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Hi,

I am on W7 Rampage Formula 3 very stable stock settings for the last year and half.

Recently I installed a SSD Drive and the problems started.

Failed overclocking, monitors don't come up from sleep, three short restarts till W7 loads, one of the hard drives just disapeared, etc.

I tried everything I new, reseting bios, updating bios, fresh W7 reinstall, etc...

I need help. It seems that the Bios force a second version if I put the computer to sleep, cpu fan moved to a slower speed, I get the overclocking failed, etc...

here is my system specs;

PC Manufacturer System manufacturer
Model System Product Name
Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Rampage III Formula
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz
Version Intel64 Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
Data Width 64 bits
L2 Cache Size 1,536 KB
Approximate Current Clock Speed 1,566 Mhz
Approximate Maximum Clock Speed 3,334 Mhz
BIOS BIOS Date: 09/20/11 19:49:17 Ver: 08.00.15
Date 19-Sep-11
Version 092011 - 20110920
Memory slots available on motherboard 6
Memory Chip DIMM0
RAM 2,048 MB
Speed 1,333 ns
Memory Chip DIMM1
RAM 2,048 MB
Speed 1,333 ns
Memory Chip DIMM4
RAM 2,048 MB
Speed 1,333 ns
Memory Chip DIMM5
RAM 2,048 MB
Speed 1,333 ns
Motherboard Device Onboard Ethernet
Status On
System Slot PCIEX16/8_1
Status In Use
System Slot PCIEX8_2
Status In Use
System Slot PCIEX1_1
Status Available
System Slot PCIEX16/8_3
Status Available
System Slot PCI1
Status Available
CD Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H30L
Media Type DVD Writer
Version S856
CD Drive TOSHIBA DVD/HD SD-H802A SCSI CdRom Device
Media Type DVD-ROM
Version HP10
Video Manufacturer NVIDIA
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
RAM 1,024 MB
Mode 1920 x 1080 x 4294967296 colors
Driver nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Date 20-Jun-13
Version 9.18.13.2049
Hard Disk Model Samsung SSD 840 Series
Interface IDE
Hard Disk Model WDC WD15EARS-19MVWB0
Interface IDE
Hard Disk Model WDC WD6400AAKS-22A7B2
Interface IDE
Hard Disk Model SanDisk Cruzer USB Device
Interface USB
Network Adapter Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection
Service Name e1yexpress
Sound Manufacturer Microsoft
Model High Definition Audio Device
Sound Manufacturer Microsoft
Model High Definition Audio Device
Sound Manufacturer Microsoft
Model High Definition Audio Device
Sound Manufacturer Microsoft
Model High Definition Audio Device
Sound Manufacturer Realtek
Model Realtek High Definition Audio
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Printer Microsoft Shared Fax Driver
Number of Logical CPUs Active 12
Network Connectivity Check

This section checks your system for its network connection status.
Status Check Result
Physical Connection Status on Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection Connected
Network Configuration State Local Network Detected, LAN, RAS installed
Network Route Defined Yes
192.168.0.1 gateway on Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection Reachable
Wide Area Internet Host Check Reachable
Domain Name System (DNS) Resolution Test Passed for http://www.symantec.com
Norton Live Update Server
 
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Thanks but I am running the last firmware and the speeds @ 3.33 are right.
 
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Gah - my bad - thinking of 980 AMD at 3.7

did i read that right that you have 2 bios profiles switching - or do you mean the bios settings go flip if you go into hibernation?

I have seen this before with a faulty power supply. what is it and how old?

do you get an error code when it says failed overclocking?
 
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It seems that there are two profiles once I notice the fan speed slowing on the second boot.
For some reason the system does not boot at first, it fails, fails again, and the Windows start.

Even setting standard settings on bios don't solv the isseu, I removed the baterry on MB, unplugged all hardware, no solution.

Power supply is 1.5 year old as the rest of the system all high end parts, PS Corsair TX 850 W.

System was sharp before the SSD.

tHANKS
 
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asus boards with marvell controllers do sometimes have issues with SSD actually. To rule this out - try one of the "other color" sata ports on the board. You have 2 different controller chips and therefore 2 different color sata ports. Worth a shot
 
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I will try, btw I removed battery and all RAM overnite and will retry this afternoon.

Mean time I got this problem description that is exactly like mine in another forum but with no solution. Theguy had a mechanic HD though. So I am assuming that it is MB/Bios. Asus never again.

"I am having the sleep resume problem others have mentions. Computer goes to sleep as normal but will not resume. The computer spins up, fan speed slowly increases like cpu is heating up (using silent fan profile), but never gets video signal. If push the reset button the fans slow down then slowly ramp back up but the computer does not boot. If i push the power button nothing happens. If i push and hold the power button the computer shuts off then when powered back on i get no post and no beeps. If i shut it off again it boots up after having to recover bios (forced to push F1 the save bios).
Its not a huge deal but it sure is annoying i cant use sleep on this brand new rig."

Exactly the same problem I am getting.
 
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Thanks for all replies!

Could you please elaborate a bit more?
If I have Bios going wrong, by hitting F10 will just save the non working settings.(or not?)

All I want is a factory settings Bios, so I install the SSD and the other 3 drives I have and be happy...
I don't want overclock. Just a stable, sleepable, nice W7 machine.

Thank you!
 
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FIXED!

1-Removed battery and all RAM and let overnight (30 Minutes I would be OK).
2-Disconnected all Sata cables.
3-Reinstalled the battery, cleaned slots and re-installed RAMs.
4-Installed SSD and DVD on 6GB Sata (Rampage 3 has 6 x Sata 3Gb and 2 x Sata 6Gb)
5-Booted and "kabunga" all running. Sleeping, monitors, fan, etc, all good!
6-Off, reconnected all other drives, changed letters all running.
7- Thanks for all posts, see you in the next one!

 
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