GA-H97-D3H (rev. 1.0) Bios Update FAIL

Mar 19, 2018
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Hello,

Need your help =]
My bios version was F3 (First Release) so I've decided to update it to the last F7.
Downloaded the zip file and extracted on a freshly formatted FAT32 USB flash drive and updated using Q-Flash.

After the updated chose "Load Optimized Defaults".

1. For my Windows 10 SSD installed in the PC, it starts "Repair" and get's stuck on the spinning dot circle.
2. Clean SSD + Windows 10 bootable usb drive => get's into the installation and freezes after few seconds.
3. Tried also to boot Ubuntu (bootable usb drive) Acronis Backup (bootable usb drive) and Kali (bootable usb drive), all get stuck once the OS boot process starts.

Also tried to downgrade to F6 (possible) but no luck and back to F7.

Any ideas what can cause this problem?
 
Mar 19, 2018
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After disabling C3 + C6/C7 States in Bios, PC boots fine but from time to time it freezes.
I think something with Bios settings is messed up, the Bios update has reset all my previous settings.

PC also freezes while running a stress cache test with Aida64, all other stress tests (of Aida64) won't affect the PC state.

Please help =[