GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

[cutter311]

Was a long night last night as I tried to get this put together (prolly 1st mistake was trying to get it done after working all day...but 3am seemed ok at the time)...

I purchased the following: GA-EP45-UD3R / Q9550 / 4gb of GSkill 1066 ram / Sapphire 4870 512mb

things went well until I ran the disc that came with the mobo. Once I did that I lost use of my USB mouse (and none of the 3 others I have will work either). I keyboarded my way thru upgrading to XP-SP3 and no change.

the questions I have are:
1) Is there a fix for the USB mouse issue (I have Enabled USB mouse support in the BIOS....doesn't change anything)
2) What does one quick beep at POST mean? Didn't see a mention of it in the Users Manual


Thanks for your help!

[biggestmexi]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

in the back of the manual tells you about the post codes.

try booting with one stick of ram.

[cutter311]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

in the back of the manual tells you about the post codes.

try booting with one stick of ram.

Thanks...you were spot on with the Beep Codes being in the UM. Good news is the one Beep I'm hearing @ start-up means all is good. The bad news is that updating with the drivers from the included Gigabyte system disc cripples my USB mouse functionality.

[vick1000]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

Have you unplugged it and plugged it back in?

Try downloading the latest drivers fom the web...

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_DownloadFile.aspx?FileType=Driver&FileID=3976

[cutter311]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

Have you unplugged it and plugged it back in?

Try downloading the latest drivers fom the web...

GIGABYTE - Support&Download - Motherboard - Driver Download

I did unplug it and plug it back in (many,many times [for some reason 2 or 3 times didn't seem to sink in that it wasn't going to work])...there was no light on the mouse, and Windows didn't "notice" it get unplugged or plugged back in. Tried 3 total wired USB meeses, and 1 Wireless USB mouse. (go figure, I've don't have a single PS2 mouse)

Was going to check the rev on the bios, and will DL the latest drivers as you have suggested.

Thank ya

[vick1000]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

Have you tried a know good port, or a known good device in that port?

[powergiga]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

I did unplug it and plug it back in (many,many times [for some reason 2 or 3 times didn't seem to sink in that it wasn't going to work])...there was no light on the mouse, and Windows didn't "notice" it get unplugged or plugged back in. Tried 3 total wired USB meeses, and 1 Wireless USB mouse. (go figure, I've don't have a single PS2 mouse)

Was going to check the rev on the bios, and will DL the latest drivers as you have suggested.

Thank ya

for UD3R rev 1.1 if you have it, for lastest drivers link at GIGABYTE - Support&Download - Motherboard - Driver - GA-EP45-UD3R (rev. 1.1) and scroll down to Chipset from there.

pg

[cutter311]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

Have you tried a know good port, or a known good device in that port?

The1st mouse (an MX500) ad been working. I used the mouse to make sure my 2nd HD was recognized, the browser was working, etc...Then after inserting the Gigabyte disc and selecting the "Install All" option that mouse would no longer work in a port that it had been working in. I then tried that mouse in 4-6 other USB port, inc. ones not off the back panel. Then I tried 2 other corded mice and one wireless.

Since last night, I've formatted my HD and reloaded the OS (Windows MCE). Everthing is 'working' fine. I have installed the Audio and NIC drivers, but nada else. I need to check Device Mgr and clear up and '!'

But I may end up the newer version of software available from Gigabyte, but part of me thinks that I should leave well enough alone.

[PrairieDawg]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

You will need to install the chipset drivers to get full functionallity of your motherboard. Device Manager will not usually even display most of the "!" items if chipset drivers are not installed since not all attached devices will be recognized.

[cutter311]

Re: GA-EP45-U3DR: 1st build questions

You will need to install the chipset drivers to get full functionallity of your motherboard. Device Manager will not usually even display most of the "!" items if chipset drivers are not installed since not all attached devices will be recognized.

I figure at this point I'm going to test all my USB and 1394 ports. Verify I can make the changes I am interested in making in the BIOS. The only '!' I have at this point is the SM USB, but I'm in the process of DL'ing software and general personalization.