New System Problem

Might be a RAM issue (especially as you are using 4 sticks).

Try booting with one stick of RAM and upping the memory voltage to the maximum recommended for your RAM modules (if you can get that far to the BIOS)

If it boots, try adding one more module, boot, see if it works and then rinse/repeat for the other ones.

If it fails to work after this, it could be a PSU issue which is best tested by borrowing one from a friend if possible.
 
TerminatorUK said:
Might be a RAM issue (especially as you are using 4 sticks).

Try booting with one stick of RAM and upping the memory voltage to the maximum recommended for your RAM modules (if you can get that far to the BIOS)

If it boots, try adding one more module, boot, see if it works and then rinse/repeat for the other ones.

If it fails to work after this, it could be a PSU issue which is best tested by borrowing one from a friend if possible.
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Thanks but the system doesn't even load into the bios nor to the point where the bios loads.

The memory I've tested without any sticks in and all 4 sticks in random slots.
 
Kennysevenfold said:
tried poping in the old psu and testing it.?

might be a faulty psu

:)
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Tried that last night and i think i've blown that one, internal fan doesnt spin, case fans + cpu fan doesn't spin, but the lights on the motherboard come on, so i'm guessing i killed it.
 
95thrifles said:
So is it just the CPU diagnostic LED which comes on?
Or do they all come on?
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Well its just the CPU_LED, but like i said before, it doesn't come on and stay on, like the light does without a cpu in the motherboard, it just comes on 2 secs later it goes off, then comes back on before it restarts.
 
Well I think that would signify your CPU has had it, it may go off because its trying to restart itself, and after 2 attempts the m/b gives up and quits itself, but I think its safe to say if your diagnostic CPU LED is coming on, and no others are, and weve ruled out pretty much everything else anyway it points to your CPU having given up the ghost. Go for a new one, either E7300 or one of the E8x00 depending on what you can afford
 
95thrifles said:
Well I think that would signify your CPU has had it, it may go off because its trying to restart itself, and after 2 attempts the m/b gives up and quits itself, but I think its safe to say if your diagnostic CPU LED is coming on, and no others are, and weve ruled out pretty much everything else anyway it points to your CPU having given up the ghost. Go for a new one, either E7300 or one of the E8x00 depending on what you can afford
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Appreciate all the help you've been offering mate.

I think i'll be ordering a Q6600 on Sunday.

ConnectionFX said:
If you can get too Northampton ill be happy for you to test your CPU in my rig.

Best i can offer but im abit far from Nottingham
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And thank you also, but sadly it'll be too far a journey ;)
 
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