THE LATEST BIOS ON THIS MOTHERBOARD KEEPS HANGING AND FREEZING AND DONT TELL ME TO TAKE OUT THE MEMORY DO IT ONE BY ONE. I DONE ALL THAT IM NOT A NOOB TO BUILDING PC! IT SEEMS THAT WINDOW 8.1 AT STOCK THIS BOARD RUN FINE BUT WHEN YOU DO A FULL UPDATE IT STARTS ACTING WIERD LIKE FREEZING AND YOU CANT DO anything ABOUT IT BUT DO A FULL RESTART. FIX THIS EVGA!!!!!!!!!!!

im on the the latest bios 1.07. spec: evga z97 ftw / evga  next750g / evga 780 gtx / corsair dominator 2133mhz / i7 4790k / Samsung ssd 850 evo 120gb / corsair h75 liquid cooling and no I don't overclock, I like to keep everything at stock setting. even window 8.1 with no update just all the driver installed it run fine. tested it for 3 hours no freeze no hanging, but soon as I start doing all the update for window 8.1 after 45 min the comp will start beeping and hanging or just freeze!

Did you Activate Windows?
Have you told Windows 8.1 not to update hardware drivers in Windows Update.
Have you installed ONLY Recommended updates?
Did you install all the Driver so that Device Manager shows NO Yellow?
What shows in Event Viewer?
How much Memory do you have installed?
What Other Software have you installed?
What other Hardware have you Installed?
Are all your Drivers form the OEM or are you installing non-OEM Drivers?
Have you Tested your Memory ALL of your Memory?
Have you Tested your CPU?
Did you leave a Disk in your DVD Player?
As Scarlet-Tech has said above Hold your Red Button on your Motherboard for 3 to 4 seconds and then use F1 to enter the Bios;
Is all your Memory showing?
Is your GPU Showing?
Load Only the Optimized Settings for your Bios re-boot and enter the Bios and ONLY TURN Off Features that you Will Not or Do Not Use.
You do have three (3) Bios to select form.
After you updated the Bios did you TURN OFF your computer or only restart your computer.
You MUST POWER OFF YOUR COMPUTER after you Update Your Bios.

Older Bios Versions
 
Release Date Type Version Part Number OS URL Notes
10-09-2014 BIOS 1.07 142-HR-E977 Win8/Win7/Vista/XP Download                     View
7-31-2014   BIOS 1.06 142-HR-E977 Win8/Win7/Vista/XP Download                     View 
6-20-2014  BIOS 1.04 142-HR-E977 Win8/Win7/Vista/XP  Download                     View

Just a warning that swearing and cursing is not allowed on the forums

Otherwise please verify your board model and make a change if the forum is not correct

downgrade bios to 1.06 still the same

 
 
 

 
Install Windows 7. Should fix it.
 

Have you checked your memory voltages to make sure that they're set correctly?  As for a misbehaving motherboard I feel your pain as my z87 ftw is problematic as well.

Makaveli24
I found out that the PCIE_x4_1 with a SoundBlaster 3D Recon PCIE installed was causing the freezing and hanging. removing the card from that slot solve the problem. tested on both window 7 and window 8.1, it longer hang still evga needs to take a look at why its happening and if its the motherboard at fault. for $200 I expect the motherboard to fully work specially when its new!

It's more an Creative issue. The drivers has serious issue. The Recon card most not share any IRQ with any other card or you could end up with problems you have described.
Try to move the Recon card to Another PCI-e slot. Have you disable thoose extra feature such as onboard sound card and Marvell SATA port in BIOS?
Try to disable them if you're not using them to free up resources.
I know, it's back to the old times plug 'n prey but Creative has thoose issue with combination of cards and resources.

LazySoft

Makaveli24
I found out that the PCIE_x4_1 with a SoundBlaster 3D Recon PCIE installed was causing the freezing and hanging. removing the card from that slot solve the problem. tested on both window 7 and window 8.1, it longer hang still evga needs to take a look at why its happening and if its the motherboard at fault. for $200 I expect the motherboard to fully work specially when its new!

It's more an Creative issue. The drivers has serious issue. The Recon card most not share any IRQ with any other card or you could end up with problems you have described.
Try to move the Recon card to Another PCI-e slot. Have you disable thoose extra feature such as onboard sound card and Marvell SATA port in BIOS?
Try to disable them if you're not using them to free up resources.
I know, it's back to the old times plug 'n prey but Creative has thoose issue with combination of cards and resources.

+1  Part of why I stopped using SoundBlaster products over 10 years ago.
This is a 100% SoundBlaster Driver issue with newer Motherboards.
Never Install a SoundBlaster PCIe Card in a Shared PCIe Slot.
If users listed ALL of the hardware they have installed it would help fix issues much faster.
 
 
A good starting point.
It is not really asking too much of a user asking for free help.
 
Information about your Computer to allow members to help you.
Motherboard:
Make:
Model:
Bios Version:
Is Bios Current Yes or No.

CPU:
Model:
Settings:

Memory:
Make:
Model:
Settings:

GPU/Video:
Make:
Model:
Driver Version:

PSU:
Make:
Model:
AGE:

Other PCI/PCIe installed Devices:
Make:
Model:
Slot Number Installed:
Driver Version:

Other PCI/PCIe installed Devices:
Make:
Model:
Slot Number Installed:
Driver Version:

OS:
Version:
Service Pack Level:
Windows/Patch Level:
 
Some user will not provide this info yet they as us to help solve issues they are having.
One user with an issue could solve other users issue that are afraid to ask or not sure how to ask.