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2011/04/01 14:25:51
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i would also like to confirm s3 works flawlessly thanx. 
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 14:55:58
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@JJVAL,
My apologies if this has already been asked and answered, but is using the USB drive method not an option for you?
Admittedly, I personally have never used the CD method, only USB (or, back in the day, floppy disks), so I do not what to tell you about the CD method.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 15:56:38
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Ya for some reason the USB Method is way above my knowlege level, and eveytime i try to install AWDFLASH.EXE it says its not compatiable with my version of windows, next dr.dos I have no clue what that even does or how to use it the right way, I know your going to say that the instructions for using the USB method say there straight forward but my question is straight forward for who most of the experts here, im barely a novice at this stuff, heck my hobby before this was building and running Drag race cars and what I knew about a Computer you could put in a thimble..
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 16:33:11
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For all those having trouble with the flash program sitting at the "please input file name" screen, I can tell you that I had the same problem when I first bought this board and found out eventually it was because I was using an IDE dvd burner.... Purchased a SATA burner and everything has went flawlessly since.... Just an option for troubleshooting...
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 16:53:24
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Running for couple of days. but I noticed today that my memory is not running at 1600 (2:12). EVGA utillty shows 2:8. With bios 80.  My memory ran at 1600 With bios 77. did i miss someting in the bios? or someone else exprience also some problems with timings? Edit1: specs Crossair vengeance 12GB 3x4GB I7-960 win7 -64 Edit2: Flashed back to bios 78: Tried a lot to run my mems at 1600 but no success. With 78 my mems are running at 1600. Will wait at the final bios. But still thanks EVGA 
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 17:06:37
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JJVAL
Ya for some reason the USB Method is way above my knowlege level, and eveytime i try to install AWDFLASH.EXE it says its not compatiable with my version of windows, next dr.dos I have no clue what that even does or how to use it the right way, I know your going to say that the instructions for using the USB method say there straight forward but my question is straight forward for who most of the experts here, im barely a novice at this stuff, heck my hobby before this was building and running Drag race cars and what I knew about a Computer you could put in a thimble..
I understand, but it really is quite easy to do, and once you get a USB drive setup, to flash a new BIOS in the future, all you need to do is replace the .bin file on the USB drive with the new .bin. I am sure there are many here who would help you get a USB drive setup if you are having problems doing so. Anyway, I was just suggesting an alternative since you were having problems with the CD...
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 17:13:53
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JJVAL
Ya for some reason the USB Method is way above my knowlege level, and eveytime i try to install AWDFLASH.EXE it says its not compatiable with my version of windows, next dr.dos I have no clue what that even does or how to use it the right way, I know your going to say that the instructions for using the USB method say there straight forward but my question is straight forward for who most of the experts here, im barely a novice at this stuff, heck my hobby before this was building and running Drag race cars and what I knew about a Computer you could put in a thimble..
Are you trying to _run_ AWDFLASH.EXE from windows? That won't work - it's a DOS program, and it would make a real mess if it did run in windows. You _copy_ AWDFLASH.EXE to your bootable flash drive along with the BIOS BIN file. Then you boot the USB flash drive to DOS and run AWDFLASH.EXE _there_. Z.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 17:50:09
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If you want double boot to stop then disable visualization or go back to bios 49/50. dr. husam
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Not soled: The double boot still there
When setting the ram to 1600 not all the ram will be recognized as in bios 78 ( 24gb see only 20gb)
The Mainboard boot time 40sec. time until the beep 20sec. as in bios 78
What is solved here with this bios for me nothing ?
The performance decreased !!!
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 17:56:30
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It really is quite simple once set up correctly. I remember being lost when I first tried flashing. It's more intimidation than anything else. All you are doing is making the flash drive a drive you can boot to. There is a very easy to follow guide here from the OCZ site: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?29726-Make-your-OCZ-Flash-Drive-Bootable-Vista-and-FreeDOS If you were building Drag cars this is nothing. The rush you get when taking off is similar to the accomplishment we get from overclocking or pc performance in general. Not quite but you get it. If or when you manage to have a bootable flash drive, note: if you don't have show hidden files unchecked the drive will appear empty, all you do now is take the bios .bin file that you download from EVGA and place it (copy or drag it) onto the drive. You also take the awdflash.exe and place it on the drive. You should now have a bootable drive with your new bios and the flash utility present. Boot your pc with the flash drive in a USB slot, while going through POST hit Delete to enter bios and pick your flash drive to boot from. Now you will boot to the flash drive follow the DOS prompts and type awdflash.exe which opens the utility in DOS. Now enter the file name of your new bios: ex: e75680.bin in the only spot you can and follow the prompts. Though this sounds like a process, it is basically a five minute deal. If you can spare the drive you set up for this procedure, put it aside for use in the future. All you have to do next time is copy the new .bin file to the drive and boot from it. Hope this will assist you and when done you will be like What? How Easy!
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 19:30:30
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So far BIOS 80 works great. I have not observed any decrease in performance anywhere and have noticed the faster boot. I am swapping SSDs too so I won't be able to compare...
Next on the wish list is the JMicron Screen to separate from the Intel ROM screen and manual Vcore throttling issue...
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 19:43:20
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bostonbaab
It really is quite simple once set up correctly. I remember being lost when I first tried flashing. It's more intimidation than anything else. All you are doing is making the flash drive a drive you can boot to. There is a very easy to follow guide here from the OCZ site:
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?29726-Make-your-OCZ-Flash-Drive-Bootable-Vista-and-FreeDOS
If you were building Drag cars this is nothing. The rush you get when taking off is similar to the accomplishment we get from overclocking or pc performance in general. Not quite but you get it. If or when you manage to have a bootable flash drive, note: if you don't have show hidden files unchecked the drive will appear empty, all you do now is take the bios .bin file that you download from EVGA and place it (copy or drag it) onto the drive. You also take the awdflash.exe and place it on the drive. You should now have a bootable drive with your new bios and the flash utility present.
Boot your pc with the flash drive in a USB slot, while going through POST hit Delete to enter bios and pick your flash drive to boot from. Now you will boot to the flash drive follow the DOS prompts and type awdflash.exe which opens the utility in DOS. Now enter the file name of your new bios: ex: e75680.bin in the only spot you can and follow the prompts. Though this sounds like a process, it is basically a five minute deal. If you can spare the drive you set up for this procedure, put it aside for use in the future. All you have to do next time is copy the new .bin file to the drive and boot from it. Hope this will assist you and when done you will be like What? How Easy!
LOL dont laff , I tried it and I cant get it to work using the USB Method, its not the USB method its me when it comes to doing the USB Method, im just not getting it, hey atleast im being honest, im LMAO because i have been from 100MPH in the 1/4 to 300MPH in the 1/4 and I just cant comprehend this dang USB method.. I had no problems doing it the CD or DVD method with my Classified MB.. But I really want to thank you for taking your time to help my dumb butt its greatly appreciated !!!
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 20:04:28
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My pleasure. Don't sweat it.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/01 20:26:14
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Alright, after clearing my cmos and reapplying my OC I get BSOD and my memory shows as 24GB (7.99 usable). Forget about the BSOD, I'll figure that out. What I would like to know is what causes the memory to disappear? I did some thread searches and tried a few suggestions but nothing seemed to work for me. Luckily I can just set XMP and the memory shows correctly. I did try the +20 TRL (I believe that is right), and that made icons disappear and lost all info in Computer properties regarding WEI. It would be nice to know where the problem is coming from and hopefully resolve it. The shame is that my system is running phenomenal regardless of these errors. Hopefully between all of us here, we can get the bugs sorted out. I commend EVGA for taking the time necessary to improve an already excellent line of product and I fully understand that complications are part of this game. To a degree I enjoy the battle of solving the problem. Look forward to hearing from the brains-a-churning. Thanks in advance for any replies! Bostonbaab...
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 05:42:52
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Just wondering if there will be a fix for the ones that cant install bios using the CD-DVD method, whats the deal with this anyway is it a bad Bios on the MB or a corrupted or bad bios from from EVGA ?
Because by rights it should install from CD or DVD..
$379.00 for this MB and I cant install Bios with the most common method like everybody else can..
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 06:06:15
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It is a beta bios so of course there will be problems. I'm sure EVGA will get bugs fixed once its out of beta. Just install it through USB method since it seems to work. I'm sure everyone has an USB drive by now.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 06:09:47
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If you read back a bit, we have gone through the USB method for JJVAL in hopes to guide him.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 06:10:29
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JJVAL, not to get OFF topic, but you drag race? Me too. Not far from N.Y. either. Newengland Dragway, N.H.. 1967 Chevy 2 in Super Pro class.300 mph you say? Damn.Alot quicker than my little 150, lol
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 06:22:11
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Updated to BIOS 80, set defaults before and after updating, with a reboot before then restoring my settings from the profiles and everything is working fine. The bootup is definitely a little faster which is nice, and I *think* some of my higher experimental overclocks are now a little more stable. One that failed before is now passing LinX. Overall, a good little upgrade.
I hope -- PLEASE -- that one of the next things on the list to fix is the double-pump with VT enabled. Fix this -- even using the previously discussed solution that was apparently implemented once -- and EVGA will be all golden in my eyes.
Oh, while I think of it -- one other strange issue. I didn't mention this before BIOS 80 as I wanted to see if that would fix it (stranger things have happened with simple things like BIOS upgrades). Anyway, has anyone else experienced the following:
About one time in five, when shutting down my PC, it won't physically turn off after Windows shuts down. The monitor turns off, there is no response from the PC -- for all intents and purposes it's "off", but the power is still on and curiously the fans start ramping up as if the CPU were under 100% load. The only way to turn it off is to use the physical on/off switch.
It's not a Windows issue either, as this happens when shutting down from Linux as well. It's a hardware/BIOS thing and I've never seen it before in all my previous builds. I don't actually know if it's the EVGA E770 not properly turning off the PSU, but beyond the E770 and the Corsair AX-1200, I don't know where else the problem would lie -- there ain't any other devices in that chain between power on and power off :)
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 06:37:39
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JJVAL, not to get OFF topic, but you drag race? Me too. Not far from N.Y. either. Newengland Dragway, N.H.. 1967 Chevy 2 in Super Pro class.300 mph you say? Damn.Alot quicker than my little 150, lol
I usally ran Atco in NJ and Lebanon Valley in NY, "I hate Englishtown !!! The 300mph runs were not in my own car but in a friends who had a TF Alky Dragster which is a step down from top fuel, he was to afraid to drive it so I got licensed and he rented the tracks were we made runs, My last cars which I sold about 5 or 6 years ago I built for NMCA fastest street cars in America lol never went to one event but that car was a 69 Camaro and ran 8.50s on a 10" tire and wieghed with me in it 3780, it made a 1,136 HP on the dyno :) Nitrious happy :) Then there aint enough fingers and toes on me to count how many other cars I built and raced over the years..
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 06:58:22
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For all those having trouble with the flash program sitting at the "please input file name" screen, I can tell you that I had the same problem when I first bought this board and found out eventually it was because I was using an IDE dvd burner.... Purchased a SATA burner and everything has went flawlessly since.... Just an option for troubleshooting...
LOL and I just purchased a new IDE because I thought that mite be my problem now i need a sata drive . It probaly is something this simple..
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 07:05:25
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martigen
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About one time in five, when shutting down my PC, it won't physically turn off after Windows shuts down. The monitor turns off, there is no response from the PC -- for all intents and purposes it's "off", but the power is still on and curiously the fans start ramping up as if the CPU were under 100% load. The only way to turn it off is to use the physical on/off switch.
It's not a Windows issue either, as this happens when shutting down from Linux as well. It's a hardware/BIOS thing and I've never seen it before in all my previous builds. I don't actually know if it's the EVGA E770 not properly turning off the PSU, but beyond the E770 and the Corsair AX-1200, I don't know where else the problem would lie -- there ain't any other devices in that chain between power on and power off :)
I've seen that when S3 sleep was not working correctly. After one or more _successful_ sleep wake cycles, a subsequent power off _might_ hang as you describe. The "does it in Linux" may be a bit of a red herring. If you had run Windows and rebooted to Linux without a full power off cycle (maybe including AC mains) the S3 quirks footprints in BIOS may have persisted across the reboot to the other OS. I've seen that too. Or not - this whole S3 sleep/power off/power on thing remains murky. Z.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 07:29:08
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martigen
Updated to BIOS 80, set defaults before and after updating, with a reboot before then restoring my settings from the profiles and everything is working fine. The bootup is definitely a little faster which is nice, and I *think* some of my higher experimental overclocks are now a little more stable. One that failed before is now passing LinX. Overall, a good little upgrade.
I hope -- PLEASE -- that one of the next things on the list to fix is the double-pump with VT enabled. Fix this -- even using the previously discussed solution that was apparently implemented once -- and EVGA will be all golden in my eyes.
Oh, while I think of it -- one other strange issue. I didn't mention this before BIOS 80 as I wanted to see if that would fix it (stranger things have happened with simple things like BIOS upgrades). Anyway, has anyone else experienced the following:
About one time in five, when shutting down my PC, it won't physically turn off after Windows shuts down. The monitor turns off, there is no response from the PC -- for all intents and purposes it's "off", but the power is still on and curiously the fans start ramping up as if the CPU were under 100% load. The only way to turn it off is to use the physical on/off switch.
It's not a Windows issue either, as this happens when shutting down from Linux as well. It's a hardware/BIOS thing and I've never seen it before in all my previous builds. I don't actually know if it's the EVGA E770 not properly turning off the PSU, but beyond the E770 and the Corsair AX-1200, I don't know where else the problem would lie -- there ain't any other devices in that chain between power on and power off :)
This happened to me before also. I shutdown the computer but it doesn't turn off all the way. It hasn't happened in a while but it did with the new bios at least once. I am thinking it happened becuase I needed more CPU voltage in my overclock and it just wasn't stable enough.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 09:37:14
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martigen
Updated to BIOS 80, set defaults before and after updating, with a reboot before then restoring my settings from the profiles and everything is working fine. The bootup is definitely a little faster which is nice, and I *think* some of my higher experimental overclocks are now a little more stable. One that failed before is now passing LinX. Overall, a good little upgrade.
I hope -- PLEASE -- that one of the next things on the list to fix is the double-pump with VT enabled. Fix this -- even using the previously discussed solution that was apparently implemented once -- and EVGA will be all golden in my eyes.
Oh, while I think of it -- one other strange issue. I didn't mention this before BIOS 80 as I wanted to see if that would fix it (stranger things have happened with simple things like BIOS upgrades). Anyway, has anyone else experienced the following:
About one time in five, when shutting down my PC, it won't physically turn off after Windows shuts down. The monitor turns off, there is no response from the PC -- for all intents and purposes it's "off", but the power is still on and curiously the fans start ramping up as if the CPU were under 100% load. The only way to turn it off is to use the physical on/off switch.
It's not a Windows issue either, as this happens when shutting down from Linux as well. It's a hardware/BIOS thing and I've never seen it before in all my previous builds. I don't actually know if it's the EVGA E770 not properly turning off the PSU, but beyond the E770 and the Corsair AX-1200, I don't know where else the problem would lie -- there ain't any other devices in that chain between power on and power off :)
Remove each pci card and usb powered hub (if you have any) one at a time and see if this resolves your issue. I've had a PCI modem card create the problem as well...the particular card also prevented it from sleeping (even though the ports were set to allow sleep). I corrected the problem with a new modem card (used for faxing). I recently installed a powered USB header hub (specifically http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/?q=NZXT_IUO1) as I needed to add a card reader and had no motherboard header ports left (I could have picked up a PCI card but opted to save the space and choose a neat looking device). Once installed this USB externally powered hub, every so often it creates the exact same scenerio where the computer shuts down but the case fans are still active. It's as if the motherboard didn't turn off current through the power supply to the fan headers. I have to hard boot the computer off every so often as well. Windows is shut down and the graphics card power is off (indicated by monitor), its a section of the motherboard that didn't which appears to conflict with the powered USB header. To the guys who are mad about the update, relax, its a beta bios, you don't have to use it. If you do and you don't like, it, flash to the older bios flavor of choice. If a flash method doesn't appear to work for you, then try another install method. If you can't figure it out, search on the forum and find your answers. There's no reason for folks to get upset about the update. It's a beta update, it's been long awaited for additional support towards other new components. martigen, I'm curious to know if you have additional USB powered hubs or what PCI cards may be used (if any).
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 10:04:33
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martigen
Updated to BIOS 80, set defaults before and after updating, with a reboot before then restoring my settings from the profiles and everything is working fine. The bootup is definitely a little faster which is nice, and I *think* some of my higher experimental overclocks are now a little more stable. One that failed before is now passing LinX. Overall, a good little upgrade.
I hope -- PLEASE -- that one of the next things on the list to fix is the double-pump with VT enabled. Fix this -- even using the previously discussed solution that was apparently implemented once -- and EVGA will be all golden in my eyes.
Oh, while I think of it -- one other strange issue. I didn't mention this before BIOS 80 as I wanted to see if that would fix it (stranger things have happened with simple things like BIOS upgrades). Anyway, has anyone else experienced the following:
About one time in five, when shutting down my PC, it won't physically turn off after Windows shuts down. The monitor turns off, there is no response from the PC -- for all intents and purposes it's "off", but the power is still on and curiously the fans start ramping up as if the CPU were under 100% load. The only way to turn it off is to use the physical on/off switch.
It's not a Windows issue either, as this happens when shutting down from Linux as well. It's a hardware/BIOS thing and I've never seen it before in all my previous builds. I don't actually know if it's the EVGA E770 not properly turning off the PSU, but beyond the E770 and the Corsair AX-1200, I don't know where else the problem would lie -- there ain't any other devices in that chain between power on and power off :)
I have also experienced this problem for the first time yesterday with the beta BIOS. My computer did not idle though so it does not appear to be related to the S3 issue for me. I did add a second powered USB hub to my computer recently... I'll see what happens when I disconnect it. I've never had it before and I had the NXZT internal hub too.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 10:27:53
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sedril
For all those having trouble with the flash program sitting at the "please input file name" screen, I can tell you that I had the same problem when I first bought this board and found out eventually it was because I was using an IDE dvd burner.... Purchased a SATA burner and everything has went flawlessly since.... Just an option for troubleshooting...
You my friend are a Genius , went to BestBuy grabbed a sata DVD player and BAMMM!!!! Bios 80 installed !!!! Thank you sedril !!!!!!! and thanks to all for your help !!!!
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
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Now just be understanding of probable issues that arise during beta phases. Before you know it, you'll be the genius.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 10:43:15
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rafale
...I'll see what happens when I disconnect it. I've never had it before and I had the NXZT internal hub too.
I'm not sure why adding the NXZT did it for me and yours never gave you a problem. I'm 10000% positive when I added this device, it was the cause of my occasional shutdown issue. I actually run two dedicated hard drives with a custom switch circuit I built so I can toggle essentially two physically separate computer systems in one computer. Both operating systems are physically not connected. One side is a work side, the other a play side. Both are fresh installs (two weeks ago)...so I know it is not the operating system. One side is XP 32 SP3, the other is win 7 64 SP1. Everything works fine with the exception of the occasional shutdown issue. I considered the issue it being a current discharge issue and placing a shunt in the USB circuit...I haven't gotten around it it though as the shutdown problem doesn't happen very often...when it does, its not a big deal to hold the power button down for a few seconds. I know the operating system was shut down correctly, so booting back up is never a concern. I'm still running on 77 bios at the moment...and been running it since it came out. I haven't changed over yet to the new bios but plan on it shortly.
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Re:EVGA X58 Motherboards - BIOS 80 BETA Released
2011/04/02 10:44:11
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bostonbaab
Now just be understanding of probable issues that arise during beta phases. Before you know it, you'll be the genius.
LOL not me bro im still trying to figure how a lan line phone still works.. im from the black and white TV days with just 6 channels :)
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