This started a long time ago but in general I don't "restart" a lot and I had a lot of other more pressing things to worry about.
The PC is a P8P67 Pro w/ i5-2500k running Win7 x64 Pro (which was originally installed on a P5B-E w/Q6600 and then upgraded 2.5 years ago without reinstall). Everything is at stock clocks although I have ensured that the memory is set for an XMP mode that runs it at rated timings - no more. Boot/OS is an Intel X-25M G2, data is a WD Black FAEX both on native ports. Sound is an Auzen Forte 7.1, GPU is a 560Ti. PSU is HX620, RAM is G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 1.5V. Currently everything is Truecrypt, but it was in the clear before and still had this problem.
Everything used to be just fine, but some time after I upgraded to BIOS 3602 this started happening (though I don't know if it was immediate).
When I tell Win7 to restart it will reboot, POST the GPU then shutdown. When you power it back on you get "Overclocking Failed!" and you're forced to hit F1, go into UEFI, save and restart. I *think* if you unexpectedly hit the hard reset (not something I do when I don't have to) it will do the same thing. If I'm running memtest86, or any live CD (Hirens, Gparted Magic, Clonezilla, Knoppix) I can restart from all of those OSs without a problem. Only from Win7 can I no longer restart.
I had very little luck googling. At one point I thought I read something which indicated that it might be Intel Management Engine so I followed what one person did and wiped the drivers from the system - no improvement. I have used the clear CMOS jumper - no improvement. Until I tried NV 320.49 it has been rock solid reliable (big mistake, went back to 314.07).
I don't know if the fault is the mobo, other hardware, drivers, apps, or the OS (since only Windows is affected). Everything's pretty clean and I don't reformat just for fun. I thought I read that 3602 is a BIOS you cannot downgrade from, so I didn't go there. 3602 has been the newest for quite some time.
Any ideas I should try?
The PC is a P8P67 Pro w/ i5-2500k running Win7 x64 Pro (which was originally installed on a P5B-E w/Q6600 and then upgraded 2.5 years ago without reinstall). Everything is at stock clocks although I have ensured that the memory is set for an XMP mode that runs it at rated timings - no more. Boot/OS is an Intel X-25M G2, data is a WD Black FAEX both on native ports. Sound is an Auzen Forte 7.1, GPU is a 560Ti. PSU is HX620, RAM is G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 1.5V. Currently everything is Truecrypt, but it was in the clear before and still had this problem.
Everything used to be just fine, but some time after I upgraded to BIOS 3602 this started happening (though I don't know if it was immediate).
When I tell Win7 to restart it will reboot, POST the GPU then shutdown. When you power it back on you get "Overclocking Failed!" and you're forced to hit F1, go into UEFI, save and restart. I *think* if you unexpectedly hit the hard reset (not something I do when I don't have to) it will do the same thing. If I'm running memtest86, or any live CD (Hirens, Gparted Magic, Clonezilla, Knoppix) I can restart from all of those OSs without a problem. Only from Win7 can I no longer restart.
I had very little luck googling. At one point I thought I read something which indicated that it might be Intel Management Engine so I followed what one person did and wiped the drivers from the system - no improvement. I have used the clear CMOS jumper - no improvement. Until I tried NV 320.49 it has been rock solid reliable (big mistake, went back to 314.07).
I don't know if the fault is the mobo, other hardware, drivers, apps, or the OS (since only Windows is affected). Everything's pretty clean and I don't reformat just for fun. I thought I read that 3602 is a BIOS you cannot downgrade from, so I didn't go there. 3602 has been the newest for quite some time.
Any ideas I should try?
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