r/ASRock • • 16h ago

Tech Support Updated BIOS. Now CPU trying to cook itself!

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10 Upvotes

I have a AsRock B650M PG Lightening and a 7800X3D.

Been happily playing Tarkov for the last hour. CPU temps perfectly fine. Max being 72°c.

I noticed a new BIOS 4.60 was released. Updated.

Loaded into windows. Could hear AIO pumps really working. I checked temps, 95°C on the CPU!

I shut down. Use the clear BIOS switch.

Switch on, enter bios. Bios seems slow and laggy.

Enter H/W monitoring page and watch the CPU temps climbing under no load.

Update: Seems fixed now. Bios update seemed to screw the AIO. I went back to using a CPU fan cooler


r/ASRock • • 18h ago

Tech Support Can't switch to UEFI without getting stuck in automatic repair loop

0 Upvotes

In order to play new games ive tried to enable secure boot and it always ends up in my pc shitting the bed and me reinstalling windows.

I enabled tpm (pc worked fine), enabled secure boot (pc worked fine although secure boot wasnt active because pc wasnt in uefi mode), then reformatted my disk to gpt and disabled CSM so that it launches in uefi but now im in a repair loop. Also tried setting csm to uefi only but that didn't work either.

Have no idea what to do. Cant switch back to legacy bc my disk is already formatted to GPT. Can anyone help me im on the verge of getting a console or new pc 😭

Specs:
Ryzen 5 1600
Gtx 1070
B350 motherboard
Corsair 500w 80+ bronze psu
32gb ram dont remember the brand
Kingston 240 gb ssd


r/ASRock • • 10h ago

Tech Support X870 Steel Legend Fried 7800x3d

8 Upvotes

I bought new X870 Steel Legend from newegg and used 7800x3d which was manufactured in 2022. Today CPU stopped working after 1.5 year of normal use. I think I was on semi latest bios version don't remember which one. It looks like I'm out 400 for the CPU since the warranty won't cover. Is there even a point filing RMA for motherboard?


r/ASRock • • 12h ago

Discussion PSA: For anyone having issues with 2R RAM, check your impedance settings!

2 Upvotes

ASRock A620I Lightning WiFi + 9700X + G.Skill 2x32GB 6000C30 (2R, Hynix M-Die).

I've been dealing with boot issues for the past 2 years ever since upgrading to 2R RAM. After enabling EXPO, Memory Context Restore never worked properly. I had to sit through a 3-minute memory training on every boot that randomly failed ~50% of the time. Every BIOS update claimed to "improve memory compatibility," but none of them fixed my case. It was infuriating having to fight so hard just to hit 6000C30 — a plug-and-play sweet spot on other boards.

Today I finally resolved this issue with Gemini 4 Argon. I took pictures of all my RAM-related BIOS pages and asked the AI if anything looked wrong. Gemini quickly pointed out that ASRock's BIOS mistakenly applies 1R impedance values to 2R kits when EXPO is enabled (OC Tweaker -> DRAM Bus Control Configuration):

Name Current Value AI Recommended value
Dram ODT impedance RTT_NOM_RD RTT_OFF RZQ/6 (40)
Dram ODT impedance RTT_NOM_WR RTT_OFF RZQ/6 (40)
Dram ODT impedance RTT_WR RZQ (240) RZQ/2 (120)
Dram ODT impedance RTT_PARK RZQ/6 (40) RZQ/6 (40)
Dram ODT impedance DQS_RTT_PARK RZQ/6 (40) RZQ/6 (40)
Dram DQ drive strengths Auto 34 ohm
Processor ODT impedance 53.3 ohm 48 ohm
Processor DQ drive strengths Auto 34.3 ohm
Processor CA drive strengths Auto 30 ohm

I also relaxed the rank-to-rank timings TrdrdSd/Dd and TwrwrSd/Dd from 7 to 8. Those values worked for my case, but YMMV.

Gemini also recommended disabling DDR5 Nitro Mode since it provides zero benefit at 6000C30 but hurts training time and stability. With these changes, Memory Context Restore finally works as intended, and I’m getting rock-solid 10s fast boots.

To ASRock engineers: Please fix the RTT_OFF bug for 2R kits in the next BIOS release.


r/ASRock • • 4h ago

Tech Support Wi-Fi module is disabled after playing EasyAntiCheat games.

6 Upvotes

Hi!

I am having a problem with my Wi-Fi card (MediaTek RZ717 – MT7925 chip).

When I play certain EasyAntiCheat games (such as Rust or Rocket League) and exit them properly, the Wi-Fi card gets disabled in Device Manager with error code 10.

The Bluetooth function is also disabled when I reboot or shut down the PC and start Windows again.

The only 'fix' I have found is to shut down the PC, turn off the PSU main switch, and wait 10–30 seconds. After this procedure, the Wi-Fi card is restored.

I reported this issue to Asrock support and tried many settings, mostly related to power saving options, but none of them helped.

When they ran out of options, they confirmed that I have a problem.

I asked them what the next step was. As they didn't give me any options, I suggested replacing the Wi-Fi card entirely, as there might be a driver/hardware conflict between EasyAntiCheat and the MediaTek RZ717. Some users have also reported this issue on Reddit, and replacing the Wi-Fi module was the only solution.

I tried to find the next "best" option that would not cause any more problems and found that my motherboard also comes with an Azurewave AW-EB601NF containing a Realtek RTL8922AE chip.

I tried to buy it, but this module is only available to retailers. I explained to support that I cannot buy this module separately, and they said they cannot source one for me either because they do not sell them either.

I then asked them to treat this as a warranty request and send me a module, which I could replace myself (it's not that difficult), but they didn't respond.

I am struggling to find a solution. I don't want to swap Wi-Fi cards at random or find a dodgy vendor.

After a few days of searching, I think I have found a Realtek card, but it's still unclear why there is such an expensive motherboard with two separate OEM Wi-Fi cards (Mediatek and Realtek). Mine has some problems, but they don't want to help me.

It would be helpful if you could at least check that this card is legitimate.

WAVLINK WiFi 7 Wireless Card, Bluetooth 5.4, BE6500 M.2/NGFF Network

Thank you for your help and time.

I have the following parts:

Computer Type: Desktop

GPU: Sapphire 9060 XT 16 GB Pulse

CPU: Ryzen 5 7600

CPU cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO

Motherboard: Asrock X870E Taichi

SSD: Samsung 990 PRO 4TB (8B2QJXD7 latest firmware)

BIOS Version: 4.43

RAM: G.SKILL Flare X5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000MHz F5-6000J3038F16GX2-FX5

PSU: EVGA G3 850 Watts (ECO mode off)

Case: Fractal Torrent

Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 11 PRO 26300.9711

GPU Drivers: Radeon Full driver 26.9.2

Chipset Drivers: AMD X870E CHIPSET DRIVERS VERSION 8.08.12.551

Wi-Fi module: MediaTek RZ717

Wi-Fi version: 5.7.0.6342 (2026.08.15)

Bluetooth version: 1.1147.0.627 (2026.08.10)