Strange Z68A-GD65 G3 Problem

Hi first post,
Having recently purchased the Z68A-GD65 G3 motherboard,i have encountered a srange issue.
When i have my Xbox 360 controller connected i cannot enter the bios,but when it is disconnected it loads fine.
Can anyone find a solution?

I have the Z68A-GD55 G3 and was experiencing the same issue where Windows would not boot with the XBOX controller. It would post but then stop with a black screen with a UEFI code of 92 in the lower right hand corner of the monitor.
I upgraded to the 23.5 BIOS and then downloaded a Windows update for the controller and the issue went away.
Hope this helps.

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Z68a-GD65 (G3) Problems Using USB Bootable Tool 1.25g

I am having problems using the USB Bootable Tool 1.25g with the P77, P80, and P82 BIOS's. I have tried both modes 1 and 2. Both modes copy over everything successfully. When booting using the bootable USB drive, after copying the BIOS file via mode 1, the tool flashes a screen very quickly, then says BIOS updated successfully. This is not true, however, because nothing has been updated. I see something rapidly go 1-2-3-4-5, but the progress indicator I was familiar with with the old version of the USB Bootable tool does not show up, where the BIOS file was being copied block by block and took some time.
Mode 2 doesn't work either. I get the message "ROMFILE ROMID is not compatible with existing BIOS". This happened with all three BIOS's, using mode 2. I have tried the "Fix my USB Key" option, and have tried clearing the CMOS as described in the instructions on the forum. As a test, I used the M-Flash in the BIOS and was able to flash to P80. P80 is giving me problems with an Intel Management Mode HECI error which disappears when I start the PC, as well as me being unable to raise the base clock speed--even though it shows as raised in the BIOS and it saves the setting. I am now stuck with P80. Now I cannot flash to any other BIOS using the M-Flash utility, as it doesn't find the BIOS file I manually copied over to the drive. The USB bootable tool will not work.

I did use mode 1, although since I was having trouble, I used mode 2 also, after reading troubleshooting instructions for the USB BIOS tool. The archives I used were all ones I downloaded from the Beta BIOS thread I posted above.
The problems I was having with P80 were actually because I unknowingly was using the N20 BIOS because somehow my BIOS reverted to that. I have no idea how that happened, aside from that possibly being the failsafe BIOS as part of the dual bios system. Above, I meant to say that I flashed the BIOS through Windows when I had success with the P80 BIOS. The M-Flash utility does not read the BIOS files which are available on this forum.

MOVED: Z68a-GD65 (Bootup Problems)

This topic has been moved to Intel Core-iX boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151281.0

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My brother also managed to drop the CPU on the kitchen floor. There is no damage to it, that I can see, but just wondered if this could cause any problems. I should point out that it fell on its "back", so no damage to the pins.
The CPU does not have pins, it only has the contact pads. The pins are oart of the CPU socket on the board. So I am a bit perplexed that you are mentioning potential pin damage ?
The best at this stage is to see if someone has a 1155 socket CPU that you can test on your board to verify if the CPU was indeed damaged internally from the fall. You could also take the CPU to your local PC store and ask them to test it for you. It is unlikely that it would have been damaged by a fall, but depending on the impact it is not impossible that the silicon wafer inside has shifted ever so slightly and that may be the casue of a short.
Have it tested first.

Z68a-GD65 (Bootup Problems)

I'm currently having problems building the following system in signature.
The problem is that it refuses to bootup. I have tried the system with the following setup:
1 Sata HDD
1 Mem Module in Dimm slot 1/ 2 modules in slots 1 and 3.
Inside/Outside the case.
I used two power supplies (OCZ 600W/Seasonic 430W)
When switched on, the CPU phase LED (1) flashes for a second, the cpu fan spins momentarily, and the power light on the motherboard lights up. We have tried reseting the cmos, and the same things continue to happen. No other lights appear on the motherboard.
My brother also managed to drop the CPU on the kitchen floor. There is no damage to it, that I can see, but just wondered if this could cause any problems. I should point out that it fell on its "back", so no damage to the pins.

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My brother also managed to drop the CPU on the kitchen floor. There is no damage to it, that I can see, but just wondered if this could cause any problems. I should point out that it fell on its "back", so no damage to the pins.
The CPU does not have pins, it only has the contact pads. The pins are oart of the CPU socket on the board. So I am a bit perplexed that you are mentioning potential pin damage ?
The best at this stage is to see if someone has a 1155 socket CPU that you can test on your board to verify if the CPU was indeed damaged internally from the fall. You could also take the CPU to your local PC store and ask them to test it for you. It is unlikely that it would have been damaged by a fall, but depending on the impact it is not impossible that the silicon wafer inside has shifted ever so slightly and that may be the casue of a short.
Have it tested first.

Z68A-GD65 (B3), problem with multiplier!

Hello!
I'm trying to use 50x multiplier on this board, but everytime I do that, it goes down to either 48x or 47x. I'm reading this is an issue with 23.1 bios?
Anyone else have a solution to this? The latest bios on the homepage for the motherboard at MSI is 22.4. Where is these new bios everybody uses to get to 50x?
Thanks in advance!

Quote from: Bernhard on 28-October-11, 02:40:59
Which BIOS do you currently run as Primary ?
What is your CPU Adjust Ratio set to ? and what are your Core 1, 2, 3 and 4 set to ?
btw I removed your double post in the beta section. No need to duplicate your posts.
Hello! Sorry for my doublepost!
Well, just to remind you again, I have the G3 version and I'm using the latest BIOS posted in the beta-section. They are the E7681IMS.N37 posted by Junior on 21st October.
This problem was in the shipped BIOS aswell. 23.1 I think they where.
I'm using 100Mhz BLCK, with a multiplier of 48. If thats what you mean by CPU Adjust Ratio. I have turned off Turbo-bosst and EIST (Doesn't make a diffrence, it downthrottled to 46 and 47 anyway).
Otherwise, everything is default on the bios except my vcore which is set to 1.430.
I might add that this was not a problem when I wrongly flashed my BIOS with the betas for the B3version (If you read the second post in this thread). But I don't want to use BIOS'es for other motherboards. Also, these bioses for the B3-version showed correct readings of FSB in CPU-z, whereas the the BIOS I'm using right now are showing 99.8Mhz.
Sorry for my English, I hope you understand. And again, thanks for your extremely fast answers!

Z68A-GD65 (G3) Memory problems after BIOS update

Good day, i'm russian, so sorry for my english.
Friend of mine had MSi Z68A-GD65 (G3), i5-2500K, memory pair 2*2GB with bios 22.8 (latest version with no red letters about ME8 and IvyBridge).
He decided to upgrade the processor to IvyBrydge and updated bios with new ME8. Then the computer went into a state of continue restarting every 3 seconds. After replacing the CPU to the new Ivy - computer works good, the impression is that the computer does not understand Sandy now and switched toIvy. But it has seen only one of memory pair. My friend just bought a new motherboard. Now he has no problems. I took his MB and SandyBridge CPU.
Flashing the bios to the old version by M-Flash - it does not see the BIOS file, although it is there (in the root, FAT, 2G). Flashed it under dos with AFUDE238 with a key -x, it said about mismatched ROM ID. After the old BIOS flashing (with an Ivy) computer went three-second reset mode. CPU changed to Sandy i5-2500K - now works good. By the way, now M-Flash see the firmware on a flash drive - I flashed it again from the M-Flash, just in case, reset the settings.
What is the problem: if I set the memory into the slot 3 or 4, the computer goes into a three-second reboot, it does not matter is the memory in the first two slots or no. If this memory is inserted in the first two slots - all ok. So I work now - in the first two slots with no dual-channel mode.
The feeling is that the problem appeared after first flashing to Ivy and remained after flashing back to Sandy.
Question 1: What to do to get working the memory slots?
Question 2: Is BIOS 22.8 - the latest which I will have with Sandy? (There is a problem now when the computer starts - 1 times out of 10 will not boot - reset is helping, and the BIOS at starting not very fast).
There are posts about people with the same MB and the CPU and the new BIOS (25.2) that supports Ivy. I'm confused. It means I can use the new firmware from SandyBridge. But there are many posts about problems with new firmware. Where is the true?
Just checked BIOS version - P.1 (25.1) 2012-04-16 - by the way with Ivy support. But I flashed with 22.8, I'm sure. ME version in BIOS isn't shown, but while booting - ME 7.0
What does it mean? Can it be repaired? What should I do?

Thanks to all. My system is working fine now.
What it was. I flashed BIOS with tool from this forum. Bios flashed good, but problem still was here. Then I flashed to the first bios version from support site. And again flashed ok but memory still not working in slots 3 and 4. Then I decided to flash back to last flash with Sandy support 22.8 (or 23.8). Then I flashed to the last bios at all - 25.4. Flashed it from dos - this was pretty long. It rebooted 3 times (ME updated too). I still don't know - what it was with first flashing to Ivy. Now it's ok.
So I decided the problem is bent pin. With magniglass and needle I've found some uncertain pins (these were not BENT, but slightly bent) and touched these with my needle. And that was the answer. Now all works fine. Thank you all.
On the russian msi forum no one answered and helped me at all.

Z68A-GD65(B3) Memory Problems

In an effort to install more memory, I'm having the following problems with my Ram:
1. The computer will only boot with a memory stick installed in the DIMM4 socket. No other socket will work.
2. Both bios and Windows only recognize the memory installed in DIMM4. Memory sticks installed in the other sockets are not recognized.
3. If a memory stick is installed in DIMM3 (in addition to DIMM4), the computer will not boot.
I have tried the following: (the bios was cleared before all of these)
1. Reverting to all default settings for bios.
2. Customized voltage (1.65V), timing, clock speed, etc. to match my DRAM.
3, Removing the CPU to check for bent pins. None were found.
4. Re-flashing bios with the latest available release.
I would appreciate any suggestions for additional things I can try before RMAing my MOBO.
Thanks,
Bill ([email protected])
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Patriot Viper Extreme 1600MHz, now 4Gb, but would like to take it to 16Gb
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Cooler Master 650W ATX12V
WD Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB SATA 6.0
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Quote from: Bernhard on 02-March-12, 11:08:36
Which BIOS do you have on that board ?
If some RAM slots are not being recognised, then there is a possibility that you may have bent some CPU socket pins. You will have to remove your CPU and do a proper inspection of the socket grid array and whether your CPU contact pads have even pin imprints on the contact pads. Use a magnifier and a strong light for the inspection.
Thanks Bernhard. I have v22.6 BIOS. I removed the cpu and inspected the socket pins and cpu contact pads as you suggested. As near as I can tell, they are all fine. I probably should have mentioned that I had previously replaced the main board and reused this same cpu on the new one. So, it makes it difficult to tell if the pads on the cpu are showing the imprints from the old board or the new one. Also, I was having a similar problem on the other board. When I installed additional memory on it and tried to boot up, there was an odor of something burning and the board would never boot again, regardless of where memory sticks were installed. So, I RMAed both the main board and all of the memory sticks. I am starting to suspect that the cpu itself has a problem.
Bill
Bill

Z68A-GD65(G3) boot problems and random crashes

Hi all,
Built a new system last week:
i5-2500k
MSI Z68A-GD65(G3)
MSI 6950 2Gb TFIII
8Gb Corsair Vengence DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel
Corsair HX650W PSU
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB SSD
Posted fine on the first power-up but then hung at 'Starting Windows' just as the logo starts to fly-in. After a lot head scratching, removal of GFX, an HD with an image of W7 on it already (exact same issue), RAM swops etc I discovered that the top pair of USB ports appear to be suspect. If any device is plugged into either of them then the system will hang at that point. If I use the lower (non-USB 3.0) it boots just fine.
I'm also experiencing an issue in games (BF3 and DCS A-10 so far) whereby I have a random freeze. The sound will go nuts and the lights on all USB attached devices go off (which make me suspect the 2 problems are related)
Anybody able to offer any advice? Do support monitor these forums (newbie ).

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again, worth trying to disable external marvell sata3 ports
Again, Marvell SATA III controller. SATA3 is a port on the mainboard.

Power on-off-on Problems with New Build Z68A-GD65(G3)

I'm hoping someone has seen these issues and can help me, although I realize this is a vague issue. I'm working on a new build. On power up everything looks good but then I get a power off and back on (like a reset). Sometimes it happens very quickly; other times it will stay on for roughly 5-10 minutes before the reset. I've checked all the connectors, case wires look ok, BIOS info looks correct.
The other issue is that when I tried to do the Win 7 install, it loads the files, goes to the "Starting Windows" screen, and freezes there (until the next power off problem shuts things down).
Any ideas on what to try to narrow things down? Seems like it almost has to be the power supply or motherboard?

Quote from: Henry on 28-October-11, 09:54:40
You have more than a Z68A-GD65(G3), please list he rest of your components. See my signature below for example of what to list.
>> Posting Guide <<
I've disconnected everything but the mouse, keyboard and monitor and still have the power resets.
Tried one memory module at a time... still fails.
Played with lower memory freq settings... still fails.
Finally pulled the MB out, bench tested it to rule out shorting in the case; tried it with and without other peripherals... still fails.
I think I'll RMA the MB, although I suppose it could be the psu (unlikely, I'd think).
I had two bad motherboards in my last build. I had hope that MSI would be better...

Real problem with Z68a-GD65 (G3)

Hi guys,
Just wondering if anyone can help. I'm having some issues with my motherboard, It's got a core i5 2500k in it. I was doing some over clocking, just upping the multi, it was fine at 43 then when i went to 44 it wouldn't boot and have been having all kinds of problem with it now. The BIOS light was flashing so i went into the bios to enable the second bios to reflash the first one, i've reflashed it with the latest bios. One of the problems i am having is that when i press the power button it will either take a few seconds to power up then power off then on (might do that a few times) if i leave it it says the overclocking was unsuccessful even though it's a fresh bios with everything a default. Or sometimes it will power up right away then shut down the fire back up again and boot up normally, also the POST seems to take a long time start, say 15 secs from it powering up to the POST beep and should the beep a short sharp one less than a second or kind of long say about a second? other boards i've used have been a really short fast beep. once the system has started and is in windows it seems to be running fine.
any help would be great
Cheers
Alex
Motherboard - MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)
Processor - Intel Core i5 2500K
Crucial M4 128GB SSD
Memory - 4GB Corsair XMS3
GPU - MSI N560GTX TI Twin Frozr ll OC Edition
Edimax wireless card
Windows 7 64 bit home edition

Interesting... what you are describing is pretty much what was happening on my system with the initial BIOS installed. There was some kind of a bug that caused the motherboard to switch between BIOS-es after you restarted the PC (happens only on an overclocked system). Basically, after you restart, the system will fail to load the primary BIOS, shut down, and restart again this time loading the secondary BIOS (will work fine). Next time it would fail to load the secondary one, so it would shut down, restart, fail again (I guess attempting to load a tretiary BIOS which this board does not have) and shut down again. At the next attempt the primary BIOS would load just fine and the cycle will begin anew (after each restart)
When it was switching like that it could cause plenty of confusion, since you could have different settings on your primary or secondary BIOS-es, and unless you open the case and look at the BIOS indicators, it's hard to figure out what is happening. From the outside it just looks like the system takes a little longer to load and occasionally restarts few seconds after boot without showing anything.
I got rid of the issue by flashing to the newer BIOS version. But you have tried to do that already (this could fail though - one time it decided to use the multi-update feature and reflashed my primary BIOS from the secondary one again, putting me back on the older BIOS version which brought the issue back). Furthermore, removing the battery should default the settings, removing the overclock (as I have mentioned, the problem seems to arise only when you overclock), meaning that it should have started working normally after that as well.
Still, the symptoms are very much like what I experienced, so I figured I'd post this and perhaps you'll find something of use in it

Z68A-GD65 G3 ''shutdown problem'' Video added

one or more everytime you boot the computer automatically closes itself.
Opens himself again after 3-4 seconds, what is the problem?
İ7 2600K - Z68A-GD65 G3 - GEIL ENHANCE CORSA 1600MHZ 16 GB DDR3 RAM

Finding it hard to understand why the setting will not manually change from Enabled to Disabled. After using the keyboard arrow keys and the + or - key, try with F-Lock on the keyboard enabled, and press the F10 key and then the Enter key. See if 'Disabled' saves then.

Problem of combination of Z68A-GD65 G3 and GV-R795WF3-3GD

Hi, MSI guys.
My environment.
CPU : Sandybridge i5-2500K
MB : Z68A-GD65 G3
Mem : AX3U1600GC4G9-2G
VGA : GIGABYTE GV-R795WF3-3GD Radeon HD 7950 3GB
PSU : Seasonic SS-600HM +12V(18A)x4 max.576W
ATNG? KRPW-G530W/90+ +12V(41A)x1 max.492W
Issue
VGA is not output to the monitor.
It is output properly in Sandy core GPU.
Problem is similar to this topic.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=167494
In the BIOS of version 25.8.
It is not possible to set CPU voltage, DRAM voltage, Adjusted CPU Ratio and etc...
Setting the CPU Phase Control are missing.
I've done
I tried all PCIe slots.
I tried with a DVI and HDMI connection cable.
BIOS updated from 23.2(Intel ME7) to 25.8(Intel ME8).
But, it did not work well.
So, I tried to change back to old version BIOS(23.7 or 25.6).
using the MSI HQ USB BIOS Flash Tool, was executed in mode 1.
However, BIOS was not changed.
Please give me advice.

A downgrade requires a special archive. None the less you don't have the same problem as the original poster as the new bios helped there. Try the vga in another system to see if it works at all.
If wanting to downgrade to 23.7 you must use the attached and NOT unpacked archive.
For BIOS Update >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< => Mode 1: Point to archive file!
*NOTE: Make sure you unplug your PSU from A/C power and properly >>Clear CMOS Guide<< after flashing.

Z68A-GD65 NO BIOS Problem

Hi
I have a big problem.
I have a Z68A GD65 motherboard with Intel Core I5 2500k.
This morning I wanted to update the BIOS from M40 to M60 via windows. (My opsys is Win7 Ultimate 64 bit).
Update ran correctly, the pc restarted, but no bios. PC ran 3-4 secs, and reboot again, and again, and again and so on. The system never got to BIOS.
In the user guide refer to press the clear CMOS button. I did it. After press the button the system not boot automatically just only when I press the power button. The procedure exactly similar to above mentioned.
Everyones idea?
Thanks

The problem is other type of what I think.
The M60 BIOS does't like the Kingston KVR1333D3N9K2/4G memory kits.
I use 2 kits (summa 4x2 GB).
If I use only one module on DIMM1 everything is ok. When I used DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 and DIMM4 same time, in same memory modules the original problem has come up again.
So I returned to M50 BIOS. This working fine.
JACK: I would like to thank again for the tip. (Test only one memory modules, it was the solution.)

Z68A-GD65 (B3) & Vertex 3 MI Edition: random crashes (no minidump)

I'm kinda pulling my hair out here, so i hope someone can shine some light on my issues.
I've been trying to update the BIOS for the Z68A-GD65 (B3) board, but i can't seem to get it to work because of an error. I've used the HQ USB Flashing Tool to update it, but every time i boot from the USB stick and try to flash, it results in an error message saying that BIOS corruption has been detected
I wanna update the BIOS because i'm having lockup/freeze issues, which i thought were related to my SSD drive (OZC Vertex 3 MI Edition). But since RMA sent me a new SSD 3 days ago, and this 1 is giving me the same error/BSOD (without Minidump creation, so no idea what error that is) i'm starting to think something else is wrong. RAM is tested with memtest and passes fine.
Any thoughts on how to update my BIOS? FIXED!
System Specs
MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) with BIOS v22.4, i7-2600k, Windows 7 Enterprise x64
OZC Vertex 3 MI Edition 120GB (VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G)
Kingston ValueRAM 2x4GB (KVR1333D3N9K2/8G) + Kingston ValueRAM 2x2GB (KVR1333D3N9K2/4G)
LG BH10LS30 BD-writer
BeQuiet DarkPower 450W powersupply
no overclocks.
The crashes happen randomly, but not very often. For example the system has been running for 2 days now, before i JUST noticed the first BSOD. For some strange reason there isn't a Minidump created, so i can't check what's going on (minidump (Kernel size) & pagefile both enabled). In the last week the system has 'crashed' for about 4 times and since every time that happened (mostly during nights) i was seeing a black screen with the message: No boot device detected. Insert boot device and restart system (or something like that).
When i checked my SSD, i was showing a green & red light on the back. Hard reboot seems to fix everything, red light goes away and the system runs normally again. Since i thought the BSODs were related to my SSD, it's been sent for RMA, and i received a new one 3 days ago, only today.... i had another crash :(
What did i do/try/test?
- Ran memtest for a night -> no errors
- Updated FW of Vertex 3 to latest
- Did a clean windows install
- Updated motherboard BIOS (just did that today)
- RAM settings (fixed): 1066MHz, 7-7-7-20, 1.55V, spread spectrum disabled (i know these settings fixed problems with my P55-GD65 board)
I hope someone recognizes this issue, or has any thoughts on how to figure out what's going on. Off course it's possible that i've got another faulty SSD, but i think the changes on that (after RMA the first 1) have been dramatically reduced...

Quote from: Bernhard on 11-September-11, 22:19:23
The first thing I would suggest is to test your system with only one of those Kingston RAM kits installed. i.e. only use the 2 X 2 kit and test or only the 2 X 4 kit.
Mixing of mem sticks on the Sandy Bridge platform is not a good idea and can lead to unexplained and inconsistent errors, even if its just the RAM amount that differs on the modules.
If you haven't tested the RAM in isolation, then do that. You may even want to test with only one single stick installed first.
After only installing the targeted kit/module do a CMOS clear and start testing again. >>Clear CMOS Guide<<
I've test a single bank of RAM, a dual-kit of RAM and all 4 banks filles. It has been running at least 20 passes of test 5 & 7 of Memtest, without any errors. I think i can assume my RAM is a OK after this testrun.
Quote from: louisville slugger on 11-September-11, 23:17:04
When you flashed the SSD to the latest firmware was hotplugging disabled or enabled in the BIOS? The staff over on the OCZ forums thinks the drive will act like an external drive if it was flashed to the latest firmware while hotplugging was enabled. Does your machine freeze, BSOD, reboot and then say "insert boot device"? (Bugcheck 0x000000F4) OCZ has mentioned a new firmware might be in the works and could be available for download in the next few weeks. One of the staff members mentioned a potential fix (for members using Intel chipsets) in the meantime which may or may not work.
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?93919-All-you-guys-with-Intel-chipsets-and-BSOD-here-is-something-you-can-try...it-may-or-may-not-work-it-will-do-no-harm-though
I am testing it out right now. Originally I had reset CMOS, re-flashed the drive with hotplugging disabled and AHCI set in the BIOS, secure erased the drive using the Linux bootable .iso, re-installed windows, installed all the drivers, but my machine would still experience occasional BSODs. A few days ago tried the steps in that thread up to the "If you want to go a step further than this you can try the following...ONLY do this after you have done the steps above” line.
I haven't had a BSOD since **knocks on wood**.
When i upgraded this desktop, i was running an Vertex 2 (BIOS set to hot swap & AHCI enabled), and since the Vertex 3 can't update FW when it's being used for OS driver, hot swap was enabled while i flashed it. What you're talking about REALLY sounds like my problem. Since the freezes/crashes mostly occured during nights i wasn't able to see what the source of the issue was. Today was the first time i noticed a BSOD (for a second...) before it rebooted, and then (indeed!) it showed me the screen telling me there wasn't a bootdevice availabe. I'll go check out that thread you refered to and read up on that. BIG TNX for the link

Raid mode very slow/ crashing after installing driver (Z68A-GD65 (G3))

I recently purchased a Z68A-GD65 (G3) motherboard, i5-2500K, 8 gb ram, and a Crucial 64GB 4m SSD drive. The intention was to use the SSD drive for Intel Smart Response Tech.
Instructions tell me to place the SATA ports in RAID mode, which I did. During installation of Windows 7 (64-bit), I provided the "F6" raid drivers which installed. After that point, my hard drive (a WD 250GB SATAII drive) begins to perform incredibly slow. Once Windows 7 installs, which takes way longer than it should, Windows has problems booting and won't work properly.
I tried installing Windows 7 without the "F6" raid drive on install and that worked fine. Everything seemed to be working great. I then installed the Intel Rapid Storage Tech software and rebooted. Now my system is acting up again. It takes far longer to boot, it shuts down as soon as it boots, and it has even blue screened on boot. It is very unstable.
My SSD is unplugged during all of this. I'm just trying to get Windows 7 to run properly on my one mechanical drive in raid mode.
Do I have a bad motherboard? Anyone have any ideas?
Edit: I'm not using the Marvell ports. The hard drive works fine in IDE/ACHI modes... I've been using it for years.
Thanks

So it turned out that the issue was the hard drive itself. It had been running flawlessly for years as my system drive. However, the Intel iastor driver exposed a hidden issue with the drive.
I decided to check the Windows system event log for any clues. In there I saw errors with event id 9 on iastor. They were lined up with the times of the hangs and blue screens. Solutions I found online for this issue did not help. Luckily I have two hard drives in my system, although they are both the same model. I moved my data around and clean installed Windows on the other drive instead. The hangs and blue screens are no longer occurring.

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