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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: jamesfr on February 08, 2012, 02:20:30 pm

Title: GA-A55M-S2V Problems with RAM
Post by: jamesfr on February 08, 2012, 02:20:30 pm

Hi
First of all I am no computer expert so dummie guide replies would be appreciated.

My system is as below and is currently working ok with 1 x 4GB od DDR3  ram
If I try using 2x 4 GB of the same type of RAM the machine shuts down several times  per day,If I try using 1 x 8GB of Ram(GSKILL DDR3=1333) the machine hangs at the "loading Windows" screen and will not boot any further.I have tried both slots.
I beleive the BIOS is the latest version The whole system is just a few months old.(please don't reply get it fixed on warranty as it was purchesd abroad and costly shipping is involved)
I ran MEM tests an all memory sticks seem to be ok.
Please help
Thanks for any replies

Operating System new – server roles   System Model
Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United Kingdom)
Installed: 02/11/2011 14:45:19   Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-A55M-S2V
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a   Main Circuit Board b
2.90 gigahertz AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Not hyper-threaded   Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-A55M-S2V
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F6 11/18/2011
Drives new – drive encryption   Memory Modules c,d
1000.10 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
925.66 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
Optiarc DVD RW AD-5280S ATA Device [Optical drive]
Slot 'A0' is Empty
Slot 'A1' has 4096 MB
  Local Drive Volumes new – volume encryption       
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 1000.10 GB 925.66 GB free 
Controllers   Display
AMD PCI IDE Controller
AMD SATA Controller (IDE Mode)
ATA Channel 0 [Controller] (2x)
ATA Channel 1 [Controller] (2x)   AMD Radeon HD 6450 [Display adapter]



 

Title: Re: GA-A55M-S2V Problems with RAM
Post by: absic on February 09, 2012, 11:13:55 am

Hi there,

I think, if I were faced with your problem, I would update the BIOS to the latest version as this may help. I would recommend using QFlash to run the update and that you disable the "Keep DMI Data" Option on the QFlash homescreen prior to actually running the update.

If you are not sure how to update the BIOS using QFlash check here: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,2441.msg13929.html#msg13929 Make sure you download the correct BIOS version for your motherboard as your board has two revisions.

Don't worry that the latest BIOS for your motherboard is a beta version, it will be quite safe to use.

Title: Re: GA-A55M-S2V Problems with RAM
Post by: jamesfr on February 09, 2012, 01:25:46 pm

Thanks

I will try that and report back