PhireX Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 So, I was re-cabling my machine finally after 2 years .. I noticed one of the pins on my 24 pin MOBO connector was out, the one to the bottom right, not part of the extra 4 pins (it's two orange cables connected to each other, one larger than the other) As part of all this, I finally decided to reset my RAID array so I could update my corsair SSD's (.. let's not go there.. lol) I notice now, I get a message when starting up: 'NVRAM not enough space in runtime area!! SMBIOS will not be available' I have read other posts, where people get this after setting up a raid config (ie; enabling/disabling raid mode) so I am now of two minds, Either it randomly died when disabling the raid config, or the faulty PSU pin is causing it. I also notice now, it takes a few seconds longer to POST to the Asus Logo, and the fan speeds aren't controlled as good as before. As a further test, I took the loose cable out completely from the 24 pin connector just to see if it would boot up, which it did. Which proved to me nothing, other than the fact now I'm not sure if the cable is properly back in or not, I've put it back in manually but there's no way to be certain 1. What does this cable do anyway, I can boot without it.. :) 2. Is there any possibility this could be causing my NVRAM issue ? I'd rather replace the PSU than the motherboard. Although if Asus offered me a new board, I'd be happy. Getting a new laptop in the next day or so, which means I'm happy to take this machine down for maint. I have raised an RMA, but everything else seems to work. PSU experts ..... kgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 If you can tug on the wire and it doesn't pullout it's fine. I really don't believe so but anythings possible. But usually a failing PSU wont have any effect on boot time. I would suspect the SSD's first since you updated them. Was there something wrong with the drives that you needed to update them? They don't recommend updating the FW unless you having issues with them . So I'm wondering if the FW update didn't screw up one of the drives. If your using the onboard Marvel controller for your RAID array I would switch them over to the intel ports. We have the same board and I know the Marvel controller causes a lot of issues. I just really doesn't sound like a PSU issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhireX Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thanks, im so confused what caused it.. also, the PSU has a tiny buzz coming out the back .. is this normal? near where the plug goes in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhireX Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 And to clarify ,it's not 'boot time', it's the time from powering on (or resetting) until the fans spin from high, to low, then the screen comes on.. after that, it's fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhireX Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 If you can tug on the wire and it doesn't pullout it's fine. I really don't believe so but anythings possible. But usually a failing PSU wont have any effect on boot time. I would suspect the SSD's first since you updated them. Was there something wrong with the drives that you needed to update them? They don't recommend updating the FW unless you having issues with them . So I'm wondering if the FW update didn't screw up one of the drives. If your using the onboard Marvel controller for your RAID array I would switch them over to the intel ports. We have the same board and I know the Marvel controller causes a lot of issues. I just really doesn't sound like a PSU issue. Hi, The PC will boot the same whether or not the pin is 'physically' removed from the 24-pin plug. I have jammed it back in there, but without any symptoms, I have no idea if it's actually making connection. The SSD's were having 'freezing' issues as outlined in firmware 1.1, I tried a 2.4 update which failed, googled and found a 2.0 update which fixed the freezing and increased performance slightly, yet unable to go 2.0-2.4 The marvel controller on the p6x58-premium only runs in IDE or AHCI, being SATA-III, but no RAID or RAID BIOS to enter (ie; not even raid-0/1 since it's a 2 port SATA-III setrup). I agree, I will never use this Marvel 'SATA-III' controller - I will simply by a PCI-e one if I need SATA-III .. I have a rocketraid card too I could always have a crack at, When I get the RMA'd PSU back, or an alternative second hand one (bidding on a few, so I can get a nice spare/test unit) I'll see if it fixes the NVRAM issue. Also re-enabling/re-creating the raid array might to it, but I'm over re-installing my OS :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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