Comp not posting please help! Happy Holidays!

[michaelsimba]

Hey guys looking for some help on my first build. So everything starts up an the fans turn on and it seems that I have everything plugged in right but my comp isn't posting. She I start it a little red light flashes for a bit next to where the ram is and that's about it. I know that's not much info any help is awesome.

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Part List:
-AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core 3.5GHz AM3+ Processor - AM3+, Eight-Core, 3.5GHz, 16MB, 125W, Unlocked

-XFX RADEON R9 280X

-Corsair TX850

-ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 970 Chipset, AMD FX, 2133MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, CrossFireX Ready

-Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid Tower ATX Case - ATX/Micro-ATX, USB, Audio, 120mm Blue LED Fan, Black

-Seagate 500GB Solid State Hybrid Drive
- 2.5" Form Factor, SATA III 6 Gb/s, 5400 RPM, 64MB Cache

-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

 

[enjoiskaterguy]

PSU seems good...hmm

Try posting with just minimal parts plugged in and go from there. That's always a good way to troubleshoot. U might have a bad part. Are they all brand new parts?

HHD had problems before? Is it making grinding or reving noises?

 

[enjoiskaterguy]

Try flashing your bios. There should be a button or little switch on the motherboard. Look in your motherboard user Manuel on booting issues too.

 

[michaelsimba]

PSU seems good...hmm

Try posting with just minimal parts plugged in and go from there. That's always a good way to troubleshoot. U might have a bad part. Are they all brand new parts?

HHD had problems before? Is it making grinding or reving noises?

The thing is the board doesnt have a hdmi port or vga port so i have to use the one on the graphics card, tried to boot with no ram, nothin, 2 sticks nothin, 2 sticks and 1 sata nothin. As for the HHD im assuming thats the solid state you are referring to. All the parts are new. The only grinding or reving noise is coming from the cpu fan which speeds up over time.

 

[michaelsimba]

Try flashing your bios. There should be a button or little switch on the motherboard. Look in your motherboard user Manuel on booting issues too.

Is there a minimal amount of memory needed to flash the bios on the usb? Also how do i know it has already flashed? Thank you for replying

 

[Vic 40]

Try the memok button,watch the next for how to,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9azllBzU5PU

 

[michaelsimba]

Try the memok button,watch the next for how to,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9azllBzU5PU

I dont think its the ram. That light isnt on, on my motherboard.

 

[Vic 40]

I dont think its the ram. That light isnt on, on my motherboard.

She I start it a little red light flashes for a bit next to where the ram is

Which light is it than? Look in the motherboard maual for it.

Have you tried it anyway?

 

[enjoiskaterguy]

Is your ram frequency compatible with your motherboard? Try each stick of ram in each dimm slot. Try dimm slot 1 and 3 first. U might have a bad motherboard if no lights are even turning on.

 

[michaelsimba]

I dont think its the ram. That light isnt on, on my motherboard.

She I start it a little red light flashes for a bit next to where the ram is

Which light is it than? Look in the motherboard maual for it.

Have you tried it anyway?

The light by the ram will flash for a bit when I first start it but it doesn't stay on like the one in the video. I held it down for the 3 seconds then it would go solid for a bit then flash and then it would stop.

 

[michaelsimba]

Is your ram frequency compatible with your motherboard? Try each stick of ram in each dimm slot. Try dimm slot 1 and 3 first. U might have a bad motherboard if no lights are even turning on.

So I tried every slot and the same thing would happen. The dram LED would flash twice then it would stay off. Same thing when I tried switching things around. I checked the asus user guide and it said that my ram is compatible. The thing is when I start the computer the CPU fan will start off normal and gradually go faster over a short amount of time. It gets to the point that the fan becomes really loud.

 

[Vic 40]

Maybe the cpu get's to hot,take the cooler of,take the old cooling paste of,re-apply new and attach the cooler again.
See if it helps.

 

[michaelsimba]

Maybe the cpu get's to hot,take the cooler of,take the old cooling paste of,re-apply new and attach the cooler again.
See if it helps.

I will try this once i get my hands on some thermal paste, do you think that is the reason why it isnt posting?

 

[Vic 40]

If the cpu get's to hot to soon it might not be able to go to boot,but do the next first.

As already stated upgrade your bios to the latest version,you will find info about it in the user manual,
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97_R20/#support
download it under manual and documents and you'll find it under;2.2 bios update utility".It explains all,just remember to rename the bios file on the usb stick (!),which usb port to use and you should be fine.
A video that explains it,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADcdnwMjd_I
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVvHwq3syqI
If you have problems with the explanations in manual and video's i will try to do some extra explanation.Let us know how it goes.