Asus error code 99 not detecting m.2 ssd

[Beybladepro]

I built this PC almost 8 months ago and it ran fine although I ran into the same problem today as I had once before. The error code 55 would show on the top right corner of the motherboard which was related to the ram. So I put 1 stick of ram in at a time and reboot until I got to all four ram sticks then the error code would appear again so I reset the bios and it worked just like last time . The monitor finally detected a signal and I was able to enter the bios but this time around my m.2 ssd (boot devise) is not visible in the bios. I removed my hdd and it still won't detect the ssd and the error code 99 stays on and I can't boot with xmp selected in the bios. I tried removing all USB devices and the boot device led stayed orange. I'm all out of ideas, please help!!

i7 6700k
Asus z170 hero ROG
Samsung 960 pro 512 GB m.2 nvme ssd
4 x 8gb Corsair vengeance led 3466 mghz
GTX 1080 strix
Corsair 860cx (I think)

 

[The Paladin]

Was your motherboard/memory overclocked prior to the issue?
not being able to boot with XMP enabled point a problem with the ram, can you boot it with just a single ram stick ?
and see if bios finds the hard drive ?

and is your motherboard the ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA perhaps its the only z170 hero board I can find by asus

 

[Beybladepro]

with 1 or 2 ram sticks in I can boot into bios. With 4 sticks of ram in it won't display anything, just a black screen. It's the asus maximus Hero z170.

 

[The Paladin]

okay so "ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO" it is then as it is the only Z170 Board under that series, other are lga1150 or z270 boards.
Assuming https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/MAXIMUS-VIII-HERO/
with the user manual located at http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/MAXIMUS_VIII_HERO/E10343_MAXIMUS_VIII_HERO_UM_WEB.pdf?_ga=2.13649726.800008740.1494056233-471366222.1493040242

Qcode 99 reports a Super I/O initialization problem

and after looking at various board seems it could mean anything.

common themes to solve this issue regarding making cpu fan is properly connected, Ram compatibility, keyboard and mouse, switching from HDMI to DVI on the monitor. seem a lot of bios updates related message solving the issue as well.

It truly seems rather random, and would point at the motherboard being a problem

Can you tell me the make and model of the ram you are using please?
Can you provide me with the Bios revision you have installed on your computer?

 

[Beybladepro]

VENGEANCE® LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3466MHz C16 Memory Kit - Red LED (CMU32GX4M4C3466C16R)
The exact ram kit
And bios version 2.17.1246.

 

[The Paladin]

ah oc memory... well I don't know how to troubleshoot those sorry.