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  "path": "/threads/little-troubles-setting-up-a-new-build-q-code-25-running-built-in-memtest86.2634609/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T03:05:15.000Z",
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  "textContent": "I hate to bother my friends when I can probably slog through this to triumph.\n\nBACKGROUND: I've got an ASUS STRIX Z590-E motherboard with a \"new\" retail-box i7-11700K Rocket Lake processor. The board requires DDR4 -- a reason I chose to build this unit -- because I can use my G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4-3200 (OC) 14-14-14 Model F4-3200C14D-32GTZR -- or half the RAM that had been running in my older Kaby Lake Z170 system. All the RAM had been thoroughly tested; I've never had a problem with it.\n\nI've tweaked the BIOS to recognize the NVME in \"second\" position below the first PCIE slot. We set up the RAM by using the XMP setting in BIOS, and that all checks out: it will automatically choose the proper DRAM voltage and settings.\n\nI thought at first there was something \"hinky\" with the Q-Code LED, but rebooting back into BIOS seemed to resolve it. I get the A9 code, which informs that the system is initializing for setup. So far, this seemed normal.\n\nI installed Windows 11 Pro...\n\nRead more",
  "title": "Little troubles setting up a new build . . Q-Code 25 running built-in MEMTEST86"
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