System:
- GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA ATX Intel Motherboard, v2.0
- Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Processor - BX80601950
- COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Power Supply
- OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - SET A - Chosen because it is on Gigabytes Recommended Memory List.
- OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - SET B - Chosen because it is on Gigabytes Recommended Memory List.
- EVGA 012-P3-1475-AR GeForce GTX 470
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
- Thermaltake Frio, Intel Core i7 Intel CPU Cooler, CLP0564
- BIOS Version FA (would be happy to upgrade to FB once it works again
This was build for a friend
by me and is a scaled down version of an exact system
I build for myself a couple months ago that I am having no issues with and am
extremely happy with.
I sure hope you can help me/us!!!I built the second system and it worked fine. Installed OS, many reboots, software install, et al. Let it run 24/7 for a few days and powered it off. Turned it on/off for the next couple days to install/check things. All 100%.
Friend calls and says they is going to come pick it up. I power it on for a last checkout and the problems start...
Fist the system just reboots continously. Gets the splash screen, reboots. Get to the splash screen, reboots, ., ., ., Get to the splash screen, reboots (all with one short 'beep').
In addition I am now unable to get into the BIOS via the [DEL] key. In fact, none of the keys: [TAB], [F9], [F12], [END], and of course [DEL] as mentioned prior, function.
Unable to get into BIOS and will not boot. Tried several keyboards. Both USB and PS2. No change. Keyboards work on other system
s including the other GA-X58A-UD3R system without issue.
Pulled everything apart. Meticulously checked everything. Pulled all parts. Installed one stick of memory. Same issue-- Unable to get into BIOS. Splash screen. One short beep. Reboots.
Other things we have tried:
- Only Set-A of memory
- Only Set-B of memory
- Only one stick from either Set-A or Set-B of memory
- W/ and w/o video card
- Disconnected all drives (and stayed disconnected)
- Pulled, check, and reconnected power cables to mother board.
- Various, almost endless, variations of the above.
- Disconnected power. Pulled the battery. Pressed on several times. Waited ~30 minutes. Pressed on several more times. Re-inserted battery.
Sorry for the long post, but being a System Administrator and work with all kinds of other computer hardware, including "PC's", I wanted to list everything I have tried in order to (help) diagnosis it prior to turning to Gigabyte Tech People for help.
THANKS!
/tg