RIVE PCI-E Slot 3 Stability Issues

[ryanhaver]

I am having issues with the PCI-E Slot 3 on the RIVE (black slot). It doesn't seem to like me using it when I have SLI enabled on slots #1 and #4. I haven't done much troubleshooting with different devices, but I thought the issue was related specifically to my RevoDrive 3 because other's had experienced similar things on other motherboards using the RevoDrive 3.



Green slots are running GTX 607s in SLI, while the Orange is whatever I plug in. Basically I cannot reliably come out of sleep with anything plugged into this slot. I've tried a dual port Gigabit NIC and a Sound Card with the same results that the RevoDrive 3 gave me months ago. All other slots are unpopulated, and the #6 slot is actually manually turned off.

You can find any details about the original issues in my original thread that's relatively old now, here.

I'm overclocked and have been stable as long as nothing is plugged into the 3rd slot. It doesn't matter if I'm overclocked or not this issues occurs regardless. Please see my hardware specs in my sig if you have questions.

Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone.

[Hatross]

I'd plug the revo drive into the native (8X) PCIeX16 slot on the end... I am using a mushkin scorpion in the x16 length/8X slot on the RIVG without any issues, albeit I am using a single outdated graphics card in the top slot and set to gen1 in the bios.

[Hatross]

-my bad

slot 3 is wired for x8 also... having too much fun on the forums lol

[HiVizMan]

Hatross wrote:
having too much fun on the forums lol

mate it is the ROG way - having fun on the forum.

Take care now.

[ryanhaver]

@Hatross that's a great suggestion. I can't believe that i haven't tried that. When I get around to it I'll let you know how things went.

[ryanhaver]

So...I tested it in slot 3 (red one) and unfortunately had the same result. I'm beginning to think that it might be an issue with the board because i recall similiar issues when I was using a pair of HD 7970s when I first got my RIVE, but thought that it was my Corsair Force GT SSD.

The issues don't seem to be CPU relates because I can run any CPU stress test I want out of sleep with no issues. It happens when they GUPs are taxed. I'll do some more testing to see if it happens exclusively when SLI is enabled.

[HiVizMan]

If you can borrow another CPU please do so, the thing is PCIe controller is on the CPU. I have a 3820 for example that will not work the first PCIe lane any longer.

[ryanhaver]

So....I clean installed Windows 8.1. I've been running for a few weeks on default settings, no overclock on CPU. I've had the XPM profile on my ram active the entire time which runs a 2133Mhz. Things are working fine, i've had no issues at all. The only thing I updated was the bios, I am now running rev 4502.

I overclocked my CPU to 4.5Ghz last night, tweaked some voltages and bios setting and then ran through the usual tests: sleeping, waking, then benching both CPU and GPU. So far things are looking good.

Very promising. 😛 I'll update after a few weeks with the CPU overclocked.

[HiVizMan]

Cheers mate, that is looking very good.