- Dec 12, 2014
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Ok so I have a new build with the following hardware:
AMD FX-8350 8-core CPU
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 mobo
EVGA Nvidia GTX 660ti
16BG (2x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3 RAM
EVGA SuperNOVA 750G1 750W ATX12V PSU
2 Blank HDDs (Maxtor and a Seagate, both 500GB, 7200RPM)
MS Sidewinder X4 keyboard
Generic laser mouse
Here's what happens: I power on, I hear the POST beep, I can see the Gigabyte UEFI screen with options like "DEL for Setup, F9 for system options, F12 for booth menu" etc. And then NOTHING. I can't use the keyboard; nothing I hit produces any effect, except I can reboot with CTRL-ALT-DEL, with the same results: a never-ending cycle of suck. The keyboard is back-lit, so I know it's getting power, and I have tried it in several different USB slots. Sometimes on the reboot, if I hit a key quick enough I can get into the boot menu, or the BIOS (UEFI) will start to load, but nothing else happens. In the latter case, I can see a mouse cursor, but again, it's frozen.
This happened previously, and I RMA'd both the CPU and mobo, and the exact same results occurred. I even contacted Gigabyte...I have yet to hear back from them.
All of the fans are running, everything connected to the mobo seems to be working well enough (like I said, the keyboard is lit, and I can still reboot with CTRL-ALT-DEL). I can also see the UEFI screen, so I don't think it's the GPU, and it also seems to work in my other system. I just can't get past that POST beep. I have verified both the RAM and the GPU in another computer; both work fine. I am also using the exact same MS keyboard to type this, so I know that works.
Head-scratcher here. I'm at a complete loss.
AMD FX-8350 8-core CPU
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 mobo
EVGA Nvidia GTX 660ti
16BG (2x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3 RAM
EVGA SuperNOVA 750G1 750W ATX12V PSU
2 Blank HDDs (Maxtor and a Seagate, both 500GB, 7200RPM)
MS Sidewinder X4 keyboard
Generic laser mouse
Here's what happens: I power on, I hear the POST beep, I can see the Gigabyte UEFI screen with options like "DEL for Setup, F9 for system options, F12 for booth menu" etc. And then NOTHING. I can't use the keyboard; nothing I hit produces any effect, except I can reboot with CTRL-ALT-DEL, with the same results: a never-ending cycle of suck. The keyboard is back-lit, so I know it's getting power, and I have tried it in several different USB slots. Sometimes on the reboot, if I hit a key quick enough I can get into the boot menu, or the BIOS (UEFI) will start to load, but nothing else happens. In the latter case, I can see a mouse cursor, but again, it's frozen.
This happened previously, and I RMA'd both the CPU and mobo, and the exact same results occurred. I even contacted Gigabyte...I have yet to hear back from them.
All of the fans are running, everything connected to the mobo seems to be working well enough (like I said, the keyboard is lit, and I can still reboot with CTRL-ALT-DEL). I can also see the UEFI screen, so I don't think it's the GPU, and it also seems to work in my other system. I just can't get past that POST beep. I have verified both the RAM and the GPU in another computer; both work fine. I am also using the exact same MS keyboard to type this, so I know that works.
Head-scratcher here. I'm at a complete loss.
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