Asrock Z87(M) OC formula series bios/tools trouble shotting

Z87 OC formula , Z87 Formula AC , Z87M OC formula bios and tools update

Bios and tools update

Fix some kernel bug .

Dram Clock type tuning is including typ1~typ4 . try 1 by 1 can help 1~4dimm overclocking.

Each module has its own favorite value . Auto is already good for 95% kits .

http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87OCF151b.rar Z87 OCF

http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87OCFa151b.rar Z87 OCF AC (802.11ac)

http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87MOCF141a.rar Z87M OCF

Tools update 0712 : http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87OCFtool0712.rar

rapid OC 2.0.8 : fix some cpu ratio read issue

Formula drive 1.0.61.1 :Formula drive update

it is including full version and lite version inside

Lite version only has OC tweaker page and clean install

please let me know if u guys have any more issues .

this version should fix the HDMI switch issue also floating error message.

Timing Configurator 2.0.5 : Fix some minor display bug

Z87 OC formula , Z87 Formula AC , Z87M OC formula bios and tools update

Bios and tools update 0712

modify samsung profiles . also add 2 more profile for samsung tight RTL

Dram Clock type tuning is including typ1~typ4 . try 1 by 1 can help 1~4dimm overclocking.

Each module has its own favorite value . Auto is already good for 95% kits .

improve multiple language display

fix some issue on some non-brand 1333-1666 module

http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87OCF152.rar Z87 OCF

http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87OCFa152.rar Z87 OCF AC (802.11ac)

http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87MOCF142.rar Z87M OCF

Tools update 0712 : http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87OCFtool0712.rar

rapid OC 2.0.8 : fix some cpu ratio read issue

Formula drive 1.0.61.1 :Formula drive update

it is including full version and lite version inside

Lite version only has OC tweaker page and clean install

please let me know if u guys have any more issues .

this version should fix the HDMI switch issue also floating error message.

Timing Configurator 2.0.5 : Fix some minor display bug

Hi having an issue with Z87 OCF if i clear CMOS with cpu temps under 5c and reboot i get a CPU led error and cant boot using LN2 switch or cold slow switch. After heating up the cpu again i can go into bios and set LN2 pre-test and cool cpu to -66c "dry-ice" and reboot just fine. I'm changing back and forth from stock bios and F1.51B also tried using clear CMOS jumper and remove battery.

I dont know what else to do, i have done the above steps 3 times to confirm the issue was consistent...

When i was using another board i didnt have any CB issues with the same CPU.

Looks like ur bios rom is not working properly . Can u flash the latest bios and flash ME also ?

U dont have to use any LN2 switch and slow modo . try it again thanks

Okay i will try that Nick

Thanks for speedy reply

Okay i will try that Nick

 

Thanks for speedy reply

u can use the CMOS button near by the power button .

It can clear everything . just like take off battery .

Save ur time !

Loaded and benched with new bios today F152 and it didnt lockup after setting mem to 2800mhz like F151b. Great board running smooth now just like my z77 OCF

Z87 OC formula series tool update

Formula drive update to 1.0.61.3 , it is including lite version and full version inside .

1. Fix dram voltage issue when u set higher than 1.85

2. Fix cache ratio issue

http://picx.xfastest.com/nickshih/asrock/Z87OCFtool0724.rar

got z87oc formula ac. have troubles with restart & shut down from OS, screen goes black & hdd power down but system not restart or shut down, fans still blowing. same thing with 1.20 & 1.60 bioses. 4770k+4gb samsung oem+sapphire 7970+vertex4 ssd+850w psu. default dettings, win7x64. any advice?

What psu brand ?

What psu brand ?

chieftec 850DF

install a clean OS,i had this happened too on (M),thing are smooth with a clean install.This happened on w7 x64,xp 32 was fine lol

chieftec 850DF

looks like that is power supply compatibility issue.

let me see if i can find the same one .

looks like that is power supply compatibility issue.

nope. software issue. fresh OS install - no signs of problem. sad, with ASUS & Gigabyte mobos this OS setup works good. reinstall infOS, MEI, RST, ATi drv changes nothing. what was the cause of the problem?

it's hard to say,i encountered the same,funny thing only with w7 x64,maybe something to do with intel mei?

resolved. uninstall ATi video driver, clean with DRIVER CLEANER.NET & Driver Sweeper. reset & power off now ok.

When I go to Instant Flash, what should happen? The program finds the BIOS file.....then nothing else happens. Cursor doesn't freeze, but I can only get away from the screen by restarting.

I've tried BIOS chips A and B and different BIOS.

I've been having a lot of USB problems. Christian suggested reflashing the BIOS (fair enough) but....I can't!

hey

i got the OCF-M, i cant boot with the memory divider at 3000 MHz, i can boot in 3080 MHz with the divider at 2933, and push the bclk up.

is it the memory, cpu, or can it be fixed in a bios update ? i used Samsung chip

it's a very nice board to bench on, very stable on cold, i have only tested it on SS'er and dice, looking forward to do some ln2 on it

hey,2933 divider is max on 100 strap,for higher memory freq u can user 125,167 strap+bclk

hey,2933 divider is max on 100 strap,for higher memory freq u can user 125,167 strap+bclk

ok, thanks

When I go to Instant Flash, what should happen? The program finds the BIOS file.....then nothing else happens.

Hi K404-san, click the BIOS NAME highlighted. That should solve your problem, I think

I had the same trouble as many as 10 times, haha

Hello Gyrock-san Thankyou for posting! I clicked on the filename, it does not highlight and nothing happens, but I will try again!

My situation in BIOS "feels" very similar to a crash in windows

When the search stops on a BIOS file, can I click on it straight away? I have 4 BIOS on my USB pen, when the search is finished, should it give me a list of options?

Hi K404-san, I just tried the Instant flash and it succeeded.

What I did was the same as I mentioned.

- After the search finished, the dialog box comes up

- it has three areas, up on "BIOS name" and "Configuration" and "Search Device" downwards

- just click the " BIOS name"

- then, flashing starts

If you can't use Instant Flash, then use FPT.exe on DOS.

c:\fpt -f "BIOS name"

Good luck!

K404 use only fat or fat32 formatted usb drive. and Instant Flash always fail to find bios if on drive too much files.

Was playing with my Z87M OC Formula tonight and my -100°C cascade. Could run Pi1M @ 6050MHz, valid up to 6.15GHz. Hell I can do Wprime at 5.8GHz+, all at 1.73V but for the love of god I couldn't get any of my PSC (5 different sticks) to run over ~ DDR3-2000 (8-12-8-28, 1.84V). Tried my old BBSE (3 sticks) that can do 2400 9-12-9-25 @ 1.8V on Ivy but no post over XMP profile (2000 9-9-9-24 1.65V). The PSC can easily do 2600 8-12-8-31 without even pushing.

The most common syndrome is for system to hang at POST code 40, tries another cycle, hangs at 40 again, shuts down, boots to stock memory clock (overclocking failed, BCLK overclock remains).

VCCIN up to 2.35V

Vcore up to 1.75V

VCSAA up to +0.2V

VCPUIO-A up to +0.15V

VCPUIO-D up to +0.15V

VMEM up to 1.9V

I haven't been seriously overclocking since Ivy Bridge but I want to get this system ready for LN2 run.

Tried BIOS 1.42 first then upgraded to 1.5, same issues. Black slots or yellow slots, doesn't matter (well, MFR worked better in black ones).

Manual profiles or hand written presets - doesn't matter. For some reasons the board doesn't want to set multiplier (even 4.0GHz overclock fails) until i select NickShih 5.8G profile and edit it manually.

Anyone else has such problems? I'm feeling like I am about to give up on this pretty little board, just today I spent 10 hours trying different settings and blewing 7 kilowatt hours of electricity. I don't remember having such a bad time overclocking since the Gigabyte P67 days and the Sandy Bridge.