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Mr Technician
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I'm trying to fix a Z170 system that will not post. It all started when Minecraft was opened, which caused the PC to crash completely. Since then I have done the following:

  • Rebooted the PC
  • DRAM light would blink but would not go to VGA light
  • Removing GPU made it to POST with a "overclocking failed error"
  • This persisted through multiple reboots until I switched from Asus Optimal to Normal
  • After doing so, the original DRAM light blinking issue came back (running on integrated graphics at that point).
  • Clearing CMOS did not fix the issue
  • I tried with each stick of memory in a variety of slots. No dice.
  • I am currently reseating the CPU but I doubt this will fix it.

Is this a bad motherboard issue?

PC Specs:

CPU: AMD 1700x Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: Asus Crosshair VI Hero RAM: 4 * 8GB G.Skill RGB DDR4 Graphics: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 500GB Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: EVGA 750w G3 Monitors: Dell SG2716DG +  2x Dell U2515H

 

Freenas specs:

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 Cooler: Some noctua cooler Motherboard: Supermicro X9 SRL-F RAM: 8 * 8GB Samsung DDR3 ECC Storage: 6 * 4TB Seagate 7200 RPM RAIDZ2 Controller: LSI H220 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro PSU: EVGA 650w G3

 

Phone: iPhone 6S 32 GB Space Grey

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https://sanuja.com/blog/how-to-fix-overclocking-failed-error

 

 

Seems you tried most of the steps in that, maybe swap out components into another MB if possible and test them there.

 

I'm better at fixing people than PC's... For now. 

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22 minutes ago, Mr Technician said:
  • Removing GPU made it to POST with a "overclocking failed error"
  • This persisted through multiple reboots until I switched from Asus Optimal to Normal
  • After doing so, the original DRAM light blinking issue came back (running on integrated graphics at that point).

This suggests something to do with cpu socket, ram slots, and maybe even the pcie slot

 

I suggest getting some 99% IPA and dunking/spraying those with it and let it dry for a day, that will most likely fix your problem as alot of the time theres just random dust or filth that gets into these slots/sockets and make em malfunction

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36 minutes ago, MedicTim78 said:

Seems you tried most of the steps in that, maybe swap out components into another MB if possible and test them there.

 

I forgot to mention that I tried RAM from my other PC, same issue (no post). Unfortunately this is the only Intel build in the house so I have nothing to test with. 😞

PC Specs:

CPU: AMD 1700x Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: Asus Crosshair VI Hero RAM: 4 * 8GB G.Skill RGB DDR4 Graphics: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 500GB Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: EVGA 750w G3 Monitors: Dell SG2716DG +  2x Dell U2515H

 

Freenas specs:

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 Cooler: Some noctua cooler Motherboard: Supermicro X9 SRL-F RAM: 8 * 8GB Samsung DDR3 ECC Storage: 6 * 4TB Seagate 7200 RPM RAIDZ2 Controller: LSI H220 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro PSU: EVGA 650w G3

 

Phone: iPhone 6S 32 GB Space Grey

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So does this sound like a motherboard issue?

PC Specs:

CPU: AMD 1700x Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: Asus Crosshair VI Hero RAM: 4 * 8GB G.Skill RGB DDR4 Graphics: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 500GB Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: EVGA 750w G3 Monitors: Dell SG2716DG +  2x Dell U2515H

 

Freenas specs:

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 Cooler: Some noctua cooler Motherboard: Supermicro X9 SRL-F RAM: 8 * 8GB Samsung DDR3 ECC Storage: 6 * 4TB Seagate 7200 RPM RAIDZ2 Controller: LSI H220 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro PSU: EVGA 650w G3

 

Phone: iPhone 6S 32 GB Space Grey

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-> Moved to Troubleshooting

 

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