Motherboard fried?

[Monolith]

Shot in the dark here...

This doesn't happen to have a Realtek card reader installed does it? If it does...uninstall the driver for it (not the component) and reboot...I've read of issues installing Windows with this driver already present.

If that isn't the case...try installing it with just one stick of RAM.....sounds weird but this has solved some issues I've had in the past with Windows installations. After the Windows installation is done and your up and running...you can put the other stick(s) back in.

 

[GigaToni]

Oh my god that is weird.

It works. But If I put two ram sticks it, it doesn't oO

 

[Monolith]

After the installation and it's up and running....will it not work with 2 sticks?

 

[GigaToni]

Nope. If I put two in there it just hangs at "Windows is starting.."

 

[xHalloweenX]

Try running a memtest.

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If windows is reaching a bad memory block, it may cause it to hang. Just because the bios can post and reach windows with one, doesn't mean the stick is not bad. when you run more than one stick, they run in tandem back and forth, which allows more room for error.

 

[GigaToni]

I tried doing a swap between several RAM sticks, it didn't helped. Also I already run a memtest from a linux distro which didn't show any issues.

 

[xHalloweenX]

The only possibilities I can think of.
Low voltage to ram, chipset error, or driver issue.

Check to make sure nothing is conflicting with the driver, and check to make sure all drivers are installed in your device manager.

Edit2: Try this, see if you can boot from a linux live cd. If you can boot and verify that your ram is present in a terminal, free -m. If it works, that would rule it as a software error.

You could try increasing the voltage slightly to your ram, be careful or you will fry it, say if its 1.5 up it to 1.55.
edit: Low voltage may not be a psu problem, it may be a fault within the board. In that case increasing the voltage may make no difference.

 

[Monolith]

Another thing you can do that has fixed this exact situation for me before...set your own timings on your RAM and voltage in your BIOS (as Halloween stated). Do some research first and understand what your doing...there are a lot of write up's out there for RAM timings and voltage. I'm thinking the increase in voltage of the Titan might have pulled voltage elsewhere and the default bios settings (which do not take that power hog into account) do not cover that...setting your own could fix it. Just do not haplessly play about though....as Halloween stated...do something wrong and you fry it.

 

[Dell Honne]

Seems like the Titan isn't compatible with just everything.

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[Monolith]

Seems like the Titan isn't compatible with just everything.

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Asus Rampage V Extreme is on that list as compatible.

 

[Dell Honne]

Asus Rampage V Extreme is on that list as compatible.

He needs to check his ram as well.

 

[GigaToni]

So about all these compatibility things: I already (before buying all the parts) was looking up if the pins can connect if the CPU fit in the Motherboard, etc.

Another thing you can do that has fixed this exact situation for me before...set your own timings on your RAM and voltage in your BIOS (as Halloween stated).

But shouldn't be that fixed with resetting the bios? Or do you mean on a non-default value?

 

[xHalloweenX]

Another thing you can do that has fixed this exact situation for me before...set your own timings on your RAM and voltage in your BIOS (as Halloween stated). Do some research first and understand what your doing...there are a lot of write up's out there for RAM timings and voltage. I'm thinking the increase in voltage of the Titan might have pulled voltage elsewhere and the default bios settings (which do not take that power hog into account) do not cover that...setting your own could fix it. Just do not haplessly play about though....as Halloween stated...do something wrong and you fry it.

The only thing about overclocking and power consumption is, he has 4 ram sticks and can only use 1 atm. If it is a power issue, he may end up causing damage to the board itself.

I would check, free -m, with a linux live cd first. This would just list how much ram linux has available.

Also try swapping graphics cards back to see if the issue remains, I see you did it before your wipe, but not after. If this fails, try listing your setup so we can get a understanding of how much power you are pulling off your psu and what kind of psu you have.

Diagnosing anything over the internet is hectic unfortunately.

 

[GigaToni]

Oh god. xHalloweenX is right. I totally forgot to try to swap the GPU back . Okay. trying and then I'll come back

 

[xHalloweenX]

Any news?

 

[GigaToni]

Same deal with old GPU. But I talked with ASUS and they offered me to check my mainboard for any issues^^.

 

[DNC]

@GigaToni

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The User Manual can be grabbed from the link above.

Attached you will find the image for on-board Memory testing.
What are your results?

 

[GigaToni]

I can't test it anymore. Shipped it to ASUS ~2 days ago..

 

[DNC]

Sorry about that bro. Was worth a shot.
Hope they figure it out for you.
Cheers

 

[GigaToni]

I received today a brand new ASUS Rampage motherboard.. Everything is working fine now. Thanks for helping me all !