Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

[Dagoth-Ur]

Hello everyone,

New to this website so I am sorry in advance if I done anything wrong.

I have this problem with my Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard where when I press the power button it will start up for 1 second, then shut off for 1-2 seconds with error 15 appearing, then it turns back on and boots successfully along with using windows 8.1 correctly which I'm using right while I am typing this post now and shows A0 on the debugger which apparently is a good sign.

When booting the debugger goes through these codes 15 (when it turns off), 36, 4f, 72, 62, 99, 96, AE, AD, then lastly A0 (when it starts to boot correctly and allows signing in to Windows 8.1 etc)

From some research it could be my PSU (Corsair CX750M) not being compatible doing this, not sure how though because it only delivers power. I have also checked my RAM in every RAM slot.

I went through Gigabyte tech support and they asked me if I had another PSU to test with, I don't have another one (seems worrying as a PSU could potentially cause this and I can't check)

Lastly I done all these steps from Gigabyte and still have the same problem:

5) Turn on the power to see your system can power up.
6) Test each memory module individually and check again.

Lastly I will admit my RAM broke so I am temporarily using this crap RAM which came from a friends old Alienware x51 from a company called Nnaya, having DDR3 8GB and 1333Mhz speed

I just don't understand why the motherboard is doing this and I need urgent help. This build is less than 3 days old so I have no idea which part could be causing this issue. Or if any parts are a defect.

[boondocks]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Error code 15 is "Pre-memory North-bridge initialzation is started", which doesn't mean a whole lot but I've seen this before when there is not a successful boot, or even if it goes into a boot loop.

I would try throwing the dual bios switch and booting up and see what it does.
If that fails, I would load the current BIOS on a USB stick and flash the main BIOS.
If all that fails keep on Gigabyte support and/or borrow a psu and try it, although I'm not so sure your psu is at fault.

Good luck.

Oh, and welcome to the TT Gigabyte user forum!

[Dagoth-Ur]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Thanks for the information.
I will have a go at that dual BIOS switch and I will see what happens.
I will see if there is anyone I can borrow a power supply from.
Thanks for the help.

And thanks for the welcome message, it is appreciated. :)

[boondocks]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Let us know how it goes! What you find out might help someone else.

[Dagoth-Ur]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

I tried that Dual BIOS and it still done the same thing as before.
Maybe I just have a defective motherboard. I am not too sure.
I will see what Gigabyte say tomorrow about the situation.

I am going to bed now so I may not be able to reply until tomorrow. If Gigabyte has come up with a solution then I will post it here as an update.

[boondocks]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

I would try reflashing the BIOS. I had my Z87 board boot-looping the other day with that code 15, and a reflash took care of it. Sometimes you just have to try different things.

[wazza300]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

did it do this on your original ram or just with this borrowed ram?

[stasio]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Yea,memory problem.......

[Dagoth-Ur]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Hello.

I did do a reflash, my original BIOS version was 18 and Gigabyte told me to update it to F20e and is still causing the problem. It is quite annoying.
I got a reply from Gigabyte today and they said there is no other solution to my problem and said I should do a RMA, unfortunately. :(
Thanks for all the help you have given, I have went to various websites such as Toms Hardware and too be honest got answers which didn't help. I will post more often on this website.

[Dagoth-Ur]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

did it do this on your original ram or just with this borrowed ram?

Hello,

I'm not sure about the old RAM because it broke before I was able to use it in my computer. It broke while the parts were being delivered so I just borrowed cheap RAM to see if there is any defective parts I had bought.
Unfortunately my parts could be fine and the RAM could be causing it.

[boondocks]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Although it could well be a RAM problem (or even a motherboard problem) I would try flashing both the main and backup bios to the same version. Sometimes with Z77 boards it helps.

If all else fails try to get some known working RAM in there. Is there no local place you can go where they would be willing to install some RAM long enough to see if it's the problem?

[Dagoth-Ur]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Although it could well be a RAM problem (or even a motherboard problem) I would try flashing both the main and backup bios to the same version. Sometimes with Z77 boards it helps.

If all else fails try to get some known working RAM in there. Is there no local place you can go where they would be willing to install some RAM long enough to see if it's the problem?

There is nowhere around here which will allow me to borrow any RAM, I could buy new RAM if it meant being able to sort this problem out because I will need to get new RAM at some point anyway.
Do you think the RAM could be a problem for this system?
On the memory list it doesn't mention my RAM but it also said it doesn't include every known RAM on there due to being so many.

[boondocks]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

There is nowhere around here which will allow me to borrow any RAM, I could buy new RAM if it meant being able to sort this problem out because I will need to get new RAM at some point anyway.
Do you think the RAM could be a problem for this system?
On the memory list it doesn't mention my RAM but it also said it doesn't include every known RAM on there due to being so many.

Well, you said it was crap RAM, I don't know anything about it. But it's possible. Try everything else first, if nothing works then you can try different RAM.

[Dagoth-Ur]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Yea,memory problem.......

Are you sure? I know that's a stupid question to ask because you said you're sure it's a memory problem but I just need to be sure because I don't know whether to not RMA my Motherboard and wait for new RAM, or to RMA the motherboard without getting new RAM. I am just confused because either could be the problem.

[boondocks]

Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard turns on for 1 second stays off for 1-2 seconds then starts to boot up. Also with error 15, What should I do?

Didn't you say you were going to have to buy RAM anyway, that yours was borrowed?