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Z170-A board not recognizing RAID 0 SSD as bootable

Using the Z170-A motherboard with 2 samsung 840 Pro 512gb SSDs. Created RAID 0 array in bios just fine, however the device do not show in the boot menu. In windows 10 installation the raid array will appear but will not allow installation because the...

BSOD System service exception, unable to install OS

Hi Evryone!I bought a new PC by parts. I write the exact component for better understanding.ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger (Z170)Intel core I-5 6600KCooler Master Seiodon ver.2Corsair 2666 Mhz 16 Gb (4x4) (CMK16GX4M2A2666C16) (In bios in auto settings it s...

Possible solution for some for power related issues

This may very well have been suggested somewhere else in the forum but I wanted to make sure I got this out since I am retiring from the US Air Force in 2 weeks and am packing to move now and will not be with a PC for a bit. This may help some folks,...

Realtek drivers open and close audio channels and cause sound "popping"

Basically as the title says - if you are using Realtek drivers on high end Asus Motherboards they are opening and closing audio channels each time you start playing a sound which causes a popping sound in your headphones or speakers. Apparently this ...

What RAM would you suggest?

I am looking to purchase a bunch of new componenets, which includes a ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 motherboard. I was going to use HyperX 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 memory modules to go with it, but I am not sure if...

MAXIMUS VIII RANGER + 6600k overclock problem

I'm having issues with my i5 6600k overclocking on my ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII Ranger motherboard.I'm using the latest 0905 BIOS.From what i read everywhere I should use adaptive voltage and set the maximum voltage there but I tried to set the turbo vol...

Z170 Hero VIII possible major bios bug in 0508

i'm unsure how to explain this but there seems to be a bug i would guess you call it with the lastest bios (0508) where if the user is using a non gfx card in pciex8_2 it won't work (doesn't detect in windows) for me whiles using a tv card in that sl...

VIII Hero Audio Or Phoebus solo?

Hi i just got a Viii Hero and i have a Phoebus solo so im asking if i should stick to the phoebus or use the onboard? (FPS player)

Can someone check this for me please....

I have been having problems updating my bios, so i been checking a few things, is this normal, on the ranger viii driver page for bios, all 3 bios files are different sizes, but when i download them and unzip them, they all appear to be the exact sam...

DDR4 Timings on MVIII

Hi guys,I tried to tweak my DDR4 timings but I couldn't. No matter what I try they stay Gray.I'd like to try tighter timings at 2133MHZ instead of regular ones at 3000MHZ, for example CR1 instead of CR2.Can you help me ?ThanksClaude

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