FX-6300 and ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 Not posting

[yeester]

Hello, My FX6300 and Motherboard aren't posting on my external build. Whenever I power on the motherboard, all I see are the power led and the CPU_LED, which indicates something is wrong with the CPU. I have no idea what's wrong with it though, since I made sure I installed it correctly and plugged in the 8-pin CPU connector along with the cpu fan. I have taken ESD precautions and also saw none of the CPU's pins are bent.

Any idea what's going on?

Here is the link to my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/EGUr

 

[alexoiu]

Hi,
The CPU requires the 1006 BIOS version
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=M5A99X%20EVO%20R2.0&hashedid=vpgO4EUfg3UTZsnh
There's a barcode sticker on the board. The last 4 digits stand for the board's BIOS version.
If BIOS update needed, use the Flashback.

 

[yeester]

Alright it turns out that the BIOS needed an update, so I updated the BIOS by using the flashback utility. It looks like it updated successfully, because the manual describes how the updating process goes, but I still have the same error

 

[alexoiu]

Have you renamed the unzipped file to 99xevor2.cap, saved it on a FAT formatted USB stick and used the Flashback USB port?

 

[yeester]

I'll try do to that again tomorrow morning. I just grabbed a USB drive I had lying around, renamed it as 99XEVOR2.CAP, and plugged it in the flashback port. Is it necessary to have it FAT formatted? I just had the CAP file on the root of the USB drive

 

[alexoiu]

Yes, FAT or FAT32. Try again. It should work.
The download site is
http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=M5A99X EVO R2.0&hashedid=vpgO4EUfg3UTZsnh
Use the latest BIOS version.
Is the CPU fan spinning when starting the board?

 

[yeester]

Yes, the CPU fan was spinning.

 

[alexoiu]

Try starting the board outside the case, with only CPU and CPU fan installed. See if the CPU led still remains lit when starting the board.

 

[yeester]

Alright, so I updated the BIOS using the FAT32 formatted drive, and I get the same results. Then I tried with only CPU and CPU fan installed, same results. That CPU led just won't go away. I think I'm going to get Asus or NCIX to RMA the motherboard. I'm fairly sure nothing is wrong with the CPU and the motherboard is just faulty. Thanks for trying to help!

 

[yeester]

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