Asrock Z68 Extreme 7

Dave.A · 1 Nov 2011 at 08:56

I have that error as well [plus others] and it seems ASRock have a problem with keyboards being recognised

R5GTT · 1 Nov 2011 at 11:52

RMA'd mine, it was completely dead after working fine for a couple of days.
I also suffered the keyboard problem with my Logitech G510 not being recognised during boot up.

I was going to replace it with another but decided to go for an EVGA Z68 in the end. It's a shame as it's a feature rich board and the PCIe slot layout is one of the best available for keeping dual gfx cards spaced nicely while using a dedicated sound card.

Bucko89 · 4 Nov 2011 at 01:30

R5GTT said:
RMA'd mine, it was completely dead after working fine for a couple of days.
I also suffered the keyboard problem with my Logitech G510 not being recognised during boot up.

I was going to replace it with another but decided to go for an EVGA Z68 in the end. It's a shame as it's a feature rich board and the PCIe slot layout is one of the best available for keeping dual gfx cards spaced nicely while using a dedicated sound card.

I don't blame you for not getting another one.

In the process of sending mine back, going to pick up the EVGA *** Z68 motherboard insted.

It's a buggy board, i'd recommend people to avoid.

PhilipPalmer85 · 4 Nov 2011 at 08:15

really? thats a shame... was still looking to get it :mad:

the features for the price are fantastic

Is there anyone who WOULD recommend this board as reliable?

Crezzlin · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:43

PhilipPalmer85 said:
really? thats a shame... was still looking to get it

the features for the price are fantastic

Is there anyone who WOULD recommend this board as reliable?

I can! Running at 5GHZ now with a 6990/6970/6970 also Asus pcie sound card and killer 2100 lan card all running 24/7 no problems, only thing i had a problem with was the psu not cutting it under full load.. Now on a 1250watt psu and flying

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steve45 · 4 Nov 2011 at 18:03

i've been running this board for over a month now i think, everything works perfectly has done since i installed it, packed full of features and brilliant PCIe spacing meaning there is plenty room for the cards to breath.

tipes · 4 Nov 2011 at 20:54

Crezzlin said:
I can! Running at 5GHZ now with a 6990/6970/6970 also Asus pcie sound card and killer 2100 lan card all running 24/7 no problems, only thing i had a problem with was the psu not cutting it under full load.. Now on a 1250watt psu and flying ..

Nice to hear it is going well for you - not so good for me as I have a pig of a 2600K which wont even do a stable 4.6 without silly volts/heat, and this even under water. Oh well just have to face the fact I have a lousy cpu :mad:

Must change my sig lol

fowler002 · 29 Nov 2011 at 14:50

is the serial number anywhere on the board or just on the label on the box? I've tried looking on the board and can't see any where that matches the serial on the label, or any bit that clearly syas 'serial number' on the board.

don't know if anyone is still reading this thread as been 25 days since last post

tipes · 29 Nov 2011 at 15:55

fowler002 said:
is the serial number anywhere on the board or just on the label on the box? I've tried looking on the board and can't see any where that matches the serial on the label, or any bit that clearly syas 'serial number' on the board.

don't know if anyone is still reading this thread as been 25 days since last post

I have just read your post

Not sure about serial on the board itself - but deffo on box in my case. Sorry cant be asked to get torch out and look at the board.

Mark

fowler002 · 29 Nov 2011 at 16:35

need to know for sure as asrock want the serial number, don't want to blow another £30-£40 having the rma rejected on grounds that the serial numbers don't match.

Davefran · 29 Nov 2011 at 17:29

Should be here as far as I can tell from the web site.

fowler002 · 29 Nov 2011 at 17:46

neither of the 2 stickers you've circled or the one next to the 24pin atx connector match the serial number it says on the label on the box.

edit: just had a look on the asrock site and it says the serial number is on a yellow sticker on one of the i/o panel 'bit's', I found it on the one with the usb3.0 matches the one on the label on the box.

have emailed asrock the serial number, now to wait for them to reply with the address + rma number.

Davefran · 29 Nov 2011 at 18:01

fowler002 said:
have emailed asrock the serial number, now to wait for them to reply with the address + rma number.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, hope you get it sorted soon

fowler002 · 29 Nov 2011 at 18:21

Davefran said:
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, hope you get it sorted soon

thanks.

thinking about getting a 'cheap' mobo to tide me over till this gets resolved, should have got it few weeks ago really when this all started.
z68ap-d3 or the z68xp-ud3(is the ud3 worth the extra?).

Crezzlin · 30 Nov 2011 at 19:06

tipes said:
Nice to hear it is going well for you - not so good for me as I have a pig of a 2600K which wont even do a stable 4.6 without silly volts/heat, and this even under water. Oh well just have to face the fact I have a lousy cpu

What Ram do you have, all i use are the auto OC settings at 4.8 no probs, so was thinking it maybe your ram poss??

tipes · 30 Nov 2011 at 19:50

Crezzlin said:
tipes said:

Nice to hear it is going well for you - not so good for me as I have a pig of a 2600K which wont even do a stable 4.6 without silly volts/heat, and this even under water. Oh well just have to face the fact I have a lousy cpu

What Ram do you have, all i use are the auto OC settings at 4.8 no probs, so was thinking it maybe your ram poss??

Click to expand...

The ram is fine - it is the g skill here

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-060-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Bought 2 sets ie 16Gb. In any case I left the ram at standard settings and timings to leave it out of the overclocking scenario to see how the chip went first. I deffo just had a very standard 2600K - dont get me wrong the cpu worked fine but just guzzled v core on o clock, which obviously meant I hit unsustainable temps much earlier than I would have hoped.

Mark

Mr.V · 30 Nov 2011 at 23:18

fowler002 said:
neither of the 2 stickers you've circled or the one next to the 24pin atx connector match the serial number it says on the label on the box.

edit: just had a look on the asrock site and it says the serial number is on a yellow sticker on one of the i/o panel 'bit's', I found it on the one with the usb3.0 matches the one on the label on the box.

have emailed asrock the serial number, now to wait for them to reply with the address + rma number.

Hi mate,

sorry not been around much busy with work, really gutted for ya!

hope Asrock sort out the RMA asap!

fowler002 · 1 Dec 2011 at 00:23

they've replied with the rma number and address, just need to pack it up and post it to them. anyone know how much royal mail charge to post parcel to holland? looking on parceltogo the cheapest was £18(insured only to £50, to insure the value of the mobo will cost another £10 or so), plus asrock want 25 euro/£15 in cash in an envelope to cover the return cost.

they say its a 5 day turn around from when they recieve the board, so thinking if its worth me getting a temp board as I've already waited a month since I started building and found the issue.

Mr.V · 1 Dec 2011 at 00:33

fowler002 said:
they've replied with the rma number and address, just need to pack it up and post it to them. anyone know how much royal mail charge to post parcel to holland? looking on parceltogo the cheapest was £18(insured only to £50, to insure the value of the mobo will cost another £10 or so), plus asrock want 25 euro/£15 in cash in an envelope to cover the return cost.

they say its a 5 day turn around from when they recieve the board, so thinking if its worth me getting a temp board as I've already waited a month since I started building and found the issue.

Personally I'd wait it out a lil longer mate, you've been patient enough and maybe spend the money on something else? only a suggestion.

Hamster · 1 Dec 2011 at 00:42

fowler002 said:
they've replied with the rma number and address, just need to pack it up and post it to them. anyone know how much royal mail charge to post parcel to holland? looking on parceltogo the cheapest was £18(insured only to £50, to insure the value of the mobo will cost another £10 or so), plus asrock want 25 euro/£15 in cash in an envelope to cover the return cost.

they say its a 5 day turn around from when they recieve the board, so thinking if its worth me getting a temp board as I've already waited a month since I started building and found the issue.

Have I missed something? Why are you having to bear all this expense? If the board is defective, why is the retailer not dealing with this for you?