[Solved] Asus Z170 Pro Gaming mobo with Crucial Ballistix Sport Crashing/Freezing

Hi all,

Brand new install of 10.11.6 on my Asus Z170 Pro Gaming mobo. Got all the std kexts in place. Not sure whats causing these spontaneous reboots. Running Nvidia Web Drivers on GTX 950.


Any help much appreciated. As I said this is a clean install and suddenly started occuring after a few hours. Now it happens all the time.

UPDATE3:

After many hours of testing I finally managed to get a stable system working. It looks like the default settings for the Ballistix Sport memory dont work properly with the Z170 Pro Gaming Mobo.

I now have it stable !!!!

Under Ai Tweaker in the BIOS (version 1904 in my case)
I enabled XMP (I realise this is an overclocking profile, but hey it works!)
Set the CPU VCCIO Voltage up to 0.99v (It was on Auto and running at 0.96v)
Set the CPU System Agent Voltage to 1.1v (It was on Auto and running at 1.064v)

UPDATE4:

My excitement was short lived.... 12 hours of stable operation and then it all went to hell again

The only way I can have stable operations now is to use a single DIMM. I have ordered some other memory and will try again, but my patience is starting to wear thin


FINAL UPDATE:

I ended up scrapping the Crucials and went for Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000MHz DDR4. They have been stable for almost a year now




Here is a dump from the crash report:


Anonymous UUID: CC723F4D-003F-F915-A8F0-AB39036F6317

Thu Jul 28 21:31:18 2016

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 7 caller 0xffffff8000353e0c): "Found an existing entry (0xffffff802a78f7c0) instead of potential hole at address: 0x0.\n"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-3248.60.10/osfmk/vm/vm_map.c:2256
Backtrace (CPU 7), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff91f025ba40 : 0xffffff80002dab52
0xffffff91f025bac0 : 0xffffff8000353e0c
0xffffff91f025bcb0 : 0xffffff800036474a
0xffffff91f025bd20 : 0xffffff80002c4dfe
0xffffff91f025bd80 : 0xffffff80002c521b
0xffffff91f025bdf0 : 0xffffff80002d211c
0xffffff91f025be50 : 0xffffff80002ca2ba
0xffffff91f025bea0 : 0xffffff800078e90c
0xffffff91f025bf70 : 0xffffff800078ee98
0xffffff91f025bfb0 : 0xffffff80003c9117

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds
Boot args: -xcpm nvda_drv=1 slide=0

Mac OS version:
15G31

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.6.0: Thu Jun 23 18:25:34 PDT 2016; root:xnu-3248.60.10~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: B5AA8E3E-65B6-3D0E-867B-8DCCF81E536C
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8000100000
System model name: iMac17,1 (Mac-65CE76090165799A)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 349148633133
last loaded kext at 242311572432: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f82ea8000, size 69632)
loaded kexts:
com.nvidia.web.GeForceWeb 10.1.1
com.nvidia.web.NVDAGM100HalWeb 10.1.1
com.nvidia.web.NVDAResmanWeb 10.1.1
com.driver.LogJoystick 2.0
com.logitech.driver.LogiGamingMouseFilter 1
com.nvidia.NVDAStartupWeb 10.1.1
com.insanelymac.IntelMausiEthernet 2.1.0d5
net.osx86.kexts.GenericUSBXHCI 1.2.11
com.rehabman.driver.USBInjectAll 0.5.11
org.netkas.driver.FakeSMC 1707
com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.12.7
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs 3.13
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.22.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.6.0d0
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 10.1.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPCHPMC 1.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFIVRDriver 4.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBLegacyHub 900.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache 38
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 1040.1.1a6
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 163
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.12.8
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.2.3
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 205.11
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.12.8
com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 274.12
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 274.12
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7
com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 181
com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 303.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.4
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.networking 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme 3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCIPCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCI 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 417.4
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: iMac17,1, BootROM IM171.0105.B00, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 3.41 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 2.33f10
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, PCIe, 2047 MB
Memory Module: BANK0/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR4, 2400 MHz, NoName, BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG
Memory Module: BANK1/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR4, 2400 MHz, NoName, BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG
AirPort: Third-Party Wireless Card
Bluetooth: Version 4.4.6f1 17910, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB, 250.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD2003FZEX-00Z4SA0, 2 TB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD2003FZEX-00Z4SA0, 2 TB
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG SSD PM810 TM 128GB, 128.04 GB
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG SSD PM810 TM 128GB, 128.04 GB
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus
USB Device: USB3.0 Hub
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub
USB Device: Keyboard Hub
USB Device: Apple Keyboard
USB Device: BCM20702A0
USB Device: USB Receiver
USB Device: Komplete Audio 6
USB Device: Rocksmith USB Guitar Adapter
Thunderbolt Bus:

UPDATE: This all seems to be related to my memory. After all the crashes I ran memtest and saw a bunch of errors straight away. Its almost as if OSX is inducing the errors, but its hard to say as this is a new build and havent run Windows on it for any length of time. If I switch off my machine and restart the memory test runs clean. There is something buggy between my particular memory (Crucial Ballistix Sport 2400MHz) and my Asus Z170 Pro Gaming mobo running 1904 BIOS.

UPDATE2: Running stable using a single 8GB DIMM and XMP settings in Asus Z170 Pro Gaming mobo with 1904 BIOS. If I use both DIMM's it all goes to hell.

Having scoured the net , it seems to be a common theme with a number of users having crashes and freezes when using an Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard and Crucial Ballistix Sport memory.

I also have a RAM problem with the Asus Z170-P. I cannot put any RAM in slots DIM_A1 and DIM_A2. If I do then the computer appears to start but with no video. I think this is a problem with these Z170 Boards as I have just watched a video of somebody with a Z710-P D3

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with exactly the same problem.

I am thinking of returning it to Amazon and switching to a Gigabyte.

My excitement was short lived.... 12 hours of stable operation and then it all went to hell again

The only way I can have stable operations now is to use a single DIMM. I have ordered some other memory and will try again, but my patience is starting to wear thin

Did you get this sorted out?
I'm just about to order some memory for my build with the Z170 Pro Gaming board, and I could use some good advice, since it seems there are heaps of problems with this particular mobo and memory. I'm looking at having 2x16gb sticks, so i could upgrade to full 64gb when i can afford that.

I ended up scrapping the Crucials and went for Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000MHz DDR4. They have been stable for almost a year now

loiphin said:

I ended up scrapping the Crucials and went for Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000MHz DDR4. They have been stable for almost a year now

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How much memory are you running altogether now? Wondering if the pro gaming would support 4 X 16gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000MHz

Hello guys,

I've been having very similar issues to the ones described in the OP, but actually worse: my PC started with reboots and ended up freezing when it was rendering (I use it for architecture visuals). And when I say freezing, I mean freezing as in display, mouse, keyboard and even sound (if listening to music, it stopped at a certain sound and kept buzzing). The only thing that I could do is power it off, by long pressing the power button(restart button wouldn't work either).

My configuration was:
Mobo: Asus Z170-A
CPU: I7-6700K 4Ghz
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB DDR4 2400 Mhz
SSD: Kingston HyperX Savage 240 GB SATA-III
Case: Antec P280
CPU cooler: Arctic-Cooling Liquid Freezer 240
PSU: Chieftec APS-750c 750W

After over one year with problems, and after first thinking that my RAM was the fault, I ended up discovering (not me per se, an IT service) that the problem was the PSU, which was subdimensioned aparently...

After changing it with a Corsair RM1000x, my system is finally stable and I managed to go through rendering times of over 12 hours without problems.

Hope it helps!