New Build. Water cool. GPU no signal.

[jimmy1a1]

New Build.

Issue: When booting up GPU fails to provide signal. Integrated GPU works. MB shows VGA_LED lit. if reset boot may sometimes provide a No Signal signal to the monitor otherwise dead. tested on secondary bench. GPU works fine. Was able to boot up into UEFI settings and windows from old HDD a few times but suddenly stops providing signals again with same settings after reboot.

i have tried rebooting. resetting and other sockets for GPU.
Heres and image of the MB and GPU sector.
If need any more info just ask and i will provide.

CPU: i7-4790K 4.0GHz 8MB LGA1150
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX970 4GB ACX converted to water cool block
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda, 1TB 7200.12
SSD: Samsung-850-EVO-MZ-75E250B-250GB
MB: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER Intel Z97 ATX Haswell Socket 1150 4x DDR3 PCI-E3.0 RAID CrossFireX SLI USB3.0 SATA3 Onboard VGA DVI HDMI
PSU:Corsair Enthusiast Series RM850
Ram:Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB 2x4GB DDR3 1866MHz

 

[Paul NZ]

What cable did you connect from GPU to monitor?? If it's DVI or HDMI to VGA you need an active adapter

Look at the sticker on the mobo. Are the last 4 numbers 0809 or higher?? It needs to be 0809 or higher to support that CPU

Core i7-4790K (4.0Ghz, 4C, HT, L3:8M, HD Graphic, 88W, rev.C0) ALL 0809

 

[jimmy1a1]

What cable did you connect from GPU to monitor?? If it's DVI or HDMI to VGA you need an active adapter

Display port. GPU has its own Display port port.

 

[Paul NZ]

What about the last 4 numbers on the sticker, on the mobo

 

[jimmy1a1]

What about the last 4 numbers on the sticker, on the mobo

Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER Intel Z97 ATX Haswell Socket 1150 4x DDR3 PCI-E3.0 RAID CrossFireX SLI USB3.0 SATA3 Onboard VGA DVI HDMI. Um let me try to find the sticker. Serial ends with:2660. Check number is 5682. not sure if thats the numbers you want.

 

[Paul NZ]

Not the serial it's a long sticker if the mobo has been installed it maybe near the top

On this mobo it's to the left of one of the fan headers (not the same mobo as yours tho)

There's no 2660, or 5682 BIOS.

It'll be one of these 0601, 0707, 0809, 0904, 1003, 1104, 2012, 2601, 2702, 2801, or 2902

 

[jimmy1a1]

Not the serial it's a long sticker if the mobo has been installed it maybe near the top

On this mobo it's to the left of one of the fan headers (not the same mobo as yours tho)

There's no 2660, or 5682 BIOS.

It'll be one of these 0601, 0707, 0809, 0904, 1003, 1104, 2012, 2601, 2702, 2801, or 2902

this?

 

[Paul NZ]

Hmm could be but that BIOS isnt listed on the site.

Use BIOS flashback. Get the latest update extract it (you may have to rename it first)

Put it on a flash drive. Then read the manual on how to use BIOS flashback

 

[jimmy1a1]

Hmm could be but that BIOS isnt listed on the site.

Use BIOS flashback. Get the latest update extract it (you may have to rename it first)

Then read the manual on how to flash the BIOS


https://www.asus.com/nz/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_RANGER/HelpDesk_Download/

I know the CPU works fine as I have booted into windows using the HDD from an older desktop.

 

[Paul NZ]

Yup but if this doesnt have BIOS 0809 on it now it's not going to post

 

[jimmy1a1]

Yup but if this doesnt have BIOS 0809 on it now it's not going to post

apparently asus recalled the 2304 bios

 

[Paul NZ]

Use flashback then. Update it to the latest BIOS

 

[jimmy1a1]

Use flashback then. Update it to the latest BIOS

gonna try and do that.

 

[BringerOfTea]

Did the Led stop at A2? or is the picture taken at a random moment?

 

[jimmy1a1]

Did the Led stop at A2? or is the picture taken at a random moment?

the VGA_LED lights up usally at b4/b6 then goes to A0 then A2 and some times AE. but usally A2 is the normal point.

 

[jimmy1a1]

Use flashback then. Update it to the latest BIOS

updated bios. still no fix

some vids of issue
https://youtu.be/unE8JF_YLFM
https://youtu.be/gcO7JZzUwys
https://youtu.be/EqdEzBqaFhM
https://youtu.be/qJP3xJ8WBjM
https://youtu.be/t8YMKiqKpi0
https://youtu.be/BXQ24aTZxB8

 

[jimmy1a1]

could it be a PSU over current?

 

[BringerOfTea]

That PSU had some issues, http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=123484... it looked dusty so am I correct in assuming it was a bit old. Check the serial number and maybe RMA?

 

[jimmy1a1]

That PSU had some issues, http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=123484... it looked dusty so am I correct in assuming it was a bit old. Check the serial number and maybe RMA?

I'll have a look. but the PSU is new. it just was in a dusty workshop when being built. i'm worried it might be the GPU drawing more power then PSU can supply? thus the no graphics issue?

 

[Paul NZ]

So the pic you posted is that yours or someone elses?

 

[jimmy1a1]

So the pic you posted is that yours or someone elses?

I'm building it for my brother in law. so its mine but its at his house.

 

[Paul NZ]

Well it does display something. It says bootmgr is missing.

Since you've got more than 1 hdd, did you unplug the other hdds, when you installed windows on whatever?

 

[jimmy1a1]

Well it does display something. It says bootmgr is missing.

Since you've got more than 1 hdd, did you unplug the other hdds, when you installed windows on whatever?

welll i moved the windows HDD back and it booted up. but it only worked to provide graphics when i used the intergrated GPU and disconnected the external GPU.
and other wise its just not gonna give any signal as long as i use the external GPU. even if i have the windows HDD in.

 

[jimmy1a1]

New update. not PSU issue as i used a different PSU and still the same problem.

 

[Paul NZ]

GPU must be dead then. Replace it