X58A - UD3R Boot Up Issue

[rhodri2311]

Same problem here, thermaltake 875watt running corsair xms 3 1333, 3hdd's an ssd and 5970 so should be up to task.

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

Same problem here, thermaltake 875watt running corsair xms 3 1333, 3hdd's an ssd and 5970 so should be up to task.

Are you saying that your system has the "instant restart" problem too?
If so can you give us the model number of your PSU please?

[rhodri2311]

I think it's the TPX-875M, would need to double check though as not infront of it at the moment and it came from cyberpower.

[Dark Mantis]

I was just wondering if it had a split 12V rail system but it doesn't if you are correct with the model number. A single 12V rail is much better especially with starting some of the power hungry newer components.

[rhodri2311]

Managed to find it, it's the 875W they list on their website

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/spec/getspec.aspx?n=POWERSUPPLY&v=875%20Watts%20Power%20Supplies%20%28Thermaltake%20875%20Watts%20Toughpower%20XT%20875W%20Modular%2080%20Plus%20Power%20Supply%29

[Dark Mantis]

Yes that's the same one as I was looking at.

[Rebel801]

No good news on the boot-up issue, I got my reply from Gigabyte Support, advising me to check CPU/Ram seating and do a full cmos reset etc.

I have already tried these with no success, They also suggest I return my board to the supplier to see if they can duplicate the problem.

In the meantime I decided to do some overclocking, just to see what the system is capable of and to see if I can "break" something.

Well apart from the above, I am mighty impressed with the system - did a lazy O/C to 4052ghz, just raised vcore to 1.268, qpi/vtt to 1.275, vdimm to 1.6 and using 176x23 - easy stable 4ghz system.

Based on this, I am reluctant to go through the whole issue of returning my hadware back to the shop, as I am not sure it  can be resolved without swapping MB/CPU/Ram. I any case if the board was faulty, I am not sure it would work this well.

I am willing to wait for a future bios update that my resolve the issue, in the meantime I am having some fun tweaking my new toy.

Cheers

[Dark Mantis]

They are good solidly made boards of that there is no doubt. As you have found they OC quite easilly and apart from the fact that the chipset is a bit sensitive about what memory it will play happily with they make an excellent base for a system.

[Rebel801]

Yeah - I have had great success with the Gigabyte Boards in the past and this one is very nice indeed.

I am going to gamble on not returning the board for now (unless I have other issues) as I really dont think it is faulty.

Thank you for you assistance by the way - its great to get such a good response as a new member here.

Cheers

[Dark Mantis]

You are more than welcome and we hope to see you here more often in the future.

[Rebel801]

Update on cold bootup issue - not fixed yet, but I have just noticed something interesting now that I have started overclocking.

Could someone with an X58A-UD3R that does not do a start/stop/start bootup, please let me know if there system behaves like this:

When I change bclk, freq or voltage settings, and then choose "save settings" and exit the bios, my computer does a "soft" start - that is the power lights and fans stay on and it boots straight up (not sure how long it has been doing this).

My ep45-UD3 would always do a "hard reboot after I change FSB settings etc - it would shut down completely for a second then boot up.

I am wondering if the way the PSU "talks" to the motherboard is slightly different for this particular motherboard and once it does the start/stop/start it does not need to do a hard reset if any settings in the bios are changed.

Thanks

[cupcake]

i have the exact same problem, it doesnt bother me that much but i just want to know if does any harm to my motherboard or other hardware in the long term?

[Dark Mantis]

As I said in an earlier post as far as I am aware it has no detrimental effect on the hardware. 

[Rebel801]

Just a quick update on the boot up issue - the latest official Gigabyte bios FE (not FE1 beta) has resolved my cold boot start/stop/start issue.

I am even happier with this board now and I suggest that anyone with an X58A - UD3R (2.0) should try the latest FE bios.

Cheers

[Dark Mantis]

Thanks very much for the update especially as there are quite a few people complaining of just this problem. Hopefully it will help them too.