Ga-p35-ds3r...

[coolxal]

I've heard people getting boot problems with this motherboard endlessly rebooting and wouldn't post.

I got another semi-problem, sometimes when I restart using windows, it gets to the Gigabyte logo screen and it just kinda freezes there, the top left corner kinda flickers repeatedly like its refreshing.

But its fixed when I click on the reset button on my computer. So restarting with windows doesn't really work. Just wondering if anyone else has this problem.

[Capt Proton]

The Gigabyte Logo Screen has nothing to do with Windows, it is the POST and has everything to do with your hardware. If it is shutting down, restarting and going into Windows, then it is most likely a BIOS setting that is too high. The board resets the FSB automatically to stock when that happens.

[BIOHazard87]

Originally Posted by Capt Proton

The Gigabyte Logo Screen has nothing to do with Windows, it is the POST and has everything to do with your hardware. If it is shutting down, restarting and going into Windows, then it is most likely a BIOS setting that is too high. The board resets the FSB automatically to stock when that happens.

Yes thats what I thought at first too ( I had the same problem with my DS3R) and after finding a 200% stable setting, it never did it. BUTTTT.... a lot of users that had this problem RMA'd it to Gigabyte, and received new (most likely revision 2) boards that did not have this problem, so I think it could be a combination of a dead board causing a ****ty unstable overclock, causing the restarting.


Just a theory of mine

[jbmcmillan]

I'm on my 3rd one that is finally good.First lasted a week and froze on the memory test,second one lasted 2 days and froze restarting windows,3rd is a charm going on a month and a bit no problems so far.

[Kevster2004]

I found my board would endless boot on certain settings especially after setting extreme for memory timings...now not sure which bios setting did what but after i disabled legacy usb mass storage and disabled hardware dep in bios, my board would pretty much boot at anything. Also i noticed my board hangs if i have my usb external connected during post.

[dave1985]

i have the same mobo and it seems to burn up my ram. it did it with the first 2 modules and i thought they were faulty and had them replaced. but now it burnt the new one in slot ddr1 and the other is working fine in slot ddr3. is it possible for the mobo to burn my modules?