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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart

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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2011, 02:29:13 pm »
Dark,

I wouldn't install mulitple OS's on my failing system.  I was only suggesting that I use some of my spare hard drives and install the other OS's on them and try them, in turn, to see if there are any differences in the problem?

I am going to get myself a larger power supply.  It stands to reason that my relativily small power supply may not be providing enough current.

As it is now, I have hunted down as many power savings features as I can find, both in the BIOS and in Win 7 (x64) and turned them all off.  I will check again for the  'C1E support' that was suggested by AutoTech.
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2011, 03:10:22 pm »
Ok my misunderstanding then and glad to hear that you are replacing the PSU as it certainly could be a contributory factor.

The C1E setting should be under the MIT section and Advanced Frequency Settings. It will be listed as CPU Enhanced Halt I expect.
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2011, 03:44:53 pm »
Hi,
the AMD C1E Support option is actually to be found under the Advandced BIOS Settings section of BIOS.
Remember, when all else fails a cup of tea and a good swear will often help! It won't solve the problem but it will make you feel better.

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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #18 on: September 12, 2011, 05:38:03 pm »
Doh!  :-[
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #19 on: September 12, 2011, 07:27:23 pm »
Doh indeed!  ;)
Remember, when all else fails a cup of tea and a good swear will often help! It won't solve the problem but it will make you feel better.

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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2011, 02:19:16 am »
I've disabled the C1E setting.  No change.  The PC still hangs after 40+ minutes.  Tomorrow I'll have a new power supply.  I will post then.
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2011, 07:58:47 am »
Have you checked to see what runs at about that time. Check for program updates and virus scans or anything else that is scheduled to start at a given time after loading.
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #22 on: September 14, 2011, 02:06:43 am »
Well then, I haven't bought a new power supply, but I did install WIN 7 (x64) on a regular hard drive and it is working fine.  I then thought about what difference there is between the SSD and the normal Hard Drive. 

Diskeeper.

In my old PC, I was running Diskeeper 2011 on my WIN XP install because WIN XP doesn't handle an SSD very well.  When I upgraded my PC with new hardware and Win 7, I figured, "Why not continue to run Diskeeper?"  It seems Diskeeper may have been the culprit in hanging my system?  I am now running my SSD in Win 7 (the same install that has been giving me grief) with Diskeeper disabled and it's now two hours in and no problems.

So far, so good.  I will update in a little while and let you all know if it is still stable.
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #23 on: September 14, 2011, 08:25:57 am »
That would sound about right and would fit with the problems you have been experiencing. It's always best to try and make things as simple as possible when faultfinding.
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2011, 01:10:23 pm »
I had a funny problem with my  brand new Gigabyte 990FX UD5 that took me a few days to work out, the ram kept becoming unstable and I had to keep clocking it back to make it work after some fiddling" A slight flex of the gfx card, basically just touching it" would immediately reset my pc.

 I doused the brand new pci express slot in switch cleaner and plugged the gfx card in and out a few times before it all evaporated, fixed the problem, now I can grab my gfx card and give it a slight flex-  with no effect on my system,  and my ram can now run at it's full speed which it never could before.
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #25 on: September 17, 2011, 02:02:37 pm »
It could have been a bit of contamination in the socket/slot that you cleared with the use of the switch cleaner. Sometimes there is some residue left over from the manufacturing process. 8)
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #26 on: September 17, 2011, 02:19:04 pm »
It could have been a bit of contaminatioon in the socket/slot that you cleared with the use of the switch cleaner. Sometiomes there is some residue left over from the manufacturing process. 8)

Yes a new one for me, So keep a can of switch cleaner handy when building new systems spraying all slots Liberally is probably a good idea, it was definitely contamination because I always give edge connectors of my gfx card, ram and pins on cpu  a spray with switch cleaner before installation just to ensure any crap or finger grease  is washed off.  This is partly why the problem was so baffling...

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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #27 on: September 19, 2011, 12:54:25 pm »
It's been my experience; PCI and PCIe slots are sensitive to even the slightest amount of dirt or grime. When I'm interacting with those kinds of cards, at work, I always give them a spray with the contact cleaner before putting them in the slot.  Even on new units I do this. (we make hardware used in Radar, Sonar, Medical imaging...)

Back to the original thread now, my PC is still stable.  When I think about it, I should have realized that 32 Bit Diskeeper wouldn't work so well in the 64 bit environment of Win7 (x64)

Oh well.  Live and learned a lot!

Thank you all for your input.  It is very much appreciated.
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3 - Startup Issues following a restart
« Reply #28 on: September 19, 2011, 03:14:35 pm »
Well glad to hear that it is all back to normal and working again. I expect the sales of switchcleaner have rocketed as well recently!
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