No POST (Quick RAM Question)

[calliuser]

Hi Guys,

My friend recently put together some parts and has attempted to build his PC.
He excitedly put it all together but the PC is not booting. On pressing the power button the GPU and Case LED's flash for half a second then go dark. That is all that happens.

He brought it round to me to have a look at and I have some quick questions (never built a PC before)



I've ran through the sticky about no boot problems.

1. CPU power is definitely connected.
2. Standoffs under the mobo are present
3. Video card is firmly in place (its a Sapphire 280x)
4. Video card has 2x power cables connected
5. He only has 1 ram stick
6. Ram has been reseated and is firmly in place

My question is about RAM placement.
His only stick is placed in DDR3_1 (Picture: http://i.imgur.com/KAinyEP.jpg)

His Motherboard is a Gigabyte ga-z97x-ud3h_e.

I've read his Motherboards manual (Relevant page here: http://i.imgur.com/Emln08y.png)

Am I correct in assuming the RAM should be in DDR3_2?
If so, would it being in the wrong slot be a possible cause of his non-booting PC.


Thanks so much.
-TB.

 

[VincentP]

RAM placement should be fine, although you won't do any harm if you want to try other slots.
There should be two power connectors fot the motherboard, one with 24 pins and another in a different spot with 4 or 8 pins.
Check the CPU fan is spinning up when you press the power.
Check that the graphics card is securely inserted.
Try it with no hard drives or optical drives connected to at least get to a post screen.

 

[damric]

Try a CMOS Clear, and call me in the morning.

 

[calliuser]

RAM placement should be fine, although you won't do any harm if you want to try other slots.
There should be two power connectors fot the motherboard, one with 24 pins and another in a different spot with 4 or 8 pins.
Check the CPU fan is spinning up when you press the power.
Check that the graphics card is securely inserted.
Try it with no hard drives or optical drives connected to at least get to a post screen.

RAM placement should be fine, although you won't do any harm if you want to try other slots.
There should be two power connectors fot the motherboard, one with 24 pins and another in a different spot with 4 or 8 pins.
Check the CPU fan is spinning up when you press the power.
Check that the graphics card is securely inserted.
Try it with no hard drives or optical drives connected to at least get to a post screen.

Thanks for the reply.
Yeah I can see both power connectors plugged in.
http://i.imgur.com/8Jqy10m.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/OeciFtq.jpg

(Sorry for potato quality)

GPU is firmly in place.

I unplugged both HDD's and Disk drive - same result. Powers for a fraction of a second before stopping.

I made a 5 second video here: http://streamable.com/c7d
The sound bugged out so probably best to mute speakers first


Thanks again.

Try a CMOS Clear, and call me in the morning.

Thanks.
I removed the battery it for 5 mins then reseated.
Same result 🙁

 

[damric]

Try different RAM slots. Make sure it's all the way in. Make sure your CPU power and motherboard power cables are firmly plugged-in.

It could be a bad motherboard or Power Supply. RMA the board first.

 

[brispuss]

Try another PSU if available (or borrow one).

Alternatively, try the original PSU in another computer. Note there is some risk with this procedure in the event the original PSU is seriously faulty, as it may damage other computer components (as well).