Hey Guys,
For some reason my motherboard is only posting with my CPU heatsink removed.
I was building my PC today, and when I finished I started it up and the EZ Debug CPU light turned on. I turned off the PC, removed everything and started the motherboard outside of the case with the heatsink OFF. Sure enough, the motherboard posted and booted to the BIOS. I then put the heatsink back on thinking that the issue was resolved, started it and it wouldn't work.
I tried reseating the CPU, trying different RAM slots, nothing would work. Should I return the motherboard? Or is there something that I'm overlooking? Thanks for any help you can give.
MSI Z370-A Pro Motherboard
I5-8600k CPU
G.Skill Aegis 16GB DDR4 RAM
EVGA 550W PSU
RTX 2060 GPU
For some reason my motherboard is only posting with my CPU heatsink removed.
I was building my PC today, and when I finished I started it up and the EZ Debug CPU light turned on. I turned off the PC, removed everything and started the motherboard outside of the case with the heatsink OFF. Sure enough, the motherboard posted and booted to the BIOS. I then put the heatsink back on thinking that the issue was resolved, started it and it wouldn't work.
I tried reseating the CPU, trying different RAM slots, nothing would work. Should I return the motherboard? Or is there something that I'm overlooking? Thanks for any help you can give.
MSI Z370-A Pro Motherboard
I5-8600k CPU
G.Skill Aegis 16GB DDR4 RAM
EVGA 550W PSU
RTX 2060 GPU