new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

[rexdiver]

i am trying to get Windows 7 64 bit installed on this new setup.

GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board flashed to F6J bios
Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750 Watt power supply
6 GB Corsair Memory TR3X6G1600C8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 24 1.65v ver. 3.2
I7 930 2.8 intel processor
Noctua NH-U9B SE2 cooler
XFX HD5770 1GB DDR5 Video
PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

I can't seem to get past many different BSOD trying to get Windows 7 64 bit installed. I have swapped out everything including the motherboard and i know it must be a setting but don't know which to try to get it stable at first.

Thanks in advance

Rexdiver

[rexdiver]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

i have tried the tips about disabling the Floppy drive settings and setting the Hard disk as the First in boot order when windows boots during install. That didn't help with the errors.

[SolidBladez]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

AHCI enabled? Make sure you set the correct boot order.

[wazza300]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

set qpi/vtt voltage to 1.30000v and see if it helps, os hdd should be in the intel port 0 and sata dvd drive in intel port 4/5

[sygnus21]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

You shouldn't have to do anything with voltage tweaks. Since you're running Windows 7, what you want to do is set the ICH SATA control mode to AHCI (see page 55 of your manual), start installation of Windows and when asked, install the "GIGABYTE SATA2 Preinstall driver (For AHCI / RAID Mode)". Note: Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy, (or USB drive). Get the latest version here... GA-X58A-UD5 (rev. 1.0) - GIGABYTE

You might also want to check this tutorial out... Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

Good luck

[wazza300]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

win7 has ahci drivers built in,just set to ahci before install but its not that imo,if its blue screening while your trying to install it then its either memory or psu related,sometimes qpi/vtt on auto will cause blue screening,its only if you install in ide mode then after installation switch the sata ports to ahci mode that it will boot loop at startup

[sygnus21]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

True, Win 7 does have AHCI drivers built in, but I prefer the latest ones for the board. That's me.

As for BSODing, It could be a host of things. I don't think it would hurt to try my solution, or even the ones you suggest. I just like to start with simple stuff first. Again, that's me. BTW I have the same board, CPU & memory and it worked just like I posted. However if the hardware is faulty, or incorrectly installed, well...

With that said, make sure the memory is properly installed in the "White" dimm slots.

Let us know

[rexdiver]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

First of all thanks to everyone who has replied so far.

I was able to get the Win 7 64 bit installed without errors.

I needed to change Intel Turbo Tech to " Disabled ". I did change the the Qpi/vtt to 1.295 ( as close to 1.30 that i saw). I put the Dram voltage to 1.5 and put the Perf. Enhance to Standard.

I did try the voltage Qpt/vtt first without disabling the turbo tech. but that did not work.

I would like to tweak it further once i see if it's stable this week. Should i post the template settings here ?

Thanks again for everyones help. I will update as i progress further with the build.

Rexdiver

[wazza300]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

ahh glad you cracked it,just post your settings here

copy this template and put in your settings and post back

Advanced Frequency Settings:

CPU Clock Ratio 21x

Advanced Core Features [Press Enter]:

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech................[Enabled]
CPU Cores Enabled........................[All]
CPU Multi-Threading......................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Enabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support...................[Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor......................[Enabled]
CPU EIST Function........................[Enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT...................[Enabled]

QPI Clock Ratio..........................[Auto]
[I]QPI Link Speed........................[4.8ghz]
[I]Uncore Clock Ratio....................[18x]
Uncore Frequency.........................2400MHz

>>>>> Standard Clock Control <<<<<

Base Clock (BCLK) Control................[Disabled]
BCLK Frequency ..........................[133] .....set to 180 first
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Profile1]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]
[I]Memory Frequency (MHz)................1600
PCI Express Frequency (MHz)..............[Auto]
C.I.A.2..................................[Disabled] <<<<<<<<<< Don't seem to have this setting

>>>>> Advanced Clock Control <<<<<

CPU Clock Drive..........................[ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive..................[ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew...........................[ 0ps]

Advanced Memory Settings:

Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Profile1]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]...set manual
[I]Memory Frequency (MHz)................1600
Performance Enhance (SPD)............. [Turbo]...set to normal
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)............ [Auto] manual set to 8x
[I]Profile DDR Voltage .................. 1.6V
Profile QPI Voltage .................. 1.1V
Channel Interleaving.....................6 [Auto]
Rank Interleaving........................ 4 [Auto]

>>>>> Channel A & B

Channel A Timing Settings [Press Enter]:
Cas Latency Time........................[8]8
tRCD....................................[8]8 set those yorself
tRP.....................................[9]8
tRAS...................................[24]24

>>>>> Advanced Timing Control

tRC....................................34[Auto]
tRRD...................................6[Auto]
tWTR...................................6[Auto]
tWR....................................10[Auto]
tWTP...................................22[Auto]
tWL....................................8[Auto]
tRFC...................................88[Auto]
tRTP...................................6[Auto]
tFAW...................................30[Auto]
Command Rate (CMD).................. 2 [Auto].set to command rate 1

>>>>> Misc Timing Control

B2B Cas Delay.......................... - [Auto]
Round Trip Latency.....................41[Auto]

Channel A Turnaround Settings [Press Enter]:<<<<<<<don't seem to have this one either.
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]

>>>>> Channel A Writes Followed By Writes<<<<<<<<<<<< OR this

Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]


Advanced Voltage Settings:

******Mother Board Voltage Control ******
Voltage Types............Normal......Current
--------------------------------------------

>>> CPU
Load Line Calibration...................[Auto]
CPU Vcore..................1.11250v..[1.xv]se to the normal voltage setting
QPI/VTT Voltage..........1.100v.....[1.x00v]set to around 1.250000v
>>> MCH/ICH
PCH Core....................1.050v.....[Auto]
CPU PLL......................1.800v.....[Auto]

>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage..............1.500v.....[1.660v]
DRAM Termination.........0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]


Miscellaneous Settings:[/SIZE]

Isochronous Support....................[Enabled]
Virtualisation technology..............[Enabled]
USB Storage Detect ....................[Enabled] Located In Integrated Peripherals Page

you might have better stability with a 21x cpu multi rather than 22x,

[rexdiver]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

Quick question before i continue...

I have G Skill Memory 6 GB

F3 - 12800CL9T6GBNQ

CL 9 - 9 - 9 - 24 1.5v


Should i stay with the Corsair listed above or change to the G Skill ?

Is one better for performance ?

Thanks

Rex

[wazza300]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

the corsair has better timings and cas rating i would use those and set dram voltage to 1.66 which is 1.64 in windows

[sygnus21]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

If you go by timings... the Corsair is better. 8-8-8-24. performs better than 9-9-9-24. BTW I have my Corsiar memory set at 8-8-8-20-1T, @1600MHz, 1.640volts. OC to 3.3 (3.5 turbo).

[rexdiver]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

Here are my current Bios Settings. The system seems stable and i am installing software in the next few days.

Can i save the bios settings somewhere so i can revert to them in case of a crash ?

I would like to have speed but stability is most important to me for this system. I will use it to record audio and sometimes capture video.

Thanks again .... Rex

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Advanced Frequency Settings:

CPU Clock Ratio 21x

Advanced Core Features [Press Enter]:

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech................[Disabled]
CPU Cores Enabled........................[All]
CPU Multi-Threading......................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Enabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support...................[Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor......................[Enabled]
CPU EIST Function........................[Enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT...................[Enabled]

QPI Clock Ratio..........................[Auto]
[I]QPI Link Speed........................[4.8ghz]
[I]Uncore Clock Ratio....................[Auto]
Uncore Frequency.........................2667MHz

>>>>> Standard Clock Control <<<<<

Base Clock (BCLK) Control................[Disabled]
BCLK Frequency ..........................[133] .....set to 180 first ???
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]
[I]Memory Frequency (MHz)................1066
PCI Express Frequency (MHz)..............[Auto]
C.I.A.2..................................[Disabled] <<<<<<<<<< Don't seem to have this setting ???

>>>>> Advanced Clock Control <<<<<

CPU Clock Drive..........................[ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive..................[ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew...........................[ 0ps]
IOH Clock Skew...............................[0ps]

Advanced Memory Settings:

Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]...set manual
[I]Memory Frequency (MHz)................1066
Performance Enhance (SPD)............. [Standard]...set to normal ???
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)............ [Auto] manual set to 8x ???
[I]Profile DDR Voltage .................. 1.5V
Profile QPI Voltage .................. 1.175V
Channel Interleaving.....................6 [Auto]
Rank Interleaving........................ 4 [Auto]

>>>>> Channel A & B

Channel A Timing Settings [Press Enter]:
Cas Latency Time........................[7]7
tRCD....................................[7]7 set those yorself ???
tRP.....................................[7]7
tRAS...................................[20]20

>>>>> Advanced Timing Control

tRC....................................27[Auto]
tRRD...................................4[Auto]
tWTR...................................4[Auto]
tWR....................................8[Auto]
tWTP...................................19Auto]
tWL....................................7[Auto]
tRFC...................................60[Auto]
tRTP..................................4[Auto]
tFAW...................................16[Auto]
Command Rate (CMD).................. 1 [Auto].set to command rate 1

>>>>> Misc Timing Control

B2B Cas Delay.......................... - [Auto]
Round Trip Latency.....................41[Auto] ???


Channel A Turnaround Settings [Press Enter]:<<<<<<<DON'T itxtvisited="1" p DIMMs........................[Auto]< Different either.> Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]

>>>>> Channel A Writes Followed By Writes<<<<<<<<<<<< OR this

Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]


Advanced Voltage Settings:

******Mother Board Voltage Control ******
Voltage Types............Normal......Current
--------------------------------------------

>>> CPU
Load Line Calibration...................[Auto]
CPU Vcore..................1.18125v..[1.xv]se to the normal voltage setting [Auto] ???
Dynamic Vcore DVID........+0.00000v ??????
QPI/VTT Voltage..........1.100v.....[1.295]set to around 1.250000v ???
>>> MCH/ICH
PCH Core....................1.050v.....[Auto] ??? didn't see this
CPU PLL......................1.800v.....[Auto]

>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage..............1.500v.....[1.500v???]
DRAM Termination.........0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]


Miscellaneous Settings:[/SIZE]

Isochronous Support....................[Enabled]
Virtualisation technology..............[Enabled]
USB Storage Detect ....................[Enabled] Located In Integrated Peripherals Page

[wazza300]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

see my sig for 3.8ghz overclock try that first,you might need to underclock your ram speed a little as it depends on what bclk you set,

use these settings and see how you get on

CPU Clock Ratio 21x

Advanced Core Features [Press Enter]:

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech................[Disabled] enable this
CPU Cores Enabled........................[All]
CPU Multi-Threading......................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Enabled]disable this
C3/C6/C7 State Support...................[Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor......................[Enabled]
CPU EIST Function........................[Enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT...................[Enabled]

QPI Clock Ratio..........................[Auto]set to 36x
[I]QPI Link Speed........................[4.8ghz]
[I]Uncore Clock Ratio....................[Auto] set to 17x always 2x ram multi then add 1 to it
Uncore Frequency.........................2667MHz

>>>>> Standard Clock Control <<<<<

Base Clock (BCLK) Control................[Disabled]
BCLK Frequency ..........................[133] .....set to 180
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto] manual
[I]Memory Frequency (MHz)................1066
PCI Express Frequency (MHz)..............[Auto]
C.I.A.2..................................[Disabled]

>>>>> Advanced Clock Control <<<<<

CPU Clock Drive..........................[ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive..................[ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew...........................[ 0ps]
IOH Clock Skew...............................[0ps]

Advanced Memory Settings:

Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]...set manual and 8x
[I]Memory Frequency (MHz)................1066 will be 1440mhz with a 180 bclk and 8x ram multi
Performance Enhance (SPD)............. [Standard]...set to standard
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)............ [Auto] manual set to 8x
[I]Profile DDR Voltage .................. 1.5V ignore
Profile QPI Voltage .................. 1.175V ignore
Channel Interleaving.....................6 [Auto]
Rank Interleaving........................ 4 [Auto]

>>>>> Channel A & B

Channel A Timing Settings [Press Enter]:
Cas Latency Time........................[7]7
tRCD....................................[7]7 set those yourself
tRP.....................................[7]7
tRAS...................................[20]20

>>>>> Advanced Timing Control

tRC....................................27[Auto]
tRRD...................................4[Auto]
tWTR...................................4[Auto]
tWR....................................8[Auto]
tWTP...................................19Auto]
tWL....................................7[Auto]
tRFC...................................60[Auto]
tRTP..................................4[Auto]
tFAW...................................16[Auto]
Command Rate (CMD).................. 1 [Auto].set to command rate 1

>>>>> Misc Timing Control

B2B Cas Delay.......................... - [Auto]
Round Trip Latency.....................41[Auto] ???


Channel A Turnaround Settings [Press Enter]:<<<<<< Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]

>>>>> Channel A Writes Followed By Writes<<<<<<<<<<<< OR this

Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]


Advanced Voltage Settings:

******Mother Board Voltage Control ******
Voltage Types............Normal......Current
--------------------------------------------

>>> CPU
Load Line Calibration...................[Auto]
CPU Vcore..................1.18125v..[1.xv]set to the normal voltage setting in list not auto
Dynamic Vcore DVID........+0.00000v normal setting in list
QPI/VTT Voltage..........1.100v.....[1.295]set to around 1.30000v
>>> MCH/ICH
PCH Core....................1.050v.....[Auto]
CPU PLL......................1.800v.....[Auto]

>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage..............1.500v.....[1.500v???] 1.5v or 1.66v depending on ram spec on module
DRAM Termination.........0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]


Miscellaneous Settings:[/SIZE]

Isochronous Support....................[Enabled]
Virtualisation technology..............[Enabled]
USB Storage Detect ....................[Enabled] Located In Integrated Peripherals Page

EDIT: you can use @bios to save your oc bios settings to a bios file but please dont flash with @bios use q-flash to flash the oc bios with all your oc settings on,use coretemp to monitor your temps dont let them go over 80c if you can help it,you will need to test and stress for stability/temps with linx or prime95,if you want a lower overclock and 1600mhz then let me know

[sygnus21]

Re: new gigabyte user with GA-X58A-UD5 rev. 1 board ...help with win 7 64 bit install

Personally, and seeing that you already had BSOD's with Windows, I'd get everything set up and working before doing any overclocks. It's safer, and easier, to troubleshoot from a known in-spec (no overclecked hardware) starting point. You'll also know if you have bad components right off the bat.

I was able to get the Win 7 64 bit installed without errors.

I needed to change Intel Turbo Tech to " Disabled ".

Also there's no way you should have had to disable turbo mode to get Windows installed on that board. Not saying it didn't work, just saying it's not supposed to be an issue, unless....??? I basically have the same system as you; look at my specs below.

I won't/can't argue with wazza300 on his OC tips, he has more experience than I do. However I do think you need to get your system running stable at "stock" speeds before jumping to a 3.8gig OC.

My two cents.