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Building a new system: Antec Solo case / Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R mobo (rev. 2.1, not sure about BIOS rev) / Corsair VX 450W PSU / Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU with included Intel heatsink assembly / Corsair DDR2-800 RAM (2x1GB) / EVGA GeForce 6200 PCI graphics card / old (but working) Seagate IDE HD for the time being. I put everything together with a few minor hurdles, but it seemed to go together as intended.
Powered on, fans & lights came alive for 9-10 seconds, then the system seemed to shut down for 4-5 seconds. No beeps, no display. The "9-10 seconds of lights, fan & power, then 4-5 seconds of nothing" cycle repeats until I power off.
I swapped a known-working PSU into the new system, same story. I moved / removed RAM modules, same story. I disconnected the 12V lead, then powered on, and the system stayed on (no beeps or display, but it stayed powered on).
Does this indicate a bad CPU? Or could it be something else?
Powered on, fans & lights came alive for 9-10 seconds, then the system seemed to shut down for 4-5 seconds. No beeps, no display. The "9-10 seconds of lights, fan & power, then 4-5 seconds of nothing" cycle repeats until I power off.
I swapped a known-working PSU into the new system, same story. I moved / removed RAM modules, same story. I disconnected the 12V lead, then powered on, and the system stayed on (no beeps or display, but it stayed powered on).
Does this indicate a bad CPU? Or could it be something else?