No Boot on GA-X48T-DQ6, latest F5, DDR3-OCZ3P2000EBGK

[Yoda_TT]

Hi,

I assembled this weekend a new PC with these components.
- GA-X48T-DQ6 rev1.3
- OCZ DDR3 PC3 16000 - OCZ3P2000EB2GK
- Intel E8500 CPU
With a fresh installed XP OS running fine and stable it was time to see what it could do on the hardware side:

I ran into two issues:

Issue1:
Whenever changing the CPU host control to manual and the "CPU host Frequency" to the defaulting 333 or higher the system would not boot without resetting this item again to disabled .

Then the bord was flashed with the new F5 bios (21-07-2008) and it ran again fine and stable at default 333 speeds.

Issue2:
I started tuning the memory timings. Each setting was followed by a reboot afterwards:
1333 = 8,7,7,18 = OK
1333 = 7,6,6,15 = OK
1333 = 6,5,5,15 = No boot

Nothing to worry about I would say, so I shorted the clear CMOS pins for a while and powered the system afterwards on. Still it's not booting A battery remove also brought no solution.

At present it's dead because it's not booting anymore at all.
It shows the same symptoms as mentioned on the internet with the faulty F5 bios that was available on the Gigabyte website before.

Anyone any ideas, suggestion or tips that that may lead to a resolution?

(These components should working together, also with some nice overclocking results. Gigabyte X48T DQ6 Living Review - Page 45 - Clunk's Forums. Until now my first GigaByte mainboard experience ain't quite what I expected.)

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: No Boot on GA-X48T-DQ6, latest F5, DDR3-OCZ3P2000EBGK

Did you have a floppy drive previously connected? If so you can possibly do a blind flash mentioned here in post #6 >>>

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/im-afraid-bios-toasted-my-bios-26905/#post253306

Aside from that have you tried booting it with only one stick of ram in slot one?

Just incase >>>
To Properly clear the CMOS I do this >>> Unplug the PSU from the Wall, Put a Hard Drive Or Optical Jumper on the Clear CMOS pins and wait 20+ minutes. Then remove the jumper and plug the PSU back in the wall and start the PC

[Yoda_TT]

Re: No Boot on GA-X48T-DQ6, latest F5, DDR3-OCZ3P2000EBGK

I did connect a floppy drive, but the system doesn't come to the point that it attempts to read from it.

The F5 flash procedure wasn't a failure. I ran normally afterwards. The no start issue occurred after several reboots, as I was lowering the latency timings.
On the third reboot time the edge might have been crossed at it's setting of 6,5,5,15 for these ram modules with a PCI host clock at 333.

The problem specification is however that: "the recovery procedure doesn't work"
this even with all power cord(s) plugged off from the board and a system start on the next day.

I'm facing two issues with this board, and no direct options to resolve it, so I requested an RMA approval at my supplier today.

Hope that won't take too long :)

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: No Boot on GA-X48T-DQ6, latest F5, DDR3-OCZ3P2000EBGK

A floppy would HAVE TO have been previously connected and set as a boot or first boot device.

Good luck with your RMA.

[Yoda_TT]

Re: No Boot on GA-X48T-DQ6, latest F5, DDR3-OCZ3P2000EBGK

The floppy drive was removed from the boot drive list. However when the board returns I will definitly make sure to assign it somewhere within the bootorder list next time.

Thanks for replying on the issue.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: No Boot on GA-X48T-DQ6, latest F5, DDR3-OCZ3P2000EBGK

Yeap, anytime

Good luck with your RMA