- Feb 28, 2017
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So this is going to be kind of lengthy, but I'm currently on my 2nd PC build for a friend right now, and after buying and assembling everything, the computer turns on, but doesn't go into BIOS. The specs are as follows:
650W Power Supply
An ASUS P7H55-M motherboard
A GTX 1050
A non Windows formatted WD external HDD
An i5 650
I reseated everything, and after it still didn't go to BIOS, I noticed a chip on one of the CPU contacts. There is a divot on one of them. It looks like half of it was just chiseled out. I'm assuming that this is the problem, as the CPU wouldn't be making full contact. My only other idea is that because the hard drive is not formatted, the computer wouldn't be able to boot from that. However, as the computer is not even able to get into BIOS, I assume that it is the CPU, as BIOS is stored on the MOBO, not the HDD.
Thank you for reading this and taking your time to answer!
650W Power Supply
An ASUS P7H55-M motherboard
A GTX 1050
A non Windows formatted WD external HDD
An i5 650
I reseated everything, and after it still didn't go to BIOS, I noticed a chip on one of the CPU contacts. There is a divot on one of them. It looks like half of it was just chiseled out. I'm assuming that this is the problem, as the CPU wouldn't be making full contact. My only other idea is that because the hard drive is not formatted, the computer wouldn't be able to boot from that. However, as the computer is not even able to get into BIOS, I assume that it is the CPU, as BIOS is stored on the MOBO, not the HDD.
Thank you for reading this and taking your time to answer!
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