Maximus VI Gene won't post

Squizzly · Apr 27, 2014

Hi all!

So my trusted, 6 month+ build has started to play up on me. All was fine but then I didn't use my pc for a month or so. So since I came back to it these past 2 weeks, it refused to power on normally...

I would press the power button, nothing would happen for 5 seconds and then it would power up
OR
sometimes it wouldn't power up at all.

Now it won't power on at all, with only the Start and Reset LED's lit up, nothing else.

- I opened it up and checked all relevant connections
- I removed all connections and ram, nothing worked
- I updated everything I could but today it fully died* on me
* (Actually, It's like it's in a coma to be blunt)

I get no Q-code, nothing. Just those two lights, start and reset.
A few other people have had this issue on the internet but they didn't post solutions, and my build seemed to be older then theirs...
(Side note, my Corsair H60i makes an awful racket for 30 seconds or till windows loads, as if it's not getting full rpm. But this is an issue for another time.)

Many thanks!
Sean.

PC:
i5 4670k
Maximus VI Gene
8gb Corsair ddr3 1600mhz
Seasonic x560 psu
GTX670
120gb sandisk ssd

IRyannHD · Apr 27, 2014

It either sounds like a dead or dying PSU or it could be the CMOS battery.

On your motherboard since it's a ASUS Gene motherboard I think you should have a small green circle arrow on your IO. Whilst the computer is shut down but still receiving power, press the button, wait a few seconds and try booting up.

If it doesn't boot then remove the small button battery on your motherboard (CMOS battery) and put it back in (whilst the computer is shut down but receiving power) and try booting.

And if that fails replace the small button battery (make a note of what way it goes), you can find these pretty much in any store just make sure it's the same size/voltage as the current battery. Place the new battery in the slot and then try booting, without this battery you can't boot so a dead battery can cause a big issue.

Squizzly · Apr 27, 2014

UPDATE:

I waited for an hour or so, booted and it came on. So without switching the psi off (dangerous I know) I replugged everything back in and booted into windows. When I got in, the clock was set to 2008 and some of the notifications tray icons weren't there. Ai Suite wouldn't work properly either.

Is this an SSD issue? or has an ssd issue been created by these events?

Squizzly · Apr 27, 2014

IRyannHD :

I had removed the battery and tried the clear cmos (green arrow circle) button in my initial trials and ono just popped it back in. But when I put it back in, I placed it in with the text facing up (obviously) Is there a specific way it's supposed to go in?

Thanks!

IRyannHD · Apr 27, 2014

This doesn't sound like a SSD/HDD issue, I'm not sure if they have to go in a certain way, I think they do, hmmm, it could be a ssd issue but I doubt it, fix the time on the PC, update any drivers you can and then try rebooting. I'm guessing when you shut down you shut down properly, not just holding the power button or just turning it off from the switch because that can cause issues.

Tradesman1 · Apr 27, 2014

What model of SSD, if it uses the 12xx controller, those are truly complient with the SATA standards and are troublesome in Haswell builds where the chipset is tighter to the standards

Squizzly · Apr 27, 2014

I always switch off properly via windows, and I am stress testing with an over clock as the pc has returned to normal operations os far. So will see how stress testing goes and will update. I have a Sandisk 120gb SSD: SDSSDX-120G-G25

Tradesman1 · Apr 27, 2014

OK there, believe that uses the 22XX controller,

Squizzly · Apr 28, 2014

I realised that the time in windows set to 2008 because I removed bios battery/cleared cmos. Not sure why this was happening though, it was literally not working then all of a sudden sprang into life. Hope it doesn't do this again if it's not used daily :/

Thanks for your help guys

Squizzly · May 8, 2014

So my system refuses to start again. I replaced the battery and it still won't work :/

Squizzly · May 8, 2014

IRyannHD :

It either sounds like a dead or dying PSU or it could be the CMOS battery.

On your motherboard since it's a ASUS Gene motherboard I think you should have a small green circle arrow on your IO. Whilst the computer is shut down but still receiving power, press the button, wait a few seconds and try booting up.

If it doesn't boot then remove the small button battery on your motherboard (CMOS battery) and put it back in (whilst the computer is shut down but receiving power) and try booting.

And if that fails replace the small button battery (make a note of what way it goes), you can find these pretty much in any store just make sure it's the same size/voltage as the current battery. Place the new battery in the slot and then try booting, without this battery you can't boot so a dead battery can cause a big issue.

Replaced the battery and it still won't work. Do you reckon it's a dead/dying psu?

IRyannHD · May 8, 2014

Squizzly :

Could be, it's starting to lead in that direction, or a dead motherboard, get a new PSU or RMA the one you have if it's under warranty and try that, it's a shame this things happen as it puts people off custom building etc.

334433 · Sep 28, 2014

Squizzly, old thread but you haven't posted a solution. I'm having this problem at the moment, my pc specs are almost identical to yours. Same CPU, mobo, PSU and RAM.

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