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Identical RAM won't work, second pair

Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS Elite AX RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MHz CL36 Intel XMP (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36) I ordered another two, identical sticks of RAM last week, and they ...
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stuck in POST for an OptiPlex 790 series with no Boot Options

The BIOS shows: OptiPlex 790 Series BIOS Revision A11 the bar is fully across for finishing POST but won't proceed. I've swapped keyboards. It's fairly newly purchased. There's only keyboard and ...
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PC can't post, boots 1/5 times on average

I have run through the entire checklist of possible issues with PC startup, looking for that little extra help to resolve it. The PC is used approximately 2 years but the problem started occurring ...
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PC doesn't POST (no beep code at all) but lights and fans on - If I remove RAM I do get "no RAM" beep code

The title explains a lot but I'll try and explain more what has been happening here. I turned on my PC yesterdays normal and it went straight to windows 10 bluescreen with stop code 0xC000021A (...
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Asus M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard - hardware configuration changed, now it won't POST or give error codes. Are one of the below parts incompatible?

Basically the whole configuration has been changed since a "working config". new RAM has been installed: DDR3 Corsair vengeance (2X8GB, CMY8GX3M2A2133C11R) a new power supply: 600W, Chieftec video ...
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Intel NUC NUC6i7KYK doesn't boot, no power LED

I have an Intel NUC NUC6i7KYK that yesterday just froze. I power cycled it and it booted to the login screen, but then the display corrupted and it froze again. A second power cycle POSTed and began ...
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Motherboard LED Debug Code without CPU or RAM?

I'm trying to figure out which is faulty, my motherboard, CPU, or RAM. When I hit the power button, the power supply fan spins for a couple seconds but I get no other sign of life. Is my motherboard, ...
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Computer will not boot at all, even into BIOS

I asked a question a few months ago about my computer randomly shutting down, but not powering off, i.e. the fans were running but no input was taken and the screen didn't come on. It happened again ...
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Computer shuts down immediately after posting on second start

Symptoms This is on a system with just PSU, motherboard, CPU, case speaker, one stick of RAM, and display. Gigabyte Z97 Motherboard Intel i7 4790k CPU Cooler - CoolerMaster RR-212E-20PK-R2 R PSU - ...
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ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Debug error code 79 and 5A

While working on Windows 10, my desktop computer suddenly rebooted itself and stops to display a POST screen. Computer was running on low profile and has never been overclocked. Computer ...
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Computer won't POST after motherboard/CPU being replaced as DOA

I got a bunch of computer parts recently (that's not quite complete, but is pretty much). It's currently plugged together sitting on desk in pieces, the motherboard sitting on its cardboard box, with ...
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Testing hardware in computer that fails to POST

With a computer that powers on and runs its fan, but doesn't get any further, what would be useful troubleshooting steps and diagnostic equipment (if any)? It seems undamaged to look at, and the user ...
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POST failure - Motherboard, PSU, GPU or other?

Last night, I was playing Far Cry 4 and had been at it a good hour or two when the sound suddenly broke up and stopped; next the PC switched itself off. It tried to reboot, but keep failing in a "...
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Troubleshooting Hardware with limited resources

I have a newly built computer which won't post, output video, or even beep despite the installed speaker. The case fans and CPU / GPU fans start up and continue, and the hard drive seems to soon up. ...
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MSI 970A-G43 with FX-6300 and MSI HD 7850 won't POST or display anything or make any noise

This is my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/269CL I have connected everything, and even reseated the graphics card and the ram after the first time it failed, but my motherboard won't POST or display ...
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