take out one of the sticks of ram and try booting up.

 

did he clear the cmos with the computer just shutdown or did he really pull the plug also? cause my mobo won`t reset the cmos when i just shutdown.
i assume this is with all mobo`s. other ideas...yeah the ram...other than that it could be a bad cpu or mobo

anyways...good luck!

 

almost 100% sure it is the ram. if one stick doesn't work try the other stick. Sometimes you just have to cycle the ram.

 

I had the same problem with an old athlon xp machine, turned out the cpu was knacked big time

Might not be the case but is a potential culprit

 

Usually ram unless your power supply smells burnt, I've had that happen too!

 

Ok, well we reset the CMOS and the PC is working again. We had to reset it with the power unplugged.

I got a list of the components we used for the build. It isnt overclocked, just everything installed and running. Its my friends PC so we didnt overclock anything for reliability/longevity.

Here is the parts list:

E6400 CPU
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Mobo
OCZ2P800R22GK RAM
EVGA 8800GTS Video Card
Sound Blaster Xtreme Gamer

Now is there any reason why we have to keep reseting the CMOS in this rig? I have no idea why, but this is the 2nd time its happening. Could it be something with the ram glitching or something like that? Is there a way I can test it with memtest or something? I'm open for any ideas, thanks a ton!

 

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Originally Posted by Frankiebonez Ok, well we reset the CMOS and the PC is working again. We had to reset it with the power unplugged. I got a list of the components we used for the build. It isnt overclocked, just everything installed and running. Its my friends PC so we didnt overclock anything for reliability/longevity. Here is the parts list: E6400 CPU Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Mobo OCZ2P800R22GK RAM EVGA 8800GTS Video Card Sound Blaster Xtreme Gamer Now is there any reason why we have to keep reseting the CMOS in this rig? I have no idea why, but this is the 2nd time its happening. Could it be something with the ram glitching or something like that? Is there a way I can test it with memtest or something? I'm open for any ideas, thanks a ton!

hey i got the same motherboard

try replacing the cmos battery, it could be weak where it doesnt keep all the data and corrupts. OR hes trying to overclock and not telling you

 

The rig is pretty damn new, only a year old... I guess the battery could be bad? Its worth a shot for 3 bucks I guess

 

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Originally Posted by Frankiebonez The rig is pretty damn new, only a year old... I guess the battery could be bad? Its worth a shot for 3 bucks I guess

Yes change out the battery. The only other thing I could assume is if he unplugs or turns off the power supply when he shuts down, that could drain the battery since it doesn't have auxillary going through it. Also, when you clear CMOS try unplugging then hitting the power button a few times to clean the system of any power. My motherboard doesn't clear unless I do this, or wait like 10 minutes, which I don't cause I am impatient. Good luck! =)

 

yes to do a proper CMOS reset to be safe and not sit around thinking what the hell! i reset the cmos but its not working.... do this...

power down, unplug your psu... push your power button a few times to discharge it. pop out your battery and take out the 20(or 24) pin power cable and then switch the jumper. let it sit a few then plug it back in and go to town.

I just do this if your having wierd problems, not really necessary for a failed OC settign or something. do this if your regular quick version of a CMOS reset doesn't help yah out.

 

get some speakers for the bios beeps, connect them to the mobo and find out the bios version u have
whether its award or pheniox etc
and tell us how many beeps it makes
its most likely issue is probably ram as im having the same problem as you atm.

 

Bumping this back up...

Now the PC has a new issue. It locks up, and cannot be turned off unless you physically hit the power button on the PSU on the back of the PC. I'm hoping its something like an issue with the ram. Is there any tests I can run to check all this stuff?

 

well...you can try some other ram in it and check if that works.
but i never heard of a problem like that!
again....good luck!

 

bump for anymore ideas...

 

temporary out of ideas