First PC build

[The_Dylmyster]

Did your first PC build POST the first time you turned it on?

Mine didn't, I went to turn it on and the lights and fans came on but there was nothing on the screen! I decided to read the motherboard manual and I found out that the yellow light means there is a problem with the DRAM. I think that my poor cable management knocked one of the sticks of ram out!

[xDylanio]

what do you mean post?

[The_Dylmyster]

1 minute ago, xDylanio said:

what do you mean post?

Show the BIOS screen

[kelvinhall05]

1 minute ago, xDylanio said:

what do you mean post?

Turn on, in a nutshell.

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, xDylanio said:

what do you mean post?

POST (Power-On Self Test)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test

[JoeCoke]

No, because I was 12 and had no clue what I was doing. I was sitting Indian fashion using carpet as a test bench.

 

I did eventually get it working. How, I have no clue, I didn't know what the hell I was doing.

[Min Ki Jung]

Mine didn't POST due to one of the RAM sticks being faulty.

 

First, I tested my PSU using "paper clip test," and it seemed fine. I couldn't afford another CPU or motherboard, so I hoped it was faulty RAM and ordered a new one. Fortunately, the new one worked, and I was so so happy.

[The_Dylmyster]

3 hours ago, 2Buck said:

No, because I was 12 and had no clue what I was doing. I was sitting Indian fashion using carpet as a test bench.

 

I did eventually get it working. How, I have no clue, I didn't know what the hell I was doing.

Lol!

[The_Dylmyster]

3 hours ago, Min Ki Jung said:

Mine didn't POST due to one of the RAM sticks being faulty.

 

First, I tested my PSU using "paper clip test," and it seemed fine. I couldn't afford another CPU or motherboard, so I hoped it was faulty RAM and ordered a new one. Fortunately, the new one worked, and I was so so happy.

Cool, it must have been a great feeling when you got it working!