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Maximus VIII Gene boot on windows problem

HiI have bought recently a maximus VIII gene. I have the following issue with the mobo.Every first time I turn on the desktop and it loads windows 10 the system shuts down. Whenever I turn it on again windows then loads without any problems.I have Li...

fleenots by Level 7
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stress testing -failed

Hey a few months ago I got a pc build and asked the guy to do a safe overclock on it. Ever since iv had it there been little problems with it when running heavy ysage game like h1z1 and ark and somtime low usage application too. Its an i7 6700k over...

Problem with jack detection in the front panel

Hello,I recently bought an ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme. Since the last week, I have some problems with the jack detection of my font panel. Windows informs me that a jack is pluged then unpluged every 20 minutes but there is no jack pluged in the front...

MJC by Level 7
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Asus Maximus Hero VIII: Samsung 950 Pro as Boot Device

So bought some days ago a Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD and now I want it as a boot device. So i cloned Windows on the SSD with the Data Migration Software from Samsung. I restarted the PC and went in the BIOS. The SSD doesn't show as Boot Device (should b...

Hero vs. Hero Alpha - did I make a mistake?

I've only recently purchased new hardware - and it appears I've chosen an old model. I've taken a look at the specifications, and I can't really see a massive difference. I've noticed on the Alpha:Intel USB controllers instead of ASMediaTwo fewer SAT...

Piers by Level 8
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Audio Problems

Basic Spec of my PC:Intel Core i7 6700kMaximus VIII Hero, BIOS: American Megatrends 0802GTX97016GB Memory512GB SSD M.2windows 10i had just recently built this PC and i have been having this issue with the audio jack.on start up, the pc could detect t...

slivery by Level 7
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Intel ME-Related POST Error With Sleep State Issue

OK so ever since I got this board working a couple of weeks ago (on 1202 BIOS) I have always received the POST error: "(A7) Me FW Downgrade - Request MeSpiLock Failed". I didn't think much of it, but when I got Windows 10 loaded I noticed that I'm g...

NDDan by Level 7
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keyboard/mouse failure during clean windows 7 installation...solution?

hey all. i just finished building a computer with Maximus Hero VIII, i5-6600k, and EVGA GTX 980. i was doing a clean install with windows 7 and when i got to the screen to type in my name and name the PC, the mouse and keyboard would not work. i re...

How to edit ISO files? (for Z170 modified Windows 7 install media)

I am trying to follow this guide: Windows® 7 and USB 3.0 driver installation for 100 Series and Braswell platformVariant 1 didn't work. I selected the USB stick (UEFI) as Boot device, but the startup process eventually switched to another device.In V...

sl by Level 7
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