Hi guys. I have some problems with my new system set-up and hopefully you guys can give me a tip how to fix this or i will throw this motherboard out the window - it's eating me alive trying to troubleshoot it.
I recently purchased the following components for my system upgrade:
1. Asus Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard
2. AMD FX 8120 CPU (stock fan)
3. Corsair Dominator 2 x 4gb CMP8GX3M2A1600C9 (8gb total)
4. Corsair Force 3 60gb SSD (used as boot drive)
5. PSU Cooler Master 650W
6. Graphic Card: Asus Geforce GT 610 (GT610-SL-2GD3-L)
Ok, now, my problems:
It seems that bios (latest rev 1304) is getting corrupted like crazy, out of nowhere.
I will reset my bios (battery out & jumper switch) the system will post and boot.
I will enter windows, no errors, nothing - fully functional. After i normally shut down the system during night the keyboard lights will remain on and on a second boot attempt next day in the morning, that CPU led will come solid red indicating a problem (a bios corruption gone wrong).
If i reset my bios all over again, everything works .... and the problem loop will continue so i have to do a bios reset almost after every normal shutdown.
I did some various tests trying to pinpoint the problem:
- Tried a really cheap Asrock mobo with my CPU, ram, gpu, psu (all my components) ... everything is running fine
- Tried a different CPU with my Sabertooth 990FX mobo - problems persists
- After a succesfull boot on my Sabertooth i performed some stability and stress test under windows - no issues, no errors, all temperatures normal.
Something or somehow the bios gets messed-up after a normal shutdown and i have to reset it almost everytime. When it's posting is working just fine ... if i will shut it down - i obtain CPU led light error (cpu is fine, i encountered same behavior with different cpu aswell)
What can cause this behavior ? How can i fix it ? Are there any specific settings for bios for my system set-up or should it work with default settings just fine ?
Seriously, i am tired of it ... i am thinking to switch away from Asus (although the top manufacturer on my list)
PS: I didn't do any overclocking at all ... i just tried to run it on default settings.
I recently purchased the following components for my system upgrade:
1. Asus Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard
2. AMD FX 8120 CPU (stock fan)
3. Corsair Dominator 2 x 4gb CMP8GX3M2A1600C9 (8gb total)
4. Corsair Force 3 60gb SSD (used as boot drive)
5. PSU Cooler Master 650W
6. Graphic Card: Asus Geforce GT 610 (GT610-SL-2GD3-L)
Ok, now, my problems:
It seems that bios (latest rev 1304) is getting corrupted like crazy, out of nowhere.
I will reset my bios (battery out & jumper switch) the system will post and boot.
I will enter windows, no errors, nothing - fully functional. After i normally shut down the system during night the keyboard lights will remain on and on a second boot attempt next day in the morning, that CPU led will come solid red indicating a problem (a bios corruption gone wrong).
If i reset my bios all over again, everything works .... and the problem loop will continue so i have to do a bios reset almost after every normal shutdown.
I did some various tests trying to pinpoint the problem:
- Tried a really cheap Asrock mobo with my CPU, ram, gpu, psu (all my components) ... everything is running fine
- Tried a different CPU with my Sabertooth 990FX mobo - problems persists
- After a succesfull boot on my Sabertooth i performed some stability and stress test under windows - no issues, no errors, all temperatures normal.
Something or somehow the bios gets messed-up after a normal shutdown and i have to reset it almost everytime. When it's posting is working just fine ... if i will shut it down - i obtain CPU led light error (cpu is fine, i encountered same behavior with different cpu aswell)
What can cause this behavior ? How can i fix it ? Are there any specific settings for bios for my system set-up or should it work with default settings just fine ?
Seriously, i am tired of it ... i am thinking to switch away from Asus (although the top manufacturer on my list)
PS: I didn't do any overclocking at all ... i just tried to run it on default settings.