Tip for All - Save you heartache

smogsy · 30 Apr 2015 at 18:50

So, this is mainly relatred to the ASUS Motherboards but could happen on any motherboard really.

I have a ASUS X99-E-WS

Few days ago i was using the AI-Suite.
i changed a bunch of fan profiles & hit apply, Not thinking nothing of it.

PC crashed Instantly, After a while i forced a shut-down to be greeted with on turning on a Corrupt Bios, even Flashback tool failed.... to recover it

Overclockers have now replaced it as they could not get a Bios chip to replace it.Even if your board has dual bios think twice please. just do it in the UEFI

cheers

pete910 · 30 Apr 2015 at 19:04

smogsy said:
So, this is mainly relatred to the ASUS Motherboards but could happen on any motherboard really.

I have a ASUS X99-E-WS

Few days ago i was using the AI-Suite.
i changed a bunch of fan profiles & hit apply, Not thinking nothing of it.

PC crashed Instantly, After a while i forced a shut-down to be greeted with on turning on a Corrupt Bios, even Flashback tool failed.... to recover it

Overclockers have now replaced it as they could not get a Bios chip to replace it.Even if your board has dual bios think twice please. just do it in the UEFI

cheers

Can't fault their fan control/setup in the bios. I did the qfan thing set some different temp per fan % then forgot about it.

tipes · 30 Apr 2015 at 19:46

Shock, Horror - thanks for the heads up, although I don't use their software.

savagesam117 · 30 Apr 2015 at 21:39

I used it a while ago and had no problem, on a Z97 board but it's safe to say, i'll never be touching it again!

MrMD · 30 Apr 2015 at 23:41

Most Vendors Windows>bios sotware is unstable broken jank IMO,made a habit of avoiding it all costs

pastymuncher · 1 May 2015 at 09:21

AiSuite has always been buggy as hell and I never use it. Q-Fan in the bios does a good enough job or use a fan controller.

tipes · 1 May 2015 at 10:50

pastymuncher said:
AiSuite has always been buggy as hell and I never use it. Q-Fan in the bios does a good enough job or use a fan controller.

This

ZXSpectrum · 1 May 2015 at 11:47

LOL I have used it on this board a lot and have never had a single problem with it.

pete910 · 1 May 2015 at 16:10

ZXSpectrum said:
LOL I have used it on this board a lot and have never had a single problem with it.

AIsuite or the bios qfan?

AIsuite is buggy I admit, not had a problem with the bios Qfan thingy

Steampunk · 1 May 2015 at 16:34

I've been using AI Suite 3 for the last few years on a Z87 board with no problems. The overclocking and fan control stuff is pretty great.

FredFlint · 2 May 2015 at 03:32

On my X99 it was bad so i got rid of it but on my z97 it is ok.

smogsy · 2 May 2015 at 08:26

probably early software for x99 but not worth the risk on any platform tbh

8 Pack · 2 May 2015 at 21:27

Bios is fine. AuiSuite is junk!!! Use Turbo V for OC.

OLDPHART · 3 May 2015 at 10:31

Hi, using Ai Suite 3 for fans you must run the Fan Tuning setting 1st then you can chose what ever fan mode you want.

Acually using it to control my PWM Pump it works a treat set on Silent Mode CPU-4930K:4.4GHz + SL 670, its been 16 months and its never went wrong.

setter · 3 May 2015 at 10:41

Fan xpert is pretty decent for adjusting/controlling fan speeds. The rest is a waste of hdd space. I use bios fan control for the CPU cooler fans. Case fans are on a controller which allows them to be turned off if wanting a very quiet setup.