If it was the SSD then I should get signal into the monitor asking for a booting device when trying without any hard drive, so I think it's safe to say that the SSD is not the problem here. And for the GPU is the same, without it the computer should boot fine, and in fact it does not. It does the same (nothing) with or without the GPU and the SSD
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If it was the SSD then I should get signal into the monitor asking for a booting device when trying without any hard drive, so I think it's safe to say that the SSD is not the problem here. And for the GPU is the same, without it the computer should boot fine, and in fact it does not. It does the same (nothing) with or without the GPU and the SSD
I want to think that it is the motherboard and not the GPU. The problem is that if I send the motherboard back and it is the CPU it is going to delay everything quite a bit, and I would have to pay for a couple of extra shipments.
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Could be either the CPU, Motherboard, RAM. If either are faulty then that would stop the PC outputting any video.
Couldn't see any... and, if any pin was bent, the CPU shouldn't have worked at any point, right?
Doubt its the GPU, I also doubt its the cpu to be honest. Especially if it has posted OK and managed to get it all installed. Probably a win 10 issue limiting you from changing the resolution. I've seen a few threads with that issue. Probably need a re-install of win 10 and or nvidia drivers.
Everything else sounds like mobo to me. Completely re-seat the CPU incase there may have been a contact issue. Run the board with 1 stick of RAM in slot 1. Also just run it off the mobo video output for now until you can get win-10 re-installed and nvidia drivers done. If no signal stick the GPU in a different slot and try that aswell.
I tend to never update the GPU bios unless really required. Even then i dont use software and do it manually. Otherwise dodgy update and you have an expensive door stopper.
Could be a borked mobo bios seeing as the main problems arose after the bios update.
There is a 2nd bios chip on the board i think. Board manual should state how to switch to it.
Odd though 1 beep is posted OK. You have tried other cables etc. Both HDMI and DVI?
Leave RAM out and start it. See if beep code changes.
Everything else sounds like mobo to me. Completely re-seat the CPU incase there may have been a contact issue. Run the board with 1 stick of RAM in slot 1. Also just run it off the mobo video output for now until you can get win-10 re-installed and nvidia drivers done. If no signal stick the GPU in a different slot and try that aswell.
I tend to never update the GPU bios unless really required. Even then i dont use software and do it manually. Otherwise dodgy update and you have an expensive door stopper.
Could be a borked mobo bios seeing as the main problems arose after the bios update.
There is a 2nd bios chip on the board i think. Board manual should state how to switch to it.
Odd though 1 beep is posted OK. You have tried other cables etc. Both HDMI and DVI?
Leave RAM out and start it. See if beep code changes.
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Tried either HDMi and DVI, nothing changed.
Without RAM it beeped constantly (I think it was 9 beeps - 9 short beep ：Memory error)
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I tried to have a look in the pdf manual for the motherboard but couldn't find any mention but are you able to see any POST LED's on the motherboard?
Can't say tbh... At first I didn't have the speaker, and when I got it I did not try again with the GPU.
If it is worth it I can unbox the motherboard again and try it, but can't see how is that gonna make a difference.
The motherboard has the led lightning effect, but appart from that I could not see any other LED, and the manual does not specify if it has such a thing
I was just thinking. As the mobo itself is clearly showing that it has posted properly. I've never had a mobo post when there was a big fault. If there was an issue with the igpu or video outputs. Or just set to not run off the igpu in the bios. Fault with GPU maybe?
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try to:
- clear cmos totally: 1. disconnect power cables between psu & mobo, 2. remove cmos battery, 3. short cmos clear jumper on the mobo for a few secs, 4. install battery & power cables back
- use different psu in this particular rig
- clear cmos totally: 1. disconnect power cables between psu & mobo, 2. remove cmos battery, 3. short cmos clear jumper on the mobo for a few secs, 4. install battery & power cables back
- use different psu in this particular rig
At the time (before having a speaker for the mobo) I tried with all the GPU outputs (HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort) and did not get signal from any of them either.
Done both things days ago, did not change a thing
I'm gonna send the motherboard back, as it is the component most likely to fail, but wouldn't it be possible to be the RAM aswell? After all this trying one thing and the other I have not managed to rule out either of the components...
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Disappointing news...
I've managed to test the system with a new motherboard (Asus Z170 Pro Gaming) and the problem persists, exactly the same one. A couple of hours later I received an email from the other shop saying that they tested my previous mobo and that they did not find any fault.
So... PSU, monitors (tested with my Haswell rig, everything working fine) and mobo are not the problem here. CPU or RAM then?
I've managed to test the system with a new motherboard (Asus Z170 Pro Gaming) and the problem persists, exactly the same one. A couple of hours later I received an email from the other shop saying that they tested my previous mobo and that they did not find any fault.
So... PSU, monitors (tested with my Haswell rig, everything working fine) and mobo are not the problem here. CPU or RAM then?
Sounds like it. I'd send both CPU and RAM back for testing (if you bought them from the same place) to speed things up a bit.
Strange though - despite faulty RAM being capable of throwing up all sorts of errors I haven't heard much of display issues in connection with these. Could turn out to be the CPU, or may yet be another explanation. Keep crossing all the boxes and hope you find the answer soon.
This is being a bit too much now.
Apparently OcUK have tested both the CPU and the RAM and they say it works fine.
How the **** is it possible? I mean, I have tested those 2 components with 2 different brand new motherboards (one of them has been confirmed to be working by other retailer's RMA) and tried it with 2 different PSU's (both tested with my Haswell rig), 3 different monitors (all tested with my Haswell rig)... it just makes no sense at all.
Apparently OcUK have tested both the CPU and the RAM and they say it works fine.
How the **** is it possible? I mean, I have tested those 2 components with 2 different brand new motherboards (one of them has been confirmed to be working by other retailer's RMA) and tried it with 2 different PSU's (both tested with my Haswell rig), 3 different monitors (all tested with my Haswell rig)... it just makes no sense at all.
