Bios Won't Update

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

Okay so I have been having issues with trying get my memory to run at a frequency of at least 1886 as that is what the board will take. though still unsure. anyways every time I try to tweak the memory in anyway the post fails and I get a red led with 1 long beep and 2 short beeps. so checked for a Bios update. There is an update from 0901 to 1001 from the Asus site. though when I got the .Cap file and tried to update the bios I get a security violation. (there is no locks on my mobo either.)

Also having a graphics issue too where every time I turn the pc on I have to set up eyefinity then remove eyefinity to get my second monitor to work and not be rainbow static. not a major issue but troublesome.

All drivers are up to date and I have even reinstalled them all at least once with a complete wipe of any residual file and registry items

Windows OS: Windows 10 pro
MOBO: 970 Pro Gaming/Aura
BIOS:0901
CPU: AMD FX-8350
Memory: G.Skill F3-2400C10D-16GTX 8gb (2x)
PSU: 3V3A 600W
GPU: XFX Radeon RX 470

alexoiu · Mar 20, 2018

Have you tried the BIOS app (EZ Flash)?

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

Yes I get same Security violation error

alexoiu · Mar 20, 2018

Is the USB drive FAT 32 formatted?

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

alexoiu :

Yes made sure to format for FAT32 before even attempting

alexoiu · Mar 20, 2018

Have you cleared the CMOS (unplug the power cord and remove the CMOS battery for a minute)?

Rogue Leader · Mar 20, 2018

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

I don't think it will work at 1866mhz. According to the QVL for that board http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM3+/970_PRO_GAMING_AURA/970_memory_QVL.pdf the only tested functional 1866mhz ram on that system was Corsair at CL9. According to Gskill https://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-2400c10d-16gtx it should run at 1866mhz CL8. Now with CL9 being slower than CL8 you would think it could work, but its possible the timings needed to achieve either one aren't compatible with the board. The FX series was really made for 1600mhz ram, 1866 support has always been touchy, I don't think this is going to work.

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

I have avoided removing the batt and just using the jumpers to to reset and get back into the Bios everytime it fails to post when tweaking the the memory speed. shall I try the Batt aswel?

alexoiu · Mar 20, 2018

Leave RAMs at default speed. No real improvement.

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

Rogue Leader :

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

I don't think it will work at 1866mhz. According to the QVL for that board http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM3+/970_PRO_GAMING_AURA/970_memory_QVL.pdf the only tested functional 1866mhz ram on that system was Corsair at CL9. According to Gskill https://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-2400c10d-16gtx it should run at 1866mhz CL8. Now with CL9 being slower than CL8 you would think it could work, but its possible the timings needed to achieve either one aren't compatible with the board. The FX series was really made for 1600mhz ram, 1866 support has always been touchy, I don't think this is going to work.

any ideas on the Graphics issue?

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

alexoiu :

Thank you for suggestion, maybe I just need to look into upgrading the system again XD

Rogue Leader · Mar 20, 2018

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

Are you using the latest Adrenalin driver from AMD? Try wiping the drivers completely using DDU and then reinstall?

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

Rogue Leader :

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

I don't think it will work at 1866mhz. According to the QVL for that board http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM3+/970_PRO_GAMING_AURA/970_memory_QVL.pdf the only tested functional 1866mhz ram on that system was Corsair at CL9. According to Gskill https://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-2400c10d-16gtx it should run at 1866mhz CL8. Now with CL9 being slower than CL8 you would think it could work, but its possible the timings needed to achieve either one aren't compatible with the board. The FX series was really made for 1600mhz ram, 1866 support has always been touchy, I don't think this is going to work.

So why is it running at a base speed of 1333?

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

Rogue Leader :

Yeee I have wiped and reinstalled 3 times now, making one final attempt to wipe and reinstall then just leaving it

Rogue Leader · Mar 20, 2018

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

All DDR3 is native at 1333 mhz. You can try 1600mhz in the BIOS settings that will probably work. But if you don't configure the speed manually or using XMP it will always run at 1333.

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

Its really the only thing that makes sense, unless you have a corrupt Windows install. Or try a different monitor port?

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

Rogue Leader :

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

All DDR3 is native at 1333 mhz. You can try 1600mhz in the BIOS settings that will probably work. But if you don't configure the speed manually or using XMP it will always run at 1333.

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

Its really the only thing that makes sense, unless you have a corrupt Windows install. Or try a different monitor port?

No other port to use just finished the wipe and install when first finish the install works great but after a restart on screen is rainbow stating. so have to create an eyefinity then turn eyefinity off to make them both work again

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

Also was able to get board to run a steady and safe post at 1600 so guess that is best I will get. thank you for that

Rogue Leader · Mar 20, 2018

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

Thats really bizarre. I honestly am not sure what else you could do. I would otherwise think the GPU is defective somehow.

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

Glad that worked out, figured thats the best you would get. Honestly you aren't losing any noticeable performance anyway.

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 20, 2018

Rogue Leader :

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

Thats really bizarre. I honestly am not sure what else you could do. I would otherwise think the GPU is defective somehow.

yeah not sure, before I moved to windows 10 I was on 7 (May preferred one) and I had no issues with the card on it, maybe the card just don't like Windows 10, I know I don't ROFL

Rogue Leader · Mar 20, 2018

jamielynnjohnston1990 :

The RX470 was built for Win 10 so it shouldn't be that. Could be an issue with your Win 10 install though, may need to wipe and reinstall.

boju · Mar 20, 2018

Your eyefinity issue might be related to Windows 10 gamebar features.

Since Win10 CU, gamebar was introduced and has caused a lot of issues. One of it's features is called fullscreen optimisation. Turning off gamebar disables fullscreen opt.

Try just disabling gamebar first.

If you uninstall gamebar it needs to be disabled first through the app otherwise theres a chance it can still be a problem.

jamielynnjohnston1990 · Mar 22, 2018

boju :

getting rid of game bar worked, thank you

boju · Mar 22, 2018

Your welcome.

Its a shame because game bar has a lot of potential. Hope the idea behind optimising OS for pure gaming improves but so far its been like almost 2 years and its still flawed. Fullscreen optimisation is a blend between full and bordless window and compatibility with it for whatever reason isn't great. Slight stutter in games ya just cant figure out is another symptom.

Microsoft and partners need to pull their thumb out of thier, you get the idea

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