Hi,
Just built a new rig this week. When I switch it on, it doesn't even get as far as loading the BIOS. I get the leds on the board to light up. Fans start spinning then it shuts down. Then it starts up again. Then it shuts down again.
I can get it to stay on if I remove the 12v ATX CPU power cable, but obviously that not a useful solution!!
So far I have tried the following so far and each time it still gets stuck in an infinite reboot cycle.
1) Removed all connections to the mobo and reconnected
2) Removed memory sticks
3) Removed video card
4) Removed CMOS battery and left it our for a while
5) Tried a replacement PSU
6) Inspected and reseated the CPU (its a very tigh fit, but others seem to have the same experience)
7) I tried holding the clear CMOS switch down with the machine off and when it's on. When it's on, it just makes the lights stay lit and the fan run until I release the switch. Then it starts all over again.
8) I have taken the whole rig apart and run it on the bench to check for shorting
I have:
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W Power Supply
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal
Gainwind NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS324-08
Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory
COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 Silver Computer Case
Thanks for your time.
Peter
Just built a new rig this week. When I switch it on, it doesn't even get as far as loading the BIOS. I get the leds on the board to light up. Fans start spinning then it shuts down. Then it starts up again. Then it shuts down again.
I can get it to stay on if I remove the 12v ATX CPU power cable, but obviously that not a useful solution!!
So far I have tried the following so far and each time it still gets stuck in an infinite reboot cycle.
1) Removed all connections to the mobo and reconnected
2) Removed memory sticks
3) Removed video card
4) Removed CMOS battery and left it our for a while
5) Tried a replacement PSU
6) Inspected and reseated the CPU (its a very tigh fit, but others seem to have the same experience)
7) I tried holding the clear CMOS switch down with the machine off and when it's on. When it's on, it just makes the lights stay lit and the fan run until I release the switch. Then it starts all over again.
8) I have taken the whole rig apart and run it on the bench to check for shorting
I have:
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W Power Supply
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal
Gainwind NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS324-08
Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory
COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 Silver Computer Case
Thanks for your time.
Peter
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