ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ?
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Topic: ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ?
Posted By: worksleepwork
Subject: ASROCK X99 Extreme 4 Needs BIOS Update ?
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 2:04am
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" rel="nofollow - I am reading that if you received a X99 Extreme 4 with bios version pre 3.0 that it is not compatible with an i7 6800. I believe I am having this issue currently as the PC powers on however it displays no video and has a red light displayed. Is it possible to update the bios without buying a new CPU or a new BIOS chip? If not is it hard to replace the BIOS chip on the MB? I have never really experienced this before and would like some input. Thanks!
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 2:18am
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Contact Tech Support directly and they will help you out with this. We can tell you what to do and how to do it but you need to contact them to organize a new BIOS chip. ------------- 
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 2:34am
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" rel="nofollow - It's 3.30 that begins BIOS support for the i7-6800K: http://asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20Extreme4/index.us.asp?cat=CPU Look on the lower edge at the lower right corner. There are two stickers covering both BIOS chips that have printed on them the BIOS rev. that the motherboard came with from the factory. What is printed on your stickers? |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 2:36am
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" rel="nofollow - Too, you haven't by change overlooked plugging in the 8-pin CPU Power at the top middle of the motherboard have you? |
Posted By: worksleepwork
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 2:48am
No, first thing I checked when I noticed the initial problem. I will have to double check the bios version when I get home though thanks for noting that. Hopefully it is the most recent and my problem just lies in something else rather simple.
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wardog wrote:Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2016 at 3:11am
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I wouldn't worry, even if you do need a new BIOS chip ASRock is very helpful with this issue (X99 and broadwell). Replacing the chip itself is very simple and straight forward too. -------------
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Posted By: worksleepwork
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 2:42am
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" rel="nofollow - So it turns out that it did in fact have the latest bios update. I ended up just leaving it running and the screen eventually came on. It turns out it is taking around 50 seconds or so to hit the post screen. Is there a particular reason that it is taking so long?
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 2:48am
Using a PCIe slot based nVME by chance? |
Posted By: worksleepwork
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 3:59am
Nope just a Crucial MX300 2.5" 525GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD). Rest of specs if it helps are :
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 8:08am
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" rel="nofollow - Hmmm Directly above the top x16 PCIe slot is a 4-pin female molex connection that feeds additional voltage to the PCIe bus. For an experiment arrange a cable from the PSU to this 4-pin connection to see if doing this makes a diff. Are you OC'ing any parts of this build? |
Posted By: parsec
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2016 at 10:14am
Do you have a POST beep speaker installed on the board, and the POST beep option enabled in the UEFI/BIOS? The single POST Ok beep is the signal that POST has completed successfully. While 50 seconds seems to be a long POST period, don't expect an X99 board to POST quickly. The X99 chipset is the consumer/PC version of Intel's enterprise C602 chipset. The differences are few, if any. Enterprise/professional boards are not concerned about a fast POST time. Instead they value stability, so the POST process operations will be more strict and extensive. Don't forget there are four memory channels to test, twice that of standard two channel boards. Plus there are eight DIMM slots to check, instead of four. How much memory are you using in your board? There are 10 Intel SATA III ports, instead of the usual six. More PCIe lanes to check, 28 - 40, compared to 16 on most boards, those just from the CPU. A review comparing X99 boards showed the ASRock board (not yours, an ITX model) had the fastest POST time of all tested, about 20 seconds vs up to 40 for the others. Of course, that board has only two DIMM slots, and two channel only. UEFI option settings can affect POST time. You can always enable Fast Boot, but can't use Ultra Fast unless you installed Windows with CSM disabled. Is Windows installed yet? If not the UEFI is looking for a bootable drive, which takes time. ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/48rujh" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2016 at 5:17am
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Coming back to this ....... Hmmm, by chance did the OS install onto MBR or UEFI? |