Author: jameson
Subject: x99e-itx/ac & Broadwell-EP
Posted: 06 Apr 2016 at 5:15pm
Hi there!
Subject: x99e-itx/ac & Broadwell-EP
Posted: 06 Apr 2016 at 5:15pm
Hi there!
I am trying to get this system up and running:
Currently it does not POST. The BIOS version that came shipped with the motherboard is 1.20. It starts up, the fan spins for a few seconds, and then all is silent. There is no video output to that point, and no other sign of life.
Several of the other X99 motherboards have received "2016 Q2" BIOS updates, however, this one has not. Will it, soon?
I think my options are currently:
- Exchange the motherboard for a X99M Extreme4 and try to get a V3+ BIOS chip to use with it (how?);
- Hope that ASRock can help me get the ITX board working, with an upcoming V3 bios and a chip?
- Exchange the CPU for the Haswell-EP version.
Ultimately I selected this motherboard not just because of size, but because it had the best features:
- Dual Intel Gigabit LAN;
- Onboard Wifi;
- Micro-ATX or smaller;
- PCI 3.0 x4 M.2 slot.
In fact, at any size, there is no other x99 board that has all of those features. Of course, if I can't use it to boot my $4,000 processor, it is essentially useless.
Please help!
Thank you,
Jameson