New CPU/No Display

[andrewdalusong]

Relevant Specs:
MSI 980ti Graphics Card
Intel i7 7700k CPU
MSI Z170A M5 Motherboard

Just installed a new CPU with a liquid cooler, after installing my computer boots up but no display is shown. I checked to see if it would boot without my graphics card like other forums show but it still is a black screen. Also took out my RAM and received the long beeps that prove my motherboard is still working. Not sure the problem and any advice helps!

 

[volkgren]

100 series motherboards require a bios update to be compatible with 7th-gen CPUs. You probably need to reinstall your old 6th-gen CPU and administer a bios update.

 

[PaulieVideos]

Put your old CPU back and update your motherboard bios with the newest one.
Here is the link for the bios updates: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170A-GAMING-M5#down-bios

 

[volkgren]

Hope you have some extra thermal paste. Always comes in handy.

 

[andrewdalusong]

Definitely gonna try this in the morning. I’ll keep you guys updated! Appriciate the help!!

 

[andrewdalusong]

So I traded CPU's and unfortunately the person I traded with won't be available for a while. Is there anything else that could be done? Or am I screwed until I get the original CPU in?

 

[volkgren]

You could buy or borrow another CPU; it has to be 6th-gen Skylake. Like this Celeron G3900 for cheap http://

 

[andrewdalusong]

HELP!! So I did end up purchasing the 3900 and installed it in my pc. I still get no display, my keyboard lights up but my mouse doesn’t. Anything will help!

 

[volkgren]

I apologize for this inconvenience. This is something I have not seen before.

For some odd reason that motherboard requires a later bios update for the i3 and below Skylake CPUs. https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170A-GAMING-M5.html#support-cpu

I would contact MSI and ask them about your situation, because it looks like you need at least an i5-6400 if you in fact have the earliest bios 7977v12 in order to be compatible so you can update it further.

 

[mdd1963]

Confirm you have a cooler mounted, and a CPU fan attached to appropriate cpu fan header?

Look for a "CLEAR CMOS" jumper (with all power removed from PSU!) to install for 1-2 seconds..then remove, and retest (Often slear CMOS is now just a momentary pushbutton switch...

 

[andrewdalusong]

I have decided to just let an expert at it. I appreciate all your responses and will post here what they did to solve the problem. Cheers