MSI X99A does not boot. Please help!

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 18, 2016

Monitor shows that info that there is not signal. What could be the cause?

Specification:

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition S/N 601-7885-080B1604
CPU: Intel Core i7-6900K
Nvidia M4000
Corsair Vengeance LPX, DDR4,3000 MHz, 4x8GB, CMK32GX4M4B3000C 15R
H100i v2 CPU cooler
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
Ubuntu 16.04

This is a newly built system which has never started. I would be gratefull for any advise.

alexoiu · Sep 18, 2016

What is the exact model of the motherboard?

coalminer071 · Sep 18, 2016

Did you put the memory in the correct spots?
RAM | Empty | RAM | Empty | CPU | Empty | RAM | Empty | RAM

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 18, 2016

MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition

Yes, I put them into slots: 1, 3, 5, 7

coalminer071 · Sep 18, 2016

should be in slots 6 8

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 18, 2016

That was sugested in the User Guide, I tried as you said but now it turns on and off in a loop...

coalminer071 · Sep 18, 2016

Try reseating all your memory, and then clear CMOS. See if it boots.

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 18, 2016

I did reseat and put now two RAMs in DIMM 1 and 5. It starts as before but still no signal.

coalminer071 · Sep 18, 2016

Why are you seating memory into the 5th dimm. All X99 motherboards should have DIMM 1/3/6/8 populated.

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 18, 2016

Because this is what User Guide says - if you have two DIMMs, use slot No 1 and 5. But 1/3 seating does not make any difference. Still no signal.

coalminer071 · Sep 18, 2016

Sorry about that, just check the motherboard manual and you are correct at the 1.3.7.5 memory locations. (MSI naming schemes, used to Asus motherboards)
Try putting the VGA into a different PCIe slot and booting up.

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 18, 2016

No luck with this. Thanks for your time.

I discovered that I did a bad mistake.

Corsair CMK32GX4M4B3000C15 is not listed as compatible with MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition S/N 601-7885-080B1604....
Hovewer, Corsair CMD32GX4M4B3000C15 is compatible... One stupid letter - instead CMK I should have bought CMD...

alexoiu · Sep 18, 2016

Nocny_Kocur :

The board might require a BIOS update for supporting the CPU.

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 18, 2016

How to do it if the computer does not communicate with me?

alexoiu · Sep 18, 2016

You can't without a supported CPU. Try contacting the retailer, or MSI and see if they can help.

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 18, 2016

So, you would think that not compatible DIMMs is not the issue here?

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/X99A-SLI-Krait-Edition.html#support-mem

I will keep on investigating and pehaps getting help fom MSI and/or retailer.

Nocny_Kocur · Sep 24, 2016

BIOS has been updated and everything works great. Thank all of you for help

alexoiu · Sep 24, 2016

Thank you for the update.

MSI X99A does not boot. Please help!

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