Hello..
New here, first post and all, am having troubles with my new build..
😞I just got:
- Maximus IV Extreme B3/iP67
- Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50GHz 8MB
- corsair vengeance 4x4GB, DDR3/PC12800, CL9
- Noctua NH-U9B-SE2
left over from previous box:
- Radeon HD5770 1G gddr5 PCIe
- MSTech 750w PSU
Put that all in my new NZXT Phtantom Big Tower
Build process can be seen here:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4515462845452.182223.1257128347&type=3When booting this happened:
- fans spin up
- code goes through several states but stops at: 14, 20, F2 (which is recovery mode?)
- everything stops.
- no beeps, no post to screen
- everything tries to boot again,
- same results (ie: repeat above).
I tried:
- removing everything but CPU/RAM/Video :same result
- removed the video : same result
- turned all pcie-switches on board to 'disabled' : same result
- removed all the RAM : board stops and complains about no ram
- plug in single ram : same as before removing the RAM
- swap RAM, swap lane : same again, same
- tried different PSU : same again
- clear-CMOS by button : same again
- clear CMOS by switch : same again
- tried flashing Bios by ROG connect : nothing happens, not the flashing next to bios nothing : same results
some notes:
I can't seem to flash the bios, as nothing happens when I plug in USB and press the appropriate button. According to some posts I've read the led next to the bios should start flashing, but that isn't the case.
switching bios makes no difference.
At this point I'm starting to suspect the CPU, but considering the boards behavior when it encountered no ram, I'd expect it to warn me about this. I also thought it'd be the PSU, but that works in another box I got there (my son's petnium 4 box).
I'm currently pretty much out of ideas and since the board doesn't seem to give me any info as to what could be broken (if anything) but a generic message I'm pretty much stuck
😐Can anyone here help me get this along? Been saving up for this for over fourt months and really REALLY need to get my gaming fix soon before I turn into a front-page spread about random shooting in public area's...
😜Help would be more then greatly appreciated.. really..
Patrick 'Multifarious' Kanne
oh, and my build experience is medior.. been upgrading PC's for over 20 years, this is my first intel build since... about ten years.. something..
