Diagnose MOBO issues and resolve problems efficiently.
Diagnose MOBO issues and resolve problems efficiently.
Good evening, it seems the motherboard on your setup has failed. The ASUS ROG Maximus Vii Gene is showing signs of death—power on, fans spin, GPU and HDD boot normally but no display output. Testing with an older GPU produced the same outcome. It appears the GPU is in a different PCIe slot. CMOS was reset and power held for 30 seconds without change. Removing all RAM still triggers the same behavior with no error messages. After re-seating power and disconnecting peripherals, drives, etc., the issue persists. I’m assuming the board is beyond repair and just wanted to check if anyone has alternative solutions. Upgrading isn’t an option right now, so I’m hoping there’s a workaround I can try.
If the POST code remains inactive despite your actions, it suggests a hardware failure—likely the chipset or BIOS chip is non-functional. You might try swapping in a known working BIOS, though success isn’t guaranteed (about a 50/50 chance). Unless you have a strong attachment to the device, it’s probably more practical to upgrade your system instead.
It might be more cost-effective to switch to a 12th generation i3 now. The latest boards are quite pricey, and it's likely they'll face similar issues soon. Even though the new chips are significantly faster than Haswell, you'd still see a large performance boost, and the overall cost would be comparable to just purchasing a new motherboard.