Striker ll Formula.... "CPU INIT" of death! - RRTech...The SOURCE for Extreme Liquid Cooling

**Mightymorff** · 02-07-2010, 12:35 PM

Hi guys,
some of you may remember a while ago that I used to have a Striker extreme MoBo that was Borked and would not POST.
Well, the replacement board that I got was a Striker II Formula, and guess what!!!

Gotta love ASUS!

there I was working away when the OS locked up and didn't want to play anymore, so, I tried to reboot only to be met with "CPU INIT" on the LCD poster screen.
looking through the MoBo manual "cpu init" is the first step in the boot process, so I guess it's failing at the first stage of boot which can only mean DEAD MOBO again.

yes, I have tried clear CMOS, strip down to 1 stick of ram, gpu and HDD but nothing.

**Floyd** · 02-07-2010, 01:43 PM

My Striker II NSE board gives me the cpuinit sometimes after a rebuild. Check your ram really good and make sure those contacts are good. Once I reseat my ram once or twice it works from there.

**Mightymorff** · 02-07-2010, 02:46 PM

I did try to reboot with no RAM expecting the BIOS to go nuts and beep like crazy, but nothing happens, just stays at cpu init.

**trfnj74** · 02-07-2010, 02:47 PM

I was reading around google for you and found two possible issues.....Yea the RAM being one of them mayeb Voltage and the other which I dont think because you were running it is the MB doesnt recognize your CPU. I also saw a long list of things to do to clear your cmos. Have you updated your bios???

**Floyd** · 02-07-2010, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mightymorff

I did try to reboot with no RAM expecting the BIOS to go nuts and beep like crazy, but nothing happens, just stays at cpu init.

Mine gives me cpuinit without ram also. Just clean the contacts really good and try that.

ablatman · 02-07-2010, 03:08 PM

Did you try reseating the CPU as well? It seems to me that if the error is because it doesn't properly recognize the hardware, it may be due to the CPU not making good contact?

**Septim** · 02-07-2010, 05:42 PM

hmm why is there lots of issues with ROG boards...

**Floyd** · 02-07-2010, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Septim

hmm why is there lots of issues with ROG boards...

IDK. I dont think there is any mobo that doesnt have issues lol.
I thought id give Asus a break and go EVGA but my 680i died and my 750i FTW sucked ass.

smee · 02-07-2010, 07:05 PM

I had THREE ASUS Striker Extreme 680i boards die on me one after another.

**Marne** · 02-07-2010, 08:53 PM

Asus.

HIT THAT BITCH WITH A BOTTLE.

/end rant

**ballz0r** · 02-07-2010, 09:13 PM

ive got two Striker 2 Extremes currently not wanting to play nice... its a fucking prick of a board.

I found this to work:

Clear CMOS
install CPU only and power up
then install one module of ram and power up
Then install HDDS and one GPU
If it posts install remaining ram modules

Sometimes at this point its all good and will be fine until I change the CPU or ram... other times it still wont post and ive gota remove the GPU, power up and reinstall the gpu.

I think these nforce asus boards make better frisbees than mobos

ablatman · 02-07-2010, 10:10 PM

I guess it's just that combo of Asus board and Nvidia chipset that does it...

The more I hear about issues with boards using Nforce chipsets, the more and more happy I am that it took me so damned long to finally put my rig together -- by going straight to X58 I got to skip the shitty Nvidia chipsets....

**Septim** · 02-07-2010, 10:33 PM

maybe go for the simple p6x series... hehehe...

**Snyxxx** · 02-08-2010, 12:56 AM

I can't remember, but if the BIOS chip is a "plug in" type (not hardwired), then press it down with your finger firmly. I had some 680i boards that this worked. Push hard and try to power on.

Also, try unplugging power supply and remove battery for an hour, then put it back together and give it a try.

If this does not work, then try ballz0r's advice above for more drastic action.

**Mightymorff** · 02-08-2010, 11:02 AM

I think it's well and truely wankered, so it going back in the box to Scan computers for RMA. fingers crossed for the replacement

**Floyd** · 03-21-2010, 08:51 AM

Bringing this one back...

Well ive had my main PC down for mods and all so today I went to turn it on after bleeding the loop and all and I get the stupid CPUINIT message.

Last time I had this I didnt have the 8 pin seated all the way. Well no such luck this time. I even used my multimeter and tested every wire on the PSU (all were 100% right)
So now im working on resetting the CMOS and trying to boot with only 1 gpu and one stick of ram.

**Floyd** · 03-21-2010, 11:37 AM

After looking more into my board it seems I bent a CPU pin...
WTF. I dont even think I took the cpu off but twice and for only a minute or less!

So.... Im trying to bend the pin back and now instead of CPUINIT I get CHIPINIT.
Damn man looks like I might be "forced" to upgrade to i7...

**trfnj74** · 03-21-2010, 11:41 AM

Do you own a magnifying glass? I have bent a few pins in my days and they all have to be in almost the same position they were before. It might take a few try’s but with a nice pointy pick etc.. and a good magnifying glass you should be golden.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Floyd

After looking more into my board it seems I bent a CPU pin...
WTF. I dont even think I took the cpu off but twice and for only a minute or less!

So.... Im trying to bend the pin back and now instead of CPUINIT I get CHIPINIT.
Damn man looks like I might be "forced" to upgrade to i7...

**Floyd** · 03-21-2010, 12:10 PM

Well I amaze myself again.
I got back in there with my picks and LED flashlight and after a bit of poking and prodding looked right. After that I installed the CPU again and tada it worked!
Im actually posting from that machine right now! It only has 1 gig at the moment though.
Oh well no i7 for me

**scraps** · 03-21-2010, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Floyd

Well I amaze myself again.
I got back in there with my picks and LED flashlight and after a bit of poking and prodding looked right. After that I installed the CPU again and tada it worked!
Im actually posting from that machine right now! It only has 1 gig at the moment though.
Oh well no i7 for me

You just holding out for the i9 don't lie

**Floyd** · 03-21-2010, 01:12 PM

Im just holding out all together lol.
Im on the PC now and its up to 4gigs again and working strong!

02-07-2010, 12:35 PM	#1
Mightymorff just got it wet Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 88	Striker ll Formula.... "CPU INIT" of death! Hi guys, some of you may remember a while ago that I used to have a Striker extreme MoBo that was Borked and would not POST. Well, the replacement board that I got was a Striker II Formula, and guess what!!! Gotta love ASUS! there I was working away when the OS locked up and didn't want to play anymore, so, I tried to reboot only to be met with "CPU INIT" on the LCD poster screen. looking through the MoBo manual "cpu init" is the first step in the boot process, so I guess it's failing at the first stage of boot which can only mean DEAD MOBO again. yes, I have tried clear CMOS, strip down to 1 stick of ram, gpu and HDD but nothing. __________________ MoBo: Asus Striker Extreme (Dead!!) Asus Striker II Formula (Dead) Next Striker II Formula again Chipset: Nvidia 780i Cpu: Intel Q6600 Quad core @ 2.7GHz Ram: 4 GB OCZ Reaper @ 1066MHz 2.1v Gpu 1: Evga 8800gt superclocked @ 700MHz Gpu 2: Evga 8800gt KO edition @ 700MHz HDD: Seagate barracuda 500Gb

02-07-2010, 01:43 PM	#2
Floyd Mmm Chimichangas Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern MD Posts: 3,501	My Striker II NSE board gives me the cpuinit sometimes after a rebuild. Check your ram really good and make sure those contacts are good. Once I reseat my ram once or twice it works from there. __________________ -MURDERED- Q6600 (3.2) 4gig DDR3 Gskill Black Pi Ram (1600 Meg) Asus Striker II NSE (790i) 2X EVGA 275 GTX Watercooling: GTZ, FC-275, BIX 240, BIX 360, 355, XSPC Dual Bay CoolerMaster HAF 932 Corsair HX1000W

02-07-2010, 02:46 PM	#3
Mightymorff just got it wet Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 88	I did try to reboot with no RAM expecting the BIOS to go nuts and beep like crazy, but nothing happens, just stays at cpu init. __________________ MoBo: Asus Striker Extreme (Dead!!) Asus Striker II Formula (Dead) Next Striker II Formula again Chipset: Nvidia 780i Cpu: Intel Q6600 Quad core @ 2.7GHz Ram: 4 GB OCZ Reaper @ 1066MHz 2.1v Gpu 1: Evga 8800gt superclocked @ 700MHz Gpu 2: Evga 8800gt KO edition @ 700MHz HDD: Seagate barracuda 500Gb

02-07-2010, 05:42 PM	#7
Septim Voice of Wisdom Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: where 35C ambients is normal Posts: 1,905	hmm why is there lots of issues with ROG boards... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Computer operating 24/7 not doing anything? Don't waste that idle CPU power! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Join up with our teams on WorldCommunityGrid or Folding@Home This is for a good cause. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to Join, simply click here: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 07:05 PM	#9
smee RRR wanna be Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chicken Coop Posts: 1,001	I had THREE ASUS Striker Extreme 680i boards die on me one after another. __________________ "If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?" - Sydney J. Harris

02-07-2010, 02:47 PM	#4
trfnj74 Does This Taste Funny Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Templeton MA Posts: 1,328	I was reading around google for you and found two possible issues.....Yea the RAM being one of them mayeb Voltage and the other which I dont think because you were running it is the MB doesnt recognize your CPU. I also saw a long list of things to do to clear your cmos. Have you updated your bios???

02-07-2010, 03:08 PM	#6
ablatman RRR jr. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southeastern Pensyltucky Posts: 2,562	Did you try reseating the CPU as well? It seems to me that if the error is because it doesn't properly recognize the hardware, it may be due to the CPU not making good contact?

02-07-2010, 08:53 PM	#10
Marne Subaru Pedopig Stares @ U Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 2,566	Asus. HIT THAT BITCH WITH A BOTTLE. /end rant __________________ FUCK YOU FROZEN Q. YOU'RE A THIEVING PLAGUE ON THE WATERCOOLING HOBBY. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Buy My Stuff - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 09:13 PM	#11
ballz0r Wet DownUnder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States of Australia Posts: 3,230	ive got two Striker 2 Extremes currently not wanting to play nice... its a fucking prick of a board. I found this to work: Clear CMOS install CPU only and power up then install one module of ram and power up Then install HDDS and one GPU If it posts install remaining ram modules Sometimes at this point its all good and will be fine until I change the CPU or ram... other times it still wont post and ive gota remove the GPU, power up and reinstall the gpu. I think these nforce asus boards make better frisbees than mobos __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* mcoffey's Breadboard - Baleful's lappy farm - Coolmiester's Ghetto Skully - Baleful's Rig-in-a-box - JTrain's Desktop - Coolfris's Compact Cruncher - Just A Noobs Classy Cruncher - Shadowhunters NanoCruncher 4.0 - Oli4v's SuperSupreme with Cheeze - Floyd's Bottom Drawer - Oli4v's Sprawling Server life getting you down? cant understand why people keep swearing at you? got sand in your mangina? Sounds like you need to... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 10:10 PM	#12
ablatman RRR jr. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southeastern Pensyltucky Posts: 2,562	I guess it's just that combo of Asus board and Nvidia chipset that does it... The more I hear about issues with boards using Nforce chipsets, the more and more happy I am that it took me so damned long to finally put my rig together -- by going straight to X58 I got to skip the shitty Nvidia chipsets....

02-07-2010, 10:33 PM	#13
Septim Voice of Wisdom Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: where 35C ambients is normal Posts: 1,905	maybe go for the simple p6x series... hehehe... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Computer operating 24/7 not doing anything? Don't waste that idle CPU power! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Join up with our teams on WorldCommunityGrid or Folding@Home This is for a good cause. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to Join, simply click here: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-08-2010, 12:56 AM	#14
Snyxxx Pushing Water & Oil Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,503	I can't remember, but if the BIOS chip is a "plug in" type (not hardwired), then press it down with your finger firmly. I had some 680i boards that this worked. Push hard and try to power on. Also, try unplugging power supply and remove battery for an hour, then put it back together and give it a try. If this does not work, then try ballz0r's advice above for more drastic action. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-08-2010, 11:02 AM	#15
Mightymorff just got it wet Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 88	I think it's well and truely wankered, so it going back in the box to Scan computers for RMA. fingers crossed for the replacement __________________ MoBo: Asus Striker Extreme (Dead!!) Asus Striker II Formula (Dead) Next Striker II Formula again Chipset: Nvidia 780i Cpu: Intel Q6600 Quad core @ 2.7GHz Ram: 4 GB OCZ Reaper @ 1066MHz 2.1v Gpu 1: Evga 8800gt superclocked @ 700MHz Gpu 2: Evga 8800gt KO edition @ 700MHz HDD: Seagate barracuda 500Gb

03-21-2010, 08:51 AM	#16
Floyd Mmm Chimichangas Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern MD Posts: 3,501	Bringing this one back... Well ive had my main PC down for mods and all so today I went to turn it on after bleeding the loop and all and I get the stupid CPUINIT message. Last time I had this I didnt have the 8 pin seated all the way. Well no such luck this time. I even used my multimeter and tested every wire on the PSU (all were 100% right) So now im working on resetting the CMOS and trying to boot with only 1 gpu and one stick of ram. __________________ -MURDERED- Q6600 (3.2) 4gig DDR3 Gskill Black Pi Ram (1600 Meg) Asus Striker II NSE (790i) 2X EVGA 275 GTX Watercooling: GTZ, FC-275, BIX 240, BIX 360, 355, XSPC Dual Bay CoolerMaster HAF 932 Corsair HX1000W

03-21-2010, 11:37 AM	#17
Floyd Mmm Chimichangas Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern MD Posts: 3,501	After looking more into my board it seems I bent a CPU pin... WTF. I dont even think I took the cpu off but twice and for only a minute or less! So.... Im trying to bend the pin back and now instead of CPUINIT I get CHIPINIT. Damn man looks like I might be "forced" to upgrade to i7... __________________ -MURDERED- Q6600 (3.2) 4gig DDR3 Gskill Black Pi Ram (1600 Meg) Asus Striker II NSE (790i) 2X EVGA 275 GTX Watercooling: GTZ, FC-275, BIX 240, BIX 360, 355, XSPC Dual Bay CoolerMaster HAF 932 Corsair HX1000W

03-21-2010, 12:10 PM	#19
Floyd Mmm Chimichangas Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern MD Posts: 3,501	Well I amaze myself again. I got back in there with my picks and LED flashlight and after a bit of poking and prodding looked right. After that I installed the CPU again and tada it worked! Im actually posting from that machine right now! It only has 1 gig at the moment though. Oh well no i7 for me __________________ -MURDERED- Q6600 (3.2) 4gig DDR3 Gskill Black Pi Ram (1600 Meg) Asus Striker II NSE (790i) 2X EVGA 275 GTX Watercooling: GTZ, FC-275, BIX 240, BIX 360, 355, XSPC Dual Bay CoolerMaster HAF 932 Corsair HX1000W

03-21-2010, 01:12 PM	#21
Floyd Mmm Chimichangas Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern MD Posts: 3,501	Im just holding out all together lol. Im on the PC now and its up to 4gigs again and working strong! __________________ -MURDERED- Q6600 (3.2) 4gig DDR3 Gskill Black Pi Ram (1600 Meg) Asus Striker II NSE (790i) 2X EVGA 275 GTX Watercooling: GTZ, FC-275, BIX 240, BIX 360, 355, XSPC Dual Bay CoolerMaster HAF 932 Corsair HX1000W

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