Z77A-GD65 need help!

hey guys so i have my pc taken apart, I hooked up the PSU to the mobo but when i try to power on all i get is power for a split second (the fans twitch) and one of the led's flashes but then theres nothing. I tested the voltage coming out of my power supply and it all seems to be fine, however when I hook the multimeter up to the V-check points, I get no voltage out of any of the pins...
Anybody have some ideas as to whats stopping the board from powering up?
The components im using are:
CPU: Intel core i3 3220 i think
Mobo: MSI z77a-gd65
BIOS: default version
RAM: 2x4 Gb corsair ddr3 1333mHz
GPU: nVidia GTX 560Ti
PSU: Corsair tx750W
OS: windows vista 64-bit
I've tried booting with only mobo and ram, but doesnt post at all. Like i said, v-check points dont show anything which is weird considering i get good numbers from checking the 24-pin atx and other power cables

Quote from: xmad on 06-March-13, 09:11:00
Have you tried with a single stick of ram, then switch sticks/ DIMMS?
Do you testing with onboard VGA and the stick of ram. No HDD's, SSD's or other devices.
What Error are you seeing, I don't see it well described here.
Yes, I have tried it with different single sticks of ram in all four DIMMS, no luck.
I plugged the psu into the mobo with only the cpu, fan, and ram, but still no luck.
I still get power for a split second in which the led1 blinks blue one time, the fans twitch then nothing else happens. The same thing happens regardless of how i configure the components. Sometimes I can hear the faintest beep but it goes dead very fast
Quote from: fulwider8 on 07-March-13, 09:59:25
You said you took you computer apart after it crashed.....When it crashed, What happen? How do you know it crashed? Maybe this was the start to the issue. It crashed you took it apart, but never figured out why it crashed? I bet if we focus on the crash..We will figure out the issue. Did you ever get the psu from your friend? have you been able to test all you other parts and pieces?
Yes, I came home from class knowing I had left my computer powered on, however I noticed that it was off, and when i tried to power it up again, nothing happened. As to actually seeing it crash, no, i was not around when it happened. I havent had any luck getting a donor psu yet, still working on that. Im in the process of trying to take my board to a shop to get tested but maybe it will just be easier to RMA? Its only about 6 months old...
Also, i looked at the pins on the cpu socket and didnt notice anythiing wrong but i'll see if i can post some HD pics for you so the experts here can have a look.
Thanks for all the help so far guys, really appreciate that some people care enough to help a guy out

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Hi all, I will list hardware first:
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Alright, now you see what I have. That is just about everything excluding things like my wireless mouse and keyboard.
So, I have been perfecting this build for awhile now, but I'm not the most experienced at overclocking. I've used about 5-6 motherboards during about a year trying to get my 3770k to overclock. Yes, I wasted quite a bit of money. I recently RMA'd my CPU because I thought it was defective since I failed to overclock. Now, I have a brand new one. Then, I switched my 2133 G.Skill Sniper memory for more basic Corsair memory. I thought possibly it could have been my memory that was causing issues since it was about the only non-new part left up until now. Now, this build is has all completely new parts. I don't think anything is defective. Lastly, my OS has recently been installed. About 2 days ago. All drivers /windows updates are up to date.
Alright, I gave my opinion on my hardware / OS and explained that. So, now I will try to explain my overclocking attempts. I first tried to overclock using the basic OC Genie II settings untouched. However, that didn't work out for me. I did get BSODs eventually or programs that crashed. Sometimes, games have crashed. I'm not doing anything overly important on this computer. I have a lot of other non-overclocked computers for various things like work ect. So, I am free to be able to play with this computer and try to get it OC'd properly. So, don't worry about that. I've read about 10-20 guides on overclocking and such, and for some reason I can't get things to be stable to the point that programs don't crash or fail. It seems with the Z77A-G65, there's no offset voltage tweaking option. If there is, I can't find it. I've read a lot that if you disable all power saving and use a fixed voltage that it can be more stable than using an offset voltage. Higher temps and more power usage I know.
So far, I've tried both, and neither have really worked for me. If I put vdroop offset control to 100% my temperatures increase but it can handle it. So, I tried setting the CPU to be fixed at 1.3 while at 4.5ghz. That was still not stable. Prime was ok, but some games and programs crashed. So, it wasn't stable for real world usage. Most of the time actually prime will be ok unless I try to put it at 4.8ghz with mostly default settings. So, after I tried 4.5ghz and 1.3 fixed voltage with no power saving options on, I tried bringing the voltage up to 1.350 which increased the temperature under load to about 85C. This wasn't stable either, so I went up a bit higher, well alot in overclocking standards. I went up to 1.4 just to see the temperatures and it got up to about 85C a occasionally higher. This was not stable either. So I tried turning off all C states and other power saving options and setting the vdroop offset control to 100% while also setting the voltage to auto. This wasn't stable. Usually when I set the voltage to auto , it will crash at anything above 4.7ghz and not boot. Anything below that it will boot, and even be capable of running prime or intel burn test, but it won't remain completely stable with all applications. Even basic programs like Firefox crashes sometimes. I do have one program that is pretty nice for benchmarking in the real world, and that's Amazon's cloud drive uploader. I ran it for a bit and it will eventually crash if I'm overclocking. I have tried some games like Diablo 3, Borderlands 2, ect and they have crashed as well on a clean windows 8 install.
I've also tried some of the turbo templates that only OC during turbo boost but idle at normal speeds/ 1.6ghz. This wasn't stable either. So, I'm at a loss, I've tried Turbo overclocking, Fixed voltage overclocking, offset voltage overclocking, power saving options on , and power saving options off. No luck. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

First off, Ivy CPU's under conventional cooling solutions are terrible OC'ers. 85C is too hot for everyday use under stress. Mid 70C's or better still, less is recommended. All significant power saving features are lost once the CPU V. is taken out of Auto. VDroop at 100% supplies the most voltage and decreases it as the percentage is lowered. Turbo OC is often the best over a CPU Ratio OC. From what I can read, the CPU you have is average and should run stable at 44X or maybe 45X on Auto CPU V., all power saving features intact.
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Z87-GD65 - Need help updating BIOS, might've bricked

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Quote from: danielsuh on 29-March-15, 07:31:59
1. Could you elaborate on step D? How do I make sure legacy USB is enabled?
Enter bios -> Integrated periphals and check the USB settings.
Quote from: danielsuh on 29-March-15, 07:31:59
2. In step F, do I have to flip the switch to BIOS B on my motherboard then boot the computer with the USB plugged in?
You should already be at the working bios (b) so there should be no need for switching. But of course boot from the good bios.
Quote from: danielsuh on 29-March-15, 07:31:59
3. Step G: How do I switch back to the bad BIOS without restart/powering down? Do I flip the switch on the motherboard to BIOS A while the computer is still on?
Yes, you switch to the bad bios WITHOUT restarting or turning off while the machine is running.
Quote from: danielsuh on 29-March-15, 07:31:59
4. Step H: Will the directions be on a prompter once I switch to the bad BIOS or are there some directions online I'm missing?
Once you switched nothing will change for you. You will have the options from the MSI USB tool youbooted from the stick we prepared earlier. There you select the number of the flash option
Quote from: danielsuh on 29-March-15, 07:31:59
Thank you so much!
I have a few clarification questions.. just for reference this is all for a new PC I just built and doesn't have any OS installed:
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Need help with clickbios ii terminolgy and values. Z77A-GD65 / 3770k

Hello All
I recently purchased a Z77A-GD65 board and after searching I've found the differences in terminology between this and my previous Asus board but still have a couple of settings I cant find any info on.
System Specs:
motherboard: msi z77a-gd65
cpu: intel 3770k
ram: corsair vengeance 2133mhz 1.5v
psu: corsair 850w
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11. primary plane turbo power limit
12. secondary plane turbo power
I know those are a lot of settings, but would appreciate any simple definitions as to what they do and recommended values for mild overclocking (4.5-4.80)
Also on my previous board (Asus P8P67 Pro) my 3770k was stable in prime95 for 18 hrs at 4.5ghz fixed 1.155v with only ram timings put in manually and LLC set to extreme.(or whatever max is called in asus bios) Voltage was fixed and everything else was defailts.

Well I'm back. Been digging around for a few days and found some answers to my questions.
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So I figured out the values in the oc genie section are the same as the normal section but only used when your using the oc genie. (numbers 1-3)
Digital compensation level and ocp expander should be set to high and enabled respectively when going for higher overclocks. (4 and 5)
Now for the rest of my questions ( 6 through 12) I have found suggested settings and some info after hours and hours of searching but still have a couple of questions about them.
Long/short duration power limit, and primary/secondary plane turbo limit. I see suggestion settings of 250 or 255. I take it this is simply max supplied watts to the chip? If so why the 250/255 values? Is that the highest the board will give? Is plane turbo limit related to the enhanced turbo stated and how much wattage can be drawn there while the other limit is for any non turbo frequencies?
Long duration maintained, I've seen 60 suggested a lot. Why is this?
There's not an over abundance of info on these boards as compared to asus so it seems info is a little less documented and video tutorials explaining things are next to none.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Overclocking the i7 3770K on Z77A-GD65 MB. HELP ME MY NEW FRIENDS!!!

Hi everybody! I really truly hope that someone can help me. I have tried to look EVERYWHERE with no good results... :(
I have a new Z77A-GD65 motherboard and an Intel 3770K processor running on it and I am trying to OVERCLOCK my system properly. You might think that who the hell is this bozo if he cannot overclock with the manuals and all..
Anyway, I really never have gone deeper into overclocking and I would sooooo much like to have a PRESET file (BIOS settings) which could give me about 4.5-4.8GHz frequency and then my memory is a whole another issue. I am able to run it at 1,6GHz anyway but I'd like to try more.
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So could you please reply for me stupid one and tell me that how should I overclock my system. Meaning all the possible settings that you could imagine. I have tried Googling of all the weird C1E's and C-states and HPET's and everything but it's just a mess. I just would like to get as much power out of my PC as possible. Period. I really would appreciate all kind of help.
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Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 25-September-12, 04:28:27
There are a number of OC threads here to give some basics. First off, learn what the limits are for voltages, etc. Intel datasheets & design guides are a great source. I will give you two voltage limits, 1 - DRAM V. = don't exceed 1.65v's, 2 - CPU V. = for an everyday OC, don't exceed 1.400v's. Get yourself a digital multimeter. There are several OC methods, so pick the one right for your needs.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=159647.0
It's a good start thanks to Froggygremlin.
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Z77a-gd65-having issues running 2 gtx 560 sc in sli--any help out there???

I just built this unit last night and I have a issue that is beyond me....Normally I just throw them together and throw to cards in download all the drivers and turn on sli.......
But with this one the driver keeps crashing and I have no idea what it is--everything is brand new....
z77a-gd65-----I7 3770k
16gb g.skill ripjaws-----------4x4 sticks running in 1333 not 1600
samsung ssd.....
water loop....plenty of cooling....
2 gtx 560 sc 2gb version in sli
BCCode:   117
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BCP2:   FFFFF880049C0198
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BCP4:   0000000000000000
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Service Pack:   1_0
Product:   256_1
It only does this in sli......Right now I have only one card in and i took the other card out...so far no issues......I just can not figure it out..
I tried a new sli brindge and that did not work....Than I switched power supply to 850 from a 750 and that did not work....each 6 pin has it own power rail..nothing brindged on the cable.....Is there a setting In bios I am missing............
Help me out guys....I am at a loss..I really want to run 2 cards.....will be testing the single card for a few more hours and that I will swap it out with the other.....But am I missing something.....Voltage on each card is kind of weird I guess..1.00 volts to .850........

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I know this is besides the point...But you learn something new everyday.....so far no crash....Only difference---I have 2 sticks of ram and not 4....I really would like to know more about this. as of right now. I want to just leave the 2 sticks and make 100% sure the cards are not the issue. You would figure with this set up...I should not have any issues like that what so ever......so why would the i7 3770k have issue like this? Is it know to have problems like that? I even spent the extra cash on this build....now I am second guessing my choice. should have stuck with the z77a-gd55 or lower. So you think the cpu was having issue with the IMC and bandwidth...Talk about weird....I will keep testing like it is right now and than tmr-try uping the voltage & I/O.....I need to make 100% sure its not my cards...
I think you mis-understood (as i wasn't clear)
Set the voltage to 1.65 & 1.1 and install all 4 sticks and re-test.
I wasn't saying the cpu was broken or anything like that. What I was getting at was that the Integrated Memory Controller on dual channel machines sometime have a bit of trouble with all of the band width when hooked up to quad channel. Can also be cause by the memory itself as Froggy was saying:
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Test the other two sticks individually in the primary DIMM slot to see if one or both are faulty.
Virtu-MVP was an exciting idea that hasn't really worked as well as it should due to a lack of support from LUCID. I disabled mine long ago due to nusiance issues.
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Right now---since I have taken out the 2 extra sticks of Ram.....I have not had a single crash..."2 hours".I even turn up the stick to the suggested 1600...Running great...I am a firm believer if it an't broke.....Leave it alone>>>>>>>>>>LOL!!!!!I like the way it is running....
If this is the case, you can reset the dramv and I/o voltage to "Auto".
Perhaps even enable the XMP profile of the ram.

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Quote from: eriick97 on 23-August-14, 03:29:37
I bought it in 2012 so its still on warranty
Great
Report back once you get it up working
Quote from: eriick97 on 23-August-14, 03:29:37
Thanks for the help!

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Hi guys, I've been running the following setup since may without any fault at all until last night. I don't really overclock at all, only used OC Genie a few times.
MB: MSI Z77A-GD65
CPU: Intel i5 3570K
CPU COOLER: Corsair H60
GPU: MSI N560GTX-Ti
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 4gb modules x 4 @ 1600mhz
PSU: Corsair TX650w
SSD: Samsung 830 128gb x 2
Tower: Corsair Carbide 500R
OS: Windows 7 64 Bit
DD: Samsung Blu-Ray
It won't boot in either BIOS, the code that stays constant on the debug led is 37. The whole fan system turns on, including the hydro cooler and gpu fans. You turn the system on and the cpu power flow led's flicker until they settle at just led's 1 and 2. The alarm led never turns on. Nothing comes on the screen, yet the monitor senses a signal. Any ideas what could be the culprit here??? My last MSI mobo has been running since 2003 so I'm kind of stumped here... By what I've read it could be the power supply, but I'm stumped... Please help!

Swap out the discrete graphics card and try with the onboard. Remove the power cord, remove the battery for awhile, clear CMOS, if it will now get in the UEFI/BIOS, reset boot order and other settings, retest. I believe the 37 is the CPU temp reading beginning with some of the newer BIOS releases? Monitor or VGA might be the culprit.

Z77a-GD65 - Thanks for the help before _ one last question

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you guys were very helpful re - Pcie lanes , and we are probably going to move in future to one of the suggested boards:
my problem is i have 4 cards in the GD65 all in 1X slots _ the encryption software runs them at a full type pace.
1X is fine as I'm not gaming , just solving "xxxCoin" blocks .
at the start everything ran for about 24 hours, but now within 8 hours i will notice that the Blue LED light system is full lit up and everything is frozen - i have been working on the program dialing down the intensity slowly to find the problem, but any suggestions?
I have to power off manually if this happens , but all the fans on the cards stay at the same RPM (i.e as high) but the blue LED is full lit and everything is frozen.
as opposed to now there are 2 leds lit in normal operation.
any pointers?

OK guys sorry about that.
I should know better sorry i was rushing , OK i believe have figured out the general problem.
the Blue Led represent HD activity normally when they get stuck solid the OS had frozen , I have narrowed that down to bad power..
oh sorry I'll add MAX REVO 1500W PSU to my signature -
I have a meter on the point, at full blast the 4 cards and the mobo etc are pulling around 1150 to 1200w oh the 1500w Max REVO.
We have notoriously bad quality power where i live , (the whole suburb) (they have and actual sign up in the main street announcing they are working on it )
SO here is my Question:
Does the the Z77A-GD65 have what might be called "Watch dog" where the Bios polls the OS for a response and if it does not get one then restarts the system, my Brother is a Sys engineer he said a lot of Servers have it ?
this would be very beneficial to me as its always when i go out that of course the power screws up and i come back to find a frozen or switched off computer , but if i had this feature i could just run a . BAT at the start-up and be back online working again after reboot.
thank you for any help !

[help] Z77A-GD65 not starting fully

ok so when i turn on the motherboard all the fans in my PC turn on and the LED1 light turns blue for about a second then everything shuts off. My power button stays green even when everything else shuts off and the alarm LED is OFF. I have tried re plugging everything in and am placing only one stick of RAM in the correct spot. here are my system specs:
CPU: intel i5-2500 3.3 (3.7 turbo boost) i5-2500 Sandy Bridge
GPU: GeForce GTX 560 - ASUS ENGTX560
RAM: 8Gigs @ 1600 - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series
PSU: 550w - XFX Core Edition Pro
HDD: 500G @ 7200RPM - Seagate SpinPoint F3
ssD: 60G @ 525MB/s read, 475MB/s write - OCZ Agility 3
MotherBoard: MSI Z77A-GD65
Tower: Corsair Carbide Series 400R
OS: w7-64bit Home Premium
DD: ASUS DRW DVD:RW

Hi
I just got that same board.
If you keep looking at the Diagnostic display on the board while starting the PC, then just notice what the code is when it stops. The display should change code according to what init state its in.
That way you can determine at what initialization step it fails. Check the manual for the error codes.
For example if it stops at Cpu Initialization, there is a good chance that the CPU is faulty or simply overheating if cooler is not properly seated. From what you explain, it could sound like Overheating CPU.
Are you using the H80 cooler in this build? It can be a bit tricky to mount properly.
You can also try the Bios switch to swap over to the backup Bios. In case the bios is corrupt.

MOVED: help with msi z77a-gd65 mb

This topic has been moved to Intel Core-iX boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=168621.0

the MSI Z77A-GD65 has no onboard GPU at all! the GPU is in your CPU (i5 3570k has Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Graphics Core).
and why do you want to disable it for?

Help with msi z77a-gd65 mb

I have a msi z77a-gd65 mb running windows 7 pro, and the cpu is an intel i5 3570k. Does the mb have an onboard gpu? And if so, how do you disable it?

the MSI Z77A-GD65 has no onboard GPU at all! the GPU is in your CPU (i5 3570k has Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Graphics Core).
and why do you want to disable it for?

Help! Z77A-GD65 mobo won't post - Debug LED says dE - no beeps

I'm not sure where to start. I came home to find my computer off. Turning it back on results in all the lights and fans coming back on. No post and no beeps. Screens are just blank.
The 8 blue CPU phase LED lights above the CPU are all on. Nothing unusual there.
The Debug LED lights show "dE" which isn't documented at all in the manual. Does anyone know what this error code means?
Z77A GD65 mobo with corei7 3770 - SSD - 4x4GB Corsair RAM - No GPU. Otherwise nothing special.
Where's a good place to start? Reset the CMOS/BIOS? Swap out memory sticks?

http://www.ami.com/support/doc/AMI_Aptio_4.x_Status_Codes_PUB.pdf
D3 or DE?
0xD0 – 0xDF DXE errors
0xD3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available
Power off, battery removed, CMOS clear may be worth trying. Yes, test each stick individually in the DIMM2 slot.
Added: Might want to hold off swapping BIOS chips until some more investigation is completed. Don't want to take the chance of possibly corrupting the backup BIOS chip at this point.

Z77A-GD65 Multiple BIOS Issues - B4 Hang, Splash Screen Blinking

Back in November 2012, I built a home server with a Z77A-GD65. Lately, I've noticed some strange things happening that I've been trying to research but to no avail.
First off, I get the B4 code hang-up whenever I'm booting. This doesn't matter if it's a cold boot or a reboot, it hangs on B4 for about 10-15 seconds, flashes 92 really quick, and then goes to A2 which it stays for another 5 or so seconds. After that I get the MSI splash screen for about 1 second, then it blinks 5 times. After that it goes into Windows just fine.
The blinking is a new issue, the B4 hang is not. I've read from multiple posts that this is a USB issue. When I disable USB legacy support, the issue goes away, but of course then I can't have legacy support. I have yet to figure out what exact device is causing it. In the process of trying to figure this out, I updated BIOS to A.A0. After updating to this version of BIOS the splash screen blinks 5 times before going to the "Starting Windows" splash screen. This is a more difficult issue to figure out why it's doing this because if you search for "BIOS" and "flash" or "flashes" or "flashing", you typically get results for flashing your BIOS. Hence, why I'm using the term "blinking". But even then I can't really find a solution out there.
I also happened to see that the website for the Z77A-GD65 is showing a newer BIOS version, but I'm unable to flash this (at least using M-Flash). I threw it on a USB, re-enabled USB legacy and whenever I click on it to install, the BIOS screen hard locks. The screen just freezes exactly where it's at in the BIOS and the mouse is dead. However, I can CTRL+ALT+DEL on the keyboard and it will reboot the system so I don't need to power cycle the computer. Not sure why this is happening either. Perhaps I need to flash this a different way? Maybe I don't need to flash this at all?
I could really use some input here on why this is happening.
As for the specs on my system, they're as follows:
i7-3770K overclocked to 4.2 Ghz by using the Turbo Mode in BIOS
32GB Komputerbay DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz DIMM with Low Profile Blue Heatspreaders Quad Channel RAM | 9-9-9-24 XMP ready
AMD PowerColor 7870 Myst Edition GPU - currently not overclocked although overclocking this doesn't seem to affect any issues
2 - 128 GB Corsair SATA III SSD - one runs the OS, the other I use to load games from
2 - 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM Sata II HDD's mirrored via Windows 7
1 - 750 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM Sata II HDD
1 - 1 TB Western Digital MyBook USB 2.0 external
2 - 3 TB Seagate USB 3.0 external
ASUS DVD Burner - not sure which one, it's a cheapy $20 from Newegg
1 - PCI USB 3.0 expansion card
Antec TruePower New TP-550 Modular 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
NZXT Switch 810 gunmetal - currently have 4 fans running but plan on more, also the Switch 810 has the multi-card reader in the front with 1x SD Card, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0
for peripherals
1 - Microsoft 360 Wireless controller adapter (legit one, not the knockoff although I had a knockoff prior to getting the real deal)
1 - Logitech Wireless USB Keyboard with Touchpad
I tried to be thorough. Thanks in advance for any help!

Quote from: PirateDog on 26-August-13, 12:45:18
Probably a USB device problem.
This is a candidate, as well as mouse and keyboard. Disconnect USB devices one at a time to find the culprit.
A lot of devices running. PSU a +12V single rail or is it multi rail? A rail going to the graphics or components may not be enough amps. My best guess is the card reader.
For UEFI/BIOS flashing, select your mainboard here and use the forum flash method;
I'll definitely try unplugging some of these USB devices to see if that helps with the B4 hang issue.
As for the PSU, according to the description for it on Newegg: "Four industry-leading independent +12v rails are provided for more stable and safer power output." It has two rails going to the GPU. The GPU is a new addition to the system and so I wasn't running it until recently. The issues were occurring beforehand, but you're right that this PSU is underpowered for the rig considering PowerColor recommends a minimum of 500w. I'm going to be buying a larger capacity one sometime in the very near future. Any recommendations on good modular PSU's? What's a good way to tell what wattage to get?
Thanks for letting me know about the forum flash method. I'll be back later when I have some results.

Z77A-GD65 boot issue!

Hey.
I have this Z77A-GD65 motherboard which I bought around July 2012, which has been working great until this morning. First of all, I don't do any overclocking, It has no meaning to me and I didn't change anything on the BIOS, not even used it prior to this problem.
Problem is, PC won't post, It will turn on for 3-4 secs until reaching debug code 55 then it will simply shutdown and restart by itself, going into a cycle, just let me repeat, there is no BIOS, no post only black screen.
I tried switching Bios A and B, clearing data on both Bios A and B, replacing the Bios battery. I replaced the Core i5 3750K with a Core i7, I changed memory sticks, even replaced the 670 GTX card with a 660Ti card. Replaced my CoolerMaster PSU with a Corsair one and none of these changes helped.
I did this both inside the case and outside the case and gave the motherboard a good airblow to remove the little dust it had on it.
All the other component worked just fine in another PC.
So basically, I did every troubleshooting I know, It feels like a shortcut but I inspected the motherboard and it seems to be in good physical condition.
I think it needs a RMA, whats the best thing to do now?
Thx for any help!

You are in South America?
You could also just email [email protected] if you wished. Might be recommended if that is the case due to the nearest service center being in the USA. Unless they opened a new one recently.
Yup:
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