Asus P8P67 Pro Mobo Not booting

[patdee]

Hi, Having only purchased this mobo other day I think it's DOA.
I put the system together well and carefully but it won't boot. Have checked everything but nothing.
All power is connected and connections triple checked.
Symptoms are :
System has power, switches on, mem light comes on fully, system powers off for about 3 secs then powers up again. and thats it, no post screen, no beep, nothing just the solid mem led.
I tried mem in alternate slots, a1,b1 then a2, b2, I tried 1 stick of ram both slots. I tried holding in mem button for it to try autotuning the mem timings, it reboots and flashes the mem led but eventually finishes it's test with a solid mem light.

I also tried without mem - no beep solid mem light still.

I also tried two different graphics cards and both in the different pci-e slots but still nothing comes up on my monitor. I've checked both graphics card on a different pc with the same monitor and they both work fine.

I also tried reseating the CPU, clearing the CMOS, and unplugging all hardrives, case fans, and anything else just to try and get the system to boot.
I've had the set-up on my test bench so its not even a stand-off shorting anything.

Looking around other forum and even on the Asus forum people are having the same problems as myself.

Can anyone help??

[matthab]

Would be helpful if you gave us a better run down of specs?

Also when you say it turns off for 3 secs, thats normal of intel boards and shows its getting a fare way to posting. It may be posting but stuck on the bios screen. Have you check your GFX is ok?

[patdee]

Here are my PC specs..

Asus P8P67 PRO p67 MoBo
Intel Core i5 2500K
ThermalTake Frio CPU Cooler
4GB Corsair Memory XMS3 DDR3 1600 MHz
128GB Crucial C300 SSD
1TB SAMSUNG SATA F3
2GB XFX HD6950
CoolerMaster Real Power M520 Modular PSU Power supply
Silverstone Temjin TJ07B-W Case

Also tried a HIS HD 4850 IceQ 4 512MB.

Cant tell how far its getting because the monitor does't come on from stand by, tried both graphic cards in both of the pci-e slots and still nothing.
I've tested both graphics card and monitor on another PC and they all work fine.

[wmsteele]

I've been having similar issues with an P8P67 PRO. Spent about three hours trying to get the thing to boot. In the end I removed the motherboard from the case and connected memory, cpu and psu to the motherboard as is sat on top of its box, to my amazement it booted.

Initially I had thought that it might be an issue with some of the cables I had routed under the motherboard possibly causing it to short when installed in the case. After removing these cables and reinstalling the motherboard back into the case it again failed to boot, totally dead, nothing. I removed the motherboard and it booted perfectly outside the case... weird.

This time I installed the motherboard once more back in the case but didn’t tighten ANY of the screws... the pc booted normally. I started to install the screws to attach the motherboard to the tray, testing the pc would boot after each one. I eventually discovered that if you connected the bottom right side screw the pc would fail to boot, remove this screw and all was as normal.

This is the first time in over twenty years of building PC’s that I have encountered this, no damage is visable. I did attach the final screw but added one of those little orange washers you used to get with motherboards / cases (about 10 years ago!), this works perfectly and the PC has been happly running for the past few days.

[Jay]

that could be a crack in the board maybe

[wmsteele]

I’ve had a really good look and apart from the silver ring not being complete around this screw hole on the top side everything else looks fine. Was worried about this so I did at the time remove the motherboard and look at the underside as well. Again the board looks perfect, no cracks or any unusual marks and as I said it is installed now and screwed down just with an additional washer, it must be some sort of electrical fault.

[patdee]

thanks for your help wmsteele but I tried the system on the box before I installed it into my case so thats not the problem. I have also tried what other people have doen and clear the cmos with the power cord and battery removed but still nothing.
I've also noticed that the motherboard doesn't give any beebs, none at all, even with all the ram removed it makes no sound.
How do I get a RMA number to send this back???

[Lee H]

How do I get a RMA number to send this back???

To request a RMA number you can contact the returns department on 0871-472-4747 choosing option 1 then 2 then 1 on the menu system.

Alternatively, you can log the issue online, requesting the RMA number using the OLQ system at the link Here

Best Regards,

[patdee]

Thanks Lee, I've just requested a RMA number.

[copystuff]

Hi, Having only purchased this mobo other day I think it's DOA.
I put the system together well and carefully but it won't boot. Have checked everything but nothing.
All power is connected and connections triple checked.
Symptoms are :
System has power, switches on, mem light comes on fully, system powers off for about 3 secs then powers up again. and thats it, no post screen, no beep, nothing just the solid mem led.
I tried mem in alternate slots, a1,b1 then a2, b2, I tried 1 stick of ram both slots. I tried holding in mem button for it to try autotuning the mem timings, it reboots and flashes the mem led but eventually finishes it's test with a solid mem light.

I also tried without mem - no beep solid mem light still.

I also tried two different graphics cards and both in the different pci-e slots but still nothing comes up on my monitor. I've checked both graphics card on a different pc with the same monitor and they both work fine.

I also tried reseating the CPU, clearing the CMOS, and unplugging all hardrives, case fans, and anything else just to try and get the system to boot.
I've had the set-up on my test bench so its not even a stand-off shorting anything.

Looking around other forum and even on the Asus forum people are having the same problems as myself.

Can anyone help??

You are just one of the many of people having the same problems with asus boards.

[2smoothbooth]

I am also having similar issues with my Asus P8P67-M. Tried absolutely everything but only managed to get it to boot once and that was by chance. I'll try and untighten the screws tomorrow but never heard of this problem before, damn me for buying brand new technology.

[wmsteele]

I had to fully remove each screw, it was by chance that I discovered this issue, never encountered it before myself. The above fix is still working as well

[2smoothbooth]

It was worth trying but removing the screws and taking it out the case did nothing for me. As this socket is so new no-one else I know has it so apart from trying different ram, psu and vga there's not much else for me to do except rma motherboard and/or the i5 2500k

[dangel]

I had boot up problems with my deluxe - turns out (for me) it was a matter of removing the CMOS battery for 30 seconds and refitting it to clear any odd CMOS settings. With mine it wouldn't startup, but if I turned the PSU off, on and then started up it would eventually startup with an overlocking failure (there wasn't - btw this is the normal way to get an asus board to boot up in safety mode). Somehow some garbage was in the CMOS and clearing has permanently resolved this. I'm not 100% but I think this happened after a BIOS update but it's possible this might work for you too.

My symptoms were the same - no screen, red RAM light permanently on. The deluxe has a two digit fault display which helps too.

Good luck!

[2smoothbooth]

patdee, did you ever try different ram? Apparently it won't boot with certain combinations of cpu and ram. I ask because I have the exact same setup you and have the exact same issues. See if I can get my hands on some different memory and test the theory

[smitda01]

Very interested in this thread as I am planning on getting the 2500k and either a P67 or H67 - can't decide on which - but the asus do seem to have much better specs that then gigbyte, so if these issues are sorted then it is an easy decision.

At present not so easy with these booting issues.

Hope you get it sorted fella.