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Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen 3 After 5 seconds cycles power stays on no post or boot blackSC

Royal_dz
Level 7
Hello Guys,

I'm new to the forum here are the specs and issues i'm currently having and what i've done so far.

-1 x OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

-EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

-Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K

-ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL

-Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-650 650W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Modular Design, Single +12V Rail,ATX12V v2.31/EPS12V v2.92,SLI Ready, Crossfire Ready, Active-PFC Power Supply - Retail

-ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2, CPU Cooler - Intel & AMD, Multi-Directional Mount, 92mm PWM Fan

- Cooler Master HAF 912 Case
....

I built this computer back in 2012
not my first build probably my 5th or 6th

I've been using this computer for the last 2.5 years fine no problems all factory settings no tweaking or OC,
last time i turned it on was probably around Christmas. I went to turn it on this morning and I got no post no boot and just a black screen. Im currently using two Samsung 22" and 24" one is which is hdmi converted to DVI and one DVI all ran on same gpu no sli.
I just recently before posting this got a chance to crack open the case and start the process.

I tried unplugging everything and power cycling with just basic SSD GPU and MOBO/CPU.
Cycled the ram in different slots.
Reset the CMOS Bat.
CMOS Reset Button on back for 3-5 Seconds before boot.
Unplugged gpu and tried to run straight from onboard HDMI.
all with no luck, what will happen is everything will power on and in about 5 seconds it powers itself down and powers back up and
will stay on but no post or mb sounds and screen stays black no boot.

Figured I would give the forum a shot before starting to replace hardware and waste money
Your help is much appreciated! 🙂
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MeanMachine
Level 13
Hi Royal_dz and Welcome to ROG
Your CMOS battery may be dead or failing or a failing PSU can cause your symptoms.
Try replacing the battery, worth a try for $4 and get your PSU checked.
We owe our existence to the scum of the earth, Cyanobacteria

My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:
AMD R7 2700X Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i Case: Corsair Carbide 780t

Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2


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Figured it out, I must of thought i cycled the ram correctly and ended up just switching out the same stick cause it turned out to be a dead stick of ram. All is good now, have 12 gbs now

MeanMachine
Level 13
Hi Royal_dz andd glad to see you have it sorted out.
We owe our existence to the scum of the earth, Cyanobacteria

My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:
AMD R7 2700X Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i Case: Corsair Carbide 780t

Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2


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