[SOLVED] Asus Z170-AR mystery!

[VonKiefer]

MoBo: Asus Z170-AR
CPU: I7 6700K Skylake
GPU: GTX 980 Ti
RAM: EVGA 16GB(2x8) 3200
PSU: HX750
Storage is a Samsung Evo 850

This was all up and running fine, with no issues, UNTIL like a fool I found an old LED bar with a molex adapter that went into the PSU's Peripheral/SATA 6 pin. When I plugged it in, the molex shorted and sparked, and the PC turned off. After unplugging the molex, I"m having serious issues.

The computer won't post or even activate my RGB keyboard and mouse, the monitor gets a power signal but then reads No Signal.

At first the fans and cooler plugged into the top half of the MoBo (CPU_FAN, W_PUMP) would turn on when I powered it up, but the CHA_FAN connectors on the bottom did nothing. After removing and replacing the CMOS battery, all fans and LEDs activate.

I've tried leaving it for a few hours, leaving the CMOS battery out as well as jumping the CLRTC, swapping power supplies (CX650M) and swapping GPUs (GTX 960) but still get no POST.

The strange thing is that the LEDs light up as normal, no error lights anywhere; however the EZ XMP (a switch for overclocking DIMM) LED lights no matter which position the switch is in, when I believe it's only supposed to light when switched on. It simply gets brighter when I switch it over.

Unfortunately I don't have a speaker handy, but I'm wondering if anyone has had an issue like this or there is any other troubleshooting I could do or might have done wrong, PLEASE HELP!

This is the MoBo's manual:
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/Z170-AR/E10395_Z170-AR_UM_WEB.pdf

 

[white.a.drew]

MoBo: Asus Z170-AR
CPU: I7 6700K Skylake
GPU: GTX 980 Ti
RAM: EVGA 16GB(2x8) 3200
PSU: HX750
Storage is a Samsung Evo 850

This was all up and running fine, with no issues, UNTIL like a fool I found an old LED bar with a molex adapter that went into the PSU's Peripheral/SATA 6 pin. When I plugged it in, the molex shorted and sparked, and the PC turned off. After unplugging the molex, I"m having serious issues.

The computer won't post or even activate my RGB keyboard and mouse, the monitor gets a power signal but then reads No Signal.

At first the fans and cooler plugged into the top half of the MoBo (CPU_FAN, W_PUMP) would turn on when I powered it up, but the CHA_FAN connectors on the bottom did nothing. After removing and replacing the CMOS battery, all fans and LEDs activate.

I've tried leaving it for a few hours, leaving the CMOS battery out as well as jumping the CLRTC, swapping power supplies (CX650M) and swapping GPUs (GTX 960) but still get no POST.

The strange thing is that the LEDs light up as normal, no error lights anywhere; however the EZ XMP (a switch for overclocking DIMM) LED lights no matter which position the switch is in, when I believe it's only supposed to light when switched on. It simply gets brighter when I switch it over.

Unfortunately I don't have a speaker handy, but I'm wondering if anyone has had an issue like this or there is any other troubleshooting I could do or might have done wrong, PLEASE HELP!

This is the MoBo's manual:
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/Z170-AR/E10395_Z170-AR_UM_WEB.pdf

Pull every ram stick out besides a1. Try posting with just that if you get post awesome try with every ram stick if not post. Try b1 if it works try every ram stick it not try a2.... Again same if nothing try b2 "try EVERY ram stick IN EACH slot" "" so if 4 sticks try all four in slot a1" "then b1" "then a2" then b2" every stick each slot""