Need detailed voltage settings for ga-ex58 udr3+i7 930

[zachanscom]

yes, memtest overnight for both. cleared cmos and loaded defaults many times. and there's no other device on the circuit.

i think it's time i completely disassemble everything and put it back together. i just don't want to find out that after everything, it turned out to be some software error or driver conflict.

[Dark Mantis]

Just make sure that when you install it all you remember to make all the power connections and don't get any shorts to the chassis especially from the back of the motherboard eg no extra posts.

[zachanscom]

i did that. and made sure everything was connected properly. however, i'm not sure about extra posts. i have 9 post on the motherboard. i used all 6 at the left. there's 3 more at the very right, but they're not touching the motherboard in anyway. should i screw them in place?

[Dark Mantis]

No! Only use the ones that correspond to the mounting holes in the motherboard. Sometimes it is six and sometimes nine usually depends on the size of motherboard.

[zachanscom]

hi, i  did that and unfortunately the problem still persists.

[Dark Mantis]

Well I checked out the error message you posted and it is a nVidea driver error, so maybe worth playing around with some of the older drivers as I know you have the latest at the moment.

[zachanscom]

yeah i've tried older drivers already. is there any special setting i have to do in bios? i still think maybe the voltages are wrong.

[Dark Mantis]

Not as far as I am aware. Although it might be worth updating the firmware on your graphics card if it isn't the latest. I know there used to be a problem with that at one time.

[zachanscom]

that was one of the drivers that caused the fan to fail. luckily, i never downloaded that driver.

[Dark Mantis]

Well at least that was one bit of luck(or good judgement) To be honest I don't know where to go from here, we seem to have covered most options. Just to check you are not overclocking anything are you?

yes, memtest overnight for both

I just checked back and noticed your answer to one of my questions. When you ran memtest86 did you do it on the modules singularly as I instructed?

[geronimo]

Exactly which Patriot memory kit are you using, and what are your present memory timings and voltages?

[zachanscom]

Well at least that was one bit of luck(or good judgement) To be honest I don't know where to go from here, we seem to have covered most options. Just to check you are not overclocking anything are you?

yes, memtest overnight for both

I just checked back and noticed your answer to one of my questions. When you ran memtest86 did you do it on the modules singularly as I instructed?

yep, i tested them one at a time. i've also ran prime95, hd error checking, wd data lifeguard tools to check smart status. i've ruled out basically every component expect the motherboard and videocard, for which there's really no way to check its health status(although it's reporting proper temperatures and clock ratings on evga precision).

Exactly which Patriot memory kit are you using, and what are your present memory timings and voltages?

i think i made a mistake earlier about that. it's a pc3-8500f 1600ll series. i'm running on default 1.5v, and 1066mhz(7-7-7-20). but i've tried it the xmp profile, which is 1.65v and 1600(8-8-8-24).

[Dark Mantis]

Can you consider moving house to another area Only joking but we seem to have run out of ideas. Everything we have tested has been fine except the problem persists. Let me have a think about it and I will get back to you later on today.

[geronimo]

XMP profile is for O'clockers. The lower latency at default is more beneficial for you with your memory.
Windows 7 may be the problem. Try to disable any power schemes and screensavers. set all to "never" see if that helps.
also its a long read but a bunch of w7 users have the same issue and it seems to me either windows update or driver updates that cause this issue especially if memtest and other memstressing apps work fine. again its a long thread but maybe something in there will give you a place to start other than replacing/suspecting hardware.
http://www.w7forums.com/windows-7-freezes-t114.html

[zachanscom]

do you guys have these two files gdrv.sys and gvtdrv.sys in the windows folder?

i used the verifier tool to test the drivers, and the gdrv.sys file causing my computer to bsod on startup. i think this might be related to the lockups. the file belongs to gigabyte dynamic energy tool, however i never used that, and i only have easytune 6.(i've tested without easytune, and the computer still locks up).

i have not tested gvtdrv yet, but i assume it'll turn out the same way. i tried renaming and deleting the first file and it recreates itself.

edit: another gigabyte software "etdrv.sys" causing problems. this one is related to easytune. do any of you use easytune 6?