Building new PC, None of my 4 G.Skill Trident Z modules working with ASUS Z170-A Mobo

[TFXRaven]

I'm building my first computer in over a decade and after hours of putting all the components together, I plug it in for that agonizing first power-on. The motherboard's DRAM_LED glares continuously regardless of what configuration I put them in. I do the MemOK test each time and it fails the battery each time. They're DDR4 PC3200 modules that should work just fine but the mobo won't get past POST. I've even made sure everything is getting power, too.

This is the RAM: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gtzb

This is the mobo: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170a

 

[Tradesman1]

I'd bench it, have a guide that may help here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1753671/bench-troubleshooting.html

 

[smorizio]

use the usb flashback put the newest bios on the mb.
Z170-A BIOS 1702
Improve system stability
the last 4 number of the mb are the bios rev that on it now.
if your using an after market cooler make sure it not crushing the cpu chip.

 

[TFXRaven]

use the usb flashback put the newest bios on the mb.
Z170-A BIOS 1702
Improve system stability
the last 4 number of the mb are the bios rev that on it now.
if your using an after market cooler make sure it not crushing the cpu chip.

CPU is fine, can't bring up display so I can't mess with voltages or firmwares. It's just the RAM sounding off at the moment. I bought a set of RAM that's on the ASUS compatibility list, so I'm going to find out what the way forward is on Tuesday.

 

[smorizio]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVvHwq3syqI&html5=1
just need a usb stick and the bios file renamed. no cpu or ram to run the bios update tool. put the usb stick in the flashback usb port (low one under the ethernet port). press the flashback button. with standby power it take 3-4 min the flashback light will go off and the mb have the newest bios on it.

 

[TFXRaven]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVvHwq3syqI&html5=1
just need a usb stick and the bios file renamed. no cpu or ram to run the bios update tool. put the usb stick in the flashback usb port (low one under the ethernet port). press the flashback button. with standby power it take 3-4 min the flashback light will go off and the mb have the newest bios on it.

This board doesn't have a USB Flashback feature/option. It looks like something they discontinued some time ago. They have a header for an external card port, but apparently no one knows what it is.

 

[TFXRaven]

Got the new RAM, still doesn't work. Stripped the PC down to its bare bones: mobo, CPU, memory, still failing the memory test. Ugh, maybe it's the board...

 

[Tradesman1]

Check for bent/broken pins in the socket, if none, bench it:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1753671/bench-troubleshooting.html