INtel NUC clicks while booting, doesn't boot

[jammyr]

I am having an INTEL NUC that was unused for sometime. I successfully installed Ubuntu. After that I formatted the hard drive, and tried installing Windows. I was partitioning and it got stuck on that screen for a while. I am not sure if I disconnected the power or it shut down automatically. Now it does not even come up.

step 1: 1. NUC switches on.
step 2: 3 blink of blue light followed by a click sound and then it goes off.

It repeats again and again till I remove the power. No display on the screen

Tried changing the hard drive. That is not an issue. memory or HDD should not be the issue as the same issue is seen without installing both

 

[kbarizo93]

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005854/mini-pcs.html

Found this via a quick google search "intel nuc blink codes". Seems to be a memory issue.

 

[jammyr]

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005854/mini-pcs.html

Found this via a quick google search "intel nuc blink codes". Seems to be a memory issue.

memory or HDD should not be the issue as the same issue is seen without installing both

 

[kbarizo93]

Have you followed the troubleshooting steps on the link I provided for you? Have you tried a new kit of RAM?

There's no "blink code" for a bad board but that could be a possibility.