The Maximus Formula Thread - Help/OCing/Guide/Rampage conversion

[wilson]

Ok now even with a new psu i get the same problem and i was confused as my cheap 300w psu powered it up fine. So on a close look i found that the cheap psu only had the 4 pin cpu cable and not the 8 pin ? well after pulling the 8 pin out and swapping it with the 4 all seems to be well but is this ok for my quad It sure is strange that my maximus formula has cold boot problems then my rampage had the same problem then with two new psu`s still the same problem but now with only the 4 pin in its fine..

[Eastcoasthandle]

Ok now even with a new psu i get the same problem and i was confused as my cheap 300w psu powered it up fine. So on a close look i found that the cheap psu only had the 4 pin cpu cable and not the 8 pin ? well after pulling the 8 pin out and swapping it with the 4 all seems to be well but is this ok for my quad It sure is strange that my maximus formula has cold boot problems then my rampage had the same problem then with two new psu`s still the same problem but now with only the 4 pin in its fine..

If (and only if) you have a fan connected to the power fan connector (upper left corner of the board page 2-33 of MB manual) remove it and see if it will boot up.