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[Naylia]

Didn't read the thread, but have you tried using just one stick of ram at a time. If one stick is bad (an occasional problem) it could produce the issues you are seeing.

[ScipioCaesar]

Tried the one stick of RAM thing but it didn't take. Thanks for the suggestion though!

[Coldfire]

Did you press the "clear cmos" button?
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And is there a red number on the "debug led" thingie when it powers up?

[origamikitsune]

Okay, if you have dual or triple channel ram, it may be just that ram is in the wrong slot. If you look at the motherboard check and see if the ram slots have different colors. You might see a pattern like gray, black, grey, black, or gray black white, grey black white. If this is the case, make sure that you have your ram in matching colors. If you do not have separate colors for your ram slots, they are likely in groups of two or three with a small gap, and then another group of two or three.

In that case, double check with your motherboard manual whether or not your ram needs to go right next to each other, or if it goes in separate banks. If the ram IS in the right place, try a different bank (for example, if all your ram is currently in grey colored slots, try putting it all in black colored slots). As always, make sure the ram is properly seated.

If that doesn't fix the problem, don't fret. There are more things we can do to test it and troubleshoot.

[ScipioCaesar]

Tried everything I could with the ram and yeah I've been hitting the clear CMOS button; still no luck. Although, everytime after I've tried to start up if I press the clear cmos button it starts up everything exactly the same as ifI were pressing pwr again, except that hitting power only wrks once.
ANd no number shows up on that digital screen just a C before it goes off

[Coldfire]

This guide might also be useful:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findby...conthenoff.htm

[Coldfire]

ANd no number shows up on that digital screen just a C before it goes off

If it's C0 that means your cpu has a problem. It's the "checking cpu registers" flag I think.
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Actually C0-CF is for the BDS phase. D0 would be CPU issues.

[Khalus]

The green light indicating DIMM LED, the memory slot does NOT come on, and when turning the pwr switch it flashes briefly and then turns off entirely.

The red power button only turns red briefly when I press it for start up but then fails Luke everythng else;also when i turn the psu on it's middle flashes green.

Hrm, maybe you got a DOA MB, cause that red light should stay on, indicating the MB has power. No light for the RAM also could mean its dead. Just thinking out loud atm.


As for the RAM slots, with your MB, it would be the 2 slots closest to the CPU that you'd use for dual channel, which you have.



Lastly, if we can't figure this out soon, may I suggest you call a few local mom n' pop PC stores and see if they will look at it for you, may cost ya about $50. It can be difficult to figure these things out if one skilled in PC building is not present to see in person and make sure its correctly built, and what the symptoms are that you may not be aware of.

[ScipioCaesar]

Mystery solved -- took the pc to a local micro center and after going over it we hooked it up to a different power supply and it kicked right up. So yeah, DOA PSU. Glad I got that figured out and glad I didn't do anything wrong...bummed that I will still be without a computer for another week or more

[Khalus]

Interesting, didn't think of a dead PSU...doh Newegg has a great return policy, though it can take awhile to go through. The PSU that I suggested at first is back in stock so please get that one this time...Antec rulez...hehe

If ya have the spare money, you did buy on credit yeah? Order the new one and have it otw while the DOA one is headed back for a refund. You'll have to contact Newegg's live chat and request a full refund instead of exchange. {bottom of page}