GA P55A-UD3 BSOD's with memory management messages

[Dark Mantis]

Try running memtest on it one stick at a time. I would be very surprised if it showed a false positive. Let it run for at least half a dozen times on each module. I will be offline for a while now anyway while I do some maintenance. I will check back later for your results.
ATB

[soarwitheagles]

Try running memtest on it one stick at a time. I would be very surprised if it showed a false positive. Let it run for at least half a dozen times on each module. I will be offline for a while now anyway while I do some maintenance. I will check back later for your results.
ATB

Ok, I am running it now.  I wanted to say thank you for helping me through this.  I know we haven't located the problem yet, but I have full confidence in you.  

BTW, you are a lot nicer than the people on the other forum.

Thanks again and I will share the results as soon as all MeMtests+86 are done for each of the sticks.

Oh, one more question...

I placed the one stick of RAM in slot 1 and it is testing right now.  I will test the other stick in slot 1 after Memtest86+ runs the six times you requested.  Should I try any of the sticks in slot 3 [maybe that is not even an option]?  Will one stick run in slot 3?  I thought it might be another way to see if the slot itself is bad.

Please let me know.

Thank you,

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Well thanks for your praise it is well received but unnecessary, I just enjoy sharing my knowledge as others have helped me in the past.

It certainly wouldn't hurt to check the other slot afterwards, but we are running these tests to prove the ram modules.

[soarwitheagles]

Well thanks for your praise it is well received but unnecessary, I just enjoy sharing my knowledge as others have helped me in the past.

It certainly wouldn't hurt to check the other slot afterwards, but we are running these tests to prove the ram modules.

Thanks DM.  Ok, I had to go out of the house so I could only check the first stick.  It passed 14 times with no errors.  I just slipped the other stick in, and I'll let it run tonight, then post the results in the morning.

Have a good one!

Soar

PS Do you work for Gigabyte?

[Dark Mantis]

No I don't work for Gigabyte, just do this for fun(sad really) as I am unemployed.
Glad to hear that the first stick passed ok.

[soarwitheagles]

No I don't work for Gigabyte, just do this for fun(sad really) as I am unemployed.
Glad to hear that the first stick passed ok.

DM,

Well, maybe Gigabyte can hire you!  I think you would be a wonderful asset for them.

Maybe they have a tech support arm here in the USA?

Where do you live?

Maybe you could start your own company!

I think that would be awesome!  What are your thoughts on that?

In regards to the computer, wow, what an eye opener!  I was already to RMA the RAM back to NewEGG.  I had even received the RMA number already!

Well, both sticks are showing up as 100% ok.  I still have not tried the slot 3.  Should I?

And what would you suggest I do next in this adventure?

BTW, I too tried Easy Tune 6 and ever since then I have had trouble with this system.  I uninstalled it, but I am beginning to wonder it that is the problem.

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

Well I hope Gigabyte are listening intently but somehow I doubt it. I live in the UK, although the thought of living in the States would be great. Actually I have friends now who are on an extended tour of the US of A. They have bought a motorhome and I keep track of their travels via an online blog. I'm a bit too old now to start thinking about setting up my own buisiness. Although I could hire you as my PR manager

Anyway, good news that the memory is in working order. I would suggest checking the other slot while you are at it just to be safe. The bad news is that the RAM you have isn't certified for use with this motherboard. The closest one on the QVL is F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ. Now being close isn't neccessarily good enough. So my suggestion would be to RMA the modules and have them changed for the above ones. I am not 100% sure that this is the problem but with unknown memory it is impossible to tell. If you are happy to do this then we can continue once you have the new blocks.

[soarwitheagles]

Hi

Well I hope Gigabyte are listening intently but somehow I doubt it. I live in the UK, although the thought of living in the States would be great. Actually I have friends now who are on an extended tour of the US of A. They have bought a motorhome and I keep track of their travels via an online blog. I'm a bit too old now to start thinking about setting up my own buisiness. Although I could hire you as my PR manager

Anyway, good news that the memory is in working order. I would suggest checking the other slot while you are at it just to be safe. The bad news is that the RAM you have isn't certified for use with this motherboard. The closest one on the QVL is F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ. Now being close isn't neccessarily good enough. So my suggestion would be to RMA the modules and have them changed for the above ones. I am not 100% sure that this is the problem but with unknown memory it is impossible to tell. If you are happy to do this then we can continue once you have the new blocks.

DM, Either way, I hope you can find a job you are happy at!

I called Gigabyte and also emailed their tech support before purchasing this RAM and they assured me this RAM is on their QVL list for this MOBO.  I found it there when I looked at the site they gave me.  Some of it was in the 8GB [4x2gb'ers] category if I remember correctly.

I was reading Zach's post about the trouble with Easy Tune 6.  I made the same mistake.  Is it possible this could be the bug?

Soar

PS It is after midnight, and I need to take some rest for now.  Thanks again for all your time and patience with me.  I hope to chat with you some more tomorrow.

Have a wonderful day there!

[Dark Mantis]

I have used Easy Tune 6 a number of times.  Sometimes it has worked great for me.  On other computers it turned into a total nightmare.  The system was perfectly stable before I installed Easy Tune 6, but after the install, the system became highly unstable and gave my lots of BSOD's.  And there was no way I could fix it no matter what I tried.  It was totally frustrating for me.

On my latest build, the system was working perfect, then after installing Easy Tune 6, I began to receive BSOD's repeatedly.  I too removed it, but now we are trying to isolate the problem once again.  I too may have to reformat and clean reinstall Windows 7 Ultimate.  I hope we can resolve it without having to resort to that!

If you had disclosed this information earlier it would have helped. Now my recommendation would be to make backups of any valuable information and then do a format and re-install of your OS. I am quite willing to help you through it as you sound like you find it a bit daunting.

[soarwitheagles]

I have used Easy Tune 6 a number of times.  Sometimes it has worked great for me.  On other computers it turned into a total nightmare.  The system was perfectly stable before I installed Easy Tune 6, but after the install, the system became highly unstable and gave my lots of BSOD's.  And there was no way I could fix it no matter what I tried.  It was totally frustrating for me.

On my latest build, the system was working perfect, then after installing Easy Tune 6, I began to receive BSOD's repeatedly.  I too removed it, but now we are trying to isolate the problem once again.  I too may have to reformat and clean reinstall Windows 7 Ultimate.  I hope we can resolve it without having to resort to that!

If you had disclosed this information earlier it would have helped. Now my recommendation would be to make backups of any valuable information and then do a format and re-install of your OS. I am quite willing to help you through it as you sound like you find it a bit daunting.

Wow!  I am sorry DM.  I didn't think it was a problem because when I first ran MemTest86+ I was thinking it was the RAM.  Next, I thought it might have been the settings in the BIOS.  To be honest with you, I was becoming more and more confused.

Ok, so you suggest I reformat, then do a clean reinstall?  And how about the MB drivers....should I reinstall all of that too?

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

No problem. I understand how the thought processes work and you can get led down the wrong path.

When you reinstall Windows it will format the drive and wipe everything off it. So after the installation we can install any drivers that are needed. Anyway if you want to get some sleep we can carry on later.

[runn3R]

(...) Well I hope Gigabyte are listening intently but somehow I doubt it.  (...)

We do , please don't doubt.
Thanks for your support given to this forum users.

Hi soarwitheagles

Is XMP enabled in BIOS?

Please check following posts about Ripjaws RAM:
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,948.msg4821.html#msg4821
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,1683.msg7674.html#msg7674
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,1125.msg5304.html#msg5304

[soarwitheagles]

(...) Well I hope Gigabyte are listening intently but somehow I doubt it.  (...)

We do , please don't doubt.
Thanks for your support given to this forum users.

Hi soarwitheagles

Is XMP enabled in BIOS?

Please check following posts about Ripjaws RAM:
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,948.msg4821.html#msg4821
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,1683.msg7674.html#msg7674
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,1125.msg5304.html#msg5304

Runn,

Thanks for your concern.  I read those posts and they seem to indicate that the Gskil is not so great of a RAM to use with the Gigabyte board.

Wow, perhaps I too will need to sell my G.skil on ebay and buy some other RAM.

For now, I would like to try anything possible to see if we can get this system stable with this G.Skil RAM.  If it does not work, I will sell it.

I read at New Egg, many poster/reviews saying the RAM I purchased is working fine with this MB.

I will reformat and try again.

Thanks,

Soar

[soarwitheagles]

No problem. I understand how the thought processes work and you can get led down the wrong path.

When you reinstall Windows it will format the drive and wipe everything off it. So after the installation we can install any drivers that are needed. Anyway if you want to get some sleep we can carry on later.

DM,

Thanks again for your help and good advice.  Ok, I am just now finishing up testing each stick individually in slot 3.  Afterwards, I will reformat and reinstall again.

Will let you know how it comes out.

At the other forum I've been visiting, the moderator recommended these settings after I reformat.  What do you make of this?  [I have no overclocking experience at all to speak of]:

CPU Clock Ratio -20
BCLK Frequency - 160
Extreme Memory Profile - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - 10 it maybe called 2:10 or even 1333
Intel Turbo Boost Tech. - Disabled


CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) - Disabled
C3/C6/C7 State Support - Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor - Disabled
CPU EIST Function - Disabled
Bi-Directional PROCHOT - Disabled

Memory specific settings

Extreme Memory Profile - Disabled
Performance Enhance - Standard
CAS Latency - 7
tRCD - 8
tRP - 7
tRAS - 24
Command Rate - 2

Next we'll be changing the Voltage Settings. These will be Preliminary Settings as we still may need to adjust them a little depending upon your Temperatures and any errors you may encounter.

CPU VCore - 1.2875v (I'm not sure what options you have available, pick the closest to this and let me know)
QPI/VTT - 1.3v (same as above, I'm unsure of your available options)
DRAM Voltage - 1.65v

Try these settings and let me know what happens. Start HW Monitor and leave it running whenever your using this PC, at least for a few days. And I want to see a HW Monitor Screenshot after the PC has been running for 30 minutes to an hour.

DM, Does this guy know what he is talking about?

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Hi again soar

Well personally I would steer you away from playing around with overclocking your system as you are having enough trouble just getting it to run stably as standard but obviously it is your choice. Overclocking is fine if you understand all the principles involved and even then it is very hit and miss (and generally more miss). It is not a science more of an art as no two systems or even chips react the same. I would say this fellow is technically sound but he may get you into something that is a bit too involved that is beyond your scope. It doesn't hurt to listen to anyone but then pick out the bits that suit you is my advice.

So are you ready to format your drive and re-install windows? If so which version of the operating system do you want to use?