Z68A-GD80 (G3) Networking/LAN Issue

Have been having this problem since I purchased the board. Essentially, I installed all the hardware and went to install the operating system. Worked fine for the first time. After about the fourth start up, the operating system did not even recognize the LAN/Gigabit networking controllers. This is not a huge problem as I had an extra networking card, but its annoying if you want to use SLI/Crossfire due to the network card blocking a video card fan exhaust. Tried to reinstall the operating system, but this did not fix the issue and the OS did not recognize the LAN ports from the very beginning of the install.
One solution I have found is to completely turn off all power and remove the RAM to have a full mobo reset. Unfortunately, this will clear all my overclocking preferences and the disappearing LAN ports will still happen from time to time.
My question is have other people had this problem of the disappearing network controllers with the Z68A-GD80? Is there an easier solution then RMA'ing the board entirely?
Thank you in advance for your help !!

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My question is have other people had this problem of the disappearing network controllers with the Z68A-GD80? Is there an easier solution then RMA'ing the board entirely?
Does 'Network Adapter' show up in Device Manger? So far, this has not been experienced on the GD80(G3) here, but a GD80(B3) never even had the LAN port LED's lite up. Just a guess, but believe it to be a possible Z68 chipset problem. If planning on keeping the system for a long time, it may be best to RMA it now for a fully functional mainboard.

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Z68A-GD80 (B3) v20.1 Issue

Board: MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3)
Bios: v20.1
VGA: MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC
PSU: Corsair AX850
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K
MEM: 8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL)
HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor (300GB, WD3000GLFS)
COOLER: Noctua NH-D14
OC: (Turbo)4.7Ghz 1.375CPUV
OS: Windows 7 64bit Professional
Hello,
Since upgrading to BIOS v20.1 on my Z68A-GD80 (B3) I've run into a minor issue. I've disabled the onboard NICs because I have a PCIe NIC that I use. When I resume from sleep, the onboard NICs are suddenly enabled.
This appears to be a bug with the v20.1 BIOS. I've tried resetting back to factory defaults and clearing the CMOs, to no avail.
Any ideas?

Quote from: 87ninefiveone on 26-February-13, 09:34:49
OP, completely off topic, but at the risk of being so...
You've got pretty much the same basic system I do. Are you able to OC with your 2600K on that BIOS? I'm running v20.0 and all options to OC are unavailable or AUTO only.
Yes, I am able to overclock my 2600K with the v20.1 BIOS. I'm not exactly thrilled with it, though. In addition to the NIC issue I'm having issues with my sound card as well. When I play games my friends complain of buzzing noises when using VOIP, which are coming from me. I never had that issue before v20.1.
Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 26-February-13, 17:31:14
This is one of the rare boards that can be crossflashed using a Z68A-GD80(G3) UEFI/BIOS successfully. This Beta I have linked is outstanding. Further down in the Beta thread, there is also the final release J22 which I have not tried and most likely won't.
Really? I may try that BIOS since I'm not very happy with v20.1.
UPDATE: I flashed to the G3 BIOS v19.2 and the NICs still are enabled when coming out of sleep. I'm going to test to see if the sound issue still occurs. I'm not hopeful at this point.
UPDATE 2: The G3 BIOS v19.2 is no better, unfortunately. I was able to duplicate the sound issue for the first time and hear what my friends have been complaining about. When the system has to work there is a "buzzing" noise that is transmitted over the VOIP connection - it sounds like a fly buzzing around. This happens with the Steam client - I'm going to try Skype now.
UPDATE 3: Skype is even worse. The buzzing is continuous whenever I'm in a game. Is a rollback to v17.5 possible at this point?

MOVED: Z68A-GD80 (B3) CPU Throttling issue

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Undervolting & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=156345.0

I have a z68a-GD65-G3 - and I also have this issue. On a 2700K, I'm at 1.40vcore and a multi of 50 - gives me 5Ghz (sadly, CPU-Z reports 4988.7 due to the 99.8Mhz bus speed bug, anyone know how to fix that?)
So I was stable at 50multi x100 at 1.4vcore on the Bios the board shipped with, however, I noticed that when I ran the intel burn test it would throttle back to between 4.1Ghz and 4.6Ghz - this is really annoying, as I have disabled ALL of the bios options that have anything to do with speed management/throttling. But just to be sure, could someone please list all the bios items that need to be disabled to make sure the cpu isn't throttled?
In an effort to fix this, I decided to flash the bios to the newest one on MSI's site, 7681 N60, however, this did *not* fix the throttling issue. And now, I get lockups when I run intel burn test where before it was stable :( So I guess I'm going to revert to the BIOS the board shipped with, because at least then it was stable at 5Ghz, but...
***MSI Rep's - the throttling issue here isn't acceptable. This needs to be addressed. I want my CPU to be at Multiplier setting I set it at.***

Z68A GD80 G3 Hard Drive issue

My hard drives keep disappearing. Everytime I boot one of them is gone. Maybe 1 out of 10 boots will show both drives. The DVD drive seems to always show up but not both hard drives. I have tried ide, ahci and raid mode. Option rom doesn't always show up when set to raid mode. Even with 1 drive installed it would list it in the boot order but in the system status it would list as not present.
Tried multiple Bios from latest stable to latest beta. Always reset bios afterwards with removing power cable and battery. Went out and bought new sata cables. Moved from sata 3 to sata 2 ports and it happens no matter what.
I have 1 western digital caviar blue 640gb and 1 OCZ vertex 2 60gb. I initially tried to do SRT but whenever I rebooted it would be disabled. Logging into windows after removing the acceleration would work and then I could log into Intel RST and it would say the drive was missing (even though I just booted from it).
Is there an update somewhere or something. Is this normal behavior? Is this a common problem? I have seen people talk about it on other motherboard manufaturer forums.

Something is wrong with the motherboard. I got windows reinstalled on the new hard drive I bought and there are too many issues going on. Seatools lists both driver's as failing the short drive self test. Devices will randomly be found by Windows. After sitting here for 2 hours it just popped up that it found some thermal sensor. Internet explorer will randomly go unresponsive and need to be force closed. every time I try to shut down windows it hangs on the exit windows sound which needs to be force closed. Intel SRT sets up fine then disables at reboot saying that the SSD is missing but when I go into the option ROM it says in sync and lists it as a caching drive.
BTW Aida64 lists the 5v as 5.003v I know the on board sensor isn't as precise as a digital multimeter but that is well within tolerances.
Unless someone has any idea what it could be I am going to request a replacement from Newegg tomorrow.

Virtu Control Panel issue with Z68A-GD80

Hello,
I am a reviewer for PC Labs (http://www.pclabs.com.tr) and I've been evaluating the Virtu software for some time now. I have the following problem:
This error shows up whenever I try to start Virtu. If I click Yes, it just pops up again, infinitely. If I press No, Virtu quits.
Yes, I read the Virtu installation guide section
Motherboard BIOS is the latest. I'd been trying the previous ones as well.
As stated in the manual; I first installed Intel HD Graphics 3000 drivers, then added the discrete VGA card, let Windows install the drivers, then installed Virtu
I also tried all possible combinations of driver installation with and without Windows Update - manually installed VGA driver from AMD, let Windows install HD Graphics 3000 driver, etc.
I tried multiple versions of Virtu; from MSI download site, from Virtu directly, etc.
Re-installed Windows and done the same, no luck
Here's the rig:
- MSI Z68A-GD80 motherboard with most recent BIOS update available at the date of this post.
- Intel Core i7-2600K processor
- Radeon HD 6870 discrete card
- 4 GB Kingston DDR3-2000 (also tried with Kingston HyperX DDR3-2133)
- Seagate ST3250410AS & Kingston 120 GB SSD
- Thermaltake Toughpower 875 W PSU
- Windows 7 64 bits with SP1
Any ideas?

Quote from: Jack on 22-August-11, 20:29:33
Done.
Thanks for the extra hand, Jack.
Quote from: Jack on 22-August-11, 20:29:33
Two related questions for clarification:
Which version do you have exactly?
---> http://eu.msi.com/service/search/?kw=Z68A-GD80%20&type=product
... B3 or G3?
Which version is that exactly? (Exact version ID)
The version will be different, depending on the motherboard variant you have.
In addition to that, there are always BETA and Final Releases. In case you are referring to the latest Final Release, an even never BETA Release might already be available which does not appear on the board's product site.
The board is a B3. 7672 Ver. 3.0 exactly. As for the driver & application versions:
- Intel HD Graphics 3000 was tested with drivers from MSI and also from Intel. At the time I started this topic, the installed driver was 12.22.1.64.2361 (8.15.10.2361).
- AMD drivers tested (with Radeon HD 6870) were 11.6, 11.7 and finally, 11.8.
- Virtu software versions tested were: First was from MSI (can't remember the version number right now), 1.2.105, 1.2.106 from LucidLogix
- Motherboard BIOSes tested were: Initial BIOS (2011-04-25 date), 17.1 (7672vH1 ROM, date 2011-05-30) and for the time being, 17.2 (7672vH2 ROM, date 2011-07-18).
Quote from: HU16E on 23-August-11, 03:57:21
In the Virtu Control Panel, 'About' Tab, does the Virtu version appear, or does it say Trial Version?
Added: After reading & following the MSI Software Application Guide v1.3, & using the Virtu drivers off the install disk that came with the mainboard, I had flawless performance using Virtu. My mainboard was shipped with the initial UEFI release (17.0 for a B3). The Lucid Virtu license key was enabled right from the beginning.
The Virtu Control Panel never shows up. When the system boots up and I login to Windows, the error message I mentioned is shown. Clicking "Yes" results in the same error; clicking No quits Virtu. The same happens when I manually start the Virtu Control Panel app.
MSI SW App. Guide and software from the install disk didn't work for me. :( I don't think it's the Virtu license key because Virtu is actually *active*. I do get the Virtu logo on 3DMark Vantage (and possibly other 3D apps registered to Virtu) and get discrete card class results from the benchmark in i-Mode. Besides, I believe Virtu software doesn't mean to say my license key is missing. Please see below.
You could make it, then I'd like to ask you a favor. There should be two files in a LucidLogix folder, located in your User directory:
Code: [Select]
{Your_Drive_Name}:\Users\{Your_UserName}\LucidLogix
The files are lucidloader.ini and userSettings.xml.
Could you post those two? As far as I could deduce, there shouldn't be any personal information in those files. Just general settings and application profiles. The error seems to stem from a disrepancy between these two files. The software seems to look for some "keys" from the XML file (where settins and app. profiles are stored as "keys" like <key>KeyName</key>. I'll attach my files a few minutes later. Check the userSettings file; around the end of the file, you'll see the word "general". My bet is on that one.
Of course, while I quoted HU16E, Jack and anyone else interested is welcome in this discussion.

Problematic Motherboard MSI Z68a GD80 (B3) and bad customer service

I opened a support ticket at MSI's support site (http://support.msi.com/index.php?mod=questions&dop=reply_list&question_no=102573) and still waiting for a response since last week. Not only that, but there is no way you can talk to customer support and you can only submit tickets online. What if your PC is not working because of the MSI motherboard? How is then the customer able to talk to customer support?! eh!!!?!?!???
To describe the issues I experience I will copy-paste some of the info from my existing support ticket....
Recently I noticed that my new PC's performance degraded considerably, without me having made any changes to its settings, software or hardware. After extensive testing I realised that the RAM was faulty so I replaced it with new DIMMs which I tested again and work correctly. However after replacing with new RAM (memeory is in the "approved" list of the motherboard) the PC's performance is still very slow, especially when it comes to hard disk access. So I tested all, memory, hard disks (checkdisk, defrag, and also used WesternDigital utilities to check all disks) and all tests came back fine. I also checked all BIOS settings and re-installed all Motherboard drivers to ensure that the issue was not due to a damaged driver file. But none made a difference. So given that everything appears to be working correctly and all tests for individual components come back as normal, I uspect that it's the motherboard to blame.
In addition to the above the PC has now started behaving strange too: when rebooting pc restarts..and then turns off and then on again and off again. ...or it restarts but then does not boot at all. Just now i turned it off and then on again and the pc behaves as if it boots up but nothing is showing on the screen. not even the bios.
Once, when i turned on the PC and when logged into windows I got a popup saying "you have booted from your second BIOS rom. Please update your BIOS using Live Update". I then went to live update and it said i am running the latest BIOS.
The issues exist also outside the OS. I also tried to boot from Norton Ghost DVD and take a backup from there and see the backup speed (which normally takes an hour). It took 2-7 times more, depending on the PC's "mood". I also tried booting from a DVD into Windows PE (pre-installation environment) and tried to take a disk backup from there too. Same issue everywhere.
I did various tests with Western Digital to eliminate the hard disk, and all come out fine. I even formatted the hard drive (low level format) and reinstalled a fresh OS. The problem was still there and the mouse pointed would stutter when the disk was active.
Another thing I noticed which might help: sometimes disk to pc/disk-over-network file copying works at a reasonable speed. But local-disk to local-disk copying is very slow and affects the mouse pointer and overall pc performance.
I use this PC for business so it's critical that this is fixed asap or that I am sent a replacement motherboard promptly before I send this one back so that I am not left without a working PC.
Any suggestions?
My spec:
   * CPU brand, model and speed: Intel i7 i2600K 2.5 GHz
   * Motherboard model: MSI Z68a GD80 (B3)
   * Memory brand, type/speed, size, number of sticks: Kingston KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G (2 sticks x 2 Gb each. total of 4gb)
   * Video card brand, chipset type, memory size: XFX 7600GT 256MB
   * Hard drive(s) brand, size, type, speed: Westerd Digital Velociraptor 600Gb
   * Operating system and version (including if 32 or 64bit!): Windows XP SP3 32bit
   * Power Supply Unit brand and output in watts and DC output (amps) - OCZ 650W

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Well on the MSI UK website that is the only support which is listed for motherboards! Global or not, that's the one listed there.
Yes, I know. But there is an E-Mail Contact listed for RMA procedures. When you go to the Global support site:
http://ocss.msi.com.tw/
... you'll find the same E-Mail contact address listed under the heading
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If you live in the following country and have any request about RMA, please go to Online RMA Request:
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Ok, I will contact both the reseller and send an email to the email address you mentioned and see what happens.
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In fact the reseller has an online system specifically for returns and as per UK distant selling regulations their system does not accept any returns and won't allow you to make a returns request after 28 days from the date of purchase. ..and given that I've been dealing with these issues for 10-14 days weeks now I am not sure they will allow a returns request. But I will contact them and see what they will say.
Yes, contact them.
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But have a look at the returns policy anyway: http://www.ebuyer.com/help/returns#1
Look:
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Items Faulty in Warranty Period
If any of your purchases develop a fault, and it's more than 28 calendar days since receipt, then provided your item is within its warranty period, you are entitled to a warranty repair.
... more:
http://static.ebuyer.com/customer/help/index.html?action=c2hvd190ZXJtcw==&type=personal
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9. Our refunds policy
9.1 When you return a Product to us:
   9.1.2 for any other reason (for instance, because you have notified us in accordance with clause 21 that you do not agree to any change in these terms and conditions or in any of our policies, or because you claim that the Product is defective), we will examine the returned Product and if you are entitled, we will notify you of your options to either repair, replace or refund via e-mail within a reasonable period of time. We will usually process your elected repair, replacement or refund as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day you confirm whether you opt for repair, replacement or refund for the defective Product. If you elect a refund of a Product returned by you because of a defect it will be refunded as per our refunds policy, including a refund of the part of the delivery charge which related to that defective Product for sending the item to you and the cost incurred by returning the defective Product to us. If you elect a repair or replacement of a defective Product we will not charge you for redelivery of the repaired or replaced Product.
   9.1.3 If you elect to return the defective Product to us using your own method of delivery, we will refund up to £4.00 of the costs incurred by you. This will only be refunded upon the receipt of proof of the carriage costs.
Just for your record:
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and still waiting for a response since last week.
MSI Technical Support has responded to you giving you the following advice:
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Dear sir/madam
Thanks for contacting MSI technical support.
Regarding your concern,if the issue appears when loading windows,we suggest you reinstall your os for a try.If it appears when post,we have to suggest you contact your reseller (The place you bought this MB from) and have them test the MB completely for you to check if this MB is faulty or not, then ask for some help.
If the reseller for some reason cannot help, we have to ask you to contact MSI distributor or MSI office near your place to seek further help.
Thanks for your cooperation in advance!
Best Regards,
MSI Technical Support Team
... and as I said before, this is precisely the next logical step in your situation.

Z68A-GD80(G3) Can no longer read external hd dock after flashing beta bios

I flashed E7672IMS.J31 Beta Bios because I was on a very old bios that was not compatible with my GTX 970 card I just bought. Flashing the bios fixed my 970 compatibility but in the process made it so my 2 external hd docks no longer worked (at this time on windows 7). self powered usb harddrives still worked though. At this time my sata mode was IDE which I thought might have had to do with it since it doesnt have hotswap. I assumed it was an issue with some drivers I installed after flashing the beta bios and I was due for upgrading/reformatting anyways so I enabled AHCI and hot swap then did a clean install of windows 8.1. The external hard drives still don't read!! I've used multiple different hard drives and different usb ports including usb 2.0. The docks are usb 3.0 and I use them daily to edit photos from my work. Any ideas of things I could try?
My pc:
intel 2500k
16gb Corsair vengeance ram
MSI 970 GTX GPU
Corsair 750w power supply
Z68A-GD80(G3) motherboard
E7672IMS.J31 Beta Bios

Could the issue be that I didn't download the Intel Management Driver after installing the beta bios I flashed? Maybe I could try that first, which one from this list do I use with my pc setup?
thanks for the help!
Quote from: flobelix on 20-October-14, 00:38:02
Try going back to E7672IMS.J20 OFFICIAL. Use the recommended flashing method with provided archive only: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=163870.msg1215101#msg1215101

PCIE 3.0 test with MSI Z68A-GD80 G3 :)

The Z68A-GD80 G3 is MSI’s first motherboard with PCIE 3.0 connectivity. Currently there are no PCIE 3 devices available yet but later on we can test its performance by using a PCIE SSD. Aside from this, the board has also a new UEFI Bios named “Click Bios II” which for me is way better than the previous version.
Before we take a closer look on the board, let’s check out the package first.
Box design is a bit the same as the GD80 B3 version before. Once you open it up, all main features of the said board are enumerated
Extreme Power Design, Military Class II Components (SFC, Hi-C Caps, Multi Bios), 3 PCIEx16 Slots, Super Charger and OC Genie II
For the bundled accessories, you have the same old story – Manual, Software Disc, four SATA cables, two Molex to SATA power connectors & SLI Bridge. Then for some extras - PCI USB 3.0 two ports bracket, guide headers for faster and easy connectivity and lastly voltage check points.
Next, the “Mainboard”. By physically looking at it and by comparing it side by side against the Z68A-GD80 B3 motherboard. You won’t find any difference except for the PCIE X16 locks. It has also the same black and blue color theme, two vrm heatsinks connected by a flat heatpipe and V-Check points.
Moving closer to the board you have 8 Power Pins to power up the processor, 2 PCI slots, 2 PCIE x1 slots for devices such as TV Tuners or Audio Cards. 2 PCIE Gen3 & 1 PCIE Gen2 x16 Slots. With one VC connected at the top most slot, speed will be @ x16. If both top and middle are used, it will be @ x8/x8. Lastly, by using the 3rd PCIEx16 Gen2 slot. You have x8/x8/x4. It would also disable certain onboard devices such as eSATA Port, Sata 7, one onboard front USB 3.0, two PCI Slots and firewire. So if possible avoid using the last VC slot.
At the top most PCIE x1 area. You will find a 6-pin power connector. This will provide more juice/power for multi-GPU setups.
Next, at the bottom part of the board. You have the Easy Buttons (Power and Reset) and the popular one button “OC Genie”. The red colored USB header is for the Super Charger while the blue is a regular USB 3.0. For the SATA Connectors you have a total of 7. 4 regular SATA 3GB/s, 2 SATA 6GB/s controlled by Intel chipset and another SATA 6GB/s by Marvell.
Wrapping things up, we have now the IO terminal ports. Starting from the left we have combo PS2 port and SPDIF Optical Out. Clear CMOS Button, e-SATA port running under Marvell, 2 USB 2.0 and Firewire ports controlled by Via. Moving across, 2 Gigabit Lan by Realtek 8111E, 2 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 run under NEC D720200 controller. Next, we have DVI and HDMI output connections and 6 analog audio ports by Realtek ALC892.
Once you are into the bios, you will find the new and improved Click Bios. Nice and professional looking, faster navigation and easier to use.
To test the performance of the new PCIE Gen3 technology, we will be using this Photofast PCIE SSD device http://www.photofast.tw/comboproducts.asp?pid=1.
We will be connecting the PCIE SSD device on the GD80’s Gen3 and Gen2 slots and compare the results using the disk benchmark software ATTO. I ran the benchmark 9 times for the two set of tests.
System Configuration as follows:
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K at default stock speed
Memory: Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 2x2GB DDR3 2133MHz
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 G3
Softwares: CPU-Z 1.58, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit with SP1, Latest Atto Software 1.47 I think.
First test, Photofast running on Gen2 (third VC slot). One screenshot from the 9 tests made
Second, using the Gen 3 connectivity. One screenshot from the 9 tests made
Below is the summary of all the tests done on the board with the Photofast SSD PCIE.
That’s probably it. More forum posts to come 

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I have a eSata hdd Seagate Freeagent Xtreme 1,5tb which cannot be recognized by win7
Did you have your previous board's BIOS set to AHCI or IDE ? You need to set this BIOS the same.
Firstly only insert one RAM module in the slot closest to the CPU. Remove the rest. Then do full CMOS clear >>Clear CMOS Guide<< also remove the MB battery.
What BIOS do you currently have ? The initial BIOS releases were plagued by CPU throttling which have been fixed in the cyrrent beta BIOS releases.

EA4500 – Smart Wi-Fi interface and Windows Network Map issues

I purchased this Router about 2 weeks ago as a phased upgrade of our Home Network, primarily to enhance media streaming. It has the latest firmware preinstalled from the factory. Prior to the purchase and installation of the EA4500 Router I replaced my old Motorola SurfBoard SB6120 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem with a Motorola SurfBoard SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem. My old Linksys E2000 Router worked perfectly with the SB6141, with the exception that the E2000 wasn’t IPv6 enabled, but does have 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (RJ-45) and Internet ports.
The EA4500 has been installed for about 10 days and seems to have improved local network speeds and I don’t seem to be having any Internet connectivity issues. However, there are some disturbing issues with the EA4500 and the AE3000 I purchased. There are 11 devices connected through the Router; a Dell Desktop (wireless with the AE3000), a Dell Desktop (Ethernet), a Dell Laptop (wireless), 2 Canon Printers (1 Ethernet and 1 Wireless), 2 Western Digital 1TB MyBookLive Network Drives (both Ethernet), a WD TV Live Streaming Media Player (wireless), an Apple TV media player (wireless), an iPad (wireless), and an Android Smartphone (wireless).
Issue 1 – The Linksys Smart Wi-Fi interface appears to be unreliable at times!!! I’ve read about this problem here on the Community involving the EA6500, so I don’t know if this is a Linksys Server issue, as suggested in a few responses, or a bug in the Router firmware, or defective hardware. However, when the interface locks up, it can’t be accessed from a wireless or wired connection. Usually, powering down the Router and then powering it back up and restart will allow it to function again. However, at times before the interface completely locks up it shows either just a white screen or the security screen will show no firewall features enabled. This is a little scary, so I’ll do a complete reset and setup; this is becoming a pain in the rear!!!!! Is there any hope for this being fixed, in this Router, not the next generation??????????
Issue 2 - All of my network devices show up in the Router’s Device List. Except for the Apple devices they also show up, when they are online, in Windows 7 Explorer under Network and when you click on Network they are correctly displayed as Computers, Media Devices, Network Infrastructure, or Storage. However, when you click on “Open Network and Sharing Center” and then click on “See Full Map”; it fails with the response “Windows cannot create the network map. Responses from other devices on the network are delayed or there is an incompatible router on the network”; no device map is shown. When I follow the link for more information, the only thing that stands out is “A device on the network, such as a hub or switch, is not working properly or is not compatible with the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol, which Windows uses to create the map. To fix this problem, disable the device, turn it off, or remove it from your network”. All of my network devices showed up on the Network Map with the old E2000. This issue is the same on all of my computers, either wired or wireless. Any known solutions for this, or is it as Windows suggests; an incompatible Router????
Thanks in advance for any insight or solutions. With the issues I’m having with the EA4500 and the AE3000; they are both probably going back to Amazon.

thebluemamba_24; Thank you for your suggestion; I finally found time yesterday to perform an extensive evaluation before I return the Router. However, rather than trying to add devices manually, my rationale was if the EA4500 can’t process them correctly, automatically, it needs to be returned anyway, so I added devices normally letting the device an Router handle the process.
In thinking through this issue, all devices on our network are detected and identified by Windows Explorer on Windows 7 computers; except of course the Apple and Android devices (Apple TV, iPad, and Smartphone). So, I wondered if one of those three devices being added to the Router’s device list was somehow causing issues or interfering with Windows 7’s ability to generate a Network Map. Therefore, my approach was to turn off or disable all devices on our network, reset the Router to factory defaults, reestablish the Router to my custom Home Network configuration using a Windows 7 PC that has LAN and Wireless access to the Router, then add one device at a time and check with each addition to see if Windows 7 could still generate a Network Map.
With the Router reset and reestablishment complete; I began the process of adding one device at a time and checking to see if a Network Map was being generated. What I discovered was when a recent addition to the network, a Western Digital WD TV Live Streaming Media Player, was connected (wirelessly), Windows 7 could no longer generate the Network Map and the failure was consistent. The only way to get the Network Map to work again was to remove power from the WD TV Live, although it remained in the EA4500’s Device List; simply turning it off didn’t help. Since I’d originally witnessed the Windows 7 Network Map working with the Linksys E2000 Router that the EA4500 replaced, I decided to test the WD TV Live with that Router. It worked initially, but it failed consistently after the first success. Interestingly, the failure indication was a little different, but nevertheless generation of the Network Map failed.
I’ve tried changing a few settings on the EA4500 as well as the WD TV Live, but nothing helped. There was a recent firmware update to the WD TV Live, so I might try rolling back the firmware to see if it makes a difference.
The Network Map issue might very well be an issue with the WD TV Live, not the Router, but after reading many threads on this Community I have reservations that the problems I’m experiencing with the Smart interface lockup will be fixed. I suspect new emerging replacement products will be the focus and these older products will be abandoned and no more firmware fixes will be forthcoming and I don’t want to spend more money for a new product just to fix old problems and get something that works properly. The Network Map issue is troublesome, but the lockup of the Router’s “Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” interface is a serious matter to me. It appears that once it locks up, the only way to correct it is a power off restart; not practical if you’re traveling and trying to access settings remotely; the selling point for this feature.
Given the problems I’m experiencing with the EA4500 and AE3000, I guess I’ll return them. Too bad, because otherwise the EA4500 seems like it’s a good Router. I’ve been brand loyal since the Linksys WRT54G came out, but after reading this Community and with my personal experience with the EA4500 and AE3000, now I’ll probably give the NETGEAR N900 equivalents a try.

Z68A-GD80 B3 Boot Loop and Failed BIOS LED Flashing

I've been having "boot loop" issues with my system since it was built in June. Basically, when the system is powered on the lights/fans come on for around 3 seconds then it shuts itself off for another 3 seconds and repeats the loop infinitely. Meanwhile there are no POST code beeps and nothing shows up on screen. I also noticed today that the Dual BIOS control LED is flashing during boot loops indicating that the primary BIOS has failed.
As this was my first build in quite a while I didn't initially worry about it too much, figuring that it was probably just a BIOS setting or improperly seated hardware issue. Shortly there after my son was born and needless to say there wasn't a whole lot of time to trouble shoot a PC for a couple of months. Fast forward four months later to today and the boot looping is driving me nuts. It seems to occur when the system has been powered down overnight and more frequently if the reset button is used. I've read a lot of stuff saying that the Gigabyte boards are prone to this issue, but can't find anyone else with the same issue on a MSI z68 board. I've check/done the following to try and trouble shoot the issue.
1. Flash to BIOS 17.3 (twice)
2. Installed system speaker to hear post codes. Got a whole lot of nothing.
3. Installed one stick of RAM in slot one. Tried all four sticks. Nothing works.
4. Set BIOS values to default.
5. Tried disabling and enabling XMP profiles for the RAM.
6. Upped the voltage on the RAM to 1.5V, since the board reports an under-volt around 1.48 on auto. No effect.
7. Disabled PLL overvolt.
8. Enabled VDroop (still not clear on what this is).
9. Removed both video cards and used the on chip video. No effect.
10. Unplugged all USB devices.
11. Tried XMP enabled and disabled for the memory.
12. Hard drive plugged in and removed makes no difference.
13. Bare system with only one stick of RAM installed, no difference.
11. Lots of other crap that I can't think of right now.
Any help would be great as I'm at a loss here.
System specs are as follows;
Intel 2600K
Corsair H50 Cooler
MSI z68a-gd80 B3 with BIOS v 17.3
PNY Geforce GTX 560 Ti (2x in SLI)
Linksys Wireless G PCI card
Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM (4x2GB at 1600 MHz XMP enabled)
Segate Barracuda 7200 RPM Drive 500GB (2x in RAID0)
OCZ Vertex2 64 GB SSD as system cache
Corsair TX750 Power Supply
Corsair 600t case

More wierd stuff.
I couldn't get the board to boot without looping last night, tried the usual unplugging and clearing the CMOS nothing. Boot loops at every turn.
I wonder if maybe I've got some bad pins or a poor connection on my RAM slots. I removed the RAM and began testing one by one. First stick gave a boot loop. Second stick worked. On restart the BIOS LED wasn't flashing anymore, which is odd since I hadn't yet set the BIOS fix feature to enabled. I powered down again and put my RAM back in, set my BIOS settings as suggested, and then clocked the RAM to 1333MHz. Seemed stable last night through a number of restarts.
As for the backup BIOS reporting v 17.3. Yeah, that is odd. The manual says it can't be flashed either. Maybe BIOS just reports what the primary version number is no matter which chip (primary or secondary) is actually active and being booted from?
I'd like to think this is over, but I'm sure when I go home and power up I'll get another boot loop. I'd rather not be without a PC for a couple weeks, but I may just have to RMA so I don't have to deal with this anymore. It's quite frustrating to have fiddle around for 10+ minutes to get your PC up and running, plus with a RAID0 setup and SSD cache I'm just asking for a system failure with all these power on/off cycles.

Z68A-GD80 (G3) power loop

Hi,
I have an MSI Z68A-GD80 G3 motherboard stuck in a loop. When I switch it on the lights and fans are on for a second then they switch off. Then, they switch on again for another second and switch off, repeat. Hard drives and optical drive will switch off and on too if they're plugged in. During this the screen stays blank. The BIOS light on the motherboard doesn't switch on and doesn't blink. A few power phase lights across the top of the motherboard switch on and off. The motherboard's previous owner told me this problem started after a BIOS update.
I read about a flash tool available from the forums. I haven't tried the flash tool, yet, but at this point I suspect the motherboard won't run long enough to do anything with a flash drive.
I read maybe the current BIOS is having trouble with the CPU. I put in a Core i7-2600K. I don't know what CPU the previous owner was using before the problem started. I could try a different CPU but I'm not sure which one. I thought this motherboard was supposed to work with the Core i7-2600K when it was knew out of the box- no BIOS updates needed.
There were a few bent pins in the CPU socket when I got the motherboard. However, I straightened them and now you can't see which ones were bent. I guess a pin not being connected properly to the underside of the CPU is possible but the pins look ok.
Suggestions?

Today I tried removing the RAM and CPU and powered on the motherboard. It behaves the same as earlier- powers on for a second, then off, then on and so on. Only the first two CPU power phase lights on the motherboard switch on when the CPU is out of the socket and the same when in. Seems like if one or two pins in the socket weren't connecting correctly with the CPU then I'd get different results with the CPU in the socket compared to having the CPU entirely gone. However, the specific pin(s) not connected to the CPU might make a difference.
I have a different Intel Z68 motherboard that works, more or less, that I could use to check the behavior of a motherboard when a pin doesn't connect but not sure I want to do that to a Core i7-2600K CPU. I could put a tiny piece of insulating material on one of the CPU lands, put the CPU in my working motherboard, and see what happens- assuming both motherboards behave the same when having CPU connection issues. There are CPU socket testers but I'm not sure I'd understand the results on the readout from one.
I noticed there's a header labeled JSPI1 on the motherboard. Looks like an SPI header for reprogramming the BIOS without desoldering the chip. I peeled the stickers off the BIOS chips. The labels were difficult to read. Looks like they are Winbond 25Q64CVSIG 1126. Any suggestions (brand name, model number) for a low cost SPI flash programmer that will work with those chips? What is the JCP1 header next to the JSPI1? The JCP1 header isn't mentioned in the manual.

No network LAN-connection after iOS 5.1.1update

Today i tried to solve a big issue after updating my AppleTV's to 5.1.1 (actual version: AppleTV3,1_5.1_10A406e_Restore.ipsw). After updating my Apple TV´s, they could not connect to the Apple activation server. No Home Sharing was adjustable and also logging in iTunesStore was not possible. The update I have done via LAN cable, and I changed nothing in my network configuration. The network (networkadress via DHCP) is indeed set up by default in the AppleTV automatically. Nevertheless, nothing went. Then I removed the network cable and made a reset of the AppleTV and tried to connect via Wi-Fi. With Wi-Fi, he finds the activation server and everything works as it should. Home Sharing, iTunes, streaming. However, once the network cable is plugged in and the Apple TV is restarted, it is again not possible to get access the iTunesStore. Home Sharing is not possible. The networkcable are fine. Both MacBook, as well as my TVs have internet connection over the same network cable. If I unplug the network cable from the AppleTV again, anything goes. Only via WLAN, but it's just too slow to stream data from my Mac. I have this "strange behavior" on 3 AppleTV 3.Gen., which are in the apartment. The previous iOS-Version on the same network cables, worked great. Can anyone reproduce the problem? Or have I now 3 bricked devices? I tried to downgrade over itunes. But this is not possible anymore. I installed 3 times the update. But nothing goes. Please can anybody help me.

I found another link titled "Apple TV Death after update" and found several links that have proven to work to restore to the previous version. Here is my post:
"I had originally replied to a post titled "No network LAN-connection after iOS 5.1.1 update". That has been my issue after updating to 5.1. Wirless worked for me but iTunes match and Podcasts were slow to respond. I finally downgraded to the previous version (5.0.2). So far, my ATV3 has been operating exactly as it did out of the box. No more activation failed message, and all components of ATV are functioning flawlessly on my whole home LAN network.
I also wonder what Apple was thinking for releasing this update without adaquate testing. I can forgive them for Maps, but not this. ATV has been around long enough for all of the kinks to be worked out and any updates to just plain work. I did like the new menu displays in apps and how you could rearrange the program icons on the home screen.
Perhaps they will get it right. Some day. But until they show proof that any future updates are correct and provide detailed instructions on how to revert back to a previous version, I will be very leary of updating. Spending a week reading message boards on how to do a simple resotre is not my idea of how to spend my weekends.
As a side note, I am a PC, so to restore from an .ispw file located on your system, you must press the Alt & Shift keys togather, then click the Restore button, and a window will pop-up so you can select the location for the restore file."
Directions to restore:
"Yes you can. I am a PC. Download the .ipsw file and save to your desktop. Unplug the LAN, HDMI and power cable. Connect the usb cable from your laptop to the ATV. If iTunes does not automatically launch, start it. After iTunes is running, plug in the power cable to the ATV. iTunes will recognize the ATV and will open the restore window in iTunes.
Press the Alt and Shift keys togather, then click on the Restore button. A file window will open so you can navigate to the desktop (or where ever you saved the file). Select the AppleTV3,1_5.-.2_9B830_Restore.ipsw file. iTunes will start the restore process.
When you see the message that it has completed the restore, unplug the usb cable and power cable. Reconnect the LAN and HDMI cable then plug in the Power cable in that sequence.
Follow the setup procedure again and all should be as it was before."

Z68A-GD80 use both PCIEX1 slots same time?

Hi- can't find answer to this using the search, so:
On a Z68A-GD80 motherboard, I am trying to use a PCI SATA3 card in PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 at the same time to add 4 extra SATA3 ports, but if both cards are in, only the top one is recognized. If the second one is in alone, both drives attached to that are recognized, but I cannot use all 4 extra ports at teh same time. Is there any way round this, or is this some limitation of PCI implementation?
Thanks.

Ok. Need a little clarification here. To end any confusion about SATA 6Gb/s, SATA III, SATA 6.0 being confused with SATA3 which is the mainboards #3 Intel SATA II controlled port.
Is this mainboard the Z68 'B3' or 'G3'?
Excerpt from the 'B3' manual;
Slots
3 PCIE x16 slots
PCI_E2 supports up to PCIE x16 speed (when PCI_E4 is empty),
or PCI_E2 supports up to PCIE x8 speed (when PCI_E4 is installed)
PCI_E4 supports up to PCIE x8 speed
PCI_E5 supports up to PCIE x4 speed ***
(***due to the PCIE lanes limitation of chipset, when the PCI_E5 has been
installed with a PCIE x16/ x8/ x4 device, 1 eSATA port, 1 SATA port (SATA7), 1
onboard front USB 3.0 connector (JUSB4), 1 1394 port (back panel), 1 onboard
1394 connector (J1394_1) and 2 PCI slots will become unavailable.)
2 PCIE x1 slots
When both of the PCIE x1 (PCI_E1, PCI_E3) slots have been installed, only the
PCI_E1 slot is available, using one PCIE x1 slot is recommended.
Quote
I am trying to use a PCI SATA III card in PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 at the same time to add 4 extra SATA III ports, but if both cards are in, only the top one is recognized.
A PCI card can't be used in a PCI-E slot.

MSI Z68A-GD80 Memory Problem

I've had an issue with this motherboard since I built my computer back in May, it will not POST whatsoever if I have my RAM in dual channel mode with memory in DIMM 1 and DIMM 3, but it will boot fine with one stick in DIMM1 or 2 sticks in DIMM 1 and 2. I've tested each stick of RAM individually in slot one and they both work fine by themselves. Any help would be appreciated!
Specs are:
Intel i7 2600k, MSI Z68A-GD80 Mobo
(2x4gb sticks) 8gb Corsair Dominatior GT RAM 1.5v
EVGA 580 GTX
120GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD
1.5TB Western Digital Caviar Black HD
910w PC Power and Cooling PSU
Zalman 9900 Max CPU coole
Corsair 800D case

My theory is you have some bent socket pins or the CPU cooler is torqued down incorrectly.

OC BIOS for Z68A-GD80 (G3)

I have z68a-gd80 g3
For overclock stable bios proposal ?
Ty..

Quote from: HU16E on 10-April-12, 20:08:28
This one;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151130.msg1143839#msg1143839
Or this one;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151130.msg1157304#msg1157304
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2101828
You change what values ?
2 cores 2 threads how did you ?
5 ghz 1.45v for my CPU wants to. You 1.41V to 5.4GHZ Can you help me on this issue?

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