Alright, I just built my PC, and it won't boot up. After I press the power button, it turns on for about 2 seconds, then starts a cycle of rebooting itself until I cut the power. I don't have a speaker, so I can't decipher any beep codes, but what could it be that's hanging up the startup? Processor, RAM, jumpers? Any suggestions would be of use, I'm totally lost.
The heatsink on the CPU could be installed improperly, which causes extreme overheating and the machine shuts off to protect itself.
[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;44820750]The heatsink on the CPU could be installed improperly, which causes extreme overheating and the machine shuts off to protect itself.[/QUOTE]
I have an aftermarket cooler, which I installed, with no luck. The stock CPU cooler procudes the same result.
Only other thing I could think is something is shorting out. Did you use standoffs for the motherboard?
Unplug everything and remove all addon cards (video card, sound card, etc.) except the motherboard and see if it starts by itself. If it still doesn't start, remove the motherboard from the case and try to start it on a non-conductive surface.
[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;44821145]Only other thing I could think is something is shorting out. Did you use standoffs for the motherboard?
Unplug everything and remove all addon cards (video card, sound card, etc.) except the motherboard and see if it starts by itself. If it still doesn't start, remove the motherboard from the case and try to start it on a non-conductive surface.[/QUOTE]
I did use standoffs, yes, the motherboard is properly grounded. Removed all peripherals, still didn't start. Tried starting it outside of the case, the only active parts on the motherboard were the board itself, the processor, and the heatsink. Still didn't start.
[editline]16th May 2014[/editline]
Theoretically, I'd narrow it down to either the board or the processor at this point. Are there any other logical alternatives?
[QUOTE=Marlwolf78;44824561]I did use standoffs, yes, the motherboard is properly grounded.[/QUOTE]
The standoffs aren't to ground the motherboard lol, they're to prevent the motherboard from grounding (short).
[QUOTE=Marlwolf78;44824561]Theoretically, I'd narrow it down to either the board or the processor at this point. Are there any other logical alternatives?[/QUOTE]
Could be the PSU.
You might have a bad stick of Ram, or they might not be seated down all the way.
Fixed the problem, it was the PSU. Thanks for the assistance!
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