X58 Pro-E Slow Post

Hey there, I'm having an issue with an x58 Pro-E board, thats extremely slow to post.  From power button press, to post, is a good 10-15 seconds, with another 10-15 seconds to boot into Windows.
I don't recall this being an issue when I first got the board/built the machine.  Any ideas?  I've tried reflashing BIOS, resetting CMOS to no avail.

Might try another reseat of all the RAM. When this happens, it is often bent pins in the CPU socket, but if that area was not touched recently, it must be something else.
Added: Since using 6 sticks RAM, are they all from the same batch? Might try with just the three black dimm slots filled and see if it can be isolated which dimm slots may be the problem. Also, with all the parts moving, it may be a good idea to do another full CMOS clear. Do a battery removal in the clear process.

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  • X58 Pro Won't post unless CMOS cleared.

    Hi Guys!
    I recently assembled a new system, with the following components:
    MSI X58 Pro
    i7 950
    2x Strontium DDR3 4GB 1333MHz [SRT4G86U1-H9M]
    ASUS EN8600GT 512MB
    Sunpro ATX-550W PSU
    When I attempt to boot, the system powers up, all fans, optical & HDDs run for about 10 seconds before turning off then restarting and doing the same thing 5 seconds later. There is no there is no display, no system beeps, the keyboard lights don't flash etc. However, the system will post and boot fine if I hold the CMOS Clear button down while I press the power button, which means the the CMOS must be cleared every time the system is booted, which is very irritating. I've breadboarded the motherboard, it does the exact same thing when on a piece of cardboard with any combination of hardware, including from bare CPU, one stick of RAM, graphics card and keyboard. I've swapped the PSU with a lower capacity one (it's all I had) and the same things happens. The system performs fine once booted. I have rum memtest86 for a couple of hours without error and flashed to the latest BIOS but it has had no affect.
    Has anybody experienced/solved a similar problem? I'll try using different RAM or graphics when I can borrow them off a friend but at the moment I'm all out of ideas :/ This is doing my head in!
    Sorry for a massive first post, any help would be greatly appreciated!
    EDIT: I should also mention, the system restarts fine without requiring a CMOS clearing, however when it's turned off and left for more than 10 seconds, it requires clearing of the CMOS.

    Quote
    Changing the DRAM voltage (Including to 1.5V) results in the system shutting down when you save and exit the BIOS but not instantly powering back on like normal, it won't restart until the CMOS is reset.
    In that case, leave the voltage setting as it is and only make sure that the memory clock speed is manually set to DDR3-1066 [again, use one memory module only for testing].
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    +5V:     38A
    +3.3V:  28A
    +12V:    17A
    If there really is only one +12V rail with an amperage limit of only 17A, then you should immediately stop using your system with that PSU installed (regardless of whether or not the PSU is the direct cause for your problem).  An quality 550W PSU can deliver at least 35-40A on the +12V circuit.  The mere fact that your device is limited to 17A on this most important rail (=12V x 17A = 205W only!) either means that your PSU is very, very old or that your PSU is an el-cheapo device of questionable quality.  You should get rid of it and get something decent.

  • X58 Pro does not post?

    I have an X58 Pro with a 920 processor 3 GB DDR3 10666 a BFGTech LS680 power supply. It is all brand new and has never powered on . I swapped the MB and CPU but to no avail. The Power supply is brand new as well. I tested it on another computer and it powered on. Here is what happens. When I power up the PS when everything is connected the Amber LED lights showing power. When I press either the on board on button or the plug in the power button header, the cpu LED and CPU Fan turns on. I forgot to mention I am doing this outside of the case on a wood surfice.  I have 1 stick of DDR3 10666 memory in A0 and have tried three different sticks.  Both motherboard processor combos exhibited the same.  Is it the memory? Is it the power supply? Need a sanity check I used to know how to put a computer together.

    I may have found a resolution. I will have to RMA the power supply.  I'm pretty sure the the 12V rails are not supposed to be 10V. Amazing that a $120 power supply would not have a factory end of line test for power. 

  • X58 Pro not POSTing correctly

    Hi,
    My new install X58 Pro system powers up OK, all fans running, DVD and HDs spinning up but I get no video output and the machine powers back to standby after about 2-3 minutes.
    A couple of noob questions:
    - For a single video card which PCI-Express should I use (I'm using PCI_E2 - i.e. top X16 one)?
    - Is there a list of any POST codes (beeps etc.) and/or can an Post LED be added (like on the X58 Eclipse)?
    I have tried reseating the RAM (using the black slots), tried with just one stick in A0 and disconnected all but CPU, Keyboard and fans.  Same problem each time - 2-3 minutes of activity without video and then auto-shuts down to standby mode (yellow power light).
    All power connectors on board are being used (8 pin and 24 pin).
    I will try removing the board from the case this evening and running on a cardboard box instead.
    Any ideas or suggestions?
    System details are:
    Antec P-180 Case (3X Case Fan)
    OCZ - 750W PSU (Can't remember model but a recent expensive one - $100)
    X58 Pro
    Core i7 920
    OCA Gold 6Gb 3 * 2Gb DDR3 1600
    Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler + 120mm Fan
    eVGA GeForce 8800GTS card

    Hi JustBGood, & welcome to the forum. I didn't see any beep codes in the manual, just the LED Status Indicator section on pages 2-27 & 2-28. The X58 Pro doesn't have the pinheader for attaching the D-LED2. With just one mem. stick in slot A0 (black), & CMOS cleared (with power cord removed), set XMP disabled, Spread Spectrum disabled, Mem. Ratio to 4, Uncore to 8, & retest for boot. Yes, use the PCI-E slot closest to the CPU (PCI_E2) for your graphics card.

  • Unable to boot with MSI X58 PRO-E and OCZ3P1333LV6GK

     Hi,
    This is my first post in this forum.
    I've had this system for about 6 months, and from time to time I kept having instant reboots and once the PC would never start, I think I've sorted that by first flashing an old MB BIOS and then the most recent.
    Tree days ago I've had another instant reboot, but now the system stops/reboots when the coloured animation starts to appear above the "Loading windows" message. This happens with both Win7 32 & 64 bits and even with the windows 7 installation DVD !!!
    I think I've tried all combinations of the other posts where the MB+memory was the same as mine.
    Another strange issue is: the memory PN shown inside the BIOS (OCZ3G1333LV2G) is different from the label on the memory (OCZ3G1333LV6GK)!!
    I've already tested with only one memory chip at a time, the result is still the same.
    I've only got connected the following: Video board, 1 RAM chip, USB Keyboard & one SATA HD. No over clocking whatsoever !
    What else do I need to do to finally boot to windows ?
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        Video: Sapphire Vapor-X ATI RAdeon HD 4870 2GB
        PSU: Combat Power CP 750W
        OS: Windows 7 32 & 64 bits

    Hi Henry,
    Thanks for the help.
    "What are your RAM timings? Screenshot of CPU-Z Memory tab and SPD tab."
    I've added a few screenshots of the memory, the SPD & CPU-Z tab, plus a MEM86 test with only on memory stick installed. It appears that the memory is OK... or not ?
    "Do you have another video card you can try? Those Sapphire Vapor-X cards have been a problem for others in the past."
    I wasn't aware of any problems with this video card, I use it mainly to send movies to my big LCD TV through the HDMI port. I don't have access to another video card, sorry...
    I don't know what else to do, do you think it's the PSU ?
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    Paulo
    --I made it so your images show and are clickable
    --Mike

  • MSI x58 ProE and Corsair 12GB (3x4GB) RAM Issues

    Greetings!
    New poster here with a question that I cannot seem to find an answer to anywhere. I've looked over the forums but have had no luck figuring it out. My goal is to identify the culprit and replace the appropriate parts.
    I built this computer in 2009 with the intention of doing OpenCL/CUDA computing and handle all my multimedia. At the time, 6GB DDR3 RAM (3x2GB) was about all I could afford. The machine works great, but lately, attempting to do some video and image processing has been hitting limits on my available RAM. I also want to run a linux VM or two. I thought I would order the Corsair 3x4GB DDR3 kit from NewEgg and not have any problems upgrading. I didn't have any plans of running the 6 and 12 GB sets simultaneously because I thought there would be some sort of memory density/timing issues.
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    I placed the order, received it, and went to install it yesterday. Took the existing 6GB out and dropped the 12GB in, saw that BIOS recogized it with the right timings, and proceeded to boot Windows up. Blue-screen at the very first Windows logo. I thought "well that stinks, let's check to see if the RAM is defective through MemTest." Downloaded an ISO of 4.2, fired it up, and it hung right away. Hung in the "Address Test, Own Address" test. Big fat A note: BIOS and MemTest both recognized the full capacity of the sticks.
    My next thought was "Well, one of them might be bad, let's try to find out which one." I individually put each one in the first slot on the board, ran MemTest, and showed 0 problems on any tests with each of them.
    Summary thus far: Individually, each 4GB stick works perfectly. In combination, they fail. The full 3x2GB set works perfectly.
    My next theory was that my board might be bad (even though the 3x2GB set in the same slots has no issues). Knowing that the first slot was good with every bit of memory I put in there, I left a 4GB stick in slot 1, and dropped a 4GB stick in slot 2. MemTest hung again. Thinking it might have been that one stick, I put the other one in there, and it hung also. So, slot 2 looks suspect. Move the sticks to 1&3, and they look fine, but that still leaves me missing 4GB of RAM.
    I've followed advice and re-seated the CPU, looked for bent pins (none found), and tried manually setting the timings to the 9-9-9-24 that is printed on the sticks. No luck with any of that.
    Request 2: So, my question to you is what am I missing? I feel like the board is the problem, due to the slot 2 problem with the 4GB sticks. However, my 2GB sticks don't have any problems at all in the same slots. Could the 4GB sticks require a little more power that my board might not be pushing out (the board is labeled at 1.5V, the sticks are labeled 9-9-9-24, 1.65V)? Would a bent pin be causing this that my eyes just cannot see? I read somewhere that a guy had a pin that was 0.25mm off that was causing his problems.
    Or should I be looking at the memory? The 3x2GB set works fine, but the 3x4GB does not.
    I'm not sure what my next step should be other than replace the RAM first, motherboard second. The RAM I just got, so I could RMA it if I knew exactly what the problem was. The motherboard is approaching 3 years old and presumably is out of warranty. I wouldn't mind replacing it, but I don't want to spend money right now if I don't have to.
    I don't have a second machine to test on, although I'm trying to locate one (most of my friends don't build custom PCs). I have also tried putting the 6GB in the black slots and 12GB in the blue, but the machine doesn't work with that configuration either.
    Request 3: Could someone explain how I could aim for 1066MHz on my RAM? I read that on the X58 Pro-E that this resolves most problems with random bluescreens. When I try to do this, I get lost in the numbers/options within the BIOS.
    Anything else I might be missing? I'm out of ideas
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    Hi and welcome,
    You have 2 "bottlenecks": the processor and the mainboard.
    http://ark.intel.com/products/37147/Intel-Core-i7-920-Processor-8M-Cache-2_66-GHz-4_80-GTs-Intel-QPI
    Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) : 24 GB
    Memory Types : DDR3-800/1066
    Memory Channels : 3
    Max Memory Bandwidth : 25.6 GB/s
    http://www.msi.com/product/mb/X58-Pro-E.html#/?div=Detail
    • Supports six unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333*/1600* (OC) DRAM, 24GB Max
    As you can see, above 1066MHz you need to overclock both the processor and the mainboard.
    I think for your config the best shot is 3 x 4GB DDR3-1333 (9-9-9-24 at 1.55-1.60V)

  • Where can I get an original x58 Pro-E IOH chipset heatsink assy?

    Recently built an i7 gaming rig and like everyone else had high nb temps which I'm not very keen on.
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    Currently my temps are up around 90 on load, and that's in winter! It's around 10 C in my room right now and when summer comes around with 30 C that's gonna shoot up!
    Long story short, does anybody know where I can get an original X58 Pro-E IOH heatsink assy that I can keep safe in case I need it (touch wood) 

    I have thought about that, saw it under some suggestions to fix high temps. But they have that shoved toward the NB. My HR-05 will take care of the NB (plus some serious OC in sumemr which i want to do) I just need a HS for the southbridge , and it seems that the only HS that has enough clearance and fits into the MB with long cards in xfire or sli is the original SB HS, which leaves me wanting to cut the orginal HS up to reuse on the SB and finding another complete HS just in case.

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    •One IDE Cable
    •Two Molex to SATA power Adapters
    •1x Cross Fire Bridge
    •Front Panel header labels
    •Driver & Extras CD
    •User manuals & Backplate
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    •Intel X58 northbridge and ICH10R southbridge
    •Six 1.5V DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 24GB of memory
    •One Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit Ethernet controllers
    •Three PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots (x16/x16/x4)
    •Two PCI-EXpress x1 slots
    •Two PCI slots
    •Seven SATA II ports - six from Intel ICH10R (supporting Intel Matrix RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 and JBOD), one from JMicron JMB363
    •One IDE port supporting one device from JMicron JMB363
    •One eSATA port from JMicron JMB363
    •Ten USB 2.0 ports - six on rear I/O, four via pin-outs
    •JMicron JMB381 IEEE1394a Firewire supporting two ports - one via pin-out, one on the rear I/O
    •Realtek ALC888S 7.1 Channel High-Definition audio codec
    Layout & I/O Ports
    Black heatsink screw design. Three well placed PCIE (x16/x16/x4) slots which won’t give any users a problem installing three dual-slot video cards. You will also find below the Easy OC Switch sticker are the Easy Power/Reset/ Clear Cmos Buttons & beside them is the OC Switch.
    On the rear you will find 6 USB Ports, Firewire port, E-SATA, SPDIF Out , PS2 for KB & Mouse, Gigabit LAN & lastly 7.1 audio ports.
    BIOS
    I only took pictures of the Cell Menu because this is the most important part of the bios especially in overclocking. This is where you will tweak your system.
    CPU Specifications
    Memory Specifications
    More Memory Options for Tweaking
    Voltages
    This is where you can save all your overclock or tweak settings
    Test Setup
    •Intel Core i7 920 C0
    •G Skill Trident 2000 CAS9 1.65V
    •MSI 4770
    •FSP 800 watts PSU
    •Seagate 500GB SATA
    •Windows Vista Ultimate 64BIT SP2
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    G Skil lTridents 1600 6-7-6-18 TRFC60 1.58V
    G Skill Tridents 1866 7-8-7-20 TRFC65 1.60V
    G Skill Tridents 2000 8-9-8-20 TRFC80 1.65V
    Tridents 2100 9-9-9-24 TRFC88 1.72V
    I was able to get a good bclock 222 also with the i7 920 C0 I have. I guess if I used a D0 stepping instead , I can push the bclock higher.
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    I was very impressed on the capabilities of this entry level X58 motherboard can do. A few tweaks on the cell menu I was able to get high memory clocks and all were stable. You would also notice on one of my shots running the memory @ 2100mhz, my uncore ratio turned to a high of 4200mhz speed. All of these were done all on air. 
    Pros :
    - Cheap Entry level X58 Board
    - Easy to overclock
    - Support SLI and Crossfire
    - No issue on Bigger aftermarket CPU cooler
    - 90 degrees placement of SATA & IDE ports
    Cons :
    - No SLI Bridge included in the Box

    Quote from: Dankirk2 on 03-August-09, 12:04:05
    I wish mine were that low...  I just built a machine with the X58 Pro-E, all stock, no overclock.  Mine idled at around 80c.  I removed the heatsinks, scraped off the pink gummy stuff they used, put on new thermal paste, and reattached using two red fiber washers at each screw to increase the heatsink pressure on the chips.  It now idles at around 66c.  It is much better, but still not near the 50c that you're seeing.  I wonder why?  My case is an Antec Nine Hundred Two, with great airflow.  I also moved my video card down a slot so the cips weren't covered.
    Can someone else using the X58Pro-E board post their IOH temps as I want to change out my X58 Pro board before summer arrives.
    I am not prepared to attempt to remove the heat sink and if other people are still getting 80c IOH temps, which is what I am getting and it is winter here at the moment, then it will be a waste of time me paying to have my board replaced.

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    Quote from: Bernhard on 02-November-11, 23:59:59
    >>Posting Guide<<
    To answer that you will need to be more specific on the CPU and memory.
    Gotya.
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    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134829

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    Regards
    Rahul

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