Hi!
In June I bought the components to build a new PC.
The "core system" was a Thuban 1090T with a Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5, 2 dual-channel kit (8GB=4x2GB G.Skill DDR3 1600Mhz PC12800 ECO CL7 F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO - on motherboard's Memory Support List for 1600MHz!), a Powercolor HD 5830 PCS+ and a pair of Caviar Black "FAEX" in RAID0 (plus a Samsung HD203WI, a PCI TV card, three optical drives, a floppy, some fans, etc.)
The system ran fine until September 15th, then it didn't pass POST: the speakers do ten 'short' beeps, pause, and so on (while nothing is displayed on screen).
On the user manual, such a beep sequence is not described.
I wrote to http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw, but I didn't get useful info.
- I removed all external peripherals but keyboard (mouse, printer and so on)
- I replaced my USB keyboard with a PS/2 model
- I removed the only non-graphic card (a TV Tuner)
- I replaced my graphic card (HD5830 PCI Express) with an old S3 Virge (PCI)
- I removed all disk drives (floppy disk, hard disks, optical drives) (data and power cables)
- I temporarily reconnected some disk drives to SB850 or GSATA2 (one at a time)
- I removed all case fans (leaving CPU fan only)
- I checked CMOS battery with a digital multimeter and it seems good (2.99V)
- I replaced the original CMOS battery with a new (Duracell)
- I repeatedly cleared CMOS (both removing battery and with "CMOS_SW quick button")
- I temporarily removed keyboard also!
- I've checked PSU 5V and 12V via a digital multimeter on a peripheral Molex connector and they're OK (5.01V, 12.11V)
- I replaced the PSU (Enermax Modu87+ 600W with a Corsair CX400)
In all these circumstances, the PC did ten short beeps.
Later I removed all four DIMM (two consecutive dual channel kit: each module is numbered xxx59, xxx60, xxx61, xxx62) then I placed the last one in the first slot.
The PC did eleven short beeps!
I shut down and switched on several times, the PC always did eleven short beeps.
Then i restored the four DIMM in their sequence and the PC again did ten short beeps.
Last I removed my 1090T: it looked OK, then I reinstalled it and the Coolermaster HyperTX3 cooler (with Arcting Cooling MX-3 thermal compound). The PC again did ten short beeps.
Then I shipped my GA890FXA-UD5 to my supplier for RMA.
According to my supplier, my motherboard 890FXA-UD5 was good (tested with a Phenom II X4 955 Deneb), so I spent about fifty EUROs (including shippings) for nothing...
But when I got back my motherboard, the problems were the same, so I shipped my CPU Phenom II X6 1090T to his (another) supplier for RMA.
After three weeks, I got another new CPU (9H09173Fxxxxx instead of the old 9E83403Exxxxx), but the problems were exactly the same!
4 DIMM: 10 short beeps!
1 DIMM: 11 short beeps!
0 DIMM: 12 short beeps!
Could be that 1090T "Thuban" (6 core, Turbo) uses some "resources" (e. g. some pin) not used by an older X4 Deneb?
Id est, could be that the motherboard works with Deneb but is faulty for Thuban???
Should I do again RMA for my Gigabyte GA890FXA-UD5?
Thank you!
In June I bought the components to build a new PC.
The "core system" was a Thuban 1090T with a Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5, 2 dual-channel kit (8GB=4x2GB G.Skill DDR3 1600Mhz PC12800 ECO CL7 F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO - on motherboard's Memory Support List for 1600MHz!), a Powercolor HD 5830 PCS+ and a pair of Caviar Black "FAEX" in RAID0 (plus a Samsung HD203WI, a PCI TV card, three optical drives, a floppy, some fans, etc.)
The system ran fine until September 15th, then it didn't pass POST: the speakers do ten 'short' beeps, pause, and so on (while nothing is displayed on screen).
On the user manual, such a beep sequence is not described.
I wrote to http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw, but I didn't get useful info.
- I removed all external peripherals but keyboard (mouse, printer and so on)
- I replaced my USB keyboard with a PS/2 model
- I removed the only non-graphic card (a TV Tuner)
- I replaced my graphic card (HD5830 PCI Express) with an old S3 Virge (PCI)
- I removed all disk drives (floppy disk, hard disks, optical drives) (data and power cables)
- I temporarily reconnected some disk drives to SB850 or GSATA2 (one at a time)
- I removed all case fans (leaving CPU fan only)
- I checked CMOS battery with a digital multimeter and it seems good (2.99V)
- I replaced the original CMOS battery with a new (Duracell)
- I repeatedly cleared CMOS (both removing battery and with "CMOS_SW quick button")
- I temporarily removed keyboard also!
- I've checked PSU 5V and 12V via a digital multimeter on a peripheral Molex connector and they're OK (5.01V, 12.11V)
- I replaced the PSU (Enermax Modu87+ 600W with a Corsair CX400)
In all these circumstances, the PC did ten short beeps.
Later I removed all four DIMM (two consecutive dual channel kit: each module is numbered xxx59, xxx60, xxx61, xxx62) then I placed the last one in the first slot.
The PC did eleven short beeps!
I shut down and switched on several times, the PC always did eleven short beeps.
Then i restored the four DIMM in their sequence and the PC again did ten short beeps.
Last I removed my 1090T: it looked OK, then I reinstalled it and the Coolermaster HyperTX3 cooler (with Arcting Cooling MX-3 thermal compound). The PC again did ten short beeps.
Then I shipped my GA890FXA-UD5 to my supplier for RMA.
According to my supplier, my motherboard 890FXA-UD5 was good (tested with a Phenom II X4 955 Deneb), so I spent about fifty EUROs (including shippings) for nothing...
But when I got back my motherboard, the problems were the same, so I shipped my CPU Phenom II X6 1090T to his (another) supplier for RMA.
After three weeks, I got another new CPU (9H09173Fxxxxx instead of the old 9E83403Exxxxx), but the problems were exactly the same!
4 DIMM: 10 short beeps!
1 DIMM: 11 short beeps!
0 DIMM: 12 short beeps!
Could be that 1090T "Thuban" (6 core, Turbo) uses some "resources" (e. g. some pin) not used by an older X4 Deneb?
Id est, could be that the motherboard works with Deneb but is faulty for Thuban???
Should I do again RMA for my Gigabyte GA890FXA-UD5?
Thank you!
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