P965 DS4 Rev 1 Q6600 G0 upgrade problems

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I have just recieved my Q6600 G0 to replace my E6300. The giga byte web site has this as a supported processor and I am on the F10 bios.

My problem is however when I installed this the computer would just keep restarting. I reset the CPU voltage and speed to auto before the install.

I reinstalled the E6300 and it works fine.

I need to try this agin so can anyone give me a procedure to follow or what they think the problem might be.

Thanks in advance.
 
Tried again. Reset the cmos. Loaded F10 into the recovery bios. Loeded bios defaults etc. Still the same constant rebooting with the occasional good boot. Any other suggestions.

I think next it's test the processor in my P965 DS3P. Could be a voltage issue? Current vdrop on E6300 from 1.325 to 1.296.

PSU 600W and was tested with no HDD or CD. 8 pin CPU power connected but not PCI molex connector.
 
Just tried it in my DS3P rev3.3 works fine. I guess it's time for a new motherboard when I can find an X38 DDR2 one for about £100 unless anyone has any other suggestions?
 
Just a quick update Gigabyte support suggested building the baord with 1 stick of RAm and GPU outside the case. The processor works like this but as soon as I add a second stick the reboot cycle starts. It is Geil 6400 ULL with +0.3 added in the bios.

I now have the Q6600 running in a P35 DS3R fine.
 
Justintime said:
Guess its down to luck, got one at 3.2Ghz on a rev.1 DS4. Tried different RAM?
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I think i'm going to give up on the P965 DS4. Just bought the P35 DS3R to replace it. It's working fine and probably cheaper than buying 4Gb RAM and Vista did not need a reload.Thanks for the advice though.

vocch said:
Mine works fine with Geil ultra + ocuk pc8500.
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Yes it should do but luck of the draw I guess.
 
I've got this logged with gigabyte as it's suppossed to support this processor. I'll let you know what they say. Probably just blame the memory.

Glad to know i'm not the only one with this problem.
 
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