Formula Maximus CPU INIT Problem

[pgrantha]

I hope there is someone out there that can help. I recently decided to upgrade my PC and settled with the following spec:

Intel Q6600 Quad Core GO
Asus Maximus Formula SE
4GB Geil Ultra Low Latency PC6400 Ram (2.1v)
2 * SATA 2 Drives in Raid 0

Much of the stuff i needed for this build has come from my old PC but the items above are all new. The issue I have is that the PC will not POST - the LCD display is giving me a CPU INIT error. I have tried clearing the CMOS several times to no avail. Interestingly all of the voltage LEDs are displaying the red "Crazy" setting - this is strange because its brand new and i haven't even been able to get to the BIOS yet (it could also be just because the board is firing up but i'm not sure).

I have read of some issues with other ASUS boards but has anyone come across this problem with the Maximus Formula?

Any help would be gratfully recieved as this is the first time i have ever had an issue getting a new build to post.

 

[pgrantha]

Thanks Chris,

I have re-seated it several times today and have cleaned and re-applied the thermal compound each time. It does seem to point to CPU heat as it seams to reboot quicker on subsequent cycles but I am also getting no beeps in parallel. These two facts seem to point to something else - what about the voltage LCD's? Should they read "crazy" when you first start this board?

For info - i was on water cooling for the first couple of attempts but switched to air cooling to try and resolve the issue, both methods have given the same results.

 

[pgrantha]

Thanks Bloodflowers,

All advice is helpful thanks - I have tried this but still getting the CPU INIT post message and no beeps from the system speaker.

This is really wierd - I am hoping that the MB hasn't stuffed my other hardware as well - i have tried both a E6400 C2D and a Q6600 with both resulting in the same message. It leads me to believe that either there is an issue with the compatability of my RAM and this board or the MB is faulty.

I think a quick call to OC tech support tomorrow might sort this out one way or another. I thougt paying for a top MB would guarantee some quality but this has caused me more issues than any other board I have owned! What a nightmare!

Did your A8R-MVP not post either?