X58A-UD3R (2.0) - A few questions and problems (Please read inside)

[TommyTS]

Hi forum.

Im a owner of a relative new computer.
I start with my speccs:

Chieftec Super Series 650W PSU, ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus, Modular, 1x 6pin+1x 6+2pin PCIe, 6x SATA, 140mm Fan
Intel Core™ i7 Quad Processor i7-930, Quad Core, 2.8Ghz, Socket 1366, 8MB, 130W, Boxed w/fan
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R, X58, Socket-1366, DDR3, ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, 2xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16, Revision 2.0
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz 6GB CL9 Kit w/3x 2GB XMS3 modules, CL9-9-9-24, for Core i7
XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0, 2xDVI-I, HDMI, DisplayPort, 725MHz
Hitachi Deskstar™ 7K1000.C 1TB 7200RPM, 3,5", 32MB Cache, SATA 3Gb/s

Now, to the problem.
I had several issues with the memory in August, shortly it stood "6GB: 4GB Usable".
At that time I used the FA v. of the BIOS, later I updated to FB and I recieved all the RAM and everything was fine... a while.

Recently, I've had several issues with BSOD, when I start the computer mostly and here is the messages I experience:

MEMORY_MANAGEMENT (Alot of this message, with cdd.dll, ntoskrnl.exe)
SYSTEM_THREAD_EXEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

This is the most common messages I experience when the BSOD is up.
So when I have 6GB of memory , It could work good all day and when I start the computer the day after, I cant even reach the Login cause of the BSOD so I remove a memory stick and start, It could start and work the whole day.
And the day after that, Its the same thing over and over.
So now I have 2GB of memory and will try use the computer as as normal and hope for the best tomorrow.

So basiccly, the first question is: Is this a common issue with these motherboards or is it something else?

Now to my second question.
I recently bought a Corsair FOrce 60 SSD disk and installed , activated AHCI and installed some drivers thats needed and according to ATTO i got all the performance as promissed, but how about he BIOS settings?
I have activated "ICH SATA Control Mode" to AHCI in BIOS and "GSATA 6_7/IDE Ctrl Mode , GSATA 8_9/IDE Ctrl Mode" to AHCI and is it the right settings?
And I feel abit lag when reaching my other disc sometimes, takes about 5-10 sec before it load so as speaking.

 I would really appreciate your feedback and suggestions to these issues.

Thank you for your time and have a nice day!

//Tommy

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Tommy and welcome to the forum.
The first thing I would suspect is some bent pins on the CPU socket on the motherboard. You will have to look closely though as they are not easy to discern.
For your second question I would run all the drives including your SSD in IDE mode. There is little performance gain in AHCI and it is less stable. The only benefit is the hot swap capability.

[fatbobuk]

Sorry but yes it is a COMMON issue with this board.

I have had many issues from date of purchase, just the same as yourself if not worse.

I am RMA'ing the board to the manufacturers.

But listen to DARK MANTIS he is of good help and information.

[TommyTS]

Hi Tommy and welcome to the forum.
The first thing I would suspect is some bent pins on the CPU socket on the motherboard. You will have to look closely though as they are not easy to discern.
For your second question I would run all the drives including your SSD in IDE mode. There is little performance gain in AHCI and it is less stable. The only benefit is the hot swap capability.

Thanks for the fast reply.
There is nothing wrong with the pins on the CPU socket at all, I have checked that a few times.
They recommended me to check that when I had the memory issue aswell before.
So when I turn back the AHCI settings to IDE, shall I change the settings into the "regedit" before or after I fix the BIOS settings?
And for the preformance in IDE and AHCI mode its about 30-40MB on my tests (ATTO).

fatbobuk: I have read many threads on other forums about this mobo with problems.
Im sorry for your problems aswell, Its frustrating when you buy products for lots of money and Its heavy problems :/

[Dark Mantis]

There is nothing wrong with the pins on the CPU socket at all, I have checked that a few times.

I wish I had a pound for each time I've heard that Trouble is they are often wrong
If you are sure then the only thing that springs to mind would be to clear the CMOS and reset the BIOS to optimised defaults.

As for editing the registry you would have to do that first because it wouldn't boot afterwards probably.

Why didn't you use your original user name?

[TommyTS]

There is nothing wrong with the pins on the CPU socket at all, I have checked that a few times.

I wish I had a pound for each time I've heard that Trouble is they are often wrong
If you are sure then the only thing that springs to mind would be to clear the CMOS and reset the BIOS to optimised defaults.

As for editing the registry you would have to do that first because it wouldn't boot afterwards probably.

Why didn't you use your original user name?

Trust me, I have checked the pins very carefully with a magnifying glass and all seems good
Allright, I fix the register settings before I fix the BIOS settings.
Clear the CMOS means I get the original BIOS v. back right?
Also, my friend bought the exact same computer as I have and I will borrow his RAM and try in mine later today.
And what do you mean with my original username?

[Dark Mantis]

And what do you mean with my original username?

You said that you had problem with the memory before and made references to it so I took it that you had a different username as TommyTS is only showing a couple of posts and they are from today?

Clearing the CMOS is slightly different to just returning the BIOS settings. It actually clears out the memory of the BIOS settings and hardware discovered. Check our FAQ section if you need more info on how to do it.

[TommyTS]

And what do you mean with my original username?

You said that you had problem with the memory before and made references to it so I toook it that you had a different username as TommyTS is only showing a couple of posts and they are from today?

Clearing the CMOS is slightly different to just returning the BIOS settings. It actually clears out the memory of the BIOS settings and hardware discovered. Check our FAQ section if you need more info on how to do it.

Naa, I registered it today so Im new
I will check the FAQ about it, thanks for your support Dark.

I return abit later with information how's the process goes

[Dark Mantis]

OK I understand, no problem. Look forward to your update.

[TommyTS]

OK I understand, no problem. Look forward to your update.

So, now I have fixed the registerchanges, cleared CMOS and actually borrowed 3 new memory sticks from a friend, It's the exact same ones.
The most interesting thing thats gonna happend (tomorrow) is BSOD on startup.
If now, Im getting suprised, but ofc, I hope for the best.

I get back tomorrow and tell the results
Thanks for the support and have a nice night!

[Dark Mantis]

Well good luck and we will keep our fingers crossed for you.

[TommyTS]

Well good luck and we will keep our fingers crossed for you.

Hehe, It actually works!
No BSOD on startup today!
However, It may come, but I will write here tomorrow again.

Great forum btw with fast support, Its not everyday I bump into this service

[Dark Mantis]

We do our best and glad to be of help.

[TommyTS]

So, a little brief update.
The last days since I borrowed new memory stick from my friend, the computer seems to run just fine.
Not a single BSOD, however, the OC of the memory is not working properly.
The memory should be able to run at least 1600Mhz, alltho, the computer hangs at 1333 as soon as  I log into windows.

I clocked the CPU abit with ET6 to around 3.1Ghz (Green Zone) and by that the memory was auto clocked to 1120MHz.
Any suggestion?

[Dark Mantis]

Personally I don't like any of these included programs but I expect that ET6 just bumps up the whole freqency range of everything and if that's the case then the memory will fail before the processor. If it is already running faster than normal and then you apply the OC it will put it over the top.