Motherboard ports and GPU ports not working.

Dubbin

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Jun 28, 2015
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So I got my new Z370-A Prime with my I7-8700k yesterday. I put everything together and noticed how the ports on the GPU and the ports on the MB weren't working. I double checked the MB and CPU power pins and everything was secured well, so it wasn't a connectivity issue. I tried a bunch of other stupid stuff I read online and just came to conclusion that it was a bad MB. So the lights on the GPU and MB were working. The PC booted and ran fine. CPU fans ran well too. I already shipped back the MB to Newegg for a replacement but I still want to get to the bottom of this. If anyone has ran into something like this, I'd like to hear your story.
 
Solution
When getting the new board, try testing it outside the case, CPU, CPU cooler and single RAM. No other components. Connect a monitor to the motherboard, not a tv.