SATA Controllers died.
Intel SATA Controller is the only one that works, all others have died... tested each controller with individual cables and hard drives :(
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SATA Controllers died.
Intel SATA Controller is the only one that works, all others have died... tested each controller with individual cables and hard drives :(
Man that sucks:( Seems odd that all of them would go at the same time. Good luck and let us know how the RMA goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Milamber
Hmm i didnt try hotswap, but i use ahci.Quote:
Originally Posted by SnakePL
I used the drivers on the website for the p67 gen3, but u can go straight to intel and install the latest.
I would use the IME version that matches the bios microcode, though.
sorry i have p67 which doesnt support this feature (and i dont need it).
Hello everyone!
If you go Tri-SLI / Tri-Fire setup and watercool them, do you think there is room to attach a PCI sound card between 2 GPU's?
I've seen only some non-watercooled setup and there is no space but I was thinking that maybe with watercooling that could be done
The reason is a Asus Xonar Essence ST, and with SLI it's OK but the problem is with 3 cards I guess...
Any tips? :D
I wouldn't advise sticking anything between GPUs itll only cause them to heat up by a good +10c or more. PCI-E soundcards are the way forward and have been for well over a year ;)
I've only just found out about this, but by golly does it look good and its FREE to AsRock customers! The Suite includes;
- Mufin Player (mm... muffins! :p: ) (58MB)
- Music Maker Silver (160MB)Quote:
The next generation music player plays all standard audio formats, manages large music collections, helps you discover music, offers a free online hard drive and more.
- Video Easy SE (102MB)Quote:
The easiest way to arrange, remix, record and create your own music. Develop your musical style now - without any prior skills.
- Photo Manager 10 (68MB)Quote:
With this program you can easily edit your movies, add transitions, text and background music, and even quickly enhance image and sound quality.
You can download this software HEREQuote:
Put an end to your digital photo chaos and organize your photo collection with ease. The program is fully equipped for fast import, photo and video clip management, photo editing and presentation.
Thanks! Will do that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
Still have another question in regards Tri-Sli setup...
Motherboard manual says that should use slots 1 - 4 - 7 for TRI-GPU configuration, but I was thinking maybe 2 - 4 - 6 so I have the same separation between the cards and can use the same type of "Water SLI Bridge" to connect them... Any known "problem" in using 2 - 4 - 6 instead of the recommended configuration by ASRock?
Also going 2 - 4 - 6 I plan to use the PCI-e soundcard at last slot... that would be perfect fit for me :)
I don't have any Gen3 boards, so you will need to wait for somebody who does to comment on that one.
Thanks Ket, I've just posted on ASRock support forum see if I get any reply...
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I was playing around with my ASRock Extreme4 Gen3/i5 2500k today and got these results with minimal tests done (will leave it cooking this evening). It seems stabile, also tried some Bad Company 2 with no problems but the temperatures are a bit high... Cooling the CPU with Venomous X (140mm+120mm fans) but temps go over 80C. I did buy the fans to be the most silent ones so they spin around 990 rpm. should i be worried about these? i don't like the idea of a boiled i5 :)
yes, temps are too high, try to keep under 75 at full load (replace fans maybe).
I'm pretty disappointed with my i7-2600k temps on this board. I might revert the BIOS to an earlier version.
at 4.9Ghz I need 1.47v and it loads at close to 80c - custom water (240mm + 280mm)
4.8ghz is much more tolerant as it only needs 1.41v. Maybe I need to increase voltages elsewhere, but I kept getting 000000101 BSOD's until I increased the vcore to this point.
Maybe I just got a 2600k that doesn't overclock too well. I've reseated the waterblock a few times which didn't help either.
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/y...1/P1020405.jpg
What settings apart from vcore are you guys adjusting to get to 4.9+? I've found that I havent needed to adjust PLL yet - maybe I could lower vcore and raise PLL to prevent the bsod's
You are stressing the system a LOT there.. using almost 7GB of RAM. I wouldn't worry about those temps too much in real world heavy duty tasks its unlikely the CPU will get much beyond about 65c. I use IBT w\AVX when testing and set 7GB+ of RAM to be used, my CPU hits around 94c and thats even with a well ventilated case and with the CPU cooler reseated various times to ensure it was indeed seated correctly. You must remember torture tests like IBT are meant to stress the CPU to a quite unrealistic amount so you can be fairly certain your OC is stable.Quote:
Originally Posted by impaelas
You are stressing the system a LOT there.. using almost 7GB of RAM. I wouldn't worry about those temps too much in real world heavy duty tasks its unlikely the CPU will get much beyond about 65c. I use IBT w\AVX when testing and set 7GB+ of RAM to be used, my CPU hits around 94c and thats even with a well ventilated case and with the CPU cooler reseated various times to ensure it was indeed seated correctly. You must remember torture tests like IBT are meant to stress the CPU to a quite unrealistic amount so you can be fairly certain your OC is stable.Quote:
Originally Posted by impaelas
the Venomous X likes higher spinning fans,it needs lots of pressure to move air through it since its plates are so close to each other and its rather thick.
i have mine with push-pull 120mm fans between 1250rpm-1400rpm.
if you want extremely heavy cpu load and low spinning fans youre better adviced with SuperMega,the Arachon or Noctua D 14
double post somehow
Hello again guys... any idea if there are any plans for full waterblock to cool Extreme 7 Gen 3 board?
I can't find any :)
I'm in exactly the same boat mate :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Seeker-
Hitting stupidly high temps on water at anything above 4.6Ghz+. This board kicks out allot of heat into the system as my system temp (measured by a seperate probe from my Aquaaero 5) shows. IBT on standard ALWAYS goes upto 80Degrees C no matter the volvts I've used so far - 1.32 > 1.52 which is quite wierd.
PLL is always at 1.8v on this board. I'm pretty depressed my 2600k can't even do 4.6Ghz without sooo much heat especially under water!!!
what settings you using for 4.9?
I personally think its this board (Xtreme 4 Gen 3) - All other users just have to adjust vcore and multi to get average overclocks - This board requires load of bloomin tweaking :(
Put the PCI soundcard between the two first cards and it will easily leave the bottom PCI-e slot free mate, as such : ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SoMBrA
http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/...0-22185647.jpg
alright i tried to reinstall venomous x black again with better thermal paste distribution, added two 1.800 rpm fans and lowered temps by 10C. during linx tests they peak at 74C which is still high and the noise is untolerable...Quote:
Originally Posted by AAbenson
i also have a OC question. i've set the Core voltage to a fixed value 1.265 but during tests i notice in cpu-z that the value is going up to 1.28V. this is still within 'normal' limits but why is it doing so when set to fixed voltage? i'm currently testig with multiplier 43 which makes these temperatures even worse..
new finding: venomous is almost cold under fingers, i suspect heat transfer is for some reason bad and cooler isnt doing its job (probably my mounting is bad). im using arctic silver mx-2 paste
thx Ket, this eases my mind abit but i was under impression that temperatures shouldn't be as high as they are right now. i will be getting a new set of vents at 1.400 rpm (gentle typhoons) which should help out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
Yep I feel the exact same way.. The way the temperatures jump up just isn't normal.. I haven't seen anything like it on water, even with a much hotter i7 920. I even lapped my 2600K and am going to swap the waterblock this weekend to an EK supreme is also lapped (I'm currently using the nickel plated HF). Heat dissipation isn't a problem, the water doesnt even become lukewarm and neither do the radiators..Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
I will probably go insane and remove the IHS on this chip by next weekend if I don't get anything good out of it.
multi: x49
PLL overvoltage: on (PLL voltage is standard and hasn't improved my OC)
load line calibration: level 2
offset mode to equal 1.44v under load
idle: 35
load: 85
If temps bother you that much theres a few things you can do to try and lower them;Quote:
Originally Posted by impaelas
- Arctic Cooling MX4 (probably best TIM you can buy ATM)
- Coolermaster Sickleflow fans (high CFM, low noise)
- Keep CPU area free of cables and general clutter
- Remove any fan grills you may be using
- Set LLC to Level 1, lower vcore
My problems get even wierder!!
I was booting a couple of days ago no probs with 1.38v @ 4.8 and stress testing the system. I also managed to do a couple of 5Ghz runs and heres one as evidence:
http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/..._5ghzrun-1.jpg
Cooling I've managed to resolve (I think) as my fans on my rad wern't spinning up to full speed - sorted now.
HOWEVER - I can not for love or money boot my system above 4.5Ghz!!! - what gives?
Keep getting the same debug error code: 70 (translates to South Bridge DXE Initialization is started) This happens as soon as I select a Multi or OC profile above 4.5Ghz - system just fails to post. i've tried more or less everything including disabling controllers etc.
I've tried googling and its look like its been mentioned in a couple of other forums but no fix found.
Anyone help please before I return this board and go for something more stable? Shame really as the feature set on this board is great - I just think the bios needs some work...
EDIT: sig updated btw
Thanks!!Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
Do you know anything about the Tri-GPU setup I'm planing?
I want to use slots 2 - 4 - 6 instead of 1 - 4 - 6 so I can use the same type of watercooling bridge (just for the looks really), do you know if there is any problem with that?
Thanks :)
Hi Ket, i've been experimenting alot with these, LLC was on 1 all the time, inside is very tidy, fans are super fast and super annoying. I've also checked bottom plate of the cooler and it seems perfect with no anomalies. Can it be that it's somehow this board to blame for the heat? Seeing other people driving their i5 250'k on 4.5 and higher voltage with up to 20C lower temps makes me nuts... To make it worse, seems i really got a good CPU here as it goes great on 4.4 with voltage at 1.270..Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
I've noticed that the gtx 570 heats up ALOT and the problem might be that its very close to CPU but how to avoid that?
I think Asrock just measure temps differently. Other manufacturers likely report surface IHS temps in their UEFI/software, whereas Asrock report the actual core temperature.
hm, i was using Real temp to measure temperatures, both asrock software and real temp are showing the same temps under load.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
Sort of in a similar board decision as you may have been Ket, got the ASRock Z68 Extreme4 like you have / had, and don't know which board next to get for PCI-E 3.0 support. I have an ASUS Xonar Xense for audio so one of the bad things I read about the Fatal1ty board (sub-par audio) is rendered moot. The Fatal1ty also has dual-gigabit ports but some have said for a 'almost ROG' product it lacks some overclocking features people were expecting to go nuts with. Then again I absolutely LOVE the look of this board and the new 2011 one by ASRock coming out. I want to stick with Ivy Bridge so 2011 isn't really a big deal for me as I like things that are very 'bang for your buck' in value, and the allure of TriGate Transistors has me enthralled. Any help with my decision that you may offer or anyone else?
The only explanation I have for the apparently higher CPU temps compared to other people is that Asrock measure actual core temp, if not that, its where sensor calibration is way out but I can't see it being out to the tune of 20c.Quote:
Originally Posted by impaelas
I don't have a Gen3 board but would certainly look at the Gen3 Extreme4 if buying socket 1155 parts now. I personally wouldn't pick a fatality board for a number of reasons, primary being the cooling used is not as good as on the Extreme boards. Just looking at it you can see its meant more for "bling", but at the end of the day its the buyers decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by SabreWulf69
I can confirm that I have exact problem you explained with my ASRock Z68 extreme4 gen3 eSATA controller. Transfer starts ok, but then the speed goes way too slow and then whole system freezes until I turn off external drive. Or sometimes the drive disconnects itself. I tried two more ext4gen3 boards and it was all the same problem again. My external HD is 3,5" 2TB WD green caviar in ICY DOCK case.Quote:
Originally Posted by EzyRyder
Also i have a problem with USB3 writing (from hard disk to usb stick) speed. It's always about 20 MB/s. Read speed is around 80 MB/s.
Please if anyone can help me with these two things. Thanks.
Tried the latest Etron drivers? (Clicky)
Looks like my problem with heat was a poor 2600k. Got me a 2700k today which is running happily @ 4.6 with 1866 ram on only 1.28volts using the standard Turbo 4.6 profile on this board. Sorry asrock pls forgive me lol :)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
i tried versions 104, 105 and 105.394.1. will try the other ones. could it be that my hard drive is limiting with its read speed? i have wd green caviar 7800 rpm and seagate 320 GB.
WD Green and Seagate drives aren't exactly great, but as I don't have either of those I can't comment on their actual performance. WD Black drives on the other hand are excellent.
Let's face it. The Etron USB 3.0 Controller sucks. Someone has even suggested to disable USB 3.0 support to avoid getting random BSOD.
Anyone using a crucial c300 with these boards? Im getting really poor performance which i didnt used to get on a crosshair iv :( occasional stuttering seems to be the issue....
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Still thinking to buy the extreme 4 gen 3 board, but theres something im not really understanding.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/mot...-gen3-review/5
In this review u see ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (Intel P67 SATA 6Gbps), is that rite?
Why is the sata3 score so bad?
Thats one of the things that worries me. I have read quite a few reviews complaining about how slow sata 3 is. Doesnt make sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by nakata24
Quote:
Originally Posted by nakata24
You've obviously not read through this thread then, as I've already posted on here #169.Quote:
Originally Posted by MayhemNJ
Can't believe people are still reading Bit-Tech reviews.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=1#post4948448
When I'm testing my overclock with IntelBurnTest V2, my multiplier isn't what is should be. I have set the max multiplier to 46 in bios. But when I run IntelBurnTest, and it shows 100 % load on all cores, I only have 33-36 multiplier. And it occasionally goes to 46, but it isn't 46 all the time. Is this right? I thought that when there were need, it would bump the multiplier to maximum at once.
Edit:
Got it. Adjusted the maximum power draw manually. Now everything works like it should. Of course I should have tested that before I posted the question.
what is the difference between
ASRock Z68 Extreme4, Z68 (dual PC3-10667U DDR3) and ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3, Z68 (dual PC3-10667U DDR3)
Thanks for that. If u go to the asrock site, in spec of the extreme 4 gen 3 it wont say the sata 3 is on the z68 chipset and in the bit tech teview u see that the sata is on a p67 chipset, that is so confusing.Quote:
Originally Posted by davefran
No gold caps and no pci-e 3.0 support
ket, any idea when we get to see a newer bios for the Xtreme4 G3 please?
I'm just not happy with the fact both my 2600k and 2700k needs stupid volts to get above 4.6 - Auto settings don't work until I've enabled PLL overvoltage and manually set things like Turbo and cpu power limits.... thanks.
Interested if anyones got any settings I could try for 4.8+. My 2700k is currently running 4.6 @ only 1.28v! 100% IBT Max and Prime stable. Neeed moar powar! :)
ASRock Z68 Extreme 7 Gen3 UEFI 1.21D
Changelog:
http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/intel...d_15227.0.htmlQuote:
Fixes problems with some USB devices in the UEFI
ASRock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3 UEFI 1.10G
Changelog:
http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/intel...g_15226.0.htmlQuote:
Fixes problems with some USB devices in the UEFI
When I tested USB3 performance (when I did the Z68 review, so a much older driver was used compared to now) I didn't have any issues with the performance while transferring around 2GB of data consisting of small and large files to a pen drive. I'm also making sure I stay on top of any devices Etron break support with, which is why there is now the 1.105.394.1 beta driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by bat4
Make sure your drive is A: Connected to a SATA3 port, and B: you are using a intel SATA3 port (best performance)Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
Main difference: PCI-E 3.0 on the Gen3.Quote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
Do you remember when I was complaining about my external HDD enclosure with JMicron chip not working properly with the Etron controller?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
The funny thing is that this issue has been resolved exactly in the 0.104 drivers which broke support for other USB devices as yourself reported. (The changelog also mentions fixing the JMicron issues in driver version 0.104)
I'm quite sure that fixing the JMicron issues have created the problems.
Whatever I connect to my rear ports it is not recognized. Front USB 3.0 ports work correctly. Note that I use Windows 7 32 bit. In case of Windows 7 64 bit users it is exactly the opposite situation. The rear ports are working correctly and the front ports are having problems.
As far as 1.105.394.1 is concerned, Gigabyte has applied the same pressure on Etron as Asrock did to resolve the bugs. You can find exactly the same complaints on Gigabyte forums about the Etron controller.
The best driver remains the 0.101. I will revert to 0.101.
I have read somewhere that disabling HPET in UEFI resolves some issues with the Etron controller (file copy operation not being smooth, lag during file copy operation, disconnects). I can't verify this right now. Can someone confirm?
Yep defo on the Intel SATA3 slots mate, seems intermittant though - Sometimes its ok (benches on AS SSD at 649 score and sometimes 449)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
On the positive side though - think I'm finding my way around all these settings! - Using 250, 250 on power limits, vcore of 1.38v (offset), Level 3 LLC, and unfortuantely with PPL overvoltage I get this on my 2700k:
http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/...omee/5ghz2.jpg :up:
I just noticed the newer BIOS on page 1 KET - Is this ONLY to fix the problems mentioned or does it give us more stability / features etc? thanks
I have a different pair of problems this time. I wanted to use Intel SSD Toolbox and Samsung SSD Magician tools for SSD optimization. Both tools don't recognize any of the SSDs installed in the system (Samsung 470 128gb, Intel X25-M SATA SSDs (34nm) 80 GB), while they are both working properly and are visible in device manager.
Controller: Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller: driver v. 1.2.0.1003 (latest from ASRock website). Did anyone experience anything similar?
SMART enabled in UEFI.
Edit: Both SSDs have latest firmwares.
I don't use W7 x86 so can't test that but its interesting to know, I'll pass it on to Asrock. As you say, the Etron 1.101 driver is the best to use so far although I haven't had a chance to test the beta driver, I'll do that in a bit and if Etron has fixed the broken support with the devices I reported we might have a new winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by bat4
If the UEFI fixes other issues outside whats mentioned then I'm unaware of them. If possible I would suggest RMAing your SSDs as it seems like the problem could be with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
So theres no change log for the new BIOS mate?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
And the problem with my SSD is only evident on this board - I do not have any problems using it with a crosshair IV so its not the drive.....
There might be a changelog in the uefi section on the asrock site, but the last uefi I uploaded was a beta I got from my contacts which was meant to address various issues. As for your SSD, I'll mention it and see what my contacts say. Quite a bit of this stuff would be a lot easier to look into if I had a Gen3 board to test, but currently I don't.
I have a P67 Extreme4 Gen3.
Has anyone had problems with this board power cycling on power-up/restart before booting?
It doesn't do it when everything is set to default, so I tried going through and changing things one-by-one, it came down to Spread Spectrum but then when I loaded up my OC profile, setting Spread Spectrum to Auto didn't fix the power cycle.. kind of at a loss here.
Yeah i get this on my Z68 when clocking anything above 4.6 :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by richnewman
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No issues I've noticed on the Z68 I have, but its not one of the Gen3 boards. I've also had a chance to try the new Etron beta driver (1.105.394.1) and so far I'm impressed with it, the devices support got broken with are now working a treat again.
Well, you are using Windows 7 64 bit, I am using Windows 7 32 bit, the Etron drivers for these are two different worlds, they behave differently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
I have reduced the multiplier for my graphic card from x16 to x8 and it seems the rear ports now at least recognize what I am plugging in. With the graphic card running at x16, the rear ports don't recognize anything. I have also powered from another cable the graphic card.
I have added to my system a PCI-E card with two USB 3.0 ports, with the NEC/RENESAS PD720200 controller. Man, it just works! No issues, no beta drivers, no BSOD, no lag, no disconnections, no ignored support requests.
Etron could not fix the issues in 9 months time, I can't wait more.
I have already ordered a new Asus mainboard. Maybe I will keep the Asrock mainboard as a backup or sell it.
I thought it might have something to do with the OC, so I brought it down to stock and it still power cycles >.>Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
hmm - I'm just tried the 1.10D bios posted by KET in the original post - I don't get the power cycling at all now mate even at 5ghz :)Quote:
Originally Posted by richnewman
Might want to give that a try.
Damn, nice. I'm on P67 though, not Z68 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
The issues are all driver related, I agree Etron should of done a much better job at bug testing, but they seem to be on top of things at least right now. On a different note entirely, why use a 32bit OS? Doesn't make a lot of sense to these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by bat4
Hi all. I'm a noob on this forum. Bought the ASRock Extreme 7 Gen 3 mobo about a month ago, and wanted to check with the experts on how to get it setup right and eliminate problems--which (knock on wood) so far have been few.
Here's my setup: i7 2600K, running at 4.8 ghz (don't know how I did it, it just started out that fast), 16GB Corsair Vengence RAM, 256 GB Crucial m4 SSD as boot and system drive, 600 GB Velociraptor SATA3 HD for games and data, 2TB WD Caviar Black for backups and other data, 1 TB Seagate Barracuda for extras, another 1 TB Seagate on eSata external drive, 2 evga GTX 560 SC 2GB (each) DDR5 in SLI, Logitech G510 KB and G700 cordless gaming mouse, displaying on an HP w2408h LCD monitor.
Problems I've noticed: G510 KB not recognized in BIOS, but works in Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit; bootup takes longer than I expect (monitor goes to sleep waiting for video output from system), but once "Starting Windows" comes up it gets to desktop in about 10 secs or less; When external HD is connected via USB 3.0 cable it will disconnect after a few minutes of no activity--stays connected OK with eSata cable connected; I've noticed several programs and drivers won't install correctly and take a long time to return error messages--I suspect Windows is the problem here, but it could be some hardware setup problem that leads to the failed install. I've noticed the system will power itself up with no user input (unless one of my cats is stepping on the keyboard while I'm not home) I don't believe Wake-on-LAN is turned on in the BIOS.
My questions: Is ASRock working on a BIOS update to fix the G510 problem? I can work around it for now as I have a PS2 keyboard connected to the PS2 port to get into the BIOS, but would prefer to have only 1 keyboard attached. Is it recommended to update to the 1.3 BIOS from the 1.0 I'm currently using, and will this latest version solve the long bootup time problem? I'm pretty sure the 1.3 BIOS won't fix the G510 problem, but if it fixes the slow bootup I'll go for it. What are the optimum and SAFE settings for the major features? I don't care if I hit 5 Ghz on OC'ing, the 4.8 out of the box I'm getting now ought to be good for a while, but I don't want to fry anything or have some spec pushed too far that it will cause problems with software and programs or Windows. Does someone have screen shots of the recommended BIOS settings for the Extreme 7 Mobo they can share?
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Update the UEFI to the latest version then see if your KB issue is fixed.
FYI, I'm probably going to take the plunge myself on a Extreme4 Gen3 in the near-ish future so I should be able to get a lot more issues ironed out.
so where is my drive?
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/531/hddd.png
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8 internal sata port 2 on marvel and 6 on intel, why waste the port if it can"t work.
Ket, any chance to get in touch with your contacts re stupid issue for code 70/71??? I seem to have the same problem as zomee posted earlier, but probably even worse!
Can't even boot with stock/default settings as it keeps restarting. Managed to do some oce prior to that and after it got the code for the first time that is it!
Strangely.. this Turbo 50 setting overclocked the 2500K to 4.8GHz and worked no problem. When I tried to do it manually with exactly! the same setting it didnt work!
I am starting to hate this mobo so much...
Qbaz. U tried clearing the bios like i mentioned mate? Set cmos to clear using jumper and pull battery for 15mins. Seems the bios gets corrupted easily on these boards
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Not yet mate. I was so p*** off last night that I just went to bed. Now working so need to to this first when I come back home.
Have you tried the beta bios at all??
solve problem removing the "intel RST"
I'll only be able to help with those issues once I get a Gen3 E4 board, which right now seems like it'll come out of my own pocket. Especially as Asrock aren't certain if the non Gn3 Z68 and P67 boards can support Ivy. I don't see any real reason why they couldn't but theres been no word from Intel yet about it according to my contacts.
Just flashed my version 1.0 BIOS to 1.3
Logitech G510 KB still not recognized for BIOS, but found in Win7 64
BEWARE!! system now boots much faster, so much so that I missed hitting del on first boot after flash and system went to load Windows, which then became corrupted--because BIOS flash reset SOME parameters back to default. Hard Drives set back to IDE mode from AHCI which caused corruption. Windows prompted for repair option, which I selected before realizing what had happened, and Windows did a roll back to last good settings--which undid my install of XP virtual Machine and some other programs--PITA!
Prior to BIOS flash I installed an old Zip 250 drive through a USB hub and it appears the ASRock XFast USB (?) keeps disconnecting USB devices in rapid succession. I heard the connect/disconnect tones multiple times in 5 minutes and the drive kept disappearing from Windows Explorer. Is this their USB controller issue, the Version 1.0 BIOS issue, my old USB hub issue, or the Iomega Zip drive? What are the Etron drivers I've seen mentioned here? Do they have anything to do with the USB controller?
I haven't reconnected the hub and Zip drive after the reflash yet to see if it still does the disconnect thing, but I will later tonight and report back on that. Has anyone else had this problem with their Extreme 7?
USB2 devices its strongly recommended to connect them to USB2 ports and not the USB3 ports. Device support with the Etron EJ168A is far better than it used to be with the 1.101 and 1.105.394.1 drivers but theres still a lot of work to be done, which best to my knowledge Etron are still working on. As for the UEFI update, whenever you update the UEFI on any board default settings are applied. You just have to put the settings back to what they were and off you go.
Don't worry. You motherboard is not affected by the Etron problems, because Extreme7 uses ASMedia ASM104 USB 3.0 controllers, which are reliable.Quote:
Originally Posted by LJHCPA
The Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 motherboard uses the famous Etron EJ168A controller.
XFast does more harm than good, so I after a few test I have removed it.
how to update bios? same way as asus in bios?
Microcenter near me finally had the extreme 4 gen 3 in stock so I was finaly able to get one. They are selling it for 199.99 and 60 off of that if you buy a 2600k for 279.99 with it. The board is a steal for 139.99.
ASM1042 ;) and regardless of USB3 controller its recommended to use the USB2 ports for USB2 devices according to my contacts.Quote:
Originally Posted by bat4
I am also having the same issue , manual oc was working fine before and then a bsod hit , now it won't boot on any manual setting , turbo 50 work fine tho :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by qbazdz
Update UEFI if you haven't already, then clear CMOS by removing the battery, power cord and settings the CMOS jumper to the "clear" position.
Same again today... cleared BIOS and started of from the beginning again.
44x LinX stable
tried 46x with PPL overvoltage and extra Vcore and stupid code 70 again and again...
My patience with this board is running out...
New Extreme3 Gen3 BIOS 1.10H:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11952531/Z68E3G3(1.10H).zip
AAM bug fixed
LLC2 bug fixed
Lag in UEFI fixed
Wheres the beta bios gone from the first page for the Extreme 4 Gen 3 ?
Funny. Whatever I plug in the USB 3.0 ports of my new Asus motherboard, it just works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
I think the recommendation to use the USB2 ports for USB2 devices and not the USB3 ports is just ridiculous. The manual clearly states USB 1,2,3 support on the Etron ports:
Your recommendation it is also in conflict with your review:Quote:
- 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
I think it is the time to correct that review and stop misleading those who are reading it. (I have been also mislead by your review).Quote:
The chip itself is touted as being the world’s fastest USB 3.0 controller and the first to be interoperable with USB 2.0 and 1.1. EtronTech also claim their drivers are WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) tested and certified.
It is certainly not the fastest USB 3.0 controller and certainly not backward compatible yet with USB 2.0 and 1.1.
I was wondering about that too....Quote:
Originally Posted by chippy
BTW, hello all, 1st post here, I'm getting my e4 gen3 tomorrow :)
please sum on the first page all the usefull links, files etc...getting mobo soon :P
I think its about time asrock gave us gen3 users some bios loving too!
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I think you can flash the BIOS at least 2 different ways. I'm not at my system now, so I can't confirm the F-Key used, but you can press F11 (or some other F-Key#) to go directly to the Flash program, or access it from within the BIOS menu. In either case you need to have the BIOS file on a flash drive inserted into a USB port and the BIOS finds the file, you select it and press enter and sit back and pray it completes properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
My USB connect/disconnect problem seems to have gone away since using the 1.3 BIOS, as I have added 2 more USB 2.0 external hard drives (on a USB 2.0 hub) and they stay connected full-time. The problem I had was with 1 USB 3.0 external hard drive connected to a 3.0 port. I've since switched that drive to the e-sata interface, so don't know if there's still a problem with USB 3.0. All-in-all I'm happy with the new BIOS version. Now, if ASRock can just fix the G510 problem...
guys, if anyone can help me here, here's the thing:
I've set the multiplier to 46 , I've disabled cpu throttling, speedstep and thermal protection. Now, I run prime95 on all 8 cores and frequency automatically drops from 4.6 to 3.8 on all cores. I get some occassional peaks at 4.6 , but only for a couple of seconds every minute. That's on a extreme4 gen3, bios 1.00 or 1.10 doesn't make a difference. My GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 for all its shortcomings (same piece of cpu , same cooler, same case, same everything) never had that problem, kept going on that frequency without trouble. Any advice? Am I doing something wrong? I'm using cpu-z and argus monitor to check what's going on. The same happens under linx too, albeit the speed drop is lower -> 4.1ghz. Also, temps never exceed 65c , so I fail to understand why even thermal throttling should be an issue which is already disabled, so.... Plz help!
Cant wait till this happens mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
This board has some serious stability issues which you'll see.
Power cycle issues upon bootup.
LLC is all over the place
Wierd that one minute it all works ok. Reboot and it all goes to pot and system refuses to boot :(
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I just have a few questions about my latest PC build. I have just got myself an ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 motherboard with 4 x 3TB drives. I have a SSD drive as my boot drive, so that is separate but I want to run the 4 x 3TB Western Digital Green drives in RAID5.
Initially I set up the RAID5 from the configuration screen just after the BIOS (64kb stripe), and then in Windows 7 x64 I used the IRS software to initialize the drive. When that took absolutely ages I deleted the volumes and recreated it in IRS with write caching enabled and that too is taking about 75 minutes per 1%. However, before initializing it in IRS I initialized it in Windows so I can see 8.5TB drive in My Computer whilst the initializing through IRS is still going on.
It will take 5 days to initialize the array... is this normal? How do I know what stripe/cluster/offset/alignment etc I need to set and how would I set them?
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Originally Posted by vulture_g7
You need to set your Min and Max Turbo settings higher mate ;)
Thx for the advice :)
I did the simple thing, chose the predefined oc settings for 4.8 , tweaked it, and now it happily runs at 5ghz stable. Many thx everyone :)
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Originally Posted by zoomee
But keep an eye on temps though, because this can make them shoot up,unfortunately stability = higher temps normally., or so I have found on SB.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
yeah thats teh problem I currently have - temps are getting a bit on the high side when running 5Ghz @ 1.41v
I've finally got my system prime and IBT normal stable by upping the Turbo voltage to +0.050
However one REALLY iratatting thing about this Z68 X4 G3 is that anything (irrespective of settings) is giving me boot loop city when I startup or restart. We seriously need this addressing! - only happens above 4.6Ghz. I even changed my RAM to 1.5v stuff and literally tried EVERY single other setting same as the user who mentioned it earlier yet getting the same. It takes two or three attempts to boot up and sometimes even fails to boot (resulting in Waiting for BIOS dialogue) because it resets the settings to stock :(
The last BIOS update we had for the Z68 X4 G3 was back in september - P67 users are getting all the love the greedy gits :p ;) :p
Now, Now, Patience is a virtue Lol:)Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
Heh! Seems, I was too quick to proclaim my 5ghz oc stable. Worked fine the first time as long as I had it in sleep/wake mode, but failed on restart. Now, I can't even get to 4.80 !?!? It freezes before even entering OS and it also freezes the moment I click apply if I try it with AXT utility from windows. Any suggestions guys? For reference, the best I can get right now is 4.76 and my temps are between 61-67 celsius at most.
@zoomee
Could you please share with me your oc settings if possible? Thx!
@Ket
Is it possible that z68 ext4 gen3 users will get saving to disk of bios profiles? Thx for your efforts!
Also, I've read about a 1.10D bios for z68 ex4gen3 , but I can only get 1.10b from ASRock's site. Anyone here has it? Is there a significant improvement over 1.10b regarding overclocking/stability?
Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
CPU Ratio: 50
PLL Overvoltage: Enabled
Min and Max Turbo - 250
Core Load: 200
Turbo Volts + 0.050
Spread Spectrum: Disabled
Offset Volts: +0.065
LLC: Level 2
Rest Auto
oh and in CPU settings - disable all the power state stuff except C1E.
This is sorta wierd and I don't trust this board - As I had it running 12hours of prime95 stable on them same settings above (actually with only min and max Turbo of 200 each) when I first got it - no problem. ran Prime95 overnight last night - checked it at 4hrs - working fine. Checked it this morning and just a black screen! (no BSOD) :(
Its why i'm insisting on a more reliable BIOS.
many thx dude, will try it when I get home, cheers! :)
Think we could do with a bios option on the ext 7 gen 3 to disable LLC rather than only being able to select Auto or manual level 1 to 5.
I say this because Auto setting selects level 5. Need an off selection so that when using offset mode to fine tune it does not play nicely with LLC
being on as well. Can we have this option added to a future bios please Asrock?
Hey guys have got the extr4 gen 3 too also weird issues, when everything is switched of, speedstep, spread spectrum al off the power states the board still keeps throttling down, i had the volts on manual then and it was really stable at 1.315 volts for 4.7, now i left it all on except spread spectrum and set volts offset to -0.030 and oc auto to 4.6 with 102.1. At this points it also throttles back but also the voltage throttles together thats not a bad thing except the voltage goes over 1.45V and the heat goes up to. To me this V is too high but i can't lower the offset further because it woudn't boot then. Also when F@h with these settings it throttles to multiplier 43, weird? Another thing i don't think it recognises my logitech G500 mouse. When I go to setpoint to change the settings in setpoint the program says this devise is not connected. Also no new biosses in sight for this one? Plusses for the board, lay out is perfect.