BREAKAGE : Asus H67 Motherboards with Intel HD Graphics

[rgs5]

Trying to get confirmation on an issue I'm having. Others from other forum sites have chimed in with very similar or identical behavior with identical hardware.

I've gone through two different Asus H67 motherboards (H67-M Evo and H67-Pro CSM). This is paired with an Intel Core i5 2500K cpu. Rest of the specs are irrelevant as I've replaced everything including the MB & CPU and problem will not go away.

Within 24 hours of uptime, the machine crashes. No errors to report, no minidump, no BSOD. Fans in chassis still spinning as though it's on, but no video. When this happens while monitor is on the video gets garbled with random colored lines corrupting the image on screen. Mouse and keyboard have no effect. If it occurs after system has killed video to the monitor for being idle... I just see a black screen when I visit the machine as though it's hibernating but cannot wake it up (but again fans are on).

This is OS independent. Happens in Windows and Linux, Even on an Ubuntu live CD with NO hard drives connected, after swapping memory as well even though memtest86 passes all tests no problem.

Again I've swapped MB and CPU, power supply is not issue as I've gone through a known good one in a workstation tower, still crashed.

I also have another H67 shuttle box, the sh67h3 with the same corsair memory and the same corei5 2500K and that has no issues whatsoever, running 2 weeks straight. So I can only attribute this to both Asus boards using the integrated H67+intel graphics.

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

Just some random thoughts to try:

1.Could it be sleep/hibernate related? (don't know if Linux supoprts, it, but I thought it might). Disable all software settings to test?

2. Or maybe disable all power saving settings in BIOS, to see if that makes it go away?

3. Long shot, but bad power? Does your other PC run fine on the same outlet?

My WAG would be something power saving related. But it is definitely a WAG

 

[jiffylube1024]

Pop in a PCIe graphics card in there, and disable onboard video in the BIOS. Run the same tests and see if it's stable or not.

It sounds like a graphics issue, but it could also be your RAM.

 

[rgs5]

Just some random thoughts to try:

1.Could it be sleep/hibernate related? (don't know if Linux supoprts, it, but I thought it might). Disable all software settings to test?

Linux does support it, but in both the case of windows server and my linux setup there are no automated hibernate settings. Windows server for example being a server has all of those types of settings set to NEVER (sleep/hibernate/power off Hard drives, etc).

2. Or maybe disable all power saving settings in BIOS, to see if that makes it go away?

I did try this, no dice.

3. Long shot, but bad power? Does your other PC run fine on the same outlet?

No dice here either. I thought the same, so I put the machine into another room and swapped power supplies with my workstation which is on 24/7. Didn't help.

 

[rgs5]

Pop in a PCIe graphics card in there, and disable onboard video in the BIOS. Run the same tests and see if it's stable or not.

It sounds like a graphics issue, but it could also be your RAM.

Good idea, and the one thing I did not try despite my belief that video is the culprit on Asus H67 boards. Problem is I do not have a spare video card to test this. I'm using this as a server and thus did not buy anything fancy for video and considered the intel solution more than adequate.

Question for anyone out there. Does ANYONE have a working setup without this problem using a core i5 with integrated graphics on an Asus H67 motherboard?

 

[zbaba44]

Had same issue. Had to be graphics. NOT !! It was memory speed settings in bios. Make sure you set it up to match your memory. I bought XMP memory so I thought it would be automatic. But on my ASUS P8H67-M EVO MB you have to set the bios to USE XMP. Very deceptive because the XMP values are displayed in the bios but the default is not to use them.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

i want to say that i ran this board + i3 2100 and i5 2400 for 2 weeks as my NAS. I tore it apart and gave it to my parents last week running Windows 7 x64 Home-premium. Not a glitch at all running HD graphics.

 

[rgs5]

Had same issue. Had to be graphics. NOT !! It was memory speed settings in bios. Make sure you set it up to match your memory. I bought XMP memory so I thought it would be automatic. But on my ASUS P8H67-M EVO MB you have to set the bios to USE XMP. Very deceptive because the XMP values are displayed in the bios but the default is not to use them.

Thanks, next time I'm in front of this machine I'll give that a shot.

 

[Raja@ASUS]

Hi,

I assume you've gone through the regular rigmarole of clearing CMOS (power down at AC). Once you've tried memory changes, send me a PM with a complete parts list and driver versions listed and I'll see what we can do to replicate/help you out.

-Raja