New build getting 1 short beep with RAM and no beeps without RAM. Also, no video output

[dannywilson32]

Describe your problem. List any error messages and symptoms. Be descriptive.

Put together the parts of my PC last night. Had a problem with the motherboard shorting on the chassis but fixed this. Now I'm getting 1 short POST beep when I have the RAM stick installed. And no beeps without the RAM. I'm also getting no video output but the monitor comes on when I connect/disconnect the VGA cable.

List anything you've done in attempt to diagnose or fix the problem.

I've done all the usually shit. Removed the CMOS battery. Reset the jumper. Switched the RAM between the slots. And all the combinations above. I'm going to try breadboarding it tonight as this seemed to work when I was having the problem with the shorting board.

Parts
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£70.77 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£88.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Green 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£32.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£33.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card (£134.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Silverstone - 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply (£80.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £451.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Darkvillan]

One beep usually signals you have passed POST. Sounds more like a display issue, are you seeing your BIOS at all? Or are you literally getting absolutely nothing as far as displays go? When I wasnt getting video all I did was boot off a single ram stick after trying all of the slots, and it booted up fine. I hope you get it!

 

[dannywilson32]

One beep usually signals you have passed POST. Sounds more like a display issue, are you seeing your BIOS at all? Or are you literally getting absolutely nothing as far as displays go? When I wasnt getting video all I did was boot off a single ram stick after trying all of the slots, and it booted up fine. I hope you get it!

I've tried it on another display so I don't think it'll be that.

One short beep is DRAM refresh failure according to this site (https://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm). And I only have one ram stick to try. It's getting really frustrating. Thanks for the input though

 

[faalin]

Did you check on the motherboard QVL to see if the stick of ram will work with the computer? Ryzens are very picky on what ram they use.

 

[dannywilson32]

Did you check on the motherboard QVL to see if the stick of ram will work with the computer? Ryzens are very picky on what ram they use.

I didn't check it first but I've checked it today and they are compatible.

 

[faalin]

What does BIOS beep sound mean?
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

So i would go with Power supply unit failed 2.AMI BIOS 1 short beep, did you double check to make sure all the cables are plugged in? could have been damaged with the motherboard grounding to case.

 

[dannywilson32]

What does BIOS beep sound mean?
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

So i would go with Power supply unit failed 2.AMI BIOS 1 short beep, did you double check to make sure all the cables are plugged in? could have been damaged with the motherboard grounding to case.

Isn't it 1 short beep ：Memory Error. So it would be a memory error?

 

[faalin]

They go in order of beeps

PSU failed is 1 beep
Memory is 2 beeps