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NEW BUILD and ITS MAKING ME RIP ALL MY HAIRS!!

flav
Level 7
ok i just spent a load of money and its now been 2 days i cant get my new system to work 😕
let me start with parts i ordered...

1 x Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail OEM Processor
1 x Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
1 x Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z Z68 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio EATX Motherboard
1 x G-Skill 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1866MHz RipjawsZ X79 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V


I`had to send the RAM back due to an error while ordering and i got a quad channel Mem sticks for a socket 2011 Z77.

i1ve now spent more money on new set of Mem sticks only to find out they are NOT supported either

2x Kingston HyperX 8GB KIT 1600mhz (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX)

which i will need to take it back to shop 😞

can someone suggest a GOOD WORKING COMPATIBLE RAM ?

I cant even load to bios at the moment ...

im expecting i will need to flash the bios due to the CPU i have sloted?
and how do i do this ?
i tried to use ROG via USB at back but nothing happens ...

im lost now and about to refit my old system and send it all back



any sugestions would be much appreciated
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail OEM Processor
Asus MAXIMUS V GENE Z77 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio mATX Motherboard
OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 SATA III SSD, Up to 560MB/s READ, 430MB/s WRITE, 120K MAX IOPS,
OCZ 120GB Vertex 3 Max IOPs SSD SATA-III 2.5" Read 550MB/s Write 500MB/s 85,000 IOPS
Kingston 16GB DDR3 1600MHz XMP HyperX Memory
ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Graphics
Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
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colson79
Level 7
The RAM should still work fine, they are both DDR3. I think the issue you are having is you have a Z68 Motherboard and you are running a new Ivy Bridge processor. They are compatible but you need to update the bios to run the new CPU. Unfortunately I think on your motherboard you will need to install a sandy bridge processor in order to update the BIOS.

colson79 wrote:
The RAM should still work fine, they are both DDR3. I think the issue you are having is you have a Z68 Motherboard and you are running a new Ivy Bridge processor. They are compatible but you need to update the bios to run the new CPU. Unfortunately I think on your motherboard you will need to install a sandy bridge processor in order to update the BIOS.


its strange cuz its not listed in QVL and the debug error code i get is "F2" MEMORY DETECT .

Am i not able to update bios via ROG ? USB dongle?

thx in sdvance
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail OEM Processor
Asus MAXIMUS V GENE Z77 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio mATX Motherboard
OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 SATA III SSD, Up to 560MB/s READ, 430MB/s WRITE, 120K MAX IOPS,
OCZ 120GB Vertex 3 Max IOPs SSD SATA-III 2.5" Read 550MB/s Write 500MB/s 85,000 IOPS
Kingston 16GB DDR3 1600MHz XMP HyperX Memory
ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Graphics
Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Jonas
Level 7

Jonas wrote:
http://support.asus.com/qvl.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&s=39&m=maximus%20iv%20extreme-z&os=30&hashedid=h2h...

Check out the lower file, "M4E and M4E-Z QVL list".



ye that list is same as in "user guide " that came with motherboard

going to send back Ram stick back to shop, and shop online for replacement
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail OEM Processor
Asus MAXIMUS V GENE Z77 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio mATX Motherboard
OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 SATA III SSD, Up to 560MB/s READ, 430MB/s WRITE, 120K MAX IOPS,
OCZ 120GB Vertex 3 Max IOPs SSD SATA-III 2.5" Read 550MB/s Write 500MB/s 85,000 IOPS
Kingston 16GB DDR3 1600MHz XMP HyperX Memory
ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Graphics
Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

moorhen2
Level 10
flav wrote:
ok i just spent a load of money and its now been 2 days i cant get my new system to work 😕
let me start with parts i ordered...

1 x Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail OEM Processor
1 x Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
1 x Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z Z68 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio EATX Motherboard
1 x G-Skill 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1866MHz RipjawsZ X79 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V


I`had to send the RAM back due to an error while ordering and i got a quad channel Mem sticks for a socket 2011 Z77.

i1ve now spent more money on new set of Mem sticks only to find out they are NOT supported either

2x Kingston HyperX 8GB KIT 1600mhz (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX)

which i will need to take it back to shop 😞

can someone suggest a GOOD WORKING COMPATIBLE RAM ?

I cant even load to bios at the moment ...

im expecting i will need to flash the bios due to the CPU i have sloted?
and how do i do this ?
i tried to use ROG via USB at back but nothing happens ...

im lost now and about to refit my old system and send it all back



any sugestions would be much appreciated


Your 3770k cpu is not supported by your board without a 3### series bios,plese follow my "flashback procedure posted several times on here,and it is always best not to mix ram kits,so i dont see your problem is ram,it's the cpu not being supported.Flashback procedure is here.







Originally Posted by moorhen2

Hi there,the simple answer is yes you can,using the ROG Connect procedure,ie,download the latest bios,using a memory stick formated to Fat32,place the bios file on it,rename it to M4EZ.ROM,with the board powered down,but still power to it,place the memory stick in the ROG Connect port,press the ROG Connect button next to it for several seconds then release,the LED light next to the first bios chip will start blinking,wait for this to stop blinking,it can take a few minutes,then your good to go.It is called flashing blind,you dont need a cpu installed.Hope this helps.
ASUS CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z
AMD FX 8350 (1252)
INTEL CORE I7 2600K (3134A867)
ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME-Z (0002)

OCZ VERTEX 3 120 SSD
GIGABYTE 890FXA UD7 REV 2.1 (F3)
GIGABYTE 890FXA UD7 REV 2.0 (F3)
VARIOUS AMD CPU's
8 GIG G-SKILL SNIPER LOW VOLTAGE 1600
4 GIG G-SKILL RIPJAWS X 2133 C9
8 GIG CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600 C8 (HYNIX)
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 800D
CORSAIR HX1000W PSU
2X RADEON HD6970'S XFIRE
4X SAMSUNG F3 1T HDD's 2X RAID 0
CUSTOM WATERCOOLING

moorhen2 wrote:
Your 3770k cpu is not supported by your board without a 3### series bios,plese follow my "flashback procedure posted several times on here,and it is always best not to mix ram kits,so i dont see your problem is ram,it's the cpu not being supported.Flashback procedure is here.







Originally Posted by moorhen2

Hi there,the simple answer is yes you can,using the ROG Connect procedure,ie,download the latest bios,using a memory stick formated to Fat32,place the bios file on it,rename it to M4EZ.ROM,with the board powered down,but still power to it,place the memory stick in the ROG Connect port,press the ROG Connect button next to it for several seconds then release,the LED light next to the first bios chip will start blinking,wait for this to stop blinking,it can take a few minutes,then your good to go.It is called flashing blind,you dont need a cpu installed.Hope this helps.




ok so ur definetely sure my ram is not the problem even thou is not in VQL list ?

i will try to blind flash the bios again using ur method ...

i take it i should do this on 1st bios chip ? ( the one on left side )

downloading bios Version 3402



dont know if this helps ....

bios LED = ORANGE
Q LED = RED

thank you for ur support

much appreciated
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail OEM Processor
Asus MAXIMUS V GENE Z77 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio mATX Motherboard
OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 SATA III SSD, Up to 560MB/s READ, 430MB/s WRITE, 120K MAX IOPS,
OCZ 120GB Vertex 3 Max IOPs SSD SATA-III 2.5" Read 550MB/s Write 500MB/s 85,000 IOPS
Kingston 16GB DDR3 1600MHz XMP HyperX Memory
ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Graphics
Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Is possible to do this "Blind flash" on a maximus IV Gen-Z board? I an stuck with the same problem but on the Gene Z.

Thanks,
Dan C.
Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen 3 | Core i5 3450 | 8 GB Gskill DDR3 1600
NZXT Phantom 410 Case | OCZ 750 Fatality PSU | ASUS GTX 570 Video

NightShiftr wrote:
Is possible to do this "Blind flash" on a maximus IV Gen-Z board? I an stuck with the same problem but on the Gene Z.

Thanks,
Dan C.


Sorry but your board does not support bios flashback,if you look at the screens below,your board does not have the ROG Connect "Flashback" port,the MIVEZ does.

Your board


MIVEZ Board
ASUS CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z
AMD FX 8350 (1252)
INTEL CORE I7 2600K (3134A867)
ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME-Z (0002)

OCZ VERTEX 3 120 SSD
GIGABYTE 890FXA UD7 REV 2.1 (F3)
GIGABYTE 890FXA UD7 REV 2.0 (F3)
VARIOUS AMD CPU's
8 GIG G-SKILL SNIPER LOW VOLTAGE 1600
4 GIG G-SKILL RIPJAWS X 2133 C9
8 GIG CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600 C8 (HYNIX)
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 800D
CORSAIR HX1000W PSU
2X RADEON HD6970'S XFIRE
4X SAMSUNG F3 1T HDD's 2X RAID 0
CUSTOM WATERCOOLING

flav wrote:
ok so ur definetely sure my ram is not the problem even thou is not in VQL list ?

i will try to blind flash the bios again using ur method ...

i take it i should do this on 1st bios chip ? ( the one on left side )

downloading bios Version 3402



dont know if this helps ....

bios LED = ORANGE
Q LED = RED

thank you for ur support

much appreciated


The bios chips are on the bottom edge of the board as you look at it,when you follow my procedure the tiny LED next to the first bios chip,ie the left one as you look at them will start to blink,it will take several minutes,but once it stops blinking you are good to go.Yes bios 3402 is the one you need,and follow the instructions carefully and you will be ok.
ASUS CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z
AMD FX 8350 (1252)
INTEL CORE I7 2600K (3134A867)
ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME-Z (0002)

OCZ VERTEX 3 120 SSD
GIGABYTE 890FXA UD7 REV 2.1 (F3)
GIGABYTE 890FXA UD7 REV 2.0 (F3)
VARIOUS AMD CPU's
8 GIG G-SKILL SNIPER LOW VOLTAGE 1600
4 GIG G-SKILL RIPJAWS X 2133 C9
8 GIG CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600 C8 (HYNIX)
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 800D
CORSAIR HX1000W PSU
2X RADEON HD6970'S XFIRE
4X SAMSUNG F3 1T HDD's 2X RAID 0
CUSTOM WATERCOOLING