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Asus Z170-A won't boot

Hello. So this morning i woke up and booted my PC all right. Then i switched it off for ~3 hours and when i tried to switch it back on i had no video input. I don't have a dedicated GPU, i run the on board graphics from an Intel Core I7-6700K. It happened to me once already so i thought powering off the PSU would do the trick. I did that but this time, it didn't even boot. The red LED light from the CPU is lighting up for a second then it goes off and the RAM LED is staying on for 5 seconds, then it goes off. I tried removing all the RAM sticks and booting up and the LED stays red to indicate a problem, so i figured it's not the RAM that's the issue. I removed the BIOS battery, tried to clear the CMOS but it still won't boot. I have noticed that one keyboard LED is always on, no matter if the PC is on or off. Is this an issue with my motherboard or am i doing something wrong?

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12 minutes ago, drax_mafra said:

Hello. So this morning i woke up and booted my PC all right. Then i switched it off for ~3 hours and when i tried to switch it back on i had no video input. I don't have a dedicated GPU, i run the on board graphics from an Intel Core I7-6700K. It happened to me once already so i thought powering off the PSU would do the trick. I did that but this time, it didn't even boot. The red LED light from the CPU is lighting up for a second then it goes off and the RAM LED is staying on for 5 seconds, then it goes off. I tried removing all the RAM sticks and booting up and the LED stays red to indicate a problem, so i figured it's not the RAM that's the issue. I removed the BIOS battery, tried to clear the CMOS but it still won't boot. I have noticed that one keyboard LED is always on, no matter if the PC is on or off. Is this an issue with my motherboard or am i doing something wrong?

try resetting the CMOS (https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-clear-cmos-2624545)

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16 minutes ago, drax_mafra said:

tried to clear the CMOS but it still won't boot. 

 

3 minutes ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

try resetting the CMOS

Uhhhh

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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8 minutes ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

try resetting the CMOS (https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-clear-cmos-2624545)

I tried but it won't boot.

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Have you tried booting with less ram?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I needATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explainedgroup reg is bad

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Just now, fasauceome said:

Have you tried booting with less ram?

Tried booting with one stick of RAM, tried reseating each RAM stick in each RAM slot on the board, still no boot

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Having the same kind of issues with my Z370 MB with i7 8700k. Will just refuse to boot, CPU led lights up. Happens after switching monitors and shutting down it seems, can’t find a fix either ?

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6 minutes ago, drax_mafra said:

Tried booting with one stick of RAM, tried reseating each RAM stick in each RAM slot on the board, still no boot

you only have 1 stick of RAM?

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3 minutes ago, syn2112 said:

you only have 1 stick of RAM?

no, i have 2 but i've tried with one stick individually and then with both

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have you tried re-setting the CPU? 

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17 minutes ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

have you tried re-setting the CPU? 

no. but i will try that too

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2 hours ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

have you tried re-setting the CPU? 

tried it but with no success. tomorrow i`ll go with my mobo to the seller and try to get a new one. will update

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1 hour ago, drax_mafra said:

tried it but with no success. tomorrow i`ll go with my mobo to the seller and try to get a new one. will update

good luck bro

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  • 1 month later...

Finally, update time. My CPU integrated Graphics has died, and that's the whole reason it wasn't posting. Bought a graphics card and the CPU is running fine.

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