CPU error code, tried multiple

[Ginger_]

I feel like I'm at a brick wall now so hopefully one of you has a good idea, and I don't have to replace my mb like it looks like.

 

I moved my server over to a proper 4u case, tried booting, and the mb LEDs (msi h170 gaming m3) come on for a quarter second then turn off. Only way of trying again is shutting off the psu (rosewill quark 550) waiting a bit, then get the same result. Unplugged everything on the psu and mb besides mb and CPU power, same result. Retired with another psu, and mb LEDs continually strobe with CPU debug led. Reseated, nothing. Swap in a Pentium that was just running, same result.

 

Any ideas?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Sounds a lot like a memory problem or motherboard problem.

 

Bear in mind, a PC will not boot without memory.

[Ginger_]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Sounds a lot like a memory problem or motherboard problem.

 

Bear in mind, a PC will not boot without memory.

Forgot to mention, did reseat and change memory slots. Haven't tried a new stick yet, I'll give that a go.

 

Would be weird the CPU debug led lit up instead of the ram though

[Ginger_]

4 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Sounds a lot like a memory problem or motherboard problem.

 

Bear in mind, a PC will not boot without memory.

Same result with new ram

[Crunchy Dragon]

7 minutes ago, Ginger_ said:

Same result with new ram

Any possibility of trying a different motherboard or CPU?

[Ginger_]

4 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Any possibility of trying a different motherboard or CPU?

Tried a new CPU, same result. I could try a different mb, but that would only be testing the servers CPU at this point, I've tried disconnecting/replacement everything else

[Crunchy Dragon]

11 minutes ago, Ginger_ said:

Tried a new CPU, same result. I could try a different mb, but that would only be testing the servers CPU at this point, I've tried disconnecting/replacement everything else

It sounds a lot like a motherboard problem. Bear in mind, if doesn't turn out to be the motherboard, you can always return it.

[Ginger_]

1 hour ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

It sounds a lot like a motherboard problem. Bear in mind, if doesn't turn out to be the motherboard, you can always return it.

That's what I just did. Sucks it somehow died, now I have to figure out how to survive with a browser full of ads and no access to my plex server...

[0x1e]

Sounds like a short, and the PSU enabling short circuit protection.