GA-870A-UD3 and SATA3 HDD's configuration in Windows 8

[ToddeSwe]

Hi!

Having some problem with Windows 8 and when searching through every settings i started to think about if one should do something special to activate my SATA3 HDD's?! Or is it just to plug in and format and use?!

I'm having frequently freezses of my Windows 8 that i can't get rid of. I've downloaded ALL windows 8 drivers for my revision 2.1 but still problem is very much there. Games is unthinkable as for now.

What can i do about this?

Is it my old SATA3 HDD's or what could be the problem?

ToddeSwe

[autotech]

Did you do an upgrade to windows 8 or a clean install?

[ToddeSwe]

Did you do an upgrade to windows 8 or a clean install?

Clean with a format as always
But i must say that i don't remember WHEN it started or if the problem was there at get go.

ToddeSwe

[absic]

You may have problem with other hardware causing the freezes. If you post back with full system specs it might be easier to offer more help to resolve this for you.

[ToddeSwe]

SiSoftware Sandra

ID
Host Name : Todde
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Computer
Model : GigaByte GA-870A-UD3
Chassis : GigaByte Desktop
Mainboard : GigaByte GA-870A-UD3
BIOS : Award (OEM) F5 08/01/2011
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3

Processors
Processor : AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B50 Processor (4C 3.21GHz, 2GHz IMC, 4x 512kB L2)
Socket/Slot : Socket AM2r2/AM3

Chipset
Memory Controller : ATI (AMD) RX790 GFX Single Slot 2x 2GHz (4GHz)
Memory Controller : AMD F10 Athlon 64/Opteron/Sempron HT Hub 2x 2GHz (4GHz), 8GB DIMM DDR3 1.61GHz/1.33GHz 64-bit

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-24 5-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-24 5-34-10-5)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : FUS L22W-3
       (1680x1050, 22.0")
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (336 SM5.0 1.4GHz, 1GB 3.61GHz 256-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (336SP 7C 1.4GHz, 1GB 3.61GHz 256-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (336SP 1.4GHz, 1GB 3.61GHz 256-bit)
CUDA GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (336SP 7C 1.4GHz, 512kB L2, 1GB 3.61GHz 256-bit)

Storage Devices
WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache) : 932GB (D:)
Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB, SATA150, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 466GB (E:)
Seagate ST1500DL003-9VT16L (1.5TB, SATA600, 3.5", 5900rpm) : 1TB (C:) (F:)
Generic USB SD Reader (USB2) : N/A (H:)
Generic USB CF Reader (USB2) : N/A (I:)
Generic USB SM Reader (USB2) : N/A (J:)
Generic USB MS Reader (USB2) : N/A (K:)
PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-109 (ATA66, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 64kB Cache) : N/A (L:)
ATAPI DVD-ROM 16XMax (ATAPI, DVD+-R, CD-R, 512kB Cache) : N/A (M:)
DTSOFT BDROM () : N/A (X:)

Logical Storage Devices
Mork (D:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache)
Mork (E:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB, SATA150, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Hard Disk (C:) : 304GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST1500DL003-9VT16L (1.5TB, SATA600, 3.5", 5900rpm)
Store (F:) : 1TB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST1500DL003-9VT16L (1.5TB, SATA600, 3.5", 5900rpm)
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A @ Generic USB SD Reader (USB2)
Removable Drive (I:) : N/A @ Generic USB CF Reader (USB2)
Removable Drive (J:) : N/A @ Generic USB SM Reader (USB2)
Removable Drive (K:) : N/A @ Generic USB MS Reader (USB2)
Optical Drive (L:) : N/A @ PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-109 (ATA66, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 64kB Cache)
Optical Drive (M:) : N/A @ ATAPI DVD-ROM 16XMax (ATAPI, DVD+-R, CD-R, 512kB Cache)
Optical Drive (X:) : N/A @ DTSOFT BDROM ()

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : ATI (AMD) IXP SB600/700/800 SMBUS Controller
LPC Hub Controller 2 : ATI (AMD) SB700/800 LPC host controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8720F
Audio Device : Gigabyte IXP SB600 High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio
Audio Device : CardExpert Tech GF104 High Definition Audio Controller
Serial Port(s) : 1
Parallel Port(s) : 2
Disk Controller : Gigabyte SB700/800 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
Disk Controller : Gigabyte SB700/800 IDE
Disk Controller : Gigabyte JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller
Disk Controller : Gigabyte JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller
USB Controller 1 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller
USB Controller 2 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller
USB Controller 3 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller
USB Controller 4 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller
USB Controller 5 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI2 Controller
USB Controller 6 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller
USB Controller 7 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller
USB Controller 8 : Gigabyte Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Gigabyte TSB43AB23 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/link-layer Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : ATI SB800 SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driver (1200x1200, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4 (600x600, Colour)
Printer : HP LaserJet 4L (300x300, Parallel)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Epson ESC/P Standard 2 V4 Class Driver (360x360, USB, Colour)

Peripherals

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet, 1Gbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 8 Business 6.02.9200
Platform Compliance : x64

[ToddeSwe]

You may have problem with other hardware causing the freezes. If you post back with full system specs it might be easier to offer more help to resolve this for you.

Getting anything out of my specs post?

[ToddeSwe]

Today i removed Eset Nod32 and guess what?! I CAN play games The windows freezes is almost gone.

Strange since Eset tells us that it supports windows 8.

ToddeSwe