Author: jbp21
Subject: Strange problem Z77
Posted: 31 Jan 2017 at 2:15am
Hey all-
Subject: Strange problem Z77
Posted: 31 Jan 2017 at 2:15am
Hey all-
Curious problem with Z77 Extreme4 motherboard.
Been running great for years with an Intel i5-3570 and 16 gb RAM (identical chips) and the integrated GPU.
Bios was up to date at 2.9.
Over the weekend, I installed a 1050ti PCI Express GPU-- installed into the PCIE2 slot.
Clear CMOS and booted into Windows-- installed the right drivers and everything was OK-- EXCEPT BIOS/Windows only recognized 8gb RAM. CPU-Z recognizes all 4 ram chips.
So, after trying random fixes like tweaking the RAM voltage, etc I decided to give up and remove the GPU.
After removing the GPU, I get the 'd6' error- no output console. I've tried to clear the CMOS with the button and also the 4 hour battery removal/CMOS jumper methods.
Still no luck- after putting the GPU back, I can again boot into the BIOS settings and there are no options for the iGPU-- its as if the motherboard doesn't recognize it any longer.
Any thoughts?
Either I would like to have all 4 RAM sodimms recognized with the GPU installed OR be able to revert back to the iGPU from the processor.
Not my first build, thus far have tried to re-seat all the RAM, upgraded BIOS to the 2.9 BETA from the website, removed all extra peripherals from the motherboard. Nothing has worked.
Thanks for your help.