I've had Internal PLL Overvoltage disabled the last two weeks but are still seeing 2-4 freezes during a normal full day in front of the computer. All my other BIOS settings are at their defaults (except that I set the min fan speeds to 300 rpm and fan profile to Silent).can those of you having problems with (sleep/hibernation/coming out of low power states) confirm that you have "Internal PLL Overvoltage" set to Disabled? I just want to make sure as based on Intel specs, enabling this option will cause sleep/hibernation to not function properly. Leaving this option on Auto can have the same effect as Enabled.
BIOS -> AI Tweaker (Extreme Tweaker on M4E) -> Internal PLL Overvoltage
The first 2-3 freezes are usually concentrated to the initial hour when I first power on the computer, but I also see freezes seemingly random later in the evening.
The freezes only seem to happen when my computer is under light load, such as when I’m surfing the web, listening to music or writing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it freeze during gaming.
When it freezes, all devices stop responding (the lights on the USB keyboard goes out), the clock stops ticking in Windows and any sound that was on gets stuck in a stuttering loop and I have to use the Reset button on the chassis.
Yet, in my case, there’s no obvious connection to the traditional sleep modes. I can (usually) leave my computer on when I’m away, and it goes to sleep, and then wakes up just fine when I’m back. I have freezes even when I disable all power saving options in the Windows 7 control panel. Maybe because I don’t generally leave my computer on for long periods of time, I’m mostly experiencing freezes while I’m working with it.
My specs: Asus P8P67 Pro, 2500K i5, Corsair 8GB (2x4096MB) 1600MHz VENGEANCE, Corsair SSD 120 Gb Force Series, 1.5TB Western Digital Caviar Green, ASUS Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5, Corsair AX 750W 80+ GOLD, running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
My computer has been freezing since I first got it in the beginning of February, and I’ve yet to see any notable improvements.
My latest change is to uninstall Intel's Rapid Storage Tech drivers, disable all Power Saver Options under the Intel 82579V Gigabit LAN's Power Management tab from within Device Manage, and also enable all Wake On Lan options, as recommended by Azymn here: http://hardforum.com//showthread.php?t=1577853&page=5
I’ll come back if the freezes continue, which I unfortunately think they will.
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