Motherboard boot problem- time to RMA?

Norton · Feb 27, 2012, 03:21 AM

Hey folks- I'm doing a build and have a problem booting- I can't get to display/BIOS screen unless I pull a stick of ram.

Here's the board (Gigabyte 880GM-D2H)

GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H (REV. 3.1) AM3+ AMD 880G HDM...

Ram (Corsair XMS3 2x2GB kit)

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3...

The board will only boot if memory is installed in the inboard (#1) slot. I have tried both sticks/slots (both slots filled, outboard (#2) only and no boot).

Is this a bad board or is there another problem I should check for?

Any ideas?

JrRacinFan · Feb 27, 2012, 03:34 AM

What cpu? How old?

Norton · Feb 27, 2012, 03:38 AM

PII X3 720 Black- one of my trusted stock

I got the board last Tuesday- this was 1st power up attempt

JrRacinFan · Feb 27, 2012, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norton

PII X3 720 Black- one of my trusted stock

I got the board last Tuesday- this was 1st power up attempt

K. TDP wattage should be fine with that board. Maybe try a bios flash to the latest, or manually set to 1.65v 1333 CL9. Also this isn't a boot problem, it's a no-post issue, just clarifying.

Norton · Feb 27, 2012, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

K. TDP wattage should be fine with that board. Maybe try a bios flash to the latest, or manually set to 1.65v 1333 CL9.

Board supports up to 125w FX-8xxx CPU's

I'll need to check on the BIOS revision- CPU recognized on boot up but only booted with the inboard ram slot filled.

Ram sets auto to cl 9 1333

JrRacinFan · Feb 27, 2012, 03:59 AM

Just to rule out a cpu IMC problem. Try a different cpu. You already know the ram works ,tested both sticks on the post-able dimm.

Norton · Feb 27, 2012, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Just to rule out a cpu IMC problem. Try a different cpu. You already know the ram works ,tested both sticks on the post-able dimm.

Ran this CPU through a few of my boards a month ago- pulled from my 790GX board < 2 weeks ago and had no problems with it (DDR2 board though?). Will double check it tomorrow... getting late now.

*** EDIT- the release BIOS (FA) covers all CPU's except PII 980BE and the FX cpu's, MB memory support shows the dominator ram with same exact specs as this XMS3 is supported ***

JrRacinFan · Feb 27, 2012, 06:15 PM

Any updates buddy?

Norton · Feb 27, 2012, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Any updates buddy?

Will be swapping CPU's tonight- will check back when I know more. Thx for checking back

Norton · Feb 28, 2012, 12:49 AM

Found the problem- my PII X3 720BE must have a pokey DDR3 controller

Put the X2 555BE in and booted right up w/no problems with both DDR3 sticks installed.... it even unlocked just like my other boards.

Will have to put the 720 back in my spare for now and hunt for another X3/X4 chip or use the 555 and pick up another 960T or 1055T for me.... decisions, decisions

Thanks to JrRacingFan for the assist

JrRacinFan · Feb 28, 2012, 12:51 AM

Quite welcome man. Now major problem is finding a chip.

Norton · Feb 28, 2012, 12:58 AM

I'll have the funds on Friday for an X3/X4 Athlon for the build or a 960T/1055T for my rig and put the 555 in the build but not sure which way to go yet???

Gonna put the 720 in the 790GX for now, it's DDR2 and runs fine in it.

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Feb 27, 2012, 03:38 AM	#3
Norton WCG Team Assistant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Northeast, USA Posts: 5,180 (9.96/day) Thanks: 5,418 Thanked 10,158 Times in 3,195 Posts System Specs	PII X3 720 Black- one of my trusted stock I got the board last Tuesday- this was 1st power up attempt __________________ *Why sit on the Bench* when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!- World Community Grid (FTW) CPU crunchers- FX-8350(4.4)/FX-8150(4.0)/FX-6200(4.0)/ PII 1045T/PII 1045T/i7-920/Xeon (6c/12t)....(44 cores/54 threads) GPU crunchers- no WCG GPU work available Folding@Home- 2x GTX 580's WCG-TPU Team thread- crunch for our Team/see what we do...**

System Name:	My Fortress/Trish (WCG #1)/Julia (WCG #2)/Junior (WCG #3)/Norton3 (WCG #4)/My Niece (WCG #5)/TBA
Processor:	FX-8350/PII 1045T/1045T/FX-6200/FX-8150/Xeon (6c/12t)/i7 920
Motherboard:	ASUS M5A99X Evo/ ASUS M4A79XTD Evo/Biostar A880GZ/Biostar A880GZ/ASUS M5A97 EVO/EVGA X58 SLI 3- x2
Cooling:	Xig Night Hawk/ AMD stock hp/Xig Gaia/Xig Night Hawk/Xig Night Hawk/H70/Phantek
Memory:	2x4GB G.Skill Ares DDR31866/2x4GB DDR3 1600/2x2GB DDR31600/2x2GB DDR31600/2x4GB DDR31600/2x3GB/2x3GB
Video Card:	HD 7870/8400GS/IGP/7770/HD 7870/3x HD 7770's
Hard Disk:	2xWD 640(Blue)/WD 80/WD 160/WD 320 (2.5")/WD 160(2.5")/WD VR 150GB/WD 320
Optical Drive:	DVD/RW (if used)
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 2208WPF, 2409W / Dell 1907FP (shared)
Case:	Silverstone Fortress FT01B/Source 210/Source 210/Fractal Define Mini/Fractal R4/HAF 932/TBA
Sound Card:	on board (All)
PSU:	Corsair HX850/700w (Rosewill)/Antec HCG-620/CX500 v2/TX850/AX1200/TX550M
Software:	Windows 7 HP 64/Win7 Pro 64/ Vista 64bit/Win7 Pro 64/Win7 Pro 64/Win7 Pro 64/Win7 Pro 64
Benchmarks:	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

System Name:	Mine; Hers; Our HTPC; NAS Box
Processor:	i7 2600k : i3 2120 : Celeron G440 : P4 2.6Ghz Nwood
Motherboard:	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 : Asus P8P67 Pro : Asrock H61M/U3S3 : Dell
Cooling:	CM 212+ w/ scythe jyuni : Stock : Stock :Stock
Memory:	2x4GB Ripjawx 1866 cl9 : 2x2GB Corsair 1600 cl9 : 2x2GB Ridgebacks 1066 cl5 : 768MB PC3200
Video Card:	Palit GTX560Ti 2Gb : XFX HD5770 : Integrated : Integrated
Hard Disk:	2x 750GB Raid 0 + Maxtor 500GB : WD Black 1TB+Corsair Nova 2 64GB : Toshiba 750GB : Leftover ATA133
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD-RW : Samsung DVD-RW : None : None
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 21" : AOC 20" : Philips 42" HDTV : Headless
Case:	Rocketfish : CM HAF 912 : Bgears Cube Style case : Dell
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtremegamer : Onboard : Onboard : Onboard
PSU:	Tt 750W Modular : Antec 500W Earthwatts : Corsair CX430 : Dell's OEM

Feb 27, 2012, 03:21 AM	#1
Norton WCG Team Assistant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Northeast, USA Posts: 5,180 (9.96/day) Thanks: 5,418 Thanked 10,158 Times in 3,195 Posts System Specs	Motherboard boot problem- time to RMA? Hey folks- I'm doing a build and have a problem booting- I can't get to display/BIOS screen unless I pull a stick of ram. Here's the board (Gigabyte 880GM-D2H) GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H (REV. 3.1) AM3+ AMD 880G HDM... Ram (Corsair XMS3 2x2GB kit) CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3... The board will only boot if memory is installed in the inboard (#1) slot. I have tried both sticks/slots (both slots filled, outboard (#2) only and no boot). Is this a bad board or is there another problem I should check for? Any ideas? __________________ *Why sit on the Bench* when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!- World Community Grid (FTW) CPU crunchers- FX-8350(4.4)/FX-8150(4.0)/FX-6200(4.0)/ PII 1045T/PII 1045T/i7-920/Xeon (6c/12t)....(44 cores/54 threads) GPU crunchers- no WCG GPU work available Folding@Home- 2x GTX 580's WCG-TPU Team thread- crunch for our Team/see what we do...**

Feb 27, 2012, 03:34 AM	#2
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	What cpu? How old? __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Feb 27, 2012, 03:59 AM	#6
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Just to rule out a cpu IMC problem. Try a different cpu. You already know the ram works ,tested both sticks on the post-able dimm. __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Feb 27, 2012, 06:15 PM	#8
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Any updates buddy? __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Feb 28, 2012, 12:49 AM	#10
Norton WCG Team Assistant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Northeast, USA Posts: 5,180 (9.96/day) Thanks: 5,418 Thanked 10,158 Times in 3,195 Posts System Specs	Found the problem- my PII X3 720BE must have a pokey DDR3 controller Put the X2 555BE in and booted right up w/no problems with both DDR3 sticks installed.... it even unlocked just like my other boards. Will have to put the 720 back in my spare for now and hunt for another X3/X4 chip or use the 555 and pick up another 960T or 1055T for me.... decisions, decisions Thanks to JrRacingFan for the assist __________________ *Why sit on the Bench* when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!- World Community Grid (FTW) CPU crunchers- FX-8350(4.4)/FX-8150(4.0)/FX-6200(4.0)/ PII 1045T/PII 1045T/i7-920/Xeon (6c/12t)....(44 cores/54 threads) GPU crunchers- no WCG GPU work available Folding@Home- 2x GTX 580's WCG-TPU Team thread- crunch for our Team/see what we do...**

Feb 28, 2012, 12:51 AM	#11
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Quite welcome man. Now major problem is finding a chip. __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Feb 28, 2012, 12:58 AM	#12
Norton WCG Team Assistant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Northeast, USA Posts: 5,180 (9.96/day) Thanks: 5,418 Thanked 10,158 Times in 3,195 Posts System Specs	I'll have the funds on Friday for an X3/X4 Athlon for the build or a 960T/1055T for my rig and put the 555 in the build but not sure which way to go yet??? Gonna put the 720 in the 790GX for now, it's DDR2 and runs fine in it. __________________ *Why sit on the Bench* when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!- World Community Grid (FTW) CPU crunchers- FX-8350(4.4)/FX-8150(4.0)/FX-6200(4.0)/ PII 1045T/PII 1045T/i7-920/Xeon (6c/12t)....(44 cores/54 threads) GPU crunchers- no WCG GPU work available Folding@Home- 2x GTX 580's WCG-TPU Team thread- crunch for our Team/see what we do...**

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