help with booting up

[Dist0ur]

hi i just recently got my new cpu and intalled it on my mobo. i powered on my new shiny pc with all its glorious leds and such, and it all turned on, but the problem is, only for about 5 seconds. i checked and rechecked everything, including front panel headers, all power cables plugged in, ram seated correctly, then powered it back on. it did power on, but for the same amount of time it stayed on then turned off, then it turned on again, then off again. if you have any suggestions as to what to do to fix this, please let me know, and if you think there is a compatibility issue, here is my part list:

 

Cpu: i5 4430

Mobo: gigabyte ga-h81 amp up

Psu: XFS 550w Ts

Ram: hyper-x fury 8gb (2 4gb dims)

cpu cooler: stock

 

please help!

[Jade]

I take it no GPU, then? Also, some stuff in this post might help. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/42440-readme-how-to-respond-to-a-no-post-or-no-power-up-situation/

[Dist0ur]

gpu will be here in about two days, and i will check out the link, thanks

[Canned Bread]

Can you get a POST? If not, it's most likely a motherboard issue.

 

Assuming you have one since you said you got a new one, try putting in your old cpu, updating the BIOS, and try again.

 

Check for any bent pins on the CPU and MOBO and make sure the CPU is seated properly in the socket.

[Dist0ur]

Can you get a POST? If not, it's most likely a motherboard issue.

 

Assuming you have one since you said you got a new one, try putting in your old cpu, updating the BIOS, and try again.

 

Check for any bent pins on the CPU and MOBO and make sure the CPU is seated properly in the socket.

what is a post, if you dont mind me asking?

 

my old CPU is an amd athalon 64 x2, so using the old cpu is not an option

 

i will check CPU and socket pins are all sat in their respective places, and the cpu is nice and seated in place, so no physical problems

[Canned Bread]

POST stands for Power On Self Test, and it occurs before your BIOS splash screen shows up on the monitor. To put it simply, the POST is when everything checks to make sure everything is compatible, powered on, and everything can work on/with the motherboard.

 

If you can see your motherboard splash screen, (It will most likely say Gigabyte on it along with enter bios options) you have sucessfully gone through POST.

The easiest way to tell if you have an issue when your MOBO POSTS is to use the beeps provided by your case speaker. If you hear a beep right before the splash screen appears, the components seem to be working correctly in their basic state.

I looked it up, and the NZXT Source 530 (Assuming it's your case from your profile) doesn't come with a speaker. You can probably buy one from Newegg or Amazon for a cheap price, but I am not completely sure.

 

I suppose you could try unplugging your drives and not using them until you need to install an OS, or test each RAM DIMM (Use one at a time when you boot the PC) to make sure you don't have a DOA memory module.

[Dist0ur]

POST stands for Power On Self Test, and it occurs before your BIOS splash screen shows up on the monitor. To put it simply, the POST is when everything checks to make sure everything is compatible, powered on, and everything can work on/with the motherboard.

 

If you can see your motherboard splash screen, (It will most likely say Gigabyte on it along with enter bios options) you have sucessfully gone through POST.

The easiest way to tell if you have an issue when your MOBO POSTS is to use the beeps provided by your case speaker. If you hear a beep right before the splash screen appears, the components seem to be working correctly in their basic state.

I looked it up, and the NZXT Source 530 (Assuming it's your case from your profile) doesn't come with a speaker. You can probably buy one from Newegg or Amazon for a cheap price, but I am not completely sure.

 

I suppose you could try unplugging your drives and not using them until you need to install an OS, or test each RAM DIMM (Use one at a time when you boot the PC) to make sure you don't have a DOA memory module

i dont even get to the bios screen before it goes kerplop, and ive already done the ram check

[Canned Bread]

It could possibly be the PSU.

 

If you have any other computer or ATX PSU in your house, try using that to start your system. If there is no errors with the secondary PSU, than your XFX 550W PSU is DOA.

 

If you still have an issue with your different PSU, use this video to test your power supply: