MSI B350 PC Mate - Ryzen 3 2200G - CPU Led always on, can't boot

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andreagrandi2000

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I am putting together a system with the following configuration:

  • ■ MSI B350 PC MATE
    ■ Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 X 4 GB), DDR4, 2133 MHz
    ■ AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
    ■ Corsair CX550M
    ■ Asus CERBERUS GTX1050TI 4GB

The problem is that the whole thing won't boot. The fans start spinning, and the CPU Led stays always on. I have already tried checking for bent pins on the cpu, reseating the cpu, unplugging the gpu, changing the ram slot, using only one ram stick.
If I try to boot it without the ram, only the cpu led turns on, the same way as with the ram plugged in.

Any ideas?
 
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DRagor
The problem is, at this step you don't know if that's a bad BIOS version or something else, like not working CPU or motherboard malfunction. If you swap CPU only to find it was motherboard fault, you will lose even more time. And yes, R1200 would works with that board without any need for BIOS update, however it does not have integrated graphics like 2200G so you would need GPU. Also, if the board was bought recently, it SHOULD have recent BIOS - again unless it spent a quite bit of time at shop's shelves. What else you can do? Write down board's serial number from the box and contact MSI support, they may be able to tell you what BIOS version the board has by it's serial number.
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andreagrandi2000

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I checked, and it doesn't say that anywhere on the box or on the manual. The board was bought less than a week ago.
I would like to avoid returning it, or requesting that "boot kit" because it looks like it would take a lot of time, and I would prefer to not take apart the whole PC again.
If I return just the CPU, and get an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 instead, will it work or are there any other things I could or should try before that?
 
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The problem is, at this step you don't know if that's a bad BIOS version or something else, like not working CPU or motherboard malfunction. If you swap CPU only to find it was motherboard fault, you will lose even more time. And yes, R1200 would works with that board without any need for BIOS update, however it does not have integrated graphics like 2200G so you would need GPU. Also, if the board was bought recently, it SHOULD have recent BIOS - again unless it spent a quite bit of time at shop's shelves. What else you can do? Write down board's serial number from the box and contact MSI support, they may be able to tell you what BIOS version the board has by it's serial number.
 
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on the mb should be a small white cmos bios rev label. read it and the nsee if it at a rev to boot your mb. on the mb make sure the eps power for cpu power is connected and you used the right cables. also try the mb outside the case see if it shorted. same for the cpu cooler make sure your crushing the cpu lid.
 
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andreagrandi2000

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I can't seem to find that label, but I have already checked the cables multiple times, and I have tried it while seating it on the motherboard box. I only see that red CPU led...
 
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andreagrandi2000

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I have a gtx 1050 ti anyway, and an old r7 260x if that doesn't work. I think having an integrated gpu is always handy, especially for just a 5$ price premium, but not essential.
I'll try writing to MSI, do you know how long do they usually take to answer?
 
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