![]() With the CPU led ON, I doubt you will be able to, but it's easy to check.So the case has little stubby legs. You might also want to see if you can boot from. With the CPU led ON, I doubt you will be able to, but it's easy to check. Pushing too hard when installing RAM, or the vid card.ĭoing something with a screwdriver, when it slips and bashes the motherboard. Things that flex the motherboard, would be things like. Was he trying to change the thermal paste?ĭid he pull the RAM sticks out, w/o shutting the power off first?Īlso, never forget that flexing the motherboard too much can crack a circuit run. They could have a bad pump, for example, which would mean the CPU would heat up so fast, that the computer might not boot.Īgain, probably the most important thing is the "history" of what he was messing with BEFORE the computer stopped working. ![]() if the CPU cooler is an AIO water cooler, we need to know that. Mainly the motherboard, CPU, RAM, CPU cooler, vid card and power supply.įor example. get a list of his actual components (make/model). make sure that a fan is plugged into the CPU_Fan, and not JUST one of the other two.Īlso. There might be two CPU fan headers or even three. Usually up near the top left of the RAM slots. then you can probably rule out a thermal paste issue or a bent pins issue.ĭouble check if the CPU fan is plugged into the CPU_fan header on the motherboard. If he hasn't tried to remove the CPU cooler. Otherwise, it might actually be the CPU, who knows. He's off to another friend to borrow his RAM. I didn't want to ask him to reseat the CPU because he has no thermal paste to reapply, or even alcohol to clean the existing paste. We tried to reset the CMOS, the working stick of RAM was indeed in that 2nd slot from the CPU and he unplugged and then plugged the CPU power connector but still the same issue. ![]() ALWAYS do that when troubleshooting a computer.Thanks :) Make sure you've reset the BIOS to defaults. ALWAYS do that when troubleshooting a computer. try each stick one at a time in the 2nd slot away from the CPU. Then there's the thermal paste, and possible bent pins on the CPU.Īlso don't forget the CPU power ually top left of the motherboard.įor the RAM. On some motherboards, there MUST be a fan plugged into the motherboard CPU-Fan header for the CPU to even TRY to start. To the computer missing = broken.Īs to fixing this issue, what was the last "hardware" thing the friend was doing, before the problem? the motherboard sees missing sticks as bad sticks. I wasn't sure whether taking both of the out would still show both LEDs on, so I gave it a try :)Think more like a computer. With one of them, it's the same, with the other one, it turns on just fine but those LEDs are on and the PC won't post. Yeah, thanks :) So with both of them, it turns on then immediately off. VENGEANCE® LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Memory Kit - WhiteĪpparently, pulling out all RAMs leaves just the RAM LED on, the CPU one is off. I have this computer for 3 years and never had an issue. I'm afraid to try and reinstall the CPU, is it something that can be done by anyone? I also tried to unplug everything from the power and hard reset my computer by holding down the power button for 30 seconds. I tried to move the only working stick I had to another slot but that didn't fix the issue. The top 2 LEDs are lighting up when I turn on my PC. I have an MSI Z270 pc mate motherboard and according to their website, and if I understood the following sketch correctly, my CPU and DRAM was bad: I looked at my Mobo again and saw there are debug LEDs. My keyboard's backlight was blinking, the mouse as well, seemed like something at fault. So I plugged everything back in, leaving the faulty stick out but the PC won't POST. Seemed okay so I plugged in the other one, then it stop booting. So I kept only one stick which I moved between both slots. I pulled my RAM out, both of them and it seems to keep on booting. I didn't know what's up so I tried to debug it by making sure everything fits into place. ![]() It turns on for a second and then turns off. Hello guys, I'm trying to help a friend remotely so I'm writing this as if it's my PC.
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