Very strange set of problems with my Maximus Hero XI Wifi

[OutlawXGP]

Hello guys I have been having a super strange set of problems with my Maximus Hero XI which I just can't figure out after 3 months of troubleshooting.

The first issue is related using both NVME slots with 512GB Samsung 970 Pro where during heavy loads such as (gaming and streaming ) the lower NVME slot would suddenly get stuck at 100% disk usage with 0 KB/s Reads or writes which forces me to reboot windows using the reset button. Now this does not happen if only one NVME slot is populated. I've tried so many different steps to try and resolve this problem including just recently buying another ASUS maximus XI hero and another new Samsung 970 Pro NVME drives from Amazon. I did a fresh install of Windows to 1903 and tried both with Samsung nvme drivers and windows built in drivers. I also tried a few common suggestions online such as some registry tweaks and disabling of some services but NOTHING seems to help. I finally gave up and decided to just stick to using 1 NVME drive on the motherboard. Here is a screenshot of the problem. https://i.imgur.com/cyTIk3W.png

The second problem which started happening with Windows 1903 is unusual slow booting, This is yet another strange issue where windows would take longer to boot. I discovered that if the Realtek sound driver is installed this could happen with out this driver it will boot normally, I could also have that driver installed but If I unplug my Corsair K70 Keyboard it also resolve the issue. Finally the third thing which can get rid of this issue is to remove any overclock from the BIOS.

I also confirmed that this only happens with Windows version 1903 as I reinstalled 1809 and had no such issues. Both of these problems also happened using a brand new ASUS Maximus Hero board which I bought 3 days ago.

I am currently using the very latest BIOS 1105 and my system Specs are:

• i9 9900K at 5Ghz
  
• 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200Mhz Memory
  
• EVGA XC Ultra RTX 2080Ti
  
• 2x Samsung NVME SSD 970 Pro 512GB
  
• 2x 1TB Samsung EVO 860
  
• 1000W LEADEX 80 PLUS PLATINUM PSU
  

If any one have ran into similar issues or can provide any sort of advice I would greatly appreciate it as Its driving me insane lol.

Thanks 🙂

[Saltgrass]

There were four Win 10 updates which came out yesterday. One was a servicing stack, so make sure to take that into account and see if anything has changed regarding your situation.

I will assume you have followed all the rules about using both M.2 slots and which SATA ports may not be available when you do? If the two SATA drives are just additional storage, you might try disconnecting them for testing.

I did see some problems with an 860 on my system (X) with it dropping offline constantly. Changing the link power seems to have helped but I have never needed to mess with that setting before.

[Adrian1983]

I've not been having any problems with my XI Hero and a 970 evo plus in the bottom socket but then i do only currently have one nvme drive, but i have been having strange hicup stalls/freezes sometimes opening simple apps on windows 10 1903 that was not present on 1809, i ruled any overclocking issues by retunring all oc to stock and that didn't resolve it so i'm guessing 1903 is ****ed

[chevell65]

1903 is still in test phase. Many glitches are reported at this point. I'd wait until fall for the bugs to be worked out.