Asus ROG Maximus VII Impact

Qrash said:
When you go into the Boot Override section of the BIOS is the BD-ROM drive listed twice, once as a UEFI device and once more as not UEFI? If so, select the non-UEFI listing. The same goes for trying to boot from a USB flash drive that is not formated as a bootable UEFI device, but rather in a legacy bootable manner.
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I don't recall multiple options, just the single listing for the ROM. I also tried changing RAID to ACHI, and UEFI to legacy OS, and same issue.

When I get home from work I'm going to try using Rufus to create a UEFI bootable USB from the Memtest86+ image, see if the system will see that. The "Memtest86" USB bootable worked, so I know it's not the flash drive, something about compiling the USB from the Memtest86+ installer. No idea why the ROM doesn't work. I'll post later after I try more things.
 
Phuncz said:
Just for the info, I only use the BT-part of the Intel AC-7260 card but it works flawlessly on my end. I disabled the WiFi since I'm using Ethernet. With the AzureWave (Broadcom) chip on my ASRock Z87E-ITX board, I have had about 50/50 chance of getting BT to work (until I power-cycled), also with WiFi disabled.
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Interesting, thanks! I recently just disabled the "allow computer to turn off device" on just the BT radio (doing so on the card itself, only caused more disconnects) and it seems to have helped with my BT disconnects. BT keyboard hasn't disconnected once since that, but now every once in a while just the left button on my mouse stops working until I reset the connection. One step forward, and two steps back :D
 
hi guys, ive got this board still in its box ready to do a build soon,

im planning on using an USB DAC I just wondered if it has TrueVolt like my Hero 7?

I can't seem to find any info on it on the asus website
 
Does the TrueVolt stuff work? I have a Schiit Modi and it's completely unusable on my EVGA X99 Micro.
 
Aibohphobia said:
Does the TrueVolt stuff work? I have a Schiit Modi and it's completely unusable on my EVGA X99 Micro.
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im using my hero 7 at the moment & on the asus webpage it advertises ''Truevolt'' rear usb which provide a stable 5v current for stuff like DACs, im currently using a meridian explorer, but will be moving mini itx so wanted to know if the impact had the same feature

heres the pic from asus's website on the hero

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Doesn't seem like the Impact has TrueVolt. Looked through the manual and saw no mention of it.

Considering it's plastered all over the marketing material for the other boards, if the Impact had it I'm sure Asus would have mentioned it somewhere.
 
I'm having trouble setting the memory frequency on my M7I.

In BIOS I have it set for 2400 mhz like it should be. But when I boot into Win 8.1, it is listing it at roughly half that speed according to cpu-z and speccy.

What could cause this and what are my options to fix it?

Thanks in advance!

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Janne said:
The MSI Z97I Gaming board has TrueVolt, or whatever their name for it is.
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just checked & yes your right it does and costs alot less..

I think its a poor move from asus imo

I have this impact still brand new in box, wondering if I should sell it
as a stand-alone power supply is alot of money for dacs

but can I go to MSI..not sure always been a ROG fiend..

decisions decisions..

:confused: :(
 
blairellis said:
In BIOS I have it set for 2400 mhz like it should be. But when I boot into Win 8.1, it is listing it at roughly half that speed according to cpu-z and speccy.
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DDR stands for Double Data Rate.

They sell it as 2400MHz, but actually it is 1200MHz that reads or writes twice per clock.
 
asus11 said:
just checked & yes your right it does and costs alot less..

I think its a poor move from asus imo

I have this impact still brand new in box, wondering if I should sell it
as a stand-alone power supply is alot of money for dacs

but can I go to MSI..not sure always been a ROG fiend..

decisions decisions..

:confused: :(
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I myself would get that MSI if I were to do it over again. This ASUS mobo caused me more headaches then any other motherboards I've ever had experience with, and that's over 30 motherboards. I will probably avoid any more consumer motherboards with daughterboards that aren't pre-installed.
 
I think the quality control on the M7I is just abnormally bad. But still, this affects my future purchases as apparently the most premium of mITX is of lesser quality than my previous ASRock mITX...
 
Hey guys, been trying to move away from my H220 and find the best air cooler for use on the MI7 in an M1. I know an AXP-100 and NH-C12 work, but has anyone been able to confirm anything better? RAM clearance isn't an issue.
 
adamlee05 said:
Hey guys, been trying to move away from my H220 and find the best air cooler for use on the MI7 in an M1. I know an AXP-100 and NH-C12 work, but has anyone been able to confirm anything better? RAM clearance isn't an issue.
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The C14 would be better (C14=700g, C12=550g, AXP-100=320g), and does fit the Impact VII inside an M1 (without the side 3.5" HDD rack installed)..

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http://izaka007.blogspot.tw/2014/10/ncase-m1-v2.html


You can use either a 120 or 140mm fan on the top of the C14 (I highly recommend the A15 PWM), and you *might* still have room for a 120mm fan underneath.
 
AFD said:
You can use either a 120 or 140mm fan on the top of the C14 (I highly recommend the A15 PWM), and you *might* still have room for a 120mm fan underneath.
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Yes a 120 mm fan does fit underneath the NH-C14. I'm using a Corsair SP120 (Quiet Edition). I could not access the NH-C14 heatsink's mounting screws through the fan blades, so, I had to secure the heatsink first and then slide the lower fan in after from the side.. It was tricky to get it in there. Also, I could not get the corner pegs from the original Noctua fan to work in the Corsair fan. The holes for the fan clips where covered by the Corsair's rubber cushioning, so I used tie-wraps to fasten the fan clips to each corner.
 
I'm going to do a clean Windows install tonight to see if it cleans up any of my issues. One question, do you guys ever install drivers directly from the part makers as opposed to Asus?

I've DLed downloads from both and some look pretty similar and some look like Asus has quite a few more files in their package.

For example, the chipset driver from Asus and Intel are the same, the Graphics driver are the same (although Intel is one update ahead), the Realtek audio has quite a bit more in the installer than the one from Realtek itself, and it seems the Intel LAN driver from Asus has quite a bit more than the Intel installer.

I think I'm going to go with the installers from Intel over Asus unless anyone recommends against? I'll use the Asus Realtek driver because I even see a SonicRadar folder in the installer and I assume I might be missing out on certain features if I install the Realtek driver.
 
I used the Realtek driver from Asus, because it indeed has more. I couldn't repurpose the rear connectors with the original Realtek drivers, but I could with the Asus ones.

The other software was pretty useless to me and I used mostly the manufacturer's drivers for the WiFi/BT and Ethernet card. But I did use the USB 3 and chipset drivers from Asus to negate any potential issues.
 
Is this board still not available from micro center? I'm trying to get parts ready for the ncase v3 build I'm planning.
 
I'm highly considering picking up the just released Noctua NH-U9S to replace the H220. I'm only curious as to whether or not adding a second fan would be an issue due to the CMOS battery. Noctua shows that there is 28mm of clearance between mounting surface and lower fan edge. Anyone have any idea on this?
 
adamlee05 said:
I'm highly considering picking up the just released Noctua NH-U9S to replace the H220. I'm only curious as to whether or not adding a second fan would be an issue due to the CMOS battery. Noctua shows that there is 28mm of clearance between mounting surface and lower fan edge. Anyone have any idea on this?
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On the NH-U9S Mainboard Compatibility page the technical drawing has 33 mm of clearnce under the optional rear fan. Furthermore, the drawing states that the fan can be shifted upwards to provide more clearance, at the cost of increasing the over all height which is nominally 125 mm.

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I knew I'd seen 33mm listed somewhere! It's odd though, if you click on the Infosheet link, the PDF illustration shows 28mm. Either way I'm hoping it will work, fan elevated or not, with a second fan inside of the 130mm limit of my M1.
 
Could use some help if possible from anyone with a XP941. I finally figured out my issue and it was a bad stick of RAM. Have my replacements and the system is functioning properly. I decided to do a clean Windows 8.1 install because I have about 50 crashes in the last 30 days in the old event log and I wanted to start clean.

Anyway, with the newest BIOS, trying to install Windows 8.1, the XP941 is not viewable to be installed to anymore. When I try to install Windows, I get a "load driver" message stating:

"A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD, USB, or Hard disk driver. If you have a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive with the driver on it, please insert it now."

This didn't happen the first time I installed Windows. Before, I set RAID and Disabled CSM, the XP941 was seen and I was able to install to it. It won't work this time and I don't know why. The only thing I haven't tried was downgrading the BIOS, but from reading the newest BIOS fixes issues with m.2 drivers, not creates more. I copied the RAID drivers from Intel and Asus to a flash drive ... but when "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computers hardware" is checked, nothing shows up. When I uncheck it I see multiple drivers but I don't want to chose the wrong one and screw something up. As I said none of this happened the first time so I'm at a loss.

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

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Just downgraded BIOS and same issue. Jeez ... it's almost like it can't see it when it's already there. I can still boot to the current Windows install, weird.
 
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essentialjpm said:
Could use some help if possible from anyone with a XP941.
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
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Just downgraded BIOS and same issue. Jeez ... it's almost like it can't see it when it's already there. I can still boot to the current Windows install, weird.
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The new BIOS is OK.
Why did you select RAID? Do you actually have a RAID set in your PC?
If not, set the BIOS back to defaults with AHCI.

With the instructions below from RamCity the OS installs just fine. (It did for me anyway.)

https://www.ramcity.com.au/blog/how-to-install-windows-8.1-on-the-samsung-xp941-ss/138296

Good luck.
 
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IVEST said:
With the instructions below from RamCity the OS installs just fine. (It did for me anyway.)

https://www.ramcity.com.au/blog/how-...p941-ss/138296

Good luck.
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Sorry, but your link didn't work for me. I went tot he RAM City website and I think this is the link you were referring to:

https://www.ramcity.com.au/blog/how-to-install-windows-8.1-on-the-samsung-xp941-ss/138296

(Strange that long URL addresses are always shortened like that. I wonder how to disable that?)
 
IVEST said:
The new BIOS is OK.
Why did you select RAID? Do you actually have a RAID set in your PC?
If not, set the BIOS back to defaults with ACHI.

With the instructions below from RamCity the OS installs just fine. (It did for me anyway.)

https://www.ramcity.com.au/blog/how-...p941-ss/138296

Good luck.
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I used RAID because I emailed Asus prior to purchasing the Impact VII and a rep told me the XP941 was bootable, "So long as the onboard controller is set to RAID mode."

He was right, on the original BIOS for me, I tried installing default but it wouldn't work, switching to RAID actually allowed me to install Windows, for whatever reason ... and the process went fine, similar to the instructions you linked on RAM City. However, reinstalling seems different, the XP941 doesn't show up under any circumstance, I've tried both BIOS, RAID and ACHI modes, CSM enabled and disabled.
 
essentialjpm said:
However, reinstalling seems different, the XP941 doesn't show up under any circumstance, I've tried both BIOS, RAID and AHCI modes, CSM enabled and disabled.
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If your BIOS doesn't "see" the XP941 you'll be going nowhere.

I recommend you reset the BIOS to its default settings (which include AHCI) and make no changes.

Check to make sure that the pins of the "MPCIE COMBO IV" module are all properly seated in the socket, and that one or more of them have not been pushed upward by the extremely tight fit. (I had this happen to me, and had to RMA the motherboard to ASUS for replacement. Others have had similar problems.)

Double-check that the XP941 is properly seated nice and straight in the socket. If it's even slightly skewed some contact is lost, and it won't work.

Good luck.
 
IVEST said:
If your BIOS doesn't "see" the XP941 you'll be going nowhere.

I recommend you reset the BIOS to its default settings (which include AHCI) and make no changes.

Check to make sure that the pins of the "MPCIE COMBO IV" module are all properly seated in the socket, and that one or more of them have not been pushed upward by the extremely tight fit. (I had this happen to me, and had to RMA the motherboard to ASUS for replacement. Others have had similar problems.)

Double-check that the XP941 is properly seated nice and straight in the socket. If it's even slightly skewed some contact is lost, and it won't work.

Good luck.
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Sorry for the confusion, BIOS sees the XP941 and I can still boot to my current Windows install. Trying to reinstall Windows 8.1 ... that is the problem, Windows 8.1 does not see the XP941 when it's time to pick a drive to install to, and I didn't have this issue on my initial Windows installation, when the XP941 was a new/clean drive.
 
essentialjpm said:
Sorry for the confusion, BIOS sees the XP941 and I can still boot to my current Windows install. Trying to reinstall Windows 8.1 ... that is the problem
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You lost me. Are you saying that you already have Windows 8.1 installed and bootable on the XP941?

Windows 8.1 does not see the XP941 when it's time to pick a drive to install to, and I didn't have this issue on my initial Windows installation, when the XP941 was a new/clean drive.
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I just went into the BIOS (0412) on my NCase 1 PC. When I select the "Boot" header and scroll down to the "Boot Option Priorities", I see the following lines:

Boot Option #1 "Windows Boot Manager (P1: SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00004)
Boot Option #2 "P4 MATSHITABD-MLT UJ256"
Boot Option #3 "UEFI: SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00004
Boot Option #4 "Disabled" (My choice as there's no need for my Samsung 850 Pro data drive to show up here.)

What do you see at your end?
 
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IVEST said:
You lost me. Are you saying that you already have Windows 8.1 installed and bootable on the XP941?

I just went into the BIOS (0412) on my NCase 1 PC. When I select the "Boot" header and scroll down to the "Boot Option Priorities", I see the following lines:

Boot Option #1 "Windows Boot Manager (P1: SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00004)
Boot Option #2 "P4 MATSHITABD-MLT UJ256"
Boot Option #3 "UEFI: SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00004
Boot Option #4 "Disabled" (My choice as there's no need for my Samsung 850 Pro data drive to show up here.)

What do you see at your end?
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Yes, I already have it bootable on the XP941 ... but i'm trying to reinstall Windows. The X941 is my only internal drive, so my boot options are:
Boot Option #1 "Windows Boot Manager (P1: SAMSUNG MZHPU128HCGM-00000)
Boot Option #2 "UEFI: SAMSUNG MZHPU128HCGM-00000

I can still boot to my current install, but when loading Windows from a thumb drive, it can no longer see the XP941 to install to when it's time to pick an install location... that is my issue.

I think I'm going to have to install a second HD, install Windows to that, then view the XP941 in disc management and wipe it clean. From what I've read, it almost needs to be installed while clean, at least at his point. Hassle.
 
essentialjpm said:
I can still boot to my current install, but when loading Windows from a thumb drive, it can no longer see the XP941 to install to when it's time to pick an install location... that is my issue.
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Are you booting from that thumb drive, or just trying to run install from it?
 
essentialjpm said:
Yes, I already have it bootable on the XP941 ... but i'm trying to reinstall Windows. The X941 is my only internal drive, so my boot options are:
Boot Option #1 "Windows Boot Manager (P1: SAMSUNG MZHPU128HCGM-00000)
Boot Option #2 "UEFI: SAMSUNG MZHPU128HCGM-00000

I can still boot to my current install, but when loading Windows from a thumb drive, it can no longer see the XP941 to install to when it's time to pick an install location... that is my issue.

I think I'm going to have to install a second HD, install Windows to that, then view the XP941 in disc management and wipe it clean. From what I've read, it almost needs to be installed while clean, at least at his point. Hassle.
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Something is wrong with your settings, perhaps though, it's the installation media. With your USB drive plugged in, do you have a 3rd boot option for UEFI: <USB Stick>?
 
Ruoh said:
Something is wrong with your settings, perhaps though, it's the installation media. With your USB drive plugged in, do you have a 3rd boot option for UEFI: <USB Stick>?
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Yes, I only put in what it is normally, I have one internal drive, and those are my options, I don't even have an internal ROM.

When the USB is plugged in I'll have an additional two options, "UEFI: Patriot Memory" and "Patriot Memory" and I always select to boot from the UEFI one. When I select the UEFI Patriot Memory, Windows loads like normal to install, but when it's time to pick a drive to install to, there are no drives to pick, it's blank.
 
I would use Clonezilla to make a backup image of your SSD (the entire drive: all partitions and data) and then use GParted to completely wipe out all of the partitions. Then see if you can re-install Windows 8.1.
 
Qrash said:
I would use Clonezilla to make a backup image of your SSD (the entire drive: all partitions and data) and then use GParted to completely wipe out all of the partitions. Then see if you can re-install Windows 8.1.
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This is basically my current plan. I'm not going to backup anything, just install Windows to a secondary SSD. Once I'm in Windows I was going to use diskpart to wipe the drive, then try and reinstall Windows. I'll post back with results.
 
Question: is the USB flash drive you're trying to use to re-install Windows 8.1 the same one you used the first time. That is, it's the same drive physically and you haven't recopied the installation files to it.

Good luck?
 
Qrash said:
Question: is the USB flash drive you're trying to use to re-install Windows 8.1 the same one you used the first time. That is, it's the same drive physically and you haven't recopied the installation files to it.

Good luck?
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Yea, it was the same drive and same installation.

I'm back up and running. Installed Windows to a spare SSD, once in Windows Disk Management saw the XP941, used Diskpart to wipe it then shut down. Booted back up, booted from USB and the Windows installation saw the blank XP941 and I was able to install to it. Not really sure what caused this issue but I'm glad to be up and running again.
 
I'm guessing Secure Boot locks out installing a new bootable OS over an existing one. So it may have also worked if you secure-erased the SSD from the UEFI. EDIT: DON'T SECURE ERASE THE XP941 !!! As the following post already mentions, this can/will brick the SSD.
 
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