Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell Quad-Core 3.5GHz
RAM: G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin
Video: HIS iPower IceQ X² Turbo Boost Clock H280XQMT3G2M
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 1TB drive
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
I installed the devices noted above today. All devices are new with the exception of the case itself, the power supply (Corsair 750W), the hard drive, and the optical drive. The reused components were working fine earlier today with other hardware.
The motherboard went in without any difficulty and I connected devices as below.
When I attempted to power the computer on, the CPU fan, power supply fan, and case fan all spin up briefly and intermittently.
The power LED does come on intermittently while the fans spin and then goes off again. This repeats on its own as long as it is plugged in and attempt is made to power it on.
The diagram provided with the Mobo was fairly straightforward. Only one of the two case fans could be connected because the wire of the front fan was too short (I can extend this later, not an issue). The CPU was seated well and the retaining frame closed without any problems. I used a new thermal grease today and ended up with a little more on the CPU than I wanted, but not excessively so. A small amount of grease did get on the retaining frame, but nowhere else. I checked the apposed surfaces of the socket and CPU, and they appear clean and intact. The CPU fan has speed control and so I used the 4-pin CPU fan connection. I attached the optical and hard drives to SATA 1 and 2. I inserted memory into slots A2 and B2, as recommended in the documentation accompanying the motherboard. I attached the USB 2.0 ports built into the case to one of the two USB 2 connectors on the motherboard. I confirmed that the CMOS and BIOS jumpers are in the default position.
In regard to the front panel LEDs and switches, I noted that the pins include HDD LED + and -, power LED + and -, Power switch, Reset switch, and ground x3
The connectors from the front of the case include a single wire power LED +, a single wire LED -, a 2-wire HDD LED connector without indication of pos and neg (white wire should be neg, i believe), a 2-wire power switch connector (again with one colored and one white wire) and a 2-wire reset switch connector, similarly with one colored and one white wire. There are no wires marked ground. I attached the colored wire to the power and reset switch pins, respectively, and the corresponding white wires (one attached to each switch wire in a block) to ground. There is one ground pin left without a wire. This configuration may be the cause of my problem, but I am not certain.
I initially thought my power supply was not adequate (Corsair 750W). To test this, I removed the video card. There was no change.
I disconnected devices that are not essential to allow the machine to power up (all storage devices, front USB) to see if something was connected improperly, but there was still no change.
With the exception of the possible problem with the attachment of the front LEDs and switches, I am really at a loss in regard to what is causing this behavior. Any insight you can give would be much appreciated.
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell Quad-Core 3.5GHz
RAM: G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin
Video: HIS iPower IceQ X² Turbo Boost Clock H280XQMT3G2M
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 1TB drive
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
I installed the devices noted above today. All devices are new with the exception of the case itself, the power supply (Corsair 750W), the hard drive, and the optical drive. The reused components were working fine earlier today with other hardware.
The motherboard went in without any difficulty and I connected devices as below.
When I attempted to power the computer on, the CPU fan, power supply fan, and case fan all spin up briefly and intermittently.
The power LED does come on intermittently while the fans spin and then goes off again. This repeats on its own as long as it is plugged in and attempt is made to power it on.
The diagram provided with the Mobo was fairly straightforward. Only one of the two case fans could be connected because the wire of the front fan was too short (I can extend this later, not an issue). The CPU was seated well and the retaining frame closed without any problems. I used a new thermal grease today and ended up with a little more on the CPU than I wanted, but not excessively so. A small amount of grease did get on the retaining frame, but nowhere else. I checked the apposed surfaces of the socket and CPU, and they appear clean and intact. The CPU fan has speed control and so I used the 4-pin CPU fan connection. I attached the optical and hard drives to SATA 1 and 2. I inserted memory into slots A2 and B2, as recommended in the documentation accompanying the motherboard. I attached the USB 2.0 ports built into the case to one of the two USB 2 connectors on the motherboard. I confirmed that the CMOS and BIOS jumpers are in the default position.
In regard to the front panel LEDs and switches, I noted that the pins include HDD LED + and -, power LED + and -, Power switch, Reset switch, and ground x3
The connectors from the front of the case include a single wire power LED +, a single wire LED -, a 2-wire HDD LED connector without indication of pos and neg (white wire should be neg, i believe), a 2-wire power switch connector (again with one colored and one white wire) and a 2-wire reset switch connector, similarly with one colored and one white wire. There are no wires marked ground. I attached the colored wire to the power and reset switch pins, respectively, and the corresponding white wires (one attached to each switch wire in a block) to ground. There is one ground pin left without a wire. This configuration may be the cause of my problem, but I am not certain.
I initially thought my power supply was not adequate (Corsair 750W). To test this, I removed the video card. There was no change.
I disconnected devices that are not essential to allow the machine to power up (all storage devices, front USB) to see if something was connected improperly, but there was still no change.
With the exception of the possible problem with the attachment of the front LEDs and switches, I am really at a loss in regard to what is causing this behavior. Any insight you can give would be much appreciated.