GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

[hella]

Hi,
I have a newly built system that never has come up to post.

Equipment:
GA-X58a-UD5
3x 4GB Crucial DDR3 1066MHZ REG/EEC
Intel QUAD i7-930
Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 1GB GDDR5
Corsair TX 750W PSU
Zalman CNPS10X CPU Cooler
WD Caviar HDD
Sony DVD/CD Burner

PC has never been up to post. Exchanged MB from UD3 to UD5. Same Problem.
At power on Debug LED goes to C1 and hangs there with some flickering.
Since C1 has to do with RAM check, there must be something wrong there?

I have switched RAM sticks around and only used one stick, but to no help.

I would greatly appreciate a hint here...

hella

[wazza300]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

c1 is a ram error,unplug all your ram modules and test them one at a time in each white slot one at a time starting with the first white ram socket from the cpu socket,it will boot into windows with just one stick frm any white slot if all is well,do that first then try re-seating the cpu and heatsink,try clearing cmos by removing mb battery for 30 minutes, 3x 4gb modules???? i dont know if the mb supports those

[hella]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

Thanks for your reply.

I have tried each memory stick in slots 1, 3 and 5 without any fix.
The CMOS is flashed, battery out for over 30 minutes.
Systems hangs on C! debud led.

The Crucial website says the memory sticks are apporved for this MB. (See attachment).

hella

[wazza300]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

Thanks for your reply.

I have tried each memory stick in slots 1, 3 and 5 without any fix.
The CMOS is flashed, battery out for over 30 minutes.
Systems hangs on C! debud led.

The Crucial website says the memory sticks are apporved for this MB. (See attachment).

hella

do you have another psu to try??? did you use the same one with the ud3?

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

You are using the white memory slots correct? Labeled DDR3 1, 3, 5 (Physical 2, 4, 6 from the CPU)

You may need to use an older/smaller DDR3 stick so you can update the BIOS, the older shipped BIOS may not support those modules.

[hella]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

Okey, I believe I'm closer to the answer.
Actually it's irritating to me, but i went with the memory the reseller had listed for the board which was the Crucial 12 GB Kit. However, I didnt check close enough to see that the memroy sticks are ECC!

I had sent a ticket to Gigabyte and last night i received the answer that the board only handles None-ECC, which I knew from reading in the board specs, but didn't check when ordering.

I have ordered Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 12GB CL8 PC-3 12600 sticks.

Would I have to adjust for the speed of this memory when I go into setup?

Thanks for the help.....

[wazza300]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

yes the default speed for the ram is 1066mhz set by the bios,you will have to go into the spd/ram multiplier and raise it to your rams speed or just below it as the amount of bclk affects what you can choose when choosing ram speed,sometimes you might need to overclock the cpu slightly to use your full amount of ram speed

[hella]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

ok, I will see when I can get to the setup
i may be back then....since I dont understand all of this

thanks again

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

Ahh, Sorry I missed that too (if it was in the PDF).

So you got different memory now and are up and running right?

[hella]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

Ahh, Sorry I missed that too (if it was in the PDF).

So you got different memory now and are up and running right?

I have the new memory and the system is up and running with Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows 7 Ulitmate in a dual boot mode.

The system is:
GA-X58a-UD5
6x 2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHZ XMS3, CL8-8-8-24
Intel QUAD i7-930 2,8 GHz
Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 1GB GDDR5
Corsair TX 750W PSU
Zalman CNPS10X CPU Cooler
WD Caviar HDD
Sony DVD/CD Burner

Not knowing too much about BIOS setup I would appreciate some suggestions/must that I should do.
I do NOT play any computer games, so I suppose I dont have to over clock or anything? My system is only used for video and graphics development in Adobe After Effects CS5 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.

Thanks for all the help this far....

hella

[wazza300]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

what qpi/vtt and dram voltages does xmp set?? you might be able to set your cpu voltage to the normal setting in cpu voltage list

[hella]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

I have the following:

Load Line calibration (Standard)
XMP set to Profile 1
CPU Vcore 1.26250 volt (Auto)
QPI/Vtt 1.175 volt (Auto)
CPU PLL 1.800 volt (Auto)
DRAM Voltage 1.500 volt (Auto)
DRAM Termination 0.750 volt (Auto)
DRAM memory 1600 MHz

[hella]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

I also have downloaded th BIOS upgrade from Gigabyte version F5.
Should I flash the BIOS?
If so, what utility do oyu recommend?

The files in the download are:(can I just use a USB stick since i dont have floppy?)
autoexec
FLASHSPI
X58AUD5.F5


hella

[wazza300]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

use q-flash put all the files on the stick follow onscreen guide,your voltages look fine

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: GA-X58a_UD5 fail debug led C1

In Qflash you ONLY need the actual BIOS file (.Fxx), here is a guide

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

Please DO NOT USE @BIOS!!!