ASUS Z77 Motherboards - Official Support Thread

Following further testing I have some more information on the problem.

Using a an ESATA to SATA adapter cable I attempted to connect the HDD docks directly to the mobo SATA ports(both blue and grey). The drives remained undetected. but POST and boot became very slow. Clearly the controller sensed a connection else the POST behaviour would not have changed, still communication was not established.

With the same adapter cable I then connected a variety of HDDs as well a an optical drive to the ESATA ports. The drives weren't detected.

Encouraged by the implications of a slow POST I borrowed an OCZ Throttle ESATA flash drive. The Throttle worked perfectly connected directly to the ESATA port or to the adapter cable plugged into either set of SATA ports.

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I am convinced this is a firmware issue as the hardware has been exonerated.

I seem to be running into some compatibility issues.

Deprived of ESATA I figured I could transfer files via USB 3.0 however my Coolermaster USB3.0 frontpanel connector(RA-USB-3035-IN) yeilds only USB2.0 transfer speeds connected to the P8Z77-I Deluxe :( I'll try some BIOS settings and test the RA-USB-3035-IN on my DFI with a USB3.0 PCI card to see whether the panel is to blame.

The backplane USB 3.0 ports work as expected though. In fact my Supertalent USB2.0 flash drive is about 5%faster in the superspeed port.

Hi Raja,

My MVG Chassis Fan1 header won't spin the fan up to full rpm, even with Fan expert 2 it recognises it as 2100rpm ish, but will 100% at around 1450rpm. Chassis Fan2 works fine, and I think Chassis Fan3 is good too.

Is this something that can be fixed with a Bios update, currently on 0813?

Also whats the max current on these headers, it says CPU header is 1A, so I assume the others are good for that also?

Thanks

Nico

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Hi Raja,

My MVG Chassis Fan1 header won't spin the fan up to full rpm, even with Fan expert 2 it recognises it as 2100rpm ish, but will 100% at around 1450rpm. Chassis Fan2 works fine, and I think Chassis Fan3 is good too.

Is this something that can be fixed with a Bios update, currently on 0813?

Also whats the max current on these headers, it says CPU header is 1A, so I assume the others are good for that also?

Thanks

Nico

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That header is tied to CPU temps, and I suppose the temp relative RPM will also depend upon the fan used...

Yes each header is rated at 1 amp.

-Raja

Can I flash back on my Asus P8Z77-v Pro from Bios 1206 to Bios 1015 using EZ flash 2 in the Bios?
I like to flash back because of this Thread at the Asus Forum (First Post under Personal experience).
I dont like to use Bios recovery at the green USB port on the back, because i am afraid.

If you want to flash back, then use USB BIOS Flash works for me. Otherwise just stay on your current BIOS and don't worry about someone else's problems.

Would GameFirst II software work on Gene? I think the NIC hardware is pretty much the same...
By the way, it would be nice if M5G got a few updates in the Downloads section, M5F seems to be sporting more recent driver and utility versions.

I just picked up a P8Z77-V Deluxe for a dedicated gaming box at my kid's house (we LAN play as often as possible). While technically not as "enthusiast" as my 3960X and RIVE, the P8Z77-V Deluxe and 3570K abosolutely rocks. These came as a bundle on sale at Microcenter for out the door for under $450. With an 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, and GTX670 this rig is my favorite build of all time. Boots in 15 seconds and runs anything I throw at it. Overclocked without any effort to 4.6ghz with an H100 and it's quiet as mouse. There is more OC in it, but I'm not going to bother as I am not there 24/7 to tweak it.

My RIVE/3960x is a bit faster in a few tasks but I think anyone thinking about an IB/Z77 set up should jump in. This is a ton of performance for the money. And although not an ROG board, the P8Z77 series are very solid boards. I couldn't be happier. Total build time including Win7 install and overclock was just just over 2 hours. Soup to nuts. Gaming with my boys playing Diablo 3 in under 3 hours :)

Edit: I know this isn't technical Raja, so feel free to delete or move this post. I was just so impressed with how fast and easy getting this Asus P8Z77/3570k system up and rolling was I wanted to post up.

Is there a way to get around the chassis fan speed restriction for the P8Z77-VPro? I can only lower it to 60% duty cycle which makes them super noisy at gentle load. Also the upper temp limit for chassis fan only starts at 40c which means the actual cpu diode core temp has to hit well over 60c before the chassis fan will ramp up.

I have it set up like this:

cpu header controlling mcp35x pump
chassis header controlling 3 1500rpm fans for radiator.

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Is there a way to get around the chassis fan speed restriction for the P8Z77-VPro? I can only lower it to 60% duty cycle which makes them super noisy at gentle load. Also the upper temp limit for chassis fan only starts at 40c which means the actual cpu diode core temp has to hit well over 60c before the chassis fan will ramp up.

I have it set up like this:

cpu header controlling mcp35x pump
chassis header controlling 3 1500rpm fans for radiator.

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No way to change that as far as I know. Not sure if Fan xpert allows greater range than UEFI - you can try.

Using P8Z77-V for the few months and so far am pretty impressed with it. Of course, I am not much of an overclockers. But there is some feedback I wanted to share with Asus representative here.

P8Z77-V has five fan headers, including two for CPU. But the Fan Xpert II shows only four fans (three chassis and one CPU) to me. The problem is with one of the CPU fan headers. I believe the speed on fan connected to this header is similar to what is set for the second CPU fan header. But still it will be nice to monitor this fan and control it separately. One more reason I want the two CPU fan headers delinked is because many people are likely to use one of these headers for exhaust fan on the back.

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Using P8Z77-V for the few months and so far am pretty impressed with it. Of course, I am not much of an overclockers. But there is some feedback I wanted to share with Asus representative here.

P8Z77-V has five fan headers, including two for CPU. But the Fan Xpert II shows only four fans (three chassis and one CPU) to me. The problem is with one of the CPU fan headers. I believe the speed on fan connected to this header is similar to what is set for the second CPU fan header. But still it will be nice to monitor this fan and control it separately. One more reason I want the two CPU fan headers delinked is because many people are likely to use one of these headers for exhaust fan on the back.

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Those two headers are linked to the same controller so will vary their speed in the same way. This is a hardware limitation and is not likely to be changed at this point.

Hi
Iam using P8z77 WS. With the HWiNFO64™ Latest Beta v4.01-1690, i got a message about the Asus EC sensor. This will monitor Dram, PCH, CPU PLL, VCCIO, CPU OPT.
My question, if you have any experience with this program, is.
Will you recommend to have these settings disabled or enabled

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No way to change that as far as I know. Not sure if Fan xpert allows greater range than UEFI - you can try.

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Ok I tried that and yes there is more adjustment. :) Would have been nice to not need the software though.

Hello Raja,

3 Questions.

1) Is there anyway is disable the Intel iGPU in the BIOS? as at this time I have just disabled it via device manager.

http://i.imgur.com/LyjSR.jpg


2) Does the Intel Rapid Storage Tech on the Asus site support Trim for RAID-0

3) The dude in the Asus video says AIDA64 is a safe way to stability test an overclocked IVY - prime is bad for the chip.. is this still the case?


Many thanks mate.

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Hello Raja,

3 Questions.

1) Is there anyway is disable the Intel iGPU in the BIOS? as at this time I have just disabled it via device manager.

http://i.imgur.com/LyjSR.jpg


2) Does the Intel Rapid Storage Tech on the Asus site support Trim for RAID-0

3) The dude in the Asus video says AIDA64 is a safe way to stability test an overclocked IVY - prime is bad for the chip.. is this still the case?


Many thanks mate.

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1) On the ROG boards yes there is force disable if it comes on as there was a bug in UEFI. It will be in low power mode either way. Set UEFI to D-GPU in Advanced section>System Agent (I think). Set Multi-Monitor to disabled on your board and that should disable it.


2) There is no trim support for RAID arrays at all at the moment. This will not change until next year i am told - on Windows 8.

3) Stress tests like Prime95 and Linpack draw a lot of current. At higher clock speeds and voltages there is always the risk of damaging the CPU due to prolonged exposure to excessive over-current. Just use common sense and don't go crazy running hours and hours of stress tests.

many thanks

I have these questions, i m using M5G with 3770k. 1)Using Fan xpert2 is giving me this issue, every time i boot/reboot my pc, although i have set all 3 fans at max speed, always and i mean always one of them is going at 0rpm. Is there any way to solve this? 2)When booting, in post screen i see 2 keyboards, 2 mice and 2 hubs, although i use 1 of them. Why is that? 3)I use the board for almost 2 months now, daily. I game, i fold etc. During this time one time it rebooted and one time it shut down, suddently, like power loss. Any ideas?

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I have these questions, i m using M5G with 3770k. 1)Using Fan xpert2 is giving me this issue, every time i boot/reboot my pc, although i have set all 3 fans at max speed, always and i mean always one of them is going at 0rpm. Is there any way to solve this? 2)When booting, in post screen i see 2 keyboards, 2 mice and 2 hubs, although i use 1 of them. Why is that? 3)I use the board for almost 2 months now, daily. I game, i fold etc. During this time one time it rebooted and one time it shut down, suddently, like power loss. Any ideas?

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1) When you reBOOT, you mean it stays at 0 RPM in Windows until you open Fan Xpert again and your previous profile loads?

2) Just a misreport and nothing to worry about.

3) No idea, it's impossible for someone to guess something like this. You will have to debug yourself. Could be overclock instability, could be heat, no way to tell from here. Maybe run some stress tests, see if the system is stable or not.

1) thats right, it stays at 0rpm till i configure fan xpert again.

Update to the latest version of Ai Suite if you have not. Or you will have to wait until this is patched.

I m using the latest 1.02.29 from official Asus Gene site. Shall i update to 1.04.01 from the maximus V extreme utilities?

No, stay on the one uploaded for your board. I am not sure when it will be patched for FE profiles, so you may have to wait.

Copied and pasted from the M5G thread:

I found a couple of "bugs" in bios.

- Changing CPU multplier always enables EIST,
- Having all unneeded onboard devices disabled for benching, loading my daily 24/7 profile in OC Profiles makes the systems hang,
-The board seems to have a mind of it's own about choosing first boot device,
- Full screen logo enables whenever it feels like it even though i always have it disabled. (have it disabled in my daily profile but loading that profile displays the full screen logo again)

All minor flaws, i had with both bios 0078 and 0903.

Found another one: The board seems to need to have the PSU on for a couple of seconds before i can actually turn the system on. Turning the main power on and immediately pushing the power button doesn't seem to turn the system on. I've never had this before on any other system.

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Found another one: The board seems to need to have the PSU on for a couple of seconds before i can actually turn the system on. Turning the main power on and immediately pushing the power button doesn't seem to turn the system on. I've never had this before on any other system.

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The rest are known bugs, this one ensures the system works with all PSUs and is nothing to worry about.

Ok thanks Raja. :)

Raja,

Have you any word from HQ? My eSATA problem persists.

Nothing yet. I was not sure what your situation was after the last set of posts so I have not asked HQ to replicate this at all. It might be an idea for you to try ASUS Support as well.

Just have flashed new BIOS for Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe. Before flashing, I have saved OC profiles on USB stick with intention to restore them latter. However, I cannot load them because of different BIOS versions. I had Gigabyte mobo before, and I could use old save (after being warned that BIOS versions differ). Is there samo other way to remember & restore BIOS settings other than good old paper and pencil ?

No, old profiles cannot be carried over. This is a safety feature to prevent mis-application of settings.

I complained some things today to Asus Germany, what makes me sick.
At my Asus P8Z77-V Pro I don´t have the option to change the VTT Voltage inside the Bios. Somebody told me, that from the DELUXE this Option is available.
This limitation is so stupid and disappointing for me, because at Boards for the same or less price from Gigabyte or Asrock I would have this function.
I see screens, where people use Asus Mem Tweakit with a Gigabyte UD5. If I try something like this on my Asus P8Z77-V Pro it will not work. I must use Memory Tweaker for Intel Chipsets from this Forum.

I am always using Asus Boards and also recommend them in German Forums. To tell You the truth, with my next build I need to make a better research and I need to choose better.
Will never understand why Asus do something like this.

Hi Raja,

Just updated to 1403 BIOS (Sabertooth) and the Megaraid is now working in all slots and is also happy when working with GTX690!

:) :)

Did the 6950/6970 bug ever get fixed?

In the PDF guide, it says that LLC works best when at 50% and not auto?

When i do this on a stable 4.4GHz overclock, i can barely even boot into windows without a crash. Any ideas why?

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In the PDF guide, it says that LLC works best when at 50% and not auto?

When i do this on a stable 4.4GHz overclock, i can barely even boot into windows without a crash. Any ideas why?

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You need to increase the VID to make sure the load voltage is the same. If you change LLC, the voltage will sag to varying degrees under load. If the voltage under full load is lower than what the CPU needs to be stable then the system will crash. The sag itself is not bad - 50% is complimentary and kinder to the VRM. A higher VID at idle does not really harm the CPU as there is no appreciable current drawn until the processors are under load.

-Raja

Hello, I have some problems with irst driver. Lets see, I´ve installed Intel chipset driver 9.3.0.1021 and after that just can install IRST driver 11.1.5.1001, with higher versions have problems, 11.2.0.1006 can´t install and 11.5.0.1207 bsod. I´m on 1406 bios right now, is it due the OROM version on my bios? By the way could you tell me the version number? Could be the combo chipset driver and irst dunno. Any suggestion? Thanks.

Edit: ROM version 11.0.0.1339 ?

Edit2: Bios secured seems, how can I flash modded bios? Anyone?

Edit3: The bsods were aida64 version, I´ve updated with last beta and all working fine with latest irst.

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2) There is no trim support for RAID arrays at all at the moment. This will not change until next year i am told - on Windows 8.
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Of this you are 100% ?

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Of this you are 100% ?

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Yes, no RAID support for TRIM at present. And from what my source told me won't be here til next year at the earliest.

Has anyone been successful in installing the mini PCIe wi-fi adapter that comes with the Maximus V Formula?

I've installed it but can't get a connection. I've reseated the card, uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, and even disabled the Intel LAN and Bluetooth in the BIOS (pic doesn't show that) with no luck. Device Manager shows no issues with the drivers. And yes, I have the latest 0701 BIOS as well as the latest wi-fi/bt drivers from the Asus web site.

I'm really not all that good at networking :p: so I'm stumped on this one. My goal is to set up a DLNA server for my LG blu-ray player and eBook reader.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h5...onnections.jpg

Does it show any network in the network list? Are you using Windows wireless zero configuration or a program that came with the wifiadapter? The Windows version will work best most of the time. It does show in Network connections so you're almost there. ;)

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Has anyone been successful in installing the mini PCIe wi-fi adapter that comes with the Maximus V Formula?

I've installed it but can't get a connection. I've reseated the card, uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, and even disabled the Intel LAN and Bluetooth in the BIOS (pic doesn't show that) with no luck. Device Manager shows no issues with the drivers. And yes, I have the latest 0701 BIOS as well as the latest wi-fi/bt drivers from the Asus web site.

I'm really not all that good at networking :p: so I'm stumped on this one. My goal is to set up a DLNA server for my LG blu-ray player and eBook reader.

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Saw our post on ROG, too. Have you hooked up and placed the antennas in a good location where they get a signal?

raja do u know if any compatibility even unofficial with raid cards with M5F?
thnx in advance

Sorry I don't, I don't run any cards here. Mostly tell people who want to use RAID cards to use a WS or server board with a hardware compatibility list.

Raja,
Recently there was massive bios update for Asus Z77 boards (bios 14XX), as well as they all received Windows 8 logo and Windows 8 items in Download section.
Do you know if the same will be done for P8Z77 WS board (new bios soon + Windows 8 compatibility logo)?
Thanks.

It should do. You can email ASUS Support and ask them.

Got a major problem now.

Computer was running fine then turned itself off.

Now it boots up to the bios, shows bios and splash screen then reboots.

I tried usb bios flashback as well as removing items from the computer and using onboard graphics.

The bios works fine but if I try and boot the computer it just reboots itself continuiously back to the startof booting

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Nothing yet. I was not sure what your situation was after the last set of posts so I have not asked HQ to replicate this at all. It might be an idea for you to try ASUS Support as well.

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I was waiting to hear back on whether Aus HQ was able to duplicate the problem. This would tell me whether my experience was isolated or the norm.

I guess I'll contact Asus support then. I'm dreading the experience as I know from experience I'll be asked to check unrelated settings by a tech with less knowlege and experience than I posses before I get a shoulder shrug RMA it for a board that does the same thing reply.

From elsewhere ->
"- Full screen logo enables whenever it feels like it even though i always have it disabled. (have it disabled in my daily profile but loading that profile displays the full screen logo again)"

featuring the same problem here, not system breaking, but oddly annoying at times haha...

Despite the P8Z77-v having got the 14** series bios, the Pro version is still waiting... :/

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Despite the P8Z77-v having got the 14** series bios, the Pro version is still waiting... :/

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1406 is up now.

Yes, new bioses up, testing right now 1406 with V and seems all working fine.

P8Z77-V Pro 1406 bios is smaller than other P8Z77's bios ? 5.88mb vs 8mb
I can not flash it .................:(

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P8Z77-V Pro 1406 bios is smaller than other P8Z77's bios ? 5.88mb vs 8mb
I can not flash it .................:(

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Just decompressed and its 8 mb.

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Just decompressed and its 8 mb.

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They had made available a corrupted bios file for the p8z77 pro, seems to be fixed now though ha.

Anybody know, what they mean with Support new CPUs for Bios 1406? Could not find any informations?

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Anybody know, what they mean with Support new CPUs for Bios 1406? Could not find any informations?

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My guess is official support for:

Pentium G2100T
Pentium G2120
i3 32xx's
i5 33xx's

Should be available soonish, I haven't kept up on when they come out for sure, since I don't care :p

Good Day , Raja@Asus how can i request an updated Bios with the Latest Bios Raid OROM v11.5.0.1582 on it for my ASUS P8Z77-V LK ? I can see many Z77 Motherboards have already had Bios updates wich inlcudes the new Raid ROM Option updated to Bios Raid OROM v11.5.0.1582. The Last Bios Update for the ASUS P8Z77-V LK Bios is Version 0404 wich iit's dated June 8 , 2012 , but the Latest Bios 0404 for my ASUS P8Z77-V LK does not include Updated Bios OROM v11.5.0.1582 , Bios 0404 still stuck with an old Raid OROM v11.0.0.1339. I would like an updated Bios how or where to request it ? Thank you in advanced for your help and support Raja@Asus.

Not sure when 11.5 will be added at the moment. Usually OROM updates are only made if absolutely necessary and are only released after qualification.

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Not sure when 11.5 will be added at the moment. Usually OROM updates are only made if absolutely necessary and are only released after qualification.

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Thank you for the quick response Raja , appretiate it , But Asus has released a new bios for Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Yesterday that has Bios Raid OROM v11.5.0.1582 already in it as well as other Asus Z77 Boards , Then as per your words is indeed an aboslutly nessesary OROM update. I ask because it gives better performance and Reliability on Sata 3 6/Gb/s SSDs on the two Sata 3 Intel Ports For Raid0 Arrays. If Asus has done it for the Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe and other Z77 Boards I would like to ask for support for my Board P8Z77-V LK with an updated Bios Raid OROM v11.5.0.1582 , i see it as a nesseasary Update for us with Sata 3 SSDs in Raid0 using Intel Chipset Raid. Can you call or contact someone at Asus that deals with Bios and ask for this matter to help us ? Theres quite a few of us needing this new Bios OROM Raid update. Thank you in advanced.

Kind Regards: Chispy

You can contact ASUS Support (Google search for your region should throw up the URL) or ask via the VIP forums. The BIOS updates are always staggered because they cannot qualify all the boards at the same time.

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You can contact ASUS Support (Google search for your region should throw up the URL) or ask via the VIP forums. The BIOS updates are always staggered because they cannot qualify all the boards at the same time.

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Thank you Raja i will do that right now.

Kind Regards: Chispy.

Well the 6950 boot up issue is fixed with the 14 bios. I still have to keep the iGPU selected as the primary though or I lose power settings in Catalyst Control Center.

For P8Z77 WS Should not the black "thing" with ASUS on located about the middle of the mobo, light up with some colors? (red,green)
It does not light at all on mine. Never did.

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For P8Z77 WS Should not the black "thing" with ASUS on located about the middle of the mobo, light up with some colors? (red,green)
It does not light at all on mine. Never did.

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Here is mine

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2...0803210601.jpg

as you see its on and its red - actually its going on and off all the time.

Raja@ASUS

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I complained some things today to Asus Germany, what makes me sick.
At my Asus P8Z77-V Pro I don´t have the option to change the VTT Voltage inside the Bios. Somebody told me, that from the DELUXE this Option is available.
This limitation is so stupid and disappointing for me, because at Boards for the same or less price from Gigabyte or Asrock I would have this function.
I see screens, where people use Asus Mem Tweakit with a Gigabyte UD5. If I try something like this on my Asus P8Z77-V Pro it will not work. I must use Memory Tweaker for Intel Chipsets from this Forum.

I am always using Asus Boards and also recommend them in German Forums. To tell You the truth, with my next build I need to make a better research and I need to choose better.
Will never understand why Asus do something like this.

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Perhaps just a small oversight on ASUS's part ?

In any case, do you know if the "VTT" setting is in the works of being added ?

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Raja@ASUS

Perhaps just a small oversight on ASUS's part ?

In any case, do you know if the "VTT" setting is in the works of being added ?

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No, it will not be added. It is physically impossible as there is no separate voltage regulator for VCCSA on lower-class boards. Only WS, Deluxe, Premium and ROG series boards have separate VCSSA and VCCIO regulators.

I got into another issue as well. This time with Luci Virtu MVP
It seems that regardless if the Virtu MVP sw is enabled or not i do not have any gain.
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic Virtu MVP Disabled FPS: 118.8 Scores: 2992 Min FPS: 52.8 Max FPS: 254.1
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic Virtu MVP Enabled FPS: 118.9 Scores: 2996 Min FPS: 54.4 Max FPS: 249.7
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic Virtu MVP UNinstalled FPS: 118.8 Scores: 2992 Min FPS: 52.8 Max FPS: 254.1
The system sees GPU model:
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 9.17.10.2792 2112Mb
and not my GTX 680

Any ideas ?? (Of cource both nvidia drivers and interl HD 4000 as well virtu have been uninstalled and installed several times as well bios settings to enabled for the Igpu.
many thanks
Modo_[Asus P8Z77 WS Z77]

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I got into another issue as well. This time with Luci Virtu MVP
It seems that regardless if the Virtu MVP sw is enabled or not i do not have any gain.
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic Virtu MVP Disabled FPS: 118.8 Scores: 2992 Min FPS: 52.8 Max FPS: 254.1
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic Virtu MVP Enabled FPS: 118.9 Scores: 2996 Min FPS: 54.4 Max FPS: 249.7
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic Virtu MVP UNinstalled FPS: 118.8 Scores: 2992 Min FPS: 52.8 Max FPS: 254.1
The system sees GPU model:
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 9.17.10.2792 2112Mb
and not my GTX 680

Any ideas ?? (Of cource both nvidia drivers and interl HD 4000 as well virtu have been uninstalled and installed several times as well bios settings to enabled for the Igpu.
many thanks

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You are doing something wrong and your issue is not related to Asus. Go and google how Lucid Virtu MVP works. And how can it be that your system dosen't list GTX680 in Device manager??? Then how did you manage to install nvidia drivers??? Definitely you are confusing something.
You should attach your monitor to GTX 680 and set it as primary display in bios.
In the same Graphics Configuration set iGPU Multi-Monitor support to enabled.
Then boot into Windows and make sure that both Nvidia and Intel HD are listed in the Device manager. Then install drivers for both.
Then install Lucid Virtu MVP software.

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No, it will not be added. It is physically impossible as there is no separate voltage regulator for VCCSA on lower-class boards. Only WS, Deluxe, Premium and ROG series boards have separate VCSSA and VCCIO regulators.

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And this is a shame! A Gigabyte UD5 what cost the same like an Asus Z77 Pro makes here the difference. Asus saved Money at the wrong place.
This kind of limitations let me as an Asus Fan next time choose a other brand.

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You are doing something wrong and your issue is not related to Asus. Go and google how Lucid Virtu MVP works. And how can it be that your system dosen't list GTX680 in Device manager??? Then how did you manage to install nvidia drivers??? Definitely you are confusing something.
You should attach your monitor to GTX 680 and set it as primary display in bios.
In the same Graphics Configuration set iGPU Multi-Monitor support to enabled.
Then boot into Windows and make sure that both Nvidia and Intel HD are listed in the Device manager. Then install drivers for both.
Then install Lucid Virtu MVP software.

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You are missreading
The Heaven Benchmark lists Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 9.17.10.2792 2112Mb opposite to
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 8.17.13.142 2048Mb as it used to do before.
I did not mention anything about the device manager.
With reference to the BIOS settings. I tried both (auto/pcie) with no result. I removed and reseted the VGA card with no result.
I used both the original vga drivers for the intel 4000 as well as the new and even the update that comes when going to properties
At the moment iam listing driver vers. 8.15.10.2696
the nvidia driver is 8.17.13.142
The Lucid is enabled and with license status activated. both the Aug 03, 2012 release and Jun 17, 2012 have been reinstalled.

Also the biggest tell is the "in game icon" that does not appear when 3d applications running. Opposite to what it did just few days ago.
For reference the latest Intel® HD Graphics WHQL Driver for Windows 8* 64 (zip), which includes the Win7 64bit installer can be found here. -> link

Drivers are current as identified by the updater it self.
Product Detected Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Current Driver Installed 8.15.10.2696
Your driver is current.

Of course it is D-mode we are talking about.
Also forgot to add ,if i disable it from the BIOS (the i-GPU) i will get the error msg from the Lucid MVP sw that the 4000 card is not present. This proves that the card is enabled both in bios as well it is visible from within the system manager.

EDIT: BIOS cleared and re flashed, no improvement.

When the hell is this going to be fixed? Even P8C WS doesn't work with lsi raid in pcie slots. It also does work with silicon image in the PCI slot. Who is doing validation over there? It has been months.

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Raja, thanks for reply.
I understand that P8Z77 was never qualified for compatibility with serious raid controllers (like LSI, Adaptec and Areca). But using hardware raid card with 1Gb onboard cache and fast processor is so temptating (both with SAS HDD and SSD).

LSI 9265-8i has the latest firmware available (version 23.4.1-0028 dated March 30, 2012)
I tried disabling all add-on controllers in ASUS UEFI bios: ASMedia USB, ASMedia SATA, Marvell, Intel, Realtek LAN and Audio. That didn't help. Also I played with bios menu item which allows selection priority between UEFI and Legacy option ROM. That also didn't help.
The systems passes post stage very quickly, not showing any sign that raid card is present (as you probably know, any raid card slows down post time significantly due to long initialization). In Windows, Device manager also doesn't show LSI card. Although AIDA64 and GPU-Z tell that Radeon 7970 is left with only 8 lanes of PCI-E. That is "invisible" LSI card occupied 8 lanes of native PCI-E (if installed in PCEx16_2 slot).
The card itself is 100% working and checked on another system (ASUS R2E).

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Sorry if your pooch is screwed. This is why you must use addon cards for important functions. You can't trust that the motherboard components will be kept up to date. Lsi will always have an interest in their raid cards but Asus will not always care about Intel raid.

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Originally Posted by chispy

Thank you for the quick response Raja , appretiate it , But Asus has released a new bios for Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Yesterday that has Bios Raid OROM v11.5.0.1582 already in it as well as other Asus Z77 Boards , Then as per your words is indeed an aboslutly nessesary OROM update. I ask because it gives better performance and Reliability on Sata 3 6/Gb/s SSDs on the two Sata 3 Intel Ports For Raid0 Arrays. If Asus has done it for the Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe and other Z77 Boards I would like to ask for support for my Board P8Z77-V LK with an updated Bios Raid OROM v11.5.0.1582 , i see it as a nesseasary Update for us with Sata 3 SSDs in Raid0 using Intel Chipset Raid. Can you call or contact someone at Asus that deals with Bios and ask for this matter to help us ? Theres quite a few of us needing this new Bios OROM Raid update. Thank you in advanced.

Kind Regards: Chispy

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When the hell is this going to be fixed? Even P8C WS doesn't work with lsi raid in pcie slots. It also does work with silicon image in the PCI slot. Who is doing validation over there? It has been months.

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Wait, that has been fixed already (with bios 1206 for Deluxe and 0703 for WS).

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You are missreading

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Then i'm sorry. Maybe Heaven is not that kind of benchmark where Lucid can add fps. Try 3dmark06 instead, just to know if Lucid software is working properly.

Hean or 3dMark, it does not matter. Either way, looking for "something" that tells me that the ludic mvp is working. From the results i get it does not seem that way.
The "In Game" Icon for example does not show either.
What other ways one has in order to test this ?

From this picture you see the difference between one pc and mine and how the icons seems to understand what GPU is what. Do not know the importance of this but here you have something strange.

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Wait, that has been fixed already (with bios 1206 for Deluxe and 0703 for WS).

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Unless you're looking at a different asus website than me, p8c ws is still on the launch BIOS..

P8Z77 WS formal released BIOS version 3007
1. Always enable ps2 detection when user power on by power button.
2. Revise setup strings.
3. Update ME code.
Any feedback on this?

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P8Z77 WS formal released BIOS version 3007
1. Always enable ps2 detection when user power on by power button.
2. Revise setup strings.
3. Update ME code.
Any feedback on this?

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ME version string remained the same 8.0.2.1410 as it was with bios 0703.
Or do they mean other "ME code"?

The web page does not say. I updated it. so far so good.

Iam running the P8Z77 WS at 4.6 with 1.288V set to 1.275v in bios and under load get up to 1.312V
Could some one pls give me a base line if this is about ok??
HWiNFO says
PCH 1.628/1.634
CPU PLL 1.816v/1.822v
VCCIO 1.053/1.072
That is low / high. I do understand CPU's are different etc. looking some some general feedback. thank you

Regarding P8Z77-V PRO and lack of "VTT" setting, I found a thread at G.Skill forum where Administrator (Tradesman) says VTT is combined with VCCSA.

http://gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=11145

Also new BIOS released : P8Z77-V PRO BIOS 1504
1.Improve compatibility with Windows 8 OS.
2.Improve system stability.
3.Improve memory compatibility.

Im not sure if it is the new bios or bumping up the VCC, but stability has improved for higher memory OC.

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Iam running the P8Z77 WS at 4.6 with 1.288V set to 1.275v in bios and under load get up to 1.312V
Could some one pls give me a base line if this is about ok??
HWiNFO says
PCH 1.628/1.634
CPU PLL 1.816v/1.822v
VCCIO 1.053/1.072
That is low / high. I do understand CPU's are different etc. looking some some general feedback. thank you

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Yeah that looks about right neo_rtr, you may be able to use lower PLL (1.6-1.7). PCH looks high , my default = 1.05v.

is it worth updating the bios for the sabertooth?
im still on 0801

I did lower the CPU PLL down to 1.73v this is how it looks
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Is it only me or has it bothered others too?

Pressing F8 during boot brings up the BIOS boot order option. F8 is also used during boot to get into Safe Mode in Windows. It would have been better had Asus assigned some other key for boot order option because currently booting into Safe Mode is PIA.

I am using Z77-V

It might have been but it's really easy the way it is right now. Just spam F8, when prompt by the boot menu chose the disk you wish to boot from ( in this case the most obvious choice must be the one with your windows instal ) then just keep spamming F8 and you'll enter windows boot menu, easy :)

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Not sure when 11.5 will be added at the moment. Usually OROM updates are only made if absolutely necessary and are only released after qualification.

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Hi Raja and Good Day , This is why i keep asking for a New Bios update with the latest Bios Raid OROM 11.5.
I have submited technical Inquirys directly at Asus with the same request with no concrete answer :/ can you check for me when Asus its going to give the support that im asking for my New Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LK , or at least give then a nudge up there at the Bios enginers , thank you.

SSD RAID 0 TRIM Confirmed


http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?id=672




Conclusion:

RAID 0 TRIM has indeed arrived. It won’t be long before we start seeing board manufacturers serving up 11.5.0.1582 or higher OROMs with their BIOS’s. When they do you can be confident that whether you are running Windows 7 or 8 along with the correct chipset/s and IRST driver your RAID 0 array will have functioning TRIM. Intel has delivered on their promise to give us what we’ve all been waiting for RAID 0 TRIM. As of today there is NOTHING a single drive can do that a RAID 0 Array cannot do better. This day has been a long time coming and brings with it forth coming satisfaction for thousands of INTEL RAID 0 users. Awesome job INTEL, simply awesome!


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...84-RST-Drivers

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Originally Posted by chispy

Hi Raja and Good Day , This is why i keep asking for a New Bios update with the latest Bios Raid OROM 11.5.
I have submited technical Inquirys directly at Asus with the same request with no concrete answer :/ can you check for me when Asus its going to give the support that im asking for my New Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LK , or at least give then a nudge up there at the Bios enginers , thank you.

SSD RAID 0 TRIM Confirmed


http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?id=672




Conclusion:

RAID 0 TRIM has indeed arrived. It won’t be long before we start seeing board manufacturers serving up 11.5.0.1582 or higher OROMs with their BIOS’s. When they do you can be confident that whether you are running Windows 7 or 8 along with the correct chipset/s and IRST driver your RAID 0 array will have functioning TRIM. Intel has delivered on their promise to give us what we’ve all been waiting for RAID 0 TRIM. As of today there is NOTHING a single drive can do that a RAID 0 Array cannot do better. This day has been a long time coming and brings with it forth coming satisfaction for thousands of INTEL RAID 0 users. Awesome job INTEL, simply awesome!


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...84-RST-Drivers

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I was told not until next year (which may be bought forward when everything is ready but NOT before). That's likely why you are not getting a off-bat response. Validation of all of this takes time. It is not something they are just going to throw out there as it will screw up people's data, which most of the "hey give it to me" guys aren't going to go around fixing for us.. That's all I can say for now as it's all I know. If that changes any time I will have something to add, but I have not heard anything new - we are usually cautious as Intel's validation process is known to fail (these drivers have been pulled recently due to coding errors). Plus the firmware updates from the SSD vendors need some air time.

This will be my only response on this until/when I have something to report and that won't be until things are ready.

Raja - I have a question for you:

I bought a little P8Z77-M Pro for a netbox upgrade for the missus, along with a 3770K and 8GB or Ares rams. When I assembled it to start working with it I could not get it to POST. I tried two different sets of ram and three power supplies, all of which came out of running pc's and still no go. So I took it back to the place of purchase where the store guy appeared to run into the same symptom, after swapping rams, cpu and them mobo he still couldnt get it to boot, so he tried a new power supply and it booted. After finding that he had to backtrack and retest everything, eventually he had the original combination of parts back together and it booted fine. To his credit he exchanged my mobo anyway but he told me that it was not the cause of my problem. When I got it home I tried my psu again and still no POST. So today I bought a new HX650 for another build and it still will not POST, so what could I be doing wrong? The mobo is resting on the mobo box, its not in a case, factory cpu cooler for testing, and the same Ares rams .... I really do not understand what is going on. The power LED on the mobo lights up and that is all the mobo does, no fans spinning, no POST LED's , nothing.

Any help would be great.

:(

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Raja - I have a question for you:

I bought a little P8Z77-M Pro for a netbox upgrade for the missus, along with a 3770K and 8GB or Ares rams. When I assembled it to start working with it I could not get it to POST. I tried two different sets of ram and three power supplies, all of which came out of running pc's and still no go. So I took it back to the place of purchase where the store guy appeared to run into the same symptom, after swapping rams, cpu and them mobo he still couldnt get it to boot, so he tried a new power supply and it booted. After finding that he had to backtrack and retest everything, eventually he had the original combination of parts back together and it booted fine. To his credit he exchanged my mobo anyway but he told me that it was not the cause of my problem. When I got it home I tried my psu again and still no POST. So today I bought a new HX650 for another build and it still will not POST, so what could I be doing wrong? The mobo is resting on the mobo box, its not in a case, factory cpu cooler for testing, and the same Ares rams .... I really do not understand what is going on. The power LED on the mobo lights up and that is all the mobo does, no fans spinning, no POST LED's , nothing.

Any help would be great.

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Hi,

Sounds odd.

1) If that PSU of yours has a fault (might not be visible on a DMM or PSU tester), it could have damaged the boards somewhat.

2) Check the CPU cooler you are using is not over-clamped.

3) It might be worth clearing the CMOS with the CPU removed from the board and seeing if that brings it back.

If none of that helps, I would likely exchange it for a new board and try the new PSU on it only. Better still, take your memory modules, CPU and new PSU down to the store and make sure the system POSTs there first.

-Raja

OK, the cpu, ram and two of my psu's all work together on my Gene-V. This confirms the mobo is faulty right? The last psu I tried on the P8Z77-M Pro was brand spanking new, only ever plugged into this mobo.

Not sure where the fault lies at this point, but I'd advise you to take that lot down to the store if they will oblige and see what becometh...

I have MVG, 3770K, samsung green. setup which is giving regular invalid results on WCG. I am thinking that I need to investigate PLL adjustment.

I am 0.04V above cpu volts needed for Prime95 18hrs just now. Passed memtest for the same time too

Is there a logical sequence or set of tests to adjust PLL and remove the final rough edges of an overclock ??

Raja, small question. I'm currently testing the brand new Corsair Platinums 2666C10kit. But I'm having SPD issues with the Gene V board. Tested on 0701-0078 and 1101 bios. What happens : I load XMP profile (10-12-12-31 2T 1.65Vdimm )
and the board sets 11-13-13-35 2T...

Attachment 129325

Attachment 129326


If I deselect the RAM divider and leave it on AUTO it sets 1333Mhz with C9-9-9-27 timings. I mailed Gareth and Jake from Corsair to see if they can reproduce the bug. Can't test the sticks on the GB board as that one refuses to post :(

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I din't have any XMP issues with the GEILs nor G.Skill kits, so I suspect something is wrong with either the Corsair SPD programming or a bug between ASUS and Corsair. btw I love the 1.4VCSSA voltage too :p

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I have MVG, 3770K, samsung green. setup which is giving regular invalid results on WCG. I am thinking that I need to investigate PLL adjustment.

I am 0.04V above cpu volts needed for Prime95 18hrs just now. Passed memtest for the same time too

Is there a logical sequence or set of tests to adjust PLL and remove the final rough edges of an overclock ??

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Reduce the CPU or memory overclock and see if it persists. Any 24/7 OC that needs adjustment of PLL voltage (overvoltage) is best tailed back.

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Raja, small question. I'm currently testing the brand new Corsair Platinums 2666C10kit. But I'm having SPD issues with the Gene V board. Tested on 0701-0078 and 1101 bios. What happens : I load XMP profile (10-12-12-31 2T 1.65Vdimm )
and the board sets 11-13-13-35 2T...



If I deselect the RAM divider and leave it on AUTO it sets 1333Mhz with C9-9-9-27 timings. I mailed Gareth and Jake from Corsair to see if they can reproduce the bug. Can't test the sticks on the GB board as that one refuses to post :(


I din't have any XMP issues with the GEILs nor G.Skill kits, so I suspect something is wrong with either the Corsair SPD programming or a bug between ASUS and Corsair. btw I love the 1.4VCSSA voltage too :p

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If the board applies XMP correctly with other modules rated at these speeds, it could be a bug in the XMP profile. If it's not that then maybe DDR3-2600+ we ignore to ensure the board at least POSTs because the memory controllers are all over the place. Just set it manually instead and see if it works. If it does, I would not be bothered about it too much as I'd rather keep a looser over-ride from a support perspective given the variance in memory controller abilities.

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Raja, small question. I'm currently testing the brand new Corsair Platinums 2666C10kit. But I'm having SPD issues with the Gene V board. Tested on 0701-0078 and 1101 bios. What happens : I load XMP profile (10-12-12-31 2T 1.65Vdimm )
and the board sets 11-13-13-35 2T...
I din't have any XMP issues with the GEILs nor G.Skill kits, so I suspect something is wrong with either the Corsair SPD programming or a bug between ASUS and Corsair. btw I love the 1.4VCSSA voltage too :p

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becos u set maximus tweak mode 2 , leave at auto if u want xmp timings.

thx Peter will give it a go... never touched that setting :)

its strange as well that i see auto in your pic, when u enable xmp the timings will be keyed in like you actually keyed in the timings as well unless u set them to auto again

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Originally Posted by aussie-revhead

Raja - I have a question for you:

I bought a little P8Z77-M Pro for a netbox upgrade for the missus, along with a 3770K and 8GB or Ares rams. When I assembled it to start working with it I could not get it to POST. I tried two different sets of ram and three power supplies, all of which came out of running pc's and still no go. So I took it back to the place of purchase where the store guy appeared to run into the same symptom, after swapping rams, cpu and them mobo he still couldnt get it to boot, so he tried a new power supply and it booted. After finding that he had to backtrack and retest everything, eventually he had the original combination of parts back together and it booted fine. To his credit he exchanged my mobo anyway but he told me that it was not the cause of my problem. When I got it home I tried my psu again and still no POST. So today I bought a new HX650 for another build and it still will not POST, so what could I be doing wrong? The mobo is resting on the mobo box, its not in a case, factory cpu cooler for testing, and the same Ares rams .... I really do not understand what is going on. The power LED on the mobo lights up and that is all the mobo does, no fans spinning, no POST LED's , nothing.

Any help would be great.

:(

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It sounds very much like the problem i am having with my P8Z77 WS.
The difference is that if i press the On button one to many times it will come at the end right and boot.
Sometimes it could take 30mins to get it to boot. One thing i noticed was that if the room was cold i would not boot as easy as if the room was like 24,25+ C.
One thing i used to do is this. Press ON mobo would not boot. Then wait 10secs press reset then On again. after a while it could come up.
I took the mobo back to the shop and they had no problem. The modo was at the end replaced but i still see some symptoms. I have lower the speed on my dram to 2000Mhz alt 2133Mhz from 2400 to see if it makes a difference.
Have read a nr of post at various forums of people have a 2 sec delay boot or no boot etc and speculations are about the voltage increace on new cpus, mobos and how manifactures are implementing methods to deal with it. Surge procetions etc.
To be honest my 1200 PSU seems fine and multimeter readings show ok Volts. So i dont think in my case is the PSU.
Weak memory controler some one else told me, ie CPU needs to be replaced.

Likely PSU - won't be able to see it on a DMM. I would try another PSU (different model).