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Lost my partition D when i was copying on usb

Hy, today i had a bizzare issue and let me explain what it happened, i copyed a 24 gb movie file on a usb stick and after a while i notticed that my hdd usage ( ) was 100% usage and after a minute my partition has gone. I restarted my pc still nothi...

CM Strom Quickfire Ultimate show no detected keyboard when power on pc

I buy quickfire ultimate on Wed 5/2/2016. And it has a problem when i turn on my desktop-pc it shows "no detected keyboard" on POST message. And when i unplug it and plug it again it working ok. This problem will appear everytime when tun off pc. I ...

Maximus VIII Extreme Bios 3201

I have a Intel Core i7 6700K 4.00GHz Skylake CPU and my last bios update was 2202 I've skipped Bios 3007 for obvious stability reasons but I have found no feedback from anyone on the latest bios version 3201.My questions are:1) Do I gain anything b...

Maximus VIII Hero ME Firmware flashback

I have the strangest stuttering issue during gaming that appears to have stemmed from a BIOS upgrade. I tried 3201, then went back to 2202, 1302, 08xx, blah blah blah...I've tried each and every BIOS known to man; no improvement.I started to think m...

Maximus VIII Extreme BIOS 3007

I've seen a lot of posts about issues using the 3007 BIOS on the Hero. Do these problems prevail on the Extreme? It was released Dec 30, 2016, and it's still available as the most recent BIOS version. Is it a worthwhile upgrade? Has anyone tried ...

Flashed Maximus Formula VIII to 3101, cannot access BIOS via delete key anymore

I flashed my BIOS to 3101 and now cannot boot in to BIOS via the F2/del keys any longer. This worked fine until I flashed the latest BIOS update. Now the only way for me to access the BIOS is to use Asus's 'Fastboot' utility from Windows to then rest...

CPU temp not showing (and other possible Corsair Link automatisms)

Hi Guys,I have a very particular request and googling did not help.I overclocked through BCLK and consequently lost the CPU T sensor. However, HWInfo64 gives CPU Package and IA Cores readings, values in the 33-52 °C range (which seem reasonable for m...

HD LED no longer working with U.2 SSD

I have a Maximus VIII Impact with BIOS 2202I just replaced the SATA SSD with a Samsung 960 Pro M.2 connected to the U.2 port using a U.2 to M.2 adapter.Everything works well except for the chassi HD LED which is no longer blinking on SSD activity.Is ...

Ugly Aura music response on Hero Alpha

Hello all!I watched many reviews on Asus motherboards with Aura support and was amazed by the music effects.Now I finally bought the Hero Alpha. I installed the Aura software, switched music effect mode and was very disappointed.Mode is not working p...

Maximus VIII extreme several BSOD

HelloI've been having issues with my desktop for a week or so with it blue screening randomly I've tried most of the recommendations found when googling the blue screens error codes and have ran memtest86 on the ram for a full 8 cycles with no issues...

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