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Badbonji

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GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« on: August 18, 2010, 09:43:05 pm »
Just installed a new graphics card, a HIS HD5970.

The computer booted into windows fine, cleared out the old drivers and rebooted.
It got half way through the RAID BIOS when the video signal just dropped out and it hung.

Now whenever I start the PC I get an error code 88 (8B I think it is supposed to be.)

Why has the motherboard suddenly stopped working? Tried with 1 stick of RAM and my server's HD5450 in two different PCI-e slots but no dice, the error always appears as soon as I turn on the PC.

I bought this motherboard in December 2008, does that mean it is still in warranty?
Core i7 965 @ 4.35Ghz 1.37Vcore
6Gb G.Skill 1600Mhz DDR3 @ 1740Mhz 8-8-8-20 1T
HIS HD5970 @ 800/1100
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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2010, 09:49:26 pm »
Yes your warranty is still valid. It is guarranteed by Gigabyte for 3 years. What PSU have you got and is it still running?
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2010, 10:47:33 pm »
Seventeam 1000W PSU, I assume it is working still as it still switches on, had no stability problems with the GTX295 just before!
Just so weird how it would fail so fast!
Core i7 965 @ 4.35Ghz 1.37Vcore
6Gb G.Skill 1600Mhz DDR3 @ 1740Mhz 8-8-8-20 1T
HIS HD5970 @ 800/1100
Gigabyte Extreme X58
X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty
256GB M4 + 150GB Raptor
EK Supreme HF/GTX480/MCP655/EK Res :D

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2010, 10:53:43 pm »
Try the old short the green and black wire trick to test if it is indeed working ok. At least that will prove it. The power supply is big enough but that card is a bit of a power hog and if the PSU was wobbly it could have put it over the top. Another thought is to try clearing the CMOS and loading the BIOS optimised defaults. Then make sure all of the old graphics drivers are gone.
« Last Edit: August 18, 2010, 11:01:19 pm by Dark Mantis »
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2010, 12:22:57 am »
Seventeam 1000W PSU, I assume it is working still as it still switches on, had no stability problems with the GTX295 just before!
Just so weird how it would fail so fast!
Well have you tried that 1000W PSU in another computer like your server just to be sure?

Badbonji

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2010, 01:09:39 pm »
Yeah the PSU is fine! I tried again this morning and it managed to POST and I entered the BIOS as I cleared the CMOS, but then it froze and will not POST anymore, but it doesn't provide an error code and just keeps cycling on/off.
Core i7 965 @ 4.35Ghz 1.37Vcore
6Gb G.Skill 1600Mhz DDR3 @ 1740Mhz 8-8-8-20 1T
HIS HD5970 @ 800/1100
Gigabyte Extreme X58
X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty
256GB M4 + 150GB Raptor
EK Supreme HF/GTX480/MCP655/EK Res :D

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2010, 01:22:35 pm »
Do you have a buzzer installed? If so does it not make any sound?
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2010, 01:33:13 pm »
No I don't have a speaker  :-[
Core i7 965 @ 4.35Ghz 1.37Vcore
6Gb G.Skill 1600Mhz DDR3 @ 1740Mhz 8-8-8-20 1T
HIS HD5970 @ 800/1100
Gigabyte Extreme X58
X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty
256GB M4 + 150GB Raptor
EK Supreme HF/GTX480/MCP655/EK Res :D

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2010, 01:51:40 pm »
I would recommend installing one then as they are very usefull when you have problems like this. I know that you have the display but the buzzer works better sometimes.
« Last Edit: August 19, 2010, 01:52:48 pm by Dark Mantis »
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

Badbonji

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2010, 06:44:49 pm »
Hmm, video occassionally works but most of the time it just cycles on/off. Not sure what the problem is here, but I am thinking it is a motherboard problem. I cannot try another CPU, but have tried another GPU and different RAM.
Core i7 965 @ 4.35Ghz 1.37Vcore
6Gb G.Skill 1600Mhz DDR3 @ 1740Mhz 8-8-8-20 1T
HIS HD5970 @ 800/1100
Gigabyte Extreme X58
X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty
256GB M4 + 150GB Raptor
EK Supreme HF/GTX480/MCP655/EK Res :D

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Re: GIGABYTE Extreme not posting
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2010, 07:31:56 pm »
I does sound like the motherboard is on the way out. The only other thing is to check each individual connection to the motherboard from the PSU. Make sure there are no loose connnections etc.
« Last Edit: August 19, 2010, 07:32:35 pm by Dark Mantis »
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy