Asus Maximus 3 Gene problem

[stroebs]

I have recently run into a problem whereby my Maximus 3 Gene board no longer POSTs. The DRAM lights come on but no luck.

I have tried every component which is attached to the board on another board, all works beautifully. I have taken the board into Frontosa and it was returned with no fault detected. I have purchased new RAM for the board, still no luck.

Any ideas?

 

[PostmanPot]

Have you tested it outside your case?

 

[stroebs]

No I haven't.

 

[PostmanPot]

Gogo!

 

[stroebs]

Gah mission. Have an assignment to complete so will do it laters

 

[chickenbeef]

Test outside of the PC as PP suggested. Have you cleared the CMOS as well?

IIRC the M3G has LEDs at the edge of the board that light up during POST, if there's an issue an appropriate LED will be lit to indicate this (GPU LED, CPU LED, RAM LED etc). The LEDs located close to the CPU/DRAM/ICH/GPU slot indicates voltages or temps and can't really be used for troubleshooting..

Also try pressing the MemOK button when you switch it on

 

[stroebs]

Test outside of the PC as PP suggested. Have you cleared the CMOS as well?

IIRC the M3G has LEDs at the edge of the board that light up during POST, if there's an issue an appropriate LED will be lit to indicate this (GPU LED, CPU LED, RAM LED etc). The LEDs located close to the CPU/DRAM/ICH/GPU slot indicates voltages or temps and can't really be used for troubleshooting..

Also try pressing the MemOK button when you switch it on

I shall try all that tonight. FInally fiished my assignments so I have a free weekend ahead. You're right about the LEDs, I'm just not sure about which LEDs are which at this stage.

 

[chickenbeef]

It says on the board which ones are which. The troubleshooting LEDs are in a line, you should see some text written on the board close to those LEDs telling you what the LEDs correspond with. Else, just whip out the user manual.

 

[stroebs]

if (userManual !found)
{
LEDs.search();
head.scratch();
tongue.stickOut();
realisation.have();
boot();
}
else
{
boot();
}

 

[stroebs]

Okay WTH. Why does it work OUTSIDE the case but not INSIDE?????

 

[PostmanPot]

Most likely a grounding issue... Start by replacing all stand-offs.

 

[stroebs]

Most likely a grounding issue... Start by replacing all stand-offs.

All stand-offs?

 

[chickenbeef]

Those things sticking out from the mobo tray, you turn your screws into them

 

[chickenbeef]

Okay WTH. Why does it work OUTSIDE the case but not INSIDE?????

Claustrophobia!

 

[stroebs]

oooooki. Could the water cooling not be the problem?

 

[chickenbeef]

If it's leaking, yes. Otherwise, no.

 

[PostmanPot]

oooooki. Could the water cooling not be the problem?

Doubt it. What you got?

 

[stroebs]

Doubt it. What you got?

CoolerMaster H50. I can confirm it's a grounding problem because if I lift the motherboard 5mm off the case, it works. I turn it off and place it on the stand-offs, and it doesn't work.

EDIT: Just looked at the stand-offs and realised the problem. The retard who put the rig together put too many stand-offs in so it's obviously touching two pins together to short it which is why I'm getting the DRAM light.