Top Performnce = No boot

[Guest]

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Hi. I just got a new GA8KNXP with a Matrox Video card. I was just going to
install the OS. I enabled top performance. Restarted and nada. System won't
boot. Won't even get to POST. System powers up and that's it. Any
suggestions?

 

[GTS]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

You need to reset your BIOS by using jumper on mobo or simply remove the
BIOS battery for a while. Before installing OS you should load optimized
defaults, not top performance, for exactly the reason you have experienced -
usually the memory is not good enough to cope with the more aggressive
timings...

"Deely Hunter" <hunterde@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2lft96Fc5i7sU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hi. I just got a new GA8KNXP with a Matrox Video card. I was just going to
> install the OS. I enabled top performance. Restarted and nada. System
won't
> boot. Won't even get to POST. System powers up and that's it. Any
> suggestions?
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

I bet you have 4 RAM modules installed. Remove one module and restart.
Disable Top Performance.
I think Top Performance set the RAM clock param too aggressively. I can't
start with either 4 sticks of Corsair XMS3200LL nor with 4 sticks of Geil
either.

"Deely Hunter" <hunterde@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2lft96Fc5i7sU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hi. I just got a new GA8KNXP with a Matrox Video card. I was just going to
> install the OS. I enabled top performance. Restarted and nada. System
> won't
> boot. Won't even get to POST. System powers up and that's it. Any
> suggestions?
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

Removing the battery seems the best solution.
For confirmation. I thought the GA8KNXP does NOT have a BIOS reset jumper on
the motherboard.
If it does which is it please?

Thanks

GTS wrote:
> You need to reset your BIOS by using jumper on mobo or simply remove
> the BIOS battery for a while. Before installing OS you should load
> optimized defaults, not top performance, for exactly the reason you
> have experienced - usually the memory is not good enough to cope with
> the more aggressive timings...
>
> "Deely Hunter" <hunterde@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2lft96Fc5i7sU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Hi. I just got a new GA8KNXP with a Matrox Video card. I was just
>> going to install the OS. I enabled top performance. Restarted and
>> nada. System won't boot. Won't even get to POST. System powers up
>> and that's it. Any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

Lesson Learned. Do NOT Enable Top performance.
Removed Battery. System backup.

GTS wrote:
> You need to reset your BIOS by using jumper on mobo or simply remove
> the BIOS battery for a while. Before installing OS you should load
> optimized defaults, not top performance, for exactly the reason you
> have experienced - usually the memory is not good enough to cope with
> the more aggressive timings...
>
> "Deely Hunter" <hunterde@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2lft96Fc5i7sU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Hi. I just got a new GA8KNXP with a Matrox Video card. I was just
>> going to install the OS. I enabled top performance. Restarted and
>> nada. System won't boot. Won't even get to POST. System powers up
>> and that's it. Any suggestions?