IMPORTANT NOTE: I will be the only forum member messaging the winners of this giveaway. If you receive a message from any other member telling you that you won something, it is NOT legit, and you should NOT respond to that message.
Today marks an exciting day - we are officially launching our new page over at http://vessel.com/linustechtips!
Of course, some of you may be wondering what exactly Vessel is... So before Linus took off to Asia, he created this video:
We also have an FAQ thread where you can ask questions about or make suggestions for the service at http://bit.ly/linusfeedback
As Linus mentions in that video, you can sign up for a full year of Vessel, absolutely FREE for the first 72 hours after launch! (March 24, 2015 @ 12:01am PST - March 26, 2015 @ 11:59pm PST)
We also have an official Vessel FAQ and Feedback thread, which you can view here. Linus and the rest of our team will be monitoring that thread, reading every post made over there, so ask any questions you may have and we will answer them to the best of our ability!
Now, on to the exciting stuff for you folks... THE GIVEAWAY!
What could I win?
One of each of the following (WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED. EACH WINNER HAS 72 HOURS TO RESPOND BEFORE PRIZES ARE RE-DRAWN):
@Shaaaddoooww Galax GeForce GTX 980 Hall of Fame
@Tomislav Matic LG 34UC97, 21:9 Curved Monitor
@Moistmoose ASUS G750JZ Gaming Laptop with GTX 880M
@safwanroslan AKG K7XX Massdrop Edition Headphones
@secrethacker125 Nvidia Shield Portable
@JackStaton Luke's "Scrapyard Wars" PC
@TdawgG Linus' "Scrapyard Wars" PC
If this thread reaches these total post counts, the following will ALSO be added to the giveaway:
25,000 posts: @raymen1 Kingston V310 960GB SSD
50,000 posts: The Hardline Watercooled PC build (featured in the Vessel early access video)
100,000 posts: Linus' PERSONAL PC
How do I enter?
Comment below and list:
Your Vessel username
Links to your two favorite videos on our Vessel page that you watched and liked
You can gain bonus entries by sharing the link to both this giveaway and our Vessel referral link, http://vessel.com/linustech
Add a: Facebook share
Twitter share
Instagram share or
Other social media share
to your post to gain an additional entry! (Yes, you gain an additional entry for each one, so share away!)
You can also gain an additional entry by posting another comment in this thread (yes, you can post more than once from the same account) with a friend or family member's information (the same as listed above - Vessel username, favorite two videos from our Vessel channel, and any social media shares).
So please, watch, like, comment, subscribe, follow, do all of the online video things! And get multiple chances to win some awesome gear!
I have run into an issue with vessel, one which i dont expect u guys to be able to fix, but just a heads up, your youtube videos loads just fine (even 1080p), but due to me living in malaysia, yes where u are now linus, vessel's video buffers really slowly, even without turning on HD
REMINDER: this thread is not to ask questions about your PC. Please create a NEW thread if you still have issues after going through this thread.
So, you've put together your brand new, shining rig. You plug in the power cord and push the button. Nothing happens. What now? The answer depends on what is happening:
The machine doesn't do anything. No beeps, LEDs or spinning fans.
Check if your power cable is firmly plugged in on both ends (you would be surprised how many issues this resolves)
Check if the power supply (PSU) has a button to cut the power to the machine. Check if this button is in the position denoted with ON or I
Check if EVERY power cable is plugged in securely, reseat if necessary.
Check if the power button is installed correctly (consult your motherboard manual)
Try shorting out the pins you connect the power button to manually. If this powers on your system, you have a faulty power button.
Check with a device of which you know that it works if the power outlet you're using is actually providing power.
If this hasn't solved the problem, check if your PSU isn't dead. To do this, you can follow these steps:
Unplug your power cord and/or flip the switch on the back of the PSU in the position denoted with OFF or 0
Unplug every connector coming from your PSU (this is very important)
Using a bent paperclip, short out the green wire on the 24 pin header with any of the black wires, like so.
If you have a PSU that shuts down its fan under low load, or a PSU that is fanless, connect something small like a hard drive to it.
Plug in your power cord and/or flip the switch on the back of the PSU in the position denoted with ON or I
If the PSU does NOT power on (the fan/hard drive you connected should start spinning) after following these steps, your PSU is in all likelyhood defective. Request an RMA.
If the PSU DOES power on, then the problem is most likely your motherboard.
The machine does power up, but my screen remains black (no POST).
Make sure your BIOS version is compatible with the CPU generation you're trying to run in your motherboard, you can consult the manual or the manufacturer's website about this.
Check if EVERY power cable is connected. Auxiliary power connectors included.
Make sure the cable coming from your monitor is attached securely to the graphics card. Also make sure it is securely attached to the monitor itself.
Make sure your PSU is powerful enough to power your complete system.
Try booting the system with only a monitor but no other peripherals connected. (Thanks @Steven Schaefer)
Make sure your monitor works by testing it on a different computer.
If you have both a dedicated GPU and an iGPU, try your monitor on both the outputs on the graphics cards as well as on the motherboard.
When trying the iGPU, if the board has VGA out, try that too instead of just digital out. (Discovered by @evening)
Make sure all connectors and cables are plugged in securely, reseat if necessary.
Make sure your RAM, CPU and GPU are plugged in securely, reseat if necessary.
Remove riser cables between GPU and motherboard. If this solves the issue, try lowering your PCIe version/speed in the bios to PCIe 3 or lower (Thanks @problemsolver)
If the motherboard you're using has debug LEDs, check the error code and consult the motherboard manual to see what it means.
If you have a debug speaker connected to the motherboard, note the beep sequence and consult the motherboard manual or this thread to see what it means.
Try clearing your CMOS.
Try booting your computer with only a motherboard, CPU and one stick of RAM attached (if you don't have an iGPU, plug in your GPU as well 😉 ).
Make sure your GPU works (if you have a dedicated one), try it in another computer.
Make sure your RAM works, try it another computer.
Make sure the RAM is compatible with your CPU and your motherboard.
If the PC still doesn't POST after this, create a new thread and, as explained here, post IN FULL DETAIL about your problem. Make sure you include the following:
System configuration
Troubleshooting steps you already did
Any additional information that may be relevant.
Lastly, if you find any mistakes/grammatical errors, inaccuracies or missing steps in this post, please do post them in a comment so I can fix it.
PS: @TheXDS has posted how you can do some more in depth checking of the internal circuitry of you PSU. The only thing you need is a multimeter or potentiometer (if you're oldschool :D). You can find his post at http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/42440-readme-how-to-respond-to-a-no-post-or-no-power-up-situation/?p=4561958
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