M/B: Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
CPU: Intel Core i5 750
Mem: Micron (MT) PC3-12800 1600mhz 1.5v-1.6v
PSU: Colorsit (Colors-IT) Gold 550w (3.3v @ 28A, 12v @ 30A, 5v @ 35A)
Hi all,
I've upgraded my system using the above parts and its failing to post. I've tried starting it with no devices connected whatsoever, just the PSU connected to the board, CPU and mem with and without a vid card. I've also tried 2 other PSU's, all with the same result.
No mem - Rapid beeps, no restart
With mem - No beeps, restarts after 2-3 secs (powers down for 1 sec, then starts again)
I've tried the mem in every possible 1 and 2 stick combination in every slot, all with exactly the same result.
The very last post (by Mark Duff) on this thread describes the problem exactly and how he sorted it, but unfortunately I have no other DDR3 sticks to try.
Other forums I've found, regarding other Gigabyte P55 board models, talk about the possibility of a stock BIOS issue that fails to detect certain types of mem and defaults to 1.8v, which ties in with the post I mentioned above, but I can't find anything to confirm this. Without confirmation of this, I'm a bit unwilling to pay out more cash and order mem over the web.
I'm thinking of heading down to a local computer shop and asking them to test some of their DDR3 in the board - if it works, I'll buy it - but I'm not sure how well this will go down. There's also a shortage on local computer shops that stock DDR3 with most boards not requiring it at the moment. The local shop websites I've found are also charging around £90 for 2x2gb 1333mhz, which seems a little steep for non-major branded stuff.
Does anybody have any advice on what I can do? Has anybody had the same problem with a Gigabyte board?
Cheers
Andy
CPU: Intel Core i5 750
Mem: Micron (MT) PC3-12800 1600mhz 1.5v-1.6v
PSU: Colorsit (Colors-IT) Gold 550w (3.3v @ 28A, 12v @ 30A, 5v @ 35A)
Hi all,
I've upgraded my system using the above parts and its failing to post. I've tried starting it with no devices connected whatsoever, just the PSU connected to the board, CPU and mem with and without a vid card. I've also tried 2 other PSU's, all with the same result.
No mem - Rapid beeps, no restart
With mem - No beeps, restarts after 2-3 secs (powers down for 1 sec, then starts again)
I've tried the mem in every possible 1 and 2 stick combination in every slot, all with exactly the same result.
The very last post (by Mark Duff) on this thread describes the problem exactly and how he sorted it, but unfortunately I have no other DDR3 sticks to try.
Other forums I've found, regarding other Gigabyte P55 board models, talk about the possibility of a stock BIOS issue that fails to detect certain types of mem and defaults to 1.8v, which ties in with the post I mentioned above, but I can't find anything to confirm this. Without confirmation of this, I'm a bit unwilling to pay out more cash and order mem over the web.
I'm thinking of heading down to a local computer shop and asking them to test some of their DDR3 in the board - if it works, I'll buy it - but I'm not sure how well this will go down. There's also a shortage on local computer shops that stock DDR3 with most boards not requiring it at the moment. The local shop websites I've found are also charging around £90 for 2x2gb 1333mhz, which seems a little steep for non-major branded stuff.
Does anybody have any advice on what I can do? Has anybody had the same problem with a Gigabyte board?
Cheers
Andy
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