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Just finished building system, have to remove and reinstall RAM every time I turn it on?

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June 24, 2014 11:00:46 PM

I've just assembled everything, put cpu in motherboard, put in ram, tested, worked fine went to bios, put board in case attached everything started up and checked and everything was running fine.

Went out for an hour and a half, now computer not booting, power LED not lighting up, not entering BIOS.

I've tried disconnecting everything but the CPU, ram, motherboard and psu, still nothing no BIOS no power LED, nothing. Plugged speaker into motherboard, no beeps, plugged speaker in the other way, no beeps.

Now I've tried disconnecting the power button and LEDS and reconnecting and now the LEDs are lighting up for power but nothing is happening.

The CPU fan was coming on and everytime I would change the voltage on the case fan controller the CPU fan would stop and then start again after a few seconds.

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June 24, 2014 11:23:11 PM

Specs? PSU make & model?
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June 24, 2014 11:27:14 PM

Feels like something power related. Try checking these (no matter how stupid they may be).

Are you absolutely sure everything's plugged in correctly on any end?
Was there a power outage while you were away? Maybe due to stormy weather?
Did you check the physical on/off switch on your PSU?

Also, please state brand and model of your PSU.
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June 24, 2014 11:47:50 PM

13579286,0,1497628 said:
Feels like something power related. Try checking these (no matter how stupid they may be).




At the moment, I've got the motherboard back out of the case and so the motherboard is the only thing plugged in, both the main power and the 8 pin power near the CPU. Nothing's happening.

I don't think there was any power outage while I was gone, no storms or rain and the computer is hooked up to a surge protector.

The on off switch was on and the CPU fan will start spinning but that's the only thing happening.

PSU is a Seasonic SSR650RM


So bummed out over this...
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June 25, 2014 12:56:54 AM

So I took the motherboard back out, re-seated the ram and the computer booted up into bios. Exited bios, put the motherboard back into the case, wired everything up and reattached the graphics card and now nothing is happening again unless I go through the process of taking out and putting back in the RAM
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June 25, 2014 2:31:12 AM

Okay, I can boot up the system and get things working but I have to take all the RAM out and then put it back in first, otherwise nothing happens.

The computer restarts fine, but if I shutdown and then try to turn it back on nothing will happen unless I take out both sticks of RAM, but them back in and then try to turn on.

Can anyone tell me what this is, do I have faulty RAM or something? Do I not have the correct drivers for my motherboard?

And thanks for the help so far guys, I appreciate
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June 25, 2014 2:33:50 AM

Joseph DeGarmo said:
Specs? PSU make & model?


CPU Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core
Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Video Card MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR
Case Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply SeaSonic 650W ATX12V / EPS12V
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