Gigabyte Aero Z790 W/ Intel 13600K No Boot

[unsafesteagle]

Off n On these last 10 months this system , also in my signature , this rig has experienced some quirky bugs.
Of which the ASUS 4080 needed RMA'd after a power outage while running folding@home.
Also, there was a memory kit Gskill low profile 6000 mhz cl 30 , that 1 stick would not boot in any system.

Today , i shut down the system and left for my shift.
After getting back system will not boot.

Tried resetting cmos
checking wire connections and plugs

onboard diagnostic debug leds stick at vga



System overall has seen similar symptoms as stated off and on every couple months.
Thoughts advice ?

 

[dejo]

that cpu has integrated graphics. You could try to boot without a dedicated card to see if it will boot

 

[unsafesteagle]

You could try to boot without a dedicated card to see if it will boot

I have tried both discrete graphics and clear cmos onboard graphics.
nvme drives are not intalled in the primary nvme slot so discrete graphics remains 16x

 

[dejo]

did you remove the discrete card when trying the onboard graphics?

 

[unsafesteagle]

did you remove the discrete card when trying the onboard graphics?

Yup
Removed the discrete card , recleared cmos

System has taken similar spells before , of which recovered back to normal.
huh?

 

[Flamethrower1972]

Yup
Removed the discrete card , recleared cmos

System has taken similar spells before , of which recovered back to normal.
huh?

Do you think that there might be something damaged on the MB?

 

[unsafesteagle]

@Flamethrower1972 Yes actually , thinking its MB related ..

 

[Flamethrower1972]

It more than likely that is.

 

[EarthDog]

If you haven't, update the bios to the latest version and see if that knocks any ghosts out it. Doesn't feel like an OS thing if you can't get past POST...

Try breadboarding the system for giggles too.

LMK if you need a replacement board. I've got em. PM me...

Edit: the power hit(s) may have knocked the board out to wonky status.

 

[unsafesteagle]

Board boots this morning without any change or adjustments.
Left the psu completely unplugged overnight.

Post magically merged: Jul 2, 2024

LMK if you need a replacement board. I've got em. PM me...

Sounds good !!!

 

[unsafesteagle]

Again , this morning the system will not boot following a power outage.
Removing the VGA Discrete Graphics , which was RMA'd within the last 2 months , system boots with onboard video.
MB diagnostic are lighting up the vga LED.

Ideas advice?

Try 2nd PCIe Slot?

 

[Flamethrower1972]

Again , this morning the system will not boot following a power outage.
Removing the VGA Discrete Graphics , which was RMA'd within the last 2 months , system boots with onboard video.
MB diagnostic are lighting up the vga LED.

Ideas advice?

Try 2nd PCIe Slot?

It might be a driver issue.

 

[EarthDog]

Ideas advice?


Try 2nd PCIe Slot?

Yes. Also try a different gpu if you haven't already.

It might be a driver issue.

No.

It can't be a driver issue if the system....

1. Won't turn on....
2. Wont get past POST.


....drivers are for WINDOWS.

 

[unsafesteagle]

Another question:

Bios is latest except for 1 newer "beta" bios from the MB manufacturer website.

Plz advise on choice of Bios
Tks

 

[EarthDog]

Couldn't hurt to try... but my eyes are on the slot or gpu at this point.

 

[unsafesteagle]

Couldn't hurt to try... but my eyes are on the slot or gpu at this point.

And gonna need to work these combinations wired direct to TV instead of HDMI 4K passthru on the Pioneer VSX-LX505

 

[unsafesteagle]

Verified CMOS is cleared , System boots with GPU in PCIe Slot 1 using onboard video of the 13600k
No video signal and Nvidia Control Panel does not run at boot.
Manually Starting the Application



Gonna triple check Power Cables to MB and GPU
Try 2nd PCIe Slot
Try a different PCIe Expansion Card

 

[unsafesteagle]

Havent gotten any further in trouble shooting the build ...

Quick visual inspection has revealed what appears as a damaged 180 degree ATX 3.0 GPU Power Connector.

 

[Flamethrower1972]

Havent gotten any further in trouble shooting the build ...

Quick visual inspection has revealed what appears as a damaged 180 degree ATX 3.0 GPU Power Connector.

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Glad you solved you know what I might have a extra one of that.

 

[unsafesteagle]

At least temporarily , GPU is now outputting a video signal.

1. Reseated the GPU Power connector from the PSU
2. Used HDMI cable bypassing the AVR to the TV.
Video source was working direct then reconnected it in Pass thru into the AVR