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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: zerobomb on December 05, 2016, 03:29:50 am

Title: All Gigabyte software is unstable, GA-Z170X-UD5
Post by: zerobomb on December 05, 2016, 03:29:50 am
Mobo: GA-Z170X-UD5 with non-beta F20 BIOS
CPU: i7-6700k @stock
Ram: 32GB (2x16GB) @3200MHz using XMP profile 1 (F4-3200C14D-32GTZ)

I have recently installed the F20 BIOS, and it fixed my problems getting the correct RAM XMP profile to stick.  However, all the Gigabyte utilities I've tried now appear to be highly unstable.  Everything else appears to be working correctly.

FlashBios inspiring confidence: http://imgur.com/1zyi7l5
FastBoot not going fast: http://imgur.com/y8OXQzl
Audio Manager, manage thyself: http://imgur.com/Rk2t1gs

The "APP Center" also crashed while updating things, but I didn't get a screenshot of it.  Everything is up to date now, so I can't recreate it.  These screenshots were created using the latest versions of each utility.
Title: Re: All Gigabyte software is unstable, GA-Z170X-UD5
Post by: dmdilks on December 05, 2016, 11:47:53 am
Did you pull the battery and clear the cmos after you did the update. Then go back in set it to default settings. Plus there is some people having problems with F20 on the Z170 series boards. The F20 was for Support next generation CPU only.
Title: Re: All Gigabyte software is unstable, GA-Z170X-UD5
Post by: zerobomb on December 05, 2016, 03:24:24 pm
I reset the bios settings to the default, but not to the point of clearing the CMOS.  Doing that seems pretty drastic when all the other software on my computer works fine (office software, VMs, Visual Studio, web browsers, games)

Did they abandon the DDR compatibility they improved in the F6f BIOS?  Because I upgraded from the F5 BIOS.  I refuse to install a beta BIOS.
Title: Re: All Gigabyte software is unstable, GA-Z170X-UD5
Post by: dmdilks on December 06, 2016, 01:49:02 am
I can't tell you that if the F6f will work. But on the QVL it isn't there on the list at Gigabyte & at G-Skill doesn't show Gigabyte on their QVL of motherboard companies. I'm not saying they will not work.

I'm not taking any thing away from you or any body else. But I don't waste my time on faster memory. Because just like what you are having problems to get them to work. Most faster memory will not really run any faster the 2133 sorry.
Title: Re: All Gigabyte software is unstable, GA-Z170X-UD5
Post by: zerobomb on December 06, 2016, 08:38:46 pm
But the RAM has worked fine since the update, it is the Gigabyte software that is not working. 

Are you saying that the RAM is not working correctly, but the Gigabyte software is the only thing on my PC that cares?

Things I have done with no problems since the update:
Things I have had problems doing since the update
Title: Re: All Gigabyte software is unstable, GA-Z170X-UD5
Post by: dmdilks on December 07, 2016, 01:18:36 pm
The problem is you are using older software vs the new bios. The software only maybe supported the older bios and not the new one. You might have to wait till they update software so it can work with the new bios.
Title: Re: All Gigabyte software is unstable, GA-Z170X-UD5
Post by: MrAgapiGC on December 11, 2016, 05:04:03 pm
I see these unstable issues on my GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming. I put down the entire Gigabyte apps. All of them. SIV does have issues on the fans. everytime is a different profile or settings or speeds or variations, I change the fans and same thing. I drop all, put fans on normal, pump on full speed, and that is it.  Remove my front PWM fans, put a 140mm ring that was the only fan without noise here, all is connected to the PSU and that is that. I am running the last beta before the F20, I think gigabyte has to address these ASP, is starting to have the same faith as Asus, all their PROGRAMS and bios are BAD... i get these board to discard the CPU, 2 asus boards RMA, still pending on that. and now these. i am very direct pointing the finger to MS on some areas. and i can prove it.!