To get mine working I had to do each card individually.
Disconnect everything
Start at the first PCI lane.
Plug in a card, connect card to monitor etc. Boot up, let it run through. It'll black screen a bit, delay, restart, as it's setting the driver for that lane. Then it'll boot up fine as per normal. Switch off, disconnect this card and connect the next card into the next PCI lane.
Repeat this for each card.
**Make a note of whats going on at each step and it'll help you, and possible us, troubleshoot the issue.**
I had the same issue as you and doing this I found out that two duff USB cables in the risers and managed to get all 6 cards operational.
Good luck
Topic: 6 GPU RIG.6 GPU DETECTED.ONLY 3 WORKING. OTHER 3 DRIVERS HAVING "CODE 12" ISSUES - page 2. (Read 30753 times)
September 20, 2016, 06:03:29 AM
September 19, 2016, 07:43:46 PM
September 19, 2016, 12:51:15 PM
Same error here.
Setup:
- ASRock B150A-X1
- 5x Sapphire rx480 Nitro+
- 250gb hdd (had some left)
- rm1000x 1000watt
- 4gb ddr4
- intel pentium G4400
- (windows 10)
Using 1x to 16x powered risers right now, will be using usb 3 risers next week.
I have my rigs (3) running with only 3 cards now untill there is a solution. I hope someone can help us!!
edit: Just got 4 cards to work, dont know how/why.
Setup:
- ASRock B150A-X1
- 5x Sapphire rx480 Nitro+
- 250gb hdd (had some left)
- rm1000x 1000watt
- 4gb ddr4
- intel pentium G4400
- (windows 10)
Using 1x to 16x powered risers right now, will be using usb 3 risers next week.
I have my rigs (3) running with only 3 cards now untill there is a solution. I hope someone can help us!!
edit: Just got 4 cards to work, dont know how/why.
In the BIOS, you may change the PCIE slot from Generation 3 to Generation 1. It works in other motherboards.
it is set to auto. do you want me to change it to 1.
September 19, 2016, 11:48:39 AM
the mobo doesn't take it i guess ...so me also waiting for a better build with a mobo that supports 5-6 cards !!!
September 19, 2016, 02:55:40 AM
Same error here.
Setup:
- ASRock B150A-X1
- 5x Sapphire rx480 Nitro+
- 250gb hdd (had some left)
- rm1000x 1000watt
- 4gb ddr4
- intel pentium G4400
- (windows 10)
Using 1x to 16x powered risers right now, will be using usb 3 risers next week.
I have my rigs (3) running with only 3 cards now untill there is a solution. I hope someone can help us!!
edit: Just got 4 cards to work, dont know how/why.
Setup:
- ASRock B150A-X1
- 5x Sapphire rx480 Nitro+
- 250gb hdd (had some left)
- rm1000x 1000watt
- 4gb ddr4
- intel pentium G4400
- (windows 10)
Using 1x to 16x powered risers right now, will be using usb 3 risers next week.
I have my rigs (3) running with only 3 cards now untill there is a solution. I hope someone can help us!!
edit: Just got 4 cards to work, dont know how/why.
In the BIOS, you may change the PCIE slot from Generation 3 to Generation 1. It works in other motherboards.
September 05, 2016, 08:02:59 AM
Same error here.
Setup:
- ASRock B150A-X1
edit: Just got 4 cards to work, dont know how/why.
Setup:
- ASRock B150A-X1
edit: Just got 4 cards to work, dont know how/why.
It's sad. 'Cause I was planning to build a rig with this MB. Now I doubt it.
August 23, 2016, 05:14:29 PM
Same error here.
Setup:
- ASRock B150A-X1
- 5x Sapphire rx480 Nitro+
- 250gb hdd (had some left)
- rm1000x 1000watt
- 4gb ddr4
- intel pentium G4400
- (windows 10)
Using 1x to 16x powered risers right now, will be using usb 3 risers next week.
I have my rigs (3) running with only 3 cards now untill there is a solution. I hope someone can help us!!
edit: Just got 4 cards to work, dont know how/why.
Setup:
- ASRock B150A-X1
- 5x Sapphire rx480 Nitro+
- 250gb hdd (had some left)
- rm1000x 1000watt
- 4gb ddr4
- intel pentium G4400
- (windows 10)
Using 1x to 16x powered risers right now, will be using usb 3 risers next week.
I have my rigs (3) running with only 3 cards now untill there is a solution. I hope someone can help us!!
edit: Just got 4 cards to work, dont know how/why.
August 22, 2016, 10:29:49 AM
Copypaste from Hardocp:
Improvements over Z97
Aside from DDR4 support, the most exciting improvement to Z170 Express is an increased number of PCIe lanes. Z170 now supports a total of 20 PCI-Express lanes at the PCH in conjunction with the CPU’s 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes for a platform total of 36. Last generation’s Z97 Express chipset coupled with Devil’s Canyon or Haswell CPUs only allowed for 24 lanes. All of these from the PCH were PCIe 2.0 compliant. In contrast all Z170’s PCI-Express lanes are Generation 3.0 compliant while retaining backwards compatibility with PCIe 2.0 and 1.0 specifications. Manufacturers will of course have a great deal of flexibility concerning how these are allocated. There will be a lot of additional integrated devices on Z170 motherboards so not all of those PCIe lanes will be free for use by the user via expansion cards. So keep this in mind.
z97-x with i5 4690k runs at least five nvidia gpu's with no problems.
z170 (https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z170-PRO-GAMING/) with i5 6600 doesn't even boot when you add third nvidia gpu. It might boot but doesn't see third gpu even at bios, if you are really lucky it boots and sees it but never in the OS level.
I don't know if they fixed it with later bios updates but back then it just didn't work. Trust me, I tried from friday afternoon to sunday evening because I just couldn't believe it.
Improvements over Z97
Aside from DDR4 support, the most exciting improvement to Z170 Express is an increased number of PCIe lanes. Z170 now supports a total of 20 PCI-Express lanes at the PCH in conjunction with the CPU’s 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes for a platform total of 36. Last generation’s Z97 Express chipset coupled with Devil’s Canyon or Haswell CPUs only allowed for 24 lanes. All of these from the PCH were PCIe 2.0 compliant. In contrast all Z170’s PCI-Express lanes are Generation 3.0 compliant while retaining backwards compatibility with PCIe 2.0 and 1.0 specifications. Manufacturers will of course have a great deal of flexibility concerning how these are allocated. There will be a lot of additional integrated devices on Z170 motherboards so not all of those PCIe lanes will be free for use by the user via expansion cards. So keep this in mind.
z97-x with i5 4690k runs at least five nvidia gpu's with no problems.
z170 (https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z170-PRO-GAMING/) with i5 6600 doesn't even boot when you add third nvidia gpu. It might boot but doesn't see third gpu even at bios, if you are really lucky it boots and sees it but never in the OS level.
I don't know if they fixed it with later bios updates but back then it just didn't work. Trust me, I tried from friday afternoon to sunday evening because I just couldn't believe it.
August 21, 2016, 08:19:42 PM
Some months ago I spent one weekend fighting with skylake, wanted to move 5 x nvidia from P67 to Z170.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I dont get the point here buddy . Do you mean to say the issue is with the processor
Chipset z170 is that issue. If you disable everything you don't need in bios + have some powerful cpu with lanes you mitght do it.
Great, isn't it?
I'm not familiar with that specific mobo but some use PCIe lanes for on board devices like USB3 and SATA Express. There should
be some way to configure the BIOS to be able to use all equipped PCIE slots by disabling devices and/or assigning lanes.
The mobo manual should have the details. Some mobos also share bandwith between the x1 slots which may have issues.
If you can't use all equipped PCIe slots at the same time it's worth returning the mobo for one that can.
August 21, 2016, 08:13:02 PM
You need to find that out yourself.
August 21, 2016, 08:05:05 PM
Some months ago I spent one weekend fighting with skylake, wanted to move 5 x nvidia from P67 to Z170.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I dont get the point here buddy . Do you mean to say the issue is with the processor
Chipset z170 is that issue. If you disable everything you don't need in bios + have some powerful cpu with lanes you mitght do it.
Great, isn't it?
http://imgur.com/a/l81Iu
The above is the picture of active BIOS system browser. Highlighted with Yellow are the active Slots.
Can you please guide which one to disable ?
August 21, 2016, 07:59:00 PM
Some months ago I spent one weekend fighting with skylake, wanted to move 5 x nvidia from P67 to Z170.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I dont get the point here buddy . Do you mean to say the issue is with the processor
Chipset z170 is that issue. If you disable everything you don't need in bios + have some powerful cpu with lanes you mitght do it.
Great, isn't it?
August 21, 2016, 07:50:30 PM
Some months ago I spent one weekend fighting with skylake, wanted to move 5 x nvidia from P67 to Z170.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I dont get the point here buddy . Do you mean to say the issue is with the processor
August 21, 2016, 11:43:12 AM
This belongs in alt coins
The psu is also short if you get them to run.
Also the mobo has not been shown to use six cards people don't use that one.
is this your mobo?
http://asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Extreme3/
ASRock Super Alloy
Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
Digi Power, 8 Power Phase design
Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)
3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™, NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, SLI™
Graphics Output Options: HDMI
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports DTS Connect
6 SATA3, 3 SATA Express, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
2 USB 3.1 10Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 8 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 6 Rear)
Supports Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
Can you get to bios? show the pcie settings.
do the risers work for the 3 smaller slots?
just set up the three cards with risers use the small slots then tell us if that works.
just set up the three cards with the big slots direct plug in then us if that works.
They moved it to alt coin. Give me a few minutes to look some stuff up.
The psu is also short if you get them to run.
Also the mobo has not been shown to use six cards people don't use that one.
is this your mobo?
http://asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Extreme3/
ASRock Super Alloy
Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
Digi Power, 8 Power Phase design
Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)
3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™, NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, SLI™
Graphics Output Options: HDMI
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports DTS Connect
6 SATA3, 3 SATA Express, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
2 USB 3.1 10Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 8 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 6 Rear)
Supports Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
Can you get to bios? show the pcie settings.
do the risers work for the 3 smaller slots?
just set up the three cards with risers use the small slots then tell us if that works.
just set up the three cards with the big slots direct plug in then us if that works.
They moved it to alt coin. Give me a few minutes to look some stuff up.
The z170 chipset is the problem. The z170 won't do anything over 4 cards. I'm having the same issue with the biostar
Changed settings from gen 3 all the way down to gen 1 turn off sound and so on. It doesn't split pcie lanes after 4 cards 5 cards it goes down to 3 cards only working.
August 21, 2016, 11:23:26 AM
Some months ago I spent one weekend fighting with skylake, wanted to move 5 x nvidia from P67 to Z170.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
I lost that fight, had conversations with Asus and they finally confirmed that only 2 x nvidia or 3 x amd works on that mobo. It was really hard to get them understand that I want to use more than one gpu but I don't want to sli/ crossfire them.
Sent skylake back to retailer and still happily hashing with old sandy bridge.
August 21, 2016, 10:56:11 AM
You can try it on Windows 8.1 to see if the Windows can recognise 5 GPU. If so, there is nothing wrong with the hard ware.
Can you also swap the cards and have the same effect?
Can you also swap the cards and have the same effect?
I dont think win 8.1 will have any effect.
Yes Buddy I swapped the cards in diff diff slots but same effect
I mine in windows 7
I have had resources issues in windows 7 with usb stick mining. But with many stick on 1 pc over 100.
Your issue could be in the bios of that mobo.
I am not familiar with it so I am not sure how it devides the pcie slots. You may have a bad setting on the six slots. They may need to be all legacy or all gen 1.
So if you do 1 card it can work on any of the six slots correct?
How much ram do you have? 1 stick of 8gb? Or more?
Try asking mobo questions on anantech.com asrock.com overclockers.com tomshardware.com
I have to think you are missing a setting for the pcie slots
-Yes 1 card is working on any of the six slots correctly.
- Ram - DDR4 8GB Hyperx Fury 2133 Mhz
August 21, 2016, 10:44:43 AM
You can try it on Windows 8.1 to see if the Windows can recognise 5 GPU. If so, there is nothing wrong with the hard ware.
Can you also swap the cards and have the same effect?
Can you also swap the cards and have the same effect?
I dont think win 8.1 will have any effect.
Yes Buddy I swapped the cards in diff diff slots but same effect
I mine in windows 7
I have had resources issues in windows 7 with usb stick mining. But with many stick on 1 pc over 100.
Your issue could be in the bios of that mobo.
I am not familiar with it so I am not sure how it devides the pcie slots. You may have a bad setting on the six slots. They may need to be all legacy or all gen 1.
So if you do 1 card it can work on any of the six slots correct?
How much ram do you have? 1 stick of 8gb? Or more?
Try asking mobo questions on anantech.com asrock.com overclockers.com tomshardware.com
I have to think you are missing a setting for the pcie slots
August 21, 2016, 09:58:04 AM
You can try it on Windows 8.1 to see if the Windows can recognise 5 GPU. If so, there is nothing wrong with the hard ware.
Can you also swap the cards and have the same effect?
Can you also swap the cards and have the same effect?
I dont think win 8.1 will have any effect.
Yes Buddy I swapped the cards in diff diff slots but same effect
August 21, 2016, 09:41:16 AM
You can try it on Windows 8.1 to see if the Windows can recognise 5 GPU. If so, there is nothing wrong with the hard ware.
Can you also swap the cards and have the same effect?
Can you also swap the cards and have the same effect?
August 21, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
This belongs in alt coins
The psu is also short if you get them to run.
Also the mobo has not been shown to use six cards people don't use that one.
is this your mobo?
http://asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Extreme3/
ASRock Super Alloy
Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
Digi Power, 8 Power Phase design
Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)
3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™, NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, SLI™
Graphics Output Options: HDMI
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports DTS Connect
6 SATA3, 3 SATA Express, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
2 USB 3.1 10Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 8 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 6 Rear)
Supports Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
Can you get to bios? show the pcie settings.
do the risers work for the 3 smaller slots?
just set up the three cards with risers use the small slots then tell us if that works.
just set up the three cards with the big slots direct plug in then us if that works.
They moved it to alt coin. Give me a few minutes to look some stuff up.
The psu is also short if you get them to run.
Also the mobo has not been shown to use six cards people don't use that one.
is this your mobo?
http://asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Extreme3/
ASRock Super Alloy
Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
Digi Power, 8 Power Phase design
Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)
3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™, NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, SLI™
Graphics Output Options: HDMI
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports DTS Connect
6 SATA3, 3 SATA Express, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
2 USB 3.1 10Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 8 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 6 Rear)
Supports Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
Can you get to bios? show the pcie settings.
do the risers work for the 3 smaller slots?
just set up the three cards with risers use the small slots then tell us if that works.
just set up the three cards with the big slots direct plug in then us if that works.
They moved it to alt coin. Give me a few minutes to look some stuff up.
thanks for fast reply expert.
Yes all the slots are shown as connected in BIOS menu :
http://imgur.com/a/l81Iu
Highlighted with Yellow are the active Slots
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