New PC won't POST

[Jayfeather787]

Hello community!

 

     My friend just put together a new PC. This was a bundle from Newegg that he picked up for about 360 dollars. Here is the PC Part Picker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/njrZD3My friend put it all together, but it does not seem to post. When he pushes the power button, all the fans start spinning, and the monitor has an Asus splash screen for a brief second before just going black. He cannot get into the BIOS or the boot menu. There are no LEDS on the motherboard that show up. The motherboard was installed correctly on the standoffs, and every connector from the power supply is connected. When he presses the memok button and the directkey button on the motherboard, we get the same results. There are no beeps when the power button is pressed. What could be the problem? Is this Z87 motherboard not compatible with the new G3258? I thought they would have updated the BIOS to support it. If that is the problem, how could he update the BIOS manually? What other problems could there be?

 

     If anyone wants more information let me know.

 

     Thanks everyone!

[failblox]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/42440-readme-how-to-respond-to-a-no-post-or-no-power-up-situation/

[Ian Schmid]

are there any red light on the motherboard like one under the ram/memory slot if so yeah you most probs have an unconpadible motherboard or your bios needs to be updated (this here takes a really long time and you need another cpu)

[Dabombinable]

Hello community!

 

     My friend just put together a new PC. This was a bundle from Newegg that he picked up for about 360 dollars. Here is the PC Part Picker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/njrZD3My friend put it all together, but it does not seem to post. When he pushes the power button, all the fans start spinning, and the monitor has an Asus splash screen for a brief second before just going black. He cannot get into the BIOS or the boot menu. There are no LEDS on the motherboard that show up. The motherboard was installed correctly on the standoffs, and every connector from the power supply is connected. When he presses the memok button and the directkey button on the motherboard, we get the same results. There are no beeps when the power button is pressed. What could be the problem? Is this Z87 motherboard not compatible with the new G3258? I thought they would have updated the BIOS to support it. If that is the problem, how could he update the BIOS manually? What other problems could there be?

 

     If anyone wants more information let me know.

 

     Thanks everyone!

It will more than likely need a non haswell refresh/devil's canyon CPU for updating the bios first, then the Pentium will work.

[Jayfeather787]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/42440-readme-how-to-respond-to-a-no-post-or-no-power-up-situation/

I read that. He did everything there.

[Jayfeather787]

are there any red light on the motherboard like one under the ram/memory slot if so yeah you most probs have an unconpadible motherboard or your bios needs to be updated (this here takes a really long time and you need another cpu)

There are no lights. It is really odd. I think the motherboard needs a bios update, but there's no way to do that except by buying a non-refresh haswell and using that to update it.

[Dabombinable]

There are no lights. It is really odd. I think the motherboard needs a bios update, but there's no way to do that except by buying a non-refresh haswell and using that to update it.

So the small green LED near the front panel connectors doesn't light up? In that case try a different PSU, with only the CPU and RAM installed, and use the iGPU as well.

[failblox]

I read that. He did everything there.

Try flashing an updated version of your BIOS. There may be a special USB port somewhere on the motherboard (likely at the back) where you'll be able to flash a BIOS. You shouldn't need to have a CPU, RAM, or a graphics card installed for this to work. I'd recommend referencing your specific motherboard manual to figure out how to do this if the feature is available on your motherboard. Most modern motherboard have this feature though so I'm guessing it should be there.

[Jayfeather787]

Try flashing an updated version of your BIOS. There may be a special USB port somewhere on the motherboard (likely at the back) where you'll be able to flash a BIOS. You shouldn't need to have a CPU, RAM, or a graphics card installed for this to work. I'd recommend referencing your specific motherboard manual to figure out how to do this if the feature is available on your motherboard. Most modern motherboard have this feature though so I'm guessing it should be there.

Ok thanks!

[Jayfeather787]

So the small green LED near the front panel connectors doesn't light up? In that case try a different PSU, with only the CPU and RAM installed, and use the iGPU as well.

That lights up. I meant the LEDs that light up that show that there is a problem. Those do not light up. That shows that everything is apparently working, but it is not.

[Ian Schmid]

There are no lights. It is really odd. I think the motherboard needs a bios update, but there's no way to do that except by buying a non-refresh haswell and using that to update it.

yeah your pretty much right about an update but i dont think it is the processor a red light should come on under the ram/memory if it is