BIOS 4.20 dGPU lockup/other issues

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   Hi - it seems we can't post threads to see if other people are experiencing this issue?

Is there a known issue with BIOS 4.20 hard-locking the PCIe GPU?

I only ask as this issue started as soon as I updated to BIOS 4.20.

Not just a PC crash, purely a dGPU lock-up... when it happens, the PC has to be powered off, unplugged and then either power-flushed (hold down the power button to get the PSU to flush the residual power) and then then left for >24h or the GPU has to be removed, unplugged and then re-installed!

When this happened the PC doesn't even crash - the APU continues to work perfectly and I have now plugged my 2nd and 3rd screens into the APU, so I don't lose any more work.

If I do a regular power off and back on, the GPU lights stay off and I just get a red LED on the motherboard.

This happens VERY repeatedly from my main OS (Nobara Linux 43) if I trigger stnadby, but also less consistently in Windows11 and even once from the BIOS!

I'm interested to know if this is a known issue, can I safely roll back to a known good BIOS and if so, what is the recommended version?

System spec:
Ryzen 7 7800X3D, ASRock X670E Steel Legend, RTX3080Ti Founders Edition, 2x16Gb Teamgroup T-Create Expert, various M.2+SATA drives (2x 2Tb Samsung 990PRO, 1Tb WD SN850, 8Tb SATA WDRED, 2Tb SATA Seagate).

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Preytheon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 hours 21 minutes ago Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote Preytheon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: BIOS 4.20 dGPU lockup/other issues Posted: 11 hours 36 minutes ago at 8:19pm
	Hi - it seems we can't post threads to see if other people are experiencing this issue? Is there a known issue with BIOS 4.20 hard-locking the PCIe GPU? I only ask as this issue started as soon as I updated to BIOS 4.20. Not just a PC crash, purely a dGPU lock-up... when it happens, the PC has to be powered off, unplugged and then either power-flushed (hold down the power button to get the PSU to flush the residual power) and then then left for >24h or the GPU has to be removed, unplugged and then re-installed! When this happened the PC doesn't even crash - the APU continues to work perfectly and I have now plugged my 2nd and 3rd screens into the APU, so I don't lose any more work. If I do a regular power off and back on, the GPU lights stay off and I just get a red LED on the motherboard. This happens VERY repeatedly from my main OS (Nobara Linux 43) if I trigger stnadby, but also less consistently in Windows11 and even once from the BIOS! I'm interested to know if this is a known issue, can I safely roll back to a known good BIOS and if so, what is the recommended version? System spec: Ryzen 7 7800X3D, ASRock X670E Steel Legend, RTX3080Ti Founders Edition, 2x16Gb Teamgroup T-Create Expert, various M.2+SATA drives (2x 2Tb Samsung 990PRO, 1Tb WD SN850, 8Tb SATA WDRED, 2Tb SATA Seagate).
	Main rig: Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX3080Ti FE, 32Gb Teamgroup Create-T DDR5-6000C30, AC Freezer3 280mm AIO, Asrock Steel Legend X670E, 2x 2Tb Samsung 990 Pro, 1Tb WDSN850, 8Tb SATA WD80EFAX, Corsair HX850.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 39268	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 hours 12 minutes ago at 8:43pm
	I replied in your other thread here. If anyone else is experiencing similar issues with 4.20 please share here. Any info that could potentially help ASRock's BIOS team identify and track down issues would be great.


NDRE28 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 08 Sep 2024 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 2555	Post Options Post Reply Quote NDRE28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 9 hours 11 minutes ago at 10:44pm
	Hi! All I can say is that, on my motherboard, ASRock X670E Taichi, BIOS v4.20 is rock-stable. No issues. My guess is that you, probably, have some hardware related issues. Maybe your video card is the culprit. Please test your system with a different video card in it, if you have that option! Edited by NDRE28 - 9 hours 8 minutes ago at 10:47pm