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asus sabertooth boot problem help?

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October 13, 2014 12:44:00 PM

My computer powers on but nothing displays on monitor I sat the cpu in the right way and put the heat sink on Right all power cords or tight I get a green light for the GPU but i have a red device light and the cpu bios light flashes x2 times when I start up the pc? I check the stand off reseted the motherboard check the wires What gives ? do i have the pci plug into the wrong slot on the psu?

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October 13, 2014 1:02:03 PM

it may be because the newer fx 4100 CPU may require your MSI 760G motherboard to undergo a bios update. the 760G chipset is very old, and newer processors that CAN work in the board usually require a bios flash to the latest release.

a few basic things to also check out:
-Memory- Make sure they are seated in the appropriate DIMMS, so that it can use dual channel correctly, etc.
-Test the power supply in another rig to see if it comes on. Faulty PSUs out of box aren't uncommon, and depending on the brand may actually occur more often.
- Make sure your front panel I/O connectors (Power LED, HDD LED, POWER SWITCH, ETC) are in the right pins and with the right polarity (positive and negative leads make a difference to this connection big time)
- Make sure your CPU power connector is plugged in. usually a 4 or 8 pin connection. I've seen some people put the PCI 6 pin connector into that slot, which is very very bad.
-Make sure your graphics card is plugged into the primary PCI-E lane.

Also, noticing that you have a CX430 psu, which i use all the time. Great power supply but its not quite enough power for an HD 7770. AMD recommends a minimum of 450 watts for that graphics card, and the rated 430watts for that supply falls short. I would recommend a new PSU, preferably a 500watt, preferably still a Corsair. That is the most LIKELY cause of your issue, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be something else.
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October 13, 2014 1:07:10 PM

I got a asus sabertooth 990fx it should be update to the latest bios I check all wires in nothing seems to go My ram seem to work in my other board so its not dead sticks I'm Lost
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October 13, 2014 1:26:12 PM

so that brings you back to the PSU... i would try a higher powered PSU (around 500watt) and see if that can get it to boot.
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October 13, 2014 1:27:14 PM

actually, im lost now too cause i was reading your system specs under your post assuming that was the system in question.

what system specs is this problem occuring in? whats the processor, mobo (you answered) graphics card, and psu in this system?
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