X58A UD3R DMI Data pool

[Trinitrotoluene]

So I got the system up and running again, can't tell yet if all the problems are gone now of course. The the memory is running at 1600Mhz 8-8-8-24 88 1T without any booting problems so far (also first cold boot).
But I can't get the separate motherboard bleeper speaker working. And my HDD case LED isn't responding to activity either. I tried connecting both things in the only two ways possible to the motherboard. The case HDD LED is still intact, because when I connect it the other way (right? wrong?) it permanently lights up. I tried the speaker both ways and just booting the system, no beep. Obviously no major problems, but hey...

[Dark Mantis]

It does sound like you have some problem there with the Front Panel Connectors. The LED shouldn't light up permanently if it is placed the wrong way round. Are you sure that you have them attached to the correct pins?

[Trinitrotoluene]

HDD activity connector is connected to +HD-, tried both ways. One way it doesn't light up at all, other way it lights up permanently. Speaker thingy is connected to +SPEAK-. Doesn't make a sound upon booting up when connected in either of two possible ways. Reset, powerup, power led all do work though.

So it shouldn't light up when connected the wrong way around? But perhaps that does tell us that the circuitry is still intact? Or does this look like it's busted?

edit: when I connect the speaker in either of two possible ways, upon restarting the system, I can hear a *click*  coming from it. Seems to me like it does work. It's not my harddrive or anything, I double checked this by taking the speaker off and no longer heard the click.


Interesting! But no biggie...

[Dark Mantis]

Interesting fault but I would be concerned that it was an indicator of something more important.

[Trinitrotoluene]

Hmmm... Assuming the speaker works, is no beep an official error code? When I put my DVD drive on an other Marvell port, the HDD led thing is fixed. I've connected it in the same way as before, when it was permanently on. The other Marvell port is not broken, because the system booted from CD (was still in the drive) the first time I started it with that port being used by the DVD drive.

Actually, on the first Marvell port the LED also works normally. But only during boot up, when it gets in windows, it stays on forever. Something with the DVD drive not liking Marvell port one or the other way around? Maybe the combination with RAID0 on the intel controlled ports.... Hmmm, sure is interesting!

If the system has proven to be stable with this new memory, I think I'll just leave it there. But still, I'm annoyed by this speaker not working like before. It sure is puzzling...

[Dark Mantis]

Offhand I cannot understand why there is no beep at all from the speaker...assuming it is functioning correctly.

What do you have the controller set to? Because a lot of optical drives don't like AHCI mode and so that could be partly the problem.

[Trinitrotoluene]

Could you point me to the exact bios page I need to be? Right now I could only tell you I'm using XHD mode, because I'm of course using RAID0 on the drivers. For the Marvell ports (where the DVD drive is on) I haven't set anything specific.

[Dark Mantis]

If you check in your manual on page 56 you will see the relevant part.

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-x58a-ud3r_v2.0_e.pdf


GSATA 6_7/IDE Ctrl Mode (Marvell 9128 Chip, GSATA3_6/7 Connectors)
Allows you to decide whether to configure the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 9128 chip to AHCI mode.
IDE Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default)
AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.

[Trinitrotoluene]

I have just checked it, Marvell is enabled and set to IDE. So that sure is interesting!

So far I'm happy to report I haven't had any problems though. *finger crossed* *knocks on wood* and all of that 

[Trinitrotoluene]

Manual page 24

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-x58a-ud3r_v2.0_e.pdf

Since Marvell is GSATA3 on ports 6/7, I probably haven't installed those drivers yet (don't see any in programs list) since I wasn't planning on using GSATA3 interfaces. Ports 8 and 9 (using 8 for DVD drive) are just normal GSATA2, and I take it those drivers come with windows or at least I don't need to pre-load them. Just like I didn't have to for the Intel controlled ports.
So that should explain why the HDD LED stays on as soon as I enter windows with the DVD drive hooked up to a Marvell port, without GSATA3 drivers being installed.

As for the bleeper speaker, no clue (yet...) !

On the other hand, system still runs fine with the new memory!

[Trinitrotoluene]

Well, I've been fiddling around with overclocking today. Had to reset to fail safe defaults. And guess what? Boot up bleeperbeeper is back in business! I wanted to do that any way, but I was too scared to mess anything up (yeah, lame and stupid I know!)


So I guess that solves both the HDD led on Marvell and the bleeper! And I'm prime95 blending 4Ghz right now, 72-69-70-65 degrees Celsius on the cores. 1.25V CPU Vcore, 1.3V QPI/VTT. 200BLCK, 20X multiplier. Memory multi on 8X, so it's running on stock 1600Mhz at a nice 8-8-8-24 as intended. Uncore at 3200Mhz. Turbo boost disabled, all the rest on auto, that's what I got from a guide on internet.

This stuff overclocks pretty darn well 

[Dark Mantis]

Yes it is pretty solid kit and when you know how to handle it it is quite forgiving.

Seems like you are getting on with it quite well now then. 

[Trinitrotoluene]

Indeed, I'm liking it. Thanks again for everything!

[Trinitrotoluene]

Actually, I received word again for GGTS: always-on HDD led with DVD drive+Marvell is "normal". Support told me it is a firmware and/or driver issue. Still nothing to worry about, good to know.

[Dark Mantis]

Thanks for the extra info. It might well be useful to someone else and save them having to contact GGTS themselves.