Hi guys, got an interesting issue that may have a simple answer that I just cannot think of.
Yesterday I was trying to diagnose why my computer was turning on and off straight away, it had shorted out on something, as everytime I turned on the power a small pop would happen. After checking every hardware and all that, it was still turning on and off straight away. Then I unplugged the atx12v 4pin connector next to the cpu and she turned on and didnt turn off, however the hard drives werent being used, so I knew this connector was needed. As soon as i plugged the connector in, it would turn off, so I was guessing a motherboard issue or power supply issue.
Then I reset the CMOS, and plugged the atx12v connector in, and she booted, and the hard drives were going. I then inserted one 2gb ram into the first slot, and was able to get into the bios.
However, when I add a second stick of ram, my computer just gives me a no signal detected on the monitor. Now i have 3x2gb DDR3 1333 ram, all the exact same and exact same brand. So its not a conflict with the ram. I also don't believe that the ram is faulty because when I try other sticks in the first slot, it works. As soon as i add an extra, i get the no signal detected message.
Any ideas guys?
Yesterday I was trying to diagnose why my computer was turning on and off straight away, it had shorted out on something, as everytime I turned on the power a small pop would happen. After checking every hardware and all that, it was still turning on and off straight away. Then I unplugged the atx12v 4pin connector next to the cpu and she turned on and didnt turn off, however the hard drives werent being used, so I knew this connector was needed. As soon as i plugged the connector in, it would turn off, so I was guessing a motherboard issue or power supply issue.
Then I reset the CMOS, and plugged the atx12v connector in, and she booted, and the hard drives were going. I then inserted one 2gb ram into the first slot, and was able to get into the bios.
However, when I add a second stick of ram, my computer just gives me a no signal detected on the monitor. Now i have 3x2gb DDR3 1333 ram, all the exact same and exact same brand. So its not a conflict with the ram. I also don't believe that the ram is faulty because when I try other sticks in the first slot, it works. As soon as i add an extra, i get the no signal detected message.
Any ideas guys?