GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

[arolle]

I'm not sure how to get around the problem of installing video drivers on a new system...

OS: None Yet
mobo: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
processor: Intel E8400
fan/heatsink: Intel
video card: ATA Radeon HD 4850
ram: Crucial 4GB DDR2-800 (2x2GB)
psu: Corsair TX650W



Just installed the motherboard and components. Seems to power up, lights flash, hard drives spin up but there is no display. The doc's say that the mother board should detect the video card automatically.

What am I overlooking to get past this first critical step.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

Do you have the ATX 12V 8 Pin Motherboard cable connected, and the 24Pin cable? And do you have the 6 or 8 Pin cable to your video card connected? Just checking, have to ask because you never know.

Can you try the card in the second PCIE Slot? If you have and still no luck please try clearing your CMOS using the method I outline here in Post #2 >>

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/bios-flashing-how-qflash-guide-27576/

Just so you know, this is not a driver issue, as the board will work (And windows will as well) without drivers installed

If you still do not have luck with anything I mentioned can you please test this card in another board?

[arolle]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

Do you have the ATX 12V 8 Pin Motherboard cable connected, and the 24Pin cable?

Just so you know, this is not a driver issue, as the board will work (And windows will as well) without drivers installed

If you still do not have luck with anything I mentioned can you please test this card in another board?

Looks like a pure rookie mistake in putting together the case. I did NOT connect the ATX 12V pin Motherboard connector. And of course it clearly states in the installation instructions "If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will not start." My older motherboard only has one power connector so that didn't think that I need to do more than connect the 24Pin cable. RTFM

Thanks for stating the obvious to get me past this problem... Of course now onto problem # 2...

The machine won't stay on for more than a few minutes, and sometimes only for a few seconds.

Windows is installing, CPU fan is spinning, case fan is spinning and then it just stops.

[Sunburn74]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

what just stops? does the screen go black? pc shut off? what?

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

Ahh, happens to the best of us!

Don't feel bad, just be glad you did not partially connect it or something like that and cause a short!!

Do you have the 2.2V rated Cruicial's or 2.0V ones? I can help with settings for sure, you may also want to check out my review on the 2.0V rated ones as I posted several sets of settings >>>

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f58/crucial-ballistix-memory-stability-testing-review-30086/

Main things you would need to do would be start by loading optimized defaults since you just built the system, then set your ram voltage ONLY and save/apply/reboot F10.

Then go back to the BIOS and set your SATA/Disk settings how you want them, then go into MIT and set MCH Voltage to 1.20-1.24 for 4GB and change Performance Enhance to Standard. That should get you going for much longer, then you can install your OS and decide what you want to do next

[arolle]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

It's the 2.0v Crucial memory. Oh the pain of it all. it has taken a quite few reboots to get the system set to

Optimized defaults
DRAM voltage = 2.0


I didn't imagine that this would be quite so challenging.

Finally got to add MCH voltage = 1.2

Unfortunately, the system still shuts down after a few seconds or a couple minutes.

Well it's time to get some sleep. I'll get at this again on tomorrow EDT.

[arolle]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

what just stops? does the screen go black? pc shut off? what?

The PC just shuts off.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

Ahh ok. Well I just wondered, since it is the 2.0V ones I can for sure help from hands on knowledge.

So, if you need help with settings after trying some from my review please just post me the full settings you try that fail and I will advise back

[arolle]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

What details do you need to help sort out my system stability?

[profJim]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

See this post for what info is needed, and use the generic bios template (link is in the post) for filling in your bios settings.

[arolle]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

My settings are:

OS: None Yet
mobo: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
processor: Intel E8400
fan/heatsink: Intel
video card: ATA Radeon HD 4850
ram: Crucial 4GB DDR2-800 (2x2GB)
psu: Corsair TX650W

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................:6x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.0
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.00Ghz (333x6)


Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 333 Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: 100

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]


Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800
PCI Express Clock Drive.................:  900
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: 0ps


DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: Disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: [Auto]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 800
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................ 5 Auto
tRCD ......................................... 5 Auto
tRP'...........................................5 Auto
tRAS..........................................18 Auto


Advanced Timing Control
tRRD...........................................3
tWTR..........................................3
tWR............................................6
tRFC...........................................52
tRTP...........................................3
Command Rate (CMD) ....................:2

Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................ auto

Channel A
Static tRead Value.........................:7
 tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:Auto 
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
 tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
 tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto  ps

Channel B
Static tRead Value.........................: 7
 tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:Auto 
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
 tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
 tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto  ps

Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.���... Manual

CPU
CPU Vcore�.���.........................:Auto 

CPU Termination�..... 1.200V*.......: Auto 

CPU PLL�������....1.500V*.......: Auto

CPU Referen.����....0.755V*

CPU Reference2���,,0.800V*

MCH/ICH
MCH Core�����.....1.100V
MCH Reference�.��.0.800V
MCH/DRAM Ref.�......0.900V
ICH I/O������.....1.500V
ICH Core����...��1.100V

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ��....1.800V
DRAM Termination .�0.900V
Channel A Reference 0.900V
Channel B Reference 0.900V

Advanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled] 

Integrated Peripherals
Legacy USB Storage Detect ..............[Disabled]

With my machine only being stable for about 20 seconds at a time, this took a while.

advTHANKSance

[Tyreman]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

Initial display is set to "PEG" in cmos?

[arolle]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

Initial display is set to "PEG" in cmos?

Initial Display First [PCI]

[Tyreman]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

Thats what i have to have mine at PEG

[arolle]

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P No POST (Video)

Well, I'm pas the no POST (video) problem. I'm now trying to sort out stability. The machine starts, I can go to he BIOS Setup but the machine shuts don after a few/several seconds.

I'm assuming that this is some BIOS setting that is causing the instability.

Any thoughts?