RIVF not booting - starts/stops non stop

[dhaine]

Hi there,

I just bought a RIVF and I7 3820, but it's not booting up.

Motherboard model: Rampage IV Formula Rev 1.01
UEFI Version: i don't know
CPU: Intel i7 3820
Memory kit part number (s) and amount in GB: G.Skill F3-2400C9Q-16GTXD
GPU: PNY GTX 780
PSU: Corsair RM1000
CPU Cooler: Noctua DH14
PC CASE: Fractal R4


Issue :
Here's a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vegLpuVCNUU
It just start and stop, start and stop, never booting 😞
The click click you hear is the psu, so I thought it could be a psu issue and tried a cross test with it :
I tried the PSU in another case and it was working, I tried another psu in the rivf case and same issue.
Any idea of what I can do ?

[Arne_Saknussemm]

Have you been trying to clear CMOS? Maybe try removing RAM and starting up with one stick only in the red slot to the right of the CPU (all sticks in recommended red slots right?). I know this is going to be a hassle with the cooler but that RAM is not on the QVL for that board..it.s more for Z77/Z87 boards. Try one stick ata time to see if there is a bad stick or something like that....

Tried pressing Go button on startup?

Maybe update BIOS via BIOS flashback http://event.asus.com/2012/mb/usb_bios_flashback_guide/

[dhaine]

Hi Arne!

Thanks for your help, really appreciate it 🙂

Have you been trying to clear CMOS?

yes

Maybe try removing RAM and starting up with one stick only in the red slot to the right of the CPU (all sticks in recommended red slots right?).

formula slots are all red, ram has been tested in another system, also tried another ram module on the formula, same start/stop thing

Try one stick ata time to see if there is a bad stick or something like that....

currently tried that only one stick, same start stop thing 😞

Tried pressing Go button on startup?

just tried, same start stop start stop

Maybe update BIOS via BIOS flashback http://event.asus.com/2012/mb/usb_bios_flashback_guide/

hmm can i try that ? I'm afraid to damage motherboard if it "start stop" non stop? I believe i have the first bios also so many more steps

[Arne_Saknussemm]

Hmm if you have the first BIOS for that board...you may need a slightly later one in order to run the 3820. Can't remember if that's the case or which one....on my phone so difficult to check....but you could look that up on ASUS website for your board....

Try flashing BIOS 1404. that is still a .ROM BIOS so you can do that blind without worrying about CAP conversion.

Download 1404 and rename it R4F.ROM, place it on a clean formatted (FAT32) pendrive. Place that in ROG connect port and press ROG connect button for 3 seconds until BIOS lights start to flash. They should continue to flash faster and faster for up to or over a minute. then BIOS light will go back to steady light.... Then restart....

You do not have to flash each BIOS one at a time! Just flash 1404 straight off....

[dhaine]

I just did the flash method with usb, i think it was successfull, it blinked for a while (1-2mn) then stoped.
but still get the same thing when trying to boot 😞

[Arne_Saknussemm]

Which BIOS did you flash? If nothing is working , I would remove the cooler and CPU. Inspect the pins in the socket very carefully for any bent ones. If no carefully reseat CPU and VERY carefully reseat noctua cooler.I know from experience that getting the screws on both sides to catch at the same time is tricky and you can easily put uneven pressure on the CPU and displace it....

[dhaine]

last bios : Rampage-IV-Formula-ASUS-4601
then used cap converter

i just tried with a 4930k CPU and same thing
is this normal, i mean is a normal motherboard doing that start stop start stop non stop when no cpu is in?

hmm it's possible that my cpu is misplaced but i tried several times now 😞

i don't see anything broken, but it's very difficult to see, could i have broke it ? could it be broken from the start? i don't know 😞

[Arne_Saknussemm]

Hmm I dont understant that (please be very careful in confirming the steps you have taken and the order) if you were on first BIOS for that board you couldn't flash latest BIOS successfully. Running cap converter after I don't know what you would have especially as this tries to flash both bios. If I were you now I would try BIOS 1404 renamed ERALL.ROM...That way you would at least know you have 1404 on the BIOS chip. If this is a new board bought recently then it wont have had the first BIOS at all and the flash of the latest BIOS will have worked fine and I wouldn't do the erall flash.....with the substitution of ram psu and CPU I would rma the board....

[dhaine]

http://dhainne.free.fr/formula.jpg

http://dhainne.free.fr/cpu.jpg

[Chino]

dhaine wrote:
http://dhainne.free.fr/formula.jpg

http://dhainne.free.fr/cpu.jpg

What is that yellow substance that you have all over your motherboard and CPU socket?