MSI X99s Sli Plus Issue?

[scarletrosaria]

Hi, I has my PC built about a year ago and up until a couple of days it's been working properly. Now out of nowhere I turn it on it would go into a boot loop where it would power on for a few seconds, shut off and then power on again on its own. I reset the CMOS which stopped it from looping but the computer still wont boot up or display anything on the screen. I don't hear any beeps either. Even with no ram on the board. I've already tried reseating the ram and that doesnt seem to fix it, so I'm looking for some more tech support.

Here are my specs:

MSI X99S SLI Plus LGA 2011-v3
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4
EVGA SuperNOVA 850
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core

(I'm by no means a tech expert so I put my specs in relations to what I purchased at that time. If you need any more information, let me know!)

 

[cdawall]

Could be anything really. Try a single stick of ram, disconnect all HDD's and other junk plugged in. If that works add more ram in until you have found what makes it no post.

 

[FR@NK]

Man that board doesnt have boot code readout or even boot status leds!!!! Asus has spoiled me!

Do you have another computer that you can use to atleast test the video card and power supply?

Any other history you can give on this system? Built from all new parts? any overclocking?

*Edited so bill doesnt make me derail this thread any farther*

 

[Bill_Bright]

or even boot status leds!!!! Asus has spoiled me!

Most don't have LEDs, including most ASUS boards.

I don't hear any beeps either.

Did you used to? I note many motherboards don't come with an integrated piezoelectric "button" speaker and virtually no case does these days . If your motherboard has a speaker then you should have heard a single, short beep before when all was working correctly indicating a successful POST (power on self test).

That said, if your board does not have such speaker, all ATX compliant motherboards do support "system speakers" via their front panel I/O headers (where the case's power and reset switches connect to the motherboard). It is very easy to add an inexpensive System Speaker. I keep a supply of these on hand and include one in all our builds when motherboards don't have a integrated speaker.

I agree with cdawall. Start by removing all but one (or go by pairs) of memory and see what happens. Perhaps by a process of elimination, you can find a bad stick. Be sure to unplug the computer from the wall and touch bare metal of the case interior BEFORE reaching in for the RAM or touching the sticks.

I would also borrow a spare, good PSU to swap in there. This is essential before spending money on anything else as everything inside depends on quality power.

 

[micropage7]

looks like from psu but better you recheck it again

 

[scarletrosaria]

Man that board doesnt have boot code readout or even boot status leds!!!! Asus has spoiled me!

Do you have another computer that you can use to atleast test the video card and power supply?

Any other history you can give on this system? Built from all new parts? any overclocking?

Yep, all brand new parts from newegg and no overclocking.

Did you used to? I note many motherboards don't come with an integrated piezoelectric "button" speaker and virtually no case does these days . If your motherboard has a speaker then you should have heard a single, short beep before when all was working correctly indicating a successful POST (power on self test).

That said, if your board does not have such speaker, all ATX compliant motherboards do support "system speakers" via their front panel I/O headers (where the case's power and reset switches connect to the motherboard). It is very easy to add an inexpensive System Speaker. I keep a supply of these on hand and include one in all our builds when motherboards don't have a integrated speaker.

I agree with cdawall. Start by removing all but one (or go by pairs) of memory and see what happens. Perhaps by a process of elimination, you can find a bad stick. Be sure to unplug the computer from the wall and touch bare metal of the case interior BEFORE reaching in for the RAM or touching the sticks.

I would also borrow a spare, good PSU to swap in there. This is essential before spending money on anything else as everything inside depends on quality power.

And okay, I'll try connecting a a speaker to it to test it out. My speaker was in the monitor but since it doesnt connect with it I'll try.

And I've tried putting in different ram and changing their arrangement as well as going one by one and still no dice.

I'll try and see if my dad has another PSU I can test it out with.

 

[FR@NK]

I'll try and see if my dad has another PSU I can test it out with.

If the PSU swap doesnt fix this issue can your dad test your video card is in his computer or maybe test his working video card in your board? This will help to narrow it down to either the motherboard or CPU and at that point I think I would RMA the board.

Most don't have LEDs, including most ASUS boards.

Thanks bill! I'm sorry if you thought I was implying every board asus has ever made has this feature.

Oh and I'm sure you already know this, but yea every x99 board from asus has some sort of boot status led and most z170 boards have it aswell. You should upgrade your current board and get something like the ASUS Z170-A which has these troubleshooting LEDs can will save you tons of time by pinpointing where in the boot order the board gets stuck at.

*Edit: On Topic*

 

[Bill_Bright]

My speaker was in the monitor but since it doesnt connect with it I'll try.

Yeah speakers in monitors are for "Windows" sounds. The "system" speaker is specifically for BIOS beep tones - sounds that originate at the hardware level, well before the OS and drivers via the boot drive are ever touched.

and most z170 boards have it aswell.

I cannot speak about "every" ASUS X99 boards - though I doubt that is correct simply because LEDs on the motherboard is a luxury feature and most boards are not high-end boards. But I'll take your word on it because I am too lazy right now to do the research.

But as an owner of several Z170 boards and even more Z170 builds, I do know that most Z170 boards do not have LEDs because again, LEDs are luxury items, found on higher end boards and most boards, by far, are not high end boards.

 

[cadaveca]

I cannot speak about "every" ASUS X99 boards - though I doubt that is correct simply because LEDs on the motherboard is a luxury feature and most boards are not high-end boards. But I'll take your word on it because I am too lazy right now to do the research.

Yeah, most ASUS boards have four LEDs to indicate which part of the boot the board is in. Also, this isn't really considered a luxury thing at this point... I'd say at least 60% of motherboards now have some form of POST display or a series of four LEDs for POST indicators. Do also keep in mind the whole RGB madness in current products. ASUS calls this POST LED implementation "Q-LED". Only ASUS's cheapest Z170 board do not have this, but if it costs more than $110, it's got it. MSI is also pretty good at having similar, and ASRock too. ASRock boards are actually more likely to have a dual-digit POST display rather than just the four LEDs.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Is the cpu fan spinning?