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Kevin A
Newbie Joined: 02 May 2017 Location: East Coast USA Status: Offline Points: 94 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 7:25pm |
My question is really simple, and requires a answer?that is at best case 3 words short:? Does this motherboard has ANY bios recovery features ? Hi vpz, you've appear to have covered more than just the 'basics' with your Taichi. Also, numerous reviewers of the X370 Taichi & Fatality X370 Professional Gaming have all commented on being 'disappointed' that their isn't a 'Dual Bios' implementation on such 'premium' X370 boards. Disappointed as it would assist a user to recover from a corrupted/failed Bios or to at least assist in troubleshooting. You mentioned you had "been around since the slot Athlon days", you may have had many electronic items and recognize the fact: they fail in the first 90 days... or last years until failure. Perhaps that is what has happened. So, there is not any way to 'recover' from a corrupted/failed bios by accessing a secondary/backup bios as there is none. If all the efforts you have tried and that others have suggested(various CMOS clearing/flashing via F2 here: http://www.asrock.com/support/BIOSUI.asp?cat=DOS4 ...) then it may be an RMA or return to retailer(or e-tailer). |
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wardog
Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 7:04pm |
wardog
Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 7:03pm |
I type out all that concerning inrush and you somehow turn it around into a berating towards me. Then you take a poke at an old Sticky I wrote. Huh........ My answer is simple and two words, RMA it. |
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vpz
Newbie Joined: 10 May 2017 Status: Offline Points: 17 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 3:22pm |
The q-code post goes trough all the checkings codes related to CPU and memory but I got stuck at E4. Yes, I have memory installed.
Yes, I have tried a different PSU, Ram, GPU. Now the only thing I am missing of replacing is the CPU but still, it is not like I was doing dumb stuff, I have been here since the Slot A Athlons and you won't catch me trying to prove that latency > Frequency on Ryzen and DDR4 This board uses AMI Aptio V, by their status codes E4 is listed inside the "S3 Resume Progress" table of codes. Two posts before yours a guy related having the same problem. He also related that he fixed it by doing the steps I have already tried. Anyways, I have the board resting without the battery with the jumper in clear cmos, striped of any everything for more than a day now. I will give it one last try and get back to you guys.
Edited by vpz - 11 May 2017 at 3:36pm |
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vpz
Newbie Joined: 10 May 2017 Status: Offline Points: 17 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 3:12pm |
Yes, because you came here saying hey, don't do this and don't do that but then the first thing the link you pointed is telling me to: "Below I will outline a foolproof method to achieve a full CMOS clear. 1. Disconnect the system's power from the wall" I have an enermax Maxrevo 1500W PSU that happens to have a power switch button. Also if that's what you mean, I am not going to turn my computers off by pulling the power cord. My question is really simple, and requires a answer that is at best case 3 words short: Does this motherboard has ANY bios recovery features ? [/QUOTE] Edited by vpz - 16 May 2017 at 1:57am |
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parsec
Moderator Group Joined: 04 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4996 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 10:09am |
Did you ever see a different POST code besides E4 while trying to diagnose it? The board won't POST without memory installed, just FYI. The only thing I don't think you tried is a different PSU. I know it's a lot of work swapping the PSU, and I'm not suggesting you buy one if you don't have another to try. Otherwise, it sounds like you have done everything possible to recover from whatever happened to your board. You seem to think it's a corrupted UEFI/BIOS, but a component failure on the board can easily cause a POST test to fail. If you cannot return that board to your retailer, you can start the RMA process here: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=RMA Asus had some self-bricking AM4 board problems too? I know MSI had at least one BIOS version that was known to do that. Your post I believe is the first one I've seen in the forum about an X370 Taichi board having this problem. |
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wardog
Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 9:58am |
First, don't be plugging and unplugging the computer. That is very harmful to all electronics. Doing what you are doing now creates an unneeded surge(inrush) of electricity into and through your entire system. Possibly killing components each time. Certainly shortening their life spans/MTBF
Read this to learn why NOT to unplug from the wall - http://sound.whsites.net/articles/inrush.htm Todays MBs are very very light in electrical usage when powered down via the OS and restarted via the cases power switch. Secondly, try the below and post back the results please: http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=630&title=how-to-clear-cmos-via-battery-removal |
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lowdog
Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2017 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 194 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 9:31am |
Lol actually I did. Edited by lowdog - 11 May 2017 at 9:32am |
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vpz
Newbie Joined: 10 May 2017 Status: Offline Points: 17 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 8:32am |
I guess you have never actually read my post lol
Edited by vpz - 11 May 2017 at 8:32am |
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lowdog
Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2017 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 194 |
Posted: 11 May 2017 at 6:47am |
I've had my board get stuck in a boot loop with this code. I have to hold power button down to turn off the board then turn off power from main switch at wall then press power button on computer to drain board of current then press clr cmos button and then turn power back on at wall and it fires up as usual.
You already probably realize this but do you turn the power off at the wall then press the power button on the PC to drain the board before you clear cmos via the on board switch??? Hope you get it fired up. Last resort - strip board bare and start again with just cpu - ram - graphics and see how it goes..... Edited by lowdog - 11 May 2017 at 7:06am |
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