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Q Code Ad

Hopper64
Level 15
Just booted the machine and it stuck with the windows 8 symbol on the monitor only. Q code was Ad. Used the reset button and it came right back into windows. ??
MZ790A Bios 2002, GSkill F5-8000J3848H16GX2-TZRK, 13900KS, EKWB D5 TBE 300, Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0, Asus Strix 4090 w/ Optimus block, Phanteks Enthoo Elite, Asus Claymore 2, Asus Gladius 3, Asus XG349C, Samsung 990, Windows 11 Pro
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Chino
Level 15
That QCODE means that your system is about to hand control over to your OS. If you're unable to enter your OS, it could be a Windows problem more than a hardware one.

Hopper64
Level 15
Well, it's OK now. I have to reinstall windows anyway. Installed and uninstalled a bunch of stuff to test and benchmark. Changed sound card too. Will watch it for a while. Thanks.
MZ790A Bios 2002, GSkill F5-8000J3848H16GX2-TZRK, 13900KS, EKWB D5 TBE 300, Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0, Asus Strix 4090 w/ Optimus block, Phanteks Enthoo Elite, Asus Claymore 2, Asus Gladius 3, Asus XG349C, Samsung 990, Windows 11 Pro

Chino
Level 15
Usually unstable overclocks that cause BSODs can lead to OS corruption. That's one of the reason why I do my overclocking and benchmarking on a separate drive instead of using my daily OS. Hehe

Hopper64
Level 15
I just planned on reinstalling anyway as there's a lot of stuff I am not going to be using in the future. I did install the audio drivers and tried onboard sound as an example, but I didn't like it and installed a SB Z card. I am sure there's stuff left over from the install and uninstall of all that.
MZ790A Bios 2002, GSkill F5-8000J3848H16GX2-TZRK, 13900KS, EKWB D5 TBE 300, Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0, Asus Strix 4090 w/ Optimus block, Phanteks Enthoo Elite, Asus Claymore 2, Asus Gladius 3, Asus XG349C, Samsung 990, Windows 11 Pro

Praz
Level 13
This can also be due to memory/cache instability. A slight increase of either VCCSA or cache voltage may fix this.

Praz wrote:
This can also be due to memory/cache instability. A slight increase of either VCCSA or cache voltage may fix this.


Just had another Q code Ad, but I had a blue screen yesterday when trying to get my voltage right due to the 61 code. So, this could be either a windows problem again or the VCCSA or cache voltage needs to be increased. Which do you think is the correct approach from here? Reinstalling windows is no problem. Thanks.

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MZ790A Bios 2002, GSkill F5-8000J3848H16GX2-TZRK, 13900KS, EKWB D5 TBE 300, Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0, Asus Strix 4090 w/ Optimus block, Phanteks Enthoo Elite, Asus Claymore 2, Asus Gladius 3, Asus XG349C, Samsung 990, Windows 11 Pro

Although people like Chino and Praz may have better ideas, I sometimes like to throw my opinions out there:

1. You still may not have enough CPU Vcore. You may need to up it 0.01v or 0.02v.
2. You cache voltage seems low, unless you're running it at stock. If your cache frequency is at stock, your cache voltage is normal.
3. Even though this shouldn't matter at all, and the Ad code is more indicative of CPU instability (if not a Windows issue), since your are running 8GB sticks, you could bump up your System Agent Voltage Offset by 0.15v to see if it helps.

Edit: Adjusted voltages.
CPU: Intel i7-5960X
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L
RAM: 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3000 CL15
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage V Extreme
CD/BR Drive: ASUS BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS
GPU: 2x (SLI) GTX Titan X (Pascal)
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Zx
SSD: (RAID 0) 2x Intel 730 Series 480GB
SSD: (backup) Crucial MX100 512GB
Case: Corsair Carbide Air 540 (Silver)
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W 80+ Gold
Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q 144hz 1440p G-Sync
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

jacks12345 wrote:
Although people like Chino and Praz may have better ideas, I sometimes like to throw my opinions out there:

1. You still may not have enough CPU Vcore. You may need to up it 0.1v or 0.2v.
2. You cache voltage seems low, unless you're running it at stock. If your cache frequency is at stock, your cache voltage is normal.
3. Even though this shouldn't matter at all, and the Ad code is more indicative of CPU instability (if not a Windows issue), since your are running 8GB sticks, you could bump up your System Agent Voltage Offset by 0.15v to see if it helps.


Thanks Jacks. Here are my other settings:

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So, what settings would you use with this? My OC to 4.3 has been fairly stable with the increase in Vcore to 1.23. I just haven't changed anything else. Thanks again.
MZ790A Bios 2002, GSkill F5-8000J3848H16GX2-TZRK, 13900KS, EKWB D5 TBE 300, Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0, Asus Strix 4090 w/ Optimus block, Phanteks Enthoo Elite, Asus Claymore 2, Asus Gladius 3, Asus XG349C, Samsung 990, Windows 11 Pro

Hopper64
Level 15
Haven't even checked the voltages. Just using the XMP profile in 0706.
MZ790A Bios 2002, GSkill F5-8000J3848H16GX2-TZRK, 13900KS, EKWB D5 TBE 300, Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0, Asus Strix 4090 w/ Optimus block, Phanteks Enthoo Elite, Asus Claymore 2, Asus Gladius 3, Asus XG349C, Samsung 990, Windows 11 Pro