Hi guys, I just put together a new build that won't seem to make it to post-ing.
This is the component list I am currently using.
MSI Radeon HD 7770 - GPU
Intel Pentium G2120 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 CPU
MSI H61M-P31/W8 LGA 1155 - Motherboard
CORSAIR CX430M 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC - Power Supply
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM
Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G
The hard drive is a 500gb samsung something I dont have the part numbers for it but I know it works because I was using it in another computer as an extra storage drive.
With these components all installed correctly, I have double and triple checked all connections and such, cpu seated correctly with heatsink and thermal paste properly seated. The computer will turn on, LED's on the case come on and all fans properly start up, then around 7-10 seconds later (this doesnt change I just don't know the exact time), it just shuts off, and restarts to do it again about 3 seconds later. It will repeat this ad infinitum.
There are no indications on the monitor as to anything, and it is hooked to the motherboard, not the video card as obviously it wouldn't have drivers yet 😉.
So. That's my problem. Now what I've found out so far is that if I remove the ram and gpu, it does the exact same thing. I do not have another gpu or extra ram to test this with but it acts the exact same with or without them.
That leads me to the cpu! What could be wrong?? So I'm googling the subject and there are very very few resources on this subject. I find this youtube video here which is EXACTLY what mine does. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjTzZ_hqUMI
I read the comments there and they say the bios on the motherboard does not support the CPU I use natively, and I need to provide an updated bios and then it should work. Now there are more than one people saying that, and I want to believe them, but I thought I'd come ask some experts first. There is also one guy who says if I used a stick of 1066 ram it would work long enough for me to update the bios! I don't see how that would work if the CPU is the problem though!
Alright so I see these as my options.
1. Spend 50 dollars on a compatible CPU that I won't use and cant return just so I can upgrade the bios to work with my 60 dollar CPU.
2. (Potentially if what that guy said is true) Buy a single cheap stick of 1066 ram so I can just boot to bios and flash it to work with my more expensive ram and cpu.
3. Is there a third option here? Is my cpu or motherboard potentially bad and I don't see the problem? Is there a way to flash the bios without any cpu?
I really appreciate any help guys.
This is the component list I am currently using.
MSI Radeon HD 7770 - GPU
Intel Pentium G2120 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 CPU
MSI H61M-P31/W8 LGA 1155 - Motherboard
CORSAIR CX430M 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC - Power Supply
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM
Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G
The hard drive is a 500gb samsung something I dont have the part numbers for it but I know it works because I was using it in another computer as an extra storage drive.
With these components all installed correctly, I have double and triple checked all connections and such, cpu seated correctly with heatsink and thermal paste properly seated. The computer will turn on, LED's on the case come on and all fans properly start up, then around 7-10 seconds later (this doesnt change I just don't know the exact time), it just shuts off, and restarts to do it again about 3 seconds later. It will repeat this ad infinitum.
There are no indications on the monitor as to anything, and it is hooked to the motherboard, not the video card as obviously it wouldn't have drivers yet 😉.
So. That's my problem. Now what I've found out so far is that if I remove the ram and gpu, it does the exact same thing. I do not have another gpu or extra ram to test this with but it acts the exact same with or without them.
That leads me to the cpu! What could be wrong?? So I'm googling the subject and there are very very few resources on this subject. I find this youtube video here which is EXACTLY what mine does. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjTzZ_hqUMI
I read the comments there and they say the bios on the motherboard does not support the CPU I use natively, and I need to provide an updated bios and then it should work. Now there are more than one people saying that, and I want to believe them, but I thought I'd come ask some experts first. There is also one guy who says if I used a stick of 1066 ram it would work long enough for me to update the bios! I don't see how that would work if the CPU is the problem though!
Alright so I see these as my options.
1. Spend 50 dollars on a compatible CPU that I won't use and cant return just so I can upgrade the bios to work with my 60 dollar CPU.
2. (Potentially if what that guy said is true) Buy a single cheap stick of 1066 ram so I can just boot to bios and flash it to work with my more expensive ram and cpu.
3. Is there a third option here? Is my cpu or motherboard potentially bad and I don't see the problem? Is there a way to flash the bios without any cpu?
I really appreciate any help guys.
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