DarthChowder

Ended up just making a fresh install off USB. Couldn’t boot off my old drive.

In the CSM settings it was set to both legacy and UEFI. Let me try legacy only, although I used UEFI on old build but maybe worth a shot.

Just as the title says. I’ve built a new PC and I ran through the general troubleshooting. When I get into the UEFI I can see the SSD that my windows is installed on but it isn’t being detected as a boot device. this SSD.came out of my old pc which was running and working before I moved it over. I see no reason for the issue. I did check the plugs and seem good but didn’t think that’s really the right track since the drive is seen in the UEFI. Motherboard is Asus B550 Tuf Gaming. SSD is Crucial BX500. I was planning on booting into windows and using that install to do a fresh install to another drive. Any ideas?

I figured it out! Broken power button on brand new case... this caused much stress...

Ok so Plugged fans on radiator into cpu fan header, AIO into AIO header. Out in a GPU, verified front panel connectors multiple times. Board still lights up but nothing else happens. I’m really stumped here. All I expected was fans to turn on and I’m not even getting that far. Status LED’s on motherboard don’t turn on either. I have the 20 pin and 8 pin cpu power plugged in btw. Any ideas? Done but still not working. Any ideas?

Really appreciate the response and I’ll check all this over tomorrow!

Dang, that is different! lol I was always team blue. I guess tomorrow I will try that! Off to bed.

Just be be clear here, it won't turn on at all without the GPU? I mean not even the case fans will spin or any of that jazz?

Hi Folks, first time here. I am generally capable building PC's... I've done it 5 times so I am not new to this. That said, this time around I am doing more new things. My last personal build was 6600K, and that thing just worked. I broke the rules even about closing the case before you post on that build. Well I broke that rule here too and now I am paying for it. Please help! I've never used AMD CPU I've never used RGB So here's some parts: Ryzen 5800X Asus TUF Gaming G550 Plus 32 GB DDR4 (Team Delta something RGB) 1 TB WD Black NVME EVGA G5 750W 80 Plus Gold Assumptions: CPU does not have graphics output so I will need a GPU installed to get any video output I would need to update BIOS before getting anywhere I should just be able to at least get case fans and PSU fan to turn on when I press the power button Motherboard has CPU Fan and AIO headers... I assumed AIO header would be accurate and that must be plugged into either CPU or AIO for boot Symptoms: At first I suspected BIOS needed done first, with some challenge I managed to use Flashback on new BIOS version that was released this month Motherboard RGB does light up My case has RGB built in, does not light up PSU light under power plug does light (no fan spin) No case fans spin or light up AIO does not light up or make any noise Pressing power button on case seems to have no effect Motherboard seems to have some LED indicators onboard near 20 PIN (none light up) What I have not tried: I have not plugged in a GPU, I assumed that it wasn't necessary to turn on I haven't plugged a monitor into motherboard (does have HDMI and DP out) I haven't, since BIOS flash, tried AIO power plugged back into AIO header. It is currently plugged into CPU fan header What I have tried: Re-seat RAM Moved AIO power to CPU fan header Questions: My PSU is fully modular, does it matter what end of the cable connects to the peripheral or motherboard? (ie. 20 Pin has a split plug and a solid plug end) Some plugs makes sense which end goes where. Like the SATA obviously goes one way. Some plugs could connect either way, does that matter? For CPU 20 Pin, there is a un-labeled 8 pin section next to CPU slot on PSU side, I assumed that is part of the 20 PIN section since it takes up that many pins to plug into it. Will this PC boot with no GPU? I mean it should right? Can anyone help me figure out what the issue might be? TLDR: I have built PC's before but this new gen AMD is giving me hell. I can't figure out how to get it to boot.

I just checked it out and the jumper appears to be on the enabled state (pin 1 and 2). Seems to me that RAM might be the issue since it doesn't even seem to get to the bios. I am going to break down and just start swapping around the RAM and CPU and crap to see if this thing will run at all.

I did check over the jumpers an thought they were all in the correct position. Let me double check that one though. Any other ideas?

So... Linus sparked an idea... cheap old server parts... I am running a Plex Server off my desktop and would like to take the CPU load off that thing... so I set out to make a $200-ish server. Parts List: SuperMicro Dual Socket LGA1366 Motherboard - X8DTT-F-SG007 Rev.2 ($44.95 on eBay, free shipping) 2 Intel Xeon E5540 Quad 8MB 2.53GHz processors Socket 1366 ($9.95 for the pair on eBay, free shipping) New SAMSUNG 8GB DDR3 1333MHz ECC REG (2 for $35.16 each on eBay, free shipping) 2 Intel server grade heatsinks with fans ($36.64 on eBay including shipping...) EVGA 600B Bronze Power Supply, 600W ($46.84 from Amazon, not sure the shipping as I ordered some other things) Cost of parts = $173.54 (I am not adding some of the minor parts I got like SATA cables or screws and nuts... because I mostly had that stuff laying around. I also got 2 HDD bays for free from a friend, they bought for this build.) I was going to have my brother-in-law that works at a steal shop make me the case, but I ended up not waiting on him. I also didn't want him to get in trouble. So I ended up going to Harbor Freight and getting the cheapest metal tool box I could find that would fit my board. I figured it needed to be 20-21" in length, needed to be 7" in depth and the height needed to accommodate 6"... but I knew I had two options for mounting the board so I wasn't super certain at the time of buying it how this would all work out. Picture 1 - is a stock photo from Harbor Freight's website of what the took box was like before I got a hold of it. Note the tray handle and the separators that are part of the handle... yeah those are gone... Picture 2 - is my actual toolbox from the from view.Picture 3 - is the back view where you can see my power supply cut out as well as where I will pass the ethernet through.Picture 4 - Close up of the power supply cutout and you can see the ethernet passthrough as well.Picture 5 - The toolbox open. You will notice the handle from the removable tray is gone. My heatsinks are mounted and the power is ran through the cutouts in the tray. In a future post I will show you more of the modifications to the case that I have made and am going to make. I have to do a full teardown of the server. I plan to pain the whole case a dark bronze color. What do you don't see is what is below the tray. I have (2) 5 bay HDD enclosure with their own fans tucked under there where the PSU is. I also had the modify my 20 Pin connector from the PSU. My dad is an electrician and we spent an hour planning out the wiring based on looking at the pinout in the manual from SuperMicro and comparing it to the standard ATX pinout. After we figured out where we wanted everything on paper I happened to find someone else's image of how to pinout for this very board (don't have the link or our drawing sorry, I'll look for it if someone asks). I will get more pictures of all of the stuff I have done once I tear it down. Next Steps: Cut the HDD ventilation holes Test mount the HDD enclosures Plan out the placement of CPU fan ventilation holes Cut the CPU ventilation holes... Consider notching the lid to allow a VGA cord to passthrough the lid when closed... still not sure on that one. Questions I have: I have tested the server and attempted to get video output... Why can't I get video output? I thought this board had onboard Video for 2D. I assumed that meant the SuperMicro splash and Bios would show up when booted. I hear no beeps, which I did plug a speaker into the board not pictured. The CPU light is on and steady green like it should be. I have the front panel switches and the Power LED wired also not pictured. The Power LED is on and the CPU fans kick on (Loud as hell!) Anyone got ideas what could be the issue? I am going to borrow a friends old PCI Express 2.0 video card they have laying around to test the video in a few days... maybe that will solve my issue. What do you guys think of the build so far? What advice/suggestions would you give me?

Glad I could inspire you. Just wish that someone had some ideas about what is wrong with mine.

Here is a little network map that I put together. The server that is listed on there is not hooked into anything yet. Plex Media server is running off the Alienware desktop as of now. The NAS will also be migrated into the server case once fully operational.

Man, what program did you use to do that?