Question about bios

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 22, 2014

Hi there, i have a question for you guys! I have a brand new rampage iv extreme which was working fine, now i can't change the bios with the little button and the rog button to flash bios does not light up if kept pushed for 3 seconds. Is my motherboard faulty? Or is it something else like cpu, gpu? When i try to power it on i get error code 32 ( always gave me this on bios 2) but now can't switch back to bios 1, is it the motherboard the problem?

Pinhedd · Sep 22, 2014

The Rampage IV Extreme has UEFI firmware, not BIOS firmware. Minor detail, but it important.

You should be able to use the USB Flashback method to overwrite the firmware completely. This method can be done without having a CPU installed. It is important that you use a USB mass storage device with a supported file system and the firmware image must be named appropriately.

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

probably need to flash the bios again. Flash the latest version or if already running the latest version, flash it with that one. Seems the bios has developed some problems. Flashing will usually take care of it.

EDIT:
Flash with another option?

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 22, 2014

I have no display so the only solution would be usb flashback, but i have a really important question i must ask: when pressing the rog button for 3 seconds, will it light up only if there is a working usb? Just to make sure if my usb works (fat32) because when i press the rog button there are no lights.

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

make sure you are using a usb2.0. Beginning to sound like a bad board.

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 22, 2014

Im using a mp3 usb player formatted in fat32, all my sticks are usb 3.0

Tomorrow ill get an usb 2.0 and will try!
But my question is still there, pressing the ROG chain button should make some kind of light? Because when i press that button is like if its not even connected to the board..
Thanks for helping me figuring this out!

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

If all of your USB ports are 3.0, pushing the button should work. Try loading the latest MB drivers starting with the chipset, then the rest. If you already have the latest loaded, reload them.

Could check in device manager and see if there are any yellow markers on any devices, especially the USB's.

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 22, 2014

I would but im stuck out of my system like this, stuck on bios 2 with no display or pci cards detected and debug error code 32!
Trying to figure if its mobo fault for all this, since i powered off system and in the morning this happened!

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

Check the PSU, if that's OK then swap out the GPU if you can get your hands on another one.

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

Try booting with one stick at a time in each slot. If can boot, do flash and install all the latest MB drivers like you would for a new build.

EDIT:
Don't forget to set up the BIOS after the flash.

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 22, 2014

booting with one stick of ram gave me BF debug code, but i do think the mobo is faulty because i can't change from bios2 to bios1 and when pressing the rog flash button nothing happens, no lights nothing. And another important thing is: all the voltiminder leds on the motherboard are all lighted up and all steady green, motherboard dead?

Pinhedd · Sep 22, 2014

Alessandro Frioli :

An MP3 player may not work. It may appear as a storage device to the operating system, but that doesn't mean that it is a drop in replacement for a USB mass storage device which is a special class of device. A USB 3.0 device should work fine.

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

Did you try another stick in each slot?

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 22, 2014

Yes i tried with different ram in different positions, i still don't know if pressing the rog button should make some light if usb was not recognized.. Also all those steady green leds are really weird! Maybe mobo its bricked..

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

One last thing you can try is to unplug the PSU and all other devices attached to the MB. Then take the MB battery out for 10 to 15 mins. I would leave it out longer, some. Then reassemble your comp with the minimum components to boot with like keyboard, mouse, monitor and see if you can get into bios. Flash it if you can and set it up and load all the latest drivers if still having some problems.

Check around, there could be a short somewhere too. Like in the back panel where devices are attached. maybe a spacer too tight?

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 22, 2014

Tried but still nothing..same error and can't switch bios..

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

I would seriously start thinking about RMA'ing the board.

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 22, 2014

Ye i might rma asap... But i really don't get why this happened...

spooky2th · Sep 22, 2014

Just checked the specs on the board and there are plenty of USB2.0 ports on the back and internally. Have you tried one of those? Maybe one or more is out. I believe they have fuses built into the board.

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 23, 2014

Wait, am i not supposed to put the usb in the rog usb slot?

spooky2th · Sep 23, 2014

Just a thought. The ROG USB port is a USB2.0 to begin with.

Alessandro Frioli · Sep 24, 2014

So im giving the board back and they are giving me the money on their website since this r4e was the last board, any suggestions for other boards with same socket but not pricier?

Pinhedd · Sep 24, 2014

Alessandro Frioli :

Rampage IV Black Edition. It's a newer board based on the same design. It may be a few dollars more expensive but should not be significantly so.

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