computer won't start after replacing psu

pscowboy · 15 Jun 2013

Some motherboards won't complete POST & boot if they don't detect a cpu fan plugged into its location.

silkmudah · 16 Jun 2013

alright, so found out its just a bad ram stick, took one of them out and it booted to a weird only black lines with nothing loading after that. shut down and took that stick out and place the other in and it booted fine!

Layback Bear · 16 Jun 2013

I would suggest after all that moving things around and heat sink work that you monitor your temps. Just to make sure things are running cool.

alphanumeric · 17 Jun 2013

silkmudah said:

alright, so found out its just a bad ram stick, took one of them out and it booted to a weird only black lines with nothing loading after that. shut down and took that stick out and place the other in and it booted fine!

What happens if you put the other stick back in? It may not have been bad, it may have just not been seated correctly.

linnemeyerhere · 17 Jun 2013

That's good news that you've identified the source of the problem. Odd that the stick would be fine and then go bad. You may want to blow out all the slots and re-install the good one then the suspect ram and see if you can get both seen. If not then I would consider a matched ram stick either 2 or 4 sticks purchase as ram is relatively cheap. I love my newer sticks. Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracers:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory (with Orange/Blue Light) Model BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB - Newegg.com