https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:42:25 +0000 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 06:23:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17726 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82900&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82900 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 17726
Posted: 08 Jan 2021 at 6:23am

Keep it simple for now, don't change anything and see how it fares. ]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 06:23:28 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82900&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82900 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82898&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82898 Author: Bumperplates
Subject: 17726
Posted: 08 Jan 2021 at 4:21am

Indeed. It crashed without the graphics card installed.

I'll check how it goes today.

Would you recommend any other configuration for the current moment, and should so also install the Intel management drivers on top of the reinstalled chipset drivers. I also uninstalled the as rock windows configuration utility as well just in case.]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:21:07 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82898&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82898 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82895&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82895 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 17726
Posted: 08 Jan 2021 at 1:54am

Lets see how it goes with the different RAM. I am assuming that the last crash
was before you changed it, when you got the garbled display using the iGPU?

If so, that would make sense with a RAM issue, the iGPU shares system RAM.]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 01:54:09 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82895&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82895 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82889&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82889 Author: Bumperplates
Subject: 17726
Posted: 07 Jan 2021 at 5:18pm

Ok so I've just replaced the system with 16GB of RAM DDR4 2666. I also set the defaults in the UEFI and also made sure that the DRAM option was set to 2666 as it defaulted as Auto to a lower number. I have also rerun the chipset drivers from the ASRock support download page.

I've also added a Case fan into the system as well for good measure.

Failing all of this, then my suspicion leads to a faulty motherboard or CPU.

What are your thoughts?

If it crashes again, should I consider reformatting the SSD and reinstalling everything again before I go down the motherboard or CPU replacement route.

When it crashed earlier today without the graphics card in the system, the display on the monitor was all garbled, almost at the POST screen but I couldn't make it out properly.]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:18:40 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82889&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82889 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82874&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82874 Author: Bumperplates
Subject: 17726
Posted: 07 Jan 2021 at 6:46am

OK, so the RAM is DDR4-2066 and this is the information I can see for the motherboard memory specifications below.

Does this mean that these specific RAM sticks aren't compatible with the board, is it to say that it supports up to the below levels? If they aren't supported then can I overclock them in some way to become supported with the relevant speed?

Initially, my thought was that the motherboard was faulty, and then I was torn between the graphics card (Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce 1060), so I removed the graphics card for the stress testing.

Now I'm not sure if it's the motherboard still, CPU, or the RAM after this recent revelation?

Memory
- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR4 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
- 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:46:35 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82874&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82874 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82873&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82873 Author: Bumperplates
Subject: 17726
Posted: 07 Jan 2021 at 5:49am

They are two X 32GB sticks so in that case should I provide less voltage to them or unclock them in some way as they were very expensive Corsair RAM.

Would it be more compatibility with the board or due to RAM itself if that way an issue?

I ran Prime95 on the computer yesterday and will check today how it goes. I have a feeling it crashed after some time. Is that expected for it to crash when being stress tested after a long time ? I also ran a temp sensor application to keep track of the temperature as well.]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2021 05:49:06 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82873&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82873 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82869&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82869 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 17726
Posted: 06 Jan 2021 at 10:13pm

So is it 2 x 16gb (your fist post) or 2 x 32gb?
The reason I ask is that 32gb sticks are high density and prone to compatibility
issues.]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 22:13:30 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82869&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82869 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82868&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82868 Author: Bumperplates
Subject: 17726
Posted: 06 Jan 2021 at 8:42pm

The BIOS date is 12/18/2019 P4.30]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 20:42:23 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82868&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82868 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82867&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82867 Author: Bumperplates
Subject: 17726
Posted: 06 Jan 2021 at 8:41pm

I can also see that all of the CPU Cores temperature is at 70% now that I'm running Prime95 to perform a stress test on the computer.

The RAM is also 2 x 32GB Corsair DDR4-2066 and ]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 20:41:01 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82867&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82867 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82866&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82866 Author: Bumperplates
Subject: 17726
Posted: 06 Jan 2021 at 8:18pm

The only real error I can see is Event ID 41, Kernel-Power, The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.

I checked the event logs before each of these events and couldn't see a common pattern]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 20:18:04 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17726&PID=82866&title=help-h370miitx-ac-always-freezes-in-windows#82866