Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

[truckdoor]

Im having issues with this board. I just bought it and installed it and it gave me a few problems
First, the CPU was being underclocked from 3.0 to 2.0, after fixing this, i noticed i had the infinite on off loop which i managed to fix by cranking up the voltage on the memory.

After all this, i did a fresh install of XP. Now things got funky, the boot time is around 1 minutes.
I have updated all the drivers, and i still have this issue. Ive tried different memories, different harddrives, and different ports. On one of the installs, windows itself became extremely slow, on another it just crashed.

Cpu : e8400
memory: OCZ Reaper
Vid Card: ATI 4870

Help!

[randomness]

Re: Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

can u give us a detailed list of ur specs?

It could be anything, maybe ur PSU.

[truckdoor]

Re: Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

GA-EP45-UD3P
E8400
OCZ Reaper 2x2gb
Sapphire 4870 512mb
WD500Gb
Enermax 650 modu82+

Ive tried different things:
Memories
PSU
Harddrives

so i have discarded those things.

[truckdoor]

Re: Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

has anyone had any issues with any OS at all? Everytime i update XP, everything becomes sluggish and the lan ports fail to load.

[Nickel020]

Re: Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

Have you tried a different SATA cable? Sounds like a strange issue considering all the different parts you tried. The only other thing it might be is the motherboard itself.

Downlaod and run Crystal Disk Mark and and post a screenshot of your result please.

[truckdoor]

Re: Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

Tried different sata, and also a different windows installation. Now it works fine until i put the drivers from Gigabyte, then it gets slow again, and my video card starts crashing.

Here are the results

[Nickel020]

Re: Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

Crystal Disk mark looks OK.

What drivers are you using? SOmething is wrong with those drivers if you have no problems before installing.
What do you mean by "my video car starts crashing"?

Please describe in detail what drivers you are using and the method (step by step) you use to install them.

[truckdoor]

Re: Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

I am using the ones that came on the Gigabyte disk, and any i find on the website. To install them, ive tried downloading them off the site and installing them one by one. OR just letting the Disk do it for me

The Videocard drivers keep crashing, the screen goes blank, and reboots 10 seconds after. This only happens when i run F@h GPU

[Nickel020]

Re: Slow XP Boot - GA-EP45-UD3p

The F@H GPU crashs might also be related to the mainboard drivers.

Your problem might be related to one of the utilities that are automatically installed when you install stuff from the CD (Dynamic Energy Saver and Easytune 6 etc.).
Try fresh install and only install these drivers:
Chipset:
Software License Agreement
Sound:
Realtek
And the video card drivers of course. Reboot after each driver is installed.