x99x fatal1ty killer boot up problem.

[monkeyboy665]

Hello everyone,

I purchased a new computer which arrived in mid-November. For the first month and a half or so, the computer ran perfectly, with multiple hours of use a day. Then, shortly after christmas, my computer began to freeze randomly and I would have to reset it, and it would run fine for a few hours before freezing again. Recently it has been freezing a lot, as in watching a 10 minute youtube video, reset 3 times. At one point it gave me the error 6f upon booting, but did not start up. I tried starting it again, but with the same result. I did a little research and I think it has something to do with either my bios or my ram sticks, because the first time the 6f error occurred I unplugged a ram stock, plugged it back in and it booted up properly, not solving the freezing issue though. Today I got the 6f error code upon restart again, only this time, re-inserting the ram does not help it start back up, simply giving the 6f error code before shutting back down. I have the ASRock x99x fatal1ty motherboard and 4 xdata ddr4 4gb ram sticks.

I did not build this computer because I don't know a whole lot about computers so absolutely any help is very much appreciated, thanks.

 

[alexoiu]

HI,
"I purchased a new computer which arrived in mid-November"
Since under warranty, I suggest RMA-ing it.

 

[monkeyboy665]

HI,
"I purchased a new computer which arrived in mid-November"
Since under warranty, I suggest RMA-ing it.

That was something that I considered doing, but rather stupidly prior to doing much research I thought that the problem was my power supply, so I bought a new power supply, put it in and got rid of the original one, voiding my warranty.

 

[alexoiu]

If starting the board without RAMs, what code getting?

 

[monkeyboy665]

If starting the board without RAMs, what code getting?

When I took the RAM out of the motherboard, it begins to boot and shows the error code 53.

 

[alexoiu]

It's ok. Now insert single RAM module and start the board. If still 6f, power off and test different slot. Test each slot.

 

[monkeyboy665]

It's ok. Now insert single RAM module and start the board. If still 6f, power off and test different slot. Test each slot.

I tried a single RAM in all of the slots, it did not give the 6f code in any of the slots, however slots 1, 3, 6, and 8 all started up fine, and slots 2, 4, 5, and 7 did not start and gave the error code either 60 or 6O. I also did not leave it running for long enough to tell if it would freeze and crash or not with the slots that did allow it to start up.

 

[alexoiu]

It might be a CPU issue... or motherboard. Have you OC-ed?
Try clearing the CMOS (unplug the power cord and remove the CMOS battery for a minute). Then test again. If still the same...