Need serious help

[bob1255]

so refer to my earlier thread, my mobo would just go into a booting loop and i figured it was the mobo.i got a replacement for the exact same one at microcenter (z68ap-d3.) turns out it had the EXACT same issue, so it obviously is not the motherboard
it is a 60% chance i am assuming that it was the psu. i goofed hard and bought a logisys 575W psu.
however, is it possible that it was the cpu that has suddenly died somehow? its an i3 2100 so it has no pins or any of that. if that is not the issue it has to be either the video card or the memory, and i doubt the video card makes the system not even boot. so what do you guys assume the problem is? my system used only 360W max if that.

 

[4745454b]

Here is his first thread.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/336223-31-booting-loop

I realize this is a huge shock to you, but we have no idea what parts are in your system. You've been messing with this for days, not us. Can you toss us a bone and tell us (with links to newegg) what parts you have? Knowing the parts will give us a better idea of whats going on.

 

[bob1255]

Here is his first thread.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/336223-31-booting-loop

I realize this is a huge shock to you, but we have no idea what parts are in your system. You've been messing with this for days, not us. Can you toss us a bone and tell us (with links to newegg) what parts you have? Knowing the parts will give us a better idea of whats going on.

sapphire 6850 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908
i3-2100 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
gskill ddr3 8gb 1600mhz - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
logisys 575w (most likely dead) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170017
brand new z68ap-d3 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128538

that should be all that matters for the boot. my C: drive is a known working hitachi deskstar
and dvd drive is a liteon 124 known working

 

[nekromobo]

Quite sure its the psu reading your post, I had booting / loopy boots problem and it went away with psu swap. I had OCZ 850watts "good" psu and still broke in 3 years. best of luck.

 

[bob1255]

Quite sure its the psu reading your post, I had booting / loopy boots problem and it went away with psu swap. I had OCZ 850watts "good" psu and still broke in 3 years. best of luck.

ah ok, would you advise a corsair CX430? or would the thermaltake TR2 430W be fine?

 

[4745454b]

I'd take the CX430 over the TT TR2. I know TT can make some good PSUs but I'm not sure what they are. I'm not sure the new PSU will fix your boot problem, but it will fix your POS PSU problem. That Logisys needs to go.

 

[bob1255]

I'd take the CX430 over the TT TR2. I know TT can make some good PSUs but I'm not sure what they are. I'm not sure the new PSU will fix your boot problem, but it will fix your POS PSU problem. That Logisys needs to go.

alright, could it be the cpu? i may just get a replacement at microcenter if you think its likely.

 

[4745454b]

Can you test with a different PSU? Borrow one from a friend or something?

 

[bob1255]

Can you test with a different PSU? Borrow one from a friend or something?

well... i managed to pull a 250W psu from "fsp group" from a 2008/9 model emachine desktop. still has the same boot problem. i was not using my video card so the wattage was much higher than needed. i highly doubt it still works though.

 

[of the way]

So this is mostly a brand new build? Are you using standoffs (if your case requires it)? Triple check that everything is installed securely. Is the fan on the cpu plugged in?

 

[bob1255]

So this is mostly a brand new build? Are you using standoffs (if your case requires it)? Triple check that everything is installed securely. Is the fan on the cpu plugged in?

rather new build, was working for about a week. and all those are working..

 

[alvine]

can you get into bios?

 

[bob1255]

can you get into bios?

nope boots for 2 seconds doesnt display on the monitor or anything, also i had found a strange discovery, one of my memory sticks had a very strange gunk forming inside of it. the other stick is fine though

 

[of the way]

Holy not a good sign, man dressed like a bat.

What do you mean by inside of it? Does it seem like something it would've picked up from the motherboard?

 

[bob1255]

Holy not a good sign, man dressed like a bat.

What do you mean by inside of it? Does it seem like something it would've picked up from the motherboard?

well you would need a g.skill stick to know, like in between the dims and heatsink, a bit up. im not sure maybe one of the parts mlted?

 

[of the way]

Hmm. Not sure what to make of that. But I'm assuming that if you leave that stick uninstalled you still have your problem. Have you tried removing and replacing the battery on the motherboard?

 

[bob1255]

Hmm. Not sure what to make of that. But I'm assuming that if you leave that stick uninstalled you still have your problem. Have you tried removing and replacing the battery on the motherboard?

Tis a brand new mobo and has not been into the bios once.

 

[of the way]

I'd still try taking out the battery. I've heard of some people having problems with motherboards even in the state that they were shipped. Not this problem, but it couldn't hurt.

 

[bob1255]

The boot loop issue i have had myself.
I have a silverstone strider 1000watt 80plus silver psu, i doubt my psu is struggling.
I sorted the issue by resetting the cmos and applying a bios update from a different model motherboard (GD55) then set the phase control to the motherboard instead of the intel control.
All motherboards differ ofc.

cmos clear did not work.

 

[bob1255]

Bios update....
And use the motherboards phase control.

highly doubt its the motherboards problem... it has not even been in bios once

 

[of the way]

There aren't many things that can be the problem if it won't even let you get to the bios.

 

[aqe040466]

It could be the DDR3 RAM failure, try and put a different DDR3 RAM.

 

[bob1255]

well i bought 8 gb kingston 1333 and i still have the same issue, also bought a coolermaster 400W psu, so now it MUST be the cpu?

 

[of the way]

Have you checked to see if there is a bios update for your motherboard?

 

[bob1255]

Have you checked to see if there is a bios update for your motherboard?

i wouldent be able to apply it as i cant even get into the bios >.>