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I'm having an issue setting up a new GPU rig.  I'm using a Asus Prime Z227-P with an HP SSD Intel CPU and a Delta PSU with PCIE breakout boards.  I have the SSD plugged into a PICO power spliter via SATA power adaptor which is plugged into the MB ATX plug and there's a PCIE 4 pin plug going from the PICO adaptor to the cpu power plug on the MB.  When I plug the PSU in the MB lights up and when i hit the power button on the MB the CPU fan turns briefly but stops.  It goes no further than this?  NOTHING comes up on the screen and system will not boot even far enough to look at bios etc.  I have a windows 10 thumb boot drive which I would like to install but I can't even get this thing moving past step one?  I can't seem to find a good tutorial on how to put this all together anywhere.  anyone tried this set up?  I purchased all goods from Para Miners and I have several of these PSU's running S7's so I've even tried switching it out for a different PSU to see if that was the issue with no joy.  Thank-you for any assistance you may be able to provide.

I run server psu/breakout boards on my rigs with pico's but me personally I do not put the eps 12v load on the pico, I have it powered by the BB directly and off that eps 12v cable, one yellow and one black is pigtailed for a 2.5mm barrel plug to power a pico

k.  I looked at doing this and the plug from the BB to the barrel to power the PICO board is two wire (Pos and Neg) in a six wire PCIE 6 pin harness / plug.  The CPU plug on the MB is an 8 pin PCIE plug.  How many wires do you use from BB to CPU plug and in what config?  Cheers.

Make sure you installed the ram properly. (Just remove it and re-install it).

i make a custom cable that powers the 4+4pin and a pico, its in my sig area

I've done a ton of rigs with a Pico and DPS, it's a great setup... As others have pointed out, it sounds like the CPU side isn't powered properly - I usually use these adapters to take one of your PCIe 6-pin and converting to the CPU-type:

http://amzn.to/2E9ZkoJ

K.  So I could simply take a 4 pin connector from an old cpu psu and splice in two wires from the delta PSU being a pos and a neg correct?  or would four be better or too much or...... cheers.

Sorry it's a Z270-P not a Z227-P

I had an issue just like this as described.

I ended up RMA the mobo with Amazon and that's when I realized that the CPU even though it was an LGA 1151, the generation of the CPU I was using was not working with the mobo.

I was using the Asus Z370 Tuf Pro Gaming though when that issue happened (yesterday actually). the new Mobo that Amazon sent did not work either. I tested to just be sure as I read online that some people were able to get it to work by changing the PSU out. I was using all new PSUs and all new RAM and CPUs to do my tests. look at that as a possible issue also...

here is the link to newegg where I finally found out that the CPU I have would not work even though it is the same LGA 1151 size. I just didn't read enough most likely since the price went down.  https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813119037

it says that it is not "backwards compatible with older generation CPUs"

When building my rig I ran into a similar issue (with an ATX PSU though). Power on -> CPU fan spins, lights light up -> power off. For me, there were 2 problems:

1) PSU that was damaged (one of the capacitors was badly damaged)
2) MOBO that was DOA

If you have a multimeter in hand, you can check if the voltages are Ok (my 12V rail was putting out 4-6v, basically fucked :)), also try different MOBO if you can. :)

Cheers.  I will have a look at this.

hope it works for you. please post any updates when you get them. i am ordering new 2 new Mobo this weekend and will probably get the Asus Tuf Mark 2 Z270 because its the most economical out of all the Asus products that has worked for me so far

this is why its better to just buy a motherboard that's MENT for mining and not a mobo that was designed for GAMERS, that and your also paying way more for a gaming motherboard than compare to most mining motherboards, hmm 80 dollars compared to what 150 atleast, hmm common sense says to go for the 80 dollar motherboard that was ment for mining as opposed to getting a mobo that's COSTS more and was designed for gaming

I know plenty of people using gaming motherboards for mining and they work just fine. The important thing is to get a motherboard that actually works for your particular setup; whenever possible, look at reviews. Having the newest cutting-edge tech doesn't matter, what runs and works does.

Either way, it's pretty common knowledge Z3xx boards aren't compatible with pre-Coffeelake CPUs.

since I am looking at ROI, I would prefer to look at motherboard that would:

1. do the task I want it to do (mining, gaming, etc)

2. not kill my wallet (all computer components are being price gorged at this moment or sold out. $150 is the max I would spend on a Mobo and they usually have mail in rebates with them too...)

I have looked for $80 mobo but I have yet to find one that give me stability that I have gotten so from all my Asus mobos. if someone can provide a link to a brand new Asus branded board that $80 thatll run 6+ cards I would buy in a second but it better have a 30 return policy like amazon does incase its a bad board.

I’ve posted about this issue before.

From what I have found is that certain server PSU’s are >12v.

My DPS2000 work with pic.
DPS 2400 do not.

All exact same setups.

So to make it easy I run a 600w ATX for MB risers etc and server PSU’S for GPU.

just to follow up on this.  I purchased a higher wattage Pico Psu connector and that seems to have fixed the issue.  Now running 7 cards off the Delta 2400W PSU plus the Pico attached to the ATX 24 pin.