Here is a mind bending troubleshooting problem

[Larnach]

i bought some new parts for a new build

rog strix z690-f gaming wifi

trident z5 F5-6000J3636F16GA2-TZ5RK

Intel i9 12900k

rtx 3070ti

sabrent rocket 4 plus 2tb

corsair rm850x

 

plugged er' in, update bios, plug in monitor and started it up..... only NO POST and DRAM light is on... ok no problem right?

take out the GPU, try the integrated graphics... still same problem, i checked all connections, everything was plugged in correctly and in the correct places.

OK, something might be broken, I'll replace the RAM, it was probably the ram, right?.... incorrect!

 

insert new RAM

corsair platinum ddr5 32gb CMT32GX5M2X6000C36

 

plug er' in and start it up..... same problem.... hmm.... just to be safe i'll change the CPU and Motherboard (may as well upgrade it while i'm at it)

 

insert new CPU and Motherboard

Intel i9 13900k

rog strix z790-f gaming wifi

 

plug er' in, update bios, start it up, still no post and DRAM light is on.... i'm honestly lost, please help me.

[PDifolco]

5 minutes ago, Larnach said:

i bought some new parts for a new build

rog strix z690-f gaming wifi

trident z5 F5-6000J3636F16GA2-TZ5RK

Intel i9 12900k

rtx 3070ti

sabrent rocket 4 plus 2tb

corsair rm850x

 

plugged er' in, update bios, plug in monitor and started it up..... only NO POST and DRAM light is on... ok no problem right?

take out the GPU, try the integrated graphics... still same problem, i checked all connections, everything was plugged in correctly and in the correct places.

OK, something might be broken, I'll replace the RAM, it was probably the ram, right?.... incorrect!

 

insert new RAM

corsair platinum ddr5 32gb CMT32GX5M2X6000C36

 

plug er' in and start it up..... same problem.... hmm.... just to be safe i'll change the CPU and Motherboard (may as well upgrade it while i'm at it)

 

insert new CPU and Motherboard

Intel i9 13900k

rog strix z790-f gaming wifi

 

plug er' in, update bios, start it up, still no post and DRAM light is on.... i'm honestly lost, please help me.

Either you're cursed either you forgot to properly plug/seat something  

Did you reset BIOS on each attempt ?

Checked boot with only 1 RAM stick using every slot until it works ?

 

[Larnach]

i checked the PSU, everything is plugged in properly

i reset the bios each time, still nothing

i tried 1 stick of ram... and using 4 different sticks of DDR5 in each slot

 

definitely cursed my dude.

[PDifolco]

5 minutes ago, Larnach said:

i checked the PSU, everything is plugged in properly

i reset the bios each time, still nothing

i tried 1 stick of ram... and using 4 different sticks of DDR5 in each slot

 

definitely cursed my dude.

But that makes no sense you've already swapped all parts !!

Can you post pics on your PC/board when booting ? There may be some stupid build mistake ...

[Larnach]

13 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

But that makes no sense you've already swapped all parts !!

Can you post pics on your PC/board when booting ? There may be some stupid build mistake ...

right! that's what I thought. Anyhow it just started working. not even shitting you, i smacked the case and said "work yah bastard" and the dram light went off and it posted for the first time. lmao is all i can think. i reckon your words of wisdom had something to do with it PDifolco. So thanks for your kind help.

[Radium_Angel]

SHort between the case and mobo I bet

[Robchil]

7 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

SHort between the case and mobo I bet

or bad monitor cable or monitor.... 

i heard people have forgotten to plug in the powercord before

 

[Larnach]

7 hours ago, Robchil said:

or bad monitor cable or monitor.... 

i heard people have forgotten to plug in the powercord before

 

I wish my problems were so simple lol

[Larnach]

7 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

SHort between the case and mobo I bet

What's the fix for that kind of problem?

[Larnach]

9 hours ago, Larnach said:

i bought some new parts for a new build

rog strix z690-f gaming wifi

trident z5 F5-6000J3636F16GA2-TZ5RK

Intel i9 12900k

rtx 3070ti

sabrent rocket 4 plus 2tb

corsair rm850x

 

plugged er' in, update bios, plug in monitor and started it up..... only NO POST and DRAM light is on... ok no problem right?

take out the GPU, try the integrated graphics... still same problem, i checked all connections, everything was plugged in correctly and in the correct places.

OK, something might be broken, I'll replace the RAM, it was probably the ram, right?.... incorrect!

 

insert new RAM

corsair platinum ddr5 32gb CMT32GX5M2X6000C36

 

plug er' in and start it up..... same problem.... hmm.... just to be safe i'll change the CPU and Motherboard (may as well upgrade it while i'm at it)

 

insert new CPU and Motherboard

Intel i9 13900k

rog strix z790-f gaming wifi

 

plug er' in, update bios, start it up, still no post and DRAM light is on.... i'm honestly lost, please help me.

UPDATE

 

So I got both ram sticks working In the 3rd slot A2* (I think, I'll have to double check) this is my second mobo, so I doubt it's a mobo problem (last mobo it didnt work in any slot) what else can the problem be?  

[Radium_Angel]

27 minutes ago, Larnach said:

What's the fix for that kind of problem?

Take the system out of the case, place on something like a phone book, plugs everything back in, and see if the issue goes away. If it doesm then you likely have a connection between something electrical and grounding out in the case, in which case (erm...) you'd have to manually inspect the mounting points and see where it might be occurring. 

 

[Larnach]

1 hour ago, Radium_Angel said:

Take the system out of the case, place on something like a phone book, plugs everything back in, and see if the issue goes away. If it doesm then you likely have a connection between something electrical and grounding out in the case, in which case (erm...) you'd have to manually inspect the mounting points and see where it might be occurring. 

 

Thanks, I will try it!