Computer won't boot, turns off and on? help!
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Jake97
September 8, 2012 6:56:25 AM
Yesterday i bought some new ram for my pc, and when i got it i shut down my computer and took it to my office to install it. after i have put it in, taking as much caution as you can with ram, i put it back in my room plugged all cables back in and started it up. i got a loud beeping from the motherboard and was worried something was very wrong, so i uninstalled that ram and put my old one back in. I started it up again with all fans lights etc coming on and it seemed to be normal, five seconds later it turns off and waits about 2-3 seconds before starting again. This process will continue with it being on for about 6-7 seconds then turning off with nothing coming up on the screen and no warnings from the motherboard or anything.
i am worried something may be fried and i will have to do a big replacement of hardware. i have read many other forums with no success finding an answer. i have taken out the CMOS battery to try reset bios, nothing, have made sure all cables are in tight along with other parts, and i have tried changing the dimm slots of the ram and unplugging my HDD to no avail.
I would really appreciate as much help as i can get because everyone knows how frustrating it is when you cant even turn on your pc.
my specs:
intel i5 2500k @3.3ghz
GA-p67a-UD4-B3 motherboard
GTX 560ti 2gb
Thermaltake 700W litepower
Coolermaster V8 cpu cooler
4gb kingston hyperX ddr3
Thermaltake case.
i am worried something may be fried and i will have to do a big replacement of hardware. i have read many other forums with no success finding an answer. i have taken out the CMOS battery to try reset bios, nothing, have made sure all cables are in tight along with other parts, and i have tried changing the dimm slots of the ram and unplugging my HDD to no avail.
I would really appreciate as much help as i can get because everyone knows how frustrating it is when you cant even turn on your pc.
my specs:
intel i5 2500k @3.3ghz
GA-p67a-UD4-B3 motherboard
GTX 560ti 2gb
Thermaltake 700W litepower
Coolermaster V8 cpu cooler
4gb kingston hyperX ddr3
Thermaltake case.
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memadmax
September 8, 2012 7:15:21 AM
Take video card out and turn on. You should get two beeps with a short pause followed by 7 beeps.
If you don't get these beeps then something else is wrong.
Take the cpu cooler off the cpu and make sure the CPU is fully seated(leave video card out), along with the ram. If the ram looks crooked or uneven then its not installed right. leave everything else disconnected or out except for power supply of course.
If you don't get these beeps then something else is wrong.
Take the cpu cooler off the cpu and make sure the CPU is fully seated(leave video card out), along with the ram. If the ram looks crooked or uneven then its not installed right. leave everything else disconnected or out except for power supply of course.
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Jake97
September 8, 2012 7:47:20 AM
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Jake97
September 8, 2012 8:07:18 AM
ok, took out the graphics card and tested it with just the power cord plugged in and nothing else. for a second it did not start at all, but i turn the power off at the wall and tried again and all it did was the same thing, staying on for a while with all fans and phase LEDs coming on but no beeps, then turning off and repeating the process until i turn the PSU switch off.
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memadmax
September 8, 2012 8:25:33 AM
Sounds like motherboard is fried.
Try with all RAM modules unplugged/out.
You should get one long continuous beep that sounds like a growling noise.
If you don't get that then more than likely the motherboard is fried.
Leave video card out. There should be nothing plugged into the motherboard but the power cable and the CPU with its fan.
Try with all RAM modules unplugged/out.
You should get one long continuous beep that sounds like a growling noise.
If you don't get that then more than likely the motherboard is fried.
Leave video card out. There should be nothing plugged into the motherboard but the power cable and the CPU with its fan.
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memadmax
September 8, 2012 8:30:44 AM
Jake97
September 8, 2012 8:38:42 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 8:50:44 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 8:51:33 AM
Jake97
September 8, 2012 8:52:46 AM
There were only very small pauses, about 1 second, and how is it my ram because i am using my original ones that worked fine until i tried installing the 8gb kit i bought, thats when all the problems started. right now i have been using 1 module instead of the previous 4gb kit of 2, but have not tried my new 8gb kit since the first time i tried installing them. that description came out a bit weird but hope it sort of makes sense.
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memadmax
September 8, 2012 8:59:28 AM
Jake97
September 8, 2012 9:05:57 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:06:30 AM
The motherboard doesn't like one RAM module in slot one, it likes it in slot 3. And it also seems like the manufactuer may have the slots in a goofy lineup. Usually, motherboards have their ram slots in order like 1,2,3,4 but yours may have them weird like 1,3,2,4 or something like that. Look on the motherboard itself near the ends of the RAM slots and see if you can find any labels like SIMM1 or RAM1, SIMM2, SIMM3 etc etc and stick one of your old RAM modules into SIMM3
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Jake97
September 8, 2012 9:09:51 AM
Jake97
September 8, 2012 9:10:35 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:13:42 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:17:14 AM
Q: What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean?
A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems.
(For reference only.)
1 short: System boots successfully
2 short: CMOS setting error
1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error
1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error
1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error
1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error
Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly
Continuous short beeps: Power error
A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems.
(For reference only.)
1 short: System boots successfully
2 short: CMOS setting error
1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error
1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error
1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error
1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error
Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly
Continuous short beeps: Power error
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Jake97
September 8, 2012 9:19:18 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:26:19 AM
Yea, wouldn't hurt to try to have them test it. If you got ur own volt meter you can save some money, they are like $20 bucks at wal mart or a good auto parts store lol, at least around here lol.
Also, I know you already pulled the battery out for your motherboard bios, but there is a jumper to the left of the motherboard(farthest from the RAM slots) labeled CLR_CMOS, switch the jumper from one side to the other for a few minutes then put it back. If nothing changes then i'm out of ideas lol.
Also, I know you already pulled the battery out for your motherboard bios, but there is a jumper to the left of the motherboard(farthest from the RAM slots) labeled CLR_CMOS, switch the jumper from one side to the other for a few minutes then put it back. If nothing changes then i'm out of ideas lol.
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Jake97
September 8, 2012 9:31:14 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:34:19 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:37:00 AM
Also, make sure the ATX 12v 2x4 connector has a wire going to it. In total, you should have two cables connected to your motherboard at this point. One big one with about 24 pins or 20 pins on it, and one small one that has either 4 pins or 8 pins on it and make sure they are seated correctly/fully.
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Jake97
September 8, 2012 9:42:21 AM
Jake97
September 8, 2012 9:48:11 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:53:51 AM
The reason why you only get the beeps at certain times is because of the way the computer powers up. When the motherboard powers up, it does many checks before you even see a message on the screen(video card gets the last check). Those checks are usually BIOS, CPU, RAM, motherboard chipset, etc, etc. and usually in that order or somewhere close to it. But if power is no good then the computer will do a check on the RAM and see it not running correctly and stop there, or a whole bunch of wonky things happen because the power is no good.
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memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:59:06 AM
When you go to test power with a volt meter start with one of the connectors that goes to the DVD player or hard drive, the 4 pin connectors. You should see about 12v's on the red wire and about 5v's on the yellow wire give or take about .03-.04 volts.
And on the big power connector going into your mother board you should see 3.3v's on the first pin of the connector orange wire I believe.
And on the big power connector going into your mother board you should see 3.3v's on the first pin of the connector orange wire I believe.
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memadmax
September 8, 2012 9:59:51 AM
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Jake97
September 8, 2012 10:02:37 AM
memadmax
September 8, 2012 10:04:29 AM
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