shorting, you will know when that happens, you will hear a very loud snap and then smell something nasty, not smoke but electrolyte. When you look in the case it will look like someone threw a paper bomb into it lol. Little tiny pieces of brown paper all over. Oh last but not least it won't boot again. My mobo is making the same noise, so I'm looking for a replacement board ASAP. As I doubt ASUS can, or will, fix the problem Again, I hope all this helps explain the problem. Santo Hi all,
I hope this helps. I’ve had the P5NSLI for about 8 months now & it runs a quad core Q6600 cpu & 3gb of DDR2 ram, 1x2gb & 1x1gb. I run both the x32 & x64 bit XP pro OS’s on two different HD’s. Last week I installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64 temporarily onto a 500gb IDE HD with the idea of buying a SATA 1TB HD to install Win 7 onto permanently. The install was easy & when completed, I put in the same ISP details that I’d been using for the last 3 years. It connected & downloaded all the latest updates from M/soft. A few days later I bought the 1TB HD & couldn’t resist a 2gb ram stick. I installed the ram & then the HD. I fired up Window 7 & redid the Windows experience index bit & the 3gb ram had a “score” of 5.9. The 5 GB ram had a “score” of 7.1, great I thought, as you would. I then powered down & disconnected all the other drives & I installed Win 7 onto the primary partition of the 1TB drive. Again, smooth as, & as before, I put in my ISP details into the IPv4 properties &, no network! I went back to the first Win 7 install &, no network. I fired up in turn, both the XP installs & neither x32 or x64 bit XP had any connection issues at all.
After several emails to my ISP, they suggested it was either a Windows or driver issue. After downloading & installing all the drivers I could find, & nothing making a difference. In desperation I pulled out the new 2gb ram stick, & hey presto, I was online again in Win 7. I tried every ram combination I could, & as soon as I put both 2gb sticks in together, I couldn’t connect. Win 7 works fine & connects to the net with 3gb of ram.
So I know the ram is good. I scoured the M/soft web site for a solution, but out of the many, many problems people have out there with Win 7, none were similar to this one. I ended up on the ASUS web site & found a thread,
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20090807005915453&board_id=1&model=P5NSLI&page=1&SLanguage=en-us
Post #2 seems to explain everything. Just in case the link is broken, here’s a cut & paste of post #2.

Since I was not getting any responses to my inquiry on this forum, I decided to send an email to the Marvell support team to get their feedback on the memory issue. Below is what I received from Marvell, hopefully this will help others also.

“We did see this problem with this particular motherboard when using Vista 64-bit. The problem is with the Nvidia based chipset and we are not able to fix this problem. There are a few solutions:

1. Use Vista 32-bit
2. Use Vista 64-bit with 2GB of memory
3. Use Windows XP

Unfortunately this motherboard was released before Vista came out and it has some compatibility issues.”

Also have a look at the 4 posts at,
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20090926223954015&board_id=1&model=P5NSLI&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

Again, just in case the link is bad.

Post #1 About a week ago I began noticing a very high pitched whine coming from my computer case. (When I say high, imagine the ring in your ears after leaving a heavy metal concert). Now, the interesting thing is this whine is present not only when the computer is on and running, but it is there after I have shut down and turned everything off except the stand by power.

The only way it stops is when I flip the switch at the back of the case to off.

Post #2 I had this and it was a leaky capacitor on the MotherBoard.

Post #4 it will eventually go completely bad either opening up or worse shorting, you will know when that happens, you will hear a very loud snap and then smell something nasty, not smoke but electrolyte. When you look in the case it will look like someone threw a paper bomb into it lol. Little tiny pieces of brown paper all over. Oh last but not least it won’t boot again.

My mobo is making the same noise, so I’m looking for a replacement board ASAP. As I doubt ASUS can, or will, fix the problem

Again, I hope all this helps explain the problem.
Santo

]]> By: Christian Donner http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5684 Christian Donner Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:53:53 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-5684 I bought a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC. It works like a charm and cost $19. Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB I bought a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC. It works like a charm and cost $19.
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB

]]> By: Thiago http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5659 Thiago Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:13:19 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-5659 Hello, there is a known problem on ASUS P5N-SLI motherboard with more than 3GB of memory. I have 2x2GB modules and when I try to use Windows 7 64bit, it works fine but the network doesn't! I tested my offboard PCI network card (with the onboard disabled of course) and the same shit happens, I never get the connection working and when it works it is just for 1min max and after it crashes. Why Asus doesn't release a patch to fix this issue? :( Hello, there is a known problem on ASUS P5N-SLI motherboard with more than 3GB of memory. I have 2x2GB modules and when I try to use Windows 7 64bit, it works fine but the network doesn’t!
I tested my offboard PCI network card (with the onboard disabled of course) and the same shit happens, I never get the connection working and when it works it is just for 1min max and after it crashes.
Why Asus doesn’t release a patch to fix this issue? :(

]]> By: Christian Donner http://cdonner.com/windows-7-on-asus-p5nsli.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5627 Christian Donner Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:34:26 +0000 http://cdonner.com/?p=753#comment-5627 Dan, my problems with 64 bit network drivers were a couple of years ago on this board, and they were subtle so that I kept trying for about 3 months before I gave up. The network would work in principle, but transfer rates were bad, and once in a while something crashed. For instance, a sure way of killing the Windows Explorer was to copy to files over the network to the same destination at the same time. It is possible that newer Marvell drivers for XP no longer have these issues. Or, like you said, it is possible that it was my specific setup. Dan, my problems with 64 bit network drivers were a couple of years ago on this board, and they were subtle so that I kept trying for about 3 months before I gave up. The network would work in principle, but transfer rates were bad, and once in a while something crashed. For instance, a sure way of killing the Windows Explorer was to copy to files over the network to the same destination at the same time. It is possible that newer Marvell drivers for XP no longer have these issues. Or, like you said, it is possible that it was my specific setup.

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