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This is Awesome , yesss ! Thank you guys @noizemaker and @FireKillerGR ! They work like normal drivers should work

Finally the right Intel usb driver installed some entries + the correct driver for this usb ports ? and now all Intel usb ports are working flawlessly even after reboot and no need to disable driver signature anywhere , it just works , the answer is the drivers posted by @noizemaker @FireKillerGR would you be so kind and update the drivers for W7 on the first page ? appreciate it all the help and work on this thread of yours , thank you . Thank you so much guys , no more mambo jambo and jumping hoops , this driver installed flawlessly. I will test on xp later today and post feedback if it works , now i can sleep lol ... Angelo out !

Thank you , i will try and hope they work for me , appreciate it bro !

Thank you for the fast response my friend. The one at the first page says it's for windows xp , does this ahci driver works for W7 also ? Intel usb ports are not working for me , giving me errors and just refuse to work. If you or anyone has any other alternate drivers please post them here , it will be greatly appreciate it . Kind Regards: Angelo

Spent all night trying to configure my pre-made W7 bench OS from z-390 Apex xi for Apex xii z-490 , what a nightmare bro ?. I had to use PS2 keyboard and mouse to get into w7 , delete all the old intel software for Z-390. Download the drivers posted here for xp and w7 that needs driver enforcement off. Search the internet to find the right keyboard keys combo to get into F8 advanced options menu because just pressing F8 does not work to get into advanced options , the right key combination that works for me was press f + n + 8 at the same time very fast at boot up , then and then only i get to press f8 for advanced options menu and select boot with driver signature off. After doing all that i had a hard time to install the drivers for Intel usb , even with signature off. Sometimes the usb entry in control panel / devices disappear ? and needed to reboot to start all over again to make it re-appear. Once the driver was installed and booted with driver signature off then i saw the little yellow check mark gone and it seems everything was ok , i was happy like a dog with 2 tails ? lol , but the smile on my face rapidly faded as not one single Intel usb port works with this driver ? , nothing is recognized , not a single usb stick of mine was detected or worked neither my usb keyboard and mouse , wth Intel ! Tried the other W7 driver and no , no way jose ! w7 did not like it and i could not install that one as it does not worked for me ? . To cut this nightmare story short , i ended up installing my old usb 3.0 pci express card 2 port on it , but i needed to find me a cd/dvd Sata drive. Ran to my nephews house and found an old one in working order he had on an old hewlet packard office PC. That's the only way i can use W7 right now , mouse + keyboard on PS2 ports and pci express usb card for memory stick. Does anyone have the ahci Z-490 drivers for W7 ? I would like to make my own new W7 benching OS from scratch and it is needed when trying to install w7 fresh from usb during installation. Also does anyone knows why the usb ports don't work on my old z-390 copy of W7 ? even booting with driver signature off and drivers installed on it already they do not work. Sorry for the wall of text but i'm frustrated ?. Hopefully windows xp will be easier to install lol . What about server 2012 / W8.1 ? do we have to jump all the hoops again to get it running ?

Awesome score Dave , great cpu you got there bro :). Nicely done !

Nice job , awesome benching !

Absolutely killing it Sharon , well done !

Awesome benching Sharon , well done. 3 core FTW :D !

Awesome score Dave , well done !

Well done Matt , nicely done !

Thank's Dave !

Killer score my friend and well done , So close to the Gold cup , you will make it bro :) push a tiny little bit more !

Awesome score Dave , well done !

Hola my old friend Matt :) . cpuz is reporting wrong the voltages on this Asus Strix mobo ( place holder mobo while i keep waiting for my Apex 12 if it ever ships from newegg :( ) . Load voltages with llc 7 after set in Bios 1.40v. with v.droop the real voltage under load is 1.381v for 5.3Ghz , max temps on heavy h2o is 84c , Asus strix reports a sp of 82. I stopped there , will keep testing on h2o tomorrow while i learn a bit more of this platform and the cpu behavior.

Amazing card ! Well done bro , congratz.

Nicely done everyone that participated. It was a lot of fun , at least this year i came in 2nd place ?

Thank you for the hard work , well done , organized , so much fun competition ?. This old man right here did enjoy it this competition a lot and to me it is the most important aspect of OCing " Fun" factor even if i don't come out at the top or win , it was lots of fun ! ✔️ Kind Regards: Angelo

Congratz on the great chip Dave ! Nice benching , well done !

Amazing run Allen , nicely done. Congratz bro !

Well done Dave , very nice cpu , well done brother !

Awesome run you got there bro , congratz !

Finally justice was served. Thank you. It was a matter of time.

Awesome benching bro , well done !

Thank you. Lots and lots of Vaseline is the best insulation for video cards , it works great and i have never killed a video card insulated using it and i live in the Caribbean where humidity it's always 98% to 100%.