- Oct 12, 2013
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I won't go into too much detail as I think I bored people with a previous post.
I have a computer I built last year, specs:
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Motherboard: ASUS A88XM-A Matx
Processor: AMD Athlon ii x4 740
I recently tried changing the RAM to 16GB (4 Sticks 2GB each) 1333Mhz and the PC ran fine, however I needed to change it back to use the RAM in another build. I changed it back to the original RAM and nothing happened, this failing I reinserted the 16GB of RAM and nothing happened then either.
What I mean by nothing happening is: Fans boot for 1/2 of a second then go no futher, MOBO light is on. I then hit the power button again, and not even the fans boot, until I turn the power switch off and leave it for a few seconds.
I replaced the motherboard and it boot for the first time, but didn't even get to the BIOS just a blank screen, I also changed the PSU and the same problem occurred, however the PSU was a 4 year old one from my friends PC.
After powering it off and on for about an hour it decided to boot, and even turned on after me switching it off, so the problem was fixed!
However me being me I thought I could get the money back by returning the new motherboard as it may not have been a Motherboard issue, but now neither of the motherboards work in this equation, however the newer motherboard has the best luck as at least the fans boot for half a second.
Any help would be MARVELLOUS!!! Thanks
I have a computer I built last year, specs:
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Motherboard: ASUS A88XM-A Matx
Processor: AMD Athlon ii x4 740
I recently tried changing the RAM to 16GB (4 Sticks 2GB each) 1333Mhz and the PC ran fine, however I needed to change it back to use the RAM in another build. I changed it back to the original RAM and nothing happened, this failing I reinserted the 16GB of RAM and nothing happened then either.
What I mean by nothing happening is: Fans boot for 1/2 of a second then go no futher, MOBO light is on. I then hit the power button again, and not even the fans boot, until I turn the power switch off and leave it for a few seconds.
I replaced the motherboard and it boot for the first time, but didn't even get to the BIOS just a blank screen, I also changed the PSU and the same problem occurred, however the PSU was a 4 year old one from my friends PC.
After powering it off and on for about an hour it decided to boot, and even turned on after me switching it off, so the problem was fixed!
However me being me I thought I could get the money back by returning the new motherboard as it may not have been a Motherboard issue, but now neither of the motherboards work in this equation, however the newer motherboard has the best luck as at least the fans boot for half a second.
Any help would be MARVELLOUS!!! Thanks
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