My Asus Z170-A mobo won't boot, Help!

MichaelD17

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Hello.

I recently completed my first build and was ready to turn it on.

The DRAM LED goes on, then off (normal I think) then the VGA LED goes on and off (also normal I think) then the Boot_Device LED turns on and doesn't turn off. I read in some places that that is normal, but after looking at posts here and checking solutions (checking power cables, making sure the mobo isn't touching the case itself,) it still doesn't boot. I don't think it is a monitor problem as I have tried an HDMI and 2 of the usual blue ones (name escapes me at the moment) but I don't know what the problem actually is.

-Michael
 

MichaelD17

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Asus Z170-A Motherboard
EVGA GTX 1070
Ripjaws 8gb ram (x2)
intel i7 6700k quad core
evga Supernova NEX 650G psu
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
and I don't know if it matters but NZXT S340 Case (Red)
 

MichaelD17

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Taking out the graphics card worked, thank you!
But as soon as I put it back in and try to boot up it once again doesn't boot, so I presume I must wait until the OS is installed to put in the card?
 

MichaelD17

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so i dont connect anything from monitr to mobo? just the card?