No display after installing new memory?
Motherboard: MSI P67A-C43 Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 Video Card: Radeon HD 6950 2 GB CPU: Core i5 2500k I wanted to upgrade my memory, so I got 2x4GB memory and installed it in tandem with my 2x2GB memory. My computer would start to boot up for a second, then turn off. It would repeat this over and over. I turned it off and unplugged it and removed my old memory, thinking it must have been a problem with the two different sets working together. After removing my old memory, the computer seemed to boot up but had no display. I then removed the new memory and put my old memory back in. It continued to seem to boot up, but no display. I took all the memory out and tried to turn it on (hoping to get some kind of error message). Still no display. I then used 1 stick at a time in each of the 4 slots. I tried one of my old 2GB sticks and one of my new 4GB sticks. Still no display. Thinking I may have somehow accidentally broke my video card, I swapped my video card for the video card in my dad's old computer. Still no display. I then looked up methods of resetting cmos for my motherboard, and I tried all 3 - removing the battery for 1 minute, switching the jumper for 5 seconds and switching it back, and pressing the reset cmos button. None of these worked. I'm quickly running out of options and would appreciate some kind of diagnosis. I think it seems likely that I'll need to purchase a new motherboard, but am hoping that isn't necessary.
No POST beep, no monitor display. cpu or motherboard broken? ?
i recently bough a ASrock N68-vs3 FX motherboardd and AMD athlon x2 250 cpu to completely upgrade my computer system. installed everything in made sure all connectors are in and 4gb of ddr3 ram to find im getting absolutely no monitor signal from graphics card or from the motherboard slot. computer starts up as fans are spinning fine and i hear the hardrive working and the cd drive opens, i took the ram out to try a beep test to see if motherboard was responsive and i got the usual 3 beeps but when turned on i get no POST beep whatsoever. i have eliminated the possibility it is the ram as i sent back the one i bought and purchased a brand new kingston 4gb one, rang up the cpu supplier today and he said of there is no post it must be a faulty cpu. but alot of cases like mine on thr internet are saying its the motherboard. is it the cpu or motherboard? i cant.test the pieces with any other cpus or motherboards as i dont have any and dont know anybody that has a asrock desktop! i am about to send back the cpu for testing but would like a second opinion. thanks
Not getting any display but motherboard turns on?
just put another computer together but I'm not getting any display everything turns on but this motherboard would beep once in my last build but not getting anything. could it be the cpu thats the problem? its a brand new 960T out of the box, i made sure i was well grounded during the build also. and this motherboard was working about 18 days ago in my last build. the new parts in this build is the cpu (new) ram (new) and graphics card (my old card) I'm already being sent a new motherboard to replace the current one just in case but i want to know if the cpu not working will cause nothing to show up on the monitor. thanks
What would happen if you took the RAM out of a PC that was turned on?
It depends.Most computers will misoperate. Most computers are not designed to have RAM removed while the system is powered up, and this will at best cause a software malfunction and at worst could result in damage to both the memory and to other hardware (due to possible cross-connections that occur transiently as the memory module is ejected, or other transient effects). In the best possible scenario, none of the memory on the ejected module was being used for a critical purpose; in this situation the operating system may be able to survive, but any application that was using any of that memory will have to be terminated. In the worst possible scenario, both the memory module and the system board are rendered permanently unusable.However, some systems are designed to allow memory modules to be removed “hot”. This feature is most commonly found on upper-end server-grade hardware. (Some of these systems also support hot-swapping processors.) On such systems, when the system supervisor detects that a memory module is failing (or on operator request), it will attempt to gracefully shut that module down, and once it has done so, the module can be ejected without shutting down the computer and replaced with another module. Obviously, you can’t remove all of the memory this way; there must be some memory left to support the supervisor. However, on at least some such systems, it is possible to sequentially swap out all of the modules, just not all at the same time. However, not all operating systems support hot-remove of real memory (for example, Windows has only supported hot-remove since Windows 10/Window Server 2016, although hot-add has been supported, if I am not mistaken, since Windows 7/Windows Server 2008).Some systems also allow you to designate one module to be used as a “hot spare”; in this configuration, if a memory module is detected to be fail-pending, the supervisor will copy the entire contents of that module to the hot spare, shut down the failing module, and map the hot spare in its place. The failed module can then be replaced at the operator’s leisure, with the replacement module becoming the new hot spare. Since this results in no change to the real memory size, less explicit support from the operating system is required.
Computer powers up but no boot screen? No signal to monitor?
Hi there i recently replaced and upgraded a number of parts in my PC which includes: - A new graphics card (from gtx 275 to gtx580) - New PSU (550W to 850W) - A new Chassis - New motherboard and processor (amd athlon to core i7 2.6K) - More RAM (4GB > 16GB) - Removing any disk drives - Basically everything but leaving the HDD the same (it is basically a "new" computer with my data inside) When i tried to power on the new rig, this is what happens: 1. Lights come on, cooler starts as normal with no problems 2. Monitor does not receive signal and goes to sleep mode without even displaying the boot screen 3. HDD lights are flickering as they would in the familiar "sequence" that boots Windows 7, so im guessing there is no problem on that side 4. I clicked the power off button once to do a normal shutdown and just like my old rig, it performs it normally, just simply no video output. Does anyone have good suggestions as to what is happening? I dont think the problem is associated with the CPU/mobo/etc..i highly suspect its the new GPU though. Best answer gets the 10 points! Thanks!
GPU fans at 100% at boot up. No Display?
CPU- i5 2400 .310GHz GPU- Powercolour ATI Radeon 6850 RAM- 4gb MOBO- Gigabyte GA-H67MA-D2H PSU- 600watts It happens every now and then and it may be fine for a few months but it'll come back. Either, I turn my pc on and not 1 second after hitting the button, GPU fans will be at 100% and there's no display OR, It gets to where you log in and then the monitor goes black and the fans speed up. I've had people suggest I flash the BIOS but i don't really want to do that because it's risky and the BIOS update descriptions don't make them seem useful. I have a feeling it's something to do with the power. It turned off twice but then i disconnected my extra case fan and now it's fine. Does anyone have any experience with this problem and/or know how to fix it!?
What will happen if new RAM is not compatible with my PC?
Firstly, you cant possibly go wrong in fitting the RAM for your PC cause ddr2, ddr3, ddr4 have the notch on different places so first of all the wrong RAM wont fit into those slots for the RAM.Secondly, if they fit but have different config. Like the ddr3 and the ddr3l the PC will just misbehave by not starting or go into a loop of restarting or even make a beeping sound that is the PC's response saying that the RAM is not detected or properly installed, it can hardly do any massive harm to the PC or the data in it.So, in short the PC will give you indications by itself if the RAM does not match to its required Specs. and it wont harm any of your personal data or your operating system.
I have 2 GB graphics card memory and 16 GB of RAM. Why can't my PC still play games in ultra settings or can I get my on-board graphics card to use the full 16 GB?
Since you say your motherboard can support 16 gb of ram, I'd guess that you have a fairly good cpu and that you'd also have Intel integrated graphics along with your graphics card. If you have a 3rd or 4th gen cpu @ atleast 2.6 ghz, thats way more than enough for most games out there..Now what about your hard disk?If you have a standard hard disk, specifically the 5400 rpm type, you're gonna get shitty gaming performance because it has ridiculously slow read/write speeds. I sold my old dell xps (i7,7gb ram,4 gb graphics) for the very same reason.Best thing you could do (if this is your problem) is to get a SSD and install whatever games/programs for which you want better performance onto that, because SSDs have considerably higher read/write speeds as compared to a hard disk. You will notice a vast improvement.7200 rpm HDDs are acceptable.Also,make sure to keep your hard disk defragmented at regular intervals.(DO NOT DEFRAG SSDs.EVER.).Next, we check how fast your ram is. You obviously have ddr3 ram and acceptable gaming speeds for ddr3 is 1600 mhz and higher(upto 2000+ mhz). If your motherboard only supports much slower speeds, then this could be your problem. The only solution is to buy a motherboard that supports faster speeds and buy faster ram as well..Next, does your pc have overheating issues? Try to keep it as clean as possible from the inside, no dust-clogged vents,etc. Spick and span it should be. If possible buy a cooling unit. Remove the side panels of your chassis, they only trap hot air and heat everything up. Try getting your cpu cooling paste replaced or changed for a more heavy duty type paste. This works wonders..Try downloading the latest drivers for your gpu. Its possible you may have outdated drivers that are incompatible with the games you're trying to play..Do you have other resource hungry applications running in the background? Use task manager to kill unnecesary tasks and then play..I can't think of anything else, but if you still have problems you can send me your pc's configuration and I'll try to see what could the issue could be.
Computer powers on but no display?
I built my computer a few months ago and despite a few curves its worked fine. Now I was coming home from out of town where my computer was still working and when I got home the display won't work(screen stays orange). I tried taking out and switching around ram but to no avail, I tried resetting cmos but no luck and I've tried reseating the graphics card and even placing it in a different pci express slot but same result. The computer motherboard glows with 4 blue lights once I turn it on, the processor fan spins and so do the graphics card fans but still an orange light on the display. My specs are from my best memory. Graphics card= nvidia gts 250 gts 1gb Hard drives= 2tb western digital, and 245 gb seagate Power supply= 550 watt Corsair Ram= 2x 2gb wintec DDR3 and2+ 4gb g skill ripjaw DDR3 ram Motherboard: MSI 870A-G54 Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz no onboard video card and no nothing beeps. I've used a different monitor and same result and no sound comes out. So do you guys think its a bad graphics card?