Asus maximus viii hero alpha not booting, code 00

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Ben_156

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Hi. I've just built a PC with:
i7 6700k
Asus maximus vii hero alpha
Corsair ddr4 vengance ram
Gtx 980ti

When i press the power button it doesn't boot and q-code 00 appears (not used)

Its not the psu, since i just tested it on my old rig and it works fine. There is no visible damage to the cpu and there are no bent pins on the motherboard, so i was just wondering if there is anything else i should try before sending the mobo back. Thanks
 
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The more I think on this, the more I think it's the Motherboard. Anything else would throw either a different code or a series of beeps. It's not even getting past the very first microcode installation.
Probably a bricked BIOS.

Try using the old PSU (you know it works). 1 memory stick, no drives attached, no add on cards at all, just the monitor hooked to the mobo. If it still just stares at you for 10 minutes without booting, throwing any codes or beeping - it's a brick.
Even trying to boot without a memory stick should throw a code at you.

My question is - how far would the MoBo go if the CPU was the bricked part? I'm not sure, but I think even that should throw something at you. A beep, a code... something.
Look at page 2-17...
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cl-justin

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Can you try taking the motherboard out of your case and test it on a non-conductive anti-static test bench, and see if the problem still persists? Also, try one RAM at a time. And check your cabling to make sure nothing is loose
 
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Ben_156

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Thanks for the reply. I've tested it outside the rig on the mobo box with 0/1/2 RAM sticks, with and without the GPU, still giving the same error.

I've also tried clearing the CMOS, still no luck.
 
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The more I think on this, the more I think it's the Motherboard. Anything else would throw either a different code or a series of beeps. It's not even getting past the very first microcode installation.
Probably a bricked BIOS.

Try using the old PSU (you know it works). 1 memory stick, no drives attached, no add on cards at all, just the monitor hooked to the mobo. If it still just stares at you for 10 minutes without booting, throwing any codes or beeping - it's a brick.
Even trying to boot without a memory stick should throw a code at you.

My question is - how far would the MoBo go if the CPU was the bricked part? I'm not sure, but I think even that should throw something at you. A beep, a code... something.
Look at page 2-17 in the manual. Beep codes.
 
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