- Aug 10, 2014
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So I just completed a build for my grandfather (his old Dell was ancient) and I successfully installed Windows 8.1 64bit onto the hard drive. After updating Windows it restarted to perform updates, but never actually came up again. Attempts to boot it resulted in silence other than optical drive spinning up, HDD spinning up, CPU and case fans spinning. Breadboarding results in three beeps with no RAM installed (AMI BIOS). After installing RAM (attempting with two different sticks, one just purchased from Best Buy to check), there is silence other than the CPU fan. I have no idea what is happening.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3XZst6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3XZst6/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.15 @ Amazon)
Total: $361.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 14:34 EDT-0400
RAM from Best Buy
PNY 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3XZst6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3XZst6/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.15 @ Amazon)
Total: $361.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 14:34 EDT-0400
RAM from Best Buy
PNY 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666
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