GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

[MartinG]

Hi,

I get random reboots (Kernel-Power eventid 41 in eventviewer, no other errors there nor any BSOD) with my newly built system. Sometimes every half hour, sometimes it can work for hours. Seems to always happen when the computer is more or less idle, never when running tests.

Tried several bios-tweaks as I first suspected memory and/or voltage settings, but the only thing that seems to cure it is putting the SATA-ports to IDE in the bios. Using IDE I have yet to experience a reboot while ACHI gives the reboots atleast on a daily basis. I'd say that I'm pretty sure the problem lies using AHCI-mode. Problem is I want to use AHCI...

I tried the Microsoft drivers, intels RST-drivers - but still get the reboots with AHCI.

OS: Win7 64bit Ultimate (installed when AHCI was active in bios)

Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-H67A-UD3H
Chieftec Super Series 650W PSU
Intel Core i5 Quad Processor i5-2500K
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB
Kingston ValueR. DDR3 1333MHz 8GB, CL9
Crucial RealSSD C300 2,5" 64GB

No gfx-card, I'm using the intel internal.

The drives are connected to the SATA3-ports. Nothing connected to the SATA2-ports atm due to the H67-chipset defect...

I've googled a lot and found one person on this forum with the same/very similar problem: http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...-unstable.html

In that case it was solved by changing PSU, but I find it hard to believe the SSD-drive would demand this. I am not using any gfx-card that demands lots of power - only a couple of drives.

Any other ideas or can someone confirm my PSU isn't up to the specs that the SSD demands? Any other bios tweak to try? Faulty PSU?

Regards,

/Martin

[wazza300]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

Are you using the latest bios for that mb? Or even latest beta bios as it might support your ssd better,look on main tweaktown/gigabyte page for latest beta bios's

[MartinG]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

I flashed to the F8 bios last week so that is what I'm running now. Will flash to latest beta tonight and give it a try, thanks.

/Martin

[MartinG]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

An update. Newest betabios didn't cure it.

After running without reboots using IDE for a couple of days it started to reboot using IDE as well, frequently even.

Fiddled around with other settings and after setting the Power option "Turn off hard disk after" to "Never" it is running stable again, even using AHCI. I guess I'll have to wait a few more days until I can say it is gone for sure.

Does this hint even more at the PSU, or something else?

[wazza300]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

Could be the turn off hdd that was causing it,I don't think its psu,it would do it all the time

[glopher]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

Could be the turn off hdd that was causing it,I don't think its psu,it would do it all the time

I've got the same problem here. I'm on the latest firmware on everything, including beta bios on the mobo. Ran memtest a million passes - no errors. I've set the power settings to never turn HDs off. Still find the PC reboots while it was left idle. Then it won't detect the SSD on the restart. Complete powerdown for a few seconds is required for the BIOS to detect the HD again.

Haven't checked the event viewer yet. Also haven't changed the SATA cable. Don't think it's the PSU.

Any other ideas??

Spec:
GA-Z68XP-UD3 (rev 1.3)
Adata S511 60gb SSD - in IDE mode - haven't tried AHCI yet.
450w Corsair PSU
i7 2600 CPU
16GB Corsair XMS RAM

[Chike]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

Have you tried RAID mode instead of AHCI

[wazza300]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

you need ahci or raid/ahci with an ssd,ide is less performance esp with an ssd,less so with normal hdd

if you google there should be a reg tweak to enable raid or ahci without re-installing windows,you do the tweak and install raid drivers then reboot into bios and set raid and it will work fine,if you dont do that and just set to raid it will reboot/loop

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

You may also need to disable hotplug for that port in the BIOS or in the registry, and LPM.

Let me know if you need more info on that and I'll find the link for you. Also, when you update the BIOS, or do this now if you have already, you should also update the backup BIOS to match the main.

Here's how to to that, you may need to use a PS/2 keyboard, or USB to PS/2 adapter if your USB keyboard gives you issues.
GIGABYTE Tech Daily: Video guide how to update your backup bios on GIGABYTE P67 boards

[boondocks]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

I've got the same problem here. I'm on the latest firmware on everything, including beta bios on the mobo. Ran memtest a million passes - no errors. I've set the power settings to never turn HDs off. Still find the PC reboots while it was left idle. Then it won't detect the SSD on the restart. Complete powerdown for a few seconds is required for the BIOS to detect the HD again.

Haven't checked the event viewer yet. Also haven't changed the SATA cable. Don't think it's the PSU.

Any other ideas??

Spec:
GA-Z68XP-UD3 (rev 1.3)
Adata S511 60gb SSD - in IDE mode - haven't tried AHCI yet.
450w Corsair PSU
i7 2600 CPU
16GB Corsair XMS RAM

....and I've got the same mobo and had no problems at all with my SSD, makes me wonder about what makes different SSD's a problem for some mobo's? (I went through a ton problems on an Asrock mobo)

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

Did you test with other locking SATA Cables? Please test also with another hard drive or SSD in AHCI mode if you can, I've seen some partially faulty SSD's that work fine other than AHCI mode.

I've also see some boards that don't work in AHCI mode with certain SSD's, so you need some more drives to test really, and to test that suspect drive in another system in AHCI mode too.

[MartinG]

Re: GA-H67A-UD3H: Random reboots using SSD w AHCI (IDE is OK)

Hi,

I get random reboots (Kernel-Power eventid 41 in eventviewer, no other errors there nor any BSOD) with my newly built system. Sometimes every half hour, sometimes it can work for hours. Seems to always happen when the computer is more or less idle, never when running tests.

Tried several bios-tweaks as I first suspected memory and/or voltage settings, but the only thing that seems to cure it is putting the SATA-ports to IDE in the bios. Using IDE I have yet to experience a reboot while ACHI gives the reboots atleast on a daily basis. I'd say that I'm pretty sure the problem lies using AHCI-mode. Problem is I want to use AHCI...

I tried the Microsoft drivers, intels RST-drivers - but still get the reboots with AHCI.

OS: Win7 64bit Ultimate (installed when AHCI was active in bios)

Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-H67A-UD3H
Chieftec Super Series 650W PSU
Intel Core i5 Quad Processor i5-2500K
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB
Kingston ValueR. DDR3 1333MHz 8GB, CL9
Crucial RealSSD C300 2,5" 64GB

No gfx-card, I'm using the intel internal.

The drives are connected to the SATA3-ports. Nothing connected to the SATA2-ports atm due to the H67-chipset defect...

I've googled a lot and found one person on this forum with the same/very similar problem: http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...-unstable.html

In that case it was solved by changing PSU, but I find it hard to believe the SSD-drive would demand this. I am not using any gfx-card that demands lots of power - only a couple of drives.

Any other ideas or can someone confirm my PSU isn't up to the specs that the SSD demands? Any other bios tweak to try? Faulty PSU?

Regards,

/Martin

Old thread but I finally have found a cure for my reboots. The reboots have happened more or less frequently since I built the computer but when I found a way to reproduce the problem within minutes I could also work on in a bit more. Bought new ram and SSD, disconnected everything so that in the end only the CPU and PSU was the same as in the beginning (mainboard was changed). Running latest betabios.

But in the end it turned out my problems went away when setting "C3/C6 state support" to disabled in the BIOS. Don't know if it is a mainboard problem or if the PSU cant handle it. CPU-temp is a couple of degrees higher now and power comsumption will probably rise but the computer doesn't reboot anymore. Yiehaa! :)

/Martin