Gigabyte UD3p Constant Freezing

Try these for starters:

PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:Set to 100
USB Legacy Support:[disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt(C1E):[disabled]
C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]
Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD]

and see what transpires...

I could not find the option for USB Legacy Support. Here is my bios settings, if this helps anyone.


MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............:Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 8x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.n/a
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.13GHz 266x8


Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Disabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 333Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:100

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]


Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 700mV
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: 700mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps)....................: 0ps


DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: n/a
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: (SPD) [Auto]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 800 800
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: (SPD) [Auto]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5 Auto
tRCD .........................................5 Auto
tRP'...........................................5 Auto
tRAS..........................................15 Auto

Advanced Timing Control
tRRD........................................... 3 Auto
tWTR.......................................... 3 Auto
tWR............................................6 Auto
tRFC...........................................52 Auto
tRTP...........................................3 Auto
Command Rate (CMD) ....................: 0 Auto

Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................Auto

Channel A
Static tRead Value.........................: 5
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:0 Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................: 0 Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ................: 0 Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................: 0 Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................: 6 Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................: 6 Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................: 5 Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................: 8 Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto

Channel B
Static tRead Value.........................: 5 Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:0 Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................: 0 Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................: 0 Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................: 0 Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................: 6 Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................: 6 Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................: 5 Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................: 8 Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto

Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.………... Normal Current
CPU
CPU Vcore….……….......1.32500V.....Auto
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V......Auto
CPU PLL…………………....1.500V....... Auto

CPU Referen.…………....0.760V*.......: Auto

CPU Reference2………n/a.......:Auto
MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….....1.100V...........: Auto
MCH Reference….…….0.760V...........; <<< Leave
MCH/DRAM Ref.…......0.900V...........: <<< Leave
ICH I/O……………….....1.500V............: <<< Leave
ICH Core…………...……1.100V............: <<< Leave

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............: Auto
DRAM Termination .…0.900V............: <<< Leave
Channel A Reference 0.900V............: <<< Leave
Channel B Reference 0.900V............: <<< Leave

Advanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support....................: n/a
x C4/C4E State Support..................: n'a
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Enabled]

Hmmmm... I'm fairly stumped - all looks OK to me, with, perhaps, the exception of
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Enabled]
try that disabled; you will probably want VT off as well, just for efficiency's sake, unless you're actually using one of the MS Virtualization products - but I've NEVER heard of that causing a run-time problem...

I will try that. I reinstalled windows again and so far everything is alright but it was the first time for the first few hours so who knows. I do remember reading something about the large size seagate hardrives failing. Was there a fix for this, should I update the firmware for the hard drive or not?

@OP:

1. Increase RAM voltage to 1.9-2.0. Since you are populating all 4 sockets, more voltage is usually needed.

2. DO NOT INSTALL DES. This is one of the main things tat cause crashes and all kinds of random problems. I have said this many times but people still install it. People who do not have DES installed have very stable systems.