Hello friends, I have an very strange issue.
I read the sticky thread but it states that the RAM issues do not occur with AMD Bulldozer. I'm also unsure what type of issues are arising with RAM over 1333hz but my issue seems to mess with the BIOS.
I have an FX-8350 and my BIOS was F11 until I decided to exchange my 4x4GB 1333 RAM with 2x4GB 1866 RAM. On the splash screen, I saw my RAM was still running 1333 so I went into the BIOS and manually changed it to 1866 and rebooted.
My system then went on continuous loop with "Begin to update backup BIOS to latest version......", restart, repeat.
When I did manage to hit DEL to get into the BIOS, my BIOS was duplicated and off-centered and unusable.
I then decided to get into flash utility to try to save my system. I tried re-flashing F11 to no avail so I flashed F12C and I was able to get into the BIOS and set RAM to auto and now everything's fine. Up until an hour ago, when I tried it again....
To start, the RAM change was not the only thing changed in the system. I upgraded from a 970A-D3 1.0 to 1.4, from an FX-8150 to FX-8350, and I had an SSD plugged in. I never would have thought the RAM was what did this until, when I had got my system stable, I, again and unknowingly, tried to change the RAM speed to 1866. And again, it did the backup BIOS loop. I panicked and tried to downgrade to F11 which did not work. This time, when I was in the Flash Utility, I wrote my BIOS to the flash drive. Is that useful? I'll attach it. (won't let me attach)
Just now, I somehow got into my BIOS and got back to 1333 and auto. I would press delete and then press enter to quickly get into MIT. Once, when I was attempting to get the RAM speed back down to 1333, the screen duplicated and became unusable like the photo as I was moving around.
As you could imagine, this is extremely discomforting. Is it the RAM speed or is my BIOS in trouble?