AMD FX-8350 970A-G46 combo not booting

alexvojno · Dec 25, 2013

I have recently gotten an amd fx-8350 and paired it with my msi 970a-g46 motherboard(replaced an fx-4100). I also got a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. I installed those components and when i went for a first boot, the fans started running and i heard some beeps, but nothing is showing on the monitor. PLEASE HELP!!!

ewok93 · Dec 25, 2013

What is your power supply?

alexvojno · Dec 25, 2013

Thank you for replying so quickly! I have a 650 watt power supply and my gpu is and msi gtx 660

scabzy · Dec 25, 2013

how many beeps, here is the list of the beep codes http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm
hope it helps
my guess would be graphic card or ram not installed into slot correctly

JOOK-D · Dec 25, 2013

I'd recommend updating your BIOS to the most recent version, probably not the solution to this problem though. It's good to do anyway.

ewok93 · Dec 25, 2013

That power supply should be sufficient, though it sounds like it could be faulty.

alexvojno · Dec 25, 2013

Right when I press the power button there is just one long beep, then the hard drive makes some noise... i dont see that anywhere on that website

alexvojno · Dec 25, 2013

By the way It was just working last night so i am pretty sure everything else is installed correctly... maybe the board isnt compatible? it all stopped working after i installed the new cpu

alexvojno · Dec 25, 2013

JOOK-D :

Do you have any idea where i could get that... because i have been looking for one but cant find one

JOOK-D · Dec 25, 2013

alexvojno :

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/970A-G46.html#/?div=BIOS

alexvojno · Dec 25, 2013

JOOK-D :

do i just install that onto a thumb drive and plug it into the computer and boot it? or do i need to install that onto the computer itself once it gets working?

VenBaja · Dec 25, 2013

FYI guys, that motherboard will not officially support the 83xx CPU's. I found that out when trying to upgrade from an FX-6300.

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/970A-G46.html#/?div=CPUSupport

EDIT: Wait a second, it is on the supported list now. It wasn't just a few months ago though, so I would be wary.

JOOK-D · Dec 25, 2013

VenBaja :

Um... http://gyazo.com/5ba00f4b2769ba2dfbce0f50281ebd6a

Are you sure you didn;t have the g43?

scabzy · Dec 25, 2013

no the motherboard is compatible with your Cpu, and support 32Go ram frequency from 800Mhz to 2133 Mhz Overclocked, after recent change of hardware like cpu, before you jump into conclusion of a faulty hardware, the most obvious cause would be a mistake made during the installation, like cpu not installed correctly, or it's cooler fan, or as i said another hardware wasn't put in place correctly like gpu or ram, so just try removing all extra hardware not needed for booting the system, then resintall the needed hardware making sure it's correctly installed.
once this step is done , then you can consider faulty hardware.
btw during the long beep, does anything display on the screen ?

VenBaja · Dec 25, 2013

JOOK-D :

Nope it was the G46, I had to amend my post though. Apparently there was a new bios released a few months back that made it compatible with the 83xx series. Anything v2.5 and up should be good to go. My bad.

JOOK-D · Dec 25, 2013

VenBaja :

JOOK-D :

Nope it was the G46, I had to amend my post though. Apparently there was a new bios released a few months back that made it compatible with the 83xx series. Anything v2.5 and up should be good to go. My bad.

Alright

JOOK-D · Dec 25, 2013

So yeah, it seems as if the BIOS update would be the most likely solution. It should tell you how on the site.

alexvojno · Dec 25, 2013

JOOK-D :

Thanks, I will try that when I get home and keep you updated

VenBaja · Dec 25, 2013

JOOK-D :

VenBaja :

Alright

Kind of makes me a little bummed that I sold my old mobo. I ended up going with a Z87/4770k combo, when I could have just upgraded to an 8350. I'm still very happy with the 4770 though, make no mistake.

alexvojno · Dec 25, 2013

scabzy :

no the motherboard is compatible with your Cpu, and support 32Go ram frequency from 800Mhz to 2133 Mhz Overclocked, after recent change of hardware like cpu, before you jump into conclusion of a faulty hardware, the most obvious cause would be a mistake made during the installation, like cpu not installed correctly, or it's cooler fan, or as i said another hardware wasn't put in place correctly like gpu or ram, so just try removing all extra hardware not needed for booting the system, then resintall the needed hardware making sure it's correctly installed.
once this step is done , then you can consider faulty hardware.
btw during the long beep, does anything display on the screen ?

no there is nothing on the screen displayed.

pc 1 · Dec 25, 2013

try clearing the motherboard's cmos either through the jumper or by removing the battery for 5 minutes and putting it back but before you do this procedure make sure there is no power feeding your motherboard

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