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A brief summary of my situation:
This is my first PC build.
I assembled all the below parts, and the machine would not boot (and presented the same symptoms that I am having currently). I reseated the RAM and was able to boot to BIOS.
Once in bios, I noticed the RAM was running at 2133 MHz (as it should). I then "Loaded Optimized Defaults" and then I enabled XMP, and the RAM then showed 2400 MHz.
I then shut the machine down, relocated it, and the boot loop began. The machine powers on, CPU and case fans spin for approximately 15 seconds, I receive 5 long beeps, the machine powers down and then repeats the above for an infinite loop. The 5 long beeps according to my research indicates a CPU error, however upon further investigation from reading other forum posts, this seems unlikely.
Things I have tried:
Reseat RAM, try both RAM sticks in all 4 slots 1 stick at a time, reseat all Mobo connections (except for CPU, I will try that sometime this week), verified all connections are present (24 pin and 8 pin MoBo power, for example), jumpered CLR_CMOS both with and without the CMOS battery (for approximately 30 minutes) in the MoBo.
I was thinking that simply resetting the Bios would fix the issue, as it seemed to arise when I enabled XMP.
It is worth noting that the RAM is not explicitly on the motherboard's QVL, but I would not think this is the issue as the machine initially booted and let me into the BIOS.
It would seem my options are limited to a complete disassembly/breadboard/reassembly, or trying 2133 MHz RAM (which I would have to purchase to try).
I plan to get a friend of mine who is more experienced to help me breadboard the machine on Friday if I cannot get it working before then.
So before I did those two things, I was wondering if there could be something I am simply missing, or if anyone else has had this issue with this particular motherboard or a similar motherboard.
I'm posting this to receive help, as well as to document this issue for anyone else who may run into it.
Specs:
CPU: i5 6500
Cooler: DeepCool Gamma maxx 400
GPU: On-Board graphics
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-z170-HD3 Rev. 1.0 LGA 1151
PSU: CORSAIR RMx Series RM850X 850W 80 PLUS GOLD
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black Window Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case
SSD: SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive
Solution:
RAM was dead on arrival. New (and identical) RAM fixed the issue.
This is my first PC build.
I assembled all the below parts, and the machine would not boot (and presented the same symptoms that I am having currently). I reseated the RAM and was able to boot to BIOS.
Once in bios, I noticed the RAM was running at 2133 MHz (as it should). I then "Loaded Optimized Defaults" and then I enabled XMP, and the RAM then showed 2400 MHz.
I then shut the machine down, relocated it, and the boot loop began. The machine powers on, CPU and case fans spin for approximately 15 seconds, I receive 5 long beeps, the machine powers down and then repeats the above for an infinite loop. The 5 long beeps according to my research indicates a CPU error, however upon further investigation from reading other forum posts, this seems unlikely.
Things I have tried:
Reseat RAM, try both RAM sticks in all 4 slots 1 stick at a time, reseat all Mobo connections (except for CPU, I will try that sometime this week), verified all connections are present (24 pin and 8 pin MoBo power, for example), jumpered CLR_CMOS both with and without the CMOS battery (for approximately 30 minutes) in the MoBo.
I was thinking that simply resetting the Bios would fix the issue, as it seemed to arise when I enabled XMP.
It is worth noting that the RAM is not explicitly on the motherboard's QVL, but I would not think this is the issue as the machine initially booted and let me into the BIOS.
It would seem my options are limited to a complete disassembly/breadboard/reassembly, or trying 2133 MHz RAM (which I would have to purchase to try).
I plan to get a friend of mine who is more experienced to help me breadboard the machine on Friday if I cannot get it working before then.
So before I did those two things, I was wondering if there could be something I am simply missing, or if anyone else has had this issue with this particular motherboard or a similar motherboard.
I'm posting this to receive help, as well as to document this issue for anyone else who may run into it.
Specs:
CPU: i5 6500
Cooler: DeepCool Gamma maxx 400
GPU: On-Board graphics
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-z170-HD3 Rev. 1.0 LGA 1151
PSU: CORSAIR RMx Series RM850X 850W 80 PLUS GOLD
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black Window Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case
SSD: SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive
Solution:
RAM was dead on arrival. New (and identical) RAM fixed the issue.
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