Thanks!!! :) Worked!!

oK DONE! after updating the firmware remains installed after a format?

Yes it does.

Didn't i share these instructions on the other thread a long time ago ? Anyway VIA is workong a V9.70 at the moment. Cheers to finally a sticky thread to resolve the matter.

So I ran the update and got a USB Power Surge warning the moment the utility completed. 
 
Hope that's the last time I see that warning.

Same here, unfortunately. Worked fine yesterday, but today it's back to the Power Surge error. Happened about every 30 seconds for nearly two hours. Thing is.... there is NOTHING plugged into any of my 3.0 ports. I pulled all devices first thing yesterday before updating, and didn't plug anything back in after doing so. It's stopped for now, but.....

oops. i used windows 8 x64. It mean i need to wait more time for new version realease :(
 

WUHS09

I am getting the Power Surge tonight again, about every 10 or so minutes or less.  Seems to be when I come back from hibernating the computer that it does this, the mouse I have plugged in is still working great, haven't had it go dead and switch ports yet (knock on wood) so that part may be fixed, the Power Surge though is not. Any response to that Jacob?

Is there any information for this Jacob or is it being investigated into why this would happen and a fix is being put into an update? I see you have been on the forums but you or anyone else at EVGA has responded to my question.

EVGA love for their look .. so I hope that we owners FTW motherboard x79 / classified solve the problem, or at least help much for the purchase of evga x79 Dark ... I can not think that they have spent nearly 400 Euros for a failed product at least 50%

Got another HOST USB 3.0 overcurrent bubble popup again.  Had to shut down the pc for a few minutes.

This is my experience and guide with EVGA X79 FTW. YMMV
 
Bios leave Bluetooth option on so you don't lose 2 ports.
Install original Asmedia driver evga first provided version 1.63
Update Asmedia firmware to the one provided by JacobF
Update Via firmware to 0.96 / 0.97 beta
 
All items are available on EVGA.
 
Additionally you can use this software USDview to remove all the USB devices and reset them back to initial state.
 

leave Bluetooth Enabled but don't install the drivers if you don't use it.
It takes away 2 USB 3.0 ports if you disable it, most of the surges occur when bluetooth is disabled for me.
 

bcavnaugh

manojks
Bios leave Bluetooth option on so you don't lose 2 ports.

Are you saying to leave them Enabled? or Disabled
I take it that on the X79 FTW what is why USB port 2 in the Bios is disabled as well?
By default I do disable the Bluetooth on any MB I have.
Bill

WUHS09

Seems like this isn't read by EVGA but here is another post for them.  Today when I turned on my computer from a shut down from last night, all USB 3 ports are dead, mouse could not be used by any of them so I had to plug into USB 2 again. This "patch" has not seemed to work as it was stated.
And just as I type this, a power surge occurred.
EVGA someone there, please say if you are working on this issue, its getting bad how often I have to play the guess what ports work game and seeing these messages.

From most if not all vendors you should only use the USB 2.0 Ports for the KB and Mouse.
EVGA, ASUS, Dell, HP have told us this, Logitech has told us much the same on power on.
I have yet to found a KB or a Mouse this is USB 3.0
Bill

bcavnaugh

WUHS09

Seems like this isn't read by EVGA but here is another post for them.  Today when I turned on my computer from a shut down from last night, all USB 3 ports are dead, mouse could not be used by any of them so I had to plug into USB 2 again. This "patch" has not seemed to work as it was stated.
And just as I type this, a power surge occurred.
EVGA someone there, please say if you are working on this issue, its getting bad how often I have to play the guess what ports work game and seeing these messages.

From most if not all vendors you should only use the USB 2.0 Ports for the KB and Mouse.
EVGA, ASUS, Dell, HP have told us this, Logitech has told us much the same on power on.
I have yet to found a KB or a Mouse this is USB 3.0
Bill

 
It is not just when it is plugged in when it is powered on, it happens when I try and change it from USB 2 to USB 3 after it has been on for sometime.  It is a power error that is causing it and EVGA needs to say if they can fix it or not. They did say this fix would take away the power messages that are the power surge errors but it has not. Since it has not, they need to say if they can fix it than say its fixed and go and then when it comes, they don't reply.  They need to reply with something, I would take at least a post saying they are looking into it and working on it, give us some hope.  Even when I was typing this the first time, I got a blue screen for a Driver Power State Failure, second time I have gotten this now and they need to fix it, it is a software thing they did, if not, they need to get the Dark out and give us a new board for little price and take the old one back.
File below is the picture of the screen.

lshantz

Guyss... I sure wish I would have realized that you only support Microsoft before I bought this MB. :( You DO realize that Mickeysoft is not the only OS in the world right?

So since it is impossible for me to use MIckeysoft to install this firmware, have you made other plans to accomplish this? Does installing the .47 Bios update, also do this firmware?

I just swapped out the MB because it appears I had defective USB3... but after reading this, I wonder if it is just a firmware issue.

 
 
seriously......your a troll. go crawl back under what ever rock you came out from under.....