ASUS Official Z68 Chipset Motherboards - Support Thread

[bankster55]

I've been getting BSOD on the two computers I built with this Mobo. The error code says something about a problem with a driver power state. Googled around a bit and found suggestions to update nVidia drivers, which I did on one machine - no help. Both machines still BSOD almost once a day.
I'm getting near the return window on this board. I really don't want to yank it and re-do everything once I exchange it, but I'm not confident all these issues can be resolved with BIOS updates.
Any troubleshooting advice is greatly appreciated.

BSOD is good thing in one way - you will get event viewer red marks. Go thru all categories and see what shows up
You can also now do a crash dump which can be very helpful if you set up Win 7 for it (and reboot). Sometimes they are easy to figure out, other times you can post them on the MS social.answers.microsoft.com or various win 7 forums
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73046-crash-reports-read.html

Another thing is to flip on the TPU switch (it lights up) the extreme upper right of mobo and boot into Win twice. The TPU artificial intelligence will find a stable overclock for you, which will eliminate the possibility of you having unworkable voltage settings.

 

[Minjin]

Just had my first BSOD in many years. It happened as soon as I plugged my Garmin Forerunner into the usb port (something I've done many times on this system before) and I could see in the description something about garmusb.sys so that was almost certainly the trigger. Thought that kind of sucked but oh well. However, when the system came back up, it forced chkdsk to run, which started finding tons of errors. It's been recovering orphaned files for the past 15 minutes so I'm guessing the OS is hosed due to corrupt MBR or something. I don't know if it is related to this board but I haven't had something like this happen since windows 95.

I really hope I only lost the OS partition and not the data partition.

 

[bankster55]

on board graphic adapter.

iGPU (by itself) correct?
Dual monitor enabled correct?
Render standby enabled correct?
IGP memory 128 correct?


On mobo CD there is an Intel Integrated graphics driver which also installs a control panel in the quick lauch that has a bunch of settings options Pge 2-44 in manual

Did you install it?

There are 4 IGPU settings in tweaker that have only cryptic explanation, would be nice to know how to set them, I know what they mean, but not REASON to adjust
IGPU max freq
IGPU offset
IGPU Current
IGPU loadline

 

[bankster55]

Just had my first BSOD in many years. It happened as soon as I plugged my Garmin Forerunner into the usb port (something I've done many times on this system before) and I could see in the description something about garmusb.sys so that was almost certainly the trigger. Thought that kind of sucked but oh well. However, when the system came back up, it forced chkdsk to run, which started finding tons of errors. It's been recovering orphaned files for the past 15 minutes so I'm guessing the OS is hosed due to corrupt MBR or something. I don't know if it is related to this board but I haven't had something like this happen since windows 95.

I really hope I only lost the OS partition and not the data partition.

WHAT HDD we talkin bout here?
After chkdsk run HDDregen trial mode looking for bad sectors
Make boot CD or USB
http://www.gold-software.com/download7605.html

 

[Gonzo1971]

Hi There!

I have problems intalling Lucid Virtu. When I use the Igpu it says that it can not install because there's no discrete Graphic Card, and when I use my Nvidia GTX465 it says that it can not install because it can't detect the iGPU. Maybe is something related to the Bios Setting? I have "Initiate Graphic Adapter" as [PCIE/PCI]. Is it correct?

 

[Raja@ASUS]

Hi There!

I have problems intalling Lucid Virtu. When I use the Igpu it says that it can not install because there's no discrete Graphic Card, and when I use my Nvidia GTX465 it says that it can not install because it can't detect the iGPU. Maybe is something related to the Bios Setting? I have "Initiate Graphic Adapter" as [PCIE/PCI]. Is it correct?

Hi Gonzo,

Yes, you will need to enable "iGPU Multi-Monitor" setting in BIOS.

-Raja

 

[Doggiedog]

I've been getting BSODs on this MB as well. I finally figured out it was my Corsair F120. The second the drive goes into an idle state, it BSODs the PC. So my PC is usually down within 30 secs of boot up. I couldn't do anything to fix it. I gave up and bought a OCZ Vertex 3 and the PC works fine. I wanted to see if the F120 could be used as an SSD cache drive but when I plug it in, the PC BSODs again.

 

[Raja@ASUS]

I've been getting BSODs on this MB as well. I finally figured out it was my Corsair F120. The second the drive goes into an idle state, it BSODs the PC. So my PC is usually down within 30 secs of boot up. I couldn't do anything to fix it. I gave up and bought a OCZ Vertex 3 and the PC works fine. I wanted to see if the F120 could be used as an SSD cache drive but when I plug it in, the PC BSODs again.

Hi,

Have you tried enabling "Hot Plug" in BIOS on the SATA port the Corsair F3 is connected to?

-Raja

 

[Minjin]

WHAT HDD we talkin bout here?
After chkdsk run HDDregen trial mode looking for bad sectors
Make boot CD or USB
http://www.gold-software.com/download7605.html

No bad sectors. It just corrupted half the files on the drive. I was actually able to boot but I couldn't do anything. Most times I double clicked on a file, I got a side by side configuration error. Nothing I could do to fix the issue. Had to reinstall OS. Now I'm afraid to plug anything USB into this mobo.

 

[bankster55]

No bad sectors. It just corrupted half the files on the drive. I was actually able to boot but I couldn't do anything. Most times I double clicked on a file, I got a side by side configuration error. Nothing I could do to fix the issue. Had to reinstall OS. Now I'm afraid to plug anything USB into this mobo.

Thats a GPS exercise watch right?
It has one of those camera like usb connectors I would guess
Maybe you sparked it?
When it detects it adds drive letter, maybe you added two
Might try having it already connected when booting in future

I would think that would be easy recovery - side by side
heres a freeware recover app fairly good
http://www.piriform.com/recuva

Trial GDB NTFS
http://www.runtime.org/
MUST use in admin mode and i would suggest "Raw" mode since your partition table is borked

 

[Crank]

BSOD is good thing in one way - you will get event viewer red marks. Go thru all categories and see what shows up
You can also now do a crash dump which can be very helpful if you set up Win 7 for it (and reboot). Sometimes they are easy to figure out, other times you can post them on the MS social.answers.microsoft.com or various win 7 forums
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73046-crash-reports-read.html

Another thing is to flip on the TPU switch (it lights up) the extreme upper right of mobo and boot into Win twice. The TPU artificial intelligence will find a stable overclock for you, which will eliminate the possibility of you having unworkable voltage settings.

Bankster55, thanks so much for spending time in this thread trying to help others out, it is greatly appreciated.
I made the changes your link suggested, and I did have some dump files to analyze. Of the 4 dumps I had to analyze, 3 were caused by ntoskrnl.exe and one by ntkrnlmp.exe. Who Crashed says they're software related, not hardware.

If you can provide any insight, or next steps to take, that would be great, if not I'll make some time to do some googling and maybe post to the MS site you linked.

Edited to add that I ran WhoCrashed on the other PC I built - 3 dump files, two ntoskrnl.exe and one ntkrnlmp.exe, FWIW.

 

[bankster55]

NT O/S kernal is a generic error that comes along with sys file prob
the other one as you say may be driver related. Do you have old crappy vidcard to try - the older or cheaper the better. Could also try one stick of RAM in A2
Have you tried safe mode?
Could also be MS update or AV FW software
I would also def do a sfc /scannow in admin mode cmd prompt

http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=447852

TRY THE TPU SWITCH "ON" like i said and reboot twice so its sticks

The folks at sevenforums are very friendly
http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/
then theres this
http://www.osronline.com/page.cfm?name=analyze
http://windows7forums.com/blue-screen-death-bsod/55603-sf-diagnostic-tool.html

http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/ntkrnlmp/29155/

You could use proccess lasso and shut down one by one
http://majorgeeks.com/Process_Lasso_d4050.html

You could also try posting the mindump on the O/S forum here, since those guys are very knowledgeable

OT: The only reason I'm doing all this posting is because I am getting dental implants and it is SO painful I need to do something to distract me.

 

[Vin777]

iGPU (by itself) correct?
Dual monitor enabled correct?
Render standby enabled correct?
IGP memory 128 correct?


On mobo CD there is an Intel Integrated graphics driver which also installs a control panel in the quick lauch that has a bunch of settings options Pge 2-44 in manual

Did you install it?

There are 4 IGPU settings in tweaker that have only cryptic explanation, would be nice to know how to set them, I know what they mean, but not REASON to adjust
IGPU max freq
IGPU offset
IGPU Current
IGPU loadline

My IGP memory only gives 64mb as a option?

 

[bankster55]

My IGP memory only gives 64mb as a option?

You ignored all my questions
I dont even know which ASUS z68 mobo you have

 

[Vin777]

I Have P8Z68 V Pro


iGPU (by itself) correct?Yes
Dual monitor enabled correct?Yes
Render standby enabled correct?Yes
IGP memory 128 correct? Mine only allows 64MB

I tried Driver from CD & latest vga driver on Asus site. I get black screens on asus 24" LCD plugged into DVI & Mitsubishi 65" DLP using HTMI, I get a mouse arrow on Mits & can login Ctrl Alt Del then password then windows comes up on mits. I can mess around with settings to get Asus LCD to come on. I have to go threw this process everytime I Shut down PC. Any suggestions? I have a new Problem No audio out HDMI. I have it enabled for audio out HDMI in Bios. Any sugestions?

 

[bankster55]

Well, thats better
When you click on IGP mem you dont see other 3 options????
Heres a guy that figured out how to make it work using WINDOWS multi monitor setup, and a HDMI to DVI connector

UPDATE: It worked!
All I had to do was tell the onboard GPU to stay on all the time in the BIOS, load up the drivers, hook up the displays, and go into the display properties of Windows to set them up and expand them correctly all together (Nvidia and Intel's control panels would only allow you to control the two displays hooked up to them obviously). I have 2 monitors hooked up through DVI on the 8800GT, 1 monitor on the onboard DVI, and 1 monitor on the onboard HDMI w/ an HDMI-->DVI cable, with one primary and 3 expanded setup in a 4-monitor square (still need to mount them though). Works great!

http://www.overclock.net/intel-motherboards/1021966-solved-four-monitors-sandy-bridge-z68.html

I would use the Intel manager myself for 2 monitors
Do you have THIS??

That Mitsubishi migh be a big juice sucker meaning you might have to up voltages in the 4 options in bios I mention in last post to have it come up at boot, and set max frequency in bios at what the big display does, like make it 2000, not auto. I'm beginning to see why they need voltage/current adjustments in BIIOS

Edit: I dont have a Z68 yet, and the one I'm getting is the deluxe which has no IGPU. Tried to load Intel drivers - wont allow, so i cant see multi options

 

[Doggiedog]

Hi,

Have you tried enabling "Hot Plug" in BIOS on the SATA port the Corsair F3 is connected to?

-Raja

Yes, it is on. The drive or the SSD controller has some flaw. It's a well discussed topic on the Corsair forums.

 

[bankster55]

Yes, it is on. The drive or the SSD controller has some flaw. It's a well discussed topic on the Corsair forums.

What bios you running?
501 is latest on site
502 here
(worth a shot IF you aare adventurous - lol)

http://www.mediafire.com/?bcl37qpl698c8dq

 

[Doggiedog]

What bios you running?
501 is latest on site
502 here
(worth a shot IF you aare adventurous - lol)

http://www.mediafire.com/?bcl37qpl698c8dq

I'm on 501. What is 502 supposed to do? I think my Corsair is shot. Spent way too much on this OCZ Vertex 3 but I couldn't wait weeks for a replacement Corsair to come.

 

[bankster55]

dunno, they never state what the betas do
just curious - do you have sleep enabled?

 

[Doggiedog]

No. I never use sleep or power management except for monitors off after 15 mins.

Anyway, I sent back the Corsair F120 yesterday. If it works when I get it back, I'll use it as a cache drive or use it in my kid's laptop.

This Intel Cougar Point fiasco really makes me irate. I had a perfectly working computer and now had to spend extra money ($293), devoted days to diagnose and fix this new replacement, gone back and forth to Microcenter (3x) and the post office, lost my two RAID drives, debug drivers, and have spent over a week reinstalling missing programs and tweaking my PC back to its previous settings.

 

[bankster55]

I give ASUS a little bit of slack on this rollout - it was a completely new bios, rewritten from scratch - not just like a P35 to P45. Now with 14 USB ports and USB 1.0- 2.0- 3.0 devices guys are piling on every wacko device thinking everything will work just fine. I know I spent more time on the learning curve here than any other mobo/chipset.
On one hand its a PITA, on the other hand i sure learned a lot. Building your own PC is not an instant gurantee of first shot ready to go to town.
From what I've read the basic bios was still being written as of Dec 2010, and the bios is key to all this. Even Intel has for the first time let endusers down. First with a chipset die mistake, and still with RST SRT driver and bios oprom stuff. Nobody seems to holler at Intel.
Yeah we are the guinea pigs, but its always been that way and things nevertheless progress along the way.

 

[evilspoons]

Is the new (May 30th) 0501 BIOS any different than the 8801 beta BIOS that was posted earlier in the month?

Is there any changelog other than "Enable the support of Intel Rapid Storage Technology version 10.5.0.1026 Release"? (What does this even do for us? Is it the first version of 10.5 properly supported or is it just support for a newer build of 10.5?)

My P8Z68-V PRO is in the shop for the rebooting issue I described earlier. I get a new one if they can't figure out wtf is wrong with it, but that warranty is only valid for about another week so I had to get it in right away, even without all possible tests exhausted on my part.

 

[sumstuf]

Hey, I have this weird problem with my ASUS z68 v pro motherboard. I recently upgraded the bios to 0706 and the settings are always set to 103 x 43. It's always o/ced by the motherboard. I even go in the BIOS and load default settings and it is still o/ced. The motherboard was working fine at bios 0501. Then I upgraded to 0701. I did the auto o/c with ASUS Turboevo and it o/ced my 2600k to 103 x 43 (I think). Then I wanted to bring it back down to default settings, so, I go in the BIOS and load optimized defaults. I save it and it restarts but when I load up Cpuid it still shows 103 x 43. I restart and I go in the BIOS and it still is 103 x 43. I try to change it to like 100 x 34 and save it but it still stays at 103 x 43. I dont' know what is going on but it's stuck in 103 x 43. Is the cpu locked? Is something wrong with the bios and I have to downgrade or reflash it? Or is the ASUS software keeping it o/ced? I even clear and reset the CMOS and battery. The speed it is o/ced now doesn't seem to make my computer stable that much. It was smoother in default settings. I also want to change the settings and o/c it to 4.4ghz but with low vcore. I heard auto o/c keeps your cpu too hot, so, I want to do it manually to bring down the temp. Also, when I load default settings and save it, sometimes the computer (maybe all the time) will boot up, reboot, do something (maybe running oc tuner or something?) and reboot again. It is like I can’t reset to default settings and if I do something like change any settings it keeps it o/ced at 103 x 43. Thanks any help.

 

[speedlever]

Just found this thread as I look to learn about the P8Z68V Pro and i5-2500k. I built this a week ago and am still on default settings mostly (no OC yet.) My mobo came with 0706 and I flashed it to 0902. Running Win7/64 HP. I have an Intel X25-M 80Gb OS drive plugged into the Intel SATA3 port 2 and a couple of SATA2 HDs plugged into the SATA2 ports along with a couple of SATA optical drives. I haven't bothered to load the Marvel SATA drivers as I don't plan to use them

I have a Garmin Edge 305. A couple of days ago I plugged it into the computer and immediately got a BSOD with a gmnusb flag. I uninstalled the Garmin USB driver and haven't had any more problem when I plug the Edge 305 into the computer.

I need to look through the BIOS settings and figure out what needs to be tweaked... hot swap enabled? PLL overvoltage settings? Spread spectrum enabled? etc. Is there a decent guide online for this type of info? Then I want to play some with OC.