New PC - No Display - Cannot Enter BIOS

[RealNasty]

Hey guys, I need your help. I just built a new watercooled pc. 

 

MB: ASUS Crosshair Formula VIII

GPU: EKWB Asus 3080 WB

CPU: 5950x AMD

SSD: 980 PRO M.2.

RAM: Corsair RGB Pro 3600

 

I couldn't set it up. I get a CODE: AE - DETECT HDD

 

I'm guessing it's trying to boot up from the hard drive but the problem is I haven't even installed Windows yet. I need to get into the BIOS but was unable to.

I also did a bios flash and updated it to the latest version.

 

Thank you for the help.

[RealNasty]

Just now, SGT-AMD said:

Try unplugging the hdd and see what happens

 

Thanks for your response. 

 

So here's the stuff that I tried.

 

1. Removed the M.2 - No luck

2. Tried another hard drive (Non.M.2) - No luck

3. Tested RAM, CPU, M.2. SSD on another PC - Verified Working

4. Code on my new pc says VGA and CPU is also okay. 

[RealNasty]

1 minute ago, SGT-AMD said:

Do you have a speaker plugged into the motherboard? The post beeps will tell you what is wrong

 

No I don't. I only look at the LED display from the Motherboard. Althought I forgot to mention the desktop still responds to CTRL ALT DELETE

[RealNasty]

10 minutes ago, SGT-AMD said:

Looks like it is reporting more that just a hdd error, unless the error codes going random is normal.

Clear the bios first, then lets see what is going on.

 

 

I just did a Clear CMOS and I am now getting an error 02 CMOS Error. Hopefully I didn't break it.

[Orian Pax]

2 hours ago, RealNasty said:

I just did a Clear CMOS and I am now getting an error 02 CMOS Error. Hopefully I didn't break it.

Okay, okay.

 

Just the the keyboard (disconnect all connected devices to it)

Disconnect the HDD or any other storage

We need only RAM, CPU, GPU, PSU and keyboard.

 

Oh the one thing

where u said mouse was getting light but not keyboard I guess it means ram needs to be reseated (best way to fix it imo, telling from my experience).

 

Keep the motherboard/pc case horizontally if u haven't done it yet.(Yes even many times this helped .)

Yes sometimes you just need mounting pressure. (I should have tried this more often, yeah still don't push too hard tho, don't use ur hand to push it, u can use stock cooler or something else.i would recommend stock cooler)

 

Connect CPU fan only (leave the other fans out of this, well mine has only CPU fan)

 

There would be small button cell remove it and put it back after minute or two.

(-nv inside, +ve outside)

 

Check if the power button and it's rainbow wires are connected correctly (if there's no start button on motherboard and u r using case Button to start)

 

Another way to clear CMOS is Screwdriver tip method, in powered off state u connect the tips of jumper using screwdriver or it's tip for solid one minute at least!

(You will need to find where ur jumper is located at on the motherboard.)

 

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Now then pc/motherboard is now placed horizontally.

Shutdown, power down and unplug PSU/PC from wall.

Then do below steps

 

00) reset the jumper as told above

0) this might sound weird but disconnect power cord from PSU too.

1) remove the button cell

2) take out the ram and gpu

3) other than keyboard disconnect everything.

4) disconnect all storage devices

4.1) is ur CPU socket clean? (Just saying)

 

5) get the CPU out then reseat it, (u can do very tiny push too. I would still recommend stock cooler)

6) after reseating put the ram back 

(Don't need to push it down too hard just until click sound, yeah pushing down too hard on ram also made my computer not work then reseated in same slot it worked and this is has happened many times)

I would recommend going with only one stick of ram,use working stick of ram btw.

 

7) put the GPU back and the button cell 

(Rough surface in and smooth shiny surface out, that is negative in and positive out)

 

8) reconnect the power cable to PSU reconnect the hdmi/display cable to GPU and monitor except

(Connect monitor's end to Gpu and GPU's end to monitor.)

 

9) connect the PSU cable to wall start and wait and see.

If it works it works 

If it doesn't

Use the other ram slots while keeping the GPU in same slot.

 

After trying all ram slots,

Change the GPU slot (I am presuming ur board has two PCIe slots).

And then try all ram slots.

 

Keep ur mind at peace and try

and try carefully, don't be hasty at all.

 

If it works that's good u will be greeted by bios and then shut it down connect storage device and mouse (but before that disconnect the plug from wall!!!).

 

If this doesn't work I am out of solutions, sorry bruh.

and be careful bcuz the PGA socket is..... i kinda don't like that they don't have any gripping system.

- thank you.