1003 Bios update Z690

[Jimbo93]

Installed 1003 this morning.
Core I9 12900K
ASUS Z690-E Gaming WIFI Mobo
Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 5600 RAM(4X16GB)
MSI 2080TI Graphics
ASUS ROG STRIX 1200 watt PSU
6TB(3 X 2TB) Samsung 980Pro storage

First off, I'm a vanilla enthusiast. I don't yet go into individual timings for OC settings. That being said...

For the first time, I'm able to run XMP1with AI Optimized, but where I'm getting no love is with Armory Crate. I'm aware of the conflict with the Trident lighting software, so I resolved that by installing the Trident after Amory Crate, and setting it to run at start up. Then, after a couple of reboots, disabling the Trident in the start up menu. I still have to re-initiallize Armory Crate after every re-boot, turn the memory off-then on again in AURA, and if I try to open up the dashboard in Amory Crate, no matter when, all the RGB lighting freezes until re-boot. Plus, the ASUS AIO CPU Cooler RGB and my Corsair RGB mousepad never turn off, even after shut down. Otherwise, I left my system on for the first time all day today, and it was still humming along nicely when I got home. Temps, voltages all seem nominal for the settings.

Couple of more things. Start up still takes about 1:30, and I kind of feel like that shouldn't take so long considering the rig.
Also, Armory Crate lost my PSU, which does have RGB lighting. Can someone point me to the thread for a thorough Armory Crate uninstall (after using the uninstaller)?

Thanks in advance for any tips/suggestions.

Hi Juim2, The first link is the thread I think you asked about. Second link is how to do the clean boot uninstall. Third link is additional important info before doing any registry changes manually. If you have any questions let me know. I try to discourage registry editing, only for the brave and those with backups they can restore if anything goes wrong.

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?126019
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthrea...ge3#post851782
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthrea...ge5#post853994

Hope it helps.

[jxlarrea]

Has anybody been able to run 4x16 DDR5 DIMMS with these newer 1003 and 1101 bioses?

Tried 1101 on my Maximus z690 Extreme but my 4x16 DDR5 Corsair Dominator 5200 can't even POST half the time (CHECK CPU error code on OLED screen) and the other half Windows can't even boot (blue screens).

As soon as I remove the extra 2 dimms, everything works perfectly.

[chsoriano]

Has anybody been able to run 4x16 DDR5 DIMMS with these newer 1003 and 1101 bioses?

Tried 1101 on my Maximus z690 Extreme but my 4x16 DDR5 Corsair Dominator 5200 can't even POST half the time (CHECK CPU error code on OLED screen) and the other half Windows can't even boot (blue screens).

As soon as I remove the extra 2 dimms, everything works perfectly.

I've been reading these forums for several weeks now, I don't know that I've seen anyone find much success. Nevertheless, I'm going to try tomorrow when my second 2x16 kit arrives. My current kit is 2x16 G.Skill F5-6000U3636E16GX2-TZ5K but I can't get it stable unless I run them stock (I haven't tried 5200 or 5600). I have XMP1, XMP2, and manual OC with voltages between 1.3v and 1.42v but I haven't found anything stable.

I have another kit coming tomorrow (another 2x16 G.Skill F5-6000U3636E16GX2-TZ5K)
I'll post here if I'm able to get the 4x16 to work but I'm not too hopeful. I will also try swapping the kit out to see if they OC better.

I also have two 2x16 Corsair Dominator 6200 arriving on Monday. I'm going to try those also to see if they are any more reliable.

[Peconare]

I've been reading these forums for several weeks now, I don't know that I've seen anyone find much success. Nevertheless, I'm going to try tomorrow when my second 2x16 kit arrives. My current kit is 2x16 G.Skill F5-6000U3636E16GX2-TZ5K but I can't get it stable unless I run them stock (I haven't tried 5200 or 5600). I have XMP1, XMP2, and manual OC with voltages between 1.3v and 1.42v but I haven't found anything stable.

I have another kit coming tomorrow (another 2x16 G.Skill F5-6000U3636E16GX2-TZ5K)
I'll post here if I'm able to get the 4x16 to work but I'm not too hopeful. I will also try swapping the kit out to see if they OC better.

I also have two 2x16 Corsair Dominator 6200 arriving on Monday. I'm going to try those also to see if they are any more reliable.

I am using F5-6000U3636E16GX2-TZ5RS and they are stable both stock and with XMP1 enabled on Bios 0803. Sorry to hear about all memory troubles.

[Deke06]

I've been reading these forums for several weeks now, I don't know that I've seen anyone find much success. Nevertheless, I'm going to try tomorrow when my second 2x16 kit arrives. My current kit is 2x16 G.Skill F5-6000U3636E16GX2-TZ5K but I can't get it stable unless I run them stock (I haven't tried 5200 or 5600). I have XMP1, XMP2, and manual OC with voltages between 1.3v and 1.42v but I haven't found anything stable.

I have another kit coming tomorrow (another 2x16 G.Skill F5-6000U3636E16GX2-TZ5K)
I'll post here if I'm able to get the 4x16 to work but I'm not too hopeful. I will also try swapping the kit out to see if they OC better.

I also have two 2x16 Corsair Dominator 6200 arriving on Monday. I'm going to try those also to see if they are any more reliable.

I have the 2x16 F5-6000U3636E16GX2-TZ5K running on a Z690-I. This kit is not on the QVL list for that board, but I was was able to get it running error free initially by using XMP 2, setting gear 2 and 6000MHz manually, and slightly loosening the timings to 40-40-40-76. It ran perfectly at 1.3V without any other adjustment and I just tweaked from there. As with any non-QVL kit, your mileage may vary, but hopefully this helps.

Edit: This was on BIOS 0811. I haven't tried 1003 yet.

[Sprayingmango]

Running this bios just fine on my 12900K with Corsair Dominator 5600 32GB kit. Running XMP 1 just fine, perfectly stable. Loving this setup!

[zizuu]

Sorry for my intrusion, but I kinda hesitate to flash the 1003 bios version on my ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4. Anyone did it? Some issues?

[Gonko85]

Sorry for my intrusion, but I kinda hesitate to flash the 1003 bios version on my ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4. Anyone did it? Some issues?

If your system is stable etc then no need to.
Mine is/was having post failures, random ones. So hopefully the upgrade can fix my computer.
But if your machine is stable, I wouldn't be in a rush to update bios.

[NastyPirate]

I have the Z690-A Gaming D4 with 2 sticks of DDR4 @ 3600MHz by Crucial Ballistix. Will I have the issues you're having if I install 2 more same DIMMs or does that only happen on DDR5? What exactly is the DRAM compatibility this version fixes anyway?

[Woots]

It's starting to look like the people who have the issues are using 4 dimms of ram.

I can't get this new bios 1003 to run with QVL 4x16 (64gb) at all, but the 807 version bios still works fine.

So if you are running stable and you are also using 4 sticks of ram...avoid this bios update unless you're willing to deal with he hassle of doing lots of reboot tests/tweaks and eventually rollback.