Try to reset your bios with the jumper and pulling the power cord out for an hour or so. Sometimes that brings these guys back.

You have to be really careful around that unit. If you accidently connect 2 pins together, protection circuits shut it off.

You don't really need to know the resistance, you just need to change it. Resistance measurements are best taken when the device is OFF. By you simply attaching your probes to the circuit when it is on, can be changing the resistance of the area you are trying to measure. If your multimeter provides less resistance than the pathway on the board, it chooses your pathway!

Please either post your email or send me an email to nocman43202@yahoo.com and I'll send you my modified picture you sent me to show you where the resistor is located on the SK8N. As I said, that particular area appears to be arranged very closely to the SK8V (and why wouldn't it be - same manufacturer, same K8 power module - ADP3166). On another board, with the power OFF, use the continuity tester or, if you only have resistance, place one probe on pin 16 then press the other on the resistor SMD ends in the area until you find 0ohm resistance. From my findings, Pin16 appears to be connected, possibly inside the ADP3166, to pin22. Just to be safe, reduce the resistance of the resistor closest to Pin16 with 0ohm resistance, to be sure you are changing only that value.

If you are trying to measure the resistance of that resistor, put probes on either side with the power off. Note it should have a code on it as well (such as 103 = 10X1000= 10K). Now draw a pencil line over the top, connecting both tin leads of the SMD resistor. This is graphite and will serve to reduce the resistance of the resistor. You can now remeasure the resistance and record. Then boot up and try a higher vcore value. If it doesn't work, turn off, add another line, reboot and repeat procedure. If it appears you are reducing the max vcore, this is just as benificial information. If that is the case, please post and I can give you the quick procedure to work with.

I'll be joining you as soon as my SK8N gets back from Asus!
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