Thread: GA-P67A-UD4-B3 boot issues

Have you got proper grounding for the chassis?
What chassis do you have? Clear perspex?

Since you've tested everything else I can only presume it's your chassis.

I have a test bench. Not a chassis.

Tested it on a piece of cardboard as well and still get the same problem. It only happens if leave it in the off state for more than ~10-30 minutes with the PSU still plugged into the wall.

Sometimes if I reboot it constantly (Like OC it...) then it "locks up" again and needs to be unplugged for a few minutes.

Sucks because I cant use Sleep mode as it has to be turned off at the wall socket everytime.

It's not OS related either, happens in both XP and 7 (Hibernate/Shutdown).

Did Rectron or you change the CMOS battery?

Nope. It still has the original battery it came with.

Clearing CMOS doesn't make it boot up again though. The charge that's "leftover" it in has to discharge first then it boots up.

Originally Posted by chickenbeef

Nope. It still has the original battery it came with.

Clearing CMOS doesn't make it boot up again though. The charge that's "leftover" it in has to discharge first then it boots up.

Then change the battery and see what happens.

Okay, I will change it now and post back later tonight.

Edit
Nevermind, battery changed now it won't boot up again sigh.

Originally Posted by chickenbeef

Okay, I will change it now and post back later tonight.

Edit
Nevermind, battery changed now it won't boot up again sigh.

I see that's a B3 stepping board. I think you'll need to find a gigabyte representative to contact and tell them your problem - they might be able to help you out. You shouldn't have to have these issues on a new board... After all the testing you've done, I can tell you something's not right there. I can honestly tell you - sometimes Rectron can be useless - last time I send my board in due to heating issues and they tested it, said it was fine and returned it. In March, my board started failing so I got it swapped out after a month.

EDIT: Take a google - it's apparently a problem board. What brand / voltage is are memory modules? I remember Sandybridge doesn't like more than 1.5v and I use a Corsair Vengeance which works very well.

Useless they are as I've found.

I've been using the board for the past two months and it was fine, I didn't experience the cold boot issues some people were having but since last week it's been a PITA.

When my board doesn't go on it's pretty much "dead", no lights come on or fans spin. I have a buzzer connected to it as well and if I remove the RAM and try to switch it on it's still in the stale state, no beeps come from the buzzer. Normally in soft off mode my USB devices still receive some power (lights come on when you press a key on the keyboard, click the mouse, bluetooth dongle flashes etc) but when it refuses to boot none of them light up.

Maybe I should take it back and tell them to leave it plugged in overnight and try booting it up the next morning? Previous times I went in they just switched it on and off to try and replicate the issue but they didn't leave it in soft off mode for a long period. They're probably sick of me now xD

Eish, that doesn't sound really good at all. Try get in contact with Gigabyte and talk to someone there - you never know what they can do for you until you give them a call or e-mail.

Yes, I've tried my old 6200 and it made no difference.