Sabertooth Z87 - Bios Clock Issue

[Krait]

The basic problem is that the clock in the UEFI bios stops working on a regular basis.

I can remove the battery and it will restart (at least for a day or two) but it always stops again - I've tried 4 different batteries and the longest that the clock continued to work was 8 days.
It's only the clock that doesn't work (at least as far as I know) - all the other bios settings stay the same (except when resetting cmos ofc)
I've tried it at stock and OC'ed and it still persists in stopping, I've also tried using my older PSU (Seasonic 860 xp1) and the same result.

I suppose it's either a bios problem (bios 1205) or a MB fault but if anyone has a suggestion for me to try, in case it's neither of these, it would be most welcome.
🙂

[Triplexbeatz]

The fact this this issue is still ongoing....well, frankly.... it worries me. That's in addition to being frustrated, pissed off, stuck with an expensive sub operational system, and at a loss for a bunch of cash and time spent chasing the issue and reading page after page of the same issue, the same fix, and the same re-occurrences. Did I mention infuriating?

My board isn't a Sabertooth or a RoG for that matter, but it boasts the same Z87 chipset, and a majority of the same features on Premium boards.
Same issue as everyone else. Specs below.

EDIT:
FYI I posted here> http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?36676-Frozen-Time-Clock-in-UEFI-The-Fix&p=379758&viewfull=1... which is why I did not go into greater detail on THIS thread.

[kdk_warhead]

System install September 2013

Problem with clock started late January 2014.

Symptom: system clock changes irrationally (usually a couple of hours). Date changes a couple of days.

System:
MB: Gryphon Z87
CPU: 4770k (no OC)
Mem: G.Skill Ares Low Profile 2x4Gb DDR 1866Mhz
GPU: 6970

CPU & GPU water cooled.

Bios: 1504 (Date 10/03/2013) until 2014-02-20

Loaded optimized default 2014-10-18, same problem.

Updated bios: 1707 (Date 12/13/2013) 2014-02-21, 4 hours later clock shows approximately the same as after flashing.

2014-02-21 22:00 noticed that the clock was stuck in bios (entered bios during startup). Did a 10 sec CMOS CLEAR (MB).
This started the clock but it was of by about one our (how can the computer now the time and date after a CMOS CLEAR . Maybe the intel I217-V took set the time from a NSA time server (spooky..).

2014-03-09 17 days and still working fine.

I might get the problem back but at least I know what works for me... (10 sec CMOS CLEAR).

2014-03-12 20 Days and still working fine.
2014-04-04 35 Days and still working fine.
2014-04-17 48 Days and still working fine.
2014-05-11 79 Days and still working fine.
2014-10-15 236 Days and the problem is back! Frozen Clock.

I guess I will try the latest bios for my MB. Strange that there is no final solution for this yet!

[KevinMillican]

My Z87 Pro motherboard developed an identical problem with the RTC after just under 3 months use.
Whilst I could get it replaced/refunded by the retailer, the hassle of reworking my PC and uncertainty of whether this would just go wrong again on a replacement, means that I prefer to workaround this issue.
I have done so successfully using the NTP service software on this site:-
http://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/sw/ntp.htm
You have to turn off the Windows internet time updates to get this to work properly but it's completely unobtrusive once set up.
Overall this works better anyhow because my Windows clock is never out by more than a second now, except for the initial login screen.

[Dorosh]

My point on this issue already stated here

[M_Elglasi]

Hello
My MB : Z87-Pro

I have this problem I faced today was exactly I initially thought that the reason lies in the operating system until you ship the BIOS again with removing the battery for some time.
Please for your consideration of this matter, I believe that I am not the only one who suffered from that problem
Less management Must be issued a new update acres stability of Bios

[ialej95]

Any fix at this point guys?
It's becoming very frustrating...
Thanks,
Alex

[Kattegrus]

Hello,

Just pitching in here; I am having the exact same issue with my ROG Maximus VI Gene motherboard.
After updating a few days ago from BIOS rev. 1302 to 1402 my RTC clock just froze.
I haven't done any overclocking on the board sporting an Intel 4770K.

I've written ASUS about this and will post here if they give me any useful advice/instructions.


Any discoveries yet?

[WinTech95]

How long are we going to have to wait for a fix? This is really bad. A BIOS clock issue come on! This is motherboard 101, never in a million years would I have thought that an ASUS premium board would have this issue. I am currently recommending to all of our clients to avoid all ASUS motherboards because of this very fundamental issue. Please please please please please fix it!

I have 3 boards with this issue in my shop and EVERY client system I built has this problem. I have tried EVERY fix in this thread, nothing works for more then a few days. Flashed BIOS, reset to factory, replaced batteries. NOTHING.

[kmjsuperfly]

Has anyone had this issue with the Z97 boards? It sounds like ASUS hasn't identified what the problem is and its pretty clear there is a wide spread problem. I'm helping my brother with a build and I'm a little gun shy about recommending an ASUS board with this issue still floating out there. I'm still personally dealing with the same clock issue with my Z87 Sabertooth.

[Phantom_Mark]

I have a Maximus Extreme VI C2, and have also got the knackered clock again, this board has been nothing but problems since the day I installed it, I have a cheap Gigabyte here im seriously thinking of replacing it with now after being continually let down by this ASUS piece of garbage, I don't even overclock and my system is the worst unstable piece of junk I have ever had the misfortune of owning in 30 years of PC building, my first was a 386sx16

I would understand if I was overclocking the hell out of it but no........

Over and out.