Question ASUS Rog Strix X470-F Gaming Boot Issues

[ACAScorpio]

So when I start my pc everything starts and lights but it won't boot, so I can't get to the bios, so when it doesn't boot an orange led lights up and stays there blinking.
When I have my pc disconnected from power for about 10 min, it will start normally and the leds will go; orange, red, white and green.
I thought it was a problem of the power source, but I bought a new one and the problem keeps happening

 

[DMAN999]

That Orange/Yellow LED indicates a Memory Issue.
Please list your full PC specs including Exact models numbers.

 

[ACAScorpio]

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Cores 8 Threads 16 Name AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Code Name Pinnacle Ridge Package Socket AM4 (1331) Technology 12nm Specification AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor Family F Extended Family 17 Model 8 Extended Model 8 Stepping 2 Revision PiR-B2 Instructions MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD 64, NX, VMX, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3 Virtualization Supported, Enabled Hyperthreading Supported, Enabled Fan Speed 1038 RPM Bus Speed 99.8 MHz Average Temperature 44 °C

G.Skill Trident Z RGB (AMD) DDR4 3200 PC4-25600 16GB 2x8GB CL16 DIMM # 1 SMBus address 0x52 Memory type DDR4 Module format UDIMM Module Manufacturer(ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000000000) SDRAM Manufacturer (ID) SK Hynix (AD00000000000000000000) Size 8192 MBytes Max bandwidth DDR4-2132 (1066 MHz) Part number F4-3200C16-8GTZRX Nominal Voltage 1.20 Volts EPP no XMP yes XMP revision 2.0 AMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 10.0-10-10-24-34 @ 727 MHz JEDEC #2 11.0-11-11-27-38 @ 800 MHz JEDEC #3 12.0-12-12-29-41 @ 872 MHz JEDEC #4 13.0-14-14-32-45 @ 945 MHz JEDEC #5 14.0-14-14-34-48 @ 1018 MHz JEDEC #6 15.0-15-15-36-50 @ 1066 MHz JEDEC #7 16.0-15-15-36-50 @ 1066 MHz XMP profile XMP-3200 Specification DDR4-3200 Voltage level 1.350 Volts Min Cycle time 0.625 ns (1600 MHz) Max CL 16.0 Min tRP 11.25 ns Min tRCD 11.25 ns Min tRAS 23.75 ns Min tRC 35.00 ns Min tRRD 3.50 ns XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage) XMP #1 16.0-18-18-38-56-n.a @ 1600 MHz (1.350 Volts) DIMM # 2 SMBus address 0x53 Memory type DDR4 Module format UDIMM Module Manufacturer(ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000000000) SDRAM Manufacturer (ID) SK Hynix (AD00000000000000000000) Size 8192 MBytes Max bandwidth DDR4-2132 (1066 MHz) Part number F4-3200C16-8GTZRX Nominal Voltage 1.20 Volts EPP no XMP yes XMP revision 2.0 AMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 10.0-10-10-24-34 @ 727 MHz JEDEC #2 11.0-11-11-27-38 @ 800 MHz JEDEC #3 12.0-12-12-29-41 @ 872 MHz JEDEC #4 13.0-14-14-32-45 @ 945 MHz JEDEC #5 14.0-14-14-34-48 @ 1018 MHz JEDEC #6 15.0-15-15-36-50 @ 1066 MHz JEDEC #7 16.0-15-15-36-50 @ 1066 MHz XMP profile XMP-3200 Specification DDR4-3200 Voltage level 1.350 Volts Min Cycle time 0.625 ns (1600 MHz) Max CL 16.0 Min tRP 11.25 ns Min tRCD 11.25 ns Min tRAS 23.75 ns Min tRC 35.00 ns Min tRRD 3.50 ns XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage) XMP #1 16.0-18-18-38-56-n.a @ 1600 MHz (1.350 Volts)

Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Model ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING (AM4) Version Rev X.0x Chipset Vendor AMD Chipset Model Ryzen SOC Chipset Revision 00 Southbridge Vendor AMD Southbridge Model X470 Southbridge Revision 51 System Temperature 45 °C BIOS Brand American Megatrends Inc. Version 5007 Date 17/06/2019

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Manufacturer NVIDIA Model GeForce RTX 2060 Device ID 10DE-1F08 Revision A2 Subvendor ASUStek Computer Inc (1043) Current Performance Level Level 0 Current GPU Clock 300 MHz Current Memory Clock 405 MHz Current Shader Clock 405 MHz Voltage 0.725 V Technology 12 nm Bus Interface PCI Express x16 Temperature 33 °C Driver version 27.21.14.5709 BIOS Version 90.06.2e.00.46 Physical Memory 2047 MB Virtual Memory 2048 MB

Storage Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB (SSD) / S1D5NSCF566401Y ST2000DM006-2DM164 / Z8E11LQN WDS100T3X0C-00SJG0 (SSD) / 5E9B5A7F

 

[DMAN999]

That RAM kit should work fine with your MB and CPU.

Are they installed in slots A2 and B2 (2nd and 4th from the CPU) as recommended ?
I take it you have the DOCP profile enabled right ?

Have you used Asus Aura to change the RGB lighting scheme at all ?
I had a set of F4-3200C16D-16GTZR on my ROG Strix B450-F and after playing with the RGB lighting they got corrupted and I had to RMA them.

I suggest you first run Memtest86 and see if it returns any errors on that kit just to ensure they are not faulty.

 

[ACAScorpio]

Yes I have them installed in my 2nd and 4th slot, also I have my DOCP on with the standard parameters.
I used Aura a long ago when I first got my Pc, but it didn't work at all so I never used it again.
I'm gonna try the memtest, but as I have reboot problems it might take me a while.

Do you recommend me another ram with the same specs and probably better without rgb? Haha
Thank you

UPDATE -
So I did the memtest and 3 hours later I got 0 errors

 

[DMAN999]

So that means that the RAM is OK.
What BIOS version are you using ?

 

[ACAScorpio]

I'm using American Megatrends Inc. Version 5007. I've seen a newer version (5601)* which says that can improve RAM stabilty and system stability.
So as I have reboot issues what way would you recommend me to upgrade bios taking less risks possible

* https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-x470-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_bios/

 

[DMAN999]

I am using BIOS 5603 with my 3700x and G.Skill Ripjaws V (F4-3600C16D-16GVKC) @ 3733 MHz 16-19-19-19-36-56 on the same Motherboard and it works well.
I would update to 5603 using the EZFlash tool in the BIOS.
Be sure to set the BIOS to Optimized Defaults then exit and save the BIOS Before you update.
Then do the same after you update before you set the DOCP profile.

 

[ACAScorpio]

So I've been trying to update the bios via ezflash, with a usb drive format Fat32 and 1 partition, I downloaded the update trough the oficial asus page I put the .cap on the USB, and when I open the file with ezflash it sais "Selected file is not a proper bios".
I tried downloading 5601 but I got the same message, also I tried to do it via internet but when it sais that to enable network settings I have to reboot, when finally I'm able to turn it on again seems like the configuration hasn't been saved.
So I don't know what else to do

 

[DMAN999]

Try updating to Version 5204 using EZFlash and an 8GB or smaller FAT32 USB stick.
If that works try updating to 5601 then 5603.
Make sure to set optimized defaults and then save before you flash.

 

[ACAScorpio]

So I tried to update to 5204 with a USB 8g fat32, and again it says that the selected file is not a proper bios.
So maybe the motherboard is corrupted or something?

 

[Flayed]

Try setting your ram speed to 2933Mhz in the bios. Not all 2nd generation Ryzen chips can run memory faster than 2933Mhz

 

[ACAScorpio]

Try setting your ram speed to 2933Mhz in the bios. Not all 2nd generation Ryzen chips can run memory faster than 2933Mhz

Hey flayed, I loaded optimized default I disabled DOCP, and I got it around 2128Mhz and still doesn't work (I used to have it overclocked about 3200Mhz)

 

[Flayed]

Hey flayed, I loaded optimized default I disabled DOCP, and I got it around 2128Mhz and still doesn't work (I used to have it overclocked about 3200Mhz)

Try with one stick of ram only the boot drive minimum hardware to boot

 

[ACAScorpio]

I ended up buying a new mother board and I could solve the problem.

So thank you everyone who tried to help you made my process easier