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**Lsdmeasap** · 07-06-2009, 12:18 AM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Windows 7 RC1 you mean? Just checking, I guess so since I see you tried XP

Have you tried with a PS/2 mouse and Keyboard, just incase you are using USB ones and they are the issue? If you are using USB ones and can't try PS/2 ones please try going in Integrated Peripherals BIOS page and disable Legacy USB Storge Detect and see if that has any affect

By the way, what BIOS are you using anyway? Could be part of the issue maybe if you are using one that does not support your CPU (Like maybe F1?). To tell which you are using on the MAIN page of the BIOS press F9 and you should see System info which will show the BIOS Version.

**Werewabbit** · 07-06-2009, 01:26 AM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Cheers Lsdmeasap
Yeah it's the RC1 version, had my doubts about the image after reading some of the forums, but that wasn't causing the issue.

Mouse and k'board are already PS/2.
Bios has been flashed to the latest (F2c) and all the usual things done after flashing (reset CMOS, Remove battery, load Optimized defaults in BIOS (and Fail safe just in case!))
And appears to support the chip OK as well.

Also tried disabling onboard:
USB
Lan
Parallel
Serial
(and just about anything else I could find that didn't sound needed!!)

But all with no avail.
So kinda running out of ideas about what's left to try!!
Might just have to grit my teeth and RMA it, getting far too impatient to get this setup running!!

**Lsdmeasap** · 07-06-2009, 01:38 AM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Don't use fail safe, if you are now that may be part of the issue. Always Use optimized defaults.

Do you have a floppy installed? If so uninstall it and disable Floppy from the BIOS and remove it from the boot order and try again. Sometimes this helps, and I have had a few installs hang on me (W/Floppy Installed) and I just let it set a few and the install eventually finished up a few minutes later

It may be the board is faulty? Not sure, I guess you cannot test that CPU anywhere can you? If not, please try the install again using my thoughts above. Like I said, when it hangs leave it for 5-10 minutes and I bet you it will finish and then it will be fine after you get all installed

**Werewabbit** · 08-04-2009, 05:43 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Thanks for your suggestions Lsdmeasap, and apologies for being off air for a while, unfortunately they made no difference, and heres why...

It was all down to the memory timings, apparently the OCZ RAM doesn't come to life with the 1.5v the board was feeding it, and the board was also feeding some daft timings, so did some tweaking.
Have some testing to do to find the perfect 100% stable setup, but I started with this post (**BOARD TEST** ASUS P5K3 Deluxe DDR3 - OCZ Forum) in the OCZ Memory forums and applied some of the timings shown, complete with upping some of the voltages and it all appears to work like a dream on the test rig, complete with extra cores unlocked on the 550BE

Now to disassemble the current HTPC and put the real thing together over a

!!

Thanks for all your suggestions and I thought I'd eliminated memory issues after running memtest for 3 days with no issues!!! Obviously not and lesson to self

to add another thing to the checklist for new builds and random windows reboot issues along with SATA drivers, SSD formatting and USB installs.....

**Krovvy** · 09-05-2009, 11:22 AM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

My friend is having a very similar problem with the following system:

MOBO: GA-MA770T-UD3P (Same!)
RAM: OCZ3G10664GK (Similar!)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X3
HDD: WD2500AAKS

At first we were getting a "disk read error" on the initial install of Windows, after the first reboot. So we thought it may have been a SATA driver problem or the bios wasn't emulating IDE correctly, but everything we tried hasn't worked. After some time every install would just go into a "boot loop", endlessly restarting.

We haven't yet tried to update the bios or go through all the memory testing, but do you think it's the same problem? If so can someone guide us through the process of correcting it? It's his first build, not use to troubleshooting, thanks!

**artdrivers** · 09-05-2009, 01:08 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Hi Krovvy

http://china.giga-byte.com/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-ma770t-ud3p_e.pdf

1066MHz DDR3
CL 7-7-7-16
(CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
Available in 1GB and 2GB modules
Available in 2GB and 4GB Dual Channel Kits
Unbuffered
Gold Layered Z3 XTC Heatspreader*
Lifetime Warranty
1.5 - 1.6 Volts
240 Pin DIMM
Special Features
1.8V EVP**
Part Numbers
1GB Module PN - OCZ3G10661G
2GB Module PN - OCZ3G10662G
2GB (2x1024MB) D/C Kit PN - OCZ3G10662GK
4GB (2x2048MB) D/C Kit PN - OCZ3G10664GK

Please find out which bios it has. Use QFlash Scroll down to download latest bios ---->

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http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=3096

Bios tutorial from Lsdmeasap Do not use @Bios---->

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

Here are some templates for you to post us some settings. Do not use these settings Post yours.

Code:

PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]
Case Opened No
Vcore 1.376V
DDR3 1.5V 1.536V
+3.3V 3.328V
+12V 12.112V
Current System Temperature 30oC
Current CPU Temperature 47oC
Current CPU FAN Speed 3375 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN1 Speed 0 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN2 Speed 0 RPM
Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM
CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]
CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN1 Fail Warning [Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN2 Fail Warning [Disabled]
POWER FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled]
CPU Smart FAN Mode [Auto]
System Smart FAN Control [Enabled]

Code:

Integrated Peripherals
OnChip IDE Channel [Enabled]
Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Function [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
 SMART LAN [Press Enter]
OnChip SATA Controller [Enabled]
OnChip SATA Type [Native IDE]
x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type IDE
Onboard Audio Function [Enabled]
OnChip USB Controller [Enabled]
USB EHCI Controller [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support [Enabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Code:

Advanced BIOS Features
Virtualization [Disabled]
AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control [Auto]
 Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Password Check [Setup]
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Disabled]
Away Mode [Disabled]
Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled]
Backup BIOS Image to HDD [Enabled]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]

Before posting these settings reboot and go into bios on the first bios page press and hold ctrl then F1 like at the same time Ctrl+F1. Look carefully the screen will flicker to ad more features for you to change. This has to be done every time you reboot to bios.

Code:

 Advanced Clock Calibratioin [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Ratio [Auto] 2800 Mhz
CPU NorthBridge Freq. [Auto] 2000 Mhz
CPU Host Clock Control [Auto]
x CPU Frequency (MHz) 200
PCIE Clock (MHz) [Auto]
HT Link Frequency [Auto]
Set Memory Clock [Auto]
x Memory Clock x5.33 1066Mhz
 DRAM Configuration [Press Enter]
******** System Voltage Optimized ********
System Voltage Control [COLOR="DarkRed"]Change to Manual[/COLOR]
x CPU NB VID Control Auto
x CPU Voltage Control Auto
Normal CPU Vcore 1.2500V
x DRAM Voltage control  [COLOR="Black"]manual[/COLOR]
x DDR VTT Voltage Control Auto
x NB Voltage Control Auto
x SB/HT Voltage Control Auto
x NB PCIE Voltage Control Auto

Code:

Advanced Clock Calibratioin
Advanced Clock Calibratioin [Disabled]
x Value (All Cores) -2%
x Value (Core 0) -2%
x Value (Core 1) -2%
x Value (Core 2) -2%
x Value (Core 3) -2%

After you set to manual you need to save reboot and go back to bios and Press Ctrl+F1 again then navigate to here again to read the actual timings which are on the left the others are greyed for reference. Let us have a look at these settings please. We should'nt get auto as below at this point we should get numbers.

Code:

DRAM Configuration
CPU Host Clock Control [Auto] [COLOR="darkred"]Please change to Manual[/COLOR]
x CPU Frequency (MHz) 200
Set Memory Clock [Auto]
x Memory Clock x5.33 1066Mhz
DCTs Mode [Unganged]
DDR3 Timing Items [Auto] SPD Auto
x CAS# latency Auto 7T 7T
x RAS to CAS R/W Delay Auto 7T 7T
x Row Precharge Time Auto 7T 7T
x Minimum RAS Active Time Auto 20T 20T
x 1T/2T Command Timing Auto - - - -
x TwTr Command Delay Auto 4T 4T
x Trfc0 for DIMM1 Auto 110ns 110ns
x Trfc2 for DIMM2 Auto - - - -
x Trfc1 for DIMM3 Auto - - - -
x Trfc3 for DIMM4 Auto - - - -
x Write Recovery Time Auto 8T 8T
x Precharge Time Auto 3T 3T
x Row Cycle Time Auto 27T 27T
x RAS to RAS Delay Auto 4T 4T

Please do this and we can further advise.

**Krovvy** · 09-05-2009, 01:22 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Thank you, I'll get right on this when my friend is off work!

Sorry for the delay, but it is his system!

**artdrivers** · 09-05-2009, 01:43 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

It's ok take all the time you want the more info you give the better we can advise. The Phenom II x3 has several different ones. Get the number, as in 720.
Update scroll down. ---->

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http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=3096

I also updated page above.

**Krovvy** · 09-05-2009, 02:14 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

It's a Phenom II X3 720, sorry for not being a specific.

I'll reply again when I have all the information.

**artdrivers** · 09-05-2009, 02:20 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Now which OS is your friend installing? We need to install with 2GB or less on some Windows programs. After the SP2 or SP3 update then install the other 2GB of ram.

**Krovvy** · 09-05-2009, 02:31 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Windows XP SP2 and a slipstreamed disk of it with the SATA driver included. I also think we've tried booting with only one sick of ram, I'm not sure that we've tried installing. We're about to try installing Windows 7 RC 1 to eliminate any possibility of SATA/AHCI driver problems. If it doesn't boot with Windows 7 RC 1, we're going to try an old IDE drive that has Windows XP already installed, and see if it boots. If both do not work we'll update the BIOS and proceed with any suggestions you have.

**artdrivers** · 09-05-2009, 04:09 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

Good. I know what slipstreaming is but never performed it because I use the XP with SP2on it with a floppy with the RAID drivers and perform the F6 option at setup. The bios settings have to be set first. Windows xp sp2 should install with 4GB and the F6 option if RAID or AHCI drivers are needed. Then upgrade to Windows 7. This would be the better way. You will want to get the memory settings right first though.

**Krovvy** · 09-05-2009, 04:42 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

The Windows 7 installer could not see his HDD, and asked for the SATA/Mass Storage driver. Which we couldn't provide, even with the driver on his Flash drive and with his motherboard driver CD. Though while searching for the driver it does show his Local Disk C, the hell? The IDE drive just BSOD immediately on start up.

We've also been getting a "Verify DMI Pool Data" error along with the "Disk Read Error". We've yet to update the BIOS or play much with it beyond the AHCI settings.

**artdrivers** · 09-05-2009, 04:45 PM

Re: GA-MA770T-UD3P Issues?

He wants to RAID0? With 2 hard drives?

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