- Apr 22, 2007
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I've built two systems in the past month.
1st for my brother
Intel E4300
stock Heat Sink
Corsair Memory
GA-965P-DS3 rev 3.3
Antec Solo Case
2nd for my nephew
Intel E6600
U-120 Extreme Heat Sink
Patriot Memory
GA-965P-DS3
Antec Solo Case
I flashed the BIOS, version F11, of the second system with no problem. So, the next day, when I was at my brother's house, I decided to flash the bios on his desktop.
Problem
It seemed to work fine, this is the third time I've done it with the GA-965P-DS3 MB. But on restart it hung with this message "Scanning BIOS Image in Hard Drive...." Which scared the heck out of me.
So I tried a hard BIOS reset, no joy.
I looked to the Gigabyte website for help, and read those disclaimers (that I had ignored) concerning that any BIOS update was done at your own hazard and Gigabyte disavowed any responsibility.
Contacted tech support from the local retailer, that I bought the MB from. Their response it is past thirty days (by five days) and Gigabyte disavows any responsibility. They asked me why I decided to flash the BIOS. They said that I should only update the BIOS if something is not working properly. Basically they said I was screwed, I was not happy.
I took the PC home, had dinner and thought of a possible solution. My nephew still hadn't picked up his desktop yet. The message "Scanning BIOS Image in Hard Drive...." indicates to my poor brain, that the BIOS update failed and it is attempting to restore the older BIOS, but it is not finding it.
So I reasoned since the BIOS update was successful on PC 2, maybe it had a copy of the BIOS on it's hard drive, in a location that the BIOS restore utility could find. I swapped hard drives and it worked, then I swapped back and it still worked. I'm too old for the Happy Dance, I went to bed.
Regarding Intel TAT,
I did not originally run this utility on PC 1 (E4300). It is showing temps (at idle) of 50 and 51 centigrade, Gigabyte Easy Tune is showing temps of 35 centigrade, BIOS is showing 38 centigrade. Under full load TAT is 62 and Easy Tune is 51 centigrade.
I've read on other websites the TAT might not be accurate for the Intel E4300. It was not designed for the new stuff, not intended for casual use, depends on which CPU batch, and motherboard.
When I delivered the PC to my brother Easy Tune was reporting CPU temps in the high 20's and very low 30's.
The System Fan is working fine, tried turning it up but no change in CPU temperature. The Intel Heat Sink (1300 rpm), is on tight, but using stock Intel thermal paste. I would rather not pull the heat sink (I've got some Artic Silver now), I hate those plastic toggle bolts. Any insights regarding this matter most appreciated.
Tom
1st for my brother
Intel E4300
stock Heat Sink
Corsair Memory
GA-965P-DS3 rev 3.3
Antec Solo Case
2nd for my nephew
Intel E6600
U-120 Extreme Heat Sink
Patriot Memory
GA-965P-DS3
Antec Solo Case
I flashed the BIOS, version F11, of the second system with no problem. So, the next day, when I was at my brother's house, I decided to flash the bios on his desktop.
Problem
It seemed to work fine, this is the third time I've done it with the GA-965P-DS3 MB. But on restart it hung with this message "Scanning BIOS Image in Hard Drive...." Which scared the heck out of me.
So I tried a hard BIOS reset, no joy.
I looked to the Gigabyte website for help, and read those disclaimers (that I had ignored) concerning that any BIOS update was done at your own hazard and Gigabyte disavowed any responsibility.
Contacted tech support from the local retailer, that I bought the MB from. Their response it is past thirty days (by five days) and Gigabyte disavows any responsibility. They asked me why I decided to flash the BIOS. They said that I should only update the BIOS if something is not working properly. Basically they said I was screwed, I was not happy.
I took the PC home, had dinner and thought of a possible solution. My nephew still hadn't picked up his desktop yet. The message "Scanning BIOS Image in Hard Drive...." indicates to my poor brain, that the BIOS update failed and it is attempting to restore the older BIOS, but it is not finding it.
So I reasoned since the BIOS update was successful on PC 2, maybe it had a copy of the BIOS on it's hard drive, in a location that the BIOS restore utility could find. I swapped hard drives and it worked, then I swapped back and it still worked. I'm too old for the Happy Dance, I went to bed.
Regarding Intel TAT,
I did not originally run this utility on PC 1 (E4300). It is showing temps (at idle) of 50 and 51 centigrade, Gigabyte Easy Tune is showing temps of 35 centigrade, BIOS is showing 38 centigrade. Under full load TAT is 62 and Easy Tune is 51 centigrade.
I've read on other websites the TAT might not be accurate for the Intel E4300. It was not designed for the new stuff, not intended for casual use, depends on which CPU batch, and motherboard.
When I delivered the PC to my brother Easy Tune was reporting CPU temps in the high 20's and very low 30's.
The System Fan is working fine, tried turning it up but no change in CPU temperature. The Intel Heat Sink (1300 rpm), is on tight, but using stock Intel thermal paste. I would rather not pull the heat sink (I've got some Artic Silver now), I hate those plastic toggle bolts. Any insights regarding this matter most appreciated.
Tom
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