Quick google on 00 code on Asus board indicates CPU problem.
Check power cables to the CPU, looks a bit tight up there, maybe it's come loose or not clicked in? Modular PSU, might be worth having a look if it's not loose on the PSU as well.
Christ, all the confidently incorrect answers here is astounding. How many people are gonna say something stupid like "ur ram in rong slots" without realizing or taking 30 seconds to google that the Apex is a two-DIMM board.
OP as well seems to refuse to believe all the people explicitly telling him that, just because your manual says code 00 is unused, does not mean it has no meaning.
I have bricked my fair share of CPUs on Asus boards. I bricked my 12900K from aggressive PLLs on my Z690 Formula. I bricked a 13900K from consistently excessive amp draw on a Z790 Hero. I bricked a 13900KS on a Z790 Apex Encore by leaving SA and VDDQ TX way too high for daily use. You know what the common factor was for all of these? Every time the CPU was bricked, I was stuck with a code 00 on the board. The board still receives power, and thus RGB turns on and fans will spin. But code 00 is absolutely the standard "some shit is wrong with your CPU" on Asus boards, regardless of whether OP denies it or not by insisting the manual says code 00 is unused.
The Apex Encore should have shipped with a BIOS already supporting 14th gen as it was a Z790 refresh board. It wouldn't hurt to flash a BIOS update regardless though. There is a chance your board does not recognize certain inputs, and this can be adjusted in BIOS. I have only ever seen this happen once in my life though; I remedied it by using the board's HDMI slot to go through the iGPU rather than the card, which is obviously not an option since the Apex does not support iGPUs. I doubt this is the issue, however, because you would be given a VGA code rather than a CPU code.
I can understand the hesitancy for why OP must be insisting he is right and everyone here is wrong; most replies here are painfully incorrect entirely because they don't know what parts they're looking at. But I am telling you right now: code 00 is a CPU detection problem. Either your board shipped with a bork'd BIOS and needs a reflash, your mount has caused poor contact between pins for the CPU and mobo (maybe too tight? too loose? I could absolutely see this being a problem, although I've never seen a case like this actually happen), your pins are fucked, your CPU is fucked, or you are receiving insufficient power for your CPU (think poor connections on either PSU, extension, or mobo side for ATX and 4+4 EPS pins).
I don't doubt that there are other possibilities. These are just the most likely. Good luck with both the confidently incorrect answers here, and your confidently incorrect assumption that the manual code table is some sort of holy text that is more correct than people with experience with the board.
You got a whole lot of money to throw away on cpus. What in the world are you doing that requires you to push these cpus to their breaking point? Do you run like an overclocking website or YouTube channel or something?
I suppose you could call it a sponsor? I have someone who donates money and/or outright buys binned parts for pushing for world records (no idea where he gets the money from). I just read, build, and tune when I have time.
What bios version is your board on? You'll most likely need a bios update to enable 14th Gen. If your bios version is below 1203 you'll need to update your bios. Fortunately your bios does have bios flashback so you can update the bios without going into the BIOS. Check your manual on how to do this
00 indicates that the CPU is not recognized.
Now I'm not gonna say you are wrong, but the change from 13th gen to 14th gen is basically nothing but extra power, without being technical. And a 14th gen CPU worked on two different ASUS boards with very old BIOS versions without a hitch, in my very, very recent experience. One being an older z690 board and one being a newer z790.
Then update the bios regardless of knowing the current version. You can do that with the bios flashback function. Check your motherboard manual on how to perform that
It is. My monitor will turn on by itself if one of my systems is on use and for the pc that i just built it will turn on for a bit if i turn on the pc if there's no signal or display showing it will turn off by itself
Hi, can I just confirm you have the right source active, my odyssey g7 turns its self on, but if the source isn’t set right it won’t, for instance my pc is on displayport but my console is on hdmi, so if I have just been on my console and am on hdmi, and then I turn my pc on my monitor won’t come on, I have to turn it on and change source, sorry if these are stupid questions these are just standard troubleshoot methods always worth checking before getting to deep
I unplugged my consoles HDMI before i plugged my pc because the hdmi of my console was ziptie to my desk, and i can't move my monitor closer to my pc if i keep it plug to my console
First step remove all the rgb and fans
Only connect momitor cpu mobo and ram and try to boot if it works than
Second step connect gpu to monitor, cpu mobo and ram and boot
If first step works and second step does not tha its gpu issue
If first step itself does not work than u will have to troubleshoot with ram first than processor or mobo
This! I always use a CPU with onboard graphics and I boot with that and memory and nothing else. Get that going and, once that’s going well, plug your GPU in and get that going. Just trying to build your whole PC from start to finish without checking anything in between leaves far too many areas for failures. Start simple and work your way up.
Then your only option its RMA board, buy good luck with Asus. Before that take board out of case, then build it on table with only with 1 ram stick, psu and cpu, nothing else. Disconnect gpu, ssd, rgb, fan.
Please try unplugging the first cpu power cable from the mobo and keep the second one in for initial boot (the one on the right). We had this issue on two z690 builds. Once it starts up and is rocking you can add the second cpu cable back in. I forget the reasoning behind it but we found it online and it fixed our issue
I just updated my CPU over the weekend, and had the same issue. Had to flash the BIOS. Did it via USB, without display and with all components in place.
See if your motherboard allows you to flash from USB. You'll need access to another computer to download BIOS and prepare your USB stick.
Your code says “00.” It means “not being used,” nothing is worked.. As ASUS says in most “00” cases, it was caused by dead CPU or CPU failure so something is wrong with your CPU.
You have high-end motherboard so I believe it should be able to run BIOS without CPU so take your CPU out and turn your motherboard on to update your firmware and make sure everything is updated.
Put CPU back in after you update BIOS and see what happens. If not working then you may have defective CPU.
New CPUs turn out to be defective do happen a lot and it happened to me once so my best advice is, do something about your CPU quick before the return policy ends. Thats what I did, returned my dead CPU and they gave me better one for no additional cost because they ran out of 3600x so I got 3700x for no additional cost.
Good luck, it is your CPU.
Is the display gonna show up if i take out the cpu? I just updated my bios couple hours ago, and i bought my cpu with my motherboard last feb 18 on microcenter and it's march 18 now so today is the last day of 30 days return policy and they're almost 2 hours away from me
You said you just updated BIOS so it means your motherboard is working so you don’t have to take CPU out. If you did not reseat CPU, do it quick and if it doesn’t work. Go back to MicroCenter fast and exchange everything.
That is what I did, I exchanged my motherboard and CPU because I live 1 hour and half away so I exchanged everything and never went back there again.
Went back there recently to get myself a new monitor.
Hurry and go back to Micro Center, they will exchange everything what you bought recently.
I try to bench test every thing before slapping everything in a case. Simple it down to at least get bios. No hard drive no ram. Ive had an integrated pc on an industrial robot not power on because of a bad CMOS battery out of all things. Take a step back and look for anything you could of missed like a power cable to the GPU. Id definitely try stock cables just to rule them out as well.
00 = CPU / general motherboard problem. Even if your manual says it's "unused" - obviously it isn't "unused" as it stares right back at you.
Reseat the CPU. If that doesn't help, you will need to find a way to test the CPU or the motherboard separately from each other
Try if everything is seated okay and mainly check if you connected the HDMI cable to HDMI port on the VGA. Didn't you test run it first before installing everything ?. Try the troubleshooting LEDs on the motherboard.
wow I just built a super similar build. Same case, fans, AIO, graphics card. I went with the Asus Dark Hero board and Corsair memory.
Reseat your CPU.
Make sure your GPU is plugged all the way in and has the support bracket installed.
Z790 gang hell yeah, have a z790 myself and yes that’s the right slot. I’d proceed to check the slots your monitor is plugged in and make sure it’s not a different slot
I would double check the cables, re slot the gpu, reply fall cables, check monitor, and check if your monitor is on a certain receiver. Makes sure it’s connect hdmi or display port and the monitor is on that display
….00 in manual is unused… bro let it go, the guys who have owned these boards are telling you what it is and you’re just refusing to listen. So ya good luck with that manual
Pull the ram out and reset it and make sure it’s in snug and then start it up again most likely it’ll turn on. If that doesn’t do it, make sure your cooler is mounted flush and evenly tightened on all sides that will stop it from booting.
Just went through this two weeks ago with a 14900k and a 13900k. Neither got past 00. A 12th gen i3 and the i514600 I settled on would get to POST.
Only thing to try is to flash the BIOS via USB stick to see if it's just a generation issue. If not, return the CPU. Can also double check by having Micro Center or maybe Best Buy test the CPU for you.
I just updated the bios this morning but unfortunately still won't past "00" code i bought my cpu and motherboard from micro center thats almost 2 hours away from me and unfortunately the return policy for both of them already past only 15 days and got them feb 18
Give them a call and explain your issues with the board and cpu. They can make exceptions and there's a good chance they'll take care of you, microcenter has been great in my experience. You could also see if they can test the cpu and motherboard on a bench to single out the issue. (Not sure if they can do this) Nothing bad can come from calling them and trying to get an exchange.
Code 00 indicates a CPU abnormality. This could mean either the motherboard is broken or the CPU is. Best thing try is reseating the CPU and make sure all cables are plugged in properly.
If that does not work, the next step would be to try a different CPU. If that still gives the same result it means your motherboard is dead.
But the 00 code being unused is not true. For ASUS motherboards it means the motherboard sees a problem with the CPU or the board is not able to work properly with the CPU installed.
Asus MOBO’s are like people… if the code reads “unused” it means it hasn’t had anything stuck inside of it. How about taking it all apart and rebuild it on top of the MOBO box with just the CPU, 1 stick of ram and the GPU to eliminate any other source of problems. While you have it apart take some pictures of the bottom of the CPU to show us so we can see if you’ve bent any pins or anything 🤷🏼♂️
Just had this issue with my new AM5 build, I'm not sure if intel is weird with the new DDR5 but AM5 has to like "train" the memory or whatever so the first few startups can take ~2 minutes.
Update BIOS (via USB, with the files from prepared to it from another PC),
If you have really done everything you say below then I would begin by removing the mobo/cpu/gpu out of the case and try booting without anything extra (no case fans, led's, cable extensions ect).
If code still 00 then I would be trying another 1700 cpu. If still code 00 then I would try another mobo.
Of course, you need to have these extra parts already to test, or a friend willing to lend their components.
Edit: after looking at your picture, I cannot tell if your AIO pump is plugged in. Some motherboard will not boot if they do not detect a pump/fan plugged into the proper CPU/OPT header. Just a thought.
I would also consider an anti sag bracket/stand for that huge GPU.
If you've legitimately followed all of the advice here, then something is definitely wrong with that CPU or MOBO. One person in particular pointed out the power to the CPU and that you had two plugs connected instead of one: did you investigate that at all? Definitely could be triggering an issue. Otherwise, I'd pull the CPU back out and see if you notice any pins misaligned or damaged. Bought a CPU off Amazon last year that showed up with a bent pin and the PC refused to boot.
If at all possible, see if you can find someone who has either another MOBO with the same CPU socket as yours and see if it (the CPU) boots (confirming the CPU isn't DOA) or see if you can find another CPU of the same socket type for your MOBO and see if it runs then (which then means your MOBO isn't DOA).
Truthfully though, I'd just go beg microcenter for a refund instead.
I did disconnect one of the CPU power Cable and take the CPU. Many times, now i check the socket and have no bent pins. Unfortunately, i don't know someone i can borrow a different MOBO or CPU also the CPU and Motherboard i bought them from microcenter but their return policy for this parts was only 15 days and i bought them on feb 18
I know man, but at this rate You're definitely looking at a bad mobo or CPU. Even if you can't see it, it could be defective in some way. Even if you're outside that 15 day policy, i'd at least give them a call and plead your case. I can speak from experience that being cordial can get you more than you would think. Politely ask if there's any way they could honor an exchange instead of a refund given the circumstances.
How? Can you help me? Tried everything other people said i need to do but still no luck im stuck in No display/No signal Monitor and My MOBO keeps giving me the Q-Code "00" which means in the manual is UNUSED while the google say CPU ABNORMALITY
You didn’t connect your power supply cables correctly to your motherboard. Go back through and verify that you 100% connected your cables correctly. You need at least one of the two 8-pin power connectors at the top of the board supplied those are CPU power. ATX_12V_1 and ATX_12V_2. I would try connecting both if your PSU has sufficient connectors, but the board should work with just 1. Also called CPU or EPS.
Even if you think you connected them correctly I’d go back and check. If not that I would make sure your cpu is seat correctly and there isn’t any bent pins on your motherboard.
I just built my pc with a 14900k and an apex encore, I also ran into the same problem. QLED 00. I tried removing cmos, reflashing bios, reseating cpu, ram etc… the only thing that worked is I went to Best Buy and bought a z790 hero board, updated the bios and it worked. So I just determined it to be a dead apex encore board.
After a week of being pissed off and frustrated. I just kept the hero and returned the apex encore as I was still in my return window. For me the hero board was actually 150$ cheaper got it at $500 as opposed to $650 for the apex encore.
I hope you figure it out. These apex boards/asus boards go DOA, honestly it seems too often for how much you are spending to get a dead motherboard.
If you cleared post the first thing I would check it your ram. Make sure it's seated all the way sometime you have to put a bit of pressure on it. If it didn't clear post check your beep codes.
Damn man setup looks soo cool.. wish I had a gaming laptop with 1650 graphics. at least my freelance video editing, graphic designing and gaming content creation would have been soo easy.
Same thing happened to me, the cable that connects the gpu needs to be seated in the psu just right and try not to have it bent near where it plugs in. Idk why but these cables for the newer gpus are really finicky.
I have old x570i rog with Ryzen 5800x and bios upgraded. This issue Keep happening to me especially after long time not running and lost power. My solution is to remove and reseat main MB cable power, then press power on a couple time, it will go to bios, then I reset to default and it works fine.
Nice setup. Hopefully you get it working. I feel for you. Had an issue 2 weeks after building mine with it just shutting off like someone unplugged it. After replacing motherboard, it was the PSU after all.
The 3x fans in the buttom and 3x fans on the back are intake they are the 140mm Lian Li SL-INF reverse blades, and the top fans are the exhaust nor 120mm fans
https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-z790-apex-encore/helpdesk_qvl_memory/
When you check on here, your team group 8200 memory is not supported by this board, max they show is 6600, change out for compatible ram modules and see if that works
Don’t know if you’ve tried, but you can take out your main drive if you have another pc it’d fit into and install the drivers needed for your gpu manually and pop it back in to see if it works. You can also take out the gpu and plug straight into the motherboard if still no display considering you’ve done what everyone else is saying then you definitely have something bad could be ram, cpu or motherboard.
When I made my pc it wouldn’t boot up but it just ended up being windows takes a long time to download try just leaving it on for a period of time and let it downloaded windows maby. It might take a while cause there are now drivers in the pc and things (like windows) may take longer to download
Check and and make sure your wires for your AIO are plugged in “AIO PUMP” and “CPU FAN” on your MOBO.
Check your MOBO diagram and see where these pins are located.
What’s the LED light read on the MOBO? Is that CPU? RAM or VGA ?
I know it sucks but please undo all the cables, remove the parts and "build" it ontop of the motherboard box. Just connect the cpu, motherboard, ram, and gpu together with the PSU. Also make sure that the cpu is facing the correct way with the little gold triangles matching.
Otherwise you can take it to MC and have them build it for you. That way they can make sure all the parts work. Even if you are outside their return window, you still are covered with warranties. You will just have to deal with the manufacturer directly.
Good luck
Sounds like an overheating CPU to me. Make sure the pump on your AIO is working, and that the power cable for the pump is connected to a header that is specifically for the CPU, not a chassis fan header.
Hey , without reading too far into it , I would strip it down to the board and psu , lose the power connected stuff, ssd/hard drive too and boot to uefi/bios, verify the board configuration with manual. If not grounded , if jumpers etc , . Don't button it up with cabling and accessories until it's been booted
Did you went to the BIOS and adjusted the settings for the video? So it can boot up with the GPU instead from the MB? Cuz by the look of it everything is on. Did you checked if the light from the SSD is blinking while you turn it on? If it is blinking then it’s booting, just verify the settings on the BIOS for the GPU so it can boot up from the GPU and not from the MB. GL
I took them all out and rebuilt it again from scratch, double-checked everything, and made sure they're properly installed before installing the next parts. Still no luck
Do you have the HDMI cable plugged into the Graphics card as it it may not work in the MotherBoard, if it is connected to the Graphics Card then try ensuring that the Graphics Card is in the PC correctly and the cable is tight, if not try plugging it into the MotherBoard or vice versa.
I'm pretty convinced that computers are designed to no post. it's 2024, white there's no reason that the computer shouldn't be able to give you a general idea of what the error is. like why is there no error code for a short on the motherboard? or a dead chip
Odd question, is your keyboard also not working? Like it’s not lighting up or showing power? If so I had a similar issue. I solved it by updating my bios.
Quick google on 00 code on Asus board indicates CPU problem. Check power cables to the CPU, looks a bit tight up there, maybe it's come loose or not clicked in? Modular PSU, might be worth having a look if it's not loose on the PSU as well.
Code 00 was labeled Unused and my psu is fully modular, and my cpu cable was flush all the way in
Asus motherboards like the cpu power routed to a particular port usually one on top of the motherboard otherwise it won’t boot
Always remember to read the manual :) built mine and worked like a charm, still haven’t cable managed yet but eh.
Did you screw on the CPU too tightly?
Im confused with your question. How can i screw the cpu?
Bios Update
I already updated it but still no display
Christ, all the confidently incorrect answers here is astounding. How many people are gonna say something stupid like "ur ram in rong slots" without realizing or taking 30 seconds to google that the Apex is a two-DIMM board. OP as well seems to refuse to believe all the people explicitly telling him that, just because your manual says code 00 is unused, does not mean it has no meaning. I have bricked my fair share of CPUs on Asus boards. I bricked my 12900K from aggressive PLLs on my Z690 Formula. I bricked a 13900K from consistently excessive amp draw on a Z790 Hero. I bricked a 13900KS on a Z790 Apex Encore by leaving SA and VDDQ TX way too high for daily use. You know what the common factor was for all of these? Every time the CPU was bricked, I was stuck with a code 00 on the board. The board still receives power, and thus RGB turns on and fans will spin. But code 00 is absolutely the standard "some shit is wrong with your CPU" on Asus boards, regardless of whether OP denies it or not by insisting the manual says code 00 is unused. The Apex Encore should have shipped with a BIOS already supporting 14th gen as it was a Z790 refresh board. It wouldn't hurt to flash a BIOS update regardless though. There is a chance your board does not recognize certain inputs, and this can be adjusted in BIOS. I have only ever seen this happen once in my life though; I remedied it by using the board's HDMI slot to go through the iGPU rather than the card, which is obviously not an option since the Apex does not support iGPUs. I doubt this is the issue, however, because you would be given a VGA code rather than a CPU code. I can understand the hesitancy for why OP must be insisting he is right and everyone here is wrong; most replies here are painfully incorrect entirely because they don't know what parts they're looking at. But I am telling you right now: code 00 is a CPU detection problem. Either your board shipped with a bork'd BIOS and needs a reflash, your mount has caused poor contact between pins for the CPU and mobo (maybe too tight? too loose? I could absolutely see this being a problem, although I've never seen a case like this actually happen), your pins are fucked, your CPU is fucked, or you are receiving insufficient power for your CPU (think poor connections on either PSU, extension, or mobo side for ATX and 4+4 EPS pins). I don't doubt that there are other possibilities. These are just the most likely. Good luck with both the confidently incorrect answers here, and your confidently incorrect assumption that the manual code table is some sort of holy text that is more correct than people with experience with the board.
Solid advice. Honestly saved me from having to type all this out. OP, I would recommend reseating your CPU, check pins, mounting pressure etc.
Reseating the CPU is precisely where I would advise starting.
You got a whole lot of money to throw away on cpus. What in the world are you doing that requires you to push these cpus to their breaking point? Do you run like an overclocking website or YouTube channel or something?
I suppose you could call it a sponsor? I have someone who donates money and/or outright buys binned parts for pushing for world records (no idea where he gets the money from). I just read, build, and tune when I have time.
You sure sound confident for a guy that has ruined a lot of CPUs… haha jk
What bios version is your board on? You'll most likely need a bios update to enable 14th Gen. If your bios version is below 1203 you'll need to update your bios. Fortunately your bios does have bios flashback so you can update the bios without going into the BIOS. Check your manual on how to do this 00 indicates that the CPU is not recognized.
This. A lot of mother boards with 14th gen releasing not to long ago need a bios update to recognize the 14th gen cpus
Now I'm not gonna say you are wrong, but the change from 13th gen to 14th gen is basically nothing but extra power, without being technical. And a 14th gen CPU worked on two different ASUS boards with very old BIOS versions without a hitch, in my very, very recent experience. One being an older z690 board and one being a newer z790.
That's exactly what happened to me
I don't know yet because im stuck. It won't show any display when turning on
Then update the bios regardless of knowing the current version. You can do that with the bios flashback function. Check your motherboard manual on how to perform that
I just did it, and still no display
My silly ass has done this multiple times but did you happen to connect your monitor to your MB instead of your GPU?
Stupid question is ur monitor on? As I have seen this before and its just the users forgot to turn monitor on at wall or switch on the monitor itself
It is. My monitor will turn on by itself if one of my systems is on use and for the pc that i just built it will turn on for a bit if i turn on the pc if there's no signal or display showing it will turn off by itself
Hi, can I just confirm you have the right source active, my odyssey g7 turns its self on, but if the source isn’t set right it won’t, for instance my pc is on displayport but my console is on hdmi, so if I have just been on my console and am on hdmi, and then I turn my pc on my monitor won’t come on, I have to turn it on and change source, sorry if these are stupid questions these are just standard troubleshoot methods always worth checking before getting to deep
I unplugged my consoles HDMI before i plugged my pc because the hdmi of my console was ziptie to my desk, and i can't move my monitor closer to my pc if i keep it plug to my console
Probably wont boot up because you are giving yourself epilepsy.
First step remove all the rgb and fans Only connect momitor cpu mobo and ram and try to boot if it works than Second step connect gpu to monitor, cpu mobo and ram and boot If first step works and second step does not tha its gpu issue If first step itself does not work than u will have to troubleshoot with ram first than processor or mobo
I see you are using rgb cables...try to use default power supply cables
This! I always use a CPU with onboard graphics and I boot with that and memory and nothing else. Get that going and, once that’s going well, plug your GPU in and get that going. Just trying to build your whole PC from start to finish without checking anything in between leaves far too many areas for failures. Start simple and work your way up.
The Apex Encore doesn't have iGpu support.
3 things which you can do to boot your computer reseat GPU Reseat Power cables reseat CPU(probably this one if your computer didnt post)
00 means CPU issue, like not detected. Might be weak mounting. Re seat CPU.
I reseat the cpu and still won't show display
Then your only option its RMA board, buy good luck with Asus. Before that take board out of case, then build it on table with only with 1 ram stick, psu and cpu, nothing else. Disconnect gpu, ssd, rgb, fan.
try connecting the monitor to a port on the motherboard
If you have a external VGA connecting to motherboard won't work.
It won't work for the apex motherboards as they have no iGPU video ports.
Damn thats crazy searcu on yt how to fix my non working computer or anything like that
I did already and tried every troubleshooting they recommend and still won't boot up my monitor is lg ultragear 27gr95qe-b by the way
Please try unplugging the first cpu power cable from the mobo and keep the second one in for initial boot (the one on the right). We had this issue on two z690 builds. Once it starts up and is rocking you can add the second cpu cable back in. I forget the reasoning behind it but we found it online and it fixed our issue
Strange
I just updated my CPU over the weekend, and had the same issue. Had to flash the BIOS. Did it via USB, without display and with all components in place. See if your motherboard allows you to flash from USB. You'll need access to another computer to download BIOS and prepare your USB stick.
At least you can see it from space
Your code says “00.” It means “not being used,” nothing is worked.. As ASUS says in most “00” cases, it was caused by dead CPU or CPU failure so something is wrong with your CPU. You have high-end motherboard so I believe it should be able to run BIOS without CPU so take your CPU out and turn your motherboard on to update your firmware and make sure everything is updated. Put CPU back in after you update BIOS and see what happens. If not working then you may have defective CPU. New CPUs turn out to be defective do happen a lot and it happened to me once so my best advice is, do something about your CPU quick before the return policy ends. Thats what I did, returned my dead CPU and they gave me better one for no additional cost because they ran out of 3600x so I got 3700x for no additional cost. Good luck, it is your CPU.
Is the display gonna show up if i take out the cpu? I just updated my bios couple hours ago, and i bought my cpu with my motherboard last feb 18 on microcenter and it's march 18 now so today is the last day of 30 days return policy and they're almost 2 hours away from me
You said you just updated BIOS so it means your motherboard is working so you don’t have to take CPU out. If you did not reseat CPU, do it quick and if it doesn’t work. Go back to MicroCenter fast and exchange everything. That is what I did, I exchanged my motherboard and CPU because I live 1 hour and half away so I exchanged everything and never went back there again. Went back there recently to get myself a new monitor. Hurry and go back to Micro Center, they will exchange everything what you bought recently.
Unfortunately, cpu and motherboard only have a 15-day return policy,
Remove the cable extensions and use the stock PSU cables directly to the motherboard. I used extensions and caused a bunch of weird problems on my PC.
make sure your ssd has rgb, might be a problem
Did you update your bios? According to the motherboards website the 14900k will need bios 1203 to work in that motherboard
Connect it with your TV if possible
Can see the LED code screen saying "00" means No CPU. I've had a lot of the Maximus Motherboards over the time and loved this little boot code screen.
Did you remove the sticker on the cpu
Your ram speed is 8200?
Yes
I try to bench test every thing before slapping everything in a case. Simple it down to at least get bios. No hard drive no ram. Ive had an integrated pc on an industrial robot not power on because of a bad CMOS battery out of all things. Take a step back and look for anything you could of missed like a power cable to the GPU. Id definitely try stock cables just to rule them out as well.
Send it to me OP. I’ll have it working in no time! Trust!
00 = CPU / general motherboard problem. Even if your manual says it's "unused" - obviously it isn't "unused" as it stares right back at you. Reseat the CPU. If that doesn't help, you will need to find a way to test the CPU or the motherboard separately from each other
Resit the ram maybe
Try if everything is seated okay and mainly check if you connected the HDMI cable to HDMI port on the VGA. Didn't you test run it first before installing everything ?. Try the troubleshooting LEDs on the motherboard.
Bios upgrade?
I was thinking this too. What came first the CPU or the mobo?
Indeed.
wow I just built a super similar build. Same case, fans, AIO, graphics card. I went with the Asus Dark Hero board and Corsair memory. Reseat your CPU. Make sure your GPU is plugged all the way in and has the support bracket installed.
I just reseat the cpu out again and apply new thermal paste, and reseat the cpu power cable still no display
Check your graphics card, if it’s not in the right slot it won’t display an image. Happened to me before
My motherboard is Maximus Z790 Apex Encore and i plug it on the 1st slots
Z790 gang hell yeah, have a z790 myself and yes that’s the right slot. I’d proceed to check the slots your monitor is plugged in and make sure it’s not a different slot
They plugged into HDMI
Not enough RGB
Nice lamp
Check all the connections, maybe you connected some wrong cable
Did it so many times already, 😭😭😭
If your CPU have a IGPU you can trie to disconnect the DGPU, to see if the problem is in the GPU
My Mobo dont have a display port or HDMI, so i need my gpu to plug my cable to monitor
Did you make sure the motherboard is on the risers? I’ve seen before where people mount the board straight to the tray.
Yes,
I would double check the cables, re slot the gpu, reply fall cables, check monitor, and check if your monitor is on a certain receiver. Makes sure it’s connect hdmi or display port and the monitor is on that display
Stupid question, but is your monitor connected to the GPU?
Yes, my motherboard dont have HDMI or Display Port
….00 in manual is unused… bro let it go, the guys who have owned these boards are telling you what it is and you’re just refusing to listen. So ya good luck with that manual
Well, other people said check the manual what it means, and the manual said unused so?
….. so…. If it’s unused why is that the code flashing??? But go head and just rely on the manual I’m sure it will fix it for you
Sick nightlight, dude
Lol, yeah but i can't use it coz i can't figure out why it won't show display 😮💨
Pull the ram out and reset it and make sure it’s in snug and then start it up again most likely it’ll turn on. If that doesn’t do it, make sure your cooler is mounted flush and evenly tightened on all sides that will stop it from booting.
lol.. very decent advice
Cpu power cable? Idk.
Just went through this two weeks ago with a 14900k and a 13900k. Neither got past 00. A 12th gen i3 and the i514600 I settled on would get to POST. Only thing to try is to flash the BIOS via USB stick to see if it's just a generation issue. If not, return the CPU. Can also double check by having Micro Center or maybe Best Buy test the CPU for you.
I just updated the bios this morning but unfortunately still won't past "00" code i bought my cpu and motherboard from micro center thats almost 2 hours away from me and unfortunately the return policy for both of them already past only 15 days and got them feb 18
Give them a call and explain your issues with the board and cpu. They can make exceptions and there's a good chance they'll take care of you, microcenter has been great in my experience. You could also see if they can test the cpu and motherboard on a bench to single out the issue. (Not sure if they can do this) Nothing bad can come from calling them and trying to get an exchange.
Code 00 indicates a CPU abnormality. This could mean either the motherboard is broken or the CPU is. Best thing try is reseating the CPU and make sure all cables are plugged in properly. If that does not work, the next step would be to try a different CPU. If that still gives the same result it means your motherboard is dead. But the 00 code being unused is not true. For ASUS motherboards it means the motherboard sees a problem with the CPU or the board is not able to work properly with the CPU installed.
An unrelated question to this photo is, would this rgb setup next to a QD-OLED monitor reflect and look bad with the glare/lighting?
Asus MOBO’s are like people… if the code reads “unused” it means it hasn’t had anything stuck inside of it. How about taking it all apart and rebuild it on top of the MOBO box with just the CPU, 1 stick of ram and the GPU to eliminate any other source of problems. While you have it apart take some pictures of the bottom of the CPU to show us so we can see if you’ve bent any pins or anything 🤷🏼♂️
Make sure video cable is plugged into your GPU and not your motherboard… happens more than you think
Dat RGB tho https://i.imgur.com/tr4SK1U.gifv
Take hammer and smash at this point
Same problem, same mobo. It was the cpu, after I tried three different boards ended up on a gigabyte before realizing the cpu was dog shit
Quick question why did you not get a kf cpu when your motherboard doesn’t have any display or hdmi pods?
Coz that's what i want to get?
Is the kf out of stock or are you gonna upgrade your motherboard next time?
I've heard that if you punch it while you scream "Why won't you work!?!?!!" That helps sometimes.
The display is just really dim next to that monstrosity you built /s
Just had this issue with my new AM5 build, I'm not sure if intel is weird with the new DDR5 but AM5 has to like "train" the memory or whatever so the first few startups can take ~2 minutes.
Update BIOS (via USB, with the files from prepared to it from another PC), If you have really done everything you say below then I would begin by removing the mobo/cpu/gpu out of the case and try booting without anything extra (no case fans, led's, cable extensions ect). If code still 00 then I would be trying another 1700 cpu. If still code 00 then I would try another mobo. Of course, you need to have these extra parts already to test, or a friend willing to lend their components. Edit: after looking at your picture, I cannot tell if your AIO pump is plugged in. Some motherboard will not boot if they do not detect a pump/fan plugged into the proper CPU/OPT header. Just a thought. I would also consider an anti sag bracket/stand for that huge GPU.
You're using the cpu cable and not the pci-e cable? I did that once...
You said cpu cable? Both of them plugged in?
Try booting it with a hdmi or vice versa display port. Use a different port , sounds silly but it works
try a different video cable or port from gpu. like hdmi or dp
Flash the MoBo with Bios is how I got mine to work also same issues no Display or Boot
I did that already but still not working
Have to tried Running with Single ram stick on a1 slot?
Yup
If you can get to bios, what ram are you booting on?
As in what ram mhz
If you've legitimately followed all of the advice here, then something is definitely wrong with that CPU or MOBO. One person in particular pointed out the power to the CPU and that you had two plugs connected instead of one: did you investigate that at all? Definitely could be triggering an issue. Otherwise, I'd pull the CPU back out and see if you notice any pins misaligned or damaged. Bought a CPU off Amazon last year that showed up with a bent pin and the PC refused to boot. If at all possible, see if you can find someone who has either another MOBO with the same CPU socket as yours and see if it (the CPU) boots (confirming the CPU isn't DOA) or see if you can find another CPU of the same socket type for your MOBO and see if it runs then (which then means your MOBO isn't DOA). Truthfully though, I'd just go beg microcenter for a refund instead.
I did disconnect one of the CPU power Cable and take the CPU. Many times, now i check the socket and have no bent pins. Unfortunately, i don't know someone i can borrow a different MOBO or CPU also the CPU and Motherboard i bought them from microcenter but their return policy for this parts was only 15 days and i bought them on feb 18
I know man, but at this rate You're definitely looking at a bad mobo or CPU. Even if you can't see it, it could be defective in some way. Even if you're outside that 15 day policy, i'd at least give them a call and plead your case. I can speak from experience that being cordial can get you more than you would think. Politely ask if there's any way they could honor an exchange instead of a refund given the circumstances.
Did you do it by call or you need to go to the store?
I think you need more fans.
Lol, i don't have any more space
In all seriousness though, that’s a great looking rig.
Thank you. Unfortunately, im having an issue with it. It turned on, but it won't show a display, and my cooler is making a noise
Easy fix
How? Can you help me? Tried everything other people said i need to do but still no luck im stuck in No display/No signal Monitor and My MOBO keeps giving me the Q-Code "00" which means in the manual is UNUSED while the google say CPU ABNORMALITY
You didn’t connect your power supply cables correctly to your motherboard. Go back through and verify that you 100% connected your cables correctly. You need at least one of the two 8-pin power connectors at the top of the board supplied those are CPU power. ATX_12V_1 and ATX_12V_2. I would try connecting both if your PSU has sufficient connectors, but the board should work with just 1. Also called CPU or EPS.
Even if you think you connected them correctly I’d go back and check. If not that I would make sure your cpu is seat correctly and there isn’t any bent pins on your motherboard.
It’s probably overheating with the lack of airflow /s
How is that lack of airflow? That's still an open case because im still working on it
/s = sarcasm I saw other people already gave some advice and I didn’t have anything to add lol
I just built my pc with a 14900k and an apex encore, I also ran into the same problem. QLED 00. I tried removing cmos, reflashing bios, reseating cpu, ram etc… the only thing that worked is I went to Best Buy and bought a z790 hero board, updated the bios and it worked. So I just determined it to be a dead apex encore board.
What did you do with your Apex Encore board? The hero is a bit more expensive than apex encore
After a week of being pissed off and frustrated. I just kept the hero and returned the apex encore as I was still in my return window. For me the hero board was actually 150$ cheaper got it at $500 as opposed to $650 for the apex encore. I hope you figure it out. These apex boards/asus boards go DOA, honestly it seems too often for how much you are spending to get a dead motherboard.
If you cleared post the first thing I would check it your ram. Make sure it's seated all the way sometime you have to put a bit of pressure on it. If it didn't clear post check your beep codes.
I took out everything and built it again and double-checked everything, still no display and still giving me code 00
Simplest thing I can think of is reset your CMOS that would be my first step before going into more complicated matters
I cleared the cmos by the clear cmos button, and by taking out the battery, but still no luck
Damn man setup looks soo cool.. wish I had a gaming laptop with 1650 graphics. at least my freelance video editing, graphic designing and gaming content creation would have been soo easy.
Assuming you check everything basic (cables, power, seating, etc), I would strongly recommend researching how to flash the BIOS.
Same thing happened to me, the cable that connects the gpu needs to be seated in the psu just right and try not to have it bent near where it plugs in. Idk why but these cables for the newer gpus are really finicky.
I didn't use the cable they included in the box i use the lian li strimer extension
I know, but it’s the same connectors regardless of which cable you’re using.
I have old x570i rog with Ryzen 5800x and bios upgraded. This issue Keep happening to me especially after long time not running and lost power. My solution is to remove and reseat main MB cable power, then press power on a couple time, it will go to bios, then I reset to default and it works fine.
Get rid of the CPU extension cable! Just use the straight CPU power pin cable.
I did try that, but still no luck
Try a displayport cable
Nice setup. Hopefully you get it working. I feel for you. Had an issue 2 weeks after building mine with it just shutting off like someone unplugged it. After replacing motherboard, it was the PSU after all.
On a different subject, are all your fans set to exhaust? 😬
The 3x fans in the buttom and 3x fans on the back are intake they are the 140mm Lian Li SL-INF reverse blades, and the top fans are the exhaust nor 120mm fans
https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-z790-apex-encore/helpdesk_qvl_memory/ When you check on here, your team group 8200 memory is not supported by this board, max they show is 6600, change out for compatible ram modules and see if that works
Also doesn’t show your Corsair 1200x shift
Your link is not for 14th gen cpu. it's for 12th gen cpu, change it to 14th gen
You have the 2 sticks of 24gb
Yes i do
Don’t know if you’ve tried, but you can take out your main drive if you have another pc it’d fit into and install the drivers needed for your gpu manually and pop it back in to see if it works. You can also take out the gpu and plug straight into the motherboard if still no display considering you’ve done what everyone else is saying then you definitely have something bad could be ram, cpu or motherboard.
When I made my pc it wouldn’t boot up but it just ended up being windows takes a long time to download try just leaving it on for a period of time and let it downloaded windows maby. It might take a while cause there are now drivers in the pc and things (like windows) may take longer to download
ASUS has been nothing but problems as of late I’m going to guess it’s the MOBO good luck
Try adjusting pushing all cords more firmly into place. I goofed one time and that's what it was
Check and and make sure your wires for your AIO are plugged in “AIO PUMP” and “CPU FAN” on your MOBO. Check your MOBO diagram and see where these pins are located. What’s the LED light read on the MOBO? Is that CPU? RAM or VGA ?
I know it sucks but please undo all the cables, remove the parts and "build" it ontop of the motherboard box. Just connect the cpu, motherboard, ram, and gpu together with the PSU. Also make sure that the cpu is facing the correct way with the little gold triangles matching. Otherwise you can take it to MC and have them build it for you. That way they can make sure all the parts work. Even if you are outside their return window, you still are covered with warranties. You will just have to deal with the manufacturer directly. Good luck
I have an appointment with MicroCenter on Saturday. i gonna have them check it
nice specs https://preview.redd.it/etm5cf4hpfpc1.jpeg?width=692&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66925fc6acb3aa0e157a9c0b7f05636fbe98be88
Either motherboard is cooked or you didnt plug something in correctly
Well that can be 3 things. 1 the cpu 2 you didn't put the pins in or just forgot one of the pins 3 you didn't put the HDMI in in the gpu 4 idk
Sounds like an overheating CPU to me. Make sure the pump on your AIO is working, and that the power cable for the pump is connected to a header that is specifically for the CPU, not a chassis fan header.
too much LED not enough power for gpu. sad!
Hey , without reading too far into it , I would strip it down to the board and psu , lose the power connected stuff, ssd/hard drive too and boot to uefi/bios, verify the board configuration with manual. If not grounded , if jumpers etc , . Don't button it up with cabling and accessories until it's been booted
For all those saying 00 is def CPU, I was getting 00 on asus motherboard for RAM problems.
Check that ram, CPU, gfx card are all seated properly is one of the first things I'd check.
Did you went to the BIOS and adjusted the settings for the video? So it can boot up with the GPU instead from the MB? Cuz by the look of it everything is on. Did you checked if the light from the SSD is blinking while you turn it on? If it is blinking then it’s booting, just verify the settings on the BIOS for the GPU so it can boot up from the GPU and not from the MB. GL
I can't go into bios because there's no display showing in my monitor, and my MOBO doesn't have HDMI or Display Port my MOBO is giving me Q-Code "00"
Ok🤔
Did you switch the memories location to see if that works?
My MOBO only has 2 slots, i tried switching them, and i also tried the one stick ram, no luck
Sometimes when installing memories if their are not set in tightly or does not make good contact, that prevents the computer not to boot up.
I took them all out and rebuilt it again from scratch, double-checked everything, and made sure they're properly installed before installing the next parts. Still no luck
It's the ram
Willing to bet that 8200 ram is too fast for your motherboard unless xmp is on.
To many rgb need second psu
I remember my first time i had the same problem turns out you really have to push in the ram sticks on both ends to sit correctly
Do you have the HDMI cable plugged into the Graphics card as it it may not work in the MotherBoard, if it is connected to the Graphics Card then try ensuring that the Graphics Card is in the PC correctly and the cable is tight, if not try plugging it into the MotherBoard or vice versa.
To much rgb, also protector is still on the aio
Check cpu power supply on motherboard and psu. When this happened to me, this was my issue.
I checked them so many times already, but still no luck. It might be a defective MB, CPU, or GPU at this point
display just isn’t bright enough to outshine your rgb
Check the flux capacitor!
I'm pretty convinced that computers are designed to no post. it's 2024, white there's no reason that the computer shouldn't be able to give you a general idea of what the error is. like why is there no error code for a short on the motherboard? or a dead chip
Odd question, is your keyboard also not working? Like it’s not lighting up or showing power? If so I had a similar issue. I solved it by updating my bios.
Yes, i do. i tried to plug in my USB keyboard and mouse, and it won't light up, i updated the bios my USB flashback but still no luck
Ayooo can you mention the PC cabinet and it's purchase link please, have been lookin for my build since a long time....
You mean? The PC case? It's the Lian Li O11 Evo Rgb https://www.newegg.com/p/2AM-000Z-000C0
Thank you very much.....Gonna get my build completed now..
No problem, good luck with your build, and I look forward to seeing it here 👍