My Parts List:
Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Edition 10
CPU: Core i7-6900K
Graphics Card: XFX Radeon R9 Fury X
RAM: G.Skill DDR4-3200 Tridentz RGB 4 X 8 GB PC4-25600
SSD: Samsung V-Nand 850 EVO 4 TB
CPU Fan: Cryorig R1 Universal
PSU: Corsair 850X
Case: Old Alienware Predator 2.0B (Lights are there but don't work)
The Purpose:
My rig was composed of parts that were mostly 7+ years old with the exception of my Graphics card. Not only was it getting harder to play games but it was woefully underpowered for CAD software hence the CPU.
The Problem:
Upon completion and connection of a HDMI monitor and a typical wired mouse and keyboard I flipped the switch on the PSU and found that the Asus Aura lights on the motherboard came to life but the system would not actually turn on. Attempts to diagnose the problem have thus far failed.
The Symptoms:
While the mobo lights come and "breath" through the color sets the RGB RAM has only one stick turning on and lighting in sync (they're natively compatible with Aura).
The Mobo does not try to do anything when pressing the Case Power Button, the Mobo Start button, Reset, Safe Boot, etc.
No beeps or Q Codes are displayed, the latter has never turned on and remains blank.
A red led is lit up in the upper left corner. My manual says nothing about it and it's definately not part of the Aura system. I'll need a magnifying glass to try and read the label next to it. Online searches have yielded nothing.
My manual indicates there are supposed to be other LEDs on the board that light up when certain thjngs are plugged in. For example; there are four leds indicating what RAM channels are being used. None have ever lit despite at least one stick turning on with the board's Aura lighting.
Diagnosing Attempts:
RAM: The Mobo has neat feature that lets you turn off channels of RAM to identify the potential faulty sticks using four dip switches. After trying all of them individually nothing changed. It's worth noting that the one lit stick came on every time even when disabled. Yes I turned off the machine each time I tried a channel.
The Fans: They have never turned on with everything connected.
The PSU: Besides the fact that the mobo gets lit up, I know for a fact that the PSU is at least activatable. For a completely separate reason I hooked it up to the system fans and used a paper clip to properly turn it on using methods prescribed online. All fans immediately turned on.
I have NOT tried unplugging absolutely everything and plugging them back in yet but it is on my to do list of other methods don't work. After all some part of it is receiving power.
I have also NOT tried the old PSU yet for the same reason.
Power Cables: I have checked connections and everything appears plugged in but with one possible caveat.
Inability to Plug In an 8 Pin ATX Cable: My manual states that the board needs a 4/8 pin ATX cable for proper power or it won't turn on. I have plugged in a 4 pin cable but CANNOT plug in an 8 pin one.
The reason is that the pattern of plugs on the board only match the 8 pin ends of my cables that must plug into my PSU, the other ends don't match up to the board slot or the PSU's. I have two 8 pin cables that split into two 4 pins but only one half can plug into the board.
My research indicates that the board should still turn with a 4 pin even if it needs an 8 pin and will give an error code. Obviously this is not the case.
BIOS: I have tried to flip the BIOS back and forth between BIOS1 and BIOS2 via the board button and no dice. I also plugged in the utilities USB that cane with the Board out of desperation, obviously no dice.
Closing:
I'll be working on other potential fixes while waiting for responses. If anyone has any suggestions I'd be very open to them!
Update: Before I posted this I decided to try a couple more things. I unplugged and reinserted the 24 and 4 pin ATX cables from both ends, no dice.
I also disconnected my Blu Ray Drive, the SSD, my front USB and Audio ports and used the switches to disable all PCI channels and allow only one RAM channel at a time. This was to simulate a barebones board with only a CPU, CPU Fan and a stick of RAM. I also swapped between the two different BIOSs via the onboard switch.
I tried all eight configurations and still nothing.
Finally I tried my original PSU with the 4 pin and 24 pin ATX connectors, still nothing.
To reiterate the mobo has never, ever lit up a Q Code of any kind.
I realize this is Super Bowel weekend so anyone who can a spare a moment would be greatly appreciated!
Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Edition 10
CPU: Core i7-6900K
Graphics Card: XFX Radeon R9 Fury X
RAM: G.Skill DDR4-3200 Tridentz RGB 4 X 8 GB PC4-25600
SSD: Samsung V-Nand 850 EVO 4 TB
CPU Fan: Cryorig R1 Universal
PSU: Corsair 850X
Case: Old Alienware Predator 2.0B (Lights are there but don't work)
The Purpose:
My rig was composed of parts that were mostly 7+ years old with the exception of my Graphics card. Not only was it getting harder to play games but it was woefully underpowered for CAD software hence the CPU.
The Problem:
Upon completion and connection of a HDMI monitor and a typical wired mouse and keyboard I flipped the switch on the PSU and found that the Asus Aura lights on the motherboard came to life but the system would not actually turn on. Attempts to diagnose the problem have thus far failed.
The Symptoms:
While the mobo lights come and "breath" through the color sets the RGB RAM has only one stick turning on and lighting in sync (they're natively compatible with Aura).
The Mobo does not try to do anything when pressing the Case Power Button, the Mobo Start button, Reset, Safe Boot, etc.
No beeps or Q Codes are displayed, the latter has never turned on and remains blank.
A red led is lit up in the upper left corner. My manual says nothing about it and it's definately not part of the Aura system. I'll need a magnifying glass to try and read the label next to it. Online searches have yielded nothing.
My manual indicates there are supposed to be other LEDs on the board that light up when certain thjngs are plugged in. For example; there are four leds indicating what RAM channels are being used. None have ever lit despite at least one stick turning on with the board's Aura lighting.
Diagnosing Attempts:
RAM: The Mobo has neat feature that lets you turn off channels of RAM to identify the potential faulty sticks using four dip switches. After trying all of them individually nothing changed. It's worth noting that the one lit stick came on every time even when disabled. Yes I turned off the machine each time I tried a channel.
The Fans: They have never turned on with everything connected.
The PSU: Besides the fact that the mobo gets lit up, I know for a fact that the PSU is at least activatable. For a completely separate reason I hooked it up to the system fans and used a paper clip to properly turn it on using methods prescribed online. All fans immediately turned on.
I have NOT tried unplugging absolutely everything and plugging them back in yet but it is on my to do list of other methods don't work. After all some part of it is receiving power.
I have also NOT tried the old PSU yet for the same reason.
Power Cables: I have checked connections and everything appears plugged in but with one possible caveat.
Inability to Plug In an 8 Pin ATX Cable: My manual states that the board needs a 4/8 pin ATX cable for proper power or it won't turn on. I have plugged in a 4 pin cable but CANNOT plug in an 8 pin one.
The reason is that the pattern of plugs on the board only match the 8 pin ends of my cables that must plug into my PSU, the other ends don't match up to the board slot or the PSU's. I have two 8 pin cables that split into two 4 pins but only one half can plug into the board.
My research indicates that the board should still turn with a 4 pin even if it needs an 8 pin and will give an error code. Obviously this is not the case.
BIOS: I have tried to flip the BIOS back and forth between BIOS1 and BIOS2 via the board button and no dice. I also plugged in the utilities USB that cane with the Board out of desperation, obviously no dice.
Closing:
I'll be working on other potential fixes while waiting for responses. If anyone has any suggestions I'd be very open to them!
Update: Before I posted this I decided to try a couple more things. I unplugged and reinserted the 24 and 4 pin ATX cables from both ends, no dice.
I also disconnected my Blu Ray Drive, the SSD, my front USB and Audio ports and used the switches to disable all PCI channels and allow only one RAM channel at a time. This was to simulate a barebones board with only a CPU, CPU Fan and a stick of RAM. I also swapped between the two different BIOSs via the onboard switch.
I tried all eight configurations and still nothing.
Finally I tried my original PSU with the 4 pin and 24 pin ATX connectors, still nothing.
To reiterate the mobo has never, ever lit up a Q Code of any kind.
I realize this is Super Bowel weekend so anyone who can a spare a moment would be greatly appreciated!
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