- Jul 13, 2015
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I'll start by saying that I did check the sticky on booting/POST/display issues.
This past weekend, I purchased a water cooling system for my CPU, as the stock cooler was not keeping its temperatures down well enough. I installed that just fine, without too many issues. The one thing I should mention, however, is that I had to remove the mounts for the CPU fan in order to install my new cooler. In any case, once I did that, I was unable to get any signal on my display (I use my television as a monitor, which works with all other devices, in case that is worth mentioning).
I think the most pertinent detail is that I actually have been able to get my computer to work after setting this up - display, sound, everything was fine. I even verified in the BIOS that my cooling system was functioning, as the newly lowered temperatures showed. At the time, my case was lying on its side so that I could fix something if there was an issue. Since things were working fine, I placed it upright....and then the system turned off. Because the computer was working, even if only for a little bit, I'm confident that the issue is not my placement of the cables.
After that, I went through various steps to fix my problem. In addition to most of the steps in the sticky topic, no less than seven times did I remove my motherboard and other components and reinstall everything, only to be met with no display or a working system to give me a glimmer of hope before crushing it by shutting down. And whenever this happened, I would not be able to get a display again unless I refit everything (and sometimes even then it would not work).
The same issue arose when I tried to POST tonight. After installing my system speaker (my manual wasn't clear on what it was and where to install it, and as a first time builder I had no idea), it started to work; I got the long beeps when I tried to boot with no RAM. Then, when I inserted a stick of RAM, it started to beep...and then it shut off. I could not get it to work again, either in the case or when breadboarding.
At this point, I'm at a loss as to what to do. I'm starting to think there's a problem with my motherboard but I honestly have no idea. Thank you very much in advance for any help.
EDIT: my apologies, I forgot to post my specifications!
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor
MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
This past weekend, I purchased a water cooling system for my CPU, as the stock cooler was not keeping its temperatures down well enough. I installed that just fine, without too many issues. The one thing I should mention, however, is that I had to remove the mounts for the CPU fan in order to install my new cooler. In any case, once I did that, I was unable to get any signal on my display (I use my television as a monitor, which works with all other devices, in case that is worth mentioning).
I think the most pertinent detail is that I actually have been able to get my computer to work after setting this up - display, sound, everything was fine. I even verified in the BIOS that my cooling system was functioning, as the newly lowered temperatures showed. At the time, my case was lying on its side so that I could fix something if there was an issue. Since things were working fine, I placed it upright....and then the system turned off. Because the computer was working, even if only for a little bit, I'm confident that the issue is not my placement of the cables.
After that, I went through various steps to fix my problem. In addition to most of the steps in the sticky topic, no less than seven times did I remove my motherboard and other components and reinstall everything, only to be met with no display or a working system to give me a glimmer of hope before crushing it by shutting down. And whenever this happened, I would not be able to get a display again unless I refit everything (and sometimes even then it would not work).
The same issue arose when I tried to POST tonight. After installing my system speaker (my manual wasn't clear on what it was and where to install it, and as a first time builder I had no idea), it started to work; I got the long beeps when I tried to boot with no RAM. Then, when I inserted a stick of RAM, it started to beep...and then it shut off. I could not get it to work again, either in the case or when breadboarding.
At this point, I'm at a loss as to what to do. I'm starting to think there's a problem with my motherboard but I honestly have no idea. Thank you very much in advance for any help.
EDIT: my apologies, I forgot to post my specifications!
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor
MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
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