Help! Fatal1ty AB350 K4 No Post after BSOD

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   Let me preface by saying this was my first time building so I didn't expect everything to work right away. I assembled the computer and when I tried to boot the first time it didn't post. This was in spite of all of the fans/lights coming on so I made sure to check each and every connection to the motherboard to see if a connection wasn't secure and I found one. This fixed the no post issue on the first boot and I was able to install my OS and use it for about 40 minutes; this is when it starts to get weird.
I was watching a video and I wanted sound so I plugged in my speakers to the motherboard audio port and nothing came out. My case also has an audio jack on the front so I tried to plug them in there and I was able to get sound albeit scratchy and unclear. I tried to twist the jack to see if that was the problem and my computer got a BSOD. 
This being my first time building I thought my computer would just kind of fix itself like previous BSOD I've encountered. When the computer wasn't restarting for a couple minutes I manually powered it off and on again to see if that would work. 
It was at this point that the computer stopped displaying anything on my monitor again even though all of the cables to the motherboard were untouched. I tried to check each connection again to see if anything fell loose and I even went as far as taking the mobo out and reseating everything except for the cpu and cpu cooler. 
The weirdest part happened last night when I tried to show it to my roommate, my computer inexplicably booted into the bios but it said none of my SATA data connections were connected to my HDD, SSD or my optical drive so it wouldn't be able to boot into windows. 
I tried to reseat the SATA data connections and restart but now it's not displaying anything anymore and I can't get back into the bios. I have been wracking my brain for the past week trying to get this to work but I haven't been able to find anything on google to fix my problems. 
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 
GPU: XFX Radeon 580 8GB GTS Black Core Edition 
Motherboard:Fatal1ty AB350 K4
RAM: Corsair-Vengeance  LPX 16GB (2x8) CMK16GX4M2A2400C16
Storage: Samsung-850 EVO-Series 2.5" SSD 250 GB
More Storage: Western Digital-Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: Deepcool- TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: EVGA- SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold
Optical Drive: Asus-DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Speakers: Insignia - NS-PCS20 0W 2ch Speakers
OS: Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

Edited by deet_swave - 18 Jan 2018 at 10:58am

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deet_swave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2018 Location: Minneapolis, MN Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote deet_swave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Help! Fatal1ty AB350 K4 No Post after BSOD Posted: 16 Jan 2018 at 4:19am
	Let me preface by saying this was my first time building so I didn't expect everything to work right away. I assembled the computer and when I tried to boot the first time it didn't post. This was in spite of all of the fans/lights coming on so I made sure to check each and every connection to the motherboard to see if a connection wasn't secure and I found one. This fixed the no post issue on the first boot and I was able to install my OS and use it for about 40 minutes; this is when it starts to get weird. I was watching a video and I wanted sound so I plugged in my speakers to the motherboard audio port and nothing came out. My case also has an audio jack on the front so I tried to plug them in there and I was able to get sound albeit scratchy and unclear. I tried to twist the jack to see if that was the problem and my computer got a BSOD. This being my first time building I thought my computer would just kind of fix itself like previous BSOD I've encountered. When the computer wasn't restarting for a couple minutes I manually powered it off and on again to see if that would work. It was at this point that the computer stopped displaying anything on my monitor again even though all of the cables to the motherboard were untouched. I tried to check each connection again to see if anything fell loose and I even went as far as taking the mobo out and reseating everything except for the cpu and cpu cooler. The weirdest part happened last night when I tried to show it to my roommate, my computer inexplicably booted into the bios but it said none of my SATA data connections were connected to my HDD, SSD or my optical drive so it wouldn't be able to boot into windows. I tried to reseat the SATA data connections and restart but now it's not displaying anything anymore and I can't get back into the bios. I have been wracking my brain for the past week trying to get this to work but I haven't been able to find anything on google to fix my problems. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 GPU: XFX Radeon 580 8GB GTS Black Core Edition Motherboard:Fatal1ty AB350 K4 RAM: Corsair-Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8) CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Storage: Samsung-850 EVO-Series 2.5" SSD 250 GB More Storage: Western Digital-Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Case: Deepcool- TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case PSU: EVGA- SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Optical Drive: Asus-DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer Speakers: Insignia - NS-PCS20 0W 2ch Speakers OS: Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit Edited by deet_swave - 18 Jan 2018 at 10:58am

deet_swave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2018 Location: Minneapolis, MN Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote deet_swave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jan 2018 at 10:44am
	Update: I plugged in the speaker that come with my motherboard to check the beep codes and when I power the computer on there's no beeps. To check if I had the speaker plugged in correctly I *removed* all of the RAM I get 3 short beeps indicative of Basic memory 64K address check error which I assume is my motherboard telling me there's no RAM installed. I have no idea where to even look at this point. Edited by deet_swave - 18 Jan 2018 at 10:58am

zlobster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Sep 2017 Status: Offline Points: 403	Post Options Post Reply Quote zlobster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jan 2018 at 7:22pm
	I think the lack of responses to your topic is caused by the horrible formatting. It's borderline unreadable! Do us all a favor and press 'Enter' each time a new paragraph starts. It's extremely hard to try and read lines and lines of text with minimal or no formatting. Many people simply choose not to bother reading such things. Anyway, I put a lot of effort to read your issue. Here is what I suggest: - start with detailed list of hardware and software you're using; - take the mobo out of the case; - unplug EVERYTHING from your mobo, incl. your CPU; - plug only the CPU, GPU and only one stick of RAM; - clear CMOS the right way; - try to power up now and report back; -
	1700X ZP-B1 (stock); X370 Taichi (UEFI 3.10); 16GB F4-3200C14-8GFX XMP; 256GB 960 EVO; RX 580 NITRO+ 8GB

deet_swave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2018 Location: Minneapolis, MN Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote deet_swave Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 2018 at 11:10am
	Sorry for the poor formatting and thank you for your patience, I have edited the other posts to make them easier to read. Parts list: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 CPU Cooler: Default one included with Ryzen 5 1600 GPU: XFX Radeon 580 8GB GTS Black Core Edition Motherboard:Fatal1ty AB350 K4 RAM: Corsair-Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8) CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Storage: Samsung-850 EVO-Series 2.5" SSD 250 GB Additional Storage: Western Digital-Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Case: Deepcool- TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case PSU: EVGA- SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Optical Drive: Asus-DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer Speakers: Insignia - NS-PCS20 0W 2ch Speakers Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter OS: Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit Only software I got around to using was chrome, steam, and battle.net I took the motherboard out of the case as suggested and put it on a cardboard box while I did the following steps instructed. I unplugged everything but the CPU, GPU and one stick of RAM, the internal speaker, and the front panel connections (wasn't sure how else to turn the motherboard on) and replugged each of these from the motherboard in stages periodically retrying to boot (Not sure if this gives a different outcome than doing everything at the same time). Cleared the CMOS according to the manual found here: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/Fatal1ty%20AB350%20Gaming%20K4/#Manual where I took the jumper and moved it to 2/3 for 5 seconds and then returned it to 1/2 Throughout this process my computer failed to display anything on my monitor which was plugged into the GPU the whole time.

zlobster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Sep 2017 Status: Offline Points: 403	Post Options Post Reply Quote zlobster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jan 2018 at 2:07am
	Thanks for fixing the formatting! Now it's waaay better. One thing bothers me here - did you follow the manual to the letter when clearing CMOS? Somehow I doubt that, because you mention your PC 'failed to display anything on my monitor'. Even the manual says the CMOS clearing is done with the PSU power cord unplugged, i.e. your PC must not be connected to the wall socket! Or maybe you meant that you got no video during the troubleshooting processes whatsoever ? How I recommend people clearing CMOS - unplug the power cord, remove the battery, press the power button for 10 seconds, put battery back, plus the power back in. This should be done each time a HW change is made in the configuration. No or bad sound could be attributed to UEFI settings, bad drivers, or mismatched front panel cabling. Also the BSOD that came after that. Not POST-ing however is whole new level. If the mobo if beeping when there is a deliberately caused 'malfunction' is a sign the mobo could very well be OK. Did you REALLY took out the HDD, SSD, CPU out? At that stage however, I can't really pinpoint the possible reason. PC working fine and then dying can be pretty much everything. Best way to check - try different components and see if the situation changes. If not, mobo, PSU and RAM are good candidates for RMA, although your PSU is really highly regarded. Any other opinion is welcome.
	1700X ZP-B1 (stock); X370 Taichi (UEFI 3.10); 16GB F4-3200C14-8GFX XMP; 256GB 960 EVO; RX 580 NITRO+ 8GB

deet_swave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2018 Location: Minneapolis, MN Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote deet_swave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 8:29am
	Sorry for not responding, for some reason I must not have seen an email when you responded. I ended up ordering a new motherboard (MSI B350 TOMAHAWKand) and swapped it out for the old one and now it's working like a charm so I guess a bad motherboard was the problem after all and I was just unlucky. I appreciate the help troubleshooting and taking time out of your day to help people like me just getting into building computers!