GA-P67A-UD4 "The system has experienced boot failures because of overclocking.."

[phodee6]

i have the same problem too 
 



i7-2600k
16gb Patriot G2 1600mhz
Evga GTX 570 HD
Corsair AX 850 psu
Corsair H60
Vertex 2 120gb SSD
Western Digital Cavair Black 2tb

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

You say you have the same problem but would you care to elaborate on that a bit please ? The symptoms may be the same but it could be a diiferent cause.

[Driv300mph]

Hi guys -- is anyone still having this problem?

My specs:
Mobo: GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
Proc: Core i5 2500K
RAM: CORSAIR 16GB -- 2x Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
GFX: Radeon 6950

All my settings stock, but it appears that I get the same error after turning the Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) on to allow the 1600MHz to register in BIOS.  Otherwise, the RAM runs at 1333mhz. 

Thanks for any help!

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

So you are saying that everything runs ok unless you use the XMP setting to overclock your memory ?

Have you made sure that you have the latest BIOS version installed ?

Have you tried inputting the settings manually instead ?

[Driv300mph]

Yep – that seems to be the case, when I set XMP to Profile1 is when it freezes.  I get two black screens and have to hard restart

I haven’t tried manually adjusting the RAM up to 1600MHz, though.  It seems the MFG page says that the “SPD Speed” is 1333mhz whereas the “tested speed” is 1600mhz.  Does this shed any light on the situation?

http://www.corsair.com/vengeance-8gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9.html

I'm on latest BIOS too -- F7

[Dark Mantis]

Well you could try setting the timings and voltage manually for the 1600Mhz speed. However I suspect that there is a problem with one of your sticks as they are good modules and normally run very well with no problems. I have four of them myself in my review machine.

I think the next thing is to test the modules one at a time. It does take time but follow these instructions exactly please.

I would suggest that you download and run the latest version of  Memtest86+ to check your RAM first.

Memtest86+        http://www.memtest.org/

Insert one stick of memory in slot 1 and run Memtest on it for at least 10 complete loops/cycles and if there are no errors then swap it over with the next one and continue untill you have checked all  modules.
 
If you have any errors the module is faulty.

If you have any faulty modules you will have to return the whole kit as they are matched.

Post back when you have done that with the results.

[yayo]

Hi guys -- is anyone still having this problem?

My specs:
Mobo: GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
Proc: Core i5 2500K
RAM: CORSAIR 16GB -- 2x Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
GFX: Radeon 6950

All my settings stock, but it appears that I get the same error after turning the Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) on to allow the 1600MHz to register in BIOS.  Otherwise, the RAM runs at 1333mhz. 

Thanks for any help!

Same board, processor but 2x4GB of Kingston HyperX 8GB 1600Mhz cl9 KIT - 1.65V
System runs perfectly stable with BIOS on optimized default, as soon as I select XMP Profile 1 (1600mhz) pc reboots when gaming or running Prime95/Intelburn. Bios is F7, didn't try to enter BIOS values manually yet cause frankly I find navigating it a bit confusing (coming from a Asus P5K Deluxe board, DDR2 ram). Memtest running fine

[yayo]

Just a quick superficial follow up to my previous superficial post:
Kingston HyperX 8GB 1600Mhz cl9 KIT - 1.65V (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) worked fine when using Optimized Defaults in BIOS but PC would restart under load (playing games or running IntelBurn) when setting XMP Profile. Did extensive memory testing (8hours) with Memtest86+ on default (1333mhz) and there were no errors, when running Memtest with XMP profile enabled the PC would reboot after less than a minute.

Swapped the RAM with
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB 1600Mhz cl9 KIT - 1.50V (CML8GX3M2A1600C9)
Runs perfectly both on Optimized Defaults and XMP Profile. All tests went well.

My suggestion: If you own a GA Z68X-UD4-B3 mobo chose the Corsair RAM over the Kingston.

[Dark Mantis]

Agreed! I am always banging on about using quality memory and whilst there is nothing wrong with makes like Kingston they certainly seem more suseptable to problems.

[diegodiniz]

I have the same problem here! I think this is an issue with the Gigabyte motherboards. My system is:

i7 2600k
GA P67A-UD5
8GB Corsair Vengeance 8-8-8-24 (model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8)

And i get the same message:

"The system has experienced boot failures because of overclocking or changes of voltages. Last settings in this page may not coincide with current H/W states."

I dont have BSOD´s...dont have freezes...But the system always return to stock when i turn off the power of power supply. Can you guys please Help me???

PS1.: I try to use the new BIOS (F7) from the website but I get a lot of BSOD´s with it and i come back to the F6 BIOS.
Ps2.: I already put a new Lithium battery on the motherboard.(dont work)
Ps3.: I already make the BIOS SWAP...pressing CTRL + F12 to put the F6 BIOS instead F2. (dont work)

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

From memory (no pun intended) the Corsair Vengeance 8-8-8-24 model kit isn't listed as compatible with this motherboard. If so then that could be your problem along with several other things.

You are overclocking your memory anyway. Anything above the JEDEC standard is overclocked.  However I suspect the main issue is the BIOS code. I would suggest updating the BIOS (if not now when you have a chance) and also making sure that both BIOS chips are synchronised.

What is this BIOS swap you are on about ? I am sorry I just don't understand you.

[chapstar]

i've have the same error message when clocking my Corsair vengence RAM to 1600Mhz on a z68xp-ud4. How do I get round this issue is a major pain in the ass. Ram clocks down to 1333mhz. I have loaded the XMP and also tried manual setting the timings. Works fine until you power off the computer and then the settings default.

 "The system has experienced boot failures because of overclocking or changes of voltages. Last settings in this page may not coincide with current H/W states."

Ive got bios version F6
CPU I5 2500K
Mobo Z68XP-UD4
8GB  Corsair vengence 1600mhz ram

The memory works fine when I try it in a MSI board

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

First make sure that you have the latest BIOS version loaded. Load Optimised Default settings and save. Next synchronise the two BIOSes, the Main and the Backup. Next load all the timings and voltage manually. You may even need to increase the voltage a touch if all slots are filled with RAM.

To synchronise the BIOSes.

From a cold start with the power to the machine switched off press the power button and then enter the BIOS by pressing Del. Then when you get to the main screen press F9. This will bring up an extra screen which will display more information about the two BIOS versions. Assuming they are different exit the BIOS and shutdown. Again press the power button and this time press Alt + F12 where you would normally use the Del key to enter the BIOS. You will find that then your monitor will turn black and you will see:

Press [Enter] to start copying main BIOS to backup BIOS...

When you press Enter more text will appear saying:

Writing BIOS image.... xxxKb OK

Once completed  more text will show:

BIOS successfully recovered! Power off or reset system!

Do as it says. Both Main and Backup BIOS chips now store the same BIOS version. You can now reboot as normal.

When you copy the first BIOS image to the second BIOS it also copies the current configuration
 so if you use RAID or something, set it before the copy.  It also copies over any saved profiles too.

[chapstar]

Hi,

alt +f12 doesn't do any thing apart from bring up the boot menu.
Also did you mean set my RAM settings manually at 16.00 multiplier plus my timings and then save and copy the BIOS. Is there another way to copy the BIOS? Can the BIOS be copied in windows through one of the gigabyte utility tools.
I just don't understand why there are so many issues like this with Gigabyte boards straight out of the box. I had always considered Gigabyte as one of the best if not the best brand of motherboards. But this has really put me off.

[TFisher]

Hi,

alt +f12 doesn't do any thing apart from bring up the boot menu.
Also did you mean set my RAM settings manually at 16.00 multiplier plus my timings and then save and copy the BIOS. Is there another way to copy the BIOS? Can the BIOS be copied in windows through one of the gigabyte utility tools.
I just don't understand why there are so many issues like this with Gigabyte boards straight out of the box. I had always considered Gigabyte as one of the best if not the best brand of motherboards. But this has really put me off.

You might have to use a PS2 keyboard  to enter bios backup.. I had to buy one for that purpose.

Sometimes the usb board will work. But not very often. Seems to power on and off while booting up.