Beep with RAM, no Beep with no ram

[Choppychop]

Been having some trouble with my recently completed build. There is no display showing up when I turn my PC on. The fans run, the LEDs turn on, and my monitor and cable (tried both DVI and HDMI) are recognized but still no display. I referenced this helpful guide and got down to bread boarding my mobo. I borrowed a mobo speaker and used it on just the mobo, PSU, and HSF. I got 3 short beeps as expected. When i went to plug in the RAM (one at a time) I tried powering it on and no beeps sounded. I tried different variations of plugging in the RAM and still no beep.

I'm thinking right now that it's either the RAM or the mobo. I'm trying to get one of my friends to let me try out his RAM to see if it works or not. If it still does not work, then how can I be for sure that the mobo works or not?

Here is the parts list I'm working with. My motherboard is an ASRock h110m-ITX/ac, my PSU is a corsair CXM 450W, and my RAM cards are Kingston HyperXs. If you need further details, please do not hesitate to ask.

Thank you!

 

[alexoiu]

Have you tested without graphics card?

 

[Choppychop]

Have you tested without graphics card?

Yes, I have tried both with and without graphics card.

 

[alexoiu]

What CPU using?

 

[joshua_98]

Been having some trouble with my recently completed build. There is no display showing up when I turn my PC on. The fans run, the LEDs turn on, and my monitor and cable (tried both DVI and HDMI) are recognized but still no display. I referenced this helpful guide and got down to bread boarding my mobo. I borrowed a mobo speaker and used it on just the mobo, PSU, and HSF. I got 3 short beeps as expected. When i went to plug in the RAM (one at a time) I tried powering it on and no beeps sounded. I tried different variations of plugging in the RAM and still no beep.

I'm thinking right now that it's either the RAM or the mobo. I'm trying to get one of my friends to let me try out his RAM to see if it works or not. If it still does not work, then how can I be for sure that the mobo works or not?

Here is the parts list I'm working with. My motherboard is an ASRock h110m-ITX/ac, my PSU is a corsair CXM 450W, and my RAM cards are Kingston HyperXs. If you need further details, please do not hesitate to ask.

Thank you!

sounds like dead ram, if new ram doesnt work see if you can get a test cpu. if that fails aswell its the board.

 

[Choppychop]

What CPU using?

I am using an Intel i5-6500 3.2GHZ 6MB Cache, LGA1151

 

[alexoiu]

Try leaving single RAM module installed (graphics card removed). Test each RAM slot. See if still no signal.

 

[Choppychop]

I did it! I got to the BIOS menu!

So here was the sequence of events. As I was trying things out that could possibly work I realized that there's this whole CMOS thing. I couldn't really find my CMOS on my motherboard so I assumed I just didn't have one/ didn't have one accessible.

Looking through the manual online though, I found out I have a CLRMOS jumper, that if I move the jump cap onto the other pin, it will clear the CMOS.

So I did that...and completely forgot about it!

Still frustrated (and with the CLRMOS still in the 'reset' position I messed around with the case some more and discovered that not only was it not displaying but it also wasn't booting! Distraught, I was nearly ready to throw my motherboard against the wall when I realized that the CLRMOS was still in the 'reset' position. I moved it back to the default position and pressed the power button. The LED went on, but I wasn't expecting it to boot now of all the times it could so I left and went to the bathroom.

Came back, AND I GOT THE BOOT SCREEN UP! "Okay, okay, don't get too excited" I said, "I only have one stick of RAM in". Powered down, put the other stick in AND IT WORKED AGAIN!

I'm sorry if I seem very excited but it's been a 3 day battle with this thing and it's my first time building a PC.

I'm gonna rest on my laurels for a bit and just chill, tonight, I go back to work!