GA-X58A-UD5 BIOS bug

[F5BJR]

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*  exist an option in BIOS for startup with a PCI graphic card  *
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5 possible options if i remenber :

PCI
PCI-e X16-1
PCi-e X16-2
PCi-e X8-1
PCi-e X8-2

i have installed in my computer

- one PCI-express ATI/SAphire HD4850X2
- one PCI ( old bus model as PCI not PCI-express ) also ATI but CLUB3D / PCI / HD4350

bug is this

i program in BIOS first screen to PCI ( HD4350 Club3D )

i reboot and BIOS not start with screen connected to the Club3D / PCI but start screen connected to  the  HD4850X2    ( PCI-Express )

test with anothers Graphics VGA / PCI cards ( old S3 , NVIDIA MX440 , Matrox ) same problem

computer start always with PCI-*express card

my BIOS is F5 , tested beta F6i exactly same problem

before i have this 2 cards connected to ASUS P5E WS PRO or P5K Premium WIFI or old P5B WIFI AP PRO and not this problem , i start fine the screen connected to the PCI ( not PCI-Express card )

i use this configuration because with add-on RAID cards i have problem OPTION ROM ( normal if computer start with PCI-Express first Graphic card )

i have contacted Gigabyte France ... ?

** why this option exist if i cannot use ? **

Pierre





  


 

 

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Pierre
What happens if you remove the PCIe card and the reboot? Does it find the PCI card ok? The default setting in the BIOS is for PCI as the first display.

[F5BJR]

hello , thanks for reply ,

yes, sure ,  i use this configuration a long time with HD4850X2 ( 4 * DVI ) and MX440 NVIDIA ( old PCI card )

with ASUS motherboard P5E-WS PRO before P5K PREMIUM and also P5B WIFI AP

no problems i can start BIOS with the screen connected to the PCI card if i program in BIOS ...

not a long time i have updated with HD4350 PCI Club3D because i cannot mix NVIDIA and ATI card with WIndows 7

no problem, no problem ...

**

some days i have updated my computer with new motherboard GA-X58A-UD5

and problem

also if i remove PCI-EXpress card , computer sart with the screen connected to the PCI card

with the 2 * cards , i use choice to start with PCI and not ok , always start with PCI-Express card  

** why this option exist if i cannot use ? **

Pierre

[Dark Mantis]

It sounds like a BIOS update is needed, Pierre. If there is no newer release yet it may be just a case of contacting Gigabyte Technical Department and waiting for one to be written.

[F5BJR]

i add this :

with motherboard ASUS P5K Premium WIFI AP I have not this PROBLEM

i have tested this night with P5K and this graphics cards ; all is ok , i can start with screen connected to the PCI add-on card and notto PCI-e :

HD4850X2 PCI-e and card PCI Matrox Mystique
.............................................Matrox G2-QUAD CPI
.............................................S3 Virge DX
.............................................Cirrus Logig CL-GD5446
.............................................NVIDIA MC440
.............................................Club3D / ATI HD4350
.....................................i have not others cards for test , sorry !!!!

Pierre

[kangoo]

mayby try to contact gigabyte france:
http://www.gigabyte.fr/Company/ContactUs.aspx?CompanyWebPageID=6&ID=19#sel_country
they also have french language forum:
http://forum.gigabyte.fr/

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Pierre
Well as far as I can see you have managed to prove it as an issue with this board. It may well be down to the BIOS but without and update it is hard to prove. As has already been suggested you might be more comfortable dealing with your local dealership although your use of English is very good. Feel free to continue this thread if you wish however.

[F5BJR]

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STUPID REPLY : test compatibility before acquire GigaByte product !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dear Sir,

Thank you for your kindly mail and inquiry. About the issue you mentioned, due to there are many VGA card in the market, we might recommend user to test the VGA card with your motherboard before you buy it to avoid H/W compatible problem. And sometimes because high performance VGA cards requires additional power input, so please make sure that your power supply unit fits the power requirement.

In addition, please kindly notice that we would not test other brand VGA card on our motherboard, we could only guarantee GIGABYTE VGA card can work properly on our motherboard. If your problem still remains, we suggest you to test with GIGABYTE VGA card and see if it is compatible problem or motherboard issue.

At last, if you still have any further question to this issue or suggestion about our products/service, please do not hesitate to contact with us. If you have any issue different from original, make sure you issue a new form in order to get proper assistance and it may be response faster as well. We will try our best to help you resolve the problem ASAP.

Best Regards,
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY

Pierre

[Dark Mantis]

Perfect logic! Test it before you buy it, yeah, right! This is why there are standards so that certain cards will work on any board that adheres to those standards.
Not much help there than Pierre? The only bit of sense was regarding the power supply.

[F5BJR]

HI

but run with all my motherboards ASUS with same power supply EnerMax !!

P5E WS PRO

P5K PREMIUM WIFI AP

P5B WIFI AP

Pierre

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[Dark Mantis]

Yes I think they were just saying(in their own way) that you must have a power supply with the PCIe output leads to be able to use a power huingry PCIe graphics card.

[F5BJR]

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a person could it test with this kind of chart as this : Gigabyte GV R487X2-2GH-B ?

I think problem is with all graphics cards with single PCI-e connector with 2 GPU
 
Pierre

[Dark Mantis]

I am not sure that I understand you there Pierre but I think what you are saying is that PSUs only have one pCIe power lead. If i am right then there are plenty of better PSUs that have more than one.

[F5BJR]

no

HD4850X2 or HD4770X2 are cards with only one PCi-express

2 * GPU with only one PCI-e slot used

not as similar configuration with 2 graphics cards / 2 * GPU

if i plug 2 cards as HD4850 or HD4770 in the same computer , cards use 2 PCI-e slots

functionnality are the same but hardware is different

Pierre
 

[Dark Mantis]

Yes I understand what you are saying now. The x2 series of cards. As you say double cards using one PCIe slot.