Refurbed Old PC

[mfgrim1]

Hi i cleaned out my old pc to give to my nephew, i fitted a new SSD and it wont post, nothing else was changed since i last used it which was about a year ago.

 

FX8350

R9 290X

Sabertooth 990FX 2.0

RM750 PSU

vengance ram sticks (can't remember the mhz)

 

The problem seems to be BOOT_DEVICE_LED where it won't get past that on startup, the led stays red, screen is black. So i'm guessing it's trying to use the old boot order before i put in a fresh SSD, i've tried different sata cables, sata slots on the mobo and power connections.

 

So then i tried clearing the CMOS with the jumpers, and took the mobo battery and cleared again - didn't work.

 

Lastly i tried to flash the bios via USB but the mobo doesn't recognise the .CAP file on the usb even after i renamed it according to what the manual instructed (ST990R20.CAP)

 

I'm at a lost guys - i just want to give my nephew a working PC

[FatApe79]

5 minutes ago, mfgrim1 said:

Hi i cleaned out my old pc to give to my nephew, i fitted a new SSD and it wont post, nothing else was changed since i last used it which was about a year ago.

 

FX8350

R9 290X

Sabertooth 990FX 2.0

RM750 PSU

vengance ram sticks (can't remember the mhz)

 

The problem seems to be BOOT_DEVICE_LED where it won't get past that on startup, the led stays red, screen is black. So i'm guessing it's trying to use the old boot order before i put in a fresh SSD, i've tried different sata cables, sata slots on the mobo and power connections.

 

So then i tried clearing the CMOS with the jumpers, and took the mobo battery and cleared again - didn't work.

 

Lastly i tried to flash the bios via USB but the mobo doesn't recognise the .CAP file on the usb even after i renamed it according to what the manual instructed (ST990R20.CAP)

 

I'm at a lost guys - i just want to give my nephew a working PC

Just to clarify can you get into the bios or it wont even boot

[Brooksie359]

5 minutes ago, mfgrim1 said:

Hi i cleaned out my old pc to give to my nephew, i fitted a new SSD and it wont post, nothing else was changed since i last used it which was about a year ago.

 

FX8350

R9 290X

Sabertooth 990FX 2.0

RM750 PSU

vengance ram sticks (can't remember the mhz)

 

The problem seems to be BOOT_DEVICE_LED where it won't get past that on startup, the led stays red, screen is black. So i'm guessing it's trying to use the old boot order before i put in a fresh SSD, i've tried different sata cables, sata slots on the mobo and power connections.

 

So then i tried clearing the CMOS with the jumpers, and took the mobo battery and cleared again - didn't work.

 

Lastly i tried to flash the bios via USB but the mobo doesn't recognise the .CAP file on the usb even after i renamed it according to what the manual instructed (ST990R20.CAP)

 

I'm at a lost guys - i just want to give my nephew a working PC

I mean if it was a simple boot order issue you should still be able to get into the bios and change that. If you can't reach the bios then it's definitely not a simple boot order issue. 

[mfgrim1]

27 minutes ago, FatApe79 said:

Just to clarify can you get into the bios or it wont even boot

i can't get into the bios, i boot it and it's just a black screen

[FatApe79]

Just now, mfgrim1 said:

i can't get into the bios, i boot it and it's just a black screen

Ok make sure all the cables are plugged in and the ram is in all the way- thats what got me last time. Also the video cable is plugged into the graphics card not the motherboard right?

[mfgrim1]

correct cables are in, video is plugged into the graphics card yes. Starting to think the mobo is dead? 

[leclod]

I'd reseat gpu, ram, all connectors, ssd...

 

Edit : HDMI or DisplayPort ?

[mfgrim1]

Display port