Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

[Da_Man]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

i know this is just one day, but increasing the core voltage seem do the trick (right now at 1.180 and with auto multiplier)

have you try increase the voltage, z68ex4?

but it still strange as why it need to increase the voltage when im not overclocking the processor.

i also notice the core voltage still fluctuate even after i set manually to 1.180, although is never below 1 anymore (lowest i notice before i set the fixed core voltage, it sometime lower the voltage to 0.9xx)
,but probably is because the Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology (EIST) still turned on

[kick]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

download core temp (latest one)

see what reading(s) it gives for VID.If the reading fluctuates you may need the higher voltage (even tho not overclocking)

Another thing is the max wattage on cpu power(long and short duration).
See what they are at at default probably something like 110 and 90(short one at 110)
Try like 120 and 100?

nb just suggestions.

[wazza300]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

Some CPU's need more voltage than others and auto isn't always accurate,I can tell you that 000101 error is not enough CPU voltage,if power saving is lowering it too much then it will cause freezing,maybe newer BIOS's will fix it

[z68ex4]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

I didn't increase the any voltage setting.

I changed every setting in BIOS menu. except OC Tweaker Screen.

I didn't O.C. so I thought I don't need to change any voltage. Maybe I was wrong.

Tomorrow... I'll try... manually to 1.2v, with c1e and eist disabled.

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core temp VID == 0.9657 to 1.2610

(Please understand my writing.. I don't speak English well.)

[shkup]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

I have the same issue.
I have:
I5-2500K CPU
2*4GB xTreme Armor 1600MHZ
ASROCK Extreme4 Z68
Crosair TX750 Watt.

I got this BSOD for 4 times on low load scenarios.
The memory passed all the tests it went through.
Today I got a RMA on the board which I hope will solve this issue.
The technician adviced me not to use the SATA3 ports.

[crezzlin]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

could it be a 2500k cpu problem, as all the people i have seen with this problem have a 4 core 2500k.. just a guess! me and my bro have this board with 2600k's no problems on 24/7<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

[Da_Man]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

@crezzlin, well it could be the processor or the motherboard or the combination. that's why need asrock or someone that have access to another processor or another motherboard to do the test. and if you see my old post, i pass all the stress test (prime95,intel processor test, memtest), but i still have 1 bsod every day, until which i move my harddisk to sata II connector (port 2, it was port 0 sata III) and by increasing the core voltage to 1.180 (which hopefully really solved the bsod and freezing problem, 2 days with no problem)

@shkup, seem it not just 1-2 people that have the problem >_>, please report us when you got your new board, does it still have bsod or not, if not then i'm gonna rma my board also,

@kick, it seem core temp doesn't recognized the 2nd generation processor yet, cos it doesn't listed a name and the vid is below 1 (0,9xx)

@wazza300, well sadly no reply from the official asrock employee here (emily?), even the email i sent hasn't been answered

thanks :)

[wazza300]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

I'd say a BIOS issue or setting rather than a faulty CPU,its rare they go wrong but don't rule it out completely

[kick]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

There are reported problems with running both 2500k and 2600k on the z68, some overclocking,(beyond 37 ) and some not

Yeh the VID reading on coretemp isnt like the old static one for 775 cpu's for example.
This gave a value for max voltage u could need for your cpu at standard settings.say a q8400 cpu. 8x333=2.66Ghz and with a ViD of 1.25v indicated .It should allways run at 2.66 nps with 1.25v.
Thats not to say the chip wouldnt run just fine at say1.20v allways(at max standard clock)

The VID would be determined by intel and would vary across chip batch numbers.

The ViD shown on these 2000k chips varies,personally I think because all cpu speed /overclocking is done on chip and even ones that arent overclocked vary cpu speed .
Anyway for me at 4.8ghz under load on my 2500k i get a VID reading of 1.4v-1.5012 approx.
Im not saying its 100% accurate but it is consistent with the voltages that are being applied to the cpu by the mbrd.
ie I dont show a voltage of 1.5012v being applied under testing,max is 1.482 ,but I see the reading as a "you could need 1.5012v to hold 4.8ghz" and from that even testing at standard cpu speed it could show the maximum voltage,or close to it that u need to have available.
Lets say at 4.2 ghz the coretemp indicated max VID is 1.35 v, well thats ok chances are that is the max voltage I will need to allow thru for short duration. 1.33 v max would probably cover it.

If I was having any problems with a board on standard settings ,at least if I could get into bios, I would allow /set on fixed 1.36v to the cpu,just to eliminate any uncertainty on cpu .
Yes I know 1.52v is supposed to be the max "safe" 2000k cpu voltage, but I have seen people running 24/7 higher than that.
Some asrock bios releases allow you to apply in excess of 1.7v to the cpu,seems awfull hi for a thin wafer chip but, the demand was out there.

The possibility that the later production chips arent as good as the earlier ones..yeh it has happened before with intel in terms of slightly lower overclocks.
I think its more likely the access to the onchip gx isnt quite sorted?
Perhaps even if a regular gx card is used ,just having the ability to use on chip gx is somehow limiting overclocks/or preventing good non overclocked operation.

A small q in my mind would be why run a z68 and a 2000k cpu non overclocked at all .
I lasted about 5 min at standard speed then went for it on the auto overclock.. but thats just an aside.

[Ydinsieni]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

I had a same problem my new computer got freeze on games and in Prime95.
I changed Vcore from auto to 1.200 and now everything works. Prime95 was running 10h and games won't freeze anymore.

But I'am still concerned is this board faulty one and I should send it back or is this somekind of bios bug ?

[shkup]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

I've been working with the computer and the replacement board for the last 24H and so far so good.
Some more interesting stuff:
The cpu is tray version.
I didn't O.C the cpu.

The SATA3 ports might be the cause. The technician asked me - "Why do you need to install a SATA3 driver in the OS but nothing for SATA2?" it's a good question.
I intend to keep working with the current setup and then will try to switch to the SATA3 port.

I don't rule out the CPU but failures are quite rare with CPUs.

[tech210]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

Same problem here.

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 mobo and an i5-2500K processor. Getting the BSOD approximately every other day. I have updated to the latest BIOS and still getting this issue.

The exact code I am getting is 0x00000101 (0x0000000000000031, 0x0000000000000000, 0xFFFFF88003165180, 0x0000000000000002)

I hope we can get this figured out because it is driving me insane!

[shkup]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

Do you have SSD drive?
I have Crucial C300 64GB SATA3.
I think it's worthwhile to connect all the drives to the SATA2 ports.
There is some chance that this is a SATA3 ports issue.

[tech210]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

No, I don't have an SSD drive (yet... looking into one though). I'll check my connections to double check and make sure that I don't have anything connected via SATA III.

[Ydinsieni]

Re: Asrock Z68 extreme 4 : BSOD A clock interrupt was not received ---

I take my words back. Now my comp has freezed two times: one time on windows and another when playing battlefield BC2.

I have 2500k and SSD.

I really hope this will get solved soon