Hi, all. This is my first post. I'm having problems with my newly purchased Asrock z68 Extreme 4 Gen 3 / i7 2600k combination. I have 8GB of GSkill Sniper 1866 ram in the system and the PSU is a Seasonic 80+ 650W (just 80+ not bronze,silver,gold,plat - it is a few years old before those standards were introduced.) The board was working fine until recently when I decided to give my old Corsair H50 a shot on it instead of my CM 212+ to see if I could reduce temperatures. I probably should not of (I normally do not), but I did take out the 2600k to clean off the thermal paste and then put it back in before reapplying it. I did, however, use an anti-static strap during the whole process.
Problem: Ever since the swap when I power on the system I get "00" on the Dr Debug LED lights and the system powers on for about 2 seconds then shuts off and then about 2-3 seconds later it powers on and then 2 seconds later powers off, etc. This cycle will continue unless I hold down the power button or turn off the power switch on the PSU.
The other odd thing to note is that one of the 3-pin power connectors for the CPU fan (cpu_fan_2 I believe) is not giving any power to spin a fan. I haven't tested all of the fan connectors yet, but I can do that as well.
I have reseated the processor, removed the video card, tried a different heatsink, tried moving around memory and slots, tried new memory, disconnected everything from the motherboard powerwise except the 24-pin and the 6-pin 12V connector, disconnected all sata connections, and I have even removed the motherboard from the case and put it on a box to rule out any shorts between it and the case. I also took out the CMOS battery and reset the BIOS numerous times with the jumper as well as the switch to no avail. The only thing I have not done was swap the power supply which I will do next. (I ran out of time or else I would have, but since I'm stuck at work now I figured I would post to see if anyone had any suggestions since this is killing me. No one is perfect I know, but I haven't blown anything up in a while besides a powersupply and well that thing was a no name and probably 15 years old itself.)
I will try the PSU when I get home, but if that doesn't work what could it be? I have researched this a lot and tried a lot of people's suggestions. I hope it is the PSU, but if it is not then is it possible that perhaps a bent pin on the LGA 1155 slot is causing these issues? Would a bent pin affect the 3-pin power connector on the motherboard from not giving power? Could I take out the 2600k and boot the system? Would I get a beep code? (I did not get any beep codes when I booted with no memory and I found that strange.)
I apologize for the book, but I wanted to give as much information as possible. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
Problem: Ever since the swap when I power on the system I get "00" on the Dr Debug LED lights and the system powers on for about 2 seconds then shuts off and then about 2-3 seconds later it powers on and then 2 seconds later powers off, etc. This cycle will continue unless I hold down the power button or turn off the power switch on the PSU.
The other odd thing to note is that one of the 3-pin power connectors for the CPU fan (cpu_fan_2 I believe) is not giving any power to spin a fan. I haven't tested all of the fan connectors yet, but I can do that as well.
I have reseated the processor, removed the video card, tried a different heatsink, tried moving around memory and slots, tried new memory, disconnected everything from the motherboard powerwise except the 24-pin and the 6-pin 12V connector, disconnected all sata connections, and I have even removed the motherboard from the case and put it on a box to rule out any shorts between it and the case. I also took out the CMOS battery and reset the BIOS numerous times with the jumper as well as the switch to no avail. The only thing I have not done was swap the power supply which I will do next. (I ran out of time or else I would have, but since I'm stuck at work now I figured I would post to see if anyone had any suggestions since this is killing me. No one is perfect I know, but I haven't blown anything up in a while besides a powersupply and well that thing was a no name and probably 15 years old itself.)
I will try the PSU when I get home, but if that doesn't work what could it be? I have researched this a lot and tried a lot of people's suggestions. I hope it is the PSU, but if it is not then is it possible that perhaps a bent pin on the LGA 1155 slot is causing these issues? Would a bent pin affect the 3-pin power connector on the motherboard from not giving power? Could I take out the 2600k and boot the system? Would I get a beep code? (I did not get any beep codes when I booted with no memory and I found that strange.)
I apologize for the book, but I wanted to give as much information as possible. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
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