Built PC monitor will not display

[GVmanX]

I was building a computer, and when I tried to boot it, nothing came up on the monitor. I tried using VGA, DVI, and HDMI both on the GPU and the computer itself. It still wouldn't work. Other things seemed to be coming on, like the fans and the LEDs and a few lights on the motherboard. The motherboard I have has a thing on it that lights up and gives me an error number if something's wrong. It gave me the one for no memory installed. I double-checked to make sure I had it installed correctly and even moved it around to other slots and it still wouldn't work. I also made sure my RAM was compatible with my mobo. Another thing I did was unplug everything but the PSU and CPU and it still wouldn't work. Is the problem with my RAM or my CPU?

Stuff:

Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video
LIAN LI Lancool PC-K63 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD Monitor w/Speakers & HDMI
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

 

[kajabla]

Go through this. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

 

[scout_03]

try one stick of memory at the time and see what dr debug report follow your user manual to find it

 

[GVmanX]

I did some research and a few more tests after I made the initial post. I got a beep code that was four short beeps in a row. ASRock uses AMIBIOS, right? If so, then the problem I have has to do with the motherboard timer, right?

And the Dr. Debug report I got was 55, which is for memory not installed.

 

[scout_03]

memory stick got to slot a1 and b1 for dual so start with a1 first to see if it boot ,1 one from the cpu

 

[GVmanX]

Did it with all possible memory slot combos and even one at a time.

 

[scout_03]

you could try to boot with one will work single channel

 

[aicom]

What's your CPU?

 

[GVmanX]

@scout_03: I tried that. I'm still getting the same messages.

@aicom: I guess I forgot to post that. It an Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX806237I53570K

 

[aicom]

Aha! I thought that might the case. Your board will need a BIOS update to support that CPU. Make sure that's done, otherwise it's not going to boot.

 

[GVmanX]

This may sound silly, but how would I do that? Would I just download the update onto a flash drive and put it in before I boot?

 

[aicom]

Well this is the real ah heck, you'll need a Sandy Bridge CPU to do the flash.

 

[GVmanX]

So, since I don't have a Sandy Bridge processor on-hand, I'm guessing I'm gonna need to get a refund for my current motherboard and buy one of the newer released-for-Ivy-Bridge ones?

 

[aicom]

That or buy a cheap Sandy Bridge CPU to do the flash with. They may not let you refund the board now that you've used it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409 ($50 Sandy Bridge Celeron)

If you go the CPU route, you'll need this BIOS to flash for IB support - http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3&o=BIOS

 

[GVmanX]

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[GVmanX]

Thanks so much for the help.