Is my new motherboard DOA??

aj casey · 19 Jul 2016 at 19:56

I just bought an Asus Z170m plus motherboard.After installing everything it will not post,all fans work the board powers up fine
I tried resetting BIOS reseating all memory.
I tried my new CPU I76700k in my other machine and the cpu is working.
When I switch on all powers up except no display at all,tried with graphics card and integrated graphics.
I suspect motherboard is faulty or is there something I am missing out to try?

cain74 · 19 Jul 2016 at 20:18

I suspect the HDMI cable if you are using one.

aj casey · 19 Jul 2016 at 20:27

I tried different cables VGA and display port. Thanks for the assist

scrivz69 · 19 Jul 2016 at 20:37

Is it on the latest bios?

aj casey · 19 Jul 2016 at 20:50

scrivz69 said:
Is it on the latest bios?

I dont know it is a new build it wont give any display at all,

RJC · 19 Jul 2016 at 20:58

Check memory locations, as some boards are fussy which memory slots are used, also check all power connections in tight and none are missed

aj casey · 19 Jul 2016 at 21:14

RJC said:
Check memory locations, as some boards are fussy which memory slots are used, also check all power connections in tight and none are missed

Checked in manual that memory was in right slots,checked memory in another machine as well. Power connection were correct as far as I could see

aj casey · 19 Jul 2016 at 21:23

The board was brand new yesterday from overclockers with a new evga power supply and new cpu

aj casey · 20 Jul 2016 at 11:09

I will try to plug a speaker in to see if I get any beeps tonight.If there is no beeps then I assume the board is dead

aj casey · 20 Jul 2016 at 23:38

Found that one of the cpu pins was slightly bent out of shape. After a magnifying glass and steady hand managed to get it back in position and got the motherboard to boot.
Why aren't the pins on the cpu anymore they were far more resilient and the cpu wouldn't fit if one was bent. Awful mechanical and electrical design the extra heat just through resistance would knock off a few degrees in temperature at least :rolleyes: