z270 msi gaming pro carbon - no boot, no video

Damouk

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Jul 5, 2017
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Hi all,

System specs;
i7-7700k
Msi gaming pro carbon
Kingston 2400mhz 8gb RAM x2
GTX960
Corsair h45i
Various SSD/HDD
CorsairCXM600 PSU

So I have built the pc above today and am having problems getting the pc to POST/boot.

The PSU and gfx card are both from my old build, and were both working fine.

When I boot up, the DRAM ez light stays on for 5-10 seconds and then clears. All fans and lights turn on and will stay on indefinitely. I don't have a mobo speaker (I don't think?) as I don't hear any beeps at all.

I have tried a lot of things;
Reseating ram,
Trying ram separately in all slots
Checking all power cables are connected
Checking all components seated correctly
Removing gpu and using mobo dvi
Checked CPU and socket pins (all good)
I've removed all hdd/SSD


Does anyone else have any smart ideas?? Please tell me it is something simple!!

I've also followed as many of the points in the CHECK BEFORE POST about not booting, so please don't just link that thread.

Best regards
Damo
 

Lutfij

Titan
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How old is the PSU?

Have you tried breadboarding the system and seeing if the system boots? Mind you, I've meant to take only one stick of ram and populate it in each of the slots to see if you can get to BIOS screen.

Remove CMOS battery and replace after 15 minutes and see if the system posts. If the CPU socket doesn't have any bent pins then you might need to RMA the board. For the sake of relevance, please post a pic of the CPU socket in case you've missed something minor.
 

Damouk

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Jul 5, 2017
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The PSU is maybe 1 year old?

I'll give taking the battery out for 15 mins a go, just done that so will report back in 20 mins or so...

CPU socket looks absolutely fine to me, picture below
https://imageshack.com/i/po0AR06Lj
 

Damouk

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Jul 5, 2017
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No luck with the battery removal.

Could it be the RAM that is not compatible?

I can't seem to find a list of compatible on MSI website (I think as I only have a mobile to look!)