For six years my computer has worked flawlessly, but a few weeks ago, out of the blue, it wouldn’t boot up. My motherboard indicates the Q-code “00" and the CPU red light is on.
After three weeks of troubleshooting and reading every relevant post on this forum, I am in desperate need of help.
My components:
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
i7-3930K
32GB Samsung ddr3l RAM
Corsair AX750
Noctua NH-D14
GTX 550Ti
Fortunately, I have two other very similar builds which I was able to test each individual component with. The CPU, RAM, graphics card, fan, and PSU all worked with the other computers, so I assume it’s the motherboard. I contacted ASUS, but that nightmarish ordeal would require another thread to describe. Long story short—they provided no help at all.
This is what I’ve tried:
Updating BIOS
Breadboarding
Inspecting capacitors for signs of damage
clearing CMOS
A temporary solution seems to be simply unplugging the PSU and waiting a few hours. It consistently boots up normally after that, but then repeats the problem upon either shutting down or restarting. I thought it might be the CMOS battery, so I replaced it, but the problem persists.
I don’t know if it’s an electrical short or what, but at this point, I am convinced repairing it is beyond my skill. If anyone has experienced this before, or has an idea I haven’t thought of, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you
After three weeks of troubleshooting and reading every relevant post on this forum, I am in desperate need of help.
My components:
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
i7-3930K
32GB Samsung ddr3l RAM
Corsair AX750
Noctua NH-D14
GTX 550Ti
Fortunately, I have two other very similar builds which I was able to test each individual component with. The CPU, RAM, graphics card, fan, and PSU all worked with the other computers, so I assume it’s the motherboard. I contacted ASUS, but that nightmarish ordeal would require another thread to describe. Long story short—they provided no help at all.
This is what I’ve tried:
Updating BIOS
Breadboarding
Inspecting capacitors for signs of damage
clearing CMOS
A temporary solution seems to be simply unplugging the PSU and waiting a few hours. It consistently boots up normally after that, but then repeats the problem upon either shutting down or restarting. I thought it might be the CMOS battery, so I replaced it, but the problem persists.
I don’t know if it’s an electrical short or what, but at this point, I am convinced repairing it is beyond my skill. If anyone has experienced this before, or has an idea I haven’t thought of, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you
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