UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[Prince21]

But I cant get into the bios at all screen is just blank, No idea whats happened what has blown?
Could it be the Ram I had problems with it in the past

[seba84_2005]

Hi everyone. It looks like a new BIOS 1501 is about to come out, along with this OCing gadget.
Take a look http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...rog-oc-station

Rampage II Extreme 1406 BIOS
1. Support OC station
2. Improve memory compatibility
3. Supported EIST function when CPU ratio is in manual mode
4. Fix Vista loading slowly if use over 3GB RAM

[nickless]

I"ll switch to RIIE and I wonder if MCW30 water block fit to chipset, or I've to order another one?
Thank's!

[nyeah]

I"ll switch to RIIE and I wonder if MCW30 water block fit to chipset, or I've to order another one?
Thank's!

it does fit in my friend's, but the installation is a bit harder than the NBMAX.

[ifi444]

But I cant get into the bios at all screen is just blank, No idea whats happened what has blown?
Could it be the Ram I had problems with it in the past

The exact same happened to me, couldn't get my board to post after shutting down the night after bios update. I just disconnected everything except of cpu, vga, one stick of ram, keyboard and mouse...and it helped, got it to post and switched to the shipping bios and all fine now... in my case it was some sort of memory compatibility issue... So, yes it could be memory related in your case...
If you haven't already, try the same as I did...It could help...Good luck man...

[etoo]

Who has the clock generator (SetFsb) of Rampage II Extreme ???

[Akando]

Hey! Do i need to buy an E-atx case to make this MB fit? Trying to find a alu case with good cooling and no sidewindow. And not the biggest mother out there either. Thinking of Lian Li but not so easy to get one in Norway.


Any tips?

[Baer]

Akando, I am using a large case (Tt Armor+ Alum) and I have lots of extra room. I am looking at the REII mounted in there as I type this and I am sure it will fit in a much smaller case.
Here is a pic that will show you how much room is still available.

[tistou77]

hello

Having problems at boot, I test different things

if I put the sticks on slot A1 only or slot A1 and B1 that boot,
if I put a stick in the slot C1, boot hangs on DET DRAM, have to reboot (overclocking failed, press F1 to enter setup) I go in the bios, I touch on nothing, reboot and it's good

if I put the sticks on slot A1 and C1 it not boot (stuck on DET RAM)

it will be the slot C of the motherboard which would have a problem?

thanks

[Baer]

Be sure you are using slots A1, B1 and C1 not any of the number 2 slots unless you have more than three sticks of RAM.

[tistou77]

of course I use the slot A1, B1 and C1 (blue slots)

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[Akando]

Ye alot of space there... But i dont want a thermaltake again.To heavy and too much lights... But nice with the pic The plan was Silverstone Fortress but after this picture i dropped it:P http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling...spx?i=3454&p=4

Wont get a rampage in there....


Damnit need to find a smooth case before tommorrow!

[Baer]

Ye alot of space there... But i dont want a thermaltake again.To heavy and too much lights... But nice with the pic The plan was Silverstone Fortress but after this picture i dropped it:P http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling...spx?i=3454&p=4

Wont get a rampage in there....


Damnit need to find a smooth case before tommorrow!

This case is Al so it only weighs about 12 Lbs and the lights are all turn offable I had a difficult time finding the Al version also but as you see I finally did. The non Al ones are indead heavy.

[MFM]

try to reset the bios and re-try

Tks, but as I thought the problem was with bios 1406!

I flashback to BIOS2 - BIOS 502 (using the flashback option in BIOS), and then flash again using EZ-Flash utility, to BIOS 1306!

All my problems gone, and now even TurboV (v10016 and v10041) are working well!

Asus...

[Akando]

Hard to find a case:/ Alu,small sidewindow or no window,good airflow and not much lights. GL to myself

[Baer]

Tks, but as I thought the problem was with bios 1406!

I flashback to BIOS2 - BIOS 502 (using the flashback option in BIOS), and then flash again using EZ-Flash utility, to BIOS 1306!

All my problems gone, and now even TurboV (v10016 and v10041) are working well!

Asus...

For some reason I did not jump to the 1406 and with what I am hearing from some, I am glad I did not. I understand that there is a beta 1501 BIOS being talked about. I think I will skip the 1406 and wait.

[Tcassius]

hello

Having problems at boot, I test different things

if I put the sticks on slot A1 only or slot A1 and B1 that boot,
if I put a stick in the slot C1, boot hangs on DET DRAM, have to reboot (overclocking failed, press F1 to enter setup) I go in the bios, I touch on nothing, reboot and it's good

if I put the sticks on slot A1 and C1 it not boot (stuck on DET RAM)

it will be the slot C of the motherboard which would have a problem?

thanks

http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79691

[tistou77]

http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79691

why ?

my Dominator GT are OK on different "tests" I have the impression that this is a motherboard problem

you can answer my question if not

[jcniest5]

Hey! Do i need to buy an E-atx case to make this MB fit? Trying to find a alu case with good cooling and no sidewindow. And not the biggest mother out there either. Thinking of Lian Li but not so easy to get one in Norway.


Any tips?

If the mobo tray fits a standard ATX board but tightly with no additional room between the HD/front drives housing and the mobo, then chances are it wouldn't fit the R2E. It is about an inch wider. Also, if your case has a removeable mobo tray that has been carved up to fit a standard ATX board nicely (ie: Thermaltake Shark), then the R2E won't go in there. It's too wide to fit. How do I know? Well, I owned a R2E before and it didn't fit my Shark case.

[Baer]

I had a bad stick of Dom GT Ram. The three sticks all worked well initially then I had failures. I was able to isolate it to one of the three sticks by using one at a time. Corsair replaced all three with a new set. They cross shiped so I had the new memory in just a few days. While I was waiting I just ran the two good sticks (4 Gb instead of 6) Corsair was suprised that there could be bad GT but they agreed with my test results and provided excellent service.
The new set has been running trouble free.

[tistou77]

I had a bad stick of Dom GT Ram. The three sticks all worked well initially then I had failures. I was able to isolate it to one of the three sticks by using one at a time. Corsair replaced all three with a new set. They cross shiped so I had the new memory in just a few days. While I was waiting I just ran the ywo good sticks (4 Gb instead of 6) Corsair was suprised that there could be bad GT buty they agreed with my test results and provided excellent service.
The new set has been running trouble free.

I may be the same problem but I am not

What test did you do to find out which stick was defective? Memtest86+, etc...?

I ask myself (see post above) if it is not a slot on the motherboard that a problem...

stick on A1 => ok
stick on A1 and B1 => ok
stick on A1, B1 and C1 => DET DRAM at boot
stick on A1 and C1 => DET DRAM at boot

[Baer]

All I did was try each stick in slot A1 with the others not installed. Two of them would boot and one of them would not. Then I kept one of the good ones in slot A1 and then tried the other two, one at a time in slot B1, one of them would boot and the BIOS would then show 4 Gb, with the other one in the system would not boot. I then put the known good two in slots A1 and B1 and when I added the suspected bad stick in slot C1 the system would not boot. I then took all memory out and tried the suspected bad stick in all "1" slots, the system would not boot. My assumption was that I had identified a bad stick and Corsair agreed and replaced the entire kit. Until I got it I used the two good sticks (4 Gb) When I received and installed the new kit the system booted and showed all 6 Gb.
Since it was a clear non intermitant failure I did not mess with memtest.

[Akando]

Cooler Master CM Stacker 832 Black is on 30% off sale now. This is a good case isent it? Or should i get the Cosmos s?

[tistou77]

All I did was try each stick in slot A1 with the others not installed. Two of them would boot and one of them would not. Then I kept one of the good ones in slot A1 and then tried the other two, one at a time in slot B1, one of them would boot and the BIOS would then show 4 Gb, with the other one in the system would not boot. I then put the known good two in slots A1 and B1 and when I added the suspected bad stick in slot C1 the system would not boot. I then took all memory out and tried the suspected bad stick in all "1" slots, the system would not boot. My assumption was that I had identified a bad stick and Corsair agreed and replaced the entire kit. Until I got it I used the two good sticks (4 Gb) When I received and installed the new kit the system booted and showed all 6 Gb.
Since it was a clear non intermitant failure I did not mess with memtest.

ok thank you for your answer

I do the same, tested each stick in slot A1 is good then tested each stick in slot B1 is good and in the slot C1, it hangs at the ROG logo or DET IDE, etc. .. .

if I put the 3 sticks, it hangs on DET DRAM, I reboot and it's good

it will be the motherboard (slot C) who died?

thanks

PS: the 3GB of RAM is recognized in bios and in windows

[nyeah]

Cooler Master CM Stacker 832 Black is on 30% off sale now. This is a good case isent it? Or should i get the Cosmos s?

CM 832 is a good case, but depends on your configuration, if you're using or plan to use watercooling, i suggest to get cosmos or silverstone tj07 or lian li.