Possible issues with Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3

[Dark Mantis]

Don't panic! Firstly it has been known, although unusual, to have a second faulty set of memory so yes it is worth checking however it is looking more unlikely now. Try just installing one module and see if you can boot. Also I forgot to mention you have plenty of time to RMA anything that is faulty. All products are covered by at least a years warranty and usually more.

[gdavisiv]

So I ran Spinrite on the hard drive and the hard drives are fine.. so once again i Ran the Mem Test... to test the RAM and The computer restarts after.. running the memtest for 5 seconds... So i have to head to work but it looks like i got some faulty ram.. but i'll test to see if its the same Dimm slot.. and if so maybe the Mobo should be replaced too?? thoughts??


Thanks Again!!!

[Dark Mantis]

You need to test each module individually several times and if they pass then you can check each slot to make sure that they are all ok.

[gdavisiv]

**on a good note atleast I have all these computer hardware testing utilities now **


ok understood, Thanks so much for your help!! I will be able to test them in 4 hours and post the results. Should I test all 4 dimm slots on the motherboard.. or just the 1 and 3 slots which the RAM is seated in??

[Dark Mantis]

Totally up to you. It just depends how much work you want to put into it. Personally I would test them all because I like to be thorough and you never know if you will want to fill those slots in the future.

[gdavisiv]

So i just finished testing the RAM and both modules passed the MeMtest more than once... I tested the modules in the DDR3_1 slot....

I am testing the RAM in the DDR_3 slot.. but one of the RAM Modules already passed the MeMtest once.. so im baffled yet again.. what the heck is
happening?!?!


I will try to test both RAM modules in the DDR_3 & DDR_1 slot again.. but last time i tried that.. the MEMTest crashed and the computer restarted...
any clue what could be going on?!?!

[Dark Mantis]

You will need to run Memtest at least five or six times to be sure that the memory is ok. Once or twice is not enough to be sure. I know it's a pain but you have to be thorough.

[gdavisiv]

Ran the test 8 times with each Module and they both passed all 8 test.. with no failures... so what should I do now??

[Dark Mantis]

OK well that rules out bad RAM then. That's good at least you know one thing that is reliable.
Have you done a clean reinstall of Windows since you have had the good memory? If not start by clearing the CMOS and load BIOS defaults and do a fresh install.

[gdavisiv]

I did a fresh install of Windows once i received the new RAM along with testing the hard drives with SpinRite.. and it only found about 3-4 bad sectors..... but i did not clear the bios... but I can clear the bios and reinstall Windows 7 a 3rd time.

and once again the strange issue is that, I tried to use the Memtest with both Modules of RAM in the computer in the 1 & 3 slots... and the Memtest will run for about 5 seconds and then the whole computer restarts....

does that mean theres a possible issue with the motherboard?? or is the Memtest designed to only test one Module of RAM at once??

Thanks Again! as always!!


**another note.. I placed the RAM in the 2 & 4 slots.. to see if the Memtest would work.. and strangely enough... the computer turns on but the monitor stay off.. and the PHASE LED lights all stay illuminated.. does that mean anything?**

[Dark Mantis]

Memtest should run ok with more than one module, however it is recommended to test one at a time because otherwise you wouldn't know which was faulty.
I think it may be coming down to a motherboard fault  but there is really no test for that just a matter of testing everything else and if you still have problems chances are it is the motherboard.

[gdavisiv]

Excuse my ignorance but how could the Motherboard cause the Registry to become corrupted 2 times in a row???

[Dark Mantis]

All data goes through the motherboard and if it is faulty it can corrupt some of that data wherever it writes it to. They are very complex items, motherboards.

[gdavisiv]

So i installed the OS and during the installation oddly enough.. the computer spent a long time at the "updating your systems registry settings" almost 20 minutes in fact.. and then the OS loaded properly.. so now i tested it 4 times and the first time the computer restarted at the win7 loading splash screen.. and then the last 3 times.. it would load into win7 but it was extremely slow.. and unresponsive...

So what does all of that mean?!?! haha??

[absic]

As a matter of interest do you have the floppy drive enabled in BIOS? If so, you could try disabling it as there have been a few instances where the Floppy Drive caused similar issues.