DH77EB & i3-3225 & HD4000 Freeze Issues

[ASmit23]

I've read most every post regarding this issue over the past few months and have yet to find a quality resolution to fix it.

Configuration:

Intel DH77EB

Intel i3-3225

Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B)

Samsung 840 Series SSD

picoPSU-150-XT/12.5A 150W AC-DC

The problem is this. Computer freezes and sends an annoying sound to my speakers, requiring a hard reboot, after about 30-60 minutes of up time when watching a video. I have tried XBMC and VLC (the only non-windows software installed) and it happens in both programs. t also happens just by starting up Windows and leaving it at the desktop.

I have tried the following, at different times and combinations, to no avail:

- MemText86 has been run against the RAM a couple of times with no errors.

- Windows 7 has been clean installed multiple times

- Intel device updates installed

- BIOS updated and left to default values

- BIOS RAM setting changed from default to XMP

- made various incremental changes to BIOS RAM and Graphics settings

- Have tried every version of the HD4000 driver I could find from version 2770 to 3214

- Swapped out picoPSU with a bigger and different PSU

- Swapped out RAM with another 8GB of Kingston

DxDiag:

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System Information------------------Time of this report: 8/10/2013, 22:33:47 Machine name: HTPC-FR Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533) Language: English (Regional Setting: English)System Manufacturer: INTEL System Model: DH77EB BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/16/13 16:49:58 Ver: 04.06.05 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3225 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz Memory: 8192MB RAMAvailable OS Memory: 8088MB RAM Page File: 1409MB used, 6676MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels--------------------Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices--------------- Card name: RDPDD Chained DD Manufacturer: Chip type: DAC type: Device Key: Enum\ Display Memory: 1696 MB Dedicated Memory: 64 MB Shared Memory: 1632 MB Current Mode: 1364 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz) Driver Name: Driver File Version: () Driver Version: DDI Version: 11 Driver Model: unknown Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: , 0 bytes WHQL Logo'd: n/a WHQL Date Stamp: n/a Device Identifier: {D7B70EE0-4340-11CF-C468-0A20BEC2C435} Vendor ID: 0x0000 Device ID: 0x0000 SubSys ID: 0x00000000 Revision ID: 0x0000 Driver Strong Name: Unknown Rank Of Driver: Unknown Video Accel: Deinterlace Caps: n/a D3D9 Overlay: Supported DXVA-HD: Supported DDraw Status: Not Available D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Not Available

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Sound Devices------------- Description: Remote Audio Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: {3.0.0.00000001}.{6C26BA7D-F0B2-4225-B422-8168C5261E45} Driver Version: () Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: No Date and Size: , 0 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, NoSensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices----------------------------------------DirectInput Devices------------------- Device Name: Mouse Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/aVendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard

Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/aVendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Microsoft eHome Infrared Transceiver

Attached: 1 Controller ID: 0x0Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x006D

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[Kevin_M_Intel]

Hello AllenSm,

Based on our description there are some troubleshooting steps to diagnose the unit:

1. Please test the motherboard with a power supply of 460W or higher. The power supply you are using is of 150w and the minimum recommended power supply for this motherboard is 460w. You can check this information at the following link:

http://downloadmirror.intel.com/20951/eng/dh77eb_TechProdSpec05.pdf http://downloadmirror.intel.com/20951/eng/dh77eb_TechProdSpec05.pdf

1. I recommend you doing a low level Format on the SSD

1. You can download and install the latest driver from our side at the following link:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3712&DwnldID=22842&ProductFamily=Graphics&ProductLine=Desktop+graphics+drivers&ProductProduct=3rd+Generation+Intel%C2%AE+Core%E2%84%A2+Processors+with+Intel%C2%AE+HD+Graphics+4000&lang=eng https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3712&DwnldID=22842&ProductFamily=Graphics&ProductLine=Desktop+graphics+drivers&ProductProduct=3rd+Generation+Intel%C2%AE+Core%E2%84%A2+Processors+with+Intel%C2%AE+HD+Graphics+4000&lang=eng