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PCI-e Combo II Wifi driver/mobo issue

86boy
Level 7
So I just got all my parts yesterday, and went through to setup everything up. Here's what I'm working with.

Maximus VI Extreme
i7 4770k
Noctua NH-D14
Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 MHz (2x8GB)
XFX 5830s in crossfire
Rosewill 1000w
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit

EDIT: I have not touched any OC settings or anything is straight up fresh out of the box default settings. Also there is 1 error code of A2, and everything I have is SATA with brand new cables used. Still gotta look into that.

I managed to get all of the drivers installed except the Network Controller. Which appears to be the wifi/bluetooth combo ii setup. I tried the disc first, and it froze. Tried downloading the driver from Asus... no go. Tried going into the device manager, and directing it towards the disc and then folder with no luck. So I pulled it out and swapped the wifi card with the one from my laptop which I know is good. Started to install the driver, annnnnnnnddddd it froze. So I'm putting in a service case with Asus, but was wondering if maybe I was being stupid or missed a setting in the BIOS?!

I updated the BIOS to the latest Version 0804 as well. Still freezes when trying to install that one driver. So I went through and installed all the latest drivers from Asus website, and tried it one last time, and it still froze.

I was hoping to utilize the SSD capabilities later down the road, and use all the hard drive slots for a nice little raid setup later. If the wifi piece isn't working, I can only imagine the SSD won't either. Anyone have to install the driver with the combo ii piece disconnected THEN install the combo II? That's about the only thing I haven't tried yet. Just looking for options while I wait for Asus to reply, and to notify the community.
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HiVizMan
Level 40
I wonder if you have used the install guide for the Combo? There is a sticky thread about it - you are not alone in having had hassles putting that puppy in system.
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dHDMaster
Level 7
Everything that is a combo with a mobo is not so good.. so it's possible to get issues with it. I've have another problem with the mPCIe Combo II.. In my case I've installed fortunely and working.. but I just can use one of them.. If I use the BT and wht wifi.. the mPCIe Combo II die.

DSan AI
H. Darío Ames L.
Lima, PERU (GMT-05)

ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME USER

86boy
Level 7
Ok so after messing with it and messing it with it I had amazon send me a new board just in case, and also bought a wireless USB so I could at least update everything and continue with installing programs etc. I don't know if this holds true with the wireless card that comes WITH the motherboard, but i had left my laptop wifi card in that combo ii piece. In this myst of tryin to find that combo ii install guide that i don't see stickied anywhere. 😕 I started doing windows updates. Now the broadcom wifi card I had left in there popped up with an update through windows. So I let it go, and low and behold it started working. I'm going to throw in the stock wifi card that came with it, and see if there was some random windows 7 update that fixed that problem. Maybe it's a windows issue and not a mobo issue?

I also started having some odd issues with the computer wanting to lock up at the login screen. So I tried a bunch of stuff, and could get into safe mode just fine. Since there wasn't a LOT done to it, and all the different wifi drivers partially being installed along with other random stuff that wasn't working quite right I blew it away, and went to re-install windows 7.

So I get to the screen where you can format, delete, expand partitions, etc. and I deleted the partition, and format it. Only to notice there's a little note towards the bottom of the window stating

"Windows can not be installed on this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting this disk. Ensure the disk's controller is enabled in the computers BIOS menu."

So I exit the installer, and naturally went into the BIOS only to discover none of my drives were showing up anymore... Decided to grab the manual just to double check and make sure those were the correct hdd slots. They worked, but it was the ASMedia Seral ATA that I had plugged everthing into. I read up on the differences and seen ASMedia was slower and tried to combine USB/SATA down the same channels or something along those lines. Stopped reading about that and swapped the drives over to the other SATA which is an Intel controller. After swapping the drives over checked in the BIOS and everything was showing up again. Loaded the windows 7 disc up again only this time no message or errors. Installed just fine.

Got to the windows updates after installing my USB wifi due to the device manager not being able to intall the native wifi that came with it. updated everything and the broadcom wifi showed up and installed and started working again. All of drivers I've installed went without a hiccup. So maybe try the Intel Disk Controller slots (below the sticker advising slot 5 will be diabled when using NSFF SSD). Seems to run faster as well... and I'm still using old school platter drives ATM. So I figured I'd post up what I did regarding that Combo II issue since I could never find that stickied thread... 😕

Ok so I did a little playing this evening since I received the replacement board to test/verify with. I pulled the combo ii out and put the asus wifi card back in, and tried the installer again. As usual during the install my computer froze up hard. Shut it off pulled the motherboard, and all the stuff relating to it out, and replaced all of it.

After watching the codes on the old board as it would go through 15-20 codes just to start up. I watched the new board. There was about 7 or 8 codes that flashed while the computer booted. I sneezed as it was booting.... -.-' Once windows booted up the bluetooth installed literally RIGHT away on it's own. Then I fired up the ol trusty installation disc, and started it. Didn't even glitch or blink or freak out one bit, and it isntalled correctly the first time. So keep an eye on your codes if you are having problems installing that little guy. SOO glad I requested a replacement board as I confirmed the first one had some strange issue with only that combo ii card. thanks for the direction, and tips.

dHDMaster I don't have that odd issue of both not working well together. I have my phone connected right now, and running on only wifi no hard wire.