Asus Z87-Plus Will not power up

[Greg USN]

Hey all, super frustrated here... after waiting two weeks for an RMA on my last motherboard with a RAM bank issue I got an ASUS Z87 Plus.

I wish I had something fancy like a ram issue to complain about this time but sadly I can't even get it to power up. Right now I have my CPU i5-4760K (with fan) and one stick of ram slotted in the A-2 bank. Aside from that only power and the front panel power button are plugged into my MOBO. When i activate the PSU the board is receiving power (as indicated by the red boot up light on the board. however when i use the panel button or the onboard button nothing happens, at all...

CPU fan wont spin, the nothing on bios... its just DOA.

Is there something i am missing? or am I facing yet another few weeks with no computer =(

 

[RealBeast]

Take the two connections off the motherboard power on pins and briefly short the pins with a small metal object (like a screwdriver) to test your case switch and wiring.

You can also test your PSU by using a paper clip and shorting pins 16 and 17 (a green wire to a black wire -- don't mess with the red or yellow wires!). The green is the power on wire and black is ground -- if it is okay the PSU will turn on normally.

 

[Greg USN]

As it turns out.... ASUS was kind enough to ship the mother with the CMOS clear jumpers not affixed to the board....
lets just say problem solved.... and I feel like an idiot. Thanks for taking the time to help me trouble shoot though =)