Cold boot failures x58A-ud3r Rev2 bios FB

[Dark Mantis]

Have just ordered some Crucial RAM after speaking to a support guy there. This is a link to the model I've picked up:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=3FC71129A5CA7304

According to the specs they should work fine. Crucial is normaly very good memory and it helps that they are owned by the manufacturer.

[theboyfold]

I've bought direct from them and one of the admins has offered to help me get my timings right. Also, I get a 30 day trial with them

[Dark Mantis]

Well you can't say fairer than that can you? As I said I am sure that you won't have any problems with their memory... and obviously so are they!

[Wonderwrench]

Have just ordered some Crucial RAM after speaking to a support guy there. This is a link to the model I've picked up:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=3FC71129A5CA7304

Crucial Micron makes good stuff and no one beats their support!

Bill

[fatbobuk]

BIOS Fe1 is better than all the others so far

havent tried FD because I missed it for some reason

Only strange thing i noticed is the default voltages

Crashed on boot today though and reset my memory to 1066 AGAIN !!!!!
Will try to see what tomorrows cold boot brings

[fatbobuk]

Still causing cold boot problems

Wont boot into windows. Says voltages or overcloking causing boot problems still.

Will boot eventually when warmed or BIOS adjusted

Thoguht we had it this time

 

[Dark Mantis]

That's unlucky. As you said I thought it sounded like it might have fixed the problem with this release.

[hello people]

Just checking in......wow...this thread is still going...

For what it's worth...my rig is going very well......ever since I changed the ram...no worries. Runs like a well oiled computer.

good luck everyone

[Dark Mantis]

Well at least that is good news and shows that getting the right combination of motherboard and memory does work.

[theboyfold]

So, I thought I should post a little update should anybody find this thread.

After my issues with the Corsair RAM I ended up ordering these: http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=3FC71129A5CA7304

So far so good, we have had 3 cold boots, 1 successful Memtest and 1 successful Intel Burn Test (on Max). I've also been able to work in Photoshop and Microsoft office, and wait for it. Not seen 1 BSOD.

So, unless I come back it would seem that I've found a winning combo here!

[Dark Mantis]

Great. As I said the right memory makes all the difference and it would seem that nowadays it is not possible to get just any old memory to play ball . You need to pick the correct RAM for your motherboard and from a reputable memory manufacturer.

[theboyfold]

Indeed that would be the case.

What strikes me as strange through doing this though is:
1) Corsiar seem to have changed what they said the motherboard would support on more than one occasion during this 'process'
2) There werea fair few suppliers in the UK who were selling the motherboard, ram and CPU combo that I originally started off with. Which was one part of my research into picking the right combo

Anyway, I'll report back if I find anything, but thanks to all for the support and advice on this thread, it's been very helpful indeed!

[Dark Mantis]

You are very welcome and please do let us know any updates in the future.

[FunkyErn]

theboyfold - that is excellent news!  Glad to hear that people are managing to get their systems working.

My system has been stable since moving to the Kingston memory. Seems to me a common denominator to the problems is the Corsair memory - or at least certain models (or even batches) of the RAM.

As the boyfold pointed out several UK suppliers are bundling the same CPU, mobo and RAM together - so surely it cannot be the model numbers - maybe there are differences between batches of the same model?

[Dark Mantis]

As the boyfold pointed out several UK suppliers are bundling the same CPU, mobo and RAM together - so surely it cannot be the model numbers - maybe there are differences between batches of the same model?

Quite possibly, but of course you won't hear about it from Corsair! Some chips in a batch could  possibly have not been quite up to standard as in any manufacturing process.