First day with my new X58A-UD7 motherboard, and things have not been smooth at all. Why does my power supply stay on after I choose shutdown in Windows 7 64bit? I have updated to the latest F5 bios, installed all drivers from giga-bytes website, not overclocked anything in my system. So what gives? This is not the kind of first impressions i like to get after spending close to $400 on a so called High end motherboard. I could really use some advise, as I am at my wits end and its only been 6hrs since I first installed it.
Thanks
Hello metal
Thank you for asking. I have this board, I am reviewing it as we speak (thought I only started the day before yesterday) So I am still getting to grips with it. Although I am using windows 7 is the 32bit version. As far as power staying on afer choosing shut down, this is not usually the board bios or even the board, i suspect a driver is the casue of the issue. As you know the PSU'S are atx and all have a SOFT POWER ON/OFF system, when they OS calls to the motherboard and then tells the cpu to shut down.
What i think is happening is that there is a driver, that is confusing the o/s and not letting the o/s do its job by telling the motherboatd to shut down all the way.
Got an idea you can try,
Does your version of windows 7 have both 32/bit and 64bit versions?
Can you try installing 32bit version, install 32bit drivers and see how it goes? I know this is al ong shot, but i have SEEN this before on DFI boards, and almost alwayas its been a driver confusing the issue!
IT could be the 64bit drivers are the issue. As isaid try 32bit veriosn if you can and the 32bit drivers... I would install them one at a time also and shut down each time after a driver installation to test.
I could do this setup tonight for you if you wish? Since I have the same board and i have a copy of both original 32bit and 64bit win7
Please give it a go