ASUS Z270F Power cycling 3-10 times, then boots normal

Travis_58 · Jun 19, 2017

Hay guys.

As the title describes currently have an issue with a new build.

I press the power button, it powers on for 1-2 seconds, does this 3-10 times then boots normally without issue. There's no real pattern, sometimes its shorter sometimes longer.

ASUS Z270F
ASUS 1080 Strix
16GB Gskill Trident.
850AX Corsair PSU
Samsung SSD
H115i cooler.

Thanks.

Seanie280672 · Jun 19, 2017

Travis_58 :

This is normally down to a memory issue, its trying to memory train, what settings have you set for your ram in the bios ?

Travis_58 · Jun 19, 2017

I believe its on auto.

The specific model is F4-3000C15D-16GTZR.

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Travis_58 · Jun 19, 2017

I tried turning the voltage to 1.35 and setting the speed to 3,000mhz. Didnt help.

Seanie280672 · Jun 19, 2017

Travis_58 :

Have you been using any software to control the LEDs on the sticks of ram ?

Travis_58 · Jun 19, 2017

I think I may have downloaded the aura sync drivers.

Travis_58 · Jun 20, 2017

Also like to add that, when I clear CMOS, it boots in bios start-up every time without fail to launch. The problem occurs when I close/exit bios and boot normally to windows.

Travis_58 · Jun 20, 2017

Anybody able to provide any help?

I'm going to RMA the motherboard. If I can't fix it.

Seanie280672 · Jun 20, 2017

Travis_58 :

Is your bios up to date ?

Travis_58 · Jun 20, 2017

Seanie280672 :

Yeah updated to 906? I believe it's the latest.

Is it possible that the RAM not being compatible with the motherboard could be the problem?

Thanks.

Seanie280672 · Jun 20, 2017

Travis_58 :

it did cross my mind and It is possible, but ive sworn by G.Skill for many years now as its never really given me any problems, and used it in loads of ASUS boards.

EDIT: ive just had a look at the QVL and your ram is on it., pretty much, ignore the last letter of your product code for your ram as thats just for the colour, the GTZ means its trident Z, the R just means its the RGB version.

Travis_58 · Jun 20, 2017

Seanie280672 :

Travis_58 :

it did cross my mind and It is possible, but ive sworn by G.Skill for many years now as its never really given me any problems, and used it in loads of ASUS boards.

EDIT: ive just had a look at the QVL and your ram is on it., pretty much, ignore the last letter of your product code for your ram as thats just for the colour, the GTZ means its trident Z, the R just means its the RGB version.

That makes sense.

So motherboard fault then? I'm currently using the computer, apart from the booting issue; the computer works fine (10 hours stable).

Seanie280672 · Jun 20, 2017

Travis_58 :

Seanie280672 :

That makes sense.

So motherboard fault then? I'm currently using the computer, apart from the booting issue; the computer works fine (10 hours stable).

Is it just a cold boot issue ? ie, if you just restart does it restart fine ?

Travis_58 · Jun 20, 2017

No if I just do a restart in windows, it will power cycle the same. Sometimes its 1-2 power cycles then boots. Sometimes 10-20; sometimes more.

The only time it boots normally is after clearing CMOS (cmos jumper).

Thanks for the help.

Seanie280672 · Jun 20, 2017

Travis_58 :

last questions, did it come with the latest bios on it, or did you flash it upto the latest bios, and if so, did it do the same when you first built the system ?

Travis_58 · Jun 20, 2017

Yeah I built the system on the 20/06. Bios was 200/500 something(?) It did the same issue. Power cycling.

Bread boarded it to find a solution. With just motherboard and CPU installed. Same power cycle.

21/06 updated bios to 906, still power cycling.

Even from the start, its posted to windows without issue. Even passing Memtest and Prime.

Seanie280672 · Jun 20, 2017

Travis_58 :

Very strange issue, its got to be the board, it wouldnt pass prime or memtest if it was the CPU or ram, the graphics card is on the support list, and supports Corsair PSU's.

Travis_58 · Jun 20, 2017

Okay thanks for the help. I've contacted ASUS support, see if they can sum something up. I will post the solution if there is one.

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