OK, so here's what happened. I built the following machine:
mobo: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
GPU: gigabyte GT 220
CPU: Intel Pentium E5200
RAM: G.Skill 2x1GB PC2 6400
My kid was in the middle of an online game when the computer went dark and shut down. When I turn on the power i get the following:
all case fans power up, hard drive starts to spin, all LED lights on mobo light up. The stock heat sink fan starts to spin for about 1 sec then stops. The power stays on for 2-4 seconds then shuts down. After 2-4 seconds the cycle starts again and will repeat until PSU is shut off. BIOS won't post and im not sure where to go from here.
I've done the following troubleshooting: tried startup with one stick of ram and get the same result with either stick. disconnected all drives etc and get the same result.
Gigabyte says the system needs a GPU, one stick of RAM and a CPU to post.
Given that i would doubt that both sticks of RAM crapped themselves, how do i determine if the CPU, GPU or mobo are the culprit? I don't have spares to swap in (yet!!).
Thanks for your help
mobo: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
GPU: gigabyte GT 220
CPU: Intel Pentium E5200
RAM: G.Skill 2x1GB PC2 6400
My kid was in the middle of an online game when the computer went dark and shut down. When I turn on the power i get the following:
all case fans power up, hard drive starts to spin, all LED lights on mobo light up. The stock heat sink fan starts to spin for about 1 sec then stops. The power stays on for 2-4 seconds then shuts down. After 2-4 seconds the cycle starts again and will repeat until PSU is shut off. BIOS won't post and im not sure where to go from here.
I've done the following troubleshooting: tried startup with one stick of ram and get the same result with either stick. disconnected all drives etc and get the same result.
Gigabyte says the system needs a GPU, one stick of RAM and a CPU to post.
Given that i would doubt that both sticks of RAM crapped themselves, how do i determine if the CPU, GPU or mobo are the culprit? I don't have spares to swap in (yet!!).
Thanks for your help