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**UPDATE** I found out that it was one of my 4gb memory sticks. The mobo was giving me a code of 55 which means "Memory Not Installed". I took it out and runs fine with just the other stick. No matter where I place it or what combo, I get the boot loop. Does this mean that I have a bad stick and should request a replacement?
Yesterday, I built my first computer from scratch. After spending several hours getting everything plugged in, I booted it up and was able to successfully install windows, several drivers for the mobo and GPU driver. I decided that I would let it run overnight to install the various programs games so in the morning I was ready to play. However, I noticed that it was in a boot loop. It computer would turn on, all lights on the GPU, Mobo, Case seemed to work fine but the monitors wouldn't get a signal and I never saw the BIOS screen ("Press F2 for Boot Menu" etc), then it would turn off for about 3 seconds and then try again. I had to switch off the power supply because holding the power button didn't work.
I'm new to brand new system builds, so I am not sure where to start. There was no beeps or unusual sounds coming from the computer. I unplugged the GPU from the mobo, but it still had the same issue.
My concern is that I maybe installed the CPU cooler wrong, or put too much thermal paste and it spilled over and could have damaged the CPU. It's just weird that on the first run I was able to get everything going, and even did several reboots when installing drivers but now I can't even get to bios. Can some one please assist me on how I go about determining the problem?
These are my specs:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 09:47 EST-0500)
Yesterday, I built my first computer from scratch. After spending several hours getting everything plugged in, I booted it up and was able to successfully install windows, several drivers for the mobo and GPU driver. I decided that I would let it run overnight to install the various programs games so in the morning I was ready to play. However, I noticed that it was in a boot loop. It computer would turn on, all lights on the GPU, Mobo, Case seemed to work fine but the monitors wouldn't get a signal and I never saw the BIOS screen ("Press F2 for Boot Menu" etc), then it would turn off for about 3 seconds and then try again. I had to switch off the power supply because holding the power button didn't work.
I'm new to brand new system builds, so I am not sure where to start. There was no beeps or unusual sounds coming from the computer. I unplugged the GPU from the mobo, but it still had the same issue.
My concern is that I maybe installed the CPU cooler wrong, or put too much thermal paste and it spilled over and could have damaged the CPU. It's just weird that on the first run I was able to get everything going, and even did several reboots when installing drivers but now I can't even get to bios. Can some one please assist me on how I go about determining the problem?
These are my specs:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 09:47 EST-0500)
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