Asrock Z170 Gaming K6 pixelation

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   Hello I have an issue that when my system boots BIOS appears pixelated and garbled. Not only at the bios splash screen but also while in bios itself.

Going forward I havent had any blue screens or system failures and I am not sure if I want to poke the bear.

Any tips?

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thewasyl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote thewasyl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Asrock Z170 Gaming K6 pixelation Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 8:31am
	Hello I have an issue that when my system boots BIOS appears pixelated and garbled. Not only at the bios splash screen but also while in bios itself. Going forward I havent had any blue screens or system failures and I am not sure if I want to poke the bear. Any tips?

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 8:51am
	Is this on a newly buily system, or one that has been operating properly for some time and just now displays this? Also, kindly list out your hardware used on it.

thewasyl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote thewasyl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 9:50am
	Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4001 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) Asrock Z170 K6 gaming AMD radeon RX 480 Memory Type GDDR5 System Memory 16 GB Memory Clock 2000 MHz Windows Version Windows 10 (64 bit) Core Clock 1266 MHz Issue has been going on since I built it. Kinda just left it as is mostly cause besides the weird BIOS nothing has gone wrong. Its weird.

thewasyl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote thewasyl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Apr 2018 at 11:04pm
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ASRock_TSD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8922	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 10:53am
	Dear Thewasyl, Thank you for choosing ASRock. Regarding your case, we provide some suggestion to try. 1. Update BIOS to the latest version. http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z170%20Gaming%20K6/?cat=Download&os=BIOS 2. Remove the graphic card and use the onboard VGA to check. 3. If possible, please change another monitor to try. Thank you! Yours truly, ASRock TSD

thewasyl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote thewasyl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2018 at 9:55am
	hey just wanted to followup the link posted above and its displaying 404 error

badbri Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 415	Post Options Post Reply Quote badbri Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2018 at 10:09am
	Yep, try this link: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6/?cat=Download&os=BIOS Highlight above link, right click open new tab Before flashing BIOS I would check what version you have. If already at 7.20 then you must know that the newer 7.40 may cause some reboot/instability issues due to micro code fixes. If you are below v7.20 then choose that one first and see if it fixes your problem. Edit: could not make link active, had to add how too Edited by badbri - 12 Apr 2018 at 10:16am
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thewasyl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote thewasyl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2018 at 9:11am
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thewasyl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote thewasyl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2018 at 9:17am
	ok question if I am running windows 10 can I only update via instant flash or can i still do the windows version? Only reason I ask is because bios is super difficult to view.

badbri Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 415	Post Options Post Reply Quote badbri Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2018 at 10:34am
	The preferred way is Instant flash but you can use Windows flash with Windows 10. I suggest you reset BIOS before flashing or turn off any OC including remove XMP profile from ram before flashing to help avoid any issues.
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