I am no newbie in building computers, however, I have built ZERO ThreadRipper Pro’s . I have all the hardware however will not post. I am questioning the Power Supply. It is not junk, just thought I am missing a 12-volt EPS cable, please feel free to correct me if I am wrong. I did BIOS flash it successfully to the latest 1003 via USB. I know castle peak was not out when I bought the motherboard almost a year ago.
Thanks to Wendell for unlocking my status:
Hardware?
CPU: ThreadRipper Pro 5975WX
Case: Anidees AI Crystal XL PRO LITE Full Tower
Motherboard: ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI
RAM: 256GB Kit (8 x 32GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 ECC Registered Server Memory by NEMIX RAM
Cooling: Water Cooler: GIGABYTE AORUS RGB AIO Liquid Cooler 360
Apevia LP614L2S-RGB Lunar Pro 140mm Silent Dual-Ring Addressable RGB Color Changing LED Fan with Remote Control
Exhaust: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM, High Performance Cooling Fan, 4-Pin, 1500 RPM (140mm, Grey)
Power Supply (PSU): SilverStone Tek 1300 Watt ATX Power Supply Titanium
Storage: Dual HYPER-M-2-X16-GEN-4-CARDS / 5 X Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 NVMES, 4 X 1TB Sabrient Rockets, over 100TB of mechanical.
I build Operating Systems and written software for at least 20 years. When I power up the board, initially I got three red lights and squashed them down to 1. Next to the last 8 pin 12 volt EPS connector. I have tried multiple connectors none fit.
Do I need to buy a new PSU? I guess I should also say this I have a NVidia 1060 in it, just until I see it post. I did disable the VGA via the switch on the motherboard.
Thank you for your attention in this matter. I will say this I have learned more about the board from here than even Asus has.
Hi TheeMahn - Looking at page 21 (chapter 1-9) of the manual, in section [5. Power connectors], are you referring to connector (C) PCIE_8PIN_PWR? Or connectors (A), (B) ATX_12V_1,2?
If your PSU does not have three connectors that fit all three perfectly, you’ll need a different PSU.
PS: be careful NOT to mix cables from different PSUs!
Thanks for your reply. I had the 2 X 6/8 pins connected at the bottom of the board. I went through multiple, got pissed, and quit. Every connector is 6+2, probably 8 or 10 of them. What is the difference when you look at them? Rounded some are to prevent pushing in the wrong hole.
Well, let’s say one of the 2 sitting at the bottom of the board to feed the PCI bus is a EPS 12 volt rail, & probably is. If not I will buy a new PSU. I probably have close to 20 grand in it as it sits. The last thing I am going to do is burn it up. The bottom 2 I had hooked up as well as the top 2 minus the very top one, does come on but did not post. Primary is the very top one. I might be O.K. I upgraded the BIOS that way.
First, let’s ignore the bottom 2 connectors for now (I hope you had the right connectors plug in there). These two are not essential. Only for power hungry AICs without their own additional power connectors (like GPUs have).
Now let’s get nomenclature right to avoid ambiguity in language. Your problem seems to me. You did not connect the two ESP cables from your PSU to ATX_12V_1 and ATX_12V_2. That’s the top two. If you don’t know which two, read the manual again (Section 1.2 Motherboard layout).
The third 8-pin connector, PCIE_8PIN_PWR is optional. It’s for “very power hungry” processor. Also, your PSU as far as I can tell, doesn’t come with such a cable/connector. The PIN layout and shape of PINs are different from GPU power connectors. I doubt that you can force it into PCIE_8PIN_PWR.
EDIT:
The shape of PINs of PCIE_8PIN_PWR is same as ESP, however PIN layout is different. If you manage to plug the 2nd ESP cable there, then you likely have short circuited 12V to ground. With modern PSUs, unlikely it could have caused material damaged. So perhaps you’re lucky.
I did get it to post thanks for all your suggestions. It is still complaining about power. I am using the very top one and the one under the 24-pin ATX. I also have both 6 pins at the bottom of the board connected.
Sorry, it took so long. I had to get up the balls . That is an expensive piece of hardware. I still will have to drop in drives etc. I am going to try and move the second 8-pin to the one over the 24 pin ATX. Anytime I build a computer I start with just the basics. CPU, RAM, and a Video card & work forward once I see it post.
Nigel, I only have 1 4X4 pin cable. I did drop that in the top slot and it posted. The other cable is currently occupying the bottom slot. It is a 6+2 cable.
Hi TheeMahn, Assuming this (link) SST-ST1300-TI is your PSU, then it should have come with the following cables:
1 x 24 / 20-Pin motherboard connector (550mm)
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1 x 8 / 4-Pin EPS / ATX 12V connector (750mm) <<< (A) on page 1-9
1 x 8 / 4-Pin EPS / ATX 12V connector (550mm) <<< (B) on page 1-9
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8 x 8 / 6-Pin PCIE connector ("550mm" x 8)
16 x SATA connector ("600mm / 150mm / 150mm / 150mm" x 4)
6 x 4-Pin Peripheral connector ("600mm / 150mm / 150mm" x 2)
1 x 4-Pin Floppy adapter connector (100mm)
As noted in your screen-shot, the board wants BOTH the 8-Pin (4+4) EPS cables plugged in. These go into sockets (A) and (B) indicated on page 1-9 of the manual.
If you do not have that 2nd “8/4-Pin EPS / ATX 12V connector” (4+4), call Silverstone !!!
I am sorry I could not wait, brought it up today after the cable arrived. I shoved in one quad NVME card, 0 on the mainboard. I will wait until this weekend to build it fully. Phenomenally fast as it sits.
That is just the speed of one NVME I have not raided them yet. That Video card will come out. I bought it so I did not have to shut down my main rig to build it. I am quite pleased.
Thanks a lot Nigel and Wendell. You guys are Awesome. I did buy extension cables, that is a huge tower.
Ordered 3 more NVME’s, be here Saturday (11 total) and 7 Enterprise drives. I may even shutdown the SledgeHammer, I shut down the JackHammer today. I did not realize how NASTY they are.
Filling 4 raided 14TB drives across dual 10Gigabit fiber optics:
