Asus Rampage IV Extreme Wont Boot (HELP!)

InfernoUk · 14 Nov 2015 at 16:48

Hi guys

I just re did the water in my PC, dusted it all down etc.

Put the new loop in, pressed start and nothing happens.

The PC was working perfectly until this.

Ive reset CMOS, removed PCI stuff, RAM, CPU reseat, tested the PSU with paper clip, new CMOS battery

None of its helped.

All lights are on on the mobo, the power and reset, the CMOS reset on the back. all lit. but power does nothing, no fans spin, even the mobo integrated fan doesnt start.

All pins are seated correctly, everything seems perfect.

I cant imagine the board is dead when power lights are on, and it was working perfectly up till now... but it isnt cabling or seating of anything, so i dont know what else to try.

Any help?

8 Pack · 14 Nov 2015 at 17:13

Probably short some where try outside case. Check all MB stand off for short. Also check water blocks not too tight.

InfernoUk · 14 Nov 2015 at 17:48

8 Pack said:
Probably short some where try outside case. Check all MB stand off for short. Also check water blocks not too tight.

the mobo wasnt taken out, its still in place where it was when it was working last, the block could bee too tight, is that a thing? would that cause it not to boot? ill ease it off a bit and see what happens

edit, checked and cant see anything that could possible cause a short, loosened the block and it didnt help at all, took a pic to show the lights are on, just nothing wil power up...

8 Pack · 14 Nov 2015 at 20:16

Try with one stick of ram. One GPU and no other devices.

InfernoUk · 14 Nov 2015 at 20:30

8 Pack said:
Try with one stick of ram. One GPU and no other devices.

Will try 1 stick, I've tried all the ram and no other devices with no luck

InfernoUk · 15 Nov 2015 at 11:51

InfernoUk said:
Will try 1 stick, I've tried all the ram and no other devices with no luck

no luck with the 1 stick of ram, just no sign of life beyond the lights

pastymuncher · 15 Nov 2015 at 13:31

From the amount of thread showing on the block it looks like you have tightened it down as far as it will go. When I has a Supreme HF I never tightened it anywhere near that much. Take the cpu out and check the pins and socket for damage.

InfernoUk · 15 Nov 2015 at 13:36

pastymuncher said:
From the amount of thread showing on the block it looks like you have tightened it down as far as it will go. When I has a Supreme HF I never tightened it anywhere near that much. Take the cpu out and check the pins and socket for damage.

ive checked and theres no damage, its no where near as tight as itll go

wazza300 · 15 Nov 2015 at 15:38

what did you dust it down with? just wondering

done a long cmos clear/mb battery left out a good 10 to 15 minutes? re seated you ram sticks

InfernoUk · 15 Nov 2015 at 17:06

wazza300 said:
what did you dust it down with? just wondering

done a long cmos clear/mb battery left out a good 10 to 15 minutes? re seated you ram sticks

i used a fine paint brush and dusted into a vaccum that was held away from the PC. I dont think this is a static issue.

I have reseated all ram, and yes ive had the cmos battery out for half hour and tried a new one as well

8 Pack · 16 Nov 2015 at 12:02

Try it out of the case man.

InfernoUk · 16 Nov 2015 at 23:11

8 Pack said:
Try it out of the case man.

just all components out on a non static surface?

can i try and boot it without the cpu cooler block on for like a second? would be aggro to remove the water loop as well out the case

InfernoUk · 17 Nov 2015 at 16:31

8 Pack said:
Try it out of the case man.

ok so i tried the board on its own with just the main and cpu power plugged in, got the lights again but no booting of any kind.

assume static fried the board?

V F · 18 Nov 2015 at 17:17

Why did you use a paint brush? That is more or less the same as the bristles on the vacuum rubbing up and down with the dust. After all they are nylon.

An air can would have done it. I've even found the rocket blowers work well. Takes a bit longer though but still works.

zoomee · 18 Nov 2015 at 19:08

Did you try booting without the cooler?
I'd be double checked that backplate bud. I've had nightmares with backplates touching and shorting the back of the board if not installed correctly (also certain designs can be dodgy with certain motherboards)- saying all that though its not like you've changed anything.

Asus boards usually light up the LED's and give a code if its a problem with CPU, RAM etc - your not even getting that far which doesn't sound good unfortunately!

Let us know how it goes dude

tyler_jrb · 18 Nov 2015 at 20:39

tried cmos reset? Do you get any Q-codes on the LED panel at all when you power it on?

Id also try bios No.2 as i see the board has dual bios chips aswell.