Normal for new intel chipsets to "boot" a few times?

Agret · 19th August 2012, 2:59 PM

I've had my i7 for over 6 months now and every time I turn it on it does this:
- Press power button
- PC powers up
- "click" sound heard, PC powers off
- PC turns itself back on
Might repeat 2 or 3 times, then boots normally. No issues.

I notice after flashing the new EFI bios to my board it displays some different screen on the 2nd and 3rd time it "boots" then shows the normal bios screen on the final boot.

Is this a normal post for a z68 chipset? I have a GA-Z68XP-D3

My friend recently got an ivy bridge z77 system and he said the first time he turned it on it turned itself off then back on before booting. I dunno if his still does it or not though.

Anyone else experience this? Was just wondering if this is normal behaviour. Can anyone explain the process that occurs during these boots?

.Radiant · 19th August 2012, 3:09 PM

Might be that it's running through the different sata controllers. Quick look shows that your board has a Marvell 88SE9172, if you don't have anything connected to it (i'm assuming the black/grey sata ports) see if you can disable it in the bios.

quick look also shows that you have a msata slot for an ssd, you might be able to turn that off in the bios too.

broccoli · 19th August 2012, 3:36 PM

Mine did that when it had problems with the ram.

Benno1988 · 19th August 2012, 3:41 PM

Was a common problem with Gigabyte boards too. Mine used to do it

Agret · 19th August 2012, 3:55 PM

Just looked and found these:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1034724/g...ycling-problem

http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...68-boards.html

http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php?topic=7895.0

Seems to be a common occurance like you said, guess it's okay then as long as it is not damaging my hardware? Once it tries a few times it boots normally and can leave my PC on for 2 weeks with no issues

NNNG · 19th August 2012, 4:16 PM

I've had at least one board do that. I'm pretty sure it's normal provided your BIOS settings aren't being lost or anything.

Benno1988 · 19th August 2012, 4:52 PM

I only get the issue if my CPU is overclocked btw. Not when stock.

Raykay · 19th August 2012, 6:02 PM

Gigabyte x58 board here, does that too. OC'ed only.

If you here the click sound, you know its a reboot.

Geno · 19th August 2012, 8:40 PM

My board does this and its making me emo... so IB is doing this as well? Only ever first boot in the morning... does my head in.

Asrock Z68 board here.

dru16 · 19th August 2012, 9:33 PM

yeap mine does this as well, feel like taking it and throwing it out the window, its a z68 gigatbyte board, i can do it up to 5-6 times before coming good or if i just power it off for a little bit and then back on its solid.

Dru

Geno · 19th August 2012, 10:33 PM

Totally the same as mine dru... are you guys running latest bios's???

self_slaughter · 19th August 2012, 11:51 PM

My old gigabyte z68 boards used to do that a lot as well, restart 5 to 6 times before finally booting... updating to latest bios and also updating the backup bios to same version helped me a lot.

also my X79 system restarts once every time but only once

Raykay · 20th August 2012, 8:19 AM

So we've identified that its only Gigabyte boards..

Don't they notice this during R&D? Seems pretty common at first glance.

sotech · 20th August 2012, 8:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raykay

So we've identified that its only Gigabyte boards..

Don't they notice this during R&D? Seems pretty common at first glance.

Not just Gigabtye boards - my Asus Z68 and Z77 boards do this as well once overclocked.

chip · 20th August 2012, 9:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sotech

Not just Gigabtye boards - my Asus Z68 and Z77 boards do this as well once overclocked.

Same here with an Asus p8Z77-V. Given that the machine is rarely cold booted, I hadn't even noticed it.

19th August 2012, 2:59 PM	#1
Agret Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 26	Normal for new intel chipsets to "boot" a few times? I've had my i7 for over 6 months now and every time I turn it on it does this: - Press power button - PC powers up - "click" sound heard, PC powers off - PC turns itself back on Might repeat 2 or 3 times, then boots normally. No issues. I notice after flashing the new EFI bios to my board it displays some different screen on the 2nd and 3rd time it "boots" then shows the normal bios screen on the final boot. Is this a normal post for a z68 chipset? I have a GA-Z68XP-D3 My friend recently got an ivy bridge z77 system and he said the first time he turned it on it turned itself off then back on before booting. I dunno if his still does it or not though. Anyone else experience this? Was just wondering if this is normal behaviour. Can anyone explain the process that occurs during these boots?

19th August 2012, 3:09 PM	#2
.Radiant Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: brizbun Posts: 3,961	Might be that it's running through the different sata controllers. Quick look shows that your board has a Marvell 88SE9172, if you don't have anything connected to it (i'm assuming the black/grey sata ports) see if you can disable it in the bios. quick look also shows that you have a msata slot for an ssd, you might be able to turn that off in the bios too. __________________ Intel i5 2500k \| Asus Maximus IV Extreme-z \| 8GB G. Skill Ripjaws 1600mhz \| Sapphire 6950 2GB Unlocked \| Water Steam \| PSN: Cermage

19th August 2012, 4:16 PM	#6
NNNG Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SE Melbourne. Posts: 1,288	I've had at least one board do that. I'm pretty sure it's normal provided your BIOS settings aren't being lost or anything. __________________ \| i5-3570K @ 4.4 \| Z77X-UD3H \| 16GB DDR3-1866 \| GTX 570 OC \| Corsair HX620 \| Antec P280 \| 160GB X18-M G2 \| Filco TKL \| Crossover 27Q (2560x1440, IPS) \| + $900 of trades.

19th August 2012, 8:40 PM	#9
Geno Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth Posts: 1,064	My board does this and its making me emo... so IB is doing this as well? Only ever first boot in the morning... does my head in. Asrock Z68 board here. __________________ The Rig: 3960x @ 5ghz 1.39v -42 deg 100% load, G.skill Trident X 2400 CL9, Asus Rampage IV Formula, SLI MSI 680 Lightnings under water. LD Cooling V10 Phase Case Build!

19th August 2012, 10:33 PM	#11
Geno Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth Posts: 1,064	Totally the same as mine dru... are you guys running latest bios's??? __________________ The Rig: 3960x @ 5ghz 1.39v -42 deg 100% load, G.skill Trident X 2400 CL9, Asus Rampage IV Formula, SLI MSI 680 Lightnings under water. LD Cooling V10 Phase Case Build!

19th August 2012, 3:36 PM	#3
broccoli (Taking a Break) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Perth Posts: 6,312	Mine did that when it had problems with the ram.

19th August 2012, 3:41 PM	#4
Benno1988 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 2,703	Was a common problem with Gigabyte boards too. Mine used to do it

19th August 2012, 3:55 PM	#5
Agret Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 26	Just looked and found these: http://www.overclock.net/t/1034724/g...ycling-problem http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...68-boards.html http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php?topic=7895.0 Seems to be a common occurance like you said, guess it's okay then as long as it is not damaging my hardware? Once it tries a few times it boots normally and can leave my PC on for 2 weeks with no issues

19th August 2012, 4:52 PM	#7
Benno1988 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 2,703	I only get the issue if my CPU is overclocked btw. Not when stock.

19th August 2012, 6:02 PM	#8
Raykay Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,569	Gigabyte x58 board here, does that too. OC'ed only. If you here the click sound, you know its a reboot.

19th August 2012, 9:33 PM	#10
dru16 Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 341	yeap mine does this as well, feel like taking it and throwing it out the window, its a z68 gigatbyte board, i can do it up to 5-6 times before coming good or if i just power it off for a little bit and then back on its solid. Dru

20th August 2012, 8:19 AM	#13
Raykay Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,569	So we've identified that its only Gigabyte boards.. Don't they notice this during R&D? Seems pretty common at first glance.