AMD Data Change...Update New Data to DMI .

[AndersCN]

Hello,

I recently updated my BIOS from F2 to now F9. After this, the above mentioned message appears.
I did the update stepwise, i.e.  F2->F4->F7->F9. I used Q-flash from a Fat32 Memory-stick
The reason for the update is, that I want to install the Phenom II X6 1090T Processor in the MB.

In additon to this, I experience BSOD and that the rig goes into "Start-Repair" upon boot. The longer time the rig has been closed down, the worse the boot.
After the update, I did a complete reinstall of W7/64 on my rig - still this happens.

My MB is: GA-MA770-UD3P rev 1.0

Any suggestions?

Best regards,
Anders

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

I expect what happened was that you neglected to disable the Keep DMI Data on the QFlash homepage when you did the BIOS update. So you will need to reflash the latest version and make sure that you select the disable option this time.

It's possible that you also have some other problem but deal with one thing at a time.

[AndersCN]

Hello Dark,

Thank you for the tip. I did reflash yesterday evening and disabled KEEP DMI DATA.
The message still appears during boot, however sometimes only AMD DATA CHANGE....  comes up, other times the full message comes up.
I did a few reboots after reflash, and the miserable situation with BSOD and "Start  Repair" was not there. However, as I mentioned in my first post, this seems mainly to happen when starting from a "cold" pc, everything I did yesterday after reflash was from a "warm" pc - I will have to give this a couple of days, so I´ve had the opportunity to make a couple of "cold" starts.

Best Regards,
Anders

[Dark Mantis]

To be honest Anders I am not the best one to advise you on the AMD side of things and I have a feeling I remember something about this being a known issue with this board but it is not a problem.
I am sure that absic could confirm or deny this for you.

[absic]

As DM says the AMD Data Change...Update New Data to DMI is an annoyance but is not a problem. This happens at every BOOT but is normally hidden by the BIOS so you don't see it.

As you are having these issues and you have updated BIOS I would suggest the you properly clear CMOS. If you're not sure how to do that DM wrote a "How To" if you check here: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,2286.0.html

[AndersCN]

Thanks,

I will give it a try.
Will a cleared CMOS mean that the MB goes back to the original BIOS version?

Best Regards,
Anders

[absic]

Hi there,

No clearing CMOS won't make your BIOS revert to the original version so don't worry about that.
But it will clear any changes you have made to the BIOS and return the motherboard to it's basic state. Once you have cleared CMOS you need to go back into BIOS and load Optimised Defaults and then Reboot the PC.

I would advise leaving everything at it's default setting in BIOS until we can establish what exactly is causing your problems.

[AndersCN]

Hello,

Well, I have now cleared the CMOS and "Loaded Optimized Defaults" during the first boot.
But I still get Blue screen of Death and "Star Repair" during boot, around 50% of the times..

What next?

BR
Anders

[absic]

Hi Anders,

If you could post back with your full system specs it would help as the BSOD's could be caused by many things.

[Dark Mantis]

And with the BSOD message code would help.

[AndersCN]

OK, here you go;

CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 710
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4890
MB: Gigabyte GA-MA 770- UD3P rev 1.0 (originally with BIOS F2, now F9 because I want to upgrade to X6 1090t)
RAM: 8 GB 1333 MHZ Dual Channel
PSU; 750 Watt
OS; Windows 7/64 bit Home Premium (came originally with Vista HP 64 bit, but I used the free upgrade to Windows 7 when available in October 2009).

I will post the BSOD kode when it happens again. Please note, this only happens during boot.

BR,
Anders

[Dark Mantis]

Can you be more specific on what memory and PSU you are using please.

[AndersCN]

RAM: Kingston DDR3-1333 MHz 4x2GB
PSU; Energon EPS 750 Watt Low Noise

BR,
Anders

[Dark Mantis]

Have you set your memory manually as that will be required no doubt as you have filled all the slots and so put a greater load on the memory controllers. I expect you will have to increase the memory voltage slightly to compensate. I will have to leave it up to absic to give you the precise amounts.

[absic]

Hi Anders,

If your RAM Voltage is specified as 1.65V or thereabouts you will probably have to manually set this as the motherboard will normally default to 1.5V.

You need to do this under the MIT Section of BIOS. When you increase the voltage you will get an overclock warning in red showing in BIOS but don't worry as long as you don't increase the voltage above its rated specifications you will be OK.

Without the actual RAM product number it is difficult to offer any firm advice on the best settings for your timings and voltage but I would set voltage to its correct rating and leave the timings alone at first. They will probably be a little looser than the RAM is capable of running at but getting your system stable is of more importance at this stage.