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  1. Kasaaa

    Question PC wont post after swaping CPUs

    Halo, I got quite the problem with my pc, I’ve been wanting to upgrade my cpu for some time and I asked buddy to borrow his cpu to test on my pc. Everything was great untill I had to put my cpu back, let’s say I couldn’t get it to fit in socket from the first few tries and ended up forcing it a...
  2. P

    Question MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Really Odd Issue

    Ok, so. I bought, from Ebay recently, an MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard and an i7 CPU. CPU was already seated and I have not unseated it at any point. Advertised as working fine etc. So, i got a new cooler and installed that with good thermal paste. New memory too. Mounted it in a...
  3. Ai1dan

    Question My PC wont post, has a whine, and the DRAM light is on

    I was up for hours last night and I have no idea what to do. When I had first turned on the PC it had an odd smell and was making a whine so I turned it off pretty quickly just out of anxiety and looked around the pc. The smell was like a plastic / chemicall-y smell. Later on I took the PC to my...
  4. H

    Question Built a new PC and it won't post

    Just built a new PC specs below, powering it on will turn on the fans and the RGBs but won't post. No beeps can be heard and I'm not really sure what to do. The q code that appears is 12 which means "pre cpu memory initializing is started" according to the manual, but I'm not sure what that...
  5. Robbb1

    Question Asus Prime TRX40 Pro suddenly does not recognize ram

    I have an Asus Prime TRC40 Pro motherboard, been using it for a couple of years, Threadripper 3960x CPU. I recently pulled out and cleaned the CPU water block, and in doing so removed the ram. Now it wont boot, gets error code 07 and the DRAM yellow LED is lit up on the board. and I cant...
  6. M

    Question PC will not post automatically ?

    Hi In advance, I would like to apologize for my poor English. I have a problem with my new build. Specs: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (Without the famous factory error) Intel Core i9 12900K 3.2GHz NZXT Kraken Z63 Seagate FireCuda 530 1TB G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB Black DDR5 6000MHz 2x16GB...
  7. S

    Question Gigabyte GA-X99M Gaming 5 Motherboard stuck in power loop. Will not post, gives LED Code 60 or b0

    Problem: When I try to turn on the pc to simply boot it, it will not post and simply turn on showing lights, fans spinning, etc. However like said it wont post, it simply gives me code 60/b0. I have tried different RAM, single ram stick in different slots, checking pins on cpu, replacing almost...
  8. O

    Question PC stopped POSTing after wife accidentally plugged in a monitor to the mobo port ?

    Hi All, Put together a brand new PC for the wife, she used it for 3 days absolutely 0 problems whatsoever. She accidentally plugged in a second monitor into the mobo instead of the GPU and called me over after because the PC wasn't POSTing. I unplugged the second monitor and turned on the PC...
  9. Oakspirit

    Question PC used to work fine, now won’t post to monitor ?

    Specs: Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor (8 CPUs), ~4.0GHz Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper T4 Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming Memory: 16gb RAM Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Wifi Adapter: Netgear A6210 My pc will turn on, however it does not post to the monitor at all and seems...
  10. breh_soe

    [SOLVED] New PC won't post - First time builder

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-core Processor Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 822.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler MSI B550-A Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-2400 CL Team T-Force Vulcan G 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Fully Modular ASUS...
  11. Tdizzle19

    Question Stuck in Post

    So about a week ago, I was using my PC (nothing demanding) and it froze up. Temps were fine and I was not OC. Since then I have not been able to get past post on start up. When I turn it on, all the fans and lights turn on, as if it worked. My monitor even responds as if it is going to boot...
  12. C

    Question My Asus b550i itx mobo and ryzen 5600x system won't post

    I just bought both of these parts to upgrade my system. When I turn it on all the fans spin on the cpu, GPU and case. The mobo cycles through the red orange lights then stays on the white one and it will never post. I tried updating the bios to the newest version using the usb flash in the back...
  13. CaptainDiabeto

    [SOLVED] How To Flash BIOS When Computer Wont POST

    Hi Everyone, I was trying to do a BIOS Update on my server computer because I had bought a new CPU and it required a BIOS Update in order to run, but somehow during the flash it corrupted itself and now the computer won't POST. My Question Is: How do I flash a new BIOS onto it without being able...
  14. CaptainDiabeto

    Question Did I Corrupt My BIOS?

    Hi Everyone, I recently did a BIOS Update on my Server Computer because I had bought a new CPU I was going to install in it, and I needed a modded BIOS so that it would recognize the microcode. The modder said he had tested the BIOS With i7s And Xeons and he worked out all the bugs. I started to...
  15. T

    Question PC won’t POST after installing M.2 drive ?

    Placed a new m2 drive into my mobo (asrock ab350) when I tried to boot everything powers on (fans, gpu etc) however nothing displays on my monitor, it won’t even load a bios screen. Power stays on for about 30 seconds before switching off and going into an infinite boot cycle like this. I...
  16. P

    [SOLVED] Need advice on a new build.

    I'll give my parts list first Mobo: Asus Prime B450M-A Graphics card: XFX Radeon RX 580 RAM: 2X8 Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro CPU: Ryzen 7 2700X PSU: Corsair CX750M So, I'm building a PC for a friend. It's been a while since I started. It's been sitting mostly completed, covered, in my closet...
  17. rileyfebbo

    [SOLVED] Newly built pc turns on but won't post to monitor

    I'm a semi-experienced builder this is not my first PC, however I can get everything to turn on and operate, but I keep getting no signal on my monitor. The monitor works I use it daily with another build. I've tried each ram slot as well as replacing it with different ram and no difference in...
  18. H

    [SOLVED] PC won’t post and DRAM light on

    So I built my computer on around Black Friday and it worked well for about a month and it suddenly stopped working? My computer showed no signs of anything failing and everything seemed to be working fine but the pc just wouldn’t post or anything, it would just turn on. So I figured it was the...
  19. aldog43

    Question I think my mobo is broken but I cant tell

    So I just got a ryzen 3600x and put it together with the asrock b450 steel legend and put everything together and it only turns on for like 15 seconds then turns of for 2 seconds on repeat. I tried switching out my psu and even my cpu to a 2200g and it does the same thing every time. I made sure...
  20. Janch

    [SOLVED] Ryzen PC wont POST after cleaning. Fans does spin (high speed)

    Hi All Im running out of ideas what to do. I had running system for almost a year and decided to remove one of annoying ticking fans and clean the whole system as it is quite dusty in my apartment. I also applied new thermal paste but didnt remove the CPU itself, only the cooler. After i...
  21. R

    [SOLVED] PC Won’t post

    Hi guys new here. Had my PC about 6 years or so now and turned it on yesterday, it blue screened and sprang into the automatic repair mode but failed. I started it up again and it booted into windows but very slowly (took about a minute to login) and the CPU temps were above 100C. I shut it...
  22. VinnyVincent

    Looking for case fan setup suggestions

    I'm getting a Zotac 1060 mini for Christmas and I am reading that they tend to run hot. The processor is a G4560 and right now my PC only has the 120mm fan that's built into the power supply. My case has space for two 120mm side fans, and one 80mm exhaust fan. The room is air conditioned and...
  23. K

    GPU Cannot Find Enough Resources

    My GPU suddenly stopped working and I don't know how to fix it "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12) If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system." Here is a screenshot of it: http://imgur.com/BqK6USi
  24. Q

    Store bought pc vs build it yourself

    I am looking to purchase a gaming computer around $400 tower only, but not sure if I should buy a store bought pc or try and build one myself, I am a noob to the pc world. I don't plan on playing a lot of pc games but I wold like a pc that can run newer games without any problems. The current...
  25. 1

    only storage is a single SSD?

    I have a question, i have been looking at the builds and see most people have a SSD and HDD. I want to build a system specifically for WOW raiding, there will be no other games on the computer and the only other "app" is curse client. Can I get away with running just a single 240GB SSD and no...