manojks


If i disable the Bluetooth, USB Hub #2 is disabled too under USB settings. Are they interlinked ?

 
Yes.

Interesting. I have bluetooth disabled in BIOS and none of my USBs are disabled either.
I will double check tonight after work.

I've tried 5 times to flash from Windows, following your instructions here. Launching the FTPWin64.bat as asministrator and created and booted from usb - I get a not enough memory from the dos boot,  and the windows flash doesn't seem to work at all.
 
Frustrated!

JoeVolcano


I've tried 5 times to flash from Windows, following your instructions here. Launching the FTPWin64.bat as asministrator and created and booted from usb - I get a not enough memory from the dos boot,  and the windows flash doesn't seem to work at all.

Frustrated!

You can try this method    http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmmain.aspx?faqid=59335

VagueRant

JoeVolcano


I've tried 5 times to flash from Windows, following your instructions here. Launching the FTPWin64.bat as asministrator and created and booted from usb - I get a not enough memory from the dos boot,  and the windows flash doesn't seem to work at all.

Frustrated!

You can try this method    http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmmain.aspx?faqid=59335

This worked perfectly for me fot all 3 BIOS. There seam to come a error message in the begining but just wait few seconds and it will start to flash.

Macros


Interesting. I have bluetooth disabled in BIOS and none of my USBs are disabled either.
I will double check tonight after work.

So I checked today, and you guys are correct. If I disable Bluetooth in BIOS it also disables USB port 2.

Macros

Macros


Interesting. I have bluetooth disabled in BIOS and none of my USBs are disabled either.
I will double check tonight after work.

So I checked today, and you guys are correct. If I disable Bluetooth in BIOS it also disables USB port 2.

 
That certainly explained something I had noticed a while ago on my FTW: sometimes USB port 2 was marked as disabled. Because I never really use the Bluetooth I tend to disable it in BIOS, so this would explain the turned off USB port.

Still overvolt from USB3 with 037 bios on my motherboard EVGA x79 FTW! Solve the problem I am to you soon guys

Macros

Macros


Interesting. I have bluetooth disabled in BIOS and none of my USBs are disabled either.
I will double check tonight after work.

So I checked today, and you guys are correct. If I disable Bluetooth in BIOS it also disables USB port 2.

 
Of course I'm right.  Unless it's my wife that's asking.

Fine fine.... LOL

Anyone else having issues with usb3.0 ports? I can't get a really anything working in a 3.0 port (all 2.0 devices)

Make sure you check in BIOS to see if they are set to Enabled or Disabled.
If they are set to Enabled, then I would do a reinstall of your USB 3.0 drivers.
 
Let us know how that goes.

Should check with mwparrish since his board got RMA by EVGA on the USB 3.0 issue. Wonder what they fixed

manojks

Should check with mwparrish since his board got RMA by EVGA on the USB 3.0 issue. Wonder what they fixed

 
Well, I don't really know what's going on.  I received an email that my board tested fine with the new BIOS 037 so it was being sent back to me (per my request).
 
Yet, the board I received had a lower serial number and upon visual inspection was a different board than the one I RMA'd.  So I conclude I was not sent back my original board but a different re-certified board -- obviously, something wasn't right, and I still don't have the full story.
 
That said, $450 and 6 months later... things are so far so good at default settings and stock clocks.  As we know... much of the problems begin once an OC is applied.  We shall see.
 
I'm glad that so far it works... but the complete communication breakdown before, during, and after the RMA is disconcerting.  Maybe tomorrow I can crank this up a bit and see what happens... heck, maybe I'll even get to play a game for the first time in over 2 weeks without an issue.  Here's to hope.

So here's the deal... 
 
After telling me my board tested fine and they were sending it back to me... which they didn't... they sent me a different board...
 
And after I was told the board would be working properly... which it isn't...
 
I can conclude this: Unless memory is set to automatic... USB 3.0 is busted.  It's now been this way on two boards... both of which EVGA says work great.
 
I've wasted 2-3 weeks of time on this issue... with no resolution and no response from EVGA that is factual.  I still have a X79 chipset that has no working USB 3.0 when memory is set to anything except "automatic" (or 1600 MHz).  I'm beyond frustrated at this point.  Now I have to fill out another stupid support ticket and wait another 24 hours+ to get response that tells me nothing new and advises me to check the forums for detailed information on overclocking memory -- that would be hilarious if it weren't the ONLY place to get any information and it's only anecdotal troubleshooting evidence because EVGA has yet to address the issue head-on for 6 months.
 
6 MONTHS, EVGA!
 
What is it going to take to get a BIOS that isn't crippled?  As far as I'm concerned, BIOS 037 is no different than previous versions because USB and memory compatibility are still broke.

I don't know if this will help you, but here goes...
 
On my X79, I have the G.Skill 4x4GB DDR3 2133Mhz RAM also (mine is the 11-11-11-30, tho).  I have been able to run it with manual memory settings, but doing that seemed to cause issues with the USB 3.0 controllers, and I was also getting infrequent blue-screens (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, CACHE_MANAGER) that pointed to driver issues.  So, this past weekend, I upgraded the ASMedia USB 3.0 drivers from the 1.6.3.0 to the 1.14.8.0 level (with much trepidation, mind you!!), and since I did that, I've eliminated the blue-screens, and all my USB 3.0 ports work fine with either USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 devices.  (See this thread for the driver info)
 
Another thing that I did this past weekend -- on the G.Skill forum, there was a thread that mentioned that the VCCIO needed to be bumped up a little when using 4 sticks of RAM (here's the thread where I found this info).  Basically, it was suggested to take the VCCIO setting from 1.05v to 1.1v.  Well, I changed that setting from AUTO to manual, and I bumped it up to 1.08v to start with, and I as I mentioned, I haven't seen any of the blue-screen issues.
 
I'm guessing here, but I think the VCCIO fixed the blue-screens I was getting, and the new ASMedia 1.14.8.0 driver fixed the USB issues...of course, I'll believe it after everything's been running well for a few more days (week, maybe?), but maybe this'll be the golden ticket!

tennis_ski


I don't know if this will help you, but here goes...

On my X79, I have the G.Skill 4x4GB DDR3 2133Mhz RAM also (mine is the 11-11-11-30, tho).  I have been able to run it with manual memory settings, but doing that seemed to cause issues with the USB 3.0 controllers, and I was also getting infrequent blue-screens (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, CACHE_MANAGER) that pointed to driver issues.  So, this past weekend, I upgraded the ASMedia USB 3.0 drivers from the 1.6.3.0 to the 1.14.8.0 level (with much trepidation, mind you!!), and since I did that, I've eliminated the blue-screens, and all my USB 3.0 ports work fine with either USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 devices.  (See this thread for the driver info)

Another thing that I did this past weekend -- on the G.Skill forum, there was a thread that mentioned that the VCCIO needed to be bumped up a little when using 4 sticks of RAM (here's the thread where I found this info).  Basically, it was suggested to take the VCCIO setting from 1.05v to 1.1v.  Well, I changed that setting from AUTO to manual, and I bumped it up to 1.08v to start with, and I as I mentioned, I haven't seen any of the blue-screen issues.

I'm guessing here, but I think the VCCIO fixed the blue-screens I was getting, and the new ASMedia 1.14.8.0 driver fixed the USB issues...of course, I'll believe it after everything's been running well for a few more days (week, maybe?), but maybe this'll be the golden ticket!

 
Thanks, but in the previous months we've noted and tested all of this in various different threads before this one.
 
My VCCIO has been as high as 1.250 and my VCCSA has been at 1.250v as well.  I have no problem running my memory at 2133 at rated timings at 1.60v - WHEN SET MANUALLY - XMP2 results in NO POST at all times.
 
The issue is always that when memory configuration isn't set to automatic, the USB is flakey - ALWAYS.  Before my RMA, I updated the VLI USB 3.0 hub firmware -- no change in reliability; upgraded the ASMedia USB 3.0 controller firmware and drivers -- no change in reliability.
 
It's linked to something with memory management/configuration.  When something is changed, USB 3.0 becomes unstable.
 
Here some threads previous to the one you linked to:
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1575691
http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=1560665
http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=1561462
 
There are many more... but it would be useless to keep linking at this point...
 
In some of these threads, Jacob mentions that they cannot reproduce the issue in house.  Support said my RMA'd board tested fine... so either it wasn't tested with the memory I specified or with the settings I specified to reproduce it.  But since it's reproducible for me in an X79 SLI and two X79 FTWs, my memory is stable and tests OK at any frequency between 1600-2133, and I swapped a 3930K C1 for a C2 and it's all the same... USB 3.0 refuses to work right except when memory is set to automatic.

The spelling error during boot time, given you've elected to reset the UEFI/BIOS to default settings is still present, with the word 'checksun'. I reported it when 035 was released and it was supposed to be fixed in 036, but it is still here in 037. It's a minor thing, of course, but still. :-)
 
I'll include a link to your accepting the error in the 035 thread.

mwparrish

tennis_ski


I don't know if this will help you, but here goes...

On my X79, I have the G.Skill 4x4GB DDR3 2133Mhz RAM also (mine is the 11-11-11-30, tho).  I have been able to run it with manual memory settings, but doing that seemed to cause issues with the USB 3.0 controllers, and I was also getting infrequent blue-screens (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, CACHE_MANAGER) that pointed to driver issues.  So, this past weekend, I upgraded the ASMedia USB 3.0 drivers from the 1.6.3.0 to the 1.14.8.0 level (with much trepidation, mind you!!), and since I did that, I've eliminated the blue-screens, and all my USB 3.0 ports work fine with either USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 devices.  (See this thread for the driver info)

Another thing that I did this past weekend -- on the G.Skill forum, there was a thread that mentioned that the VCCIO needed to be bumped up a little when using 4 sticks of RAM (here's the thread where I found this info).  Basically, it was suggested to take the VCCIO setting from 1.05v to 1.1v.  Well, I changed that setting from AUTO to manual, and I bumped it up to 1.08v to start with, and I as I mentioned, I haven't seen any of the blue-screen issues.

I'm guessing here, but I think the VCCIO fixed the blue-screens I was getting, and the new ASMedia 1.14.8.0 driver fixed the USB issues...of course, I'll believe it after everything's been running well for a few more days (week, maybe?), but maybe this'll be the golden ticket!

Thanks, but in the previous months we've noted and tested all of this in various different threads before this one.

My VCCIO has been as high as 1.250 and my VCCSA has been at 1.250v as well.  I have no problem running my memory at 2133 at rated timings at 1.60v - WHEN SET MANUALLY - XMP2 results in NO POST at all times.

The issue is always that when memory configuration isn't set to automatic, the USB is flakey - ALWAYS.  Before my RMA, I updated the VLI USB 3.0 hub firmware -- no change in reliability; upgraded the ASMedia USB 3.0 controller firmware and drivers -- no change in reliability.

It's linked to something with memory management/configuration.  When something is changed, USB 3.0 becomes unstable.

Here some threads previous to the one you linked to:
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1575691
http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=1560665
http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=1561462

There are many more... but it would be useless to keep linking at this point...

In some of these threads, Jacob mentions that they cannot reproduce the issue in house.  Support said my RMA'd board tested fine... so either it wasn't tested with the memory I specified or with the settings I specified to reproduce it.  But since it's reproducible for me in an X79 SLI and two X79 FTWs, my memory is stable and tests OK at any frequency between 1600-2133, and I swapped a 3930K C1 for a C2 and it's all the same... USB 3.0 refuses to work right except when memory is set to automatic.

As it also does on my X79 Classified!  I've updated every driver I can..., and the USB 3.0 ports are still flakey!  $450 for a motherboard, and I had to buy an expansion USB 2.0 hub to plug into one of the USB 2.0 ports on the back so that I can run everything without having to have cables plugged into the front USB ports on my case!

comrade

mwparrish

tennis_ski


I don't know if this will help you, but here goes...

On my X79, I have the G.Skill 4x4GB DDR3 2133Mhz RAM also (mine is the 11-11-11-30, tho).  I have been able to run it with manual memory settings, but doing that seemed to cause issues with the USB 3.0 controllers, and I was also getting infrequent blue-screens (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, CACHE_MANAGER) that pointed to driver issues.  So, this past weekend, I upgraded the ASMedia USB 3.0 drivers from the 1.6.3.0 to the 1.14.8.0 level (with much trepidation, mind you!!), and since I did that, I've eliminated the blue-screens, and all my USB 3.0 ports work fine with either USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 devices.  (See this thread for the driver info)

Another thing that I did this past weekend -- on the G.Skill forum, there was a thread that mentioned that the VCCIO needed to be bumped up a little when using 4 sticks of RAM (here's the thread where I found this info).  Basically, it was suggested to take the VCCIO setting from 1.05v to 1.1v.  Well, I changed that setting from AUTO to manual, and I bumped it up to 1.08v to start with, and I as I mentioned, I haven't seen any of the blue-screen issues.

I'm guessing here, but I think the VCCIO fixed the blue-screens I was getting, and the new ASMedia 1.14.8.0 driver fixed the USB issues...of course, I'll believe it after everything's been running well for a few more days (week, maybe?), but maybe this'll be the golden ticket!

Thanks, but in the previous months we've noted and tested all of this in various different threads before this one.

My VCCIO has been as high as 1.250 and my VCCSA has been at 1.250v as well.  I have no problem running my memory at 2133 at rated timings at 1.60v - WHEN SET MANUALLY - XMP2 results in NO POST at all times.

The issue is always that when memory configuration isn't set to automatic, the USB is flakey - ALWAYS.  Before my RMA, I updated the VLI USB 3.0 hub firmware -- no change in reliability; upgraded the ASMedia USB 3.0 controller firmware and drivers -- no change in reliability.

It's linked to something with memory management/configuration.  When something is changed, USB 3.0 becomes unstable.

Here some threads previous to the one you linked to:
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1575691
http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=1560665
http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=1561462

There are many more... but it would be useless to keep linking at this point...

In some of these threads, Jacob mentions that they cannot reproduce the issue in house.  Support said my RMA'd board tested fine... so either it wasn't tested with the memory I specified or with the settings I specified to reproduce it.  But since it's reproducible for me in an X79 SLI and two X79 FTWs, my memory is stable and tests OK at any frequency between 1600-2133, and I swapped a 3930K C1 for a C2 and it's all the same... USB 3.0 refuses to work right except when memory is set to automatic.

As it also does on my X79 Classified!  I've updated every driver I can..., and the USB 3.0 ports are still flakey!  $450 for a motherboard, and I had to buy an expansion USB 2.0 hub to plug into one of the USB 2.0 ports on the back so that I can run everything without having to have cables plugged into the front USB ports on my case!

 
Good news.  I just received word they've finally been able to reproduce the issue and can start working on a fix.
 
Hooray for EVGA.

bump,any news? i bought the classified yesterday and i have the same problem on usb 3.0 :@

alastair666


bump,any news? i bought the classified yesterday and i have the same problem on usb 3.0 :@

 
Well, other than it takes a little more than 4 business days to find the bug in the code, code the fix, QA test, and release...
 
Hang tight.

This is what fuels my fears about getting a MB at this time... I have EVERY part BUT a MB... I just want to be able to buy parts build, update and tweak and enjoy... JUST like I do with my current FTW X58... 

I am trying to install Windows 8 Release Preview via UEFI USB pen, the installer boots and everything seems fine, but when it is supposed to start copying files an error pops up. It asks me to check that the install media is available and then restart the installer. Error code 0xC0000005.

I have double checked that the ISO file is complete and successfully burned it to a DVD. I have created the bootable USB pen twice and same results. I select UEFI USB boot option after pressing F7 during boot and this worked fine with Consumer Preview on earlier BIOS versions. Is anyone else having similar issues? I am so far unable to install it from the USB pen.

I tried putting it in a USB3 port, but then the BIOS did not detect it at all during boot.

Thank you for reading.

THANKS! I did finally get it. The bios bits MUST be on C:\, silly but true.
 
I did finally get 037 installed and seems to be stable. I've also had random over-power alerts on the USB hub and empty dvd's showing tracks... Updating all the drivers (intel's) seemed to help stabilize this system...
 
Matthew recommended NOT setting my memory to auto - so I manually set the speed and the 4 parameters I knew.
 
Seems to be OK now. Fingers crossed.

I connected a drive to my computer to use the DVD I burned instead of the USB pen, but I got the same error. I had expected that at least to work.

Using sha1sum I have checked that the hash of my downloaded ISO is identical to the hash listed on Microsofts Windows 8 Release Preview page.

Edit: I have tried BIOS 036 now with the same end result. No go. Maybe the installer is broken for UEFI? I would have expected an uproar of posts about it on the net if that was the case, though.

Edit2: I found the source of my problem, it was the two other SSD drives connected to my computer. Removing them, so the only SSD connected was the one I am intalling to is available and then the installation seems to work as it should.

First of all I want to know if it's a hardware problem and second I want to know when it comes out a bios without problems .. I'm furious!

@alastair666: I'm pretty sure my install problem with Windows 8 Release Preview was due to the fact that I had multiple storage devices that it could be installed on, and I was trying to install on one that wasn't designated as the "first drive". I solved it by removing the others, so that the one I wanted to install on became the first (and only) drive. Reconnecting them again afterwards was not an issue. Though, the Windows installer did create a lot (each time I tried to install, apparently) of GPT partitions on the first drive that had space available (I did not notice that until after a while).

i really wanted to get an x79 motherboard with the i7-3820 SB processor i'm about to buy, but I don't think i want the stress everyone seems to be having. my poort computer needs an upgrade asap

I was not referring to you, but to all the problems that these mb have, Including That ****ing USB 3.0 ... I want to know if all these problems are design errors, difficult to resolve with a bios update!