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[Zi_Ren]

Hi, 

 

This is my first time posting on a discussion forum, but I've tried everything at this point. 

 

I built a PC for the first time and before putting everything in the case I performed an out of the box post test. The components I used were:

 

- Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

- Intel Core i5-7600K

- Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000MHz 8GB

- SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

 

When I performed the post test, all the components power up but nothing appears on the monitor screen. I performed the following to try and fix the issue:

 

- I switched my previous ram to a manufacturer recommended one

- I've re-slotted the RAM

- I re-seated the CMOS battery

- I've RMA'd the motherboard and received a new one

- I double checked the connections between the PSU and the components

- I tested the monitor with my laptop

- I re-seated the CPU and double checked there were no bent pins in the CPU or motherboard

 

I could not determine if the issue was with the motherboard or the CPU. But now that the motherboard has been RMA'd, it must be the CPU, right?

[Enderman]

The 7000 series CPUs require a Z270 motherboard (or the lower end ones like B270, etc) or you need to flash your BIOS to one that supports kaby lake cpus.

[Zi_Ren]

I'm still fairly new at this, but I noticed that the Z170-P website does list the i5-7600K as one of its supported CPUs (https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z170-P/HelpDesk_CPU/)  Though I'm not sure what the validated since BIOS 3017 mean. Is that the flash you mentioned?

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, Zi_Ren said:

I'm still fairly new at this, but I noticed that the Z170-P website does list the i5-7600K as one of its supported CPUs (https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z170-P/HelpDesk_CPU/)  Though I'm not sure what the validated since BIOS 3017 mean. Is that the flash you mentioned?

Return your board and get a Z270.

[Enderman]

It means you need to flash the BIOS before that CPU will work because you purchased that motherboard before the 7000 CPUs and that update even existed.

[Zi_Ren]

Thanks that explains a lot! How do I go about flashing a new bios to the motherboard if I can't access the BIOS or OS? Any recommendations on material/resources?

[Zusafek]

3 hours ago, Zi_Ren said:

Thanks that explains a lot! How do I go about flashing a new bios to the motherboard if I can't access the BIOS or OS? Any recommendations on material/resources?

Either go to a computer shop and ask them if they can flash the bios or let you borrow a skylake cpu....or purchase a cheap skylake cpu to flash it yourself. Last option is to return the z170 board for a z270 board. 

[Zi_Ren]

Thanks for all the help everyone! Went to the nearest Canada Computers and they'll flash the new bios for $20.