Bad Motherboard? Don't know how to troubleshoot this?

[Ketchup]

We can all agree that Asus should have updated the motherboard drivers, if that's what's at fault. But how is that AMD's fault? They don't make motherboards, nor do they tell OEMs what to do. I'll gladly join you in throwing shit at Asus for seriously dropping the ball here. But AMD really isn't at fault - all their current products are fully W10 compatible.

Edit: yes, the A8-7600 is fully W10 compatible, iGPU and all. As mentioned above, I'm using it myself.

Thank you, this board is much older than I previously thought, so the fact that the board itself doesn't support Windows 10 is justified.

Also, I wonder if the OP could find some drivers for another board, with similar hardware, but with Windows 10 support. Even if the installers don't work, once the drivers are on the drive they might install ok through device manager.

 

[corkyg]

Thank you, this board is much older than I previously thought, so the fact that the board itself doesn't support Windows 10 is justified.

I find that interesting and somewhat amusing. My motherboard (ASUS P5ND) is older (2008) and Win 10 Pro runs just fine on it. I only wish it would run AHCI.

 

[Valantar]

I find that interesting and somewhat amusing. My motherboard (ASUS P5ND) is older (2008) and Win 10 Pro runs just fine on it. I only wish it would run AHCI.

Same goes for my 2008 Rampage Formula. It does run AHCI though, thankfully. Also, I don't have any issues with it that either haven't been there all along or are clearly caused by me.

Typical for low-end boards though, especially on non-dominant platforms. Driver and BIOS support for a year or two at best.

 

[bruceb]

Presuming the OP is using Win 10 64 bit, then he should be using this driver:

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A88XMA/HelpDesk_Download/
AMD Chipset Driver V8.0.916.0 for Windows Win10 64bit---(WHQL).
Trinity & Richland & Kaveri & Godavari VGA Driver V15.200.1055.0 for Windows Win10 64bit---(WHQL).

File Size 808.39MB
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A88XMA/HelpDesk_Download/
I would also update the BIOS and install the Hotfix that ASUS has .. not sure what it is for
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A88XMA/HelpDesk_Download/
Version 1.0.026

Description APRP Utility V1.0.026 for Windows XP 32bit & Win7 32bit & Win7 64bit & Win8.1 32bit & Win8.1 64bit & Win10 64bit.
File Size 10.08 MB 2015/11/25
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A88XMA/HelpDesk_Download/
BIOS

Version 3001
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A88XMA/HelpDesk_Download/
Description A88XM-A BIOS 3001
Improve system stability
File Size 4.43 MB

 

[VirtualLarry]

Kind of strange that an FM2/FM2+ board wouldn't work in WIn10 64-bit. I've got some ECS (way budget) A55M FM1 (!) boards, that run just peachy in Win10 64-bit, once you connect to the internet, and automagically download the video drivers. (Not even sure where to find manually-downloaded drivers for FM1 VGA, but maybe the above drivers would work as well, as I think that the LLano GPU is VLIW4, as is Trinity and Richland.)

My AM1 rig, on the other hand, is GCN, and the newest AMD APU/dGPU drivers work on those boxes.

 

[VirtualLarry]

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A88XMA/HelpDesk_Download/
AMD Chipset Driver V8.0.916.0 for Windows Win10 64bit---(WHQL).
Trinity & Richland & Kaveri & Godavari VGA Driver V15.200.1055.0 for Windows Win10 64bit---(WHQL).

File Size 808.39MB

I tried looking for those, but they are not available at that link. Where did you find those?

Edit: Nevermind, they're under "Chipset" and not "VGA".

 

[kirkdickinson]

Maybe you should have a bought a motherboard with an Intel Chipset and Intel CPU (I3 / I5 / I7) ... I never did like AMD myself especially after that fiasco when XP SP3 would not install on AMD chipsets.

I go back and forth depending on my needs here. Most of the workstations use email, a web browser, Open Office, and a proprietary database. I am wanting decent bang for the buck, but don't need anything fancy or expensive.

My personal workstation, I spend 70% of my time in Photoshop, InDesign, and video editing in Vegas or Premiere... and have so many programs that when I build a new computer, it takes me a week to get the software set up and running like I want. So, I build a bleeding edge computer every 3-4 years. I am going 5 years on my workstation. (March of 2012) I built it with an i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 6-Core 3.2GHz with 32 Gig of RAM, and 4 bay hot swap cage in the front. I started with a 128SSD and forced my programs to load on a separate HD. Over time I have upgraded the SSD to 256 and all my hotswaps have gone from 1TB to 4 or 6 over time. That CPU cost $700 back then. I just looked it up the PassMark on it and it scores a respectable 12028. I think I have gotten my moneys worth on this. At this point I still can't buy a much faster chip without really spending some bucks.

I also have a FreeNAS server that I built completely from the FreeNAS compatibility list including Xeon and ECC Ram. Built it a year ago and has only been rebooted twice and that was for updates.

So, I switch back and forth.

 

[kirkdickinson]

seems like the problem isn't the HDD/SSD. I doubt it's the APU.

I would test the ram first with memtest86: http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm scroll down to get the free version.

once tested, and if passed, we can move onto other causes.

I will give that a shot. Memory issues could cause that I guess.

It has been humming along just fine with a very old Nvidia board that I found in my junk box.