Question PC Tries to Boot for 1 Second and Shuts off

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I am having this issue with my newly built PC. This isssue has arisen in the past couple weeks. Prior to that I was able to start my PC no problem. Then it started to have this issue but I would just reseat the ram and it would work again. Now when I go to boot up the PC all the lights and fans will start and stop within a second or so. Occasionally I can get the computer to boot. I'm actually posting this from my PC now. Most of the time though I am not able to get it up and running. When I do get it to start I have no issues and I am able to game and do all my other regular tasks on the PC. When booting the motherboard has a read and yellow light that show up on the EZ debug lights which are the CPU and DRAM lights. I do live in an old apartment that has old electrical wiring so I have considered that could be the issue. I have the PC plugged into a power strip which is connected to a extension cord into the wall.

I have read a lot about this issue and asked friends as well but nothing I do has worked to help it start consistently. I have tried the following: reseating the ram; checking all the connections to the motherboard and the PSU; reseating the CPU; pulling out parts one by one to see if any are defective and causing the PC to not start.

My specs are as follows
 
I am having this issue with my newly built PC. This isssue has arisen in the past couple weeks. Prior to that I was able to start my PC no problem. Then it started to have this issue but I would just reseat the ram and it would work again. Now when I go to boot up the PC all the lights and fans will start and stop within a second or so. Occasionally I can get the computer to boot. I'm actually posting this from my PC now. Most of the time though I am not able to get it up and running. When I do get it to start I have no issues and I am able to game and do all my other regular tasks on the PC. When booting the motherboard has a read and yellow light that show up on the EZ debug lights which are the CPU and DRAM lights. I do live in an old apartment that has old electrical wiring so I have considered that could be the issue. I have the PC plugged into a power strip which is connected to a extension cord into the wall.

I have read a lot about this issue and asked friends as well but nothing I do has worked to help it start consistently. I have tried the following: reseating the ram; checking all the connections to the motherboard and the PSU; reseating the CPU; pulling out parts one by one to see if any are defective and causing the PC to not start.

My specs are as follows

Hi, https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B650-P-WIFI, first try to make a bios update for motherboard , to have latest version , and test , if you still have problems , just take out bios battery, unplug PC from power source and keep pressing the power button for 15 seconds , to drain out all the curent , after that verify bios battery to have corect voltage ,if you have a multimeter , you should have 3.3 v and if is old lower voltage , if is much lower then 2 .5 is recommended to change it , after this just try to make test and see if it works or not also you can set default settings from bios just in case something was change accidentally.
 
Since this is a new build you may NOT have made proper adjustments to the installation / placement of STAND-OFFS in the case before installing the mobo. That's a common error for people unfamiliar with these items. It is IMPORTANT that the stand-offs that support the mobo and keep it spaced away from the case back mounting panel be set up correctly. See my post of Aug 21/22 in this thread


AND a subsequent post of post from Aug23/22 in the same thread with more detail regarding the "breadboard" testing and diagnosis process. You may need that if the stand-off locations do not appear to be the problem source.
 
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Since this is a new build you may NOT have made proper adjustments to the installation / placement of STAND-OFFS in the case before installing the mobo. That's a common error for people unfamiliar with these items. It is IMPORTANT that the stand-offs that support the mobo and keep it spaced away from the case back mounting panel be set up correctly. See my post of Aug 21/22 in this thread


AND a subsequent post of post from Aug23/22 in the same thread with more detail regarding the "breadboard" testing and diagnosis process. You may need that if the stand-off locations do not appear to be the problem source.
Hi, https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B650-P-WIFI, first try to make a bios update for motherboard , to have latest version , and test , if you still have problems , just take out bios battery, unplug PC from power source and keep pressing the power button for 15 seconds , to drain out all the curent , after that verify bios battery to have corect voltage ,if you have a multimeter , you should have 3.3 v and if is old lower voltage , if is much lower then 2 .5 is recommended to change it , after this just try to make test and see if it works or not also you can set default settings from bios just in case something was change accidentally.
I updated the Bios on my motherboard and that seemed to fix it.

I believe I did add the standoffs in my installation. Wouldn't the motherboard not line up with the backplate correctly if I didn't have the standoffs in place?
 
No. The stand-offs do not force your mobo into any particular position. Many mobos have nine mounting holes in three rows of three each, so cases with their stand-offs pre-installed arrive with them in those positions. But some arrive with the stand-offs UNinstalled in a bag, and you have to do the install. THAT is a problen because you still could mount the mobo to the back plate, but then it would be with NO spacing away from that plate. More importantly, there are many OTHER mounting hole patterns. So the case makers make the rear mounting plates with pre-made threaded holes for all possibilities, but then install stand-offs ONLY in the nine common ones. So the USER should check that the pre-installed ones ALL are in positions that match exactly the real mounting holes in the mobo. If one or more is in the wrong place, it just means that one or more mobo holes will NOT be able to accept mounting screws because there is nothing under that hole to screw into. But the real problem here is that there then is one stand-off (or more) under the mobo where there is NO hole, and that may short out a trace on the mobo back side.

If the BIOS update fixed the problem, then there's a good probability that was the real issue, and the stand-off thing is NOT your problem. Congrats!
 
I am having this issue with my newly built PC. This isssue has arisen in the past couple weeks. Prior to that I was able to start my PC no problem. Then it started to have this issue but I would just reseat the ram and it would work again. Now when I go to boot up the PC all the lights and fans will start and stop within a second or so. Occasionally I can get the computer to boot. I'm actually posting this from my PC now. Most of the time though I am not able to get it up and running. When I do get it to start I have no issues and I am able to game and do all my other regular tasks on the PC. When booting the motherboard has a read and yellow light that show up on the EZ debug lights which are the CPU and DRAM lights. I do live in an old apartment that has old electrical wiring so I have considered that could be the issue. I have the PC plugged into a power strip which is connected to a extension cord into the wall.

I have read a lot about this issue and asked friends as well but nothing I do has worked to help it start consistently. I have tried the following: reseating the ram; checking all the connections to the motherboard and the PSU; reseating the CPU; pulling out parts one by one to see if any are defective and causing the PC to not start.

My specs are as follows
I read that the BIOS update has fixed the issue, so that's good. But just while you're here I'll give you a heads up on your build on what might have been the issue and how you're missing out on a lot of performance.

Ryzen 7000 builds are very sensitive to RAM and it's speed, and you've got a very cheap set. This might have allowed you to afford some of your better components, but in doing so, you won't be getting the best from them. In the future you can gain a lot of extra performance simply by buying faster RAM with better timings (preferably EXPO as it causes fewer issues with Ryzen 7000).
 
No. The stand-offs do not force your mobo into any particular position. Many mobos have nine mounting holes in three rows of three each, so cases with their stand-offs pre-installed arrive with them in those positions. But some arrive with the stand-offs UNinstalled in a bag, and you have to do the install. THAT is a problen because you still could mount the mobo to the back plate, but then it would be with NO spacing away from that plate. More importantly, there are many OTHER mounting hole patterns. So the case makers make the rear mounting plates with pre-made threaded holes for all possibilities, but then install stand-offs ONLY in the nine common ones. So the USER should check that the pre-installed ones ALL are in positions that match exactly the real mounting holes in the mobo. If one or more is in the wrong place, it just means that one or more mobo holes will NOT be able to accept mounting screws because there is nothing under that hole to screw into. But the real problem here is that there then is one stand-off (or more) under the mobo where there is NO hole, and that may short out a trace on the mobo back side.

If the BIOS update fixed the problem, then there's a good probability that was the real issue, and the stand-off thing is NOT your problem. Congrats!
Well I may have spoken too soon because today when I went to start it, the same issue came up. I checked for the standoffs and they are all in place so I think I can rule that out. Could the cheap ram really be causing startup issues?
 
Well I may have spoken too soon because today when I went to start it, the same issue came up. I checked for the standoffs and they are all in place so I think I can rule that out. Could the cheap ram really be causing startup issues?
Yes, RAM can easily cause this issue, that's why I mentioned it...I have experience with RAM and Ryzen 7000.

I built a 7600x with good G.Skill RAM and still had issues because it was XMP and not EXPO, I ended up selling my old RAM buying kit of EXPO RAM just to get my system running properly. I had issues of it not posting, where it would sit there for a few minutes doing nothing before getting a message the BIOS config was wrong. When it did run I couldn't do a simple restart without it getting stuck and just sitting there with a blank screen.
Like I said, good quality EXPO RAM is what Ryzen 7000 likes.
 
Yes, RAM can easily cause this issue, that's why I mentioned it...I have experience with RAM and Ryzen 7000.

I built a 7600x with good G.Skill RAM and still had issues because it was XMP and not EXPO, I ended up selling my old RAM buying kit of EXPO RAM just to get my system running properly. I had issues of it not posting, where it would sit there for a few minutes doing nothing before getting a message the BIOS config was wrong. When it did run I couldn't do a simple restart without it getting stuck and just sitting there with a blank screen.
Like I said, good quality EXPO RAM is what Ryzen 7000 likes.
Thanks I'll try that too.