Originally posted by: fnooples
Hi all!
First off, hello! I'm new on this forum and also sorta new to computer building, so please do go easy on me 🙂
I got myself a GA-X38-DQ6 about a week ago, along with an intel e6850, and I've basically been trying to get it to work since then. At first all it did was reboot and reboot and reboot, much like it did for TheBeagle I think. I checked some forums and gathered that the mobo didn't give my PM enough power (it wanted 2.1V but only got 1.8V). So I bought some new RAM, simply so the computer could boot and I could access BIOS to change the voltage to 2.1 and the settings to 4-4-4-12. Now the computer boots "all the way" so to speak 😛 It gets to the desktop, but after a while it reboots again.
We've ruled out all the other components, and we've tried in safe mode. Still reboots, but it takes a little longer. Prolly isn't a software problem, is the point.
Soo.. um.. Anyone know anything that can help me? Is there a "fix" button on the keyboard? 😛 Or is it just that this particular board was dropped as a child and doesn't like the world anymore.
Oh yes, I also tried resetting the CMOS (the screwdriver-to-pins thingy).
Pretty please help me? I would be ever so grateful!
Originally posted by: Herdwick
Hi,
Just joined the Anandtech forum to see if the I can get some help for setting up my new GA-X38-DQ Motherboard. Using an E6850 CPU and 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500. I can't get the 4gb of memory to work at 1066MHz using stock settings. I've tried raising some voltages but it didn't work. The memory runs fine if I slow it down to 800MHz. Searching around, I see that others are having similar problems. Anyone know if this is a motherboard problem or a memory problem?
In the Anandtech Holiday Buyers guide I see that the GA-X38-DQ6 is listed and there's a reference to an F7C Bios. I'm using F6b and was hoping that a Bios up-date might solve the problem. F6b is the latest listed on the Gigabyte website. Does anyone know if the F7C bios is available elsewhere?
Thanks
Originally posted by: fnooples
Hi all!
First off, hello! I'm new on this forum and also sorta new to computer building, so please do go easy on me 🙂
I got myself a GA-X38-DQ6 about a week ago, along with an intel e6850, and I've basically been trying to get it to work since then. At first all it did was reboot and reboot and reboot, much like it did for TheBeagle I think. I checked some forums and gathered that the mobo didn't give my PM enough power (it wanted 2.1V but only got 1.8V). So I bought some new RAM, simply so the computer could boot and I could access BIOS to change the voltage to 2.1 and the settings to 4-4-4-12. Now the computer boots "all the way" so to speak 😛 It gets to the desktop, but after a while it reboots again.
We've ruled out all the other components, and we've tried in safe mode. Still reboots, but it takes a little longer. Prolly isn't a software problem, is the point.
Soo.. um.. Anyone know anything that can help me? Is there a "fix" button on the keyboard? 😛 Or is it just that this particular board was dropped as a child and doesn't like the world anymore.
Oh yes, I also tried resetting the CMOS (the screwdriver-to-pins thingy).
Pretty please help me? I would be ever so grateful!
Originally posted by: fnooples
@Ozoneman
Corsair 520W. I also tried with my sister's Corsair 620W, same result.
Corsair TWIN2X 6400C4 DDR2, 2048MB CL4 are the originals.
I used Corsair Value S. DDR2 1024MB PC2-5300 667MHz CL5 (Kit of 2) in order to boot and change the voltage so I could use them both together.
Originally posted by: fnooples
I have🙂 All kinds of combinations, still same story. I'm strongly considering sending it back.
Originally posted by: fnooples
I have🙂 All kinds of combinations, still same story. I'm strongly considering sending it back.