Frozen Time Clock in UEFI - The Fix

[Raja]

Is your motherboard suffering from the malady of a frozen time clock in UEFI?

If so try the following:

1) Reflash the latest UEFI, using EZ Flash 2 or USB BIOS flashback.

2) When the system POSTs, enter UEFI. Once in UEFI power down the motherboard. Keep the PSU attached and "on". Only the motherboard is powered off and in "standby". You will see the MB standby lights on (boards with start buttons onboard will be lit). Standby does not mean the board is actually running, standby means the board has power, but you have not pressed the power button to turn it on. Make sure the board is off before you go to the next step in this list. You will know if it is off because if you leave it for 5 seconds it should not POST~BOOT - this means it is in standby.



3) Clear CMOS (Clear RTC) for 10 seconds. This will clear the Management Engine.

4) Power up the system, enter UEFI, set the clock and then save and exit.

5) Update MEI driver to Version 9.5.14.1724 in the OS.









6 )Carry on using the system as normal.

The above steps should fix the issue.

-Raja

[clubfoot]

JackNaylorPE wrote:
The advice is to have cache at no more than 3 below multiplier cause at that point it starts to affect performance. But it also happens at 45/42 and stock settings.

From Wickman's link ....

A Big THANK YOU to Raja for putting up with all us frustrated "Whinerbaggers" for the last 8 months ! But not like I gonna let you off easy .... questions"

1. Will this make it into BIOS 15xx (in Beta last I looked) or we wait for 16xx ?

2. Are Z97 boards so afflicted ?

3. Is this also affecting the "freeze" problem saving / loading OC profiles and backing them up to USB ?

I have not encountered a problem at running 45/42...24/7, but like the clock issue some may.


Well this is really good news for those who have had the clock freeze issue and if they fix the BIOS profile reloads it will be worth two thumbs up 🙂

[cypone_x]

I just purchased a Maximus VI Hero for a long, overdue build. I got the Z87 for a very good price which is why I did not opt for the Z97. CPU+Motherboard bundle that was in-store pickup only. The last of my parts will be here this week and having read this thread along with a few others, I am already hesitant and bit nervous before I even have the build completed. If this issue is as wide-spread as it seems to be and has been going on for 10+ months, it's nearly impossibly to understand how this has not been resolved by now. I read the "possible" resolutions which go beyond what a customer should have to do to resolve this kind of issue.

The first computer I ever built when I was in high school used an ASUS A7V motherboard that worked great. I of course hope my board which is a rev. 1.02 does not have this issue but if it does, it's apparent that after 10+ months, a permanent solution is not going to happen. I have not read every single post as it became redundant so I will finish those up later. For someone who has had to wait a very long time for a new custom build due to other priorities, I feel for those who have this issue and especially those who like me, were on a budget. I may not be able to stay on the forums all the time and especially not until the build is complete but if this issue does occur, it seems that taking this board back and replacing it with another non-ASUS board will happen. Let's hope not... sigh.

[Tokens210]

cypone.x wrote:
I just purchased a Maximus VI Hero for a long, overdue build. I got the Z87 for a very good price which is why I did not opt for the Z97. CPU+Motherboard bundle that was in-store pickup only. The last of my parts will be here this week and having read this thread along with a few others, I am already hesitant and bit nervous before I even have the build completed. If this issue is as wide-spread as it seems to be and has been going on for 10+ months, it's nearly impossibly to understand how this has not been resolved by now. I read the "possible" resolutions which go beyond what a customer should have to do to resolve this kind of issue.

The first computer I ever built when I was in high school used an ASUS A7V motherboard that worked great. I of course hope my board which is a rev. 1.02 does not have this issue but if it does, it's apparent that after 10+ months, a permanent solution is not going to happen. I have not read every single post as it became redundant so I will finish those up later. For someone who has had to wait a very long time for a new custom build due to other priorities, I feel for those who have this issue and especially those who like me, were on a budget. I may not be able to stay on the forums all the time and especially not until the build is complete but if this issue does occur, it seems that taking this board back and replacing it with another non-ASUS board will happen. Let's hope not... sigh.

If you have a rog vi series board sad to say you already have the issue, everyone does, it just went the bios will freeze or if you get lucky and it doesn't seem to

Or as mine is maybe it'll freeze then you'll somehow fix it yourself lol


Also surprised you just purchased the vi over the vii, price different is only like $20 I see you said you got a package deal, I probly would have gone vii myself for the upgraded supreme fx and pwm fan controls

[cypone_x]

Wow.. what is amazing is that a fix for this issue has yet to come out? It's almost impossible to believe. I did buy the VI because it was literally $80 less than the regular price with the bundled in-store only deal that was a one-time weekend special when I picked it and the i7-4770K up. Now, paying $229 for the VII vs what I paid... the decision was very very easy. Especially when you are coming from running an HP Slimline like I was. I start the build Tues. when the last part arrives so here we go... I did not realize it affected EVERY SINGLE board ever made. If that is the case, I supposed I really should just take it back before I start the build and get another non-ASUS board as I simply am not able to understand why this issue has not been resolved not just by now but within the first couple of months.

Then I have also read about sound issues, USB issues, storage issues like certain SSD's or HDD's not being recognized, and so on. It seems as if this motherboard looks great on paper but has so many issues that you would spent 30% or more of your time trying to fix it so that it is stable instead of just having a functioning, stable system. So I can only imagine the amount of people who own this board who have not even bothered to post on here since every board is affected with the clock issue... much less those that are having multiple issues.

I have always liked ASUS but this... just makes you want to go pick up a Gigabyte, MSI, ASRock, etc. motherboard and loose some of the nice features and just use a straight up regular board that may not be feature rich but will be stable.. it's simply frustrating when you haven't even built a box and already know you WILL have issues no matter what at some point. Sad indeed.

[Praz]

cypone.x wrote:
Wow.. what is amazing is that a fix for this issue has yet to come out?

Post #134.

http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?35490-Sabertooth-Z87-Bios-Clock-Issue&p=408653#post408653

[cypone_x]

Praz wrote:
Post #134.

http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?35490-Sabertooth-Z87-Bios-Clock-Issue&p=408653#post408653

Ah, I had not seen that at all because I just bought/registered my VI Hero and was staying in the VI Hero area of the Forum. So at least we know that there WILL be a permanent fix for the Z87 ROG boards after those that are listed are taken care of. Well, now I do feel better in going ahead with the build as I was honestly contemplating what to do before I even began. I hope the ROG fixes come out fairly soon so I appreciate you relaying that info. Praz. Seeing that a permanent fix is for certain brings a lot of relief to someone who saved up to buy a very good board (and overall build in general) that was on sale at Micro Center for $139. Which is why I got the Z87 instead of paying $229 for the VII Hero as someone asked me why I didn't just go ahead and get the VII Hero -- Obviously because of the price. 🙂

So yeah, thanks for posting that info. again Praz.

[Wickman]

cypone.x wrote:

Ah, I had not seen that at all because I just bought/registered my VI Hero and was staying in the VI Hero area of the Forum.
....
So yeah, thanks for posting that info. again Praz.

If you had read post nr 274 in this thread you should have been aware.

😄

[ironfan]

Yeh but there still isn't a released fix for the rog boards right?

[cypone_x]

I was reading a lot in one day so if I did not see the original posting, it was due to the fact that page after page was the same. So as a new forum member, I imagine that has happened from time-to-time.

[Taxinha]

Praz wrote:
Post #134.

http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?35490-Sabertooth-Z87-Bios-Clock-Issue&p=408653#post408653

Great news. Is there an ETA for the ROG boards?

Thanks