- Aug 10, 2016
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I'm in the process of building a new system, and this problem is really stressing me out. It has never booted, and there's nothing installed on the hard drive. My motherboard has a CPU, CPU cooler, speaker, and PSU plugged in. The power supply passes the paper clip test, but it could still be faulty somehow. My motherboard is outside of its case on a piece of cardboard. I have tried different materials like printer paper, glass and wood, so I don't think the motherboard is shorting out.
When I turn the pc on (with the motherboard pins and from the case button), the fan spins for a fraction of a second and immediately powers off. The motherboard lights turn on for the same amount of time. The power isn't on long enough for the speaker to beep. The same thing happens when I add a stick of ram and a graphics card. I have cleared the CMOS without any success.
If I try to turn the pc on again, nothing happens at all. The PSU has to be switched off and on again to get the fan to spin again. I'm thinking that there is something wrong the CPU or the cooler. I have removed and reattached the cooler several times. It has the stock thermal paste on it. I guess the CPU could be overheating, but I doubt that it could in a fraction of a second. I took off the cpu fan (still plugged in) and put my finger on the CPU. There wasn't any notable temperature change.
Thanks so much for the help!
Specs:
CPU: AMD FX 8350
Cooler: Stock AMD cooler
Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming
Graphics Card: Gigabyte G1 GTX 970 Gaming
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB)
PSU: EVGA 500W Power Supply
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM
When I turn the pc on (with the motherboard pins and from the case button), the fan spins for a fraction of a second and immediately powers off. The motherboard lights turn on for the same amount of time. The power isn't on long enough for the speaker to beep. The same thing happens when I add a stick of ram and a graphics card. I have cleared the CMOS without any success.
If I try to turn the pc on again, nothing happens at all. The PSU has to be switched off and on again to get the fan to spin again. I'm thinking that there is something wrong the CPU or the cooler. I have removed and reattached the cooler several times. It has the stock thermal paste on it. I guess the CPU could be overheating, but I doubt that it could in a fraction of a second. I took off the cpu fan (still plugged in) and put my finger on the CPU. There wasn't any notable temperature change.
Thanks so much for the help!
Specs:
CPU: AMD FX 8350
Cooler: Stock AMD cooler
Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming
Graphics Card: Gigabyte G1 GTX 970 Gaming
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB)
PSU: EVGA 500W Power Supply
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM
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