Do I need to RMA board? (Asus Maximus Code XI)

Mr Carrot

Mr Carrot

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Hi guys been having a lot of trouble with my system since a Windows Insider update last week.

I can't get past the Windows load screen (where you get the little circle that spins)

I get a broad variety of greenscreens after 1/2 seconds and the odd bluescreens.

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The BSODS themselves are corrupted!!

These go from IRQ fail, Security Kernel, Driver etc. The whole lot.

First tried updating bios to 0805 but didn't fix anything.

I get these errors with GFX card in or out. All the drives out and booting just off a USB. I cannot use a restore USB or even a fresh install USB I get BSODed whatever happens.

I don't have alternate memory or cpu to try and the lot are under a massive air cooler so keen to leave that in place if possible. Can I disable a DIMM from BIOS and run the CPU on some form of lowest power possible mode?

DIMMS are currently in A2 and B2

Full spec is:

9900k (have it at 3.6)
GSkill 16 gig at 4266 (have it at 2133)
Samsung 970NVME (os drive)
Intel SSD (backup)
2* WD red drives
1080TI (MSI Gaming x)
Dark Power Pro 850W

I've not been doing anything particularly strenuous with the CPU and it's been super stable at a 35% oc (5ghz all cores) for months, only thing that's gone wrong was a crash during insider install last week.
 
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Have everything at stock of fresh bios.

I can't seem to do anything to get past the initial windows post sequence or the initial windows repair sequence - no matter what media I try or which hdds I swap in or out I'm now jammed into this bsod loop.

Worried the Update has bricked the Mobo.
 
Mr Carrot said:
I can't seem to do anything to get past the initial windows post sequence or the initial windows repair sequence - no matter what media I try or which hdds I swap in or out I'm now jammed into this bsod loop.
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not repair. fresh reinstall.

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Worried the Update has bricked the Mobo.
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more likely that the update has bricked your current windows install
 
Cheers but annoyingly - I have tried that but I can't get to any form of menu from any form of install media - keeps crashing at the same part - had a repair usb and a full install usb both fail at the below screen:

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Mr Carrot said:
Cheers but annoyingly - I have tried that but I can't get to any form of menu from any form of install media - keeps crashing at the same part - had a repair usb and a full install usb both fail at the below screen:
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use the back usb intel ports? sometimes the asmedia usb ports can be a bit picky
 
Eeek just moving USB ports around has caused the following error

"USB over current status detected"

Then the whole thing shuts down.

Can no longer access bios at post.

To avoid error had to remove all USB cables and the front USB ports header.... Now it goes back to the original green screen of death issue
 
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indeed.
hope you bought the board from ocuk or the rainforest. asus component rma isn't the best (to put it very mildly)
 
Did you do a clear CMOS with all three methods if needed? i.e. Button, battery out and give it a minute before putting back in, short the CMOS pins on motherboard.
 
Just yesterday I built a new system with an Asus Z390 Maximus extreme board and 9900k and all it would do is flash the power button and bios LED. cleared cmos etc, removed battery etc at first I thought it was PSU issue so tried another one and the same thing. also tried the bios button flash with latest bios, removed board to outside the case and still no go, just blinking power and reset light and bios LED. no matter what was tried. always liked Asus boards too.

Will be returned as DOA but I have to say that to replace the Asus after reading the QC has deteriorated on Asus boards in recent times I have purchased a Gigabyte Z390 Aorus extreme to replace it. although I like the Asus bios layout to have a new board fail from the Box puts me right off Asus boards for now. On a top of the line board QC should make sure you never have this issue.
 
Given that there's a little buzzing coming from the PSU that wasn't there a couple of weeks ago could a power supply issue be the fault? Is there anywhere that records this?

I have managed to get the system to boot to windows by massively underclocking the cpu...
 
I do not know if this will solve your problem or not, but it is an easy and cheap thing to replace. The cmos battery. There have been several documented problems with batteries failing on quite new boards and causing issues. If it does not work, at least you have tried it or it may just be a fix for a couple of quid spent.

The buzzing could be a failed or failing capacitor. This could cause voltage issues. On the other hand it may be a fan.
 
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