Author: thegreywizard
Subject: M.2 shorts board when Intel wifi chip is added?
Posted: 28 Mar 2016 at 7:28pm
Ok so this is a follow up to my other post yesterday about not having the M.2 screw and I dug through everything I had for my new build and I did in fact find one tiny screw that was not like the others and it was a perfect fit for the M.2 standoff. It was overseen by me originally because the screw was black and I was looking for a silver one.
Edited by thegreywizard - 3 hours 18 minutes ago at 7:56pm
Subject: M.2 shorts board when Intel wifi chip is added?
Posted: 28 Mar 2016 at 7:28pm
Ok so this is a follow up to my other post yesterday about not having the M.2 screw and I dug through everything I had for my new build and I did in fact find one tiny screw that was not like the others and it was a perfect fit for the M.2 standoff. It was overseen by me originally because the screw was black and I was looking for a silver one.
This is on an x99m Extreme4 mobo.
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So anyways I re-install the Intel wifi 7265 chip and added the standoff to port A after removing the yellow film, and screwed it down securely and everything seemed to fit just fine.
Then I go to turn the computer on and it boots for a split second and turns off and will not boot again unless I unplug the power supply and let it sit for a minute, tried again a few times and still getting the same issue. I even pulled my video card out and tried to boot and getting the same issue of a milisecond boot up and then shut down.
I've since unplugged the PSU & removed the CMOS battery and will let it sit overnight, this cleared up this issue a couple weeks ago when I tried to initially install the intel wifi chip - but I thought this time would have been different since I had the screw and used the standoff and completed the circuit so there wouldn't/shouldn't be a short.
Any idea why this is happening and what the solution is?
One of the great things about this board is the M.2 slot and I really want to utilize it, if not for an SSD then for at least a wifi/blutooth chip combo.
I've also sent this issue off to Asrock technical service as it may require a deeper level of understanding to get this issue resolved.
Thanks.
Edited by thegreywizard - 3 hours 18 minutes ago at 7:56pm