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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: boobab on August 16, 2013, 04:10:21 pm
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Hello gentlemen,
My system is refusing to go higher than 1333 mhz.. I tried to selecting XMP profile ( 2400 OC), but system refuses to boot. The memory is on supprt list.
What do I have to try? Thanks in advance
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go to the overclocking thred you will get more help there. Also give more specs as in ram type, cpu, motherboard type, psu, the following will help
Motherboard:
CPU ( Brand / Model / Is the computer Overclocked, if so list CPU speeds, FSB, Memory speeds, Voltages etc. etc.):
RAM ( Brand / Model / Tell us the number of sticks and if you´re using different brands):
Video Card ( Brand / Model / Is it overclocked, and if so, to what speeds and using what utility ):
PSU ( IMPORTANT !!! Brand & Model / Link to webpage with specs / manufacturer's website or picture of unit label ):
Monitor ( Brand / Model / Connection used):
Hard drives:
Optical Drives:
Additional PCI cards:
Number of fans present:
Operating System :
Video Card Drivers in Use ( and tried ):
Motherboard Drivers Used:
Apps/Games causing issues ( and if they've been patched ):
All major components check 100% after thorough testing ( eg. Memory & Memtest86 ):
System clean of viruses / spyware etc:
Other things tried:
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I already listed MB model and memory model. It is 8gig 4 sticks (2 gig each). APU A8 5500. I didn't do any overclocking. I just thought that if memory is advertised as 2400, why I can't go higher than 1333.. PSU is 485 Watts, so it is sufficient. I guess that such system should pull 300 Watt PSU... I don't exp[erince any problems, I just want my memory works as advertised.. How do I set at least 1600, 1866 Mhz? I don't see in bios how
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Supported memory for the AMD A8-Series A8-5500 is DDR3-1866MHz. The motherboard specifications list as supporting DDR3 2400(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules. 2400(OC) is overclock.
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)
Disabled Disables this function. (Default)
System Memory Multiplier
Allows you to set the system memory multiplier. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD
data. (Default: Auto) number for 1333MHz is x6.66, 1600MHz is x8, 1866MHz is x9.33.
Memory SPD is usually a very conservative setting such as 1333MHz.
Memory Frequency (MHz)
This value is automatically adjusted according to the BCLK/PCIe Clock Control and System Memory
Multiplier settings.
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Thanks Tiger. However I can't adjust "System Memory Multiplier". It is set to auto ( and is 13.33, not as 6.66 as you noted) and when I press enter
key it just do nothing, If I set XMP profile1, the system memory multiplier" goes to 24.00. So my questions remains the same.. how do I set system memory multiplier to 1600MHz and 1866MHz?
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Which revision is your motherboard?
What BIOS version are you using?
What CPU are you running?
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Revision 1.1
BIOS F2
APU A8 5500
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Have you tried updating the BIOS to F3 to see if that alters the settings availability?
With the UEFI BIOS try using the "Page Up" & "Page Down" keys or the + & - keys on your keyboard to alter settings.
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Alright absic, with page up/down I managed to alter the setting, but the system starts with boot failure and asks to boot with defaults. I tried to boot with 16.00
and 18.66 values. Any other ideas? We're moving somewhere
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Have you updated the BIOS to F3?
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not yet... Are you sure I need to?
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Well, if I were in your position, that is what I would do.
At the moment you can't get your RAM to run at its rated speed or at anything above 1333MHz. Updating the BIOS may resolve this issue and, if it doesn't, you can always flash back to the F2 if you prefer it.
I would recommend that BEFORE you update the BIOS you load Optimised defaults and that you use the QFlash utility for actually running the update.
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One more question, absic.. That QFlash utility is run from inside the BIOS? I just went to gigabyte website and they have .exe file of the F3 bios. Didn't find instructions how to flash. So, this do I need this file, should I put it on USB stick or something? Please clarify this for me
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You don't need the .exe file.
If you check the FAQ here: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,2441.msg13929.html#msg13929 it should help answer your questions but if you are still unsure of the update process using QFlash post back and I will do my best to answer any further questions you have.
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I am confused, absic. You say that I don't need .exe file, but your FAQ says that I have to download it. Please clarify
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Apologies, my mistake for not making things clearer. :-[
You need to download the file from here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4451#bios which is in fact a 7Zip self extracting file.
Download this file to your desktop and then extract the files (there are 3 of them) but you only need to copy the actual BIOS update file called: 2A85XMD3.F3 onto the USB pendrive, the other two files are not needed when using QFlash.
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OOps. flashed BIOS successfully, however after tinkering with memory multipler all the same results. Any other ideas?
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Have you tried disabling the XMP setting and manually setting RAM speed and timings?
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XMP setting is disabled by default. As for RAM speed.. do you mean that system memory multiplier tweaks? As for timings, I have no clue where this is.
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Just to update this thread after chatting via skype with me, boobab now has his system running at 1600 MHz.
This has been achieved by setting the RAM timings manually to 10,10,10,27 and increasing the voltage slightly to 1.550V.
We will be trying to achieve the rated speed of the RAM after boobab has had a chance to test the current settings for stability and I will report back with our success or failure.
UPDATE:
boobab now has the RAM running at 1866MHz and is going to test the system for a while to see if everything's OK. We couldn't get the RAM to run at its rated speed of 2400MHz at timings of 11,13,11,30 at 1.65V or at 2133MHz with same timings and Voltage, so if any one else can offer further help or insights it would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks for your help absic. I am excited.