P67A-GD80 B3 "cold boot" (RAM issues?)

Hello everyone,
First of all, my native langage is not english, so please excuse my grammatical mistakes.
Second point, i'm a noob, so if you could try to vulgarize your answer, would be really appreciated !
So, there is my problem :
I bought a computer with a P67A-GD80 B3 motherboard. It worked very well since the beginning, but I noticed sometimes it takes me one, two or several attempts to boot my computer (it turns on, immediately turns off with a "click", turns on, etc. And when it turns on, all the led and fans are ok).
And recently, I started having windows warning messages : "please close X programmes, not enough memory".
note : my RAM is G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory
and finally one night I made the mistake to put my computer on sleep mode. Since I am unable to start it again (always that loop : turns on, turns off, turns on, ...)
I looked on several forums and saw the cold boot issue, so I tried different things :
- clear the cmos
- move my RAM, tried with one stick, changed the plot
nothing. And i'm uncomfortable taking off the components to test them or other stuffs since I don't want to break anything.
So my question is : can it be my RAM which is dead (weird, because it doesn't work even with one stick and the other removed)
I ordered a new RAM, but is there something else I should do, i'm quite lost actually.
Thank you very much.

Regarding your last post,you should pull out the battery for a few minutes.Cannot help any further as I'm new here and just beginning to understand hardware troubleshooting.
Don't worry! Users here are very active and smart too! They will definitely help you with your problem.
One thing I can make out with your problem is that as it is a memory issue then either your RAMs have gone wrong or its the CPU/Socket.
I wrote CPU because the CPU has memory controller.So,check for some bent pins on the motherboard socket maybe?
P.S. : Always keep a 2 GB DDR3 spare RAM (normal ones : 1333 Mhz) as it helps to troubleshoot the PC much easily.It just takes one component out of the suspected hardware failure :P(This was suggested to me by one of the moderators in here)

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Quote from: mareg on 08-September-12, 05:41:28
Hello all,
I have this weird issue with cold booting while overclocking. I've tried very hard to diagnose the problem but have been unable to find the culprit.
So I'm using an i5-2500k with the mobo in the subject. I have flashed the BIOS to the latest (2.4). So everytime I try to overclock by using a different multi (it can be as subtle has x34) the system will fail the overclock while cold booting. What I mean by that is if I do the overclock from the bios then save&reboot it will load in windows and be totally stable under IBT. I can achieve any kind of overclock up to 4.7 Ghz and it will be totally stable.
BUT, as soon as I do a shutdown of the system, upon booting (cold boot), the computer will try to boot but fail at it. I'll be prompted by the bios to reload default.
I've tried various combinaisons to no avail. I even tried to underclock the processor to sub x33. I don't understand what could be wrong. It seems as soon as I switch to anything else then auto on the ratio, it won't boot from shutdown. Weird.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
RIG :
MSI z77a-g43 bios 2.4
intel i5-2500k
g-skill ripjaw CL9 1600 1.5v
Antec Earthwatts EA 650W
CM HAF 912
gigabyte geforce gtx-460 1gig
As you know I got exactly the same issue, but mine does boot when manually set at a lower ratio.

P67a gd80 B3 not booting at 2133mhz

Just instaled this mb woth the Intel i7 2600k.
memory Corsair GT 2 x 2gb 2133mhz.
I'm unable to boot set at 2133mhz, need to clear the bios before I can even restart.
previoiusly had the gigabyte p67a ud4 no problems running ram at 2133mhz.
now set at 1866 mhz, but what can I di , already set ram voltage to 1.66 v.
also during boot the cpu fans runs to fast, adjusted the control setting to 50%
but still 900 rpms.
looking foward to tips and feedback.
quickly tested 4400mhz no problems at all only memory not able to use 2133 mhz.

JEDEC #3 looks good, chips are 1333. Have you set it up manually, 2133, 'Linked', timings 9 9 9 24, tRFC 117 @ 1.66v's (actual recommended max. is 1.65v's, but you may a voltage drop to 1.65 or less. Best to check at the V-Check point with a digital multi meter).
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also during boot the cpu fans runs to fast, adjusted the control setting to 50%
but still 900 rpms.
An aftermarket controller may have to be used if unable to set it up as you would like in BIOS.

Z77a-g43 cold boot overclock issue

Hello all,
I have this weird issue with cold booting while overclocking. I've tried very hard to diagnose the problem but have been unable to find the culprit.
So I'm using an i5-2500k with the mobo in the subject. I have flashed the BIOS to the latest (2.4). So everytime I try to overclock by using a different multi (it can be as subtle has x34) the system will fail the overclock while cold booting. What I mean by that is if I do the overclock from the bios then save&reboot it will load in windows and be totally stable under IBT. I can achieve any kind of overclock up to 4.7 Ghz and it will be totally stable.
BUT, as soon as I do a shutdown of the system, upon booting (cold boot), the computer will try to boot but fail at it. I'll be prompted by the bios to reload default.
I've tried various combinaisons to no avail. I even tried to underclock the processor to sub x33. I don't understand what could be wrong. It seems as soon as I switch to anything else then auto on the ratio, it won't boot from shutdown. Weird.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
RIG :
MSI z77a-g43 bios 2.4
intel i5-2500k
g-skill ripjaw CL9 1600 1.5v
Antec Earthwatts EA 650W
CM HAF 912
gigabyte geforce gtx-460 1gig

Quote from: mareg on 08-September-12, 05:41:28
Hello all,
I have this weird issue with cold booting while overclocking. I've tried very hard to diagnose the problem but have been unable to find the culprit.
So I'm using an i5-2500k with the mobo in the subject. I have flashed the BIOS to the latest (2.4). So everytime I try to overclock by using a different multi (it can be as subtle has x34) the system will fail the overclock while cold booting. What I mean by that is if I do the overclock from the bios then save&reboot it will load in windows and be totally stable under IBT. I can achieve any kind of overclock up to 4.7 Ghz and it will be totally stable.
BUT, as soon as I do a shutdown of the system, upon booting (cold boot), the computer will try to boot but fail at it. I'll be prompted by the bios to reload default.
I've tried various combinaisons to no avail. I even tried to underclock the processor to sub x33. I don't understand what could be wrong. It seems as soon as I switch to anything else then auto on the ratio, it won't boot from shutdown. Weird.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
RIG :
MSI z77a-g43 bios 2.4
intel i5-2500k
g-skill ripjaw CL9 1600 1.5v
Antec Earthwatts EA 650W
CM HAF 912
gigabyte geforce gtx-460 1gig
As you know I got exactly the same issue, but mine does boot when manually set at a lower ratio.

P67a-GD80 won't boot from USB HDD

Trying to boot from a bootable thumb drive.
I've got the bios checked to boot from USB HDD first.
Still boots from HDD.
When I disable second & third boot devices (hdd & cd-rom), I get the message "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key".
Ideas?

Quote from: JLio01 on 28-October-14, 16:39:07
Mine is like "USB Key: *My thumb drive name"
Do you have a GD80?

MOVED: P67a gd80 B3 not booting at 2133mhz

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JEDEC #3 looks good, chips are 1333. Have you set it up manually, 2133, 'Linked', timings 9 9 9 24, tRFC 117 @ 1.66v's (actual recommended max. is 1.65v's, but you may a voltage drop to 1.65 or less. Best to check at the V-Check point with a digital multi meter).
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also during boot the cpu fans runs to fast, adjusted the control setting to 50%
but still 900 rpms.
An aftermarket controller may have to be used if unable to set it up as you would like in BIOS.

Z68A-GD80 B3 Random cold boot issues

No mater if system is set to optimized defaults or Overclocked I randomly get odd boot behavior ranging from slow boots to no boots
Symptoms:
delays at post on blank screen with exception of "A2" and or "B3" displayed in the bottom right hand side of the screen.
Generally after stops looking for a floppy to boot to, which makes no sense at all there is not even a floppy header or bios option to disable.
I can have three days in a row with no boot issues at all.
Note: PC and all peripherals are connected to My Tripp Lite 1200w UPS which is connected to a dedicated 20 amp circuit with hospital grade receptacle.
I have the board speaker attached to the board to broadcast the beep codes.
When a good boot happens I hear three beeps and a final short beep all in fairly quick succession.
During a failed post the beeps come slower with a greater duration between beeps and one less beep
Sometimes it sounds like 5 beeps in total but that is with a good post 4 quick beeps and a final marginally longer beep.
Since their is no post code display with this board I'm left with wondering what these beeps mean on the Z68 boards.
Also of note the Corsair H70 CPU cooler I have attached to the mobo CPU header for the pump and the Mobo fan 2 header for the H70 fans, so I can monitor the RPMs start very slowly not unlike a jet turbine begins slowly and gradually builds momentum. I only mention this because it does not act this way on other boards I have tried the cooler. Especially when bios setting were set properly which bring me to what I have tried to resolve the situation.
I've been able to stabilize the board with OC genie and manually at 4.8, 4.7, and 4.6 MHz with 1600 and 1866 memory speeds. To be clear I consider, 20 pass max mem of LinX, 10 hrs prime 95 w/o error and 200% coverage HCI design Memtest (two instances "usable" and "all remaining") with no errors stable.
Further more I've been able to stabilize Turbo Boost at x49 1core, x48 2cores, x47 3cores and x46 4cores with little more than a Vcore adjustment away from default settings.
The issue remains intermittent cold boot issues.
I haven't had a system pass these test and have cold boot issues since the NF2 days.
What I've tried:
bumping Vcore way past minimum required to boot to any given clock down to 4.2 (1.2v)
bumping CPU I/O same as above
running at default
running at default with XMP
running default manually set RAM timings and volts
running with the above with EuP 2013 disabled
Smart Fan disabled and enabled
disable a boot devices except actual boot drive
tried two different Corsair 850 watt PSU.
Questions:
What are the beep codes for this board?
When will we see a bios update to fix the multiple UEFI interface problems and possibly this issue as well?
I thought I bought an enthusiast motherboard yet RPMs from motherboard fan headers are only monitored 1&2 headers.
I use Aida64 Extreme to monitor temps and voltages but conspicuously missing are things like VTT, SA and PLL voltages and the temps for same.
Is this normal?
are they lacking sensors on this board?
or do I have a defective board?
Final Q
When Aida64 is running CPUz current an previous version will not run on this board. I have spoken to the developer of CPUz Franck and Aida and for the moment it seems to be related to this board only but the failure is consistent even after format and reload. CPUz and Aida64 are known to work/coexist on similar Z68 boards. So my question is, Is this a known issue for this board?
Amendment to the system specs below
I have two opt drives attached to the SataIII (white) headers in AHCI mode the Blue Ray drive is not discoverable in IDE mode. Blue Sata ports 3,4 are configured in a Raid-0 array and 5 & 6 have WD 640 Caviar Blk drives respectively port 7 is empty.

My apologies for posting this in the wrong section. Can a mod move it to the appropriate forum. TY

P67A-GD80 (B3) compatible RAM PSU

I'm currently working on a build of a multi-monitor trading workstation based upon a Sapphire Model 100290SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card installed on an MSI P67 mainboard with an Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4 GHz, 8MB Cache, LGA1155, 95W Sandy Bridge Processor. I already have the CPU, GPU, and other components. At this point I'm trying to confirm the proposed choice of the mainboard: P67A-GD80 (B3) versus the P67A-GD65 (B3) or Z68-GD80 (B3); Crucial DDR3 RAM, and Thermaltake W0132RU 1000W PSU. Some of the concerns I have for the current specifications are:
RAM. Other threads in the forum have emphasized the preference for 1333 RAM versus the 1600 RAM (G.Skill Ripjaws 1600, Corsair Vengeance) being pushed by many retailers for their OC capability. Since I am not interested in overclocking and want rock solid stability and reliability, I first looked at the recommendations from Crucial for their 1333 modules. Does anyone have any experience with the Crucial memory modules in the below specification? Is there any reason to suspect the proposed Crucial module and its timings are not suitable for the proposed build based upon your experience?
PSU. The AMD/ATI Eyefinity 6 Edition graphics controller requires a system power supply of at least 600W for one card, and it requires a minimum of 900W to support two such cards. Calculations appear to indicate at least 514W are needed for the minimum configuration of one card and as much as 845W when the ports and devices are fully utilized. So, I'm thinking this build will need at least a 900W PSU, and the Thermaltake W0132RU 1000W supply appears to be the one PSU they offer with the capacity and connectors that are needed. Does anyone have experience with the Thermaltake W0132RU and/or its reliability with this and/or other MSI P67 mainboards and/or Eyefinity 6 Edition graphics cards?
MAINBOARD. Does the P67A-GD80 (B3) or do the other P67 Express or Z68 Express mainboards offer better support for this graphics card?
[Proposed] MSI P67A-GD80 (B3) (MS-7672 v2.X) ATX mainboard
[Procured] Intel® Core™ i7-2600K 3.4 GHz, 8MB Cache, LGA1155, 95W Processor, BX80623172600K, S-SPEC: SR-00C
[Proposed] Crucial® 8GB Kit (4GBx2), 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-10600 memory module DDR3 Upgrade for the MSI (Micro Star) P67A-GD80 (B3) Motherboard, Part Number: CT2KIT51264BA1339, Module Size: 8GB Kit (4GBx2), Package: 240-pin DIMM, Feature: DDR3 PC3-10600; Specs: DDR3 PC3-10600, CL=9, Unbuffered, NON-ECC, DDR3-1333, 1.5V, 512Meg x 64
[Procured] Sapphire Model 100290SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card; PCI-Express × 16, 8-pin 150W, 6-pin 75W, 600W PSU for one GPU and 900W PSU for two GPU; CrossFireX™ not utilized in configuration
[Procured] Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" 7200.12 ST31000528AS Internal Hard Drive
[Proposed] SONY BWU-500S Blu-ray Burner Internal Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 8X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA
[Proposed] Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management W0132RU 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply GeForce GTX 470 Certified
[Procured] Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P50 computer case
[Future option] Icy Dock MB971SP-B 5.25” Hot Swap drive Caddy for 2.5” & 3.5” SATA III SSD & Hard Drive device bay; installed in primary external device bay as swappable OS boot drive
[Future option] SATA III SSD
[Future option] move the Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" 7200.12 ST31000528AS Internal Hard Drive to the Icy Dock Caddy 3.5” device bay
[Future option] Icy Dock MB971SP-B 5.25” Hot Swap drive Caddy for 2.5” & 3.5” SATA III SSD & Hard Drive device bay; installed in secondary external device bay as swappable scratch data drive
[Future option] SATA III SSD
[Procured] Set of six Dell U2410 24 inch DisplayPort monitors, IPS panel, high resolution

Quote from: HU16E on 30-June-11, 03:59:02
Corsair AX1200.
Don't exclude the Z68A-GD65.
Given the choice, I would pick the Z68 GD80 over the P67 model anyday. Also, rumor is it may support the future Ivy Bridge CPU's. Z68's provide the best of both worlds, P/H series. Between the GD65 & the GD80? GD80 provides for an extra 4 PCI-E lanes thru the Z68 chipset. Suggest in advance to download the pdf manuals for both GD65 & GD80 & study them. With three devices installed in all of the PCI-E 16X slots in the GD80, because of the PCI-E limitations with the Sandy Bridge platform, you will lose PCI slot function & some USB ports, etc. Here again, the GD65 has only two PCI-E 16X slots & only 16 PCI-E lanes. IMO, this PCI-E lane limitation is a major drawback. The X58 MSI mainboards have a clear advantage in that regard having 36 PCI-E lanes.
The Z68 Express mainboards were a concern because of their unknown compatibilty with the already exotic AMD/ATI HD Radeon 5870 Eyefinity 6 edition drivers for six DisplayPort monitors. I was hoping someone in this forum might have already have some experience with the Eyefinity 6 edition on one of these mainboards and shed some light on the compatibility concerns. The P67 Express mainboards seemed like an opportunity to dodge any inforseen compatibility issues arising from the hybrid video architecture of the video enabled Sandy Bridge processors and the Z68 designs. I wonder.
The PCI-E x 16 lane restriction is another concern. Although using two Eyefinity 6 Edition cards is not planned, it would be a plus to know the capability was in reserve. Unfortunately, the P67A-GD80 (B3) appears to support only one PCI-express x 16 lane at a time. The PG7A-GD65 (B3) specifications don't seem to mention whether it does or does not support two PCI-Express x 16 lane cards at the same time. Does it or not? The Big Bang Marshall appears to support two 16 lane cards at the same time, but only by disabling all of the other PCI slots. The P67A-GD80 (B3) offers more USB 3.0 ports, but you have to make sure the PCI-E does not disable some of them.

P67A G65 - No boot on Cold Boot

Every morning I turn on the PC, or during any cold boot, it would just not boot into Windows. It would POST and then just stop with a blinking cursor.
I would have to shut down the PC via the power switch from the PSU, unplug the power cord, plug it back in, and it booted like normal.
Why is this happening? Please help thanks. My board is OC with CPU only, RAM and everything else is set on AUTO.
# Intel i5 2500K @ 5.0Ghz
# MSI P67A GD65 BIOS 1.8
# 2 x 4GB Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 DDR1333
# Sapphire 6950 2GB Unlocked to 6970 650/1420
# Velociraptor 125GB and 2TB WD
# Windows 7 64Bit
# Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W 56A on single 12V rail

Quote from: M_M on 20-March-11, 17:51:18
Having similar cold boot problem after overclocking over 4.4GHz... after POST, instead of Win7 booting, I just get a blinking cursor in upper left corner...
If booting at 4.4GHz and overclocking from within Win7 (just changing the multi to 46x using ControlCenterII, not touching any other setting), no problem working at 4.6GHz (Linx/Prime stable for hours, temps <70C full load). If setting the multi for 46x in BIOS, no boot after POST. EUP2013 disabled already. Seems like a BIOS bug to me?
# Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz + Noctua NH-D14
# MSI P67A-GD65-B3 BIOS 1.10B1 (same was happening also with original 1.8 BIOS)
# 4 x 2GB ExcelRAM DDR3-1600CL6 @ 1866CL8
# Gigabyte GTX560Ti
# OCZ Vertex2E 120GB + 4x1TB + 1x2TB
# Windows 7 64Bit
# Corsair HX750
make sure you have XMP disabled. Everything should be set to AUTO except for CPU VCORE and CPU PLL to 1.9.
CPU PLL Overvoltage should be enabled. Leave DRAM and anything that is RAM related to AUTO, don't manually set your ram speed.
Also, enable Allow Windows to set CPU ratio. Let me know how it goes.

W520 - Cold boot issues when docking, undocking

Has anyone seen this? My W520, BIOS 1.34, has issues when I cold boot for the FIRST time when I move the machine either to or from the mini-dock. What I mean is it doesn't boot quite right if I shut it down docked, then cold boot it undocked or vise versa.
By issues, I mean that although it boots into the Windows 7 desktop, most apps won't load. It is hard to describe.
My solution is to cold boot again. Then everything is ok.
I know the stock response - boot a minimal system, upgrade drivers and BIOS etc etc etc. I'm just wondering if anyone has seen this before and knows the exact cause of this issue. It sure would save me some time investigating.
Speaking of BIOS, what are the odds of Lenovo releasing anything further for the W520 i.e. "Version 1.4" without the 1333Mhz cap on memory?

http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/8buj14uc.iso
W520, i7-2820QM, BIOS 1.42, 1920x1080 FHD, 32 GB RAM, 2000M NVIDIA GPU, Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD, Crucial M550 mSata 512GB, WD 2TB USB 3.0, eSata Plextor PX-LB950UE BluRay
W520, i7-2760QM, BIOS 1.42 1920x1080 FHD, 32 GB RAM, 1000M NVIDIA GPU, Crucial M500 480GB mSata SSD, Hitachi 500GB HDD, WD 2TB USB 3.0

MOVED: P6N Sli Plat. weird cold boot issue

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yeah well if I set the timing to like 5-5-5-15 or something I'm sure it'll work fine. But that's not the point... Cuz if I have to set my timings to 5-5-5-15 just to get it up to the 889mhz that I need it. I might as well just run the run in async mode at 4-4-4-12 800mhz.
Seriously I have the weirdest ram. I can run it at 4-4-4-12 800mhz with like 2.0 volts. So There's like 0.2 volts of overclocking there. But it just won't work at 889mhz. And it not like it doesn't pass memtest or orthos. The weird part is that it passes both at 889mhz at 4-4-4-12 timings at 889mhz. The problem is that it won't start cold boot. I'll have to press the power button and then press the reset button to get it to boot. I guess that's not a really big problem, but having to press that reset button each time I cold boot is just really annoying.
If I set them to 4-4-4-12 at 800mhz, the computer turns on fine.
I think the problem is the precharge for the ram. I'll bet loosening the timing will make it work, but I just don't want to loosen those timings...
I just bought new ram so we'll see if that solved my problems. :-P
It might be the electron migration thing though. I hear electron migration damage to things show up as random unpredictable problems.
I would say my problems are random and unpredictable.
By the way, I just got a couple of fans for the ran slots. They're sort of just jammed in there. Kind of not elegant really. But I now have TEN fans in the computer. I hope that helps my ram overclocking.

K8N Neo4-F 1.D BIOS cold boot issue

A couple of months ago I flashed my BIOS to the latest version for this board, 1.D. Since then, I've noticed that sometimes on a cold boot, the computer won't complete a POST. I have to hit the reset button and warm boot for the machine to POST normally. Once the computer POSTS it otherwise works fine, so this is a minor annoyance at most. However, sometimes after the warm boot, the BIOS will warn me that overclocking has failed, and that the BIOS has reverted to default settings (although I am NOT overclocking), although hitting the DEL key and entering CMOS it's clear that the BIOS has not been reset to defaults (nor would I want it to be). After hitting F1 to continue, the computer boots as normal. Is this a known issue with this BIOS version?

Moan Guide

P6N Sli Plat. weird cold boot issue (solved)

Hello again,
Since a few days I'm having troubles starting pc in coold boot
If i shut it down and leave it for a couple of hours, cold boot, it wont start, but when I shutdown and power down psu for a minute, it will boot
If I then turn the psu back off and on and leave the pc off, the next morning it starts normally.
Tried on stock settings, no problem, checked psu out, functions normally, none to less fluctuations on all lines.
Set my first disk to boot only, disabled the rest.
Had this running for 5 months without hickups, but since i wanted to go to 3.6GHz and installation of my new SATA-II, I've had this problem.
What am I missing.
Tried lowering NB, which results in unstable system, looser timings mem, lower/higher Vdimm, no effect.
System is in IDE not raid since my second is IDE, for storage.
I connected the 8 pin cpu connector instead of the normal 4 and that didnt work either.
Changed slots for the DIMM's, ran memtest at 860MHz 4-4-4-15-2T, no errors after 10 hrs.
Orthos/Prime95 stable after both 10+ hrs, blend and small fft's.
Hope it's not the mobo dying, checked it out and cant see anything funny, or smell strange things.
And as said at stock no problemo.
What did I do wrong this time
Edit:
After oc-ing to 3.6GHz benched cpu and it ran at Tcores max ~61C.
When i returned to old settings for 3.44GHz, I set everything back the same way it was, even cleared cmos before doing so.
Tcores max after 10 hrs of Orthos or Prime95 ~55C @3.44GHz

yeah well if I set the timing to like 5-5-5-15 or something I'm sure it'll work fine. But that's not the point... Cuz if I have to set my timings to 5-5-5-15 just to get it up to the 889mhz that I need it. I might as well just run the run in async mode at 4-4-4-12 800mhz.
Seriously I have the weirdest ram. I can run it at 4-4-4-12 800mhz with like 2.0 volts. So There's like 0.2 volts of overclocking there. But it just won't work at 889mhz. And it not like it doesn't pass memtest or orthos. The weird part is that it passes both at 889mhz at 4-4-4-12 timings at 889mhz. The problem is that it won't start cold boot. I'll have to press the power button and then press the reset button to get it to boot. I guess that's not a really big problem, but having to press that reset button each time I cold boot is just really annoying.
If I set them to 4-4-4-12 at 800mhz, the computer turns on fine.
I think the problem is the precharge for the ram. I'll bet loosening the timing will make it work, but I just don't want to loosen those timings...
I just bought new ram so we'll see if that solved my problems. :-P
It might be the electron migration thing though. I hear electron migration damage to things show up as random unpredictable problems.
I would say my problems are random and unpredictable.
By the way, I just got a couple of fans for the ran slots. They're sort of just jammed in there. Kind of not elegant really. But I now have TEN fans in the computer. I hope that helps my ram overclocking.

LSISAS1068 in P67A-GD80 (B3)

Hi,
I have just built a PC with the following hardware:
P67A-GD80 (B3)
i7 2600
2 x 8GB G Skill RAM (F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL) + 2 x 4GB Strontium RAM (DDR3 1600MHZ DIMM CL8)
Thermaltake 600W PSU
Samsung 1TB F3 HDD
It installs and runs everything fine, and now I wanted to add a SAS RAID card with 4 x 70GB SAS drives, configured as 2 x RAID0 partitions.
When I added the card and the drives, it booted for a bit, then reset itself as the light on the card lit up. Initially, I thought the PSU was not up to it, but found that when I removed all the drives (so it was only connected to the Raid card) it has the same issue. When the Raid card is removed, it boots up to BIOS.
The card is fairly old, and is a Dell branded LSI SAS 1068 (http://www.lsi.com/support/products/Pages/LSISAS1068.aspx).
I can test the card again in another machine, but I can confirm it was working in another PC about 1 month ago.
Any suggestions would be welcomed, please be gentle as I am not too experienced at fixing motherboard issues.
Cheers,
Martin

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2 x 8GB G Skill RAM (F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL) + 2 x 4GB Strontium RAM (DDR3 1600MHZ DIMM CL8)
Your fortunate it gets to the UEFI/BIOS at all with that combination.
Try with one kit or the other. The add-on card may not be compatible with the mainboard. Possibly compatibility can be confirmed by contacting MSI Tech Support about it;
http://support.msi.com

[P67A-GD80 (B3)] BETA UEFI Versions [ E7672IMS.Axx releases]

hey every one
so msi sent me a p67a-gd80 to review
problem is i installed 4gb of ram from 2gb the mobo had a fit oc recoverd then gave me the flashing bois 1 faild led so i auto recoverd it with the 2nd bios it works again but now i cant save any settings in the bois as soon as save is clicked it locks up
i cant find the bios on the web site and was hoping some one had a copy so i can finish the review and get it posted up
thanks carl...

Changelog synopsis:
E7672IMS.A40 ---> E7672IMS.A52
- Support Linear auto mode & modify CPUSmartFAN and SystemSmartFAN.
- Remove system FAN control item.
- Set CpuMinFanSpeed as 12.5%
- Modify CPU current limit value to fix CPU ratio drop issue when adjust CPU ratio to 50 and run CPU loading test.
E7672IMS.A52 ---> E7672IMS.A53
- Modify MRC check SPD address mapping code to avoid memory write leveling training fail.
- Force memory address mapping to mirrored to fix system hang on 2Eh issue when use ELPIDA 1G1333D1093 memory.
- Fix the system will hang 19 issue when adjust CPU voltage and then restart system under Windows.
- Support XMP 1.3 memory.
E7672IMS.A53 ---> [E7672IMS.A54] ---> E7672IMS.A50
- Fixed System RomID would change and failed to update bios.
Latest BETA Release: E7672IMS.A62
E7672IMS.A50 ---> E7672IMS.A62
- Fix use Mflash to update with empty flash drive system will hang.
- Fix the issue that when use MFlah update or boot it will show some error.
- Implement M-FLASH solution for NTFS file support. (Now only support update BIOS Function.Support Read-only. No writes to media of any kind are supported. Compressed, Encrypted, and Sparce files are not supported).
- Fixed the pcb version
- Update USB Module to 4.6.3_USB_08.10.16 to fix the issue that Microsoft
- Fixed Mflash boot and Recovery support USB 3.0 port.
- Try to fix WHQL S3 resume time too long.
- Combining the CPUSmartFAN and SystemSmartFAN function, and the system fan can support Auto/Manual mode by user option.
Please note that flashing this release occurs entirely at your own risk!
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<, Method II for best results.
Do not use the BIOS/UEFI integrated M-Flash Routine.
Unfortunately, I do not have the actual BIOS File yet, so I can't upload it. I will attach it as soon as I have it.

P67A-GD80 B3 "cold boot" (RAM issues?)

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