P8Z77-V no POST, BIOS or signals

[TBGAPowa]

brand new. everything is plugged in, leds on, fans spinning but no BIOS and POST start up. it didn't come with a speaker so i don't think i could hear any beeps. the monitor, keyboard and mouse aren't getting signals

i am not sure if it was my imagination but i do think i heard ticking sounds and smelled a bit of smoke while installing the cpu and hsf with the mobo placed on the cardboard box cover that came with it. or it may just be the smell of new computer hardware.

the mobo led was on so i don't understand

i can’t trust any technical service with expensive parts, maybe if it was oem i wouldn’t care as much.

[tulzer]

try these steps:
-re seat the memory
-make sure you have only one display connected to either the dedicated graphics (if thats what your using) for the onboard connection
- make sure your display is selecting the right input source(vga, dvi, hdmi)
- unplug the power and remove the battery from the board, wait a few mins then return the battery and try again
it also could be that your powersupply has become faulty (mine still showed lights when it was faulty)

[TBGAPowa]

MemOK! led lights up red, what does that mean? i cant see the cpu led because the hsf covers it, boot device led i believe was green and the flbk led wasn't on.

oh and i will try the suggestions you have given when i have the time so thank you for your information

[Enmity]

memOK will be your ram. If you've already tried reseating your ram try pulling a stick of ram and firing up the PC with one stick at a time. Try one on its own - then try the other on its own. You may have a faulty ram causing this. It should be beeping though...do you have any kind of speakers you could plug in?

You got me worried now, i've got this exact board packed away with my 3570K, 8gb mushkin ram and a H100 for cooling....all sitting in their boxes while i wait for my new psu, case and video card to build my new system. Lets hope its not faulty!

Good luck bro

[TBGAPowa]

"If you can fix it, why worry? If you can't fix it, why worry?"

thanks for the advice guys i greatly appreciate it. i will try and fiddle around with it later today and see what i could do.

UPDATE: solved- i tested the RAM one at a time both were ok, then tried both (properly reseating them this time, doh!) and the red DRAM led turned off the POST splashed on screen and the keyboard, mouse and monitor got their signals.

thank you guys for being so helpful, i am really happy to know that the hardware community is this awesome, because i would be lost without your advice

[Enmity]

Hey mate, im happy for you glad that you got it sorted.

You're welcome man, enjoy your new build and make sure to post back here with benchies and whatnot.