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Gigabyte motherboard won't get past error 53

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Hello,

I'm am (for the first time) putting together a new computer. It has a Gigabyte A-Z77X-UD3H motherboard, an Intel I3770K processor and two Kingston 4-gig memory sticks. When I power I up I never see anything on the monitor. The LED display on the motherboard reaches a point where 53 is displayed for a while and then the system powers down. In about 10 seconds all this repeats. Any help greatly appreciated.

mhickey said:
Hello,

I'm am (for the first time) putting together a new computer. It has a Gigabyte A-Z77X-UD3H motherboard, an Intel I3770K processor and two Kingston 4-gig memory sticks. When I power I up I never see anything on the monitor. The LED display on the motherboard reaches a point where 53 is displayed for a while and then the system powers down. In about 10 seconds all this repeats. Any help greatly appreciated.


Same motherboard, same problem. Haven't found a solution or a place where this "53" code is defined.

Try using one stick of RAM in the first slot (DDR3_1) and see if you get anything. Try both sticks like this. Then try in the other sockets. If this doesn't work try with no RAM in and see if you get error beeps. This is a memory initializatio error.
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I tried with 1 stick of ram, no sticks of ram, and no video card and it still powers up the same way. No beeps.

Motherboard power lights up, PSU fan spins, CPU fan spins for an instant then it shuts down, and tries to power up again.

The CPU fan kinda looks like it's having trouble starting up. It moves very slightly just as the power comes on, then does nothing.

What I neglected to consider was the difficulty of moving my existing Windows 7 install to my new motherboard. This seems to be a real headache. I'm just going to order a new hard drive. I kinda need more space anyway.

I guess I'll swiddle my thumbs for the next 24 hours while Amazon ships me new HDD.
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