x99 ws-e

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   I'm having some trouble with the x99 ws-e boards and HDD/SSDs. My original ws-e board would either fail to complete POST or hard restart during Windows 7 installation (as soon as the Windows finished loading files and the startup animation got going). I swapped SATA power/data cables, changed SATA ports on the board, all with the same effect.

I RMA'd the board assuming that it was some SATA controller issue, received a replacement and installed the new one today. Same exact issue. Now I'm trying to think of other problems it could be and get some diagnostic help.

Here's my setup:
ASRock x99 ws-e board
Intel i7 5930K cpu
Corsair AX1500i psu
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB SSD
Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2133 4x16GB (64GB)
Nvidia Titan X 12GB (x2)
(Some old BD optical drive)

I also tried an Intel SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, another SanDisk SSD, and two old HDDs. I'm looking for any advice on UEFI settings or something I may have overlooked in hooking up the mobo. Thanks!

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sloscal1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 Mar 2016 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sloscal1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: x99 ws-e Posted: 14 Mar 2016 at 9:09am
	I'm having some trouble with the x99 ws-e boards and HDD/SSDs. My original ws-e board would either fail to complete POST or hard restart during Windows 7 installation (as soon as the Windows finished loading files and the startup animation got going). I swapped SATA power/data cables, changed SATA ports on the board, all with the same effect. I RMA'd the board assuming that it was some SATA controller issue, received a replacement and installed the new one today. Same exact issue. Now I'm trying to think of other problems it could be and get some diagnostic help. Here's my setup: ASRock x99 ws-e board Intel i7 5930K cpu Corsair AX1500i psu SanDisk Ultra II 960GB SSD Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2133 4x16GB (64GB) Nvidia Titan X 12GB (x2) (Some old BD optical drive) I also tried an Intel SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, another SanDisk SSD, and two old HDDs. I'm looking for any advice on UEFI settings or something I may have overlooked in hooking up the mobo. Thanks!

sloscal1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 Mar 2016 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sloscal1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 2016 at 6:36pm
	After an email chain with ASRock's tech support suggested listening to beep codes for each component one at a time and plugging in minimal wires to the motherboard I was able to identify the issue: HDD led causes a short when activated. I didn't troubleshoot any further to figure out if it was the case (Corsair Graphite Series 760T) or the board that eventually causes the error, I just left it unplugged and will live without that led. Hope this helps someone else save some time.

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 Posted: 18 Mar 2016 at 11:49pm
	I had an issue with a different Corsair case, where the case's circuit board that all the wiring to the mother board is connected was defective. That includes the wires for the power button, reset, power LED, and HDD LED. In my case, the front panel USB ports on the same circuit board would not work. Corsair replaced that board free of charge, which fixed my problems. I suggest trying that for your problem.