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7970 Matrix Platinum - safe mode all the time

czeslaw
Level 7
Hello,

I've run into an issue with my graphic card.
After building my pc, installing windows 8 and drivers my card was flashing green all the time. I discovered that it was connected to Asus EPU engine, what I described here: http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?29501-Matrix-Platinum-EPU-Engine&country=&status=

Since then my card was doing perfect. Today I've opened my chassis, removed RAM to try it with different PC, installed it again and now my card is in constant safe mode (led indicator flashing green). GPU Tweak ask me each time after boot to "recover my graphic card" but after boot it's still green !

Please help ....

Can it be that something happened to my psu and now graphic card can't work normally ?
Should I try holding the safe button while pc is booting ? Flashing card's bios ? Resetting the motherboard's bios ?
M7H / Matrix 7970 P (flashed to R9 280x Matrix P) + 2 x DELL U2713HM / i7 4790k + h100i push&pull / 3 x Kingston 3k SSD 120GB / 1 x Corsair ForceGT 120GB / TridentX 2400 2x8gb / Corsair Graphite 600t case + AX1200i + NZXT IU01 + Bitfenix USB3.0 internal adapter
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czeslaw wrote:
I've wrote You PM answering your question.
What do you mean flashing into default? Where did you get the default bios? techpowerup or the link above?


Reply back sir !!! Got the bios from techpowerup. Because i thought the link above is for matrix platinum edition and mine isn't one,so i google it and found the one for non platinum edition.
M6F (0804 bios) / Matrix 7970 / i7 4770k / Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 4x4gb / Corsair Force GT 120GB / Corsair Carbide Air 540 case + Corsair AXi860W / NZXT Kraken X60

czeslaw
Level 7
Oh, mine is platinum ! Sorry I missed that 😕 so forget my request for the bios 😛 still keeping my fingers crossed that your matrix will finally go bluish ;]
M7H / Matrix 7970 P (flashed to R9 280x Matrix P) + 2 x DELL U2713HM / i7 4790k + h100i push&pull / 3 x Kingston 3k SSD 120GB / 1 x Corsair ForceGT 120GB / TridentX 2400 2x8gb / Corsair Graphite 600t case + AX1200i + NZXT IU01 + Bitfenix USB3.0 internal adapter

czeslaw wrote:
Oh, mine is platinum ! Sorry I missed that 😕 so forget my request for the bios 😛 still keeping my fingers crossed that your matrix will finally go bluish ;]


Hahahaha okay... But i will send it to you anyway... Just incase that you'll need it... Gonna take a shower first... Lol
M6F (0804 bios) / Matrix 7970 / i7 4770k / Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 4x4gb / Corsair Force GT 120GB / Corsair Carbide Air 540 case + Corsair AXi860W / NZXT Kraken X60

EllipticDawid25
Level 8
no clue 🙂 u shoudl take your pc 2 asus and ask them 🙂
AMD FX 9370/ CROSSHAIR V FORMULA / MATRIX R9 280X PLATINIUM CROSSFIREx2/ CORSAIR VENGEANCE MEMORY 2133mhz 8GB / ANTEC 1300WATT/ CORSAIR 800D / WATER COOL 360MM RAD PUMP EK 2.2

desmondwiera
Level 7
hmm... a little update...
today i'm doing fresh install windows 7.. when re-installing all of my driver and programs and i'm going out for a while, strange thing happen when i came back.. the led is cycling from green - blue - purple - red. and when i move my mouse, it came back to blue again.. somehow like cycling when idle or something.
M6F (0804 bios) / Matrix 7970 / i7 4770k / Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 4x4gb / Corsair Force GT 120GB / Corsair Carbide Air 540 case + Corsair AXi860W / NZXT Kraken X60

desmondwiera wrote:
the led is cycling from green - blue - purple - red. and when i move my mouse, it came back to blue again.. somehow like cycling when idle or something.


LOL, Christmas time?

Never saw that on the Matrix cards...

czeslaw
Level 7
that's bizzare ....
M7H / Matrix 7970 P (flashed to R9 280x Matrix P) + 2 x DELL U2713HM / i7 4790k + h100i push&pull / 3 x Kingston 3k SSD 120GB / 1 x Corsair ForceGT 120GB / TridentX 2400 2x8gb / Corsair Graphite 600t case + AX1200i + NZXT IU01 + Bitfenix USB3.0 internal adapter

desmondwiera
Level 7
Strange right? Lol
I guess i will live with the U2 for a moment.. Planning to sell this card and move on into 780ti.. Still have 3months to think about this plan.. 🙂
M6F (0804 bios) / Matrix 7970 / i7 4770k / Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 4x4gb / Corsair Force GT 120GB / Corsair Carbide Air 540 case + Corsair AXi860W / NZXT Kraken X60

Holdt
Level 7
Hi there.
Perhaps it's a long shot, but I have experienced similar behaviour, due to a bitcoin miner trojan virus. It gains access to your compute power when your system has been inactive for a short period of time.
https://www.google.dk/search?q=bitcoin+miner+trojan&rlz=1C1SAVM_enDK529DK529&oq=bitcoinminer+&aqs=ch...

czeslaw
Level 7
I have a possible solution I'll try today.

It's based on this thread:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1843379/asus-matrix-280x-aftifacting-boot.html#.

It fits the situation because the card is ok after reflash/clear cmos and then fails after first poweroff.

What I'll do:

- Switch to iGPU / connect only one monitor to intel gpu.
- Try to reflash matrix once again (do not reboot)
- Disable the burn service in msconfig
- Clear cmos / optimized / clear cmos

... and we'll see...
M7H / Matrix 7970 P (flashed to R9 280x Matrix P) + 2 x DELL U2713HM / i7 4790k + h100i push&pull / 3 x Kingston 3k SSD 120GB / 1 x Corsair ForceGT 120GB / TridentX 2400 2x8gb / Corsair Graphite 600t case + AX1200i + NZXT IU01 + Bitfenix USB3.0 internal adapter