So I have been using a 990FX extreme3 AM3+ for a little bit now. One day I try powering up the computer and I get no video. CPU fans are turning on, vid card fan is turning on, but no video output. So I do some typical troubleshooting to isoplate the issue. I remove all connecting device cables (HD/ROM drive) and try powering up; no video. I remove both of the RAM sticks I had in and try starting up with one stick in a different slot; no video. Different stick and slot; no video. RAM completely out; no video.
At this point I am thinking video card died or possibly power supply. Now, I am not super versed in this particular boards troubleshooting capabilities, but something that always seemed to hold true with a mobo is if I removed the Video Card and RAM completely and power on that I should get some alert beeps. So I remove all RAM, unhook all cables, and remove the video card, no alert beeps. So at this point I fear the either the power supply or mobo is defective.
So I RMA the power supply and get back a new one; same result. I RMA the motherboard and get a replacement one back, same result. Now I am super confused, cause I still think I should be getting some type of alert beeps, but I continue on the "RMA while things are in warranty" route and I RMA the video card. Surely that is my problem right??? I jsut checked the repair status, and the support said they tested it in multiple configurations and the video card is working for them...
Obviously, I can not verify this till I recieve it back, but if the video card is working, what else could it be? The only thing left to replace would be a processor, which is only a year old on stock settings. I rarely have seen those become defective. Is the mobo suppose to give me alert beeps when the video card/ram are removed and the computer is powered on? Could really use some help on this because I am at a loss for ideas now...
Mobo: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+
Proc: AMD FX 6300 Vishera 3.5
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
PSU: Thermaltake Black widow 850w
RAM: 2x4GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866
At this point I am thinking video card died or possibly power supply. Now, I am not super versed in this particular boards troubleshooting capabilities, but something that always seemed to hold true with a mobo is if I removed the Video Card and RAM completely and power on that I should get some alert beeps. So I remove all RAM, unhook all cables, and remove the video card, no alert beeps. So at this point I fear the either the power supply or mobo is defective.
So I RMA the power supply and get back a new one; same result. I RMA the motherboard and get a replacement one back, same result. Now I am super confused, cause I still think I should be getting some type of alert beeps, but I continue on the "RMA while things are in warranty" route and I RMA the video card. Surely that is my problem right??? I jsut checked the repair status, and the support said they tested it in multiple configurations and the video card is working for them...
Obviously, I can not verify this till I recieve it back, but if the video card is working, what else could it be? The only thing left to replace would be a processor, which is only a year old on stock settings. I rarely have seen those become defective. Is the mobo suppose to give me alert beeps when the video card/ram are removed and the computer is powered on? Could really use some help on this because I am at a loss for ideas now...
Mobo: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+
Proc: AMD FX 6300 Vishera 3.5
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
PSU: Thermaltake Black widow 850w
RAM: 2x4GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866
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