Cold boot failures x58A-ud3r Rev2 bios FB

[fatbobuk]

Seems strange that everyone reccomends this combination

I bought this combination after reading reviews  in Custom PC magazine. That was before v2 of the board was released.
Even they had major problems with v2.

Corsair have replied to my queries but misunderstood my statements ( i am not too good with words etc ) they said I should RMA the ram if I am getting error. but my ram isnt erroring no matter which test I run.

With Fe1 BIOS on cold boot it BSOD at windows start or halts requiring a restart.

After 3 attempts it always boots to windows. I have applied extra voltage and overclocked it to 4Ghz to try and warm it up quicker ( maybe not the best idea ) but still takes 3 attempts to boot.

Heres hoping the next BIOS may do the trick before ALL my hair falls out. Cant be bothered dismantling again !!!!! to RMA it . nect time it comes out will be to replace it or the memory.

[Dark Mantis]

Hi fatbobuk
I don't remember if I have suggested it before on this thread but just in case I have been amiss there is the option in the BIOS to insert a hard drive delay so that when being cold booted  it gives the drive a chance to initialise before moving on. It might be worth trying.

[andybryant]

Just thought I'd pop in and report that I dropped in some Kingston DIMMs and my new board booted up first time; no issues.

I tried it with the BIOS level that came on the motherboard (FB I think) - and it worked; but then upgraded to the latest FE - and tried again - with no issues.  http://gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449&dl=1#bios

Memory: Kingston ValueRAM "Triple Channel" 12 Go (Kit 3x 4 Go) DDR3-SDRAM PC3-10600 CL9 - KVR1333D3N9K3/12G
CPU: i7 950 3.06 GHz 130W
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Rev2

I've not had a single boot failure, cold or warm, although that said - I've not played with over-clocking it yet.

Andy.

[Dark Mantis]

Having compatible memory modules is probably the single most important thing in a  build.

[fatbobuk]

Well couldnt take it any more Im afraid.

Bought a Asus Sabertooth.

STill get some missing memory issues. Which is very common I believe in ALL X58 boards due to the memory controller being on the CPU.

My memory modules defo appear on their compatability list.

This board does run a lot smoother than the UD3R though.

Will try to RMA the board to Gigabyte again !!!!!!!!!!!!

Shame though it couldnt be sorted after 10 months of trying

Hope it works out for others though in the future.

Many thanks Dark Mantis for all your patience and help though

[Dark Mantis]

Well good luck with the Asus motherboard. It is a good board but as you say it still has it's problems and one of them is the bent pins issue so I would advise you to check them when you can. I still do a little work on the Asus Forum from time to time but not as much as I used to now that Gigabyte takes up so much of my time.