Computer failure, PSU?

Benny144

Benny144

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Went to turn my PC on today, would click on for a second then turn itself off, then try itself again and again but always turning itself off.
Turned it off at the PSU, turner it back on again, the PC now starts up but supplies no output from the graphics card and has a red light on the mobo that I don't remember (next to the RAM).
Any ideas?
 
Benny144 said:
Went to turn my PC on today, would click on for a second then turn itself off, then try itself again and again but always turning itself off.
Turned it off at the PSU, turner it back on again, the PC now starts up but supplies no output from the graphics card and has a red light on the mobo that I don't remember (next to the RAM).
Any ideas?
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Just booted it again, it's gone to the AMD screen with the message "overclocking failed"
Bit worrying as I thought I was using the EZ clock setup which was conservative
 
Benny144 said:
Just booted it again, it's gone to the AMD screen with the message "overclocking failed"
Bit worrying as I thought I was using the EZ clock setup which was conservative
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So it booted to desktop but he mouse wasn't doing anything (think it had frozen)
Turned it off and it went back to doing this.

Ruined CPU? PSU?
 
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I think that gives you your answer then, sounds like it was an issue with your BIOS settings perhaps.

Auto tune type overclocks are quite conservative yes, but they don't always work that well either. When it is in auto mode are you able to see what settings it has defined? It may be worth going through and putting in your own settings. I'm sure people on here will help if required. :)

Just out of curiosity though, what PSU do you have?

E; ahh I posted this before your video above, looking at it now... FYI - you only need the '4De_93QZsQA' bit between the Youtube tags, otherwise it won't embed properly.

E2; Any change if you reset the BIOS to stock settings..?
 
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Acme said:
I think that gives you your answer then, sounds like it was an issue with your BIOS settings perhaps.

Auto tune type overclocks are quite conservative yes, but they don't always work that well either. When it is in auto mode are you able to see what settings it has defined? It may be worth going through and putting in your own settings. I'm sure people on here will help if required. :)

Just out of curiosity though, what PSU do you have?

E; ahh I posted this before your video above, looking at it now... FYI - you only need the '4De_93QZsQA' bit between the Youtube tags, otherwise it won't embed properly.

E2; Any change if you reset the BIOS to stock settings..?
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I can't even get it into BIOS now, shows no output. Can I reset it manually?
Super flower 550W Leadex Gold
Fixed the YouTube thankyou
 
There should be a button on the rear IO which says something like "CLEAR CMOS" on it, that will do it. Alternatively there is the 'old fashioned' method: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/697067/Asus-Z97m-Plus.html?page=25

The DRAM LED wont always mean that the RAM has failed, it could just indicate that there is an issue with the way it is configured, or that the RAM has an issue with the way something else is configured. Make sure it is set to XMP mode in the BIOS if you manage to get back in, this will ensure that it is set to the manufacturer specification.

Failing that, get a bit less scientific and take the RAM out and put it back in, try different slots, try one module at a time, etc, and then if it *is* an issue with the RAM, you'll be able to determine which slot/stick is causing the issue.

I wondered if a cheap PSU could be the cause of these issues, but the Leadex Gold is an excellent unit so I shouldn't think it is causing issues unless it is faulty. Other things seem more likely at this point. :)
 
Acme said:
There should be a button on the rear IO which says something like "CLEAR CMOS" on it, that will do it. Alternatively there is the 'old fashioned' method: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/697067/Asus-Z97m-Plus.html?page=25

The DRAM LED wont always mean that the RAM has failed, it could just indicate that there is an issue with the way it is configured, or that the RAM has an issue with the way something else is configured. Make sure it is set to XMP mode in the BIOS if you manage to get back in, this will ensure that it is set to the manufacturer specification.

Failing that, get a bit less scientific and take the RAM out and put it back in, try different slots, try one module at a time, etc, and then if it *is* an issue with the RAM, you'll be able to determine which slot/stick is causing the issue.

I wondered if a cheap PSU could be the cause of these issues, but the Leadex Gold is an excellent unit so I shouldn't think it is causing issues unless it is faulty. Other things seem more likely at this point. :)
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Thankyou for the reply
Took a stick of RAM out and it failed again, but then booted to BIOS the second time. I've reset all to default (now trying to remember how to get it to ignore CPU fan error)
 
Ok, all up and working now, both sticks of RAM back in.
I think it was something to do with the clocks on my RAM (I don't remember exactly but I think these faster sticks are overclocked?). Left everything running at default until I have a day with time to mess about again.
Thanks for the help
 
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