x58a-ud7 rev 0.1 problems

[rachneh]

i have x58a-ud7 mainboard rev 0.1  whit geil memory at recomended list by gigabyte site
i update bios to f9a and have this problems:
1-i see dram size at boot and when i move some majool  it can boot but the speed is so slowly
2-i cant acses to my hdd in raid 5 mode
my os is win 2003 enterprise and cpu is core i 7 920


can i instal win 2008 r2??

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome.

I am afraid I don't know what "majool" is so I can't help there.

As for the RAID issue have you got all the chipset drivers installed and the IRST drivers ? Have you setup the RAID properly in the BIOS and afterwards ?

Win2008 should be fine.

[rachneh]

thanks for ur response soon
majool= place that instal ram on main board
and another question
the memory frequency that show in bios is 1066 but my ram frq is 1333

[rachneh]

and i did any setting like befor bios update
u say win 2008r2 is capability (mach) whit this main board?

[rachneh]

about raid
in the screen that detect hdd in raid i see hdd that detected in raid5  but the" fail " about hdd that are raid 5   is show

[Dark Mantis]

Thanks for the clarification. Have you got the modules  (majool)  in the correct slots DDR3_1 and DDR3_3 if you have two sticks ?

What ports are you using for the RAID array ?

If you are trying to use the Marvell ports that could be your problem. The Intel ports are the fastest and most robust/reliable.

Did you have the same problem before you updated the BIOS ?

[rachneh]

hi again
if i put in 1 and 3 the size wil be corect but frequency no
i used port 0to4 sata
befor updating no i dont have
a question again that this mian board suitable for win server 2003 or 2008? or i need buy server like hp
why my speed is to low and after windows start up   my pc works so slowly and    in task manager memory and cpu are work very light
thankks

[Dark Mantis]

Windows 2008 should run perfectly well on this motherboard.

Don't worry about the frequency of the memory for the moment as it will not make any difference to your use of the machine that you will be able to tell.

Perhaps it might help me to answer some of your questions and get a better idea of what is happening on your system if you could list your hardware by make and model please.

[rachneh]

cpu core i7 920
ram   4 * 2gb geil dual side that recomend in giga site
vga giga whit ati cheap 4870
4*2tb samsun sata2
power supply 1200 real
should i set any special seting for cpu or ram set in bios?
how i set for intel raid in bios for raid 5?
thanks

[rachneh]

why in gigabyte site there is not any driver for win2008 r2 fo this main

[Dark Mantis]

You will need to enter all your memory settings and voltage in the BIOS manually. Auto won't work if you have filled all the slots as with any XMP setting that is attached. You didn't say what the timings and voltage are for the RAM but just enter them as per the spec. The voltage you will need to increase a touch to compensate for the extra loading on the memory controller. If it is supposed to be 1.65v you will have to increase it to about 1.68 or even maybe 1.7v. If they are only 1.5v as standard just increase them to 1.55v.

You may have to play around with the QPI/Vtt as well but leave it for now.