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Lockups

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zuffy

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My friend got the following hardware:
Intel i7-860
Patriot Viper 3 x 2GB DDR3-1333
Gigabyte P55-UD4P
Intel X25-M G1 80GB
Asus Radeon 4870 Dark Knight
Corsair 450W PS

He is constantly getting lockup during the Windows 7 installation. This can happen at the drive option, it can happen at the agreement screen, can happen at the upgrade/custom screen... just random. Sometimes, it would bluescreen before he can get Windows 7 startup logo. He tried using a different DVD drive, USB drive, and USB flash drive. He tried using only 2 DIMMs - same result. He ran Memtest on the DIMMs, no problem found.

He managed to bring all the hardware to office. First thing I noticed is that the CMOS battery is partially loose so I push it back in. Also, in the M.I.T. --> advance voltage screen, it will take forever to load and refresh with data. After I flash the BIOS with version F9 (previously F5), that problem is resolved.

I tried to boot from the Intel SSD firmware CD but it will crap out with shell command missing error. This will happen in IDE and AHCI mode. I was able to flash it from my work PC.

I tried to install Windows 7 Enterprise 64-Bit but was getting the same result as him. I moved the SSD from SATA port 0 to 1. After doing so, I was able to consistently get to the installation screen but get stuck at 34%.

I think he has a bad motherboard. Anyone agree?
 
Since no one responded, I guess I can post the resolution.

My friend got the motherboard replaced with the Gigabtye P55A-UD4P. The lockup problem was still happening. After upgrading the BIOS from F5 to F7, I was able to install Windows 7 without any problem. But now, it would intermittently lockup in Windows 7. Then I realized something. I was putting 3 x 2GB DDR3 DIMMs in the motherboard. This motherboard only support dual channel, not tri-channel. So, I took 1 DIMM out. Thinking this would resolve the problem but it didn't. Finally, I replaced the memory with some simple Crucial DDR3 and bang, no more lockups. Look like Gigabyte just does not like the Patriot Viper DDR3 memory.
 
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