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    Asus M5A97 R2.0 Hardware component failure error, won't boot.

    I tried to flash the Bios to the newest version. It wouldn't flash. I've RMA'd it. :(
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    Asus M5A97 R2.0 Hardware component failure error, won't boot.

    I know what the beeps mean, I've been reading my book alongside the build. It means "Hardware component failure"...which has to be the most generic error of all time, right? Anyway, I figured out what was happening. I had the cpu fan plugged into the wrong header. Got that fixed and no more...
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    Asus M5A97 R2.0 Hardware component failure error, won't boot.

    Just got it in today, hooked up the basics, hard drive, video card. It powers on, but when it gets to the video card MSI N560GTX-TI M2D1GD5/OC (which worked just fine previously) it powers on, I can see the fans going, but I get the error "hardware component failure" (one long, four short) Can't...