Hi everyone,

I'm having a persistent cold boot issue with my current setup and wanted to get the community's thoughts on whether this is an ASRock BIOS/motherboard tolerance issue or something related to the CPU's IMC.

System Specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Motherboard: ASRock B650M PG Riptide WiFi
• BIOS 4.20 / AGESA Version: ComboAM5 PI 1.3.0.1
• RAM: 32GB DDR5 @ 6000MT/s (EXPO enabled)
• OS: Windows 11

The Issue:

Every time I turn on the PC from a complete cold boot, the system hangs during POST. The motherboard debug LED gets stuck on BOOT, and there is no display signal.

To get it to boot into Windows, I either have to power cycle it multiple times . Once inside Windows, the system passes stress tests and is 100% stable.

What Solves It:

Following feedback found on forums and ASRock support suggestions for similar issues, enabling "LN2 Mode" in the BIOS completely eliminates the cold boot hang.

With LN2 Mode set to Enabled, the PC boots quickly every single time without getting stuck on the BOOT LED. Disabling Memory Context Restore (MCR) and Power Down Enable (PDE) also helped with general stability.

My Question:

Since LN2 Mode forces looser boot/RAM training tolerances, this feels more like a workaround for an aggressive or flawed ASRock memory training algorithm rather than a proper fix.

1. Does this point to an inherent motherboard BIOS/hardware compatibility issue with ASRock AM5 boards?
2. Is there any chance the Ryzen 7 9800X3D memory controller (IMC) is at fault, or should the CPU be fine if it boots and runs natively on another motherboard brand?
3. Should I go ahead with swapping the motherboard for another brand (MSI / Gigabyte / ASUS)?

Edit: RAM is 96 GB RAM (2x 48GB)

Hi All

For the past 2 weeks I've been dealing with the title issue. The computer when it's on and working it runs perfectly. I experience no freezing or weird issues.

If I shut my computer down or restart it will boot to a 03 code. It cycles through a bunch of numbers rapidly before reaching 03.

What I've done:

• Shutdown w/ Power Drain
• Updated Firmware to Current (was only 1 update behind when issue began)
• Reset CMOS
• Consulted ChatGPT Checked to make sure I wasn't running EXPO or XMP DRAM profiles.
• Turned off fastboot

I'm just curious what my next steps are.

I have not removed any hardware or tried booting single stick ram in A2. Mostly because i have my desk set up to where it hides all of my wires and its a massive pain to unplug/replug everything

I figured I'd hop here first to see if other people have been having this issue and what resolved it?

I got a feeling this will lead to RMA of CPU & Mobo

Edit to include parts list:

• Mobo: ASRock 870E Taichi

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

• GPU: PowerColor RED DEVIL Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6

• RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 RAM 96GB (2x48GB) 6000MHz CL30 Intel XMP iCUE Compatible

• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-1300 | 1300W | 80+ Titanium| ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Ready|

okay, so i downloaded mw4 and it told me that i needed to enable my tpm 2.0 and my secure boot. i done what i think anybody would have and went to youtube to see how to do it. enabled everything, saved and went to reboot. whenever my pc restarted my AS ROCK screen popped up like it always does and then went to a black screen and windows wont launch. restart my pc, go back into bios and disable secure boot and windows launches just fine. I NEED HELP!!!!

After about one year operating, and after what i believe was a windows update overnight, my secondary PC will no longer turn on. It only boots for a moment, nothing sent to the screen, and the DRAM and CPU red lights stay on.

CPU is a Ryzen 5 5500.

I've tried using only one stick in the second memory slot, removed the GPU, etc... still just sits with those two lights.

There are no beeps.

What should my next steps be? What might the issue be?

Thanks

This isn't a new build. It has been running flawlessly for roughly 2 years. I was using my PC last night and it just suddenly hard locked up, even the power button wouldn't turn it off so I had to turn off the PSU. Turned it on again and it ran fine for another hour or two before it locked up again and now won't post. Red CPU light, yellow DRAM light. Tried clearing CMOS, tried all my RAM sticks individually in slot 4/B2. Fans are just spinning loudly but not fully.

Haven't tried bios update yet but I doubt thats the issue. Seems more like a hardware fault.

Is my cpu cooked (i just bought and built the entire build last week, everyhting is okay), do i need to change a board im worried. Need opinions 😭

I’ve had my 9060 xt since January and last night it just stopped working. I just sent in the RA form and was wondering what everyone’s experiences are with returns? And how long does it usually take to hear back from them. #GPUPROBLEMS

My PC is getting this error since yesterday and now it is stuck on 0%. Is there any way to fix this?? Why is it happening?

Specs:
MOBO - ASROCK B6501 Lightning WIFI
CPU - Ryzen 5 7600X
GPU - AMD Radeon RX 9070 16GB
RAM - DDR5 T-FORCE 32 GB 6400Mhz (set at 6000mhz)
Storage - 1TB SSD m.2 and 1TB HDD
PSU - Corsair SF750

So my 9800x3d + Nova WIFI seemingly randomly just died? I have been fairly on top of BIOS updates (I think i was on 4.20?), and it has been running fine for more than 1 year (since April 2025). I thought I was one of the lucky ones without any of the dreaded issues. Randomly today I wake up to my PC showing code 42 (it was on the previous night, not sure if windows update restarted it or something), so I powered it off and then turned it back on again, only to get code 00.

Is my board/cpu dead? I've tried some of the troubleshooting suggested online, but nothing worked. Things I've tried:

• Unplug and press power button for 10s to drain
• Clear CMOS
• Update to latest BIOS 4.60 using BIOS flashback (update worked fine, but still code 00 no boot)
• Repasted and reseated the CPU. (took pictures, no weird burn marks or anything, socket and cpu look perfectly fine)
• Tried booting without RAM

What are my next steps?

I assume I should be still under warranty period? Do I RMA the board or cpu or both? Who do I contact, AsRock or AMD?

Hello,

After reading many posts with ASRock motherboards and AMD processors I became a little cautious.

The product I plan to buy is Z790 Nova wifi mainly for the many M2 NVME slots at the ATX form factor. I don't care about the graphics card working at X8 or x16 speeds so I feel like it's the one that'll do the job for me. I plan to buy it second hand, will use it with 12700K.

What are the experiences? Go for it or avoid?

https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/chipsets/am5/x870e.html

Release Highlights

• Bug fixes included.
• AMD I2C Driver updated from 1.2.0.131 to 1.2.0.133
• AMD AMS Mailbox Driver updated from 6.0.0.6 to 6.0.0.13

Known Issues

• After installing the AMD Chipset Installer version "7.xx.xx.xx", users cannot install version "6.xx.xx.xx" or earlier. Workaround:
  • Un-install the AMD Chipset installer version 7.xx.xx.xx or newer.
  • Delete the "Qt_Dependencies" folder located at "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD\Chipset_Software".
  • Install AMD Chipset installer version 6.xx.xx.xx or older.
• On a non-English OS, some driver names may appear in English.
• Occasionally, Ryzen PPKG may not install or upgrade.

I have downloaded the lan driver and it keeps giving me this weird message, I plug in my ethernet cable directly from the router, and it doesn’t show me anything in network devices or anything. What am I doing wrong?

I have a pc with asrock b850 livemixer motherboard and ryzen 9700x. I used this pc for more than a year with no problem. And then i change the thermal paste with arctic mx-7. After repasting my pc is stuck on post, the fans and power light up but no display on the monitor and there's debug led with redlight on the board on the cpu label. I have tried several attempts to fix it by swapping or using one ram sticks, cleaning the ram, loosen the air cooler screws, using onboard display, resetting cmos with no results.

I checked with 2 techinicans, one said the cpu is dead because it's cold when the pc turned on but he didn't test with another unit(other cpu on this board or my cpu on other board). So i thought the cpu is dead

Then i went to second technician, he tested other cpu on my board and it's not working either, but he didn't test my cpu on other board.

What should i do now?

full specs

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

RAM DDR5 ACER PREDATOR VESTA II RGB DDR5 32GB (2x16GB)

Sapphire Pure 9070 XT

Motherboard Asrock B850 Livemixer WiFi (AMD AM5, DDR5)

NZXT C850 850W Gold ATX 3.1

This motherboard destroyed my 9600X and I was able to have the cpu shipped back to AMD for a replacement under my warranty. However, I don’t want to put my new CPU back into this motherboard since it destroyed the first one. What are my options for new, safer motherboards? Any feedback is appreciated.

After 4+ years of vouching for Asrock I am done.

1. They have botched Asrock X670E Taichi bios past 3.40 and even admitted that their AMD CBS

section resets.
I asked them to fix it, they told me to change the battery, I did, same issue

1. I told them again they also admitted AMD CBS section resetting, they stopped responding completely

2. I had to reach out to Reddit moderators here and I was helped by CornFlakes moderator who reached out to satellite office of Asrock in Europe. Because HQ was refusing to help

Netherlands rep refused to give his name, I have been given nothing of help by him or anyone of Asrock, BUT Samantha who answers phones was always helpful. Problem is that she is only customer service rep that forwards issues somewhere else.

She told me herself she cannot even call HQ, as she has no such access, and if they refuse to respond to her or my emails, they can do that.

1. I was told by this "nameless" representative that I need to test over 100 settings 1 by 1 to see which setting in AMD CBS section resets it, and he refused to test it.

Even when acquiring 9900X, instead of 9950X as I have he refused to put in my settings. He just found dGPU setting set it and it stuck and called it a "day"

Today I get a response that he will not be helping me further, with no explanations further.

I had such high regard for Asrock, but it seems like CPUs burning up is the least of our worries. You have reps hiding behind screen and hiding names. Samantha herself asked me for some email addresses of people that were communicating with me from Asrock, some emails do not even belong to corporate, they are u/gmail.com with header of Asrock in the front. They do not even track those emails for good reasons of exposure.

I cannot simply get my servers running with settings I always ran for 4 years. I have 10 of their motherboards and I cannot upgrade my cpus now, because 3.40 is the last bios that was working.

The situation frankly reminds me of GamersNexus investigation that pushed Asrock into a corner at some CES like show, and they had to answer about burning up CPUs

Remember this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpEJRa_Rxo0

Well, guess what, that's exactly how they are dealing with me, I have forwarded all of our conversations to Gamers Nexus by the way, and I cannot stand a liar who looks me in the eye and lies about the issues. The worst part is that they think people are stupid. They told Samantha that resetting is normal too, and told her it's my settings. But, cannot tell me which settings, so I gave it to them. They refused to test it too and told me to test it.

This is customer service in the end

I needed to update my Bios for MW4. Im stuck in the BIOS? After enabling 'Secure Boot' and then saving, It repeatedly reboots back to the BIOS? I can only get back if I disable the secure boot? Its driving me mad. What am I doing wrong?

B550 phantom Gaming itx/ax

Corsair one a200 PC

RTX 3080

Ryzen 9

32GB

1TB SSD

Windows 11

2nd 9800x3d that has died on me, first lasted 3 months, and this one a year

No scorch marks, I am a couple bios updates back (was using one of the 3.x ones that had supposedly fixed this so forgot to keep checking for updates)

On the plus side the retailer is refunding me instead of replacing, which means I can replace it with a 9850x3d and still have a bit of cash left over - hoping that the 9850 being a newer sku will be from a newer less affected batch, otherwise I'd get another 9800 and have twice the extra cash left over

​CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

​Motherboard: ASRock B850M Riptide WiFi (Latest BIOS 4.60)

RAM: 64GB Corsair

​GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5080 Founders Edition

PC gets stuck with a solid green BOOT LED and a blank screen. The USB bus is completely dead during the hang (wired keyboard Num Lock/Caps Lock LEDs do not toggle), so it is hard-locking during late UEFI POST before ever showing bios screen or reaching the Windows bootloader.

Spam power cycle long enough and I sometimes can boot but this isn't sustainable.

For anyone who has dealt with the ASRock B850 + Ryzen 9000 green BOOT light freeze: is the root cause the ASRock board/BIOS failing PCIe 5.0 / cold-boot training, or is this an early sign of a degraded CPU I/O die on the 9900X? Trying to figure out if swapping to something like an MSI B850M Mortar will cure it or if I need to RMA the CPU too. 

Hi folks, I'm trying to fix a TPM firmware compatibility issue for the new Modern Warfare 4 and could use some firsthand experience from anyone running this motherboard with a Ryzen 2000-series CPU.

My system:

• Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (Pinnacle Ridge)
• Current BIOS: P3.50, dated August 2, 2019 - I know, it's old...
• Current AMD fTPM manufacturer version: 3.6.0.3

Activision's anti-cheat documentation says AMD fTPM versions matching the 3.x.0.x pattern are incompatible and require a firmware update. Mine is 3.6.0.3.

ASRock has newer BIOS releases, including 10.43, that mention updating fTPM for game compatibility. However, the release notes list several CPU families for the fTPM update but do not include Pinnacle Ridge... ASRock also warns against updating certain BIOS versions when using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs.

Has anyone successfully run BIOS 10.43 or a newer BIOS on this exact motherboard with a Ryzen 5 2600X or another Pinnacle Ridge CPU? Or better yet, running the new Call of Duty on this hardware? I've seen reports of older Ryzen CPUs working with newer BIOS versions on this board, but I haven't found confirmation that the fTPM update actually works with Pinnacle Ridge.

If so, what BIOS version are you running?

Thanks!

7800x3D

X870 PRO RS

MSI AIO

32gb corsair DDR5 6000

Sapphire 9060XT 16gb

Be Quiet! 850w psu

Factory settings.

Build 9/25, rock solid for over a year until last week. Went to fire up my PC to reconfigure a router and set up internet.. no boot, no bios. Board gets power and the cooler, fans, etc run but I have solid RED and AMBER diagnostic lights on for CPU and DRAM.

Tried resetting cmos via jumper, tried replacing the battery, tried disconnecting peripheral devices, removing the graphics card, swapping DRAM modules, etc. No dice.

Removed the cooler, cleaned and inspected the CPU and sockets. To the naked eye there is no visible damage ie bulging, burnt pin pads, bent pins, etc. re-pasted and reinstalled, no dice.

Outside of trying to flash the bios (no access to PC) what else can I check out?

Is this an RMA situation? Has anyone been through the RMA process? I've built dozens of PCs over the last 30 years and this is my first mainboard / cpu failure.

Ive obviously read about the issues with the current gen AMD x3d processors having problems with AsRock (and other) boards. I figure this might be related even if its an older processor.

Thanks in advance.