Normal Behavior for new motherboard? - Page 2

AManEatingDuck · 25th May 2012, 3:20 PM

My Asrock z77 extreme 4 did this as well with Bios v1.20, but only when I unplugged the power cable and pressed the power button to drain the charge in the board. Once I upgrade the bios to v1.30 it hasn't happened again.

TRG.dOinK · 25th May 2012, 4:58 PM

hrm, I am running the latest bios (F8). I reset the bios (pulled battery out + shorted the two pins), still the same. Reset bios to optimum settings a fair few times, same.

Tried without video card, tried one stick of ram, then the other, then in a different slot, all the same.

Might try turning some features in the BIOS on or off etc

There's no LN2 switch afaik.

TRG.dOinK · 24th June 2012, 5:37 PM

FYI... BIOS F9 fixes my issue.

Now when you turn the PC on, it will stay on and boot into Windows.
No more ON for 2 seconds, then off for 2-3 seconds, then back on.

Only problem is the F9 Bios found new hardware "PCI Simple Communications Controller" but "Device driver software was not successfully installed". Location is PCI Bus 0, Device 22, Function 0. Error code 28.

No drivers from the disc will work, nor on-line driver search.

Fix one thing, break another :P

I'll have to wait for F10 I guess.... unless someone else here has figured it out?

Using Win7 64bit SP1

KANNIS · 30th June 2012, 3:17 PM

Guys I got the same issue with mine as I have the same board. The cpu fan doesn't spin for a few seconds then all of a sudden it goes wild and eases back after 5-10 seconds. But on top of this mine doesn't even send a signal through to the monitor....

Is this board meant to show any lights I can't see any when I switch it on but everything seems to be warm so I'm stumped. Maybe its dead?

TRG.dOinK · 5th July 2012, 11:57 PM

We'll update with the motherboard, Gigabyte reckon I should re-format Windows... I honestly doubt formatting Windows is going to fix my unknown device, especially when it wasn't there in the older bios. Anyone else figured this one out?

The Gigabyte drivers (cd or net) don't do anything, nor does searching the web for the driver.

http://i.imgur.com/rvpDF.jpg

Edit: Figured it out, even though the image above shows that the "Intel Management Engine" is installed, I couldn't see it in add/remove programs, perhaps it removed itself after the bios update from F8 to F9, I don't know, anyway I downloaded the newer drivers "Intel® ME 8: Management Engine Driver for Intel 6 & 7 Series Chipset-Based Desktop Boards" from here and its all good now.

Hope this helps others.

25th May 2012, 3:20 PM	#16
AManEatingDuck Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Auckland, NZ Posts: 267	My Asrock z77 extreme 4 did this as well with Bios v1.20, but only when I unplugged the power cable and pressed the power button to drain the charge in the board. Once I upgrade the bios to v1.30 it hasn't happened again. __________________ Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith, I'm a locksmith

25th May 2012, 4:58 PM	#17
TRG.dOinK Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melb East Posts: 2,818	hrm, I am running the latest bios (F8). I reset the bios (pulled battery out + shorted the two pins), still the same. Reset bios to optimum settings a fair few times, same. Tried without video card, tried one stick of ram, then the other, then in a different slot, all the same. Might try turning some features in the BIOS on or off etc There's no LN2 switch afaik. __________________ ... /\ . _\ /_ Mitsubishi \| Successful Trades: Suicidal, Nerotic, Chiefgc, Mr Chilled, Kooliez, Vortexkrow, Grandarcmaster, AT-AT ./_/ \_\ Motors... \| E8400, NZXT Hush, Corsair TX-750, Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R, 4GB DDR2 Corsair DHX, Asus 8800GTS 512, Auzentech Prelude Xfi, Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32mg cache Last edited by TRG.dOinK; 25th May 2012 at 5:01 PM.

24th June 2012, 5:37 PM	#18
TRG.dOinK Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melb East Posts: 2,818	FYI... BIOS F9 fixes my issue. Now when you turn the PC on, it will stay on and boot into Windows. No more ON for 2 seconds, then off for 2-3 seconds, then back on. Only problem is the F9 Bios found new hardware "PCI Simple Communications Controller" but "Device driver software was not successfully installed". Location is PCI Bus 0, Device 22, Function 0. Error code 28. No drivers from the disc will work, nor on-line driver search. Fix one thing, break another :P I'll have to wait for F10 I guess.... unless someone else here has figured it out? Using Win7 64bit SP1 __________________ ... /\ . _\ /_ Mitsubishi \| Successful Trades: Suicidal, Nerotic, Chiefgc, Mr Chilled, Kooliez, Vortexkrow, Grandarcmaster, AT-AT ./_/ \_\ Motors... \| E8400, NZXT Hush, Corsair TX-750, Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R, 4GB DDR2 Corsair DHX, Asus 8800GTS 512, Auzentech Prelude Xfi, Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32mg cache

30th June 2012, 3:17 PM	#19
KANNIS Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 8,033	Guys I got the same issue with mine as I have the same board. The cpu fan doesn't spin for a few seconds then all of a sudden it goes wild and eases back after 5-10 seconds. But on top of this mine doesn't even send a signal through to the monitor.... Is this board meant to show any lights I can't see any when I switch it on but everything seems to be warm so I'm stumped. Maybe its dead? __________________ \|-O-\| (-O-) \|-O-\| "STAY IN ATTACK FORMATION" OCAU Fishing Club Member #1 Last edited by KANNIS; 30th June 2012 at 3:22 PM.

5th July 2012, 11:57 PM	#20
TRG.dOinK Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melb East Posts: 2,818	We'll update with the motherboard, Gigabyte reckon I should re-format Windows... I honestly doubt formatting Windows is going to fix my unknown device, especially when it wasn't there in the older bios. Anyone else figured this one out? The Gigabyte drivers (cd or net) don't do anything, nor does searching the web for the driver. http://i.imgur.com/rvpDF.jpg Edit: Figured it out, even though the image above shows that the "Intel Management Engine" is installed, I couldn't see it in add/remove programs, perhaps it removed itself after the bios update from F8 to F9, I don't know, anyway I downloaded the newer drivers "Intel® ME 8: Management Engine Driver for Intel 6 & 7 Series Chipset-Based Desktop Boards" from here and its all good now. Hope this helps others. __________________ ... /\ . _\ /_ Mitsubishi \| Successful Trades: Suicidal, Nerotic, Chiefgc, Mr Chilled, Kooliez, Vortexkrow, Grandarcmaster, AT-AT ./_/ \_\ Motors... \| E8400, NZXT Hush, Corsair TX-750, Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R, 4GB DDR2 Corsair DHX, Asus 8800GTS 512, Auzentech Prelude Xfi, Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32mg cache Last edited by TRG.dOinK; 6th July 2012 at 12:25 AM.