P55-USB3 No network or Harddrive

[RAnta2]

I recently bought an GA-P55-USB3 and it worked perfectly well for a time, the Network worked and the hardrive worked (mostly)

My system hardlocked in windows  once  a week or so the hardrives start to endlessly power up and down and the system get unresponsive and when I reset the system the bios can´t find the hardrives. I had to shut down the sytem for about 15 minutes before it works again for  roughly a week when it repeats. Also the network seem to reset way more than my previous computer.

Anyway today the intel controller and the network died on me. I just can´t find them in bios and windows, ironicly the gigabyte hdcontroller still works and will still boot.

I have tried resetting the bios(Cmos jumper) and using different PSU, the hardrives works in my old system. 

So has anyone ever heard anything like this? I think im going to RMA the damn thing.

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

Have you checked the tempreature of the southbridge chip and made sure the heatsink is fastened securely still ?

[RAnta2]

Well yes temps was 30C I believe and the heatsink quite fastned perhaps even glued? Anyway I had the RMA accepted  by my retailer so I will see how this goes.

[Dark Mantis]

OK please let us know how you get on.