Lets see what folks think is the problem.
when I start my computer from a cold boot after a shut down, it almost always hangs at Initializing USB Controller. If I shut it down, turn off the PSU, drain all juice from the motherboard by pressing the on switch, turn the PSU back on and then press the start button, it will POST and boot up. If I do a restart, then it will POST and boot every time.
I tried disabling Legacy USB, no difference. I have disconnected all USB devices, no difference.
Background. I first noticed the hang when I was stress testing my 4.2GHz overclock. It had passed 20 loops of Intel Burn Test. I set it to Prime, hopefully overnight. In the morning, it was frozen at the Initializing USB Controller screen. I ascertained from the logs that it had crashed out about an hour after I went to bed, so it had been sitting at that screen for about 5 hours. I did not notice anything else for a couple of days. During that time, I had my video cards in and out a couple of times (my GTX 570s) and actually put my GTX 280s back in by themselves to test them with their stock coolers back on before I sold them. A couple of times it made it through POST but crashed out as it loaded drivers during the boot. When it did that, I had to clear CMOS and reset my BIOS. That issue has gone away, and may not have been related. I may have had my VTT too low for the speed I am running.
So, best guess. PSU? Mother board? Something else?
My rig.
i7 860, 21 X 200 = 4.2GHz at 1.4V, DFI DK P55-T3eH9 (no choice), 2 X 2GB OCZ PC3P1600LV4GBK, 2 X GTX570 with MCW-60 cooler, 4 X Barracuda SATA 7200.10 250GB RAID 0, 2 X Barracuda SATA 7200.11 500 GB RAID 0 for Back Ups, Channel Well 1300W PSU, Z-5500s, Pioneer 212D DVD, Thermaltake Hardcano 13 Fan Controller/Media Card Reader, Windows 7 X64 Home Premium, Lian Li PC-V1000B. Vision Quest 24" WS LCD
Cooling: CPU - Thermochill PA120.2, DC3.25/XSPC Res top, Apogee Xt extreme. Vid Cards - Exos 2, MCW60.
when I start my computer from a cold boot after a shut down, it almost always hangs at Initializing USB Controller. If I shut it down, turn off the PSU, drain all juice from the motherboard by pressing the on switch, turn the PSU back on and then press the start button, it will POST and boot up. If I do a restart, then it will POST and boot every time.
I tried disabling Legacy USB, no difference. I have disconnected all USB devices, no difference.
Background. I first noticed the hang when I was stress testing my 4.2GHz overclock. It had passed 20 loops of Intel Burn Test. I set it to Prime, hopefully overnight. In the morning, it was frozen at the Initializing USB Controller screen. I ascertained from the logs that it had crashed out about an hour after I went to bed, so it had been sitting at that screen for about 5 hours. I did not notice anything else for a couple of days. During that time, I had my video cards in and out a couple of times (my GTX 570s) and actually put my GTX 280s back in by themselves to test them with their stock coolers back on before I sold them. A couple of times it made it through POST but crashed out as it loaded drivers during the boot. When it did that, I had to clear CMOS and reset my BIOS. That issue has gone away, and may not have been related. I may have had my VTT too low for the speed I am running.
So, best guess. PSU? Mother board? Something else?
My rig.
i7 860, 21 X 200 = 4.2GHz at 1.4V, DFI DK P55-T3eH9 (no choice), 2 X 2GB OCZ PC3P1600LV4GBK, 2 X GTX570 with MCW-60 cooler, 4 X Barracuda SATA 7200.10 250GB RAID 0, 2 X Barracuda SATA 7200.11 500 GB RAID 0 for Back Ups, Channel Well 1300W PSU, Z-5500s, Pioneer 212D DVD, Thermaltake Hardcano 13 Fan Controller/Media Card Reader, Windows 7 X64 Home Premium, Lian Li PC-V1000B. Vision Quest 24" WS LCD
Cooling: CPU - Thermochill PA120.2, DC3.25/XSPC Res top, Apogee Xt extreme. Vid Cards - Exos 2, MCW60.
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