Hello all,
I just assembled a brand new computer. I can boot into the BIOS, all the parts are listed there and everything seems fine. However, when I try to boot to my HDD which has ubuntu 10.04 installed, the screen just has a blinking cursor in the top left. I tried to run a Memtest from an ubuntu USB drive, but it immediately reboots. I assume this is some RAM issue. I fiddled with the RAM settings in the BIOS, and tested each RAM module individually. Same result. Here are my parts:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/utoY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/utoY/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z77 MPOWER ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Hitachi HTS545 (old macbook pro HDD)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black/White) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Ubuntu is installed on the Hitachi drive. I can boot into linux using the try out ubuntu feature, and it seems to work fine. The MSI MPower debug code on the motherboard goes between 30 and 31. I don't know what to do, any recommendations would be appreciated. Thank you.
I just assembled a brand new computer. I can boot into the BIOS, all the parts are listed there and everything seems fine. However, when I try to boot to my HDD which has ubuntu 10.04 installed, the screen just has a blinking cursor in the top left. I tried to run a Memtest from an ubuntu USB drive, but it immediately reboots. I assume this is some RAM issue. I fiddled with the RAM settings in the BIOS, and tested each RAM module individually. Same result. Here are my parts:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/utoY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/utoY/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z77 MPOWER ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Hitachi HTS545 (old macbook pro HDD)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black/White) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Ubuntu is installed on the Hitachi drive. I can boot into linux using the try out ubuntu feature, and it seems to work fine. The MSI MPower debug code on the motherboard goes between 30 and 31. I don't know what to do, any recommendations would be appreciated. Thank you.