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So todays challenge was the second attempt at getting the 'upgrade' to my gaming PC finished at working.
BACKGROUND
The existing PC was working fine:-
Asus Sabretooth 990FX Rev.2.0
Asus 1060 6GB graphics
650W Corsair PSU
DDR4 1600 16GB mem
AMD 6350 @4.3Ghz
Various SSD's to be reused.
STEP1
Assembled with replacement parts and...no boot. No power to the kybd or mouse. No monitor signal. Nothing could be found wrong but on board diag indicators showed everything good bar...it wouldn't boot. A general info search pointed in the direction that the MoBo, despite stating 'AMD 3000 series CPU ready' - wasn't. Sent back.
STEP2
Power up. On board diagnostic LED flashed red/CPU warning, but goes out and no other diag indicators displayed. Everything seems to power up, but again - no monitor signal, no kybd power and no mouse lights.
I'm at my wits end with it. So have I been sold a pup CPU or does this board need its BIOS flashing?
Any suggestions or ideas to address my ineptitude gratefully received!
EDIT - This isn't my first post on here but the PC I am rebuilding has all my site login data on it too!!!
BACKGROUND
The existing PC was working fine:-
Asus Sabretooth 990FX Rev.2.0
Asus 1060 6GB graphics
650W Corsair PSU
DDR4 1600 16GB mem
AMD 6350 @4.3Ghz
Various SSD's to be reused.
STEP1
- Bought a used Ryzen 5 3600X CPU off a certain auction site
- 2x DDR4 8GB Corsair LPX 3200 RAM (used)
- New Asus Strix B450-F MoBo
- Old 1060 was to be refitted for now
- Corsair PSU reused
Assembled with replacement parts and...no boot. No power to the kybd or mouse. No monitor signal. Nothing could be found wrong but on board diag indicators showed everything good bar...it wouldn't boot. A general info search pointed in the direction that the MoBo, despite stating 'AMD 3000 series CPU ready' - wasn't. Sent back.
STEP2
- New MoBo - MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX (also states Ryzen 3000 series ready)
- Same components otherwise
Power up. On board diagnostic LED flashed red/CPU warning, but goes out and no other diag indicators displayed. Everything seems to power up, but again - no monitor signal, no kybd power and no mouse lights.
I'm at my wits end with it. So have I been sold a pup CPU or does this board need its BIOS flashing?
Any suggestions or ideas to address my ineptitude gratefully received!
EDIT - This isn't my first post on here but the PC I am rebuilding has all my site login data on it too!!!
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