New Build - 5 beeps on POST

[David_255]

Here is the list of parts I have:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Drexl27/saved/
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128841&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-

I don't know if to call them 'long' or 'short' beeps but each one lasts about a full second (maybe slightly longer), and after five of them it shuts off, turns back on, and does the same thing again.

 

[littleleo]

Well 2 Beeps is a VGA issue and 3 beeps is a memory issue, The best thing to do is check the motherboard manual and read the beep code chart there.

Okay this MB uses the AMI UEFI BIOS, I found this beep code chart for the AMI BIOS and it list 5 beeps as a CPU failure. Are you sure you have the CPU properly seated?

http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/amibeep.htm

 

[David_255]

It was definitely properly seated, but I do see a pin that might be bent out of place - hard to tell though.

 

[Grugbug]

This is from Gigabyte

1.AWARD BIOS 1short beep ：System normal 2 short beep ：CMOS Error 1 long beep and 1 short beep：Memory error 1 long beep and 2 short beep：Graphic card error 1 long beep and 3 short beep ：AGP error 1 long beep and 9 short beep ：Memory Error Continuous long beep ：Memory not correctly installed Continuous short beep ：Power supply unit failed
2.AMI BIOS 1 short beep ：Memory Error 2 short beep：Memory parity check error. 3 short beep ：basic memory 64K address check error 4 short beep ：Real Time Clock malfunction . 5 short beep ：CPU error 6 short beep：Keyboard error 7 short beep ：CPU interruption error 8 short beep：Graphic card error 9 short beep ：Memory error 10 short beep ：CMOS error 11 short beep ：CPU cache memory malfunction

Your board has the AMI BIOS which means, 5 short beep ：CPU error.
Make sure the CPU is inserted correctly and they are not any bent pins in the socket.
Is the CPU damaged in any way?
Do you have the CPU fan connected to the proper fan header?
Did you apply thermal paste to the CPU before mounting the heat-sink?
Did you remove the protective tape off the heat-sink before mounting to the CPU?
Do you have all the power connectors on the motherboard connected?

 

[David_255]

This is what I noticed.... I unmounted the heatsink and cpu to take a look at the pins. It looked like one was bent, but it was difficult to tell. I did try to move it a bit though. I remounted everything, and with only one memory module it booted just fine to the BIOS. However, when I put the second module in, it started doing the 5 beeps again. Any idea what this might be due to? CPU, or board?

 

[David_255]

So, at first it would boot with one memory module, but not with two. Then after I did some research, it wouldn't work even with one RAM module - it would do the 5 beeps again. Something had to be DOA, but is it the board or the CPU?

 

[littleleo]

If the socket has a bent pin then it's the motherboard it is very very rare to have a new CPU that is DOA. There is a much higher chance of the motherboard being bad. I'd take it back to where you purchased it and see if they can exchange it for a another new Motherboard. Or perhaps test both parts for you.

 

[David_255]

If the socket has a bent pin then it's the motherboard it is very very rare to have a new CPU that is DOA. There is a much higher chance of the motherboard being bad. I'd take it back to where you purchased it and see if they can exchange it for a another new Motherboard. Or perhaps test both parts for you.

There aren't any stores around here that sell computer hardware, other than Best Buy which only sells RAM, GPUs, and occasionally power supplies.

I already RMA'd the board to Newegg and ordered an ASUS one, but because I haven't shipped this Gigabyte one yet I decided to do a couple more tests to make sure it's not my RAM or PSU. Here are the results:

I have two sticks of RAM (let's say A and B) and four RAM slots on the motherboard (let's say 1-4 counting from the one closest to the CPU).
-When A is in slots 3 or 4, I get one short beep from the board.
-When B is in slots 3 or 4, I get one short beep from the board.
-When A is in slots 1 or 2, I get five long beeps from the board.
-When B is in slots 1 or 2, I get five long beeps from the board.
-When A and B are in slots 3 and 4, I get one short beep from the board.

So, basically when there is any RAM in slots 1 and/or 2, I get those five long beeps. I got the same results when I tried it with my old PSU.

This was all after I took the board out of the case, set it on a wooden table and only mounted the CPU/heat sink, connected the PSU to the board and CPU, and used the RAM modules as I described above. No other hardware was connected.

So, my conclusion is that the issues lie with those two slots closest to the CPU, and most likely means the board is defective. Now, could I try to use A and B in slots 3 and 4, and just roll with that? Or is it not worth it? I just hate waiting another week or so for the new board to come in lol.

 

[littleleo]

1 short beep is a motherboard issue also.

 

[David_255]

1 short beep is a motherboard issue also.

I thought one beep is what it's supposed to be. When I had everything in the case and hooked up to my monitor, following one beep I had a display that went straight to the BIOS.

 

[littleleo]

It will beep once when it post and the system is firing up, but you aren't getting that far so I don't think the beep was from posting.

 

[David_255]

It will beep once when it post and the system is firing up, but you aren't getting that far so I don't think the beep was from posting.

Well, it does fire up after one beep - goes straight to the BIOS.