Question PC wont boot

savage8190

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PC I built for my son about 4 years ago suddenly wont post. When I turn it on all the fans spin up, and the EZ Debug light stays on CPU. I have a power supply tester and it came up ok. I tried booting with everything removed...still the same deal. I even pulled the heatsink to see if the CPU is getting warm...nadda.

The CPU is the newest component in the system; he had a 1600x and I upgraded him to a 5600 about 6 months ago...zero issues till now. No changes recently. I'm thinking its gotta be the motherboard? I see no signs of physical damage and have exhausted my knowledge here lol.

Just had a duh moment...I still have the 1600x. Threw it back in the board and its the same. Guess that confirms mobo?
 
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Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model.
CPU: Ryzen 5600
CPU cooler: Wraith
Motherboard: MSI B450 Carbon Pro Wifi
Ram: 32gb Gskill
SSD/HDD: Samsung 980 M2 (1TB), Samsung SSD (can't remember which series...it's an older one)
GPU: GTX 1080
PSU: Corsair CX650M (Aprox 4 years old)
Chassis: Corsair Carbide
OS: Windows 10
Monitor: Asus 24"...can't remember model but it's 60hz 1440p.

No issues over the 4 years. He uses it heavily. Recent upgrades were adding the M2 and 16gb more ram (about 15 months ago), and upgrading cpu from 1600x to 5600 (about 6 months ago).
 
CPU: Ryzen 5600
CPU cooler: Wraith
Motherboard: MSI B450 Carbon Pro Wifi
Ram: 32gb Gskill
SSD/HDD: Samsung 980 M2 (1TB), Samsung SSD (can't remember which series...it's an older one)
GPU: GTX 1080
PSU: Corsair CX650M (Aprox 4 years old)
Chassis: Corsair Carbide
OS: Windows 10
Monitor: Asus 24"...can't remember model but it's 60hz 1440p.

No issues over the 4 years. He uses it heavily. Recent upgrades were adding the M2 and 16gb more ram (about 15 months ago), and upgrading cpu from 1600x to 5600 (about 6 months ago).
This LED points to the CPU as the failed item. This link from MSI may help you: https://www.cgdirector.com/msi-ez-debug-leds-troubleshooting/
 

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