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Windows randomly doesn't boot (fixed)

maartieboy
Level 7
Hello everyone,

I had a really annoying problem with my rampage V extreme which is now fixed. I'm posting this to share what fixed it for me.
To be short:

Windows would sometimes not boot ( 1 out of 5 times). The first time there would be a blinking small line in the upper left of the windows if something was about to post. After a restart the windows logo would appear and get stuck there. another restart took me trough the windows sign but it stopped in a black screen right before the windows login. The boot after that would get me in my OS correctly and it would so the next 3-8 times.

The problem was the 1103 bios. I updated my bios straight away so I didn't have a reference with a previous bios.
After flashing to the 1302 bios all was fixed for me.
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AlbertoBedo
Level 7
Hi, maybe same problem as here:

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?59060-Bug-Rampage-V-extreme-crashes-on-reboot-(AE-status)

Updating the BIOS fixed the problem for me for the first 10-20 boot, then I had the problem again... I didn't find any way to fix it

AlbertoBedo wrote:

Updating the BIOS fixed the problem for me for the first 10-20 boot, then I had the problem again... I didn't find any way to fix it


I did make some changes in the bios after the flash (XMP, boot priotity and raid) the XMP had some boots between the others. It's still working here but i'm at boot 17-20 now i think. If my issue returns I'll put it here. *feeling unsure again*

I am using 2 SSD's (Samsung mx100 256 and 512gb) both get recognized.

BenTed
Level 7
maartieboy wrote:
Hello everyone,

I had a really annoying problem with my rampage V extreme which is now fixed. I'm posting this to share what fixed it for me.
To be short:

Windows would sometimes not boot ( 1 out of 5 times). The first time there would be a blinking small line in the upper left of the windows if something was about to post. After a restart the windows logo would appear and get stuck there. another restart took me trough the windows sign but it stopped in a black screen right before the windows login. The boot after that would get me in my OS correctly and it would so the next 3-8 times.

The problem was the 1103 bios. I updated my bios straight away so I didn't have a reference with a previous bios.
After flashing to the 1302 bios all was fixed for me.


Hi,

This is what I get also.
I'm now also on 1302. The issue goes and then comes back.
Would be good to keep in contact to see how one of us solves this.

BenTed wrote:
Hi,

This is what I get also.
I'm now also on 1302. The issue goes and then comes back.
Would be good to keep in contact to see how one of us solves this.


How many boots did it take for you to get the problem back? I'm at boot 20-25 now without issues.
I still have all my usb 3 ports empty (mouse and keyboard in usb 2 ports). If I get trough this week without a boot failure I will start plugging them in. If that's successful as well I will start changing my bios settings for my desired overclock. I will keep notice of everything I do and change and if the problem returns I will share what I know.

Our hardware is completely different so it looks kind of random to me, We do both have sound cards. Is yours connected to the Grey pcie_4x slot?


If nothing fixes this problem let's hope windows 10 won't have the boot issue.

For me it's still working and I really hope it keeps that way.

Hi,

No to all apart from I have a external Bluray writer that's plugged into USB3.

BenTed
Level 7
Hi,

I got the card in the pcie x 4 slot yes... it's sandwiched between two graphics cards.

would be great to hear your progress and good luck hope things work out.

BenTed wrote:
Hi,

I got the card in the pcie x 4 slot yes... it's sandwiched between two graphics cards.

would be great to hear your progress and good luck hope things work out.


Al right, that's something we have in common then.
Windows is still booting like it should here but I'm very careful now with what I do.
I have some suspicions though.

- Do you have a joystick in an usb 3 port?
- Do you have a external HDD on your USB 3 port?
- Did you ever shut down windows by pushing the power button?

From what i've read the USB controller and the pcie_x4 are somehow being controlled by the same controller (I have no knowledge about that stuff). But I suspect there might be an instability with hooking up usb 3's and having a soundcard inside the x4 slot