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We booted the computer into the bios and increased the frequency of the CPU from 3.2 to 3.8, this should have been fine for the board memory and the ram. However, we left the voltage on auto instead of increasing it. We then went out of bios and saved changes. The computer then never fully booted again. all the lights turned on and the fans spun. We then cleared the CMOS by both shorting the pins and removing the battery for an extended amount of time. This did nothing. Eventually, we got it back into bios where I changed all the setting back to default. However after saving and exiting the problem continued. We then tested the motherboard to see if it was still reading the CPU and other components. The motherboard comes with ez debug LEDs which turn on on the board if the part isn't detected. When we removed the GPU, ram, and CPU individually all the lights turned on for their respective part. I then got home and put in a motherboard speaker to see if I could get a beep code, however it never beeped. 
 
Then I took out the parts and put them into my brother's system one at a time to see if they were working, the ram and GPU worked without a problem. When I switched the CPUs his motherboard lights flickered on for no more than half a second. The computer stayed cold and didn't turn on. I then put his CPU back, and the motherboard did the same thing. I also got no beep code when putting it into his system either.
 
My parts:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB RAM: Viper 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Cooler: EVGA Closed Loop 280mm Motherboard: MSI B350m PSU: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Bronze
 
Mr Brother:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700x GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB RAM: Viper 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Cooler: EVGA Closed Loop 280mm Motherboard: MSI B350m Bazooka PSU: 500W 80+ Bronze
 
 
 
 

 

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26 minutes ago, n1ck.neb said:

The computer stayed cold and didn't turn on

How long did you wait before turning off the system after changing the CPU?

27 minutes ago, n1ck.neb said:

I then put his CPU back, and the motherboard did the same thing. I also got no beep code when putting it into his system either.

So to be clear - first you put YOUR cpu and it didn't post than you put your BROTHERS cpu into HIS mobo and it also didn't want to post?

How long did you wait for a post?

CPU - i5-8400 , Motherboard - ASROCK Z370 Killer SLI, RAM - 2x8 GB DDR4 2400mhz , GPU - EVGA GTX 950 SC, Case - SilentiumPC PAX M70 Pure Black V2 Storage - 240GB SanDisk SSD, 1TB WD Blue, PSU - bequite! 600w Pure Power 10, Display - Dell P2417H, Cooling - bequiet! Pure Rock, Keyboard - Viper V730, Mouse - natec Genesis G55, Sound - Philips MCD712, OS - Windows 10 Professional 64-bit

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7 minutes ago, User1868 said:

How long did you wait before turning off the system after changing the CPU?

So to be clear - first you put YOUR cpu and it didn't post than you put your BROTHERS cpu into HIS mobo and it also didn't want to post?

How long did you wait for a post?

When it came to his, the motherboard would just flicker and the computer wouldn't actually turn on, then I put his CPU back into his mobo and the same thing happened.

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6 minutes ago, n1ck.neb said:

When it came to his, the motherboard would just flicker and the computer wouldn't actually turn on, then I put his CPU back into his mobo and the same thing happened.

How long did you wait? I remember when I switched CPU's once and had to wait a long time for it to post/turn on

CPU - i5-8400 , Motherboard - ASROCK Z370 Killer SLI, RAM - 2x8 GB DDR4 2400mhz , GPU - EVGA GTX 950 SC, Case - SilentiumPC PAX M70 Pure Black V2 Storage - 240GB SanDisk SSD, 1TB WD Blue, PSU - bequite! 600w Pure Power 10, Display - Dell P2417H, Cooling - bequiet! Pure Rock, Keyboard - Viper V730, Mouse - natec Genesis G55, Sound - Philips MCD712, OS - Windows 10 Professional 64-bit

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Just now, User1868 said:

How long did you wait? I remember when I switched CPU's once and had to wait a long time for it to post/turn on

I'm not sure because when it flickered and didn't do anything I assumed to just wasn't turning on. let me go to my brothers and turn it on to see if it works. Do you have any suggestions for my system?

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2 minutes ago, n1ck.neb said:

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Well since the variable seems to be the CPU in my opinion you just have to wait longer (sometimes electronics need longer than usual for switching/first time) - wait like 15 min

So HIS cpu and mobo combo is working or not?

CPU - i5-8400 , Motherboard - ASROCK Z370 Killer SLI, RAM - 2x8 GB DDR4 2400mhz , GPU - EVGA GTX 950 SC, Case - SilentiumPC PAX M70 Pure Black V2 Storage - 240GB SanDisk SSD, 1TB WD Blue, PSU - bequite! 600w Pure Power 10, Display - Dell P2417H, Cooling - bequiet! Pure Rock, Keyboard - Viper V730, Mouse - natec Genesis G55, Sound - Philips MCD712, OS - Windows 10 Professional 64-bit

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35 minutes ago, User1868 said:


Well since the variable seems to be the CPU in my opinion you just have to wait longer (sometimes electronics need longer than usual for switching/first time) - wait like 15 min

So HIS cpu and mobo combo is working or not?

So far no.

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