Gigabyte H67 + 2600K = integrated graphics fail

[anastasis]

Anyone else having any problems with the intel integrated video drivers and their h67 board?

Specs:
Gigabyte H67A-UD3H
i7 2600k
GSkill 4x4GB 10666CL9D
Corsair SSD


I have isolated the issue to a problem that only occur when the Intel HD graphics drivers are installed. No problems with the windows default VGA drivers but the intel drivers cause a reboot with no warning of BSOD. The reboot usually occurs at teh log in screen, but on a few occasions I have been able to log in only to be rebooted in under 2 minutes.

Any thoughts?

Have tried about 3 different versions of the driver and the same thing happens with all 3.

 

[borisvodofsky]

Anyone else having any problems with the intel integrated video drivers and their h67 board?

Specs:
Gigabyte H67A-UD3H
i7 2600k
GSkill 4x4GB 10666CL9D
Corsair SSD


I have isolated the issue to a problem that only occur when the Intel HD graphics drivers are installed. No problems with the windows default VGA drivers but the intel drivers cause a reboot with no warning of BSOD. The reboot usually occurs at teh log in screen, but on a few occasions I have been able to log in only to be rebooted in under 2 minutes.

Any thoughts?

Have tried about 3 different versions of the driver and the same thing happens with all 3.

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[anastasis]

i already tried that. drinking doesn't seem to help.

 

[combust3r]

On what version of Windows ? Win7 ?

 

[Patrick Wolf]

3 different versions? There's only two versions for each operating system. 32-bit and 64-bit. So actually there's only one that you should be using.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sea...00%2f2000&ProdId=3319&LineId=3310&FamilyId=39

 

[anastasis]

W7 Ultimate 64 bit.

When I say 3 different versions, I mean three different revisions of the driver. The original that came with the board, the updated driver from teh gigabyte site and the one from the intel site. All 64 bit drivers. Same problem occurs with all 3. I RMA'd the board and have another one coming in tomorrow, so we will test that first. If still borked, I guess I will try another CPU.

 

[Bish]

Anyone else having any problems with the intel integrated video drivers and their h67 board?

Specs:
Gigabyte H67A-UD3H
i7 2600k
GSkill 4x4GB 10666CL9D
Corsair SSD


I have isolated the issue to a problem that only occur when the Intel HD graphics drivers are installed. No problems with the windows default VGA drivers but the intel drivers cause a reboot with no warning of BSOD. The reboot usually occurs at teh log in screen, but on a few occasions I have been able to log in only to be rebooted in under 2 minutes.

I also could not load win7 from a USB flash drive like I normally do. Kept complaining about missing a driver no matter which USB ports I tried. It installed fine using the dvd though. Only time I've ever had that happen.

Any thoughts?

Have tried about 3 different versions of the driver and the same thing happens with all 3.

Have you tried the drivers direct from intel? I had slow graphics performance with the gigabyte driver on my h67MA-UD2H with an i5-2500K and when I downloaded from intel, it dramatically sped things up.

I also could not install from a usb flash on this board. Kept complaining about missing a driver no matter which usb ports I tried (usb2, usb3). Installed fine from the dvd though....just slower.

 

[Fatbird]

Update your BIOS!

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3654#bios

 

[Dadofamunky]

That's actually not a bad idea. Try to avoid updating the BIOS thru Windows utilities however. Use the built-in updater that should be inside the BIOS/UEFI itself. It's much safer, much less likely to bork your board. Take it from me on this one, I've done it both ways and had to RMA a board once.

 

[robertwidmer]

I have a similar setup and am having similar problems.

Specs:
Gigabyte H67A-UD3H
i7 2600k
Corsair 4x4GB DDR3 1333
Intel SSD
W7 Professional 64-bit

With 4x4GB, the system is unbearably slow, but with 1x4GB (doesn't matter which one I try, any 1 gives the same result), it runs fine. The motherboard came with the F3 BIOS version. The Qflash built-in updater refused to update to F6 (I believe it was claiming checksum error or some sort), but once I got the system up with 1x4GB, I was able to flash F6 in Windows.

The whole purpose of the upgrade was to get 16GB. I don't have any extra memory to try, so I ordered more to give it a go.

 

[combust3r]

You have to flash from Windows with @BIOS (or you could try flashspi utility from DOS), QFlash won't update from F3 -> F6. The future upgrades could be done from Qflash however (I suppose).

Anyways, GA have dual BIOS, so It shouldn't be a problem to restore the old one in case something goes wrong.

@robertwidmer

Have you tried with 2x4GB on the same memory channel (put one on the blue, one on the white memory slot). Could be some sort of issue with dual channel memory enabled.

 

[robertwidmer]

@robertwidmer

Have you tried with 2x4GB on the same memory channel (put one on the blue, one on the white memory slot). Could be some sort of issue with dual channel memory enabled.

Yes, I tried 2x4GB with one white, one blue. I thought it could have been a dual channel memory issue as well, but that had the same issue.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I remember on some prior generation of Core2 motherboards, some sort of BIOS issue affecting the CPU's cache, when more than a certain amount of memory was installed.

Perhaps a similar bug has cropped up again in Gigabyte boards?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Using all 4 RAM slots has been a problem with both intel and AMD motherboards over the years.

Sometimes it's been board-specific, sometimes it's been a chipset limitation vs. how the RAM stick is built (number of chips, single-vs-double-sided, 1xN vs 4xN....)

 

[anastasis]

flashed bios to 8, removed ram and reinstalled in various configurations, tried intel drivers again, replaced mobo. Still no dice. Going to replace power supply and if that doesnt get things moving I guess I will RMA the cpu for a replacement.

 

[anastasis]

bad psu. corsair 550vx was swapped out for a coolermaster silent 600 and all issues resolved. what a colossal time waster.

 

[anastasis]

btw it appears that all 4 of the 4GB sticks are being recognized. have not noticed any system slow downs, but still testing everything out.

 

[Bish]

bad psu. corsair 550vx was swapped out for a coolermaster silent 600 and all issues resolved. what a colossal time waster.

Love when $hit like that happens..........glad you got it resolved.

 

[robertwidmer]

Yes, I tried 2x4GB with one white, one blue. I thought it could have been a dual channel memory issue as well, but that had the same issue.

I picked up 4x2GB of Corsair DDR3 1333 (CMXG2GX3M1A1333C9) and that worked fine, then I put in 2x2GB in the first channel (blue, DDR3_1 and DDR3_3) and 2x4GB (CMV4GX3M1A1333C9) in the second channel (white, DDR3_2 and DDR3_4) and that works fine as well.

 

[AkumaX]

bad psu. corsair 550vx was swapped out for a coolermaster silent 600 and all issues resolved. what a colossal time waster.

omg geeezz... friggin hate that!!

 

[walkken]

I lost video after doing the driver install from the CD provided with the Gigabyte H67A-UD3H motherboard. Everything seemed fine just after the install. I did a warm reboot, VGA turned into 1920x1080 high-res graphics, network and peripherals were usable. I turned off the system for the night and when I turned in on in the morning, there was not video. No BIOS screen, no windows, nothing. It seemed my system was booting into something, but no screen.

I suspect my cheapie power supply is not able to handle the integrated graphics on my Intel 2400S CPU and a small number of peripherals. The PS is a 500W Cooler Master that is a temp substitute until my Corsair AX750 comes back from RMA. The first Corsair was verified DOA on this new box and another system.

I will test a friends 750W supply and see what happens. Any other ideas out there? I'd also appreciate any advice on getting my video back in any form.

System:
- Gigabyte GA-H67A-UD3H motherboard
- Intel i5-2400S CPU (Sandy Bridge)
- Crucial 6gps 128GB SSD (boot drive and only drive currently)
- Using integrated graphics of the CPU
- HP Blu-ray/DVD Combo
- 8GB Ripjaws-X (2x4GB)
- Samsung PX2370 monitor, using DVI-DVI

 

[walkken]

Problem with no video appears to be solved. I was able to recover my video by taking the CMOS out for a few seconds. I then went back into Windows and downloaded the latest motherboard drivers and also got the latest Windows 7 update. So far, I am not seeing the dead video on reboot. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

 

[Dicko21]

Hey guys, still having the same problem here.

Same board, different i5 (i5-2300). Tried:

> Updating BIOS to F6
> Drivers from intel/gigabyte/CD
> Underclocking the GPU
> Ram in assorted slots
> Different RAM sticks
> All windows updates
> Different PSU

And I'm still getting this black screen. God damn. Anyone have any more ideas?

 

[bankster55]

@dicko21
In your list you left out the cmos reset
Unfortunately ASUS in their infinite wisdom, has remove the short pins and now has a momentary switch on the Deluxe..UGH!
So I guess taking out the battery is all thats left after a "quickie" reset
Dayam them

These later boards when faced with a ram or graphics "cant do" reboot or blackscreen need a reset to try again. They will not just go on like nothing happened. And the more you try and fail, the worse it will get.

I also went thru the PSU minefield with some of my DFI mobo (espec the P35). The boards during new builds were simply not booting with certain PSU - even well respected good ones. It turns out the +5V VSB (sure boot) rise time has to be stong enough (not 4.7V) and quick enough (in ms) for some config to work - its not actually the stated wattage employed. Since then I never use the bios quick boot feature, I always see the ram count and esc out of it.

 

[Dicko21]

@dicko21
In your list you left out the cmos reset
And I never do a "few second cmos reset"
I do a turn off PC. turn PSU rocker to off, unplug the PSU and push in "on" button for count of 10, then wait 30 min and start up again. I once had a board go dead and a guy on another forum advised me to leave it unplugged with shorted pins for 24 hrs, which I thought was useless waste of time, but it worked, much to my astonishment. Some PSU actually still have a trickle voltage with rocker on off, which I saw noted on a jonnyguru review. Which is another reason you never put in/remove a graphics card or RAM stick with PSU plugged in.

These later boards when faced with a ram or graphics "cant do" reboot or blackscreen need a reset to try again. They will not just go on like nothing happened. And the more you try and fail, the worse it will get.

I also went thru the PSU minefield with some of my DFI mobo (espec the P35). The boards during new builds were simply not booting with certain PSU - even well respected good ones. It turns out the +5V VSB (sure boot) rise time has to be stong enough (not 4.7V) and quick enough (in ms) for some config to work - its not actually the stated wattage employed. Since then I never use the bios quick boot feature, I always see the ram count and esc out of it.

Hmm, I thought the BIOS update from F3 to F6 would clear the CMOS. Sure as hell had to re-enter all my settings! But I'll give the jumper a shot and let you know, cheers.

Alright, followed all the instructions given for resetting the CMOS, still no luck!