Asus crosshair v formula-z motherboard code ff......

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

As above,
With fx8150 cpu yesterday the pc had bsod says kernel security check failure.
Tried to reinstall the windows but no joy, then i noticed my mobo q code says ff onced i pressed the reset button. Been seached they said burnt caps or something but no no burning smell.
Tried all old tricks like taken the battery out for 30mins or an hour, put one ram on each slot but no joy. Any suggestions please. Thanks in advanced

Johan45 · May 10, 2017

Code FF just means fault found and could be many things. Are there any led lit up in the diagnostic area? How old is the PSU ?

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

I tried 3 kinds of branded name of PSU's it says Dram led lit up tried all working ram but still ff code. Cheers for the visit on my thread.

EarthDog · May 10, 2017

What ram do you have in this system? Is this a new build that hasnt worked or an existing build that went bad?

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

it was on the motherboard, i tried ram from different system and it worked, working ram was inserted to the formula z but got an error ff.. cheers!

here is the video ignore languages:
press power on it worked but when i hit the reset button the ff code will shown fast and freezed from the ff code the system should be restarted.

eidairaman1 · May 10, 2017

Your video is pretty difficult to see, but I see 2-3 codes

d7, FF, 99

Get Your manual out and go to page 1-36 and look up what D7 represents, and page 1-34 for FF, 99 use https://www.google to find the error codes if you need deferent meaning to it.

this might help point you

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx...M&id=20120924024016594&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

Oh well.... the only problem if code ff ignore the d7 cause i did not put the gpu on that. the 99 code is no boot device and i did not to put the hdd as well. thanks any way.

THE MAIN PROBLEM IS FF IGNORE THE OTHER CODES.... but cheers anyway!

eidairaman1 · May 10, 2017

Put the gpu in.

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

same FF error mate with gpu installed, then sometimes has kernel security check failure error won't go pass into windows. i might return this to my client tomorrow if doesn't fix i charged him for £150 if fixed the problem...

eidairaman1 · May 10, 2017

Anyway of getting to the post screen so you can maybe attempt a bios reflash, id check to ensure cpu is inserted correctly.

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

Hi yes the CPU inserted correctly yeah it post into bios and do some tweaking. I'll try to reflash the bios later tonight let see how it goes. Thanks mate.

eidairaman1 · May 10, 2017

You verified it was by taking the heatsink off and verifying it is via pin 1/notch to notch on zif socket?

The ram that came with that system, I would try in another board. Since it can power the gpu up, and display on the screen it seems the gpu is ok, so that is out of the question now. I would also run it with just the kb, ms, ram, gpu, os drive, nothing else too.

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

I did run above but got bsod kernel security check failure says windows and i doesn't install windows as well. Might be the board is a problem but not sure. Hopefully i get another one tonight. Cheers again

eidairaman1 · May 10, 2017

HUSKIE said:
I did run above but got bsod kernel security check failure says windows and i doesn't install windows as well. Might be the board is a problem but not sure. Hopefully i get another one tonight. Cheers again

Tried changing media?

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

Yeah i did but same problem.

Johan45 · May 10, 2017

IF you're going to flash the BIOS use the BIOS dflashback feature. This bypasses all the HW, if something is wrong then it won't corrupt the bios. If you're almost making it to windows then I wouldn't be so sure it's the motherboard. Have you tried to start windows in safe mode or use a different HDD and install a fresh OS ?

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

Yeap i tried working hdd from working pc only at loading on windows then bsod kernel security check failure can't go pass to safe mode due to bsod problems.Is this motherboard has flashback bios features?

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

Fixed the problem! Thanks

eidairaman1 · May 10, 2017

HUSKIE said:
Fixed the problem! Thanks

So how did you fix it?

This thread might help others if they encounter this issue or like it.

HUSKIE · May 10, 2017

Flash back bios 0901

alucasa · May 10, 2017

U are indeed worthy of being Voltes V.

eidairaman1 · May 10, 2017

HUSKIE said:
Flash back bios 0901

Glad that helped, Id report that issue to Asus live chat and the fix was to flash an old bios. That tells me there is a glitch in the one you had when the problem occurred.

basco · May 11, 2017

did ya try the ram in the red slot?
asus is sometimes very picky with only 1x ram

HUSKIE · May 11, 2017

Yeah no luck

Mike0409 · May 11, 2017

I'll chalk this up to coincidence but I have this exact board w/ and FX8350 and had the EXACT problem, and it started on May 9th. I received a Blue Screen with an FF code upon reboot and reset. I didn't have to rollback my firmware as I am not running the latest but after a cold boot I was able to start into windows. Once windows booted up I saw that a number of my applications were missing library locations (Steam, uPlay, Battle.net) it all seemed to point to an issue to my SSD drive. Drive was fine but I had to recreate and point to all installation folders.

Did you experience any of the lateral with applications?

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