Problem: Asrock WRX80 Creator won’t post, error code stalls at 42, and occasianaly will stall at A2/A0, even after removing all devices except graphics card, 1 stick of ram and NVME SSD.
Tested alternate graphics cards, all 8 ram modules in C1 (single stick boot), 2 ram modules in C1, D1; 4 ram modules in A1, B1, G1, H1; tested other working ram modules from my last 3960x build, nothing worked.
Tested all components in my previous workstation, ram modules, graphics cards, NVME SSD’s etc, all fully functional.
Code keeps reverting back to 42. Very annoyed. Was trying to wait for the MSI WS WRX80 to come out, but I’ve been staring at this 5975wx for a week, so at least wanted to see what a build would look like. So far it’s a complete annoying disater. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. I have no idea why I can’t even get it to post. Manual is unhelpful for the codes
So far all i can think is it’s either the Motherboard or the CPU, thinking about ordering replacements for both.
Specs:
CPU: AMD 5975wx
Motherboard: Asus WRX80 Creator
RAM: Samsung M393A8G40AB2 64gb DDR4 3200 Registered ECC (x8) (Also tested Corsair CMW128GX4M4D3600C18 RAM)
Graphics card: EVGA Kingpin 3090, 24G-P5-3998-KR, (Also tested EVGA 3090)
SSD: Intel Optane DC P5800X 1.6TB
NVME SSD: Sabrant 8tb Rocket 4 Plus 2x
(tested 2TB Samsung 980 Pro, 950 Pro, and 4TB Firecuda)