- Jun 11, 2015
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I am finishing a build (my first) and cannot get the system to power up. I will describe the system, what I have done and the problem.
The system:
Case: Streacom FC5 Evo with passive heatsink and cooling pipes
Mobo: Asus Z97 Gryphon Armor Edition microATX
CPU: Intel i7 4770T
Memory: Crucial CT2KIT51264BA160B 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 UDIMM
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
PSU: Sumvision PowerX3 500W (also tried linear PSU)
What I have done:
Removed the motherboard "armour"
Removed half of the extra heatsink around the VRMs to allow the heat pipes to be sited (apparently temperatures still run quite low)
Followed the instructions for mounting of the mobo into the chassis
Fitted the i7 4770T CPU to the mobo, checking the correct alignment
Applied thermal paste to the CPU and fitted the Streacom CPU mount, heat pipes and heatsink connector blocks on the case
Connected the power - 24pin connector to the mobo, and 4pin connector to the CPU connector (which is 8pin, though I understand that 4pin in is OK)
The problem:
The system does not boot or POST. There was no BIOS beep and nothing on the screen. One small LED on the mobo lights up, labelled SB_PWR (which I think means standby power). When I connect a small fan to the "assistant fan" slot on the mobo, it turns.
I have tried disconnecting the SSD, using only one of the memory cards (checking that it's in the right slot as per the manual), using a different PSU (I was initially using an HDPLEX linear PSU with a DC to ATX converter, and then I tried a standard 500W PSU). I added an internal speaker (as the mobo doesn't seem to come with one), but no beeps. I wondered whether the CPU cooler fan needs to be connected, but due to to the location of the heat pipes I couldn't connect the fan. I tried bridging the points with a bit of copper which made no difference, though I can't be sure that I did this correctly.
Any advice appreciated!!
The system:
Case: Streacom FC5 Evo with passive heatsink and cooling pipes
Mobo: Asus Z97 Gryphon Armor Edition microATX
CPU: Intel i7 4770T
Memory: Crucial CT2KIT51264BA160B 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 UDIMM
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
PSU: Sumvision PowerX3 500W (also tried linear PSU)
What I have done:
Removed the motherboard "armour"
Removed half of the extra heatsink around the VRMs to allow the heat pipes to be sited (apparently temperatures still run quite low)
Followed the instructions for mounting of the mobo into the chassis
Fitted the i7 4770T CPU to the mobo, checking the correct alignment
Applied thermal paste to the CPU and fitted the Streacom CPU mount, heat pipes and heatsink connector blocks on the case
Connected the power - 24pin connector to the mobo, and 4pin connector to the CPU connector (which is 8pin, though I understand that 4pin in is OK)
The problem:
The system does not boot or POST. There was no BIOS beep and nothing on the screen. One small LED on the mobo lights up, labelled SB_PWR (which I think means standby power). When I connect a small fan to the "assistant fan" slot on the mobo, it turns.
I have tried disconnecting the SSD, using only one of the memory cards (checking that it's in the right slot as per the manual), using a different PSU (I was initially using an HDPLEX linear PSU with a DC to ATX converter, and then I tried a standard 500W PSU). I added an internal speaker (as the mobo doesn't seem to come with one), but no beeps. I wondered whether the CPU cooler fan needs to be connected, but due to to the location of the heat pipes I couldn't connect the fan. I tried bridging the points with a bit of copper which made no difference, though I can't be sure that I did this correctly.
Any advice appreciated!!
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