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No POST screen, No beeps and No display

I have very old motherboard , CPU , power supply. Motherboard : Gigabyte G31M-ES2C CPU : Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 @ 1.8GHz Ram : Transcend 2GB ddr2 800MHz. Power supply : Tech-Com 450Watt....
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1 answer
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Server randomly shutsdown and blows fan at full speed with no video output

Specs Model: HP Z230 CPU: Intel Xeon e3 1230 v3 RAM: 1x8GB DDR3 Non-ECC RAM GPU: Radeon HD 8570 NIC: Intel 82571 Dual Port NIC Storage: 1x128GB SATA SSD, 1X1TB 7.2k RPM HDD The problem It randomly ...
1 vote
1 answer
12k views

5 Beep Code on Gigabye B660M DS3H

I am trying to build a pc and it will not POST. I am getting 5 short beep codes which for AMI should be a CPU failure. The hardware is as follows: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 Intel i3-12100f Corsair ...
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0 answers
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Troubleshooting CPU, PSU, MOBO, HW [duplicate]

Have a well aged PC that has started acting up. In short terms: It has worked fine for about 13 years. BIOS, Windows 10 Started out with trouble booting. When pressing the ON button it sometimes ...
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0 answers
739 views

PC turns on for a split second then turns off

My PC recently stopped working. I turned it on one day and heard a pop then it turned off and when I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t. I assumed it was the PSU so I changed it but then after trying to ...
1 vote
1 answer
146 views

Newly built PC won't boot 1st time

I've recently built a budget PC for my cousin and the parts are as follows: CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 MB: Asus Prime B350-Plus CPU cooler: Cooler Master 212 Evo RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2666 MHz (2× 4 GB) GPU: ...
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0 answers
356 views

Rog Zenith ii Extreme won't turn on

I'm building a deep learning system for my company and my current build is: Rog Zenith ii Extreme 2 * Aorus RTX 3090 256 GB Kingston Fury 2666MHz EVGA Supernova 1600W AMD 3960 threadripper Along ...
0 votes
0 answers
328 views

Computer over current detected

Hello so I’ve had my pc for 5 years no problem. The build is as follows: mobo is ASUS H81M-PLUS, CPU is intel 4790k, GPU is Zotac 960 4gb AMP!, ram is 16gb(8x2)of Corsair xms3 DDR3 and PSU is EVGA 650 ...
1 vote
1 answer
104 views

Computer suddenly and completely dies then boot loops but next day is completely fine

Last week my computer unexpectedly completely shutdowns instantly, no freezing, no blue screen, it was as if the power plug was pulled out. It wasn't even doing anything intensive. It then booted up ...
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0 answers
385 views

PC beeps once and then turns off

I recently got a new motherboard because I am pretty sure the current one is a bit dodgy. I built it outside of the case and powered it on, however it turns on, beeps once and then almost immediately ...
0 votes
1 answer
743 views

PC not booting even after changing the motherboard and processor

3 months ago, I accidentally bent my CPU socket pins as I was foolishly cleaning the mobo (socket 1155 Motherboard). Then after researching, I tried to correct the pins but no luck. I put all the ...
0 votes
0 answers
238 views

System Random Hard Freeze. Are my CPU's pins bent?

I've just upgraded RAM and CPU in my MSI-G31 P21(MS-7529) motherboard to 2X2GB DDR2(800Mhz) and CPU - Core 2 Duo 3.14Ghz 2 Core. Before upgrading, my PC used to randomly hard freeze. I thought if I ...
1 vote
1 answer
614 views

Computer won't boot, possible causes? Motherboard or CPU [duplicate]

I have a old setup that I haven't used in a while. When I plug it in and turn it on, I see it light up for a second before dying. So far I have tested the paperclip method with the psu and it works ...
1 vote
0 answers
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New build won't start, but seem to have ruled out potential causes

I'm working on a new build, and have never run into anything like this before. I hit the power button, and... nothing. No case fans, no CPU fan, no PSU fans, no sounds, no beeps, no POST, no clicking,...
1 vote
1 answer
295 views

Computer boot looping for hours

I am facing a very odd problem, since a while my computer does stuck itself in a boot loop. At the beginning it was just 4-5 times then it was booting normally. Recently hours of boot loops was needed ...

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