[SOLVED] Will not post. Help!

[schippy]

I have a new build I just completed and it is my first build:

Asus ROG Stryx X570-E
Ryzen 9 5900x
Corsair HX1000 80+platinum
Corsair dominator platinum 32gb Ram
Samsung 970 EVO plus M.2 2tb and a 1tb

Finally got my 5900x in the mail yesterday from Band H and finished it off and it won't post. I keep getting a Q error 2 on the board. I reflashed the bios in case it needed it to handle the 5900x and no change. The white VGA and green Boot light also remain on the Q LEDs I took out the cpu and re set it in, checked all cables and all are good. I just realized after doing some research that unfortunately the 5900x has no on board GPU and I had the HDMI cable plugged into the motherboard. I have been awaiting a RX6800xt and was hoping I could just use the motherboard for now since it had HDMI output. I realize now that won't work because of the 5900x not having a onboard GPU. My question is would not having a GPU card plugged in cause it not to post and give the errors described above or is it something else? If it's something else then what else can I try?

Thanks

 

[Nemesia]

Hi Schippy.

You need that 6800XT to post that system. It will not post without a GPU.

Was your CPU installed when you did that BIOS flashback? Sometime it works with the CPU on the board but the BIOS flashback should be used when the CPU is not installed.

 

[Lutfij]

If you can source an entry level GUP or just about any GPU from your friend and neighbor, you can test out the theory of your board being a dud or if the BIOS flash was a success. There's a reason those Q-LED's are there on the board, it's to verify if a part is faulty. The GPU not being in there is what's causing the Q-LED to be lit up.