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Hello, 

 

I have started my second gaming build  I have a question regarding my new build. My CPU light stays red when I turn my system on and I don't have a display.  I have tried various troubleshooting problems. removing RAM, checking all the cables, VCARD etc etc. I have also tried using another VCARD AMD RADON R9 from an older build. It's just really annoying me because I had it on my old system and managed to fix it but in this one, I can't fix at all.

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CASE: CORSAIR R270 MID TOWER 

1x ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO MOTHERBOARD

1x i7 7700k 4.2ghz

1x CORSAIR H100i V2 LIQUID COOLER

4x 16GB CORSAIR VENGENCE DDR4 RAM

1x ASUS STRIX NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU (SOON MSI 1070 SLI)

2 x WD BLUE 1TB HARD DRIVE 

1x SANDISK 150GB SSD

1x CORSAIR 850x POWER SUPPLY

7x CORSAIR RED LED QUIET EDITION AF120

 

Could someone help me with the problem 

 

Thank you

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while checking the cables, have you replug your motherboard cable?

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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4 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

while checking the cables, have you replug your motherboard cable?

I stripped everything down and re wired and plugged everything back in.Y

the CPU light is still red I also checked to see if any of the pins on the Motherboard were out of alignment everything seems fine 

 

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4 minutes ago, Avve1000 said:

Personally I like Maximus ix code more, just because it looks cooler in my opinion xD 

Atleast 256gb ssd, 150gb gets filled up WAY too quickly. 

 

Thought you couldnt sli 2 different gpus if they are Nivida? thought it was only AMD that allowed it? But I could be wrong :) 

 

Otherwise it seems gud :) 

I'm using the 970 for now Until my 1070s arrive 

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1 minute ago, FROGZY said:

I stripped everything down and re wired and plugged everything back in.Y

the CPU light is still red I also checked to see if any of the pins on the Motherboard were out of alignment everything seems fine 

 

I am afraid maybe there is a broken pin in your motherboard

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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Do you have an updated bios on the motherboard?

 

The mobo needs an updated Kaby Lake bios to work with your CPU. Without one it won't work, and it sounds like this could be your issue.

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26 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Do you have an updated bios on the motherboard?

 

The mobo needs an updated Kaby Lake bios to work with your CPU. Without one it won't work, and it sounds like this could be your issue.

How would I update the Kaby Lake Bios because I can't see anything on the display? 

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2 minutes ago, FROGZY said:

How would I update the Kaby Lake Bios because I can't see anything on the display? 

Check your manual, I believe your board has a feature that lets you update the bios even without a cpu

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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16 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Check your manual, I believe your board has a feature that lets you update the bios even without a cpu

I checked my manual and tried turning it on but I still didn't get a display for the BIOS setup did I buy the wrong motherboard for my system 

 

 

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23 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Check your manual, I believe your board has a feature that lets you update the bios even without a cpu

 

5 minutes ago, FROGZY said:

I checked my manual and tried turning it on but I still didn't get a display for the BIOS setup did I buy the wrong motherboard for my system 

 

 

I also check on the intel website my board only supports 6th GEN CPUs

 

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Did you insert a USB with the BIOS update that establishes support for 7th gen? 

 

The CPU less update process that DocSwag referred you too is a quite specific process and you wont see anythibg on screen untill it is done and you then reinsert the cpu as far as I know.

 

(ASUS is not my favorite brand but that feature is amazing) 

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3 hours ago, FROGZY said:

I checked my manual and tried turning it on but I still didn't get a display for the BIOS setup did I buy the wrong motherboard for my system 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, FROGZY said:

 

I also check on the intel website my board only supports 6th GEN CPUs

 

Yeah that's what I'm saying, you need to update your mobo bios so it supports 7th gen.

 

Your board supports bios flashback without entering the bios. Just go to page 2-12 of your manual and it has instructions on how to update your bios without even entering the bios.

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Compooters:

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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3 hours ago, DocSwag said:

 

Yeah that's what I'm saying, you need to update your mobo bios so it supports 7th gen.

 

Your board supports bios flashback without entering the bios. Just go to page 2-12 of your manual and it has instructions on how to update your bios without even entering the bios.

Thank you for your help I appreciate it I managed to get my system up and running now no problems so far :) Thanks 

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3 hours ago, Storytellar said:

Did you insert a USB with the BIOS update that establishes support for 7th gen? 

 

The CPU less update process that DocSwag referred you too is a quite specific process and you wont see anythibg on screen untill it is done and you then reinsert the cpu as far as I know.

 

(ASUS is not my favorite brand but that feature is amazing) 

Yeahh I managed to get my system working now thanks for the help and guidance 

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15 hours ago, FROGZY said:

Thank you for your help I appreciate it I managed to get my system up and running now no problems so far :) Thanks 

No problem, I'm glad it worked for you! :) 

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Compooters:

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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