Cold boot failures x58A-ud3r Rev2 bios FB

[Dark Mantis]

Oh I see. Sorry I wasn't having a dig just mentioning the fact that I don't like those types of program.
That is one reason I don't like them because I find they are not always trustworthy. I would be inclined to go with the BIOS settings if you are sure they are entered right.

[hello people]

Well the first thing that I noticed on checking your memory on the QVLs it doesn't appear on either one.

The Gigabyte QVL lists this as the nearest:

AET16C2 2GB A-DATA AX3U1600GB2G9-AG DS v 6PCS

and the A-DATA QVL lists the GA-X58-UD3R but not your board. Similar but not the same.

You would have had less trouble if you had made sure that the memory had been tested as compatible. That is not to say that it cannot be persuaded to work with your board but it is more trouble getting the settings right.

Those compatibility sheets are fairly....loose. Read about it here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274399-30-memory-part-evaluation-selection

[Dark Mantis]

That is why I said that it might still work but you would have to play around a lot with the settings probably.

[hello people]

Agreed....we'll see

[Dark Mantis]

The trouble is it can be a bit of a minefield.

[Gary123]

When Gigabyte lists a particular DDR3-1600 memory as compatible with a given motherboard, are they even saying it's compatible at 1600, or only that it's compatible at speed it comes up at with default settings (e.g. 1066)?

[Dark Mantis]

They are saying that it has been tested and passed at that speed. That's why on the QVL there are different speeds listed in sections.

[notshy]

Still no joy - tried BIOS FC2 and didn't fix the problem.

Going back to FB

 

[hello people]

The spec sheets are ambiguous and misleading at best.

I'm going to exchange the 1600 Corsair Ram I bought yesterday for 1066 ram.

That's the only ram supported on official specs by BOTH the board and the CPU

.....but the only 1066 ram on the compat sheet that is of any note (in terms of manufacturer) is:

Kingston KVR1066D3N7/2G

And besides.............SO MANY people ARE getting their x58A-UD3r boards to work with 1600 ram

[Dark Mantis]

The spec sheets are ambiguous and misleading at best.

I'm going to exchange the 1600 Corsair Ram I bought yesterday for 1066 ram.

That's the only ram supported on official specs by BOTH the board and the CPU

.....but the only 1066 ram on the compat sheet that is of any note (in terms of manufacturer) is:

Kingston KVR1066D3N7/2G

And besides.............SO MANY people ARE getting their x58A-UD3r boards to work with 1600 ram

You really shouldn't be having a problem getting 1600 Mhz RAM to run as long as it is on the QVL. Is the Corsair the Dominators part number TR3X3G1600C8D?

[hello people]

Ladies and gentlemen...boys and girls...I would like to announce...

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok...I'm just joking about my excitement levels....but I can report as follows:

- My first cold boot total success in over a week.

How did it happen?

- I took out the old ADATA ram (which didn't feature XMP)
- I installed new 1600 Corsair Ram...which DOES support XMP
- I set XMP in BIOS to profile 1...

done like a dinner

I am not considering myself out of the woods yet...I will be closely monitoring what goes on. But this is the best news I've had all week. My PC issues have been sucking my will to live!

All measurements are reading at spec. Everything appears normal.

I'd like to thank everyone...especially Dark Mantis for his help...and well...what can  say...ram with no XMP feature is dangerous to configure for x58/ i7 rigs.

I'll keep you all posted.

[Fatman]

Well done in getting it sorted, think your issue was more of a compatabilty one. Now just e-bay that adata stuff and recoup some funds

[Dark Mantis]

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How did it happen?

- I took out the old ADATA ram (which didn't feature XMP)
- I installed new 1600 Corsair Ram...which DOES support XMP
- I set XMP in BIOS to profile 1...
All measurements are reading at spec. Everything appears normal.

I'd like to thank everyone...especially Dark Mantis for his help...and well...what can  say...ram with no XMP feature is dangerous to configure for x58/ i7 rigs.

I am really pleased for you as I know how draining it can be having problems that just won't be fixed. Sometimes it just makes sense to cut your losses and buy what is needed. As Fatman says you can always sell the old stuff on Ebay.

[hello people]

Yep...and I heard that there is a strong possibility that my ADATA ram was not intended for x58 chipsets...so maybe it is useful for someone else in some other capacity...so yeah I'll try to sell it.

Did you know initially on my RAM buy list I had some Mushkin modules....they were guaranteed to work with my hardware. But I asked a friend here in Hong Kong (I'm from Australia, working in HK) to have a look at my proposed rig. He right away crossed out the Mushkin ram and told me he would find a replacement module set. He suggested the ADATA I have been struggling with. Mushkin ram is not common in HK. ADATA is everywhere.

It's not his fault. So when you think about it my rig was sabotaged from day 1. It was a tragedy waiting to happen...like the Titanic.

I have another question about CPUz....on the 'Clocks/ Core Speed' value...should it display your total possible gig for your cpu (ie in my case 2.8g)...or does it show current usage only...(e.g. idle)

thanks again

[Dark Mantis]

As you say you had checked the specification out beforehand but then it was changed. A lot of heartache can be avoided by good information research in the beginning.

CPU-Z... It should show the full speed of the CPU in the Specification box and then the actuasl speed it is running at the moment in the Core Speed box.