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Maximus V Extreme - Qcode 56 (Invalid CPU Type or Speed)

skywalkgr
Level 7
Hello to everyone!


This January i bought from Amazon the Maximus V Extreme board. I never took it off from its original packaging until yesterday because i didnt have all the money needed for 3way SLI memory etc etc. So yesterday when the new cards came i wanted to test it...

My configuration is:

Maximus V exteme
Intel 3770K
Corsair Dominator @ 2666
EVGA Geforce GTX 680

I tried to boot up the system with only the memory and one video card, the little MPCIe card is installed to the board but i didnt connect the wires. I am getting always this annoying qcode 56 Invalid cpu type or speed 😕 I dont have signal on my monitor in order to change something on the bios 😕 So i am STUCK 😞

I cant return the mainboard to amazon because of its 30 day return policy 😕 I am living in Greece and there is no service centers here, is there a way i can RMA the board via ASUS?

Please help me
Thank you in advance for your time
George
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x5yankee
Level 7
Try taking mpcie card out and the gpu out or at least not powered. Try to boot with just the cpu and ram with your monitor plugged into the M5E onboard hdmi/dp. Im having similar issues with my 7970 not posting q code 62.

nikosa43
Level 12
Hi skywalkgr, welcome to ASUS ROG and καλημέρα :).

Remove your mainboard from your case, put it in the box that came in after you have remove all the components on it, including CPU and make a good inspection of the pins of the soket 1155. Check if you have any bent pins.

If not, install only one dimm of RAM and your CPU and connect your monitor to the mainboard graphics output. Also check that the switch and the jumper of LN2 and Slow boot are in OFF position.After this try to boot and if yes, check the BIOS revision and what is the reported model of CPU and frequency by the BIOS.

Next step to take is to switch Bios. Yoyr motherboard has two chips for BIOS. To the down far right corner there is the switch. Press it and reboot. If mainboard POST, case solved.

If you still can't boot, download the latest BIOS file, (1707). Also download the BIOS Renamer Utility. Unzip the BIOS file and the renamer utility and put them in the same folder. Run the renamer and it will make a file M5E.CAP.

Transfer it to a FAT32 stick. Remove the power from the board and the battery and press the CLEAR CMOS BUTTON for a few seconds. Install battery and power, and with the computer off put the stick in the white USB (ROG USB port in the back). Now press the ROG button, (not the CLEAR CMOS). When you see a light start flashing, release the button and let the BIOS to be flahed. During this you don't see anything. Just wait for the flash light to stop flashing. Press the start button to boot.

Don't try to press DEL as soon as you see ROG LOGO. Wait for the board to POST and try to enter OS or report some failure of the BIOS and ask to press F1 to enter BIOS. Report back your progress.

HiVizMan
Level 40
Any progress here?
To help us help you - please provide as much information about your system and the problem as possible.

Καλημέρα nikosa43 and thank you for your answer 🙂


I have already took out the mainboard from the case, i checked almost 1millon times if there is a bent pin and everything looks great 🙂 As i read your reply you suggest to remove the video card , leave only the cpu and one memory module and boot via mainboard graphics output. I will try it tomorrow morning at work because its pretty late now and i really need some sleep.


On my previous post i forgot to tell that the mainboard acts really weird... what i mean? I plugged the 24pin atx cable on the board i switched on the power supply and the mainboard started without me pressing the mainboard start button located in the upper right corner of the board. After a few seconds i saw the 56 error code and the mainboard switched off by itself.

One quick question: Do i have to install the little MPCIe card on the board or its not necessary?

If i will flash the Bios and something goes wrong, i will be able to return the mainboard to asus (warranty) ?

nikosa43
Level 12
For the moment go for sleep, because a clear and fresh head is the best partner. We don't need bad decisions coming from tired brains 😛 .

There is no problem with the warranty coming from BIOS. You can flash it with no fear, also you can flash it without your CPU IN. Just take care for physica damages. That's the ones, which are very difficult to claim, with any RMA of any company, (broken components, bent pins, etc).

For the mainboard to startup as soon as the power applied, for me it's not weird. It can happen. That's why I suggest to remove the battery, remove power cord from the wall and the plugs from ATX connectors AND press CLEAR CMOS button for a few seconds. Doing that, we are sure that we eliminate any power source, and we drain remained energy from any capacitor may still have.

You don't need to have the mPCi combo card install to startup. Actually for troubleshooting reasons, the best is not to install for the moment.

So, do these and I hope everthing will work fine.