Formula Z170

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   I don't have the Z170 OC Formula board, so I cannot verify everything you've said is wrong.

Yours is the first report of problems with these UEFI versions, but I'm not saying that means they aren't there.

The PSC video LED being on may indicate a problem with the card's compatibility. That is also hinted at by the strange resolution in Full HD UEFI being 1024 x 768. I've never had problems with Full HD UEFI, even with monitors beyond 1920 x 1080, the maximum of Full HD UEFI.

CPU_FAN2 and CHA_FAN4 are very close together, the manual indicates the top header is CPU_FAN2, the one below is CHA_FAN4. You're saying the controls for each header are reversed in the 1.90 UEFI, but were correct in earlier versions?

This board has an XMP switch, near the Dr Debug display. You may need to set it to on to get XMP easily enabled in the UEFI.

What optical drive are you using? Seems to be connected to an Intel SATA port.

Sky OC is available in UEFI 1.92. Default settings may not have a standard BCLK speed, which would be a bug IMO. 

I can't tell anything from the system specs you posted, they really aren't settings for the most part.

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parsec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4996	Post Options Post Reply Quote parsec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Formula Z170 Posted: 04 Jan 2016 at 11:39am
	I don't have the Z170 OC Formula board, so I cannot verify everything you've said is wrong. Yours is the first report of problems with these UEFI versions, but I'm not saying that means they aren't there. The PSC video LED being on may indicate a problem with the card's compatibility. That is also hinted at by the strange resolution in Full HD UEFI being 1024 x 768. I've never had problems with Full HD UEFI, even with monitors beyond 1920 x 1080, the maximum of Full HD UEFI. CPU_FAN2 and CHA_FAN4 are very close together, the manual indicates the top header is CPU_FAN2, the one below is CHA_FAN4. You're saying the controls for each header are reversed in the 1.90 UEFI, but were correct in earlier versions? This board has an XMP switch, near the Dr Debug display. You may need to set it to on to get XMP easily enabled in the UEFI. What optical drive are you using? Seems to be connected to an Intel SATA port. Sky OC is available in UEFI 1.92. Default settings may not have a standard BCLK speed, which would be a bug IMO. I can't tell anything from the system specs you posted, they really aren't settings for the most part.


SYROB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Jan 2016 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote SYROB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2016 at 7:11am
	Hi, Several bugs BIOS 1.92 and BIOS 1.9 BIOS 1.92 --> totally unstable, default settings would freez, or mouse slugish, or crash and reboot the system, all using default settings. Also would NOT boot from CD Win 10 if RAID enabled. _________________ BIOS 1.9 --> A. Better but could NOT enable XMP initially, would try and get error 56, finally after several cemos clears booted with XMP profile, please see attachment for all the specs. B. CPU_FAN2 and CHA_FAN4 switched in manual/diagram/BIOS, please check. C. Full HD UEFI when set to auto chose 1024 x 768 NOT the higher resolution, monitore Dell UP25160 (DP), can support 2560 x 1440 ! D. Post Status Checker; the red video light is always on, my video card seems to be functioning perfectly, why the light. Please see the attached file with all the CPU, MD, GPU settings etc. PCMI-D.txt and Issues.rtf. Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600 CPU @ 3.30GHz Package (platform ID) Socket 1151 LGA (0x1) CPUID 6.E.3 Extended CPUID 6.5E Core Stepping R0 Technology 14 nm TDP Limit 65.0 Watts Tjmax 100.0 °C Core Speed 800.2 MHz Multiplier x Bus Speed 8.0 x 100.0 MHz Stock frequency 3300 MHz Turbo Mode supported, enabled Max non-turbo ratio 33x Max turbo ratio 39x Max efficiency ratio 8x O/C bins none Ratio 1 core 39x Ratio 2 cores 38x Ratio 3 cores 37x Ratio 4 cores 36x TSC 3312.2 MHz TSC_24 24.0 MHz APERF 3900.5 MHz MPERF 3270.4 MHz IA Voltage Mode PCU adaptive IA Voltage Offset 0 mV GT Voltage Mode PCU adaptive GT Voltage Offset 0 mV LLC/Ring Voltage Mode PCU adaptive LLC/Ring Voltage Offset 0 mV Agent Voltage Mode PCU adaptive Agent Voltage Offset 0 mV -------------- DIMM # 2 SMBus address 0x53 Memory type DDR4 Module format UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD0000000000) Size 8192 MBytes Max bandwidth DDR4-2133 (1066 MHz) Part number F4-3000C15-8GVRB Nominal Voltage 1.20 Volts EPP no XMP yes XMP revision 2.0 AMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 9.0-9-9-22-31 @ 666 MHz JEDEC #2 11.0-11-11-27-38 @ 814 MHz JEDEC #3 12.0-12-12-29-42 @ 888 MHz JEDEC #4 13.0-13-13-31-45 @ 962 MHz JEDEC #5 14.0-14-14-34-49 @ 1037 MHz JEDEC #6 15.0-15-15-35-50 @ 1066 MHz JEDEC #7 16.0-15-15-35-50 @ 1066 MHz JEDEC #8 18.0-15-15-35-50 @ 1066 MHz JEDEC #9 19.0-15-15-35-50 @ 1066 MHz XMP profile XMP-3002 Specification DDR4-3002 Voltage level 1.350 Volts Min Cycle time 0.666 ns (1501 MHz) Max CL 15.0 Min tRP 10.59 ns Min tRCD 10.59 ns Min tRAS 23.16 ns Min tRC 33.78 ns Min tRRD 3.75 ns X MP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage) XMP #1 15.0-16-16-35-51-n.a @ 1501 MHz (1.350 Volts) ------------ Display adapter 0 Name AMD Radeon (TM) R7 370 Series Board Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Memory size 4095 MB PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0) Vendor ID 0x1002 (0x1043) Model ID 0x6811 (0x2015) Performance Level 0 Core clock 300.0 MHz Memory clock 150.0 MHz Performance Level 1 Core clock 1050.0 MHz Memory clock 1400.0 MHz Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0xFFF00000 (4293918720) Win32_VideoController DriverVersion = 15.300.1025.1001 Win32_VideoController DriverDate = 12/04/2015 -------------- Monitor 0 Model DELL UP2516D (Dell Computer) ID DEL40E0 Serial 3JV4059SAPXL Manufacturing Date Week 40, Year 2015 Size 24.9 inches Max Resolution 2560 x 1440 @ 59 Hz Horizontal Freq. Range 30-88 kHz Vertical Freq. Range 50-75 Hz Max Pixel Clock 250 MHz Gamma Factor 2.2 ------------ Software Windows Version Microsoft Windows 10 (10.0) Professional 64-bit (Build 10586) DirectX Version 12.0