Hi all,
Cpu- i7 6700k
Mobo - Asrock z170 k6
Ram - crucial ballistix sport 4gb ddr4 2400mhz
Cooler- cooler master hyper 212 evo
Psu - evga supernova 750w
Storage - Samsung 850 Evo Series
Chassis- Phanteks enthloo pro (stock fans)
Feel like I have a dead board here. All components brand new although I cant afford a gpu yet (looking at gtx 1070) and plan to grab a stack of terrabyte in hdds, hence the excessive wattage on the psu.
Put everything together and got a successful post to tell me to set the boot disk
. Naturally i powered off and grabbed a burger with a friend and talked up the unfinished monster (i refuse to believe this could have caused my litany of problems!).
I get home and the rig wont post. Debug code reads 00 (cpu failed to initialise) so i become triggered. I noticed no fans are moving, and there is no beep pre post beep.
So, I slowly go through following steps in this order -
1. Checked the cpu power connector is flush, it is but no luck, repeat with 24 pin still no change
2. Checked psu connections, all good, but no post
3. Check cpu fan is connected. Nothing.
4. Recheck all connections methodically. All ok, nada.
5. Removed ram, tried different ram configurations according to manual. No joy
7. Removed cooler, removed cpu. No pins bent or broken, thermal paste looks even enough if perhaps a wee bit too much for my liking, but nothing over the top, no spillage.
Reseated everything perfectly for what I felt was the second time today, and cleared the CMOS via the switch on iso shield. I did this out of the case, on cardboard,
The psu was unplugged and switched off at the time. Tried to power on and same reaction, no fans, no post.
Nothing.
8. Began swearing.
9. Repeated entirebuild and also cleared cmos via jumpers on the actual mobo, and tried to switch to onboard backup bios. Entirely no joy. Or change.
Thoughts -
Phanteks fan controller may be acting up? And thats why i get no fans at all? Maybe its all the case and the cpus fault? I think not tho.
I felt the h212 cooler was a bit of a nightmare to install, but i didnt feel I used too much force, heard no suspicious sounds, it was a pain but it was steady going.
Was my psu too much? Did I fry everything? Please tell me not so..
Tried with just one 4 pin cpu connector for shizzles and giggles. Nothing either.
Any suggestions? My friends are peasents, dont know anyone with a z170 mobo so I cant check the cpu is actually ok. I will end up RMAing both to be sure. Thanks for any suggestions as I would love to at least post to bios and diagnose the cpu if thats even possible.
Thanks all for your help!
Cpu- i7 6700k
Mobo - Asrock z170 k6
Ram - crucial ballistix sport 4gb ddr4 2400mhz
Cooler- cooler master hyper 212 evo
Psu - evga supernova 750w
Storage - Samsung 850 Evo Series
Chassis- Phanteks enthloo pro (stock fans)
Feel like I have a dead board here. All components brand new although I cant afford a gpu yet (looking at gtx 1070) and plan to grab a stack of terrabyte in hdds, hence the excessive wattage on the psu.
Put everything together and got a successful post to tell me to set the boot disk
. Naturally i powered off and grabbed a burger with a friend and talked up the unfinished monster (i refuse to believe this could have caused my litany of problems!).
I get home and the rig wont post. Debug code reads 00 (cpu failed to initialise) so i become triggered. I noticed no fans are moving, and there is no beep pre post beep.
So, I slowly go through following steps in this order -
1. Checked the cpu power connector is flush, it is but no luck, repeat with 24 pin still no change
2. Checked psu connections, all good, but no post
3. Check cpu fan is connected. Nothing.
4. Recheck all connections methodically. All ok, nada.
5. Removed ram, tried different ram configurations according to manual. No joy
7. Removed cooler, removed cpu. No pins bent or broken, thermal paste looks even enough if perhaps a wee bit too much for my liking, but nothing over the top, no spillage.
Reseated everything perfectly for what I felt was the second time today, and cleared the CMOS via the switch on iso shield. I did this out of the case, on cardboard,
The psu was unplugged and switched off at the time. Tried to power on and same reaction, no fans, no post.
Nothing.
8. Began swearing.
9. Repeated entirebuild and also cleared cmos via jumpers on the actual mobo, and tried to switch to onboard backup bios. Entirely no joy. Or change.
Thoughts -
Phanteks fan controller may be acting up? And thats why i get no fans at all? Maybe its all the case and the cpus fault? I think not tho.
I felt the h212 cooler was a bit of a nightmare to install, but i didnt feel I used too much force, heard no suspicious sounds, it was a pain but it was steady going.
Was my psu too much? Did I fry everything? Please tell me not so..
Tried with just one 4 pin cpu connector for shizzles and giggles. Nothing either.
Any suggestions? My friends are peasents, dont know anyone with a z170 mobo so I cant check the cpu is actually ok. I will end up RMAing both to be sure. Thanks for any suggestions as I would love to at least post to bios and diagnose the cpu if thats even possible.
Thanks all for your help!
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