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formal nova Oct 14, 2023, 4:09 PM

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Hi, i built a new pc in march/april, and its worked fine eversince. However it has suddenly stop working properly, it powers up but dosnt boot, not even the MB splash/boot screen, let alone windows
The last time i used it was last friday, and ive been on holiday for a week, only just getting back today, so it hasnt been touched in that time

The pc recives power, and when turned on, the MB leds turn on and the case/cpu fans spin, like normal, but dosnt do anything else. I have an ssd so the boot sequence usually only take about a minute
I have tried repluging all the cables, but that hasnt worked

Anyone know how to fix this?

Specs
-GT 1050ti
-Intel i3-12100F
-32gb corsair vengeance lpx
-gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 (LGA1700)
-WIN 10

hasty turret Oct 14, 2023, 4:20 PM

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formal nova Hi, i built a new pc in march/april, and its worked fine eversince. However it h...

Try single stick of RAM through each DIMM slot, if it doesn't work switch to another stick and repeat.

formal nova Oct 14, 2023, 4:56 PM

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ok, ive given that a try, and after testing both sticks on all 4 slots, it finally worked after putting the second on into the slot closest to the cpu (which is B channel i think?)

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should i leave it as is, or will i be able to put them back in their original places?

hasty turret Oct 14, 2023, 4:57 PM

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Try and get the system booted first, you can try adding the secondary stick into slot 3 afterwards and see if it still boots.

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If it does, put the sticks back into their original places.

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If the system starts acting up again, try clearing CMOS and try once again.

formal nova Oct 14, 2023, 4:59 PM

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ah ill give that a ty try thanks
it has booted with the one stick btw

hasty turret Oct 14, 2023, 5:03 PM

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It's honestly possible that the system is freaking out a bit after being powered off for so long, just needs some encouragement and it should be fine.

formal nova Oct 14, 2023, 6:10 PM

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phew, ive managed to get the sticks back in their original spots and the pc is working now
thanks a bunch👍

hasty turret Oct 14, 2023, 6:14 PM

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np

formal nova Dec 3, 2023, 4:54 PM

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Hi, anyone mind helping me out with this again?
I have the exact same issue with my pc, but this time i havnt left it a week, i was using it just yesterday and it was fine

Ive tried swapping the ram stick positions and i have reset the cmos, but it still wont boot fully - just powers up and nothing more

hasty turret Dec 3, 2023, 5:09 PM

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formal nova Hi, anyone mind helping me out with this again? I have the exact same issue with...

Did you follow the earlier steps exactly?

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Since if the system is refusing to post even after this, it means that something in your system is toast.

formal nova Dec 3, 2023, 5:11 PM

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yeah, i switched the rams sticks places, then tried the cmos reset, should try the ram again?

hasty turret Dec 3, 2023, 5:12 PM

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You should start with just a single stick of RAM installed

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If the result is the same, clear CMOS and try again.

formal nova Dec 3, 2023, 5:13 PM

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i did do one stick, but ill try again anyway

hasty turret Dec 3, 2023, 5:13 PM

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try a different stick

formal nova Dec 3, 2023, 5:15 PM

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id have to use one out of my brothers pc, theyre the only other ddr4 i have access to right now, ill give it a try though

hasty turret Dec 3, 2023, 5:16 PM

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I meant a different stick from the set of RAM you have

formal nova Dec 3, 2023, 5:16 PM

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ah ok

formal nova Dec 3, 2023, 5:59 PM

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well, just tried putting both sticks in every slot (separately), then reseting the cmos, and then repeating the ram sticks again, and its still not doing anything different
guess somethings dead then

hasty turret Dec 3, 2023, 6:09 PM

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formal nova well, just tried putting both sticks in every slot (separately), then reseting t...

If you have a different graphics card on hand, you should try and see if you're able to get a display out with it

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Other than that, the most likely culprit is either mobo or cpu failure. Reseating the CPU might help.

formal nova Dec 3, 2023, 6:56 PM

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ok, ill try that tomorrow, its a bit late now to do either of those
thanks for the help again btw

winter mica Dec 3, 2023, 8:43 PM

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Had this exact same issue. Try unplugging your monitor and plugging it in when the green light turns on on the motherboard.

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 9:22 AM

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ah, ill give that a try

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 3:37 PM

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formal nova ok, ill try that tomorrow, its a bit late now to do either of those thanks for t...

Do u have lights on your mobo that show u errors

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:00 PM

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cobalt tiger Do u have lights on your mobo that show u errors

no unfortunately, its a budget mobo
i maybe should have got a better one but i didnt have too much to spend

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:00 PM

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winter mica Had this exact same issue. Try unplugging your monitor and plugging it in when t...

ive given that a try, and it didnt seem to do anything

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:02 PM

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hasty turret If you have a different graphics card on hand, you should try and see if you're ...

the only other gpu in my house is in my brothers pc, but he didnt want to let me borrow it, in fear that my pc might break it for whatever reason

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Instead, i think im just gonna try a pc repair place in town
id rather have someone who know what their doing have a look at it, rather than me just buying new parts

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:11 PM

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Can you get into bios at all

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:14 PM

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nope, no boot screen appears or anything
though, if i unplug the screen and connect it again (into the gpu hdmi port) the screen says "no signal"

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:14 PM

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Is the fans spinning?

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:15 PM

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yeah

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:15 PM

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Thats good

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That means it’s power on

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Is there a light on ur gpu

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:16 PM

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i dont think there is a light, but fan spins

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:17 PM

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Ight try this

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Turn on your pc and spam the del key and power on your monitor/plug it in right after

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:18 PM

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ok, i can give that a try

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just tried that, nothing

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:21 PM

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Try plugging it into the motherboard slot

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:22 PM

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the only lights in the pc are some orange backlights on the mobo (just decoration really) and the ethernet port status light

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:22 PM

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cobalt tiger Try plugging it into the motherboard slot

i have tried that as well actually, still nothing

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:22 PM

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The third vid

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Do u have those lights on ur mobo

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Yours might be older and not have them

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:30 PM

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no, it donsnt have those status lights
its not an old board either (only made last year i think, it support 12th and 13th gen cpu), its just a very low level/budget board (not the cheapest though)

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:39 PM

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Do u have rgb ram

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:40 PM

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no, no rgb except for keyboard and speaker, which do light up
but none for the ram

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:41 PM

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That means u have active power and the mobo works

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 4:45 PM

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thats good, but i still dont know why its not working

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i think ill still just try the pc repair place, i dont want to mess around with it too much really

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thanks for try to help though, i do appreciate it👍

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:48 PM

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Honestly don’t know what it is

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Cuz u should be able to boot

thick grotto Dec 4, 2023, 4:49 PM

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cobalt tiger That means u have active power and the mobo works

Just because there is active power and the motherboard attempts to boot, does not mean that it works

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:50 PM

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Wh

thick grotto Dec 4, 2023, 4:50 PM

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Any very wide variety of things could be fucked on a motherboard and prevent post, but not prevent an attempt to post

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:50 PM

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It seems like it posts but nothin shows up

thick grotto Dec 4, 2023, 4:50 PM

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It's not posting

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It's just powering

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:51 PM

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O im dumb

thick grotto Dec 4, 2023, 4:51 PM

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pat you're good, gotta learn eventually

cobalt tiger Dec 4, 2023, 4:51 PM

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Yk

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Now that i think about it

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I think my ram was fucked up

hasty turret Dec 4, 2023, 7:03 PM

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formal nova Instead, i think im just gonna try a pc repair place in town id rather have some...

Well I'm not sure what your brother is on about something in your system breaking his graphics card, but it might be a good idea to have someone take a look at it if you'd rather not waste time diagnosing the system yourself.

formal nova Dec 4, 2023, 7:25 PM

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he thinks that because mine isnt working probably, that if i put his gpu in it, it might break
idk, fry it or whatever

formal nova Dec 16, 2023, 2:13 PM

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update for if anyone is wondering
i was finally able take it to a repair shop, and its working again
not quite sure what the problem was, the person who fixed it was in when i picked it up, but the invoice says "installation of new drivers and latest BIOS", so i guess it was a BIOS issue
anyway its fixed

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thanks again to those who tried to help

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