Pc does not boot or display anything after new motherboard and cpu installation.

19dshriver · Nov 25, 2017

I recently bought a i5-7600k and a ASUS B150-PRO D3. I installed them and everything was looking good. When I tried to turn it on it all came on, but nothing displayed on the screen. I noticed that my GPU fans were not on. So I thought that It may not fully be connected. I went back and rebuilt what I had done. When I turned it on the second time one of the GPU fans came on but the other didn't. I tapped the other fan and it came on soon after. Soon after I realized that the 8 pin power converter was not plugged into the motherboard. I plugged that in and my gpu completely stopped working. I ran CMOS multiple times and it did not work. On multiple sites I saw that this was a driver issue, but for the people with driver issues their pc did display the windows repair screen. Mine doesn't. This makes me think that my power supply may be the issue. I rebuilt my old system and now it works again. Should I clear my drives or try to install my motherboard drivers before I try again. Or is it my power supply?

Old Pc
Specs:
CPU: Fx-6350
GPU: ASUS Gtx 1060
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R 2.0
PSU: Coolmax CA-550 550W
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

alexoiu · Nov 25, 2017

First of all, that board needs a BIOS update for supporting the Kaby. I suggest returning it, if possible, and buying instead a B250 board.
Not sure about the GPU fans issue.

19dshriver · Nov 25, 2017

Is there any way for me to update it myself. And sorry for the down vote thing I didn't know what that was. Also my ram is ddr3 so I was having trouble finding a reasonably priced board.

alexoiu · Nov 25, 2017

No problem. You can order a BIOS chip on ebay and replace the board's one. Take care that you'd need DDR3L (low voltage RAMs). DDR3 memory might damage the CPU.

19dshriver · Nov 25, 2017

How much are these Bios chips? Is there enothing I can do with what I have?

alexoiu · Nov 25, 2017

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xb150-pro+d3+bios+chip.TRS0&_nkw=b150-pro+d3+bios+chip&_sacat=0
Make sure that the chip does match the exact board model, if ordering one,
You'd need a supported CPU for updating the board's BIOS. If you can borrow one.

19dshriver · Nov 25, 2017

alexoiu :

This is ridiculous that this motherboard isn't compatible. I don't have enough money for all these extra things so I'll have to wait to play. Is this the only thing I could do to make it work? Besides returning it. People were saying that I could install the drivers and delete my current ones pre-install. Is this possible?

bignastyid · Nov 25, 2017

19dshriver :

This is why you research before buying. This is a very common and well known issue.
A 2xx series board will require DDR4.
This is a bios issue not a driver issue.
Your options are
1. Buy a bios chip with with a version of the bios that supports Kaby lake cpus
2. Buy a cheap Skylake cpu and use it to flash the bios
3. Return the board and buy a 200 series board and DDR4
4. Return the cpu and buy a Skylake cpu

Even after you get it working you will still likely need a clean OS reinstall to get the OS working properly.

19dshriver · Nov 25, 2017

bignastyid :

19dshriver :

This is why you research before buying. This is a very common and well known issue.
A 2xx series board will require DDR4.
This is a bios issue not a driver issue.
Your options are
1. Buy a bios chip with with a version of the bios that supports Kaby lake cpus
2. Buy a cheap Skylake cpu and use it to flash the bios
3. Return the board and buy a 200 series board and DDR4
4. Return the cpu and buy a Skylake cpu

Even after you get it working you will still likely need a clean OS reinstall to get the OS working properly.

Okay, Thanks for the options list. I suppose I am going to buy a BIOS chip or maybe use my friends i5 to flash it.

Darkbreeze · Nov 25, 2017

19dshriver :

You didn't do this WHILE the system was running did you? If you did, you can probably stop looking for your problem and begin looking for a new motherboard, and possibly a new CPU and graphics card.

19dshriver · Nov 26, 2017

Nono It was off

Darkbreeze · Nov 26, 2017

Ok, just checking, because, you'd be surprised or maybe you wouldn't, at what we see people do on a daily basis. Heh.

19dshriver · Nov 26, 2017

https://m.ebay.com/itm/BIOS-Chip-ASUS-B150-PRO-D3/381610643275?hash=item58d9c44f4b:g:NP4AAOSwi8xZ~32

This looks like it would work. Can anyone confirm this?

bignastyid · Nov 26, 2017

If the description is accurate it should work.

19dshriver · Nov 26, 2017

Okay, Thanks everyone for the help!

WyomingKnott · Dec 18, 2017

So now I'm dying of curiosity - did you get it to work and what method did you use?

alexoiu · Dec 18, 2017

WyomingKnott :

"So now I'm dying of curiosity"
So am I. But just to see the Christmas presents...

Pc does not boot or display anything after new motherboard and cpu installation.

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