Help with GA-x38-ds4!!! please please please

tatts said:
+0.15V will only give 1.95V?
On my DS4 ive set the ram to 0.2V and it still only shows 2.05V in windows but my old geil needed 0.3V to run at full speed with 4-4-4-12 timings or i got similar problems.

If it was me idd put the ram settings to auto and bump the V to 0.2V or 0.3V :)
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Apologies, the ram voltage should be set at +0.3v (in the BIOS) which is 2.1v actual for this Geil ram...
 
If you haven't got it connected, I would strongly suggest connecting the 12v mobo supply, leave the blanking plate fitted and use the four unblanked sockets. I have the DS5 which is near enough identical so I'm told, and the four pin connector configuration is the same. I have it also connected.:)
 
I have tried clearing the cmos and restarting, and smae happened!! i am at a loss really now, i have tried two diff sets of ram, two diff gfx cards, three diff hard drives, my psu works perfect in my other rig, i have tried three diff vers of xp and tried all of the above suggestions and every time the same thing happens. Think its time to RMA it before it gets flung out the window!! thnx for your help guys though much appreciated!
 
try another psu if you can as if you rma the board to find its not faulty they will charge you a testing fee ;)

Least you know its the psu or board now though
 
yeah i thought i might try that while waiting for the rma number to come through! im gradually whittling the prob down, only thing else to try other than the psu and motherboard is the cpu???? that is a brand new Q6600 so i'd hope it be ok? Thnx for the help much appreciated.
 
Ok update, I RMA'd the board and took it back to the shop and they gave me a new one!! Problem solved i thought however when i got home and hooked it all up i had exactly the same! Need dome serious help or Valium, The only thing i have not tested is the CPU but it is recognized fine in the post and runs at the right temp!! so i really dont think it is that?? Anyone out there have similar probs with this board?
 
Sry should have said that i have allready tried another PSU after you suggested it, i stripped the 500w xilence out of my other rig and tried that! still the same, I contacted gigabyte and they have told me to take it out of the chassis and try bare minimum bits on it = still the same. so they told me to RMA it , LOL i told them i allready have and am awaiting the reply!!

Does anyone think i may need a more meatier PSU?

, The only thing i havn't tested is the CPU, so tonite i am stripping my second rig and trying the new board with my old CPU.

Thanks again
 
I seem to recall a fair back when I was building a pc for someone, I had a prob with the windows (XP) installation stopping with 13 mins to go. Tried everything except the psu, and that was causing the problem. Replaced it for another, and the installation completed fine. that was on a P4 2.4C/abit IS7-E combo to give an idea how long ago it was.:)
 
I think a new PSU would be a good place to start, as it seems you have eliminated most other possibilities. I was going to say take out some RAM as I wasn't aware XP could handle over 2Gb?...

If the new PSU doesn't help you could try taking it into your local PC store... PC world perhaps?

Hope you sort everything out dude as I know how much of a pain in the backside RMA'ing and replacing and fixing and all that jazz can be!
 
haha well im gonna try swapping the two rigs cpu's round tonite, to see if my old cpu works in my new mobo and my new cpu works in my old mobo!! if you follow!!

Failing that i am gonna buy a new PSU and see?

Failing that i am gonna take it too the place where i got the bits from and throw it back!!! hahaa

Thanks for the help guys!
 
Ok so another update!! So i stripped both rigs and my old E6300 works perfect in my ds4? i am going to try my quad q6600 tonite in my ds3p to see if that works?

So i have now come to the conclusion that i either have a dodgy CPU, or my motherboard is still a bit faulty with the q6600 or my PSU isnt good enough for the Q6600?

Does everyone else think the same?
 
madmanrizzla said:
Ok so another update!! So i stripped both rigs and my old E6300 works perfect in my ds4? i am going to try my quad q6600 tonite in my ds3p to see if that works?

So i have now come to the conclusion that i either have a dodgy CPU, or my motherboard is still a bit faulty with the q6600 or my PSU isnt good enough for the Q6600?
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Sounds like a dodgy CPU to me. The Q6600 I have works perfectly in my X38-DS4. As for PSU, I was running a the same setup except a P5K Deluxe and 8800GTS off a 600w Seasonic PSU fine over the summer, so if something's wrong I don't think it's a lack of wattage.
 
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