P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

[Bayman65]

Has Gigabyte found a fix for this problem yet? My board is a GA-P43-ES3G and I am soooo tired of this foolishness. If I have to chuck this board in the trash it will be the last Gigabyte purchase for me. What a terrible way to tarnish a name...put defective items on the market and not respond properly to consumer concerns.
Here's what I have inside the box:
GA-P43-ES3G
INTEL Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz FSB1333MHz 6MB LGA775 Dual-Core</SPAN>
2 sticks Crucial Rendition 2GB DDR-2 / 800 / PC6400 / </SPAN>
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Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4670 512MB 128bit 1DVI/1xVGA Lite
WD Caviar SE-16 / SATA-II 5000AAKS 500GB 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA-
<!--BeginFragment-->Western Digital WD20EARS Caviar Green 2TB SATA2 3GBPS 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM

APEVIA (BK/BK) X-PLORER W/WIN
Coolmax 600 Watt Power Supply

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[profJim]

Re: Can we get an official response from Gigabyte regarding cold boot loop problem hitting the P67 / Z68 boards??

@Bayman65
What is your memory setup? Are you running with both memory brands at the same time?
What is the model number of your power supply? How old is it?

The other thread deals with P67/Z68 motherboards.
I've moved your post to this new thread.

[Bayman65]

Re: Can we get an official response from Gigabyte regarding cold boot loop problem hitting the P67 / Z68 boards??

Memory setup is 1-2-1-2 as per mb manual specs.
Model of PS is Vl-600B, it's 7mths old.
All memory has been tested with no issues. I have also tested system with just two sticks of each brand and still experienced the cold boot loop.
All HD's have been pulled, still had issue
This is the second ps supply I have tried. First was a Coolermaster eXTREME POWER+ 500W (RP-500-PCAR)
Issue did not disappear with PS swap.

@Bayman65
What is your memory setup? Are you running with both memory brands at the same time?
What is the model number of your power supply? How old is it?

The other thread deals with P67/Z68 motherboards.
I've moved your post to this new thread.

[profJim]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

Have you tried loading optimized bios settings and then making any required bios settings?
Copy the bios template from the middle of http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...tml#post295784, post #5 into NotePad or any plain text editor and accurately fill in your current bios settings. Type N/A for any bios options that don't appear in your bios. Make sure that your press CTRL + F1 from the main bios screen to show all hidden bios settings in the M.I.T. section.
You can post your settings using the Go Advanced posting option and you can select/highlight the bios template and press the "#" option to put the bios template in a code box.

[Bayman65]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

Have you tried loading optimized bios settings and then making any required bios settings?
Copy the bios template from the middle of http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...tml#post295784, post #5 into NotePad or any plain text editor and accurately fill in your current bios settings. Type N/A for any bios options that don't appear in your bios. Make sure that your press CTRL + F1 from the main bios screen to show all hidden bios settings in the M.I.T. section.
You can post your settings using the Go Advanced posting option and you can select/highlight the bios template and press the "#" option to put the bios template in a code box.

Optimized bios setting are in place. I haven't tweaked much at all, only the usb keyboard and mouse option.
Here's the template with my settings:

PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) --------------- : [Auto]
Performance Enhance ------------------- : [Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile ---- (X.M.P.) ---- : [NA]
Motherboard Voltage Control
CPU
CPU Vcore --------------- 1.25000V ------ : [Auto]
CPU Termination ---------- 1.200V* ----- : [Auto]
CPU PLL ------------------ 1.500V* ----- : [NA]
MCH/ICH
MCH Core ---------------- 1.200V ------- : [Auto]
ICH I/O ------------------ 1.500V ------- : [NA]
ICH Core ----------------- 1.100V ------- : [NA]
DRAM
DRAM Voltage ------------ 1.800V ------- : [Auto]
Advanced Settings -------- The following settings will improve system stability for overclocked systems.
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 -------------------- : [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect -------------- : [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ----------------- : [Enabled]
C2/C2E State Support -------------------- : [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support ------------------ : [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) ------------- : [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ----------------------- : [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology ----------------- : [Enabled]
Integrated Peripherals
Legacy USB Storage Detect --------------- : [NA]

[profJim]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

• Performance Enhance = Turbo might be part of the problem, set to Standard.
• MCH Core = Auto is probably part of the problem, especially with 4 memory modules.
• DRAM Voltage = Auto might be a problem.

Include links to each memory kit that shows detailed specifications.

From step #4 in the linked to post:
Include a screenshot that displays:
Memset using the SPD and ">>" tabs
cpu-z CPU and Mainboard screens (several instances can be run at the same time), include one SPD window for each memory kit
**EasyTune6 --> TUNER tab --> ADVANCE tab --> VOLTAGE tab (only the Voltage tab is needed)
CoreTemp screen [for your cpu's VID (Voltage ID)]

**The ET6 screen-shot will show us which AUTO setting values are being used.

Generate and attach a saved cpu-z report file using the About tab --> Save Report (.TXT) option

[Bayman65]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

• Performance Enhance = Turbo might be part of the problem, set to Standard.
• MCH Core = Auto is probably part of the problem, especially with 4 memory modules.
• DRAM Voltage = Auto might be a problem.

Include links to each memory kit that shows detailed specifications.

From step #4 in the linked to post:
Include a screenshot that displays:
Memset using the SPD and ">>" tabs
cpu-z CPU and Mainboard screens (several instances can be run at the same time), include one SPD window for each memory kit
**EasyTune6 --> TUNER tab --> ADVANCE tab --> VOLTAGE tab (only the Voltage tab is needed)
CoreTemp screen [for your cpu's VID (Voltage ID)]

**The ET6 screen-shot will show us which AUTO setting values are being used.

Generate and attach a saved cpu-z report file using the About tab --> Save Report (.TXT) option

Almost got all the info for you but when I run MemSet I get the message "you must use normal size (96ppp) to use this software". Huh?

[profJim]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

Memset isn't happy when the windows font size isn't set to the "normal" (default) size.
You can use Aida64 for 30 days to report similar information. Downloads | AIDA64
Some screen-shots are useful because they verify that there aren't mistakes in the posted bios settings.

[Bayman65]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

Memset isn't happy when the windows font size isn't set to the "normal" (default) size.
You can use Aida64 for 30 days to report similar information. Downloads | AIDA64
Some screen-shots are useful because they verify that there aren't mistakes in the posted bios settings.

XMS2


CT25664AA800 - 2GB, 240-pin DIMM , DDR2 PC2-6400 from Crucial.com

[Bayman65]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

Memset isn't happy when the windows font size isn't set to the "normal" (default) size.
You can use Aida64 for 30 days to report similar information. Downloads | AIDA64
Some screen-shots are useful because they verify that there aren't mistakes in the posted bios settings.

[Bayman65]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

• Performance Enhance = Turbo might be part of the problem, set to Standard.
• MCH Core = Auto is probably part of the problem, especially with 4 memory modules.
• DRAM Voltage = Auto might be a problem.

Include links to each memory kit that shows detailed specifications.

From step #4 in the linked to post:
Include a screenshot that displays:
Memset using the SPD and ">>" tabs
cpu-z CPU and Mainboard screens (several instances can be run at the same time), include one SPD window for each memory kit
**EasyTune6 --> TUNER tab --> ADVANCE tab --> VOLTAGE tab (only the Voltage tab is needed)
CoreTemp screen [for your cpu's VID (Voltage ID)]

**The ET6 screen-shot will show us which AUTO setting values are being used.

Generate and attach a saved cpu-z report file using the About tab --> Save Report (.TXT) option

[Bayman65]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

• Performance Enhance = Turbo might be part of the problem, set to Standard.
• MCH Core = Auto is probably part of the problem, especially with 4 memory modules.
• DRAM Voltage = Auto might be a problem.

Include links to each memory kit that shows detailed specifications.

From step #4 in the linked to post:
Include a screenshot that displays:
Memset using the SPD and ">>" tabs
cpu-z CPU and Mainboard screens (several instances can be run at the same time), include one SPD window for each memory kit
**EasyTune6 --> TUNER tab --> ADVANCE tab --> VOLTAGE tab (only the Voltage tab is needed)
CoreTemp screen [for your cpu's VID (Voltage ID)]

**The ET6 screen-shot will show us which AUTO setting values are being used.

Generate and attach a saved cpu-z report file using the About tab --> Save Report (.TXT) option

[Bayman65]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

• Performance Enhance = Turbo might be part of the problem, set to Standard.
• MCH Core = Auto is probably part of the problem, especially with 4 memory modules.
• DRAM Voltage = Auto might be a problem.

Include links to each memory kit that shows detailed specifications.

From step #4 in the linked to post:
Include a screenshot that displays:
Memset using the SPD and ">>" tabs
cpu-z CPU and Mainboard screens (several instances can be run at the same time), include one SPD window for each memory kit
**EasyTune6 --> TUNER tab --> ADVANCE tab --> VOLTAGE tab (only the Voltage tab is needed)
CoreTemp screen [for your cpu's VID (Voltage ID)]

**The ET6 screen-shot will show us which AUTO setting values are being used.

Generate and attach a saved cpu-z report file using the About tab --> Save Report (.TXT) option

[Bayman65]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

• Performance Enhance = Turbo might be part of the problem, set to Standard.
• MCH Core = Auto is probably part of the problem, especially with 4 memory modules.
• DRAM Voltage = Auto might be a problem.

Include links to each memory kit that shows detailed specifications.

From step #4 in the linked to post:
Include a screenshot that displays:
Memset using the SPD and ">>" tabs
cpu-z CPU and Mainboard screens (several instances can be run at the same time), include one SPD window for each memory kit
**EasyTune6 --> TUNER tab --> ADVANCE tab --> VOLTAGE tab (only the Voltage tab is needed)
CoreTemp screen [for your cpu's VID (Voltage ID)]

**The ET6 screen-shot will show us which AUTO setting values are being used.

Generate and attach a saved cpu-z report file using the About tab --> Save Report (.TXT) option

[profJim]

Re: P43-ES3G Boot Loop Problems

Try booting with only one memory kit for now, using memory slots #1 and #3.
Set Performance = Standard for now. The turbo setting can be tried once your system is stable and doesn't have boot loops.
Manually set tRFC = 52 with 4GB of memory.
Manually set MCH Core = 1.22
With 4GB of memory installed, MCH core might need 1.24, or possibly less than 1.20, you will have to see which works best.
DRAM voltage might need to be set to 2.00 volts.

Mixing different memory brands and models is iffy at best, and sometimes it won't work at all.
The goal is to get rid of the boot loops and to run some stress tests to ensure that your system is stable.

Nice job with the screen-shots.