Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

[Lord Odin]

I've tried uninstalling Intel Rapid Start and Intel Smart Connect (which are useless for desktops, btw) technologies but I'm still getting BSOD during games. I even rolled back my video drivers to a version that I know was stable prior to the 2.20 BIOS update. Whatever they did in the latest 2.20 BIOS, they screwed up big time. I noticed in the notes of the BIOS they stated to only flash newer versions of the BIOS. I tried it reinstall 1.70 but the system stayed at 2.20. What are my options at this point? Obviously this is a software issue but if necessary, I'll just replace the motherboard if it means stable gaming.

[ASRock TSD - Emily]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

Dear Lord,

Please kindly provide your e-mail for me via PM, I will send a special BIOS to you for testing.

Thanks!

Have a nice day
ASRock TSD
Emily

[Lord Odin]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

PM sent.

[Lord Odin]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

Still awaiting a fix....

Games are unplayable at this point.

[Babdi]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

Still awaiting a fix....

Games are unplayable at this point.

Did you try flashing the previous BIOS version. Flashing from BIOS is safer(Instant flash ) than from within Windows

[Lord Odin]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

Did you try flashing the previous BIOS version. Flashing from BIOS is safer(Instant flash ) than from within Windows

Yup. It stayed at 2.20 though.

[ASRock TSD - Emily]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

Dear Lord,

I have sent a BIOS to you.
Please kindly try it.

If any question, please kindly contact me.
Thank you very much!

Have a nice day
ASRock TSD
Emily

[Lord Odin]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

Got the new BIOS and it still doesn't work. Still BSOD'ing.

[Lord Odin]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

I even tried turning PLL overvoltage to disabled but I'm still getting BSOD 124.

Going to try disabling C3 and C6 states as stated in this thread when I get off work:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1120291/solving-fixing-bsod-124-on-sandybridge-read-op-first

Just weird that I never had this issue prior to the latest BIOS update. They never should have added Rapid Start or Smart Connect for this board; desktops don't need it and its just causing problems.

[Babdi]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

IMO Rapid start and Smart connect should not affect your boot up.
Load UEFI defaults and disable smart connect in BIOS.

[Lord Odin]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

IMO Rapid start and Smart connect should not affect your boot up.
Load UEFI defaults and disable smart connect in BIOS.

The BSOD 124 isn't occurring during boot up; its occurring during idle and loads.

I already tried disabling both SC and Rapid Start in the BIOS as well as removing the drivers completely to no avail.

[Babdi]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

Does it BSOD when loaded with UEFI defaults ?
Since your spec says you have 2133 Mhz RAm have you enabled XMP in BIOS and set the RAM to 2133 ?

[Lord Odin]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

Yes, it has BSOD'd with defaults. [EDIT: this is incorrect]

Yep, I made sure the XMP was selected and the speed matched.

[Babdi]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

I guess your BIOS has a problem. RMA the board

[Lord Odin]

Re: Z68 Extreme4 2.20 is giving me BSOD

I was incorrect; I didn't try defaulting some of my values. Through some testing, I found out that I had to lower my Load Optimized CPU OC from 4.6ghz down to 4.4ghz. Doing so has made the system stable again for now until I can do more thorough testing.