ASRock Forums : ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:47:48 +0000 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 05:17:47 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3963 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : worksleepwork wrote:I ended...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20349&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20349 Author: wardog
Subject: 3963
Posted: 09 Dec 2016 at 5:17am

Originally posted by worksleepwork worksleepwork wrote:

I ended up just leaving it running and the screen eventually came on.
It turns out it is taking around 50 seconds or so to hit the post screen.
Is there a particular reason that it is taking so long? 


Coming back to this .......

Hmmm, by chance did the OS install onto MBR or UEFI?
]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2016 05:17:47 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20349&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20349 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : worksleepwork wrote:So it turns...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20294&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20294 Author: parsec
Subject: 3963
Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 10:14am

Originally posted by worksleepwork worksleepwork wrote:

So it turns out that it did in fact have the latest bios update.
I ended up just leaving it running and the screen eventually came on.
It turns out it is taking around 50 seconds or so to hit the post screen.
Is there a particular reason that it is taking so long? 


Do you have a POST beep speaker installed on the board, and the POST beep option enabled in the UEFI/BIOS? The single POST Ok beep is the signal that POST has completed successfully.

While 50 seconds seems to be a long POST period, don't expect an X99 board to POST quickly.

The X99 chipset is the consumer/PC version of Intel's enterprise C602 chipset. The differences are few, if any. Enterprise/professional boards are not concerned about a fast POST time. Instead they value stability, so the POST process operations will be more strict and extensive. Don't forget there are four memory channels to test, twice that of standard two channel boards. Plus there are eight DIMM slots to check, instead of four. How much memory are you using in your board?

There are 10 Intel SATA III ports, instead of the usual six. More PCIe lanes to check, 28 - 40, compared to 16 on most boards, those just from the CPU. A review comparing X99 boards showed the ASRock board (not yours, an ITX model) had the fastest POST time of all tested, about 20 seconds vs up to 40 for the others. Of course, that board has only two DIMM slots, and two channel only. UEFI option settings can affect POST time.

You can always enable Fast Boot, but can't use Ultra Fast unless you installed Windows with CSM disabled.

Is Windows installed yet? If not the UEFI is looking for a bootable drive, which takes time.
]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:14:13 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20294&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20294 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : HmmmDirectly above the top x16...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20289&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20289 Author: wardog
Subject: 3963
Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 8:08am

Hmmm

Directly above the top x16 PCIe slot is a 4-pin female molex connection that feeds additional voltage to the PCIe bus.

For an experiment arrange a cable from the PSU to this 4-pin connection to see if doing this makes a diff.


Are you OC'ing any parts of this build?



]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:08:16 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20289&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20289 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : wardog wrote: worksleepwork...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20286&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20286 Author: worksleepwork
Subject: 3963
Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 3:59am

Originally posted by wardog wardog wrote:

Originally posted by worksleepwork worksleepwork wrote:

So it turns out that it did in fact have the latest bios update.
I ended up just leaving it running and the screen eventually came on.
It turns out it is taking around 50 seconds or so to hit the post screen.
Is there a particular reason that it is taking so long? 


Using a PCIe slot based nVME by chance?

Nope just a Crucial MX300 2.5" 525GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD).

Rest of specs if it helps are :

  •  G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel 

  •  Intel Core i7-6800K

  • GeForce GTX 1060 TURBO-GTX1060-6G 6GB

  • EVGA 850 GQ, 80+ GOLD 850W, Semi Modular
]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2016 03:59:12 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20286&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20286 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : worksleepwork wrote:So it turns...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20285&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20285 Author: wardog
Subject: 3963
Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 2:48am

Originally posted by worksleepwork worksleepwork wrote:

So it turns out that it did in fact have the latest bios update.
I ended up just leaving it running and the screen eventually came on.
It turns out it is taking around 50 seconds or so to hit the post screen.
Is there a particular reason that it is taking so long? 


Using a PCIe slot based nVME by chance?
]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2016 02:48:17 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20285&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20285 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : So it turns out that it did in...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20284&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20284 Author: worksleepwork
Subject: 3963
Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 2:42am

So it turns out that it did in fact have the latest bios update.
I ended up just leaving it running and the screen eventually came on.
It turns out it is taking around 50 seconds or so to hit the post screen.
Is there a particular reason that it is taking so long? 
]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2016 02:42:47 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20284&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20284 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : I wouldn&#039;t worry, even if...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20238&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20238 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 3963
Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 3:11am

I wouldn't worry, even if you do need a new BIOS chip ASRock is very helpful with this issue (X99 and broadwell). Replacing the chip itself is very simple and straight forward too. ]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 03:11:41 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20238&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20238 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : wardog wrote:Too, you haven&#039;t...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20236&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20236 Author: worksleepwork
Subject: 3963
Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 2:48am

Originally posted by wardog wardog wrote:

Too, you haven't by change overlooked plugging in the 8-pin CPU Power at the top middle of the motherboard have you?

No, first thing I checked when I noticed the initial problem. I will have to double check the bios version when I get home though thanks for noting that. Hopefully it is the most recent and my problem just lies in something else rather simple.
]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:48:17 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20236&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20236 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : Too, you haven&#039;t by change...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20234&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20234 Author: wardog
Subject: 3963
Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 2:36am

Too, you haven't by change overlooked plugging in the 8-pin CPU Power at the top middle of the motherboard have you?


Edited by wardog - 07 Dec 2016 at 2:36am]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:36:11 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20234&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20234 <![CDATA[ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ? : It&#039;s 3.30 that begins BIOS...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20233&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20233 Author: wardog
Subject: 3963
Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 2:34am

It's 3.30 that begins BIOS support for the i7-6800K:
http://asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20Extreme4/index.us.asp?cat=CPU


Look on the lower edge at the lower right corner. There are two stickers covering both BIOS chips that have printed on them the BIOS rev. that the motherboard came with from the factory.

What is printed on your stickers?
]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:34:13 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3963&PID=20233&title=asrock-x99-extreme-4-needs-bios-update#20233