and I meant to add... so basically strip it down to nothing but basic power, everything else disconnected. But to test and see if the flash worked and it can POST? I need to put it all back together again, right? CPU, memory, AIO, everything to a normal config so I can plug in a monitor and...
Will do. CPU_PWR1 and 2 are each a 4 pin connector right next to each other. Instructions are kinda vague, but says you might need 2 if you are going to overclock, which I was planning to do a bit of, nothing crazy, so I connected both. Plenty of margin on the PSU and cooling.
Right thats the one the unit came with and it worked, but was 9+ months old so I thought I'd get up to date. I could combine that with the suggestion above....strip it down to nothing but minimum power connections.
Interesting take on it. So disconnect everything except for power? I do have CPU_PWR2 connected too and try to use an older BIOS level vs the latest one?