Computer turns on for <1 second, turns off, repeats.

TissueBox · Aug 30, 2016

Hi everyone, I have a system with the following specifications:

ASUS X99 Strix
Intel i7-6800K
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
G.Skill Trident Z F4-3200C14D-16GTZ
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000w PS

There's more parts but I've dismantled it completely to its barebones (Motherboard, CPU, CPU Cooler + fan, 1 memory stick, nothing else) on top of cardboard and it still will not POST. I'm hoping someone has an idea if it's the CPU or the motherboard.

When I power on the system, the CPU fan starts up for <1 second and it turns off. It repeats this process until I flip the switch on the power supply unit. The motherboard's RGB lightning are all lit up as well, but I'm not able to get a Q-Code LED because it turns off after the first code (that's 00). That's about all I can tell you because it does nothing else.

Is it possible diagnose this as a CPU or motherboard issue based on this? Are there any other steps I can take to narrow it down to one culprit other than swapping another CPU in?

EDIT:
Things I've tried:
Swapping out to a XFX 650W Pro Series (same symptoms)
Taking out the CMOS battery
Placing the motherboard ontop of cardboard to rule out shorting

theFOoL · Aug 30, 2016

See THIS and try

BirdyNV · Aug 30, 2016

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?3593-Error-debug-code-00-non-boot-possible-solution

FR@NK · Aug 30, 2016

First of all, is this a new system that you just put together? Has it ever booted?

It could be the board's anti-surge protection tripping. Do you have another PSU you can use?

Also could be bent pins on the CPU socket.

TissueBox · Aug 30, 2016

rk3066 said:
See THIS and try

I've done the steps in that thread, but it basically says my power supply unit is healthy. The thread stops after that because it solved OP's problem (their power supply) - I'm trying to find out which part to RMA at this point but I can't confidently say what's wrong.

BirdyNV said:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?3593-Error-debug-code-00-non-boot-possible-solution

Mine doesn't boot and stop at code 00, I believe it resets before it can display any other codes. I've done everything he's done so far other than the switches since I don't have them on the motherboard. He does state that people RMA the motherboard though - but I've found people with similar experiences and fixed it with a new CPU.

FR@NK said:
First of all, is this a new system that you just put together? Has it ever booted?

It could be the board's anti-surge protection tripping. Do you have another PSU you can use?

Also could be bent pins on the CPU socket.

It's been running for about a month before it suddenly lost power on desktop and would go into this cycle. Everything in the BIOS was left at auto other than the memory, and I've also done a CMOS reset and it's still not POSTing.

I've tested with another power supply that's known to be working but it displays the same symptoms - turn on for <1 second, turn off, repeats until I flip the switch on the PSU.

I've just checked the pins and none of them are bent.

People with similar experiences from Tom's Hardware here are saying these symptoms aren't conclusive enough, and people are having the same symptoms whether it's the CPU or the motherboard.

At this point I know I have to RMA something; I just don't want to be RMAing something and then finding out it was the other. I'm hoping someone has an idea and can conclusively say what part is the culprit.

DRDNA · Aug 30, 2016

Did you use the mobo Risers?

https://images.search.yahoo.com/sea...NlYwNzYw--?p=Motherboard+Risors&fr=ymyy-t-999

Oh snit never mind I see it ran for a month first

FR@NK · Aug 30, 2016

Call around and see if a local PC repair shop can test the processor.

DRDNA said:
mobo Risers

With or without insulated washers?

Caring1 · Aug 30, 2016

Try the Ram in all slots, one at a time.
It may be a faulty ram slot.

FR@NK · Aug 30, 2016

Caring1 said:
Try the Ram in all slots, one at a time.
It may be a faulty ram slot.

I would think it would get farther in the post and atleast give him a Q code if it was bad ram. Still worth a try though.

GoldenX · Aug 30, 2016

Broken reset or power button?

FR@NK · Aug 30, 2016

GoldenX said:
Broken reset or power button?

That would be epic! Check the on board buttons too!

eidairaman1 · Aug 30, 2016

Check the cpu socket for bent pins. Otherwise id say its a bad motherboard

TissueBox · Aug 30, 2016

I pulled the i7-6800K from my main working system after finishing a project and put it in the system with problems. The computer booted up just fine.

Looks like it's time to chat with Intel :oops:

Just for clarity for whomever finds this thread:
Power turns on for maybe 100 milliseconds, which spins all the connected fans, Q-Code LED reads 00 before it restarts. It repeats this on/off process until I flipped the power switch on the power supply unit. There were no system beeps.

Processor	Intel Core i9-13900K
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus Z690 Hero
Cooling	EK EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) @ DDR5-6000
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition
Storage	WD Black NVMe 1TB + WD SN750 1TB + Samsung 860 QVO 1TB + Seagate Firecuda 8TB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3420DW
Case	Lian Li LANCOOL 216
Audio Device(s)	Edifier S351DB + Philips X2
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5 Wireless
Keyboard	Keychron Q5 with Gazzew Boba U4s
Software	Windows 11

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Processor	I3 3.5GHZ (3150) \| Modded Xeon E5450 (OC @3.60)
Motherboard	ASRock B85M-ITX \| ASUS P5Q-EM
Cooling	OEZM HSK \| 92MM Heatsink RGB
Memory	8GB DDR3 \| 8GB DDR2
Video Card(s)	AMD 6450 \| AMD RX 550 4GB
Storage	120GB SSD 1TB WD \| 120GB SSD 1TB Seagate 500GB HDD <<
Display(s)	DELL 17" LCD 1280x1024 \| ASUS 24" LCD IPS
Case	CoolerMaster 110 \| RoseWill ZIRCON
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Rosewill 610WATT \| Rosewill 550WATT
Mouse	Input-Director\| RoseWill FUSION C40
Keyboard	Input-Director \| RoseWill FUSION
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

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Processor	AMD Athlon X4 880k (OC'ed to 4.5 GHz)
Motherboard	ASRock FM2A88X Extreme 6+
Cooling	CRYORIG C7
Memory	2x4GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR3-1866 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB
Storage	Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB (OS and 3 games) Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB (Mass Storage)
Display(s)	Changhong 32" 1080p
Case	Thermaltake RX-1 Overseer
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold

Processor	7900
Motherboard	Rampage Apex
Cooling	H115i
Memory	64GB TridentZ 3200 14-14-14-34-1T
Video Card(s)	Fury X
Case	Corsair 740
Audio Device(s)	8ch LPCM via HDMI to Yamaha Z7 Receiver
Power Supply	Corsair AX860
Mouse	G903
Keyboard	G810
Software	8.1 x64

Processor	Intel Core i9-13900K
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus Z690 Hero
Cooling	EK EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) @ DDR5-6000
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition
Storage	WD Black NVMe 1TB + WD SN750 1TB + Samsung 860 QVO 1TB + Seagate Firecuda 8TB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3420DW
Case	Lian Li LANCOOL 216
Audio Device(s)	Edifier S351DB + Philips X2
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5 Wireless
Keyboard	Keychron Q5 with Gazzew Boba U4s
Software	Windows 11

Processor	INTEL CORE I9-9900K @ 5Ghz all core 4.7Ghz Cache @1.305 volts
Motherboard	ASUS PRIME Z390-P ATX
Cooling	CORSAIR HYDRO H150I PRO RGB 360MM 6x120mm fans push pull
Memory	CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 3000Mhz 4x8 32gb @ 4000Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORECE RTX 2080 SUPER XC HYBRID GAMING
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB 3D NAND NVMe,Intel 660p 1TB m.2 ,1TB WD Blue 3D NAND,500GB WD Blue 3D NAND,
Display(s)	50" Sharp Roku TV 8ms responce time and Philips 75Hz 328E9QJAB 32" curved
Case	BLACK LIAN LI O11 DYNAMIC XL FULL-TOWER GAMING CASE,
Power Supply	1600 Watt
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Black Box
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

System Name	Ciel
Processor	AMD Ryzen R5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus Tuf Gaming B550 Plus
Cooling	ID-Cooling 224-XT Basic
Memory	2x 16GB Kingston Fury 3600MHz@3933MHz
Video Card(s)	Gainward Ghost 3060 Ti 8GB + Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 8GB
Storage	NVMe Kingston KC3000 2TB + NVMe Toshiba KBG40ZNT256G + HDD WD 4TB
Display(s)	AOC Q27G3XMN + Samsung S22F350
Case	Cougar MX410 Mesh-G
Audio Device(s)	Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Core 7.1 Wireless PC
Power Supply	Aerocool KCAS-500W
Mouse	EVGA X15
Keyboard	VSG Alnilam
Software	Windows 11

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Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

Computer turns on for <1 second, turns off, repeats.

The Exiled Airman