H61M-DGS R2.0, no mobo speaker? bios update required?

questionair · Jan 26, 2016

I'm running a new setup with:

MOBO: ASRock H61M-DGS
CPU: i5-3570 (normal not k)
Power: Corsair TX 650

I tried running the system on a piece of cardboard first. With a single stick of 4 GB corsair (1333MHZ) ram which is not on the support list (CMX8GX3M2A1333C9). The CPU fan starts spinning just fine but no post. Now I have two questions.

Question1: The CPU support list states that the i5-3570 is supported from bios P1.60. Does this mean the build won't post without that bios version?

Question2: The motherboard does not seem to have any connector for a motherboard speaker. Is there a way to debug without a speaker?

I hope this is just a case of getting ram that is on the support list, but In the back of my mind I'm afraid that I need to find a way to update the bios. This would be a problem because I don't have any other CPU that could run on this board.

maugusto · Jan 26, 2016

the speaker connector is above the power buttons/leds connectors (the white 4 pin header in the top of the front connectors)
if you have a ram stick different from the corsair you may test that first.
i did some pc buildings that first bios don't have support but i can access bios to update
put a speaker, then check for any beeps, if don't make none you need to see the ram or cpu

alexoiu · Jan 26, 2016

Check http://www.asrock.com/support/images/FindBIOS-1.jpg
See what version is installed.

questionair · Jan 26, 2016

It says P1.10.18 on the sticker so it seems the processor would not be supported. I have read of updating the bios using flashback would this motherboard support this?

maugusto · Jan 26, 2016

flashback is not supported in your system

questionair · Jan 26, 2016

maugusto :

I really can't find the speaker connector. What I can see is a pled1 connector, would that mean I have to plug in a led and watch the flashing?

Image: http://postimg.org/image/ff7ijyv2z/

questionair · Jan 26, 2016

maugusto :

Then do you think the problem is with the ram or do I need to flash the motherboard? I tried booting with some ram from my other pc (G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL) with no success, this again is not on the support list.

alexoiu · Jan 26, 2016

questionair :

Try contacting ASRock and they might send you a BIOS chip for replacing the original one.

questionair · Jan 26, 2016

alexoiu :

I have submitted a question to the ASRock technical support team. I will post an update when I get a response.

alexoiu · Jan 26, 2016

questionair · Jan 26, 2016

Oh I feel so stupid, I forgot that I have the H61M-DGS R2.0 model which should support the i5-3570 with all bios versions. I guess the bios can't be the problem.

Now I'm thinking that it could be the non supported ram.

alexoiu · Jan 26, 2016

It could be. Try connecting a case speaker http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/12-201-032-TS?$S640$ to the motherboard and start it with no RAMs. See if any beeps.

questionair · Jan 26, 2016

alexoiu :

Thats the thing this motherboard doesn't seem to have a place to plug a case speaker into.

alexoiu · Jan 27, 2016

It has: connector no 13 http://66.226.78.22/downloadsite/Manual/H61M-DGS.pdf

questionair · Jan 27, 2016

alexoiu :

If I had the original model you would be right, but I have the R2.0 version manual

I should probably update the title of my question as well

alexoiu · Jan 27, 2016

Right, you've mentioned the R2.0 version.
Can you borrow a different RAM and test?

questionair · Jan 27, 2016

alexoiu :

I tried booting with some ram from my other pc (G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL) with no success. I brought my setup to a repair shop close by and they said they would probably be able to find out what the problem is. I guess for them its just a case of checking with different ram and different cpu, possibly different powersupply till something starts working.

alexoiu · Jan 27, 2016

Please post back when solved.

questionair · Jan 27, 2016

alexoiu :

I will definitively do that!

questionair · Jan 27, 2016

ASRock just confirmed that this motherboard is indeed one of the few models without a speaker header.

questionair · Jan 30, 2016

Alright the shop has found out that the problem is a faulty processor. I had bought this processor second hand from a retailer. Everyone always says to me that processors almost never fail but in this case the processor is the problem. The other parts including the motherboard are in working order.

Anyway next time I will be very wary of buying a board that does not support a case speaker since it makes basic debugging impossible without something like a debug card or spare hardware.

alexoiu · Jan 30, 2016

Thank you for the follow-up.

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