New built PC doesn't POST

Hmmmm try removed all memory sticks, SATA cables, CPU and CPU cooler but leave 24 and 8 pin ATX power cables into motherboard. Also make sure all screws secured motherboard are not over tightened. Removed all USB ports and NIC cables.

After done all that, just plug in HDMI cable to onboard GPU and then power on PC to see if it will post report no CPU, hard drive and memory sticks detected failure message.
 
I guys I'm awake (barely) after nightshift. And I've been going through the advice you have posted. And......the machine has posted and I'm in the BIOs settings. I have discnneced the power to the SSD/HDD. Removed the GFX card and one stick of ram.

The ram is running at 1333mhz in dimm 2 at the moment.

Now where is best to go from here? Should I try putting the ssd/HDD back to the PSU. Then attach the gfx and finally the ram to eliminate each one? Or should I just boot down, reset CMOS and try with everything in

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The system will boot with HDD/HDD connected. Will boot with gfx card connected. But as soon as I put in the second stick of ram. The system will NOT post. Even after powering down the system and holding in the reset CMOS switch for 5 seconds or so.

Am I right in saying that I have 1 dead stick of ram? Or could it be another issue causing this?
 
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The slot itself could be gone? Or have you ruled that out?

Try it in a different slot if possible, if to no avail then RMA time it is!
 
Barron2110 said:
I guys I'm awake (barely) after nightshift. And I've been going through the advice you have posted. And......the machine has posted and I'm in the BIOs settings. I have discnneced the power to the SSD/HDD. Removed the GFX card and one stick of ram.

The ram is running at 1333mhz in dimm 2 at the moment.

Now where is best to go from here? Should I try putting the ssd/HDD back to the PSU. Then attach the gfx and finally the ram to eliminate each one? Or should I just boot down, reset CMOS and try with everything in

Update:

The system will boot with HDD/HDD connected. Will boot with gfx card connected. But as soon as I put in the second stick of ram. The system will NOT post. Even after powering down the system and holding in the reset CMOS switch for 5 seconds or so.

Am I right in saying that I have 1 dead stick of ram? Or could it be another issue causing this?
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how many slots do you have on your board? try the second stick of ram in another slot as it might be the slot at fault.

if it does the same thing it does sound like the stick of memory is faulty if everything stops working once its put in.
 
Check the bios settings, sometimes there is a limit to how much Ram can be installed when posting.

This can be turned off and allow you to post/boot with all the ram installed.

Can't remember what the exact feature is called but its present on my Asus motherboard.
 
If not that, try loosening the CPU cooler.

If to tight it can cause issues with the Ram slots not being detected correctly.
 
nutsnut said:
If not that, try loosening the CPU cooler.

If to tight it can cause issues with the Ram slots not being detected correctly.
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Thanks. I've already spoken to OC and they are gunna RMA the ram for me, obviously if the problem occurs again I'll try the tightness of the screws to the cpu block.
 
stulid said:
Its possible to have over tightened the cooler to the board thus bending it.
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Big thanks for all your help the past week buddy, helping me nail down my final spec and help with the trouble shooting. Turns out its one stick is faulty so OC are gunna RMA it for me.
 
Ok so little update since the system is up and running, well all isn't as well as it first seemed. Turns out my HDD isn't being picked up by windows, nor is my GFX card.

The gfx is set to Intel on board and no other device is shown.

And the HDD isn't shown on control panel either but it is shown in the BIOS menu and in HWMonitor program. However the GFX card isn't shown on either...

Argh, not a good day lol...
 
The HDD if new just needs assigning in the disk management section of windows control panel.

Install the AMD catalyst driver for the GFX card.

You can disable the onboard GFX within the BIOS if you want but it makes little difference.
 
stulid said:
The HDD if new just needs assigning in the disk management section of windows control panel.

Install the AMD catalyst driver for the GFX card.

You can disable the onboard GFX within the BIOS if you want but it makes little difference.
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Honestly, don't know why that never popped into my head.

Never set up PC's while you have workmen in the house, mega distraction. Thanks i'll do that now.
 
New HDD? Have you formatted it and assigned a drive letter within windows?


Edit, responded from page one. Didn't see the above response.
 
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