https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:25:34 +0000 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:47:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=113571 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202159&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202159 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113571
Posted: 17 Oct 2026 at 2:47am

Damn, sorry to hear it PeterNeedHelp. It was worth ruling out other possible causes
at least. Good luck with the RMA.]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:47:53 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202159&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202159 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202158&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202158 Author: PeterNeedHelp
Subject: 113571
Posted: 17 Oct 2026 at 2:24am

Late update: I tried the integrated graphics and ran into the same issues consistently, so I've concluded that my GPU is fine, clean, and unrelated to this. Considering the other guy was told his CPU was faulty, I assume it's the same case for me. Oh well]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:24:29 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202158&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202158 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202126&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202126 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113571
Posted: 08 Oct 2026 at 12:47am

Ouch, bad luck DeniDoman. Good luck with the RMA and new board/CPU. I suspect
your original board wasn't the cause but better to be safe than sorry. At the end
of the day piece of mind is always better than taking a chance.

Here's hoping you never have an issue like this again ]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:47:56 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202126&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202126 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202124&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202124 Author: DeniDoman
Subject: 113571
Posted: 07 Oct 2026 at 11:06pm

Xaltar wrote: Let me know how it goes with your ticket and how your system holds up. Good luck

Got the answer next day:

Hello, Based on your report, this looks like a faulty CPU. Sorry for the trouble. There is a possibility that the motherboard is faulty, but this is much less likely. The only way to verify it is by testing with another CPU and motherboard, but I do not expect you to have or buy spare parts. You could ask the seller or a local PC repair shop is they are willing to test it. If the CPU appears to be faulty, please contact the seller for warranty/RMA. In case it is a £œboxed£CPU, you can also ask AMD directly. With a motherboard that appears to be faulty or you simply prefer to RMA it, please also check with the seller. And if the seller does not want to take care of it anymore, you can reply to rma@asrock.nl for further guidance. With that, please include a copy of the invoice for the motherboard. Thanks. Kind regards, ASRock Technical Support Department

So I successfully RMAed my CPU, ordered a new Gigabyte mobo and now trying to RMA my ASRock mobo. ]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:06:45 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202124&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202124 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202107&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202107 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113571
Posted: 05 Oct 2026 at 4:46pm

Let me know how it goes with your ticket and how your system holds up.

Good luck ]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:46:23 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202107&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202107 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202097&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202097 Author: DeniDoman
Subject: 113571
Posted: 01 Oct 2026 at 2:24am

I will.

Enabling LN2 helped, now it's stable.

What a joke! Reddit post with this workaround was created a YEAR ago. Half a year ago the official support asked to enable LN2 and check. But the problem still exists.

For those who come after:
Advanced\AMD Overclocking\(Accept)\LN2 Mode -> Enabled]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:24:57 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202097&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202097 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202095&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202095 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113571
Posted: 30 Sep 2026 at 1:34pm

Thanks for the info DeniDoman. It may be worth opening a support ticket with
ASRock and linking to this thread in it.

Every configuration and specific detail will likely be useful to them. ]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:34:55 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202095&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202095 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202094&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202094 Author: DeniDoman
Subject: 113571
Posted: 30 Sep 2026 at 10:15am

ASRock B850M Steel Legend WiFi - same issue. I noticed it before, but after 4.43 it become much worse. I need 4-5 attempts to start the PC.

I tried:
- Plug the monitor into GPU and internal GPU
- Eject my GPU
- Eject both SSDs (including bootable)
- Disconnect all USBs
- With and without EXPO
- Disabled memory training saving (e.g. it trains every start)
- Reinstall CPU (visual check showed no issues with the CPU or socket)
- Try with 1 RAM module in B2, then another. Same for A2.

Nothing helped. But after it starts - works hours under heavy load, no BSODs, no issues.

So, I'd say it's some memory-related BIOS startup issue introduced somewhere in 2026 and degraded even more in 4.43.

Please investigate and fix asap, this is very annoying.

My build:
- ASRock B850M Steel Legend WiFi
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GeForce RTX£5090 32G VENTUS 3X OC
- G.Skill Flare X5 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) - F5-6000J3040G32GX2-FX5, EXPO
- MSI MEG AI1300TS]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:15:18 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202094&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202094 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202062&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202062 Author: Necrooss
Subject: 113571
Posted: 23 Sep 2026 at 10:38pm

Thanks for the tip, but numlock doesn't toggle when I'm stuck on the BOOT LED, so doesn't seem to be the same issue. Still troubleshooting.]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:38:09 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202062&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202062 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113571&PID=202055&title=x870-steel-legend-post-issue#202055 Author: RinDman
Subject: 113571
Posted: 23 Sep 2026 at 4:29am

Well if you have cold boot or resume from S3 with black screen with only num lock led reacting to your keyboard : Smells CPU going away

If it's a degradation, as a temporary band aid : Try LN2 settings to have a succesfull boot on cold morning or resuming from sleep

Sent back my CPU to AMD, I'll wait for a replacement

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