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- May 8, 2014
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- Motherboard
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- i7 3.5GHz 6-core
- Graphics
- nVidia
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- Classic Mac
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RESOLVED!
From what I learned, the standby frequency for the chip is 1.2 GHz. In other words it appears it wasn't getting out of standby mode. I decided to try and update the BIOS to F7 (I had nothing to lose). And it solved the problem! The Linux system tests now show 3.4 GHz. I'll install Mav next, but I'm confident the hardware issue is resolved.
BTW, Gigabyte urges caution with BIOS re-flash. It can make things worse. So if anyone is having a similar issue, be aware of the risks. In my case it worked out.
From what I learned, the standby frequency for the chip is 1.2 GHz. In other words it appears it wasn't getting out of standby mode. I decided to try and update the BIOS to F7 (I had nothing to lose). And it solved the problem! The Linux system tests now show 3.4 GHz. I'll install Mav next, but I'm confident the hardware issue is resolved.
BTW, Gigabyte urges caution with BIOS re-flash. It can make things worse. So if anyone is having a similar issue, be aware of the risks. In my case it worked out.