- Mar 29, 2017
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tl;dr Computer won't turn on. Won't respond to CMOS reset. Motherboard considered dead for hours, then managed to boot once.
I'm using an ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS. Recently, over the past week and a half, I've been unable to wake the computer from sleep mode, for which I can't find a permanent solution. So, instead, I've been shutting down or resetting CMOS to wake from sleep.
My first time resetting, I removed the CMOS battery, then when I replaced it, unknowingly did so inverted (+ to -). Despite this, the computer booted. Ever since, I discovered the board's CMOS reset jumper, and have been using that, instead. However, more recently, it's needed CMOS reset to start up in the first place. When I try to start up, the power light goes on, but nothing happens.
Now, it seems to be stuck in this state, perpetually. If plugged in, the power button will light up, but nothing else. Pressing the button is fruitless, and CMOS resetting doesn't seem to work, anymore. We've tried removing the GPU, making sure all the connections are secure, and changing the CMOS battery (correctly-mounted, this time). The only time it's turned on so far, it was sitting for hours without power, durring which time I had removed a USB fob for a wireless mouse. I have yet to replicate this miraculous startup, and have no idea what to attribute this all to in the first place.
Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS
CPU: Intel Xenon E5-2670 2.6GHz 8-Core (x2)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3-2133 (x8)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 1TH 2.5" SSD
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 TI 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+
I'm using an ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS. Recently, over the past week and a half, I've been unable to wake the computer from sleep mode, for which I can't find a permanent solution. So, instead, I've been shutting down or resetting CMOS to wake from sleep.
My first time resetting, I removed the CMOS battery, then when I replaced it, unknowingly did so inverted (+ to -). Despite this, the computer booted. Ever since, I discovered the board's CMOS reset jumper, and have been using that, instead. However, more recently, it's needed CMOS reset to start up in the first place. When I try to start up, the power light goes on, but nothing happens.
Now, it seems to be stuck in this state, perpetually. If plugged in, the power button will light up, but nothing else. Pressing the button is fruitless, and CMOS resetting doesn't seem to work, anymore. We've tried removing the GPU, making sure all the connections are secure, and changing the CMOS battery (correctly-mounted, this time). The only time it's turned on so far, it was sitting for hours without power, durring which time I had removed a USB fob for a wireless mouse. I have yet to replicate this miraculous startup, and have no idea what to attribute this all to in the first place.
Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS
CPU: Intel Xenon E5-2670 2.6GHz 8-Core (x2)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3-2133 (x8)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 1TH 2.5" SSD
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 TI 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+
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