Asus prime Z270-p

[anubyss]

I received my 8th card yesterday and popped it in, turned on the computer and everything is all good.  Bios version 0810, 006c risers, generic M.2 pcie converters and ssd running Windows 10 Pro.  I did install the latest drivers from Asus for LAN, VGA, and I think chipset.  I left audio alone as it's disabled.  I am not sure if the driver updates are a must or not but I figured it couldn't hurt.

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[dominuspro]

GUYS SOLUTION!!!


I've been sitting here and try to get this dumb piece of sh*t to work for almost 3 days now.

So here it is:

All you have to do is download Bios v0808 that has been released 23.06.17. Put it on a USB stick which is formated with fat 32 (internet update didn't work with me for some reason)

 - Remove all Cards/ Risers, plug in your USB Stick with the Bios on it. Plug in your HDMI Cable to the motherboard.

 - Boot

 - While booting express your rage by hiting that mf*cking f2 key several times to enter the Bios.


 - After entering the Bios, press F7 and navigate to Tools


 - Open EZflash and choose Upgrade from Storage. Update your Bios to Version 0808.

 - Reboot while pressing F2 several times again to Enter BIOS

 - Press F7

 - Go Advanced ----> System Agent (SA) Configuration ----> Enable "Above 4 G Decoding"

(DMI/OPI CONFIGURATION --->DMI MAX LINK SPEED will stay at AUTO! Dont change these..)

(PEG PORT CONFIGURATION ---> PCIEX16_1 LINK SPEED will stay at AUTO ! Dont change these..)

 - Go back to Advanced, then PCH CONFIGUTATION ---> PCI Express Configuration----> change PCIe Speed to "GEN1"


That should do it!


Some other usefull stuff:

 - Advanced ---> APM Configuration ---> change Restore AC Power Loss to "Power ON" (Rig goes on as soon as PSU delivers Power, no need to press on button or short pins)
 - Boot---> Next Boot after AC Power Loss, change to "Fast Boot" (boots faster)
 - Boot---> Boot configuration ---> Post Delay Time, change to 0 sec (for no Post delay, in Case miner restarts.)

When done in BIOS, Press F10, Save and reboot.


prey.


Hope this helps... ASUS PEOPLE, YOU DIDNT MAKE THIS EASY FOR US

How many GPUs are you running? I am only able to get 7 to register in windows and linux. Doesn't seem to recognize #8.

Many times there is a big china factor causing problems... The risers and m.2 adapters should allways be the first suspects
As said... win 10 must work with 8 gpu if all the hw is ok.

[dniwaunuiwdniu]

i got the asus Z270-P and 13GPU's

i have problems getting more than 7 to work.
I got this pcie extensions. Looks like a riser but u can connect up to 4 risers to it.
When i connect 8 cards. Sometimes it only get 5, sometimes 6 and sometimes 7. But never all the 8.
Also the system keeps crushing, and flashing black screen.

Is it at all possible to get more than 8gpu's working on that board? I have problems getting the riser extensions to work ~~

i am using windows 10, but rdy to change the os if this will solve my problem ~~

[argenminer]

Hi Guys,
              I am new here and I was also having the same issue , till 2 GPUs Z270P was working fine but once I add my 3rd GPU windows was crashing. So I upgrade bios 1st to the latest version of now which is PRIME-Z270-P-ASUS-0610.CAP , For me also Internet download was not working so simply I install from usb stick.

1st : Upgrade BIOS to 610 version
2nd : Go Advanced ----> System Agent (SA) Configuration ----> Enable "Above 4 G Decoding"
3rd : DMI/OPI CONFIGURATION ---> DMI MAX LINK SPEED change to GEN1
4th : PEG PORT CONFIGURATION ---> PCIEX16_1 LINK SPEED change to GEN1

Thats all I did not change PCH CONFIGUTATION configuration like other bro did and for me now mining is stable and running without any windows crash etc. from last 20 hours.


Share is care. So keep sharing and keep Caring


Kudos
Rebel

This config worked for me. I couldn't make it work with more than 4 GPUs
Special notes:  I had the latest BIOS installed. I think it's 0810
I had connected my monitor to my onboard GPU and did not work.
I disconnected the monitor and started windows 10 with no monitor. I usually connect and manage my miner with teamviewer or google remote desktop.
it worker with 5 GPUS.

Thanks for your great help.

[Marvell1]

anyone try the 2270-A?

it has 7 slots and two m2s as well

answered my own question it worked, this one actually has two m2 slots so theoretically it could do 9 but im told windows 10 only recognizes 8

[car1999]

anyone try the 2270-A?

it has 7 slots and two m2s as well

answered my own question it worked, this one actually has two m2 slots so theoretically it could do 9 but im told windows 10 only recognizes 8

i have z270a, 9 cards on linux and 8 cards on Windows, works well.
A guy in YouTube can run even 12 cards on this mobo, i haven't tired.

[Marvell1]

anyone try the 2270-A?

it has 7 slots and two m2s as well

answered my own question it worked, this one actually has two m2 slots so theoretically it could do 9 but im told windows 10 only recognizes 8

i have z270a, 9 cards on linux and 8 cards on Windows, works well.
A guy in YouTube can run even 12 cards on this mobo, i haven't tired.

you could do 8 amd and 4 nvidia on windows right? 

[bubislav]

Theese boards are a little bit tricky but once you get them to work they work like a charm ....
I lost like 3 days to get CARBON board from msi to work with 7 cards ....

[Marvell1]

Theese boards are a little bit tricky but once you get them to work they work like a charm ....
I lost like 3 days to get CARBON board from msi to work with 7 cards ....

yeah same here fuck msi carbon, these ones at least work if you do all the required steps
I returned all my msi carbon boards and pros

[car1999]

anyone try the 2270-A?

it has 7 slots and two m2s as well

answered my own question it worked, this one actually has two m2 slots so theoretically it could do 9 but im told windows 10 only recognizes 8

i have z270a, 9 cards on linux and 8 cards on Windows, works well.
A guy in YouTube can run even 12 cards on this mobo, i haven't tired.

you could do 8 amd and 4 nvidia on windows right? 

I don't have a amd card.

[MrRig]

If you still have problems disable the internal GPU and connect your monitor for setup to the card in your first x16 slot.
Add one card after another.
Happy mining!

P.S. if you connect a monitor to the mainboard, the internal GPU gets activated automatically.

[ssdaytona]

I have to say, the 0810 BIOS is best. I just recently added a seventh card to my z270-p that had a 0610 BIOS and it was crashing every 5-10minutes, updated to 0810 and made the necessary gen1 change. viola, works great.


can we have 8 gpus and the onboard graphics at the same time?

[Marvell1]

I have to say, the 0810 BIOS is best. I just recently added a seventh card to my z270-p that had a 0610 BIOS and it was crashing every 5-10minutes, updated to 0810 and made the necessary gen1 change. viola, works great.


can we have 8 gpus and the onboard graphics at the same time?

yes

[Damien360]

@ssdaytona: which GEN1 config worked for you?
DMI MAX LINK SPEED? PEG PORT CONFIGURATION? PCH CONFIGUTATION?

[dominuspro]

@ssdaytona: which GEN1 config worked for you?
DMI MAX LINK SPEED? PEG PORT CONFIGURATION? PCH CONFIGUTATION?

I have all those set to gen3. All my problems came from bad m.2 adapters or risers. The new risers seems worse to me than the old ones with molex power connectors. More bad pieces...

[Enigma54]

It took me a while to get all 6 gpu's recognized but I managed after many attempts!  Now I'm tempted to try a 7th and 8th GPU using m.2 PCIE adapters like some of you guys, but how are you powering a 7th and 8th GPU?  I'm using a EVGA 1200W power supply and it only has 6 VGA connectors/cables and I assume it's not a good idea to use a Y-splitter cable for the extra two GPU's.  My 6-rig GPU is using about 735W as I'm limiting the power to 60% on MSI Afterburner.

Are you guys using a SATA-PCIE cable of some sort?  Is that safe?

[ssdaytona]

PEG Port config. I changed it to gen1

p.s. I now have 8 gpus and onboard graphics running at same time. I am very surprised that no one has gotten 9gpu's to run on widows. I might try with the z270-a that I have coming.

@ssdaytona: which GEN1 config worked for you?
DMI MAX LINK SPEED? PEG PORT CONFIGURATION? PCH CONFIGUTATION?

[shadow1975]

Im using:

ASUS Prime Z270-P
6 x MSI RX 580 8GB Hynix memory
64-bit Windows 7


Board has 4x 1x PCIE and 2x 16x PCIE.

If I plug same card in all 1X PCIE it's working. If I plug in two 16x PCIE, computer doesn't recognise the card.

Is it fault 16X PCIE ports ( faulty motherboard) or is some settings in BIOS ?

[ssdaytona]

well I am splitting my vga cables. I figured that they can power 150w cards for the 8pin connector, so I used a splitter and with a undervolted 1070 or 1060, it seems to be working fine. cables aren't even warm to touch.

It took me a while to get all 6 gpu's recognized but I managed after many attempts!  Now I'm tempted to try a 7th and 8th GPU using m.2 PCIE adapters like some of you guys, but how are you powering a 7th and 8th GPU?  I'm using a EVGA 1200W power supply and it only has 6 VGA connectors/cables and I assume it's not a good idea to use a Y-splitter cable for the extra two GPU's.  My 6-rig GPU is using about 735W as I'm limiting the power to 60% on MSI Afterburner.

Are you guys using a SATA-PCIE cable of some sort?  Is that safe?

[anubyss]

Plug in one card to one of the 16x slots to see if the computer sees it.  Now test the other 16x slot with the same card.  If both slots work with one video card then most likely it's not a faulty slot on the mobo.

Im using:

ASUS Prime Z270-P
6 x MSI RX 580 8GB Hynix memory
64-bit Windows 7


Board has 4x 1x PCIE and 2x 16x PCIE.

If I plug same card in all 1X PCIE it's working. If I plug in two 16x PCIE, computer doesn't recognise the card.

Is it fault 16X PCIE ports ( faulty motherboard) or is some settings in BIOS ?