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And it won't come on. Fires up and beeps every couple seconds. Everything I have found on the net says it is the RAM. I tried one stick at a time, in each slot, no luck. Bad mobo or bad ram?
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yea use onboard if that doesnt work replace the ram. make sure every single connection is tight. i had the same problem when my Cable wasnt all the way into the hard drive. also if your mobo has a extra power connector 4 6 or 8 pin make sure thats plugged in as well.
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beeping like that means that the computer failed POST (Power-On Self-Test). Every somputer does this at startup to make sure everything is plugged up and valid before it tries to start up (if something isn't right, it could damage components).
I've had computers fail to post for several reasons. But, I've found that the easiest and more sure-fire way to solve the problem is to cOMPLETELY dismantle everything in the computer. Even unscrew the motherboard out of the case. If there is a screw that holds anything electronic in place, remove it. Then, reassemble. Yeah, it might take an hour or two, but chances are you've spent far more time than that already. Actually, the computer I'm on now was given to me. Someone who knows as much or more about computers as I do tried everything he could think of that could cause a computer to fail to POST. He couldn't find the problem, and assumed there must be something wrong with the mobo. He told me if I could fix it, I cou,d have it. I did everything he did, with the same results. I ended up taking everything completely apart, and I didn't find a thing wrong with it. So, I gave up. But, instead of throwing all the junk in a bag that would probably rip to pieces with the sharp metal pieces, I decided to reassemble it to make it easier to throw away. Then, when I was done, I was like... hmm... what the hell, and I plugged it in. Hasn't failed to POST since. You might want to keep this as a last resort, because its time-consuming, though lol Also, if you decide to do it, take pics of every screw you take out. You'll thank me later
Sometimes its the RAM (it went bad, its the wrong type, it became unseated, got damaged, etc.). Sometimes its one of a dozen or more cables that have became unplugged or barely plugged. These might include LCD lights, hard drive wires (power and IDE/SATA wires- on BOTH ends- mobo and hard drive). Grounds (mobo/Powre supply to case), and pretty much any connection that can come off. Also, any cards or anything may have come loose. So, take em out and put em back it. I suggest removing every connection and replacing them, one-by-one. You can attempt a reboot after every one, or after you've done them all, its up to you.
If you've tried all this any still can't post, you're probably SOL. But I suggest googleing for POST errors and reasons.
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I had this same problem when I built my amd setup...
turned out the mobo and cpu were not compatible...
a list of the mobo and ccomputer and ram you are using would be useful to see if any of it could be the problem.
also could be a bad psu.
Their is a way to test it. if you have any cpu fans then I can post the steps needed to test the power supply.
could be something as simple as needing to upgraded the bios also, but then you will need to get a different cpu that is compitible with the current bios of the mobo.
also with some memory it needs 2.1 volts just to post and with most mobos it defaults at 1.8 so you also get this problem.
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New case and power supply also. The only thing I am re-using off the old system is the hard drive, floppy disk drive, and modem (yeah I know, but its what they want)
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Good advice above. Here are some things that, in addition to the above stuff, that I've tried w/my builds if they didn't fire up the first time (or dropped dead).
Is the floppy drive cable connected correctly? Does the drive have power? There should be a red strip on the cable, I think that it has to face you (been a while since I've done a system w/a floppy). There should be tabs / slots that you align as well on the cable interface on the mobo.
At least with my motherboard (Intel), if it beeped 3 times during POST, it was a RAM issue. According to the user guide, there is a meaning behind each beep series, so check the manual to see how Gigabyte has theirs coded.
Sounds like you're going through the right troubleshooting steps. Unseat all the RAM, then try 1 stick in the slot closest to the CPU - fire it up. If you don't get beyond POST, turn it off & repeat w/the next stick. If you do get past POST, redo w/both sticks.
The mobo has DVI & VGA outputs. Are you trying to run a card instead of video off the mobo? If so, take the card out & try off the mobo. Chances are, if they're going for an AM2 dual core chip, the on-board video will be sufficient for what they want to try to do.
Is your memory compatible? Did you try to run it at a faster speed than it's rated for (overclocking)?
It could be a dead board. It happens. Check w/NewEgg and/or the manufacturer to see if you can do an exchange or RMA.
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My brother in law has the machine right now. He is going to try some other ram that he has in it, and then try the ram that I bought in his machine. We should be able to determine the problem that way. Thanks for all the suggestions guys!
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