Debug without a piezo speaker

[gagek]

Hello, I have a B-365M-PLUS motherboard from my iBUYPOWER pre-built (i5-9400f, 8gb ddr4 single channel 2666mhz) and I tried to upgrade my ram to a nice 16gb 2666mhz corsair Vengeance kit from Amazon. It worked the first time I booted into bios to check the update and then I rebooted and it wouldn't post. I'm trying to connect something to the debug speaker port to try and hear the beeps but I don't have a speaker. Could I take apart earbuds or something?

 

P.S. I found another thread on here with my EXACT situation, down to the pre-built and kit of ram but there was never a solution listed and only 2 or so messages that were suggesting the normal debugging methods like reseating the ram and changing slots, which I have done multiple times and I've also gone back to my old ram.

 

 

Thanks!

[BiotechBen]

9 minutes ago, gagek said:

Hello, I have a B-365M-PLUS motherboard from my iBUYPOWER pre-built (i5-9400f, 8gb ddr4 single channel 2666mhz) and I tried to upgrade my ram to a nice 16gb 2666mhz corsair Vengeance kit from Amazon. It worked the first time I booted into bios to check the update and then I rebooted and it wouldn't post. I'm trying to connect something to the debug speaker port to try and hear the beeps but I don't have a speaker. Could I take apart earbuds or something?

 

P.S. I found another thread on here with my EXACT situation, down to the pre-built and kit of ram but there was never a solution listed and only 2 or so messages that were suggesting the normal debugging methods like reseating the ram and changing slots, which I have done multiple times and I've also gone back to my old ram.

 

 

Thanks!

Have you done a BIOS reset/ CMOS clear?

[problemsolver]

35 minutes ago, BiotechBen said:

Have you done a BIOS reset/ CMOS clear?

Preferably try that with the old RAM and see if you can get it to post again.

[gagek]

I tried with old ram and have done multiple cmos resets by taking the battery out and by shorting the cmos reset pins

[gagek]

I tested the difference between my old and new ram:

 

- putting in my old ram made my usb devices (keyboard mouse) not light up but my power button required a long press like it was booted into windows, still had no output though

 

- my new ram made my USB light up but only a short press turned it off and still no video output. I tried both one at a time and the corsair did the same thing one at a time and both in at once.

[BiotechBen]

10 hours ago, gagek said:

I tried with old ram and have done multiple cmos resets by taking the battery out and by shorting the cmos reset pins

Battery in, PSU disconnected from wall, then short.

[gagek]

14 minutes ago, BiotechBen said:

Battery in, PSU disconnected from wall, then short.

That's what I do each time.