Re: ROG Maximus VII Ranger Power cycling boot loop



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Re: ROG Maximus VII Ranger Power cycling boot loop

Quick update. Went poking around near the chipset while bored.

Came across this cap, that looks potentially cracked - and gives off weird readings on my dmm. DMM is not behaving like this anywhere else that's for sure.

Like it easily gets a reading with the probes one way - but it is a negative reading and low, not only impossible but not how this dmm should behave either. When I flip the probes around - I get an open circuit on a 2Mohm scale.

Couple pics up on imgur if it helps.
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Greetings folks.

I have one of these Asus Z97 boards that is stuck in a power cycle, with a seemingly irrelevant 00 code - I say irrelevant because the chipset clearly is powering down before its actually able to really figure anything out.

Board is bare, only 24 & 8 pin and cpu in place (both are known good components, 750w psu and I have a number of Haswell cpu's I know are working).

LED's light up when the 24 pin is connected.

When you power it on, it powers down within 1 second and repeats the cycle.
The same occurs with...

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Hi, I'm Jacob, based in New Zealand.

Diy and self repair guy trying to broaden my horizons.