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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: pt49 on September 29, 2012, 02:27:34 am
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Motherboard will only boot correctly with a single stick of RAM.
If I add a 2nd or more sticks I get about 14 short beeps on POST. I've tried with ECC and non ECC RAM, with both Xeon E5-2687W and i7 3690X CPU's.
I have purchased another identical motherboard and have the same problem
I've updated the BIOS to F3 using Q-Flash and loaded "Optimized Defaults" after the BIOS update.
GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI REV-1
Xeon E5-2687W
HD7970 HIS
Intel 120GB 520 series SSD
Seasonic X-660 gold PSU
4 x 8GB 1600 DDR3 ECC RAM
H80 cooler
W7 64 bit ultimate
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I should add that I'm having problems setting up a RAID array also. Using 2 identical SSD's.
The SSD's are in Sata3 ports 0 & 1, and I have a 1TB HD and optical in ports 4 & 5 (Sata2)
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How are you trying to set up your raid?
Are the voltages set right for the ram in Bios?
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I have not changed voltages and I have gave up on setting up RAID until I can get RAM to work
Why would that be necessary?
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Is the memory 1.5v ?
Maybe you need to bump up the VTT a notch or two. That is a lot af memory on the IMC.
Are you setting the Intel Sata Controller Mode to Raid?
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This is supposed to be a great motherboard for a workstation or even for an overclocking madman gamer as I understand, however I'm not overclocking... I'm trying to build a workstation capable of working 24/7 at near capacity if necessary (heavy number crunching) hence the Xeon CPU.
I have never built my own system before, so I'm running into all sorts of problems I've never encountered before.
As I said I'm not trying to set up RAID until I can get the RAM working... so I've set the controller back to AHCI mode.
System boots fine with just 1 RAM module but won't boot with 2. I sent the ECC RAM back because I could only get the system to boot with 1 module out of the 4. Still waiting for result of Kingston testing.
I bought 2 cheap modules of KVR ram 2x4GB (KVR1333D3N9K2/8G) while waiting for return of the ECC modules and this system will only boot on 1 stick, not 2. Either module will work, but not 2 together.
So after what you've said I tend to think maybe it is settings that need to be adjusted.
The ECC Ram is KVR16E11K4/32
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So with the two modules, what slots are you putting them into?
Are you putting them into slot No 1 and the second into slot No 2?
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yes
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Ok try slot labled No 1 and slot No 3 for both of them.
Then try slot 2 and 4 then slot 3 and 4 then slot 1 and 4 for both of them.
Trying to figure if you have a dodgy ram slot.....
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CRAP... that works. So there's a misprint in the Users Manual?
Manual CLEARLY says... installing Dual Channel mode, for OPTIMUM performance, use DDR3_1 and DDR3_2
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Ok so that works yeh?
So you all good now?
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OK... 2 slot is dead.
2/4 dead
4 alone ok
1/2 dead
1 alone ok
2 alone dead
1/3 ok
1/4 ok
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Then I would RMA the board!
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So now I gotta pull the system down and try the other 2 boards... whats the odds Gigabyte would sell 3 boards with the same DIMM slot dead?
Could this explain why I could not set up the RAID array?
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Try setting up the raid now with two working slots and see if you can do it and post back.
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Then I would RMA the board!
I got 3 boards looking dud, identical boards.
Why the freakin hell does this shyte happen to a 1st time builder?
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That just is against the odds that you would get three boards with the same issue..........First time builder is learning curve that you will learn from.
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Try setting up the raid now with two working slots and see if you can do it and post back.
OK, that worked, will take a little while, I lost everything, reloading W7 now.
Each time I've tried this I've lost space on my drives, down from 120 to 105GB now.
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Format them.
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OK, now I'm back at a problem I've seen several times before... after setting up RAID array, while installing windows, the system can't see the drivers.
Why can I install W7 on a single drive, but not on a Raid array?
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Ok so after you create the raid in bios and reboot, while post is happening are you hitting Ctrl I to go into the raid configurator to set Raid up?
Read your manual.......
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Yup, done that a few dozen times in the last 3 weeks.
Bios, set controller to RAID, save, reboot and hit Ctrl+I, setup RAID, save and reboot with W7 CD in drive, W7 starts to install on reboot, and after selecting the language option it goes to "Where's the freakin drivers you idiot" gimmie my drivers!!!
If I go thru the install W7 routine with just 1 hard drive in AHCI mode (no RAID) it cruises right on thru and installs completely, installs other programs (Office, Adobe etc).
I've updated the BIOS to F3, downloaded ALL motherboard drivers from the Gigabyte website.
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It don't see the drivers on the motherbaord driver CD, maybe I need to download all the drivers to a flash drive, I dunno.
I think that if I have updated all the motherboard drivers already that the MB would still have the drivers installed even if I reinstall the operating system.
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Ok so download the driver you need onto a USB and install when prompted to.
Take a look at this thread
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/312349-30-intel-rapid-storage-asus-deluxe-raid