Beta - BIOS Release for Z68A-GD80 (B3)

Question

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E7672IMS.H63 ==> E7672IMS.H66
1.Fix the default PCI ROM Priority->Legacy ROM
2.Modify the string 'Disable' to 'Disabled' in item 'Power Technology'.
3.Fix hang at B2 with Intel Ethernet adapter card (I350-T2) on PCIE 1 or 4.
4.Fix S4 resume issue.
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Answer 1

Quote from: Conditioned on 14-November-11, 01:01:11
The 17.4 gives me bsods with same settings as 17.3.
Likely MSI tweaked the auto voltages a bit at least it did for my 2600k your best bet is to start over with your over clock and avoid auto settings where possible especially voltages. Actual required voltages for your specific hardware always trancends bios changes much better
Quote from: lionfire on 14-November-11, 01:32:58
Conditioned, this means that your chip can't stand the voltage you gave it....Have you changed Vdroop to Low?
I have deleted bios, reset, date started from 11/01/2011- date of bios, but on every restart sometimes cpu throttles from 4.5 to 4.2 and sometimes stays with any load applied, to 4.5.
Changed Long, short to 255 and duration to 32000, changed overspeed protection to disabled, nothing....in every reboot, cpu throttles.
Going back to 17.2 bios until Ivy Bridge comes out....
Do you have ESIT, Turbo Boost, EPU2013 & Spread Spectrum disabled. What's your OC below 4.7 no need for PLL overvoltage either. Head over to your board specific thread they will get you worked out of trouble there. Fill out your system specs in this forums User CP first however so we/they know what you are working with.
FYI I wouldn't count on Ivy Bridge being trouble free it all sounds good but it's not that much of an upgrade from Z68 unless you are running SLI/CF. The main disappointment in my book is the max of 2 Sata III 6G native Intel ports. When you consider how much these new x79 boards will cost and how they are rushing it to market with out fixing the Sata issues it adds up to being short changed and Z68 will be more mature more stable etc etc for the near term. In the end it will take a next gen socket 2011 chipset, call it X80, like GF790 was to GF780, to fix it all which will be worth the upgrade IMHO.