MSI Z170A GAMING M5 - 7 GPU [SOLVED]

[BennyT]

Not enough resources sounds like above 4G isn't enabled or PCI isn't set to Gen1?

If Windows detects them but there aren't enough resources you're halfway there. Need more info to troubleshoot though.

[umine]

Hi,

we are trying to set up a 7x 1070 rig, but we are stucked when detecting the gpus, we can't get over 4x 1070, we get a #12 code error, like it has not enough resources. This is our set up:
- MSI Z170A GAMING M5
- OS Windows 10
- CPU Intel G4400
- 4GB RAM
- 7x 1070
- Latest drivers

We also have the same problem with 7x 1080 rig.

Have the same config axcept 8GB RAM and Win8.1 and it works well with bios settings from the first post of the Thread

[armazingerz]

Not enough resources sounds like above 4G isn't enabled or PCI isn't set to Gen1?

If Windows detects them but there aren't enough resources you're halfway there. Need more info to troubleshoot though.

We got it with "above 4g enabled" and gen1 but it still can't detect 6 1080 or 1080 ti consistently, any idea?

[BennyT]

Not enough resources sounds like above 4G isn't enabled or PCI isn't set to Gen1?

If Windows detects them but there aren't enough resources you're halfway there. Need more info to troubleshoot though.

We got it with "above 4g enabled" and gen1 but it still can't detect 6 1080 or 1080 ti consistently, any idea?

What do you mean by consistently?

[themonkii]

Hey guys!

Just an update. Last night I was able to install an 8th GPU on this board using an M.2 -- PCIE adapter. It has been running solid for 12hrs now. I was not able to get the second M.2 to recognize though.

Does anyone know if anything special needs to be done in order for it to become active?

[Zombicide]

Hey guys!

Just an update. Last night I was able to install an 8th GPU on this board using an M.2 -- PCIE adapter. It has been running solid for 12hrs now. I was not able to get the second M.2 to recognize though.

Does anyone know if anything special needs to be done in order for it to become active?

When you say "running solid" do you mean mining?  My install went bad and I had to rebuild Windows 10 as it went into an endless repair loop.  I also had a poor quality v1 board board smoke one of my cards and an M.2 slot.  I finally got the 8th GPU running, been running 7 stable for few days, and it seemed to be solid in Windows 10 OS, but as soon as I start Claymore, mining single Eth, the whole system is unstable.  Claymore throws lots of erros. Did you you have to do anything special to keep it stable when mining?

[papampi]

After long and with this threads help I get my 6 cards working ...
But I got a weird overclock problem with MSI Z170A (bios updated) and Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Skylake

5x1070 :

Code:

Memory Clock : +500
Hash Rate : 148 Mh/s

6x1070

Code:

Memory Clock : +100
Hash Rate : 157 Mh/s

System :

Code:

Windows 10, 1703 , all drivers updated to latest with "Driver Booster"
Mobo: MSI Z170A XPower Gaming Titanium 
PSU: Thermaltake  XT Gold 1275W
GPU: 6x 1070 Asus Dual 8OG
Ram: DDR4 8GB 2800MHz 
CPU: Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Skylake
HDD: SAMSUNG  SATAIII SSD

If I go over 100 MHz with 6 cards system cpu goes high slowly and in about 30-40 minutes system crash.
Any idea why this happens ?

[themonkii]

Hey guys!

Just an update. Last night I was able to install an 8th GPU on this board using an M.2 -- PCIE adapter. It has been running solid for 12hrs now. I was not able to get the second M.2 to recognize though.

Does anyone know if anything special needs to be done in order for it to become active?

When you say "running solid" do you mean mining?  My install went bad and I had to rebuild Windows 10 as it went into an endless repair loop.  I also had a poor quality v1 board board smoke one of my cards and an M.2 slot.  I finally got the 8th GPU running, been running 7 stable for few days, and it seemed to be solid in Windows 10 OS, but as soon as I start Claymore, mining single Eth, the whole system is unstable.  Claymore throws lots of erros. Did you you have to do anything special to keep it stable when mining?

When I say running solid, I mean dual mining - ETH/SIA. It has been no issue. My only issue is that I can't get a 9th running. I run mixed drivers, which is the only thing which I'd consider unique - Further, its a mix of cards (1 x R9 390, 4 x Asus RX580, 1 MSI RX 580, 1 Saphire Pulse RX580, and 1 RX480)

Really, there is something w your setup because I can confirm with certainty that it is running.

[Renanxx1]

Guys I have windows 7 and I am getting the driver error on 2 of 6 gpus.
I get the error 43, how to solve it? I've tried to change the register, but nothing yet.

[Renanxx1]

Guys I have windows 7 and I am getting the driver error on 2 of 6 gpus.
I get the error 43, how to solve it? I've tried to change the register, but nothing yet.

I've solve that changing for windows 10 now it's working OK.
Risers vers 03 brought me problems, I had to change for another version.
Thanks

[Meatball]

Can someone to into a bit more detail on what they've done to get 8 or 9 GPUs working on this board using the M.2 slots and adapters?  I've been able to get 7 GPUs working fine, but can't seem to get an 8th to be recognized when using the M.2 slot/adapter.  I know Win10 has the 8 GPU limit, and was hoping to squeeze in one more card.

Have the latest bios with 'Above 4G' enabled and slots set to Gen 1.  Latest Nvidia drivers and all the latest W10 patches.

[Blkmktinsurance]

Solved the issue. here is what i did;
Go to BIOS and update the bios to 1.D version
then go to Settings>Advanced>PCI subsystem Setting
Above 4G Decoding set to Enabled


But very important:
I was using Kabylake CPU (Pentium G4560)
Because of that i failed. Then i tried Skylake series CPU i3 6500 and boom. i mined with 7 GPUs.

If you use Kabylake u can mine only with 4 GPUs
I was in trouble because of that.
 

That's utter nonsense. I hate to say it that way but the way you state it is like scripture. I have a farm running on something you say isn't possible.

Lol, I run kabbylake only, and msi z170a sli plus. I have 8 of those puppies running 5 gpu each. You may have problems with 6.

I tried my one skylake CPU and wanted to get 6 but it won't go for me. I've tried disabling everything, from audio and lan to disabling the com ports. I can't get past a windows error 12 or whatever--the system resource one.

Also, I have rigs running 470s 480s 290s and 1070s.

Msi z270a/z170a has no problem running 5 gpu regardless of the CPU or generation of card.

[Renanxx1]

Does someone know how to make 6 gpu work on windows 7?

[themonkii]

Solved the issue. here is what i did;
Go to BIOS and update the bios to 1.D version
then go to Settings>Advanced>PCI subsystem Setting
Above 4G Decoding set to Enabled


But very important:
I was using Kabylake CPU (Pentium G4560)
Because of that i failed. Then i tried Skylake series CPU i3 6500 and boom. i mined with 7 GPUs.

If you use Kabylake u can mine only with 4 GPUs
I was in trouble because of that.
 

That's utter nonsense. I hate to say it that way but the way you state it is like scripture. I have a farm running on something you say isn't possible.

Lol, I run kabbylake only, and msi z170a sli plus. I have 8 of those puppies running 5 gpu each. You may have problems with 6.

I tried my one skylake CPU and wanted to get 6 but it won't go for me. I've tried disabling everything, from audio and lan to disabling the com ports. I can't get past a windows error 12 or whatever--the system resource one.

Also, I have rigs running 470s 480s 290s and 1070s.

Msi z270a/z170a has no problem running 5 gpu regardless of the CPU or generation of card.

Yep, totally inaccurate. I had 8 GPU's running this board + Kabylake CPU. It was a pain in the ass, but doable.

[alpsea]

Have a problem.
Msi z270a-pro
G4400
4g ram
Bios latest ver.
4g mining mode enable after boot black screen error
Os w10(uefi) and simplemining.

what should I do

[dato77]

Update: Problem solved ! 

Here is what you should;
Go to BIOS and update the bios to 1.D version
then go to Settings>Advanced>PCI subsystem Setting
Above 4G Decoding set to Enabled
(thanks to Tummler for settings)

And very important thing:
U should use Skylake CPUs
If you use Kabylake u can mine only with 4 GPUs
I was in trouble because of that.

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I have same Z170A Gaming M5 Motherboard and Kabylake CPU G4560.
6 GPU works just fine on Windows10, but no more than 4 GPUs on Simplemining.
So, do you think that Kabylake CPU has limit only on Ubuntu (and not on Windows)?

[CryptoOne]

hello,

i'm having high cpu utilization, mostly due to system interrupts.

using z170 gaming m5, and GTX 1060 3GB cards, 7 gpu, 6 gpu, 5 gpu, same issue, tried both windows 10 and NVoc with same issue of very high CPU, and mining crashes.

tried Claymore 9.7 9.4, Ethminer, same issue again.
tried recent nvidia driver, older driver, same issue.

anyone had such an issue, would appreciate the help, it's driving me crazy.  

[soothaa]

hello,

i'm having high cpu utilization, mostly due to system interrupts.

using z170 gaming m5, and GTX 1060 3GB cards, 7 gpu, 6 gpu, 5 gpu, same issue, tried both windows 10 and NVoc with same issue of very high CPU, and mining crashes.

tried Claymore 9.7 9.4, Ethminer, same issue again.
tried recent nvidia driver, older driver, same issue.

anyone had such an issue, would appreciate the help, it's driving me crazy.  

As I have found out on my board, this is due to the PCIe version. Go into the UEFI and manually set the PCIe version from "Auto" down to "1.0" - this resolved my high cpu load issues.

It took me forever to trace this down because sometimes boots would work great and other times they would do what you are experiencing. Thanks to GPUZ I was able to discover this fix.

[CryptoOne]

hello,

i'm having high cpu utilization, mostly due to system interrupts.

using z170 gaming m5, and GTX 1060 3GB cards, 7 gpu, 6 gpu, 5 gpu, same issue, tried both windows 10 and NVoc with same issue of very high CPU, and mining crashes.

tried Claymore 9.7 9.4, Ethminer, same issue again.
tried recent nvidia driver, older driver, same issue.

anyone had such an issue, would appreciate the help, it's driving me crazy.  

As I have found out on my board, this is due to the PCIe version. Go into the UEFI and manually set the PCIe version from "Auto" down to "1.0" - this resolved my high cpu load issues.

It took me forever to trace this down because sometimes boots would work great and other times they would do what you are experiencing. Thanks to GPUZ I was able to discover this fix.

thank you for the reply, but, I have setup both PEG0 and PEG1 to gen1 from BIOS, however I have no idea where to check;
where exactly do you find the UEFI settings you are referring to ?, be it in Windows 10  or NVOC.

thanks

[alpsea]

Msi z270a pro uefi w10 gen1 or gen2 or gen3 and 4g enable. After boot black screen/ restart system.