Asus Wont Boot past code 30

[evilcarrie]

Haven't been able to boot up since I moved.
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme.
i7-2600k
Started up but wouldn't boot past code 58. Suspected thermal paste overheating from the move? Carefully removed CPU and heat sink. Cleaned with 99% isopropyl alcohol, re-applied new thermal paste (pea method) and reattached heat sink. Firing back up, now wont boot past code 30. Code 30 makes no sense to me, that should just tell me its booting from sleep mode? Any ideas?

 

[lthampton]

Have you tried clearing the CMOS?

 

[atomicWAR]

Clear CMOS first...if that doesn't work I might consider a bare bones build outside of your case to rule out shorts.

 

[evilcarrie]

Have you tried clearing the CMOS?

https://www.asus.com/us/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/MAXIMUS_IV_EXTREME/HelpDesk_Manual/

Thanks for the reply! Yes. Per section 2.2.8 of my asus MB manual (which I linked to above for reference), I cleared the CMOS via the 3-pin CLRTC jumper, effectively clearing the RTC RAM (clearing CMOS memory data).
I still got the same response after clearing it, code 30. I did recently notice the DRAM boot sequence led was lit, so I then shut down and left only one of the memory sticks in the board (Corsair Dominator Platinum 4x8GB; 2133MHz; 9-11-11-31, 1.65V). Plugged up power, and booted. Now, past the code 30 and back to the code 58. So weird. BTW: "Code 58= CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error".

 

[evilcarrie]

Any other thoughts on this? Struggling. Hoping to isolate the issue to either board, CPU, or RAM.