PC Boots to BIOS for a Few Minutes, Fans Ramp Up Momentarily, Monitor Loses Signal (and some random other annoying things)

[TheCubeN00B]

Hi everyone,

I just finished building a pc;

ryzen 5 2600
r9 290x
16gb dual channel ram
ga-a320-h
650w coolermaster
500gb hdd

It took a very long time, and at first when I booted it seemed fine. It booted to bios first try. I should’ve known. The fans then ramped to 100%, the display signal went out, and then the fans returned to normal speed. My peripherals, however, were still lit up (rgb). When I tried to switch off the pc (using the front panel connector) it either does absolutely nothing, or switchs off like normal. When I try to power it back on, sometimes it works, other times it does absolutely nothing, to the extent where I switch off the power supply, and switch it back on a few times (to which it just starts, even though I didn’t even click the on switch).

Unfortunately, it doesn’t just do this. When I manage to make it to the windows install screen, it says there are no device drivers found, so I can’t install it on my hdd (I’m using a usb stick to install), and whenever the pc is running it occasionally makes a zap or high picked whir sound. Could be from the HDD, but I just thought I’d mention it in case it’s significant at all.

If anyone could help in any way, I’d greatly appreciate it.
If you need any more info, just let me know.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Bill_Bright]

Note that cases are designed to support 1000s of different motherboards. So, it is common for cases to have more motherboard mounting points than boards have mounting holes. And while the ATX Form Factor standard dictates where motherboard mounting holes “can” be on motherboards, it does not dictate where they “will” be. So, one board may have a mounting hole in a specific place while another may not.

A common mistake by the less experienced and distracted pros alike is to insert one or more extra standoffs in the case under the motherboard. Any extra standoff creates the potential for an electrical “short” in one or more circuits. The results range from "nothing" (everything works perfectly) to odd "intermittent” problems, to "nothing" (as in nothing works at all ).

I recommend you take everything out of the case and assemble the components on a large bread/cutting board. Note where the two wires from the case's front panel power switch connect to the two pins on the motherboard. After you have connected all the data and power cables, use a small flat tip screwdriver to [carefully] momentarily short those two motherboard pins together. This simulates pressing the power button and should signal the PSU and motherboard to boot. Hopefully, all goes well there.

Before returning everything back into the case, verify you only inserted a standoff where there is a corresponding motherboard mounting hole.

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[JrRacinFan]

What bios version @TheCubeN00B?

 

[TheCubeN00B]

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What bios version @TheCubeN00B?

Not sure. I managed to get into windows, but then was presented with a bunch of errors surrounding time and internet. So I reinstalled. I tried to get the latest version, but now the ox won’t even switch on.

Note that cases are designed to support 1000s of different motherboards. So, it is common for cases to have more motherboard mounting points than boards have mounting holes. And while the ATX Form Factor standard dictates where motherboard mounting holes “can” be on motherboards, it does not dictate where they “will” be. So, one board may have a mounting hole in a specific place while another may not.

A common mistake by the less experienced and distracted pros alike is to insert one or more extra standoffs in the case under the motherboard. Any extra standoff creates the potential for an electrical “short” in one or more circuits. The results range from "nothing" (everything works perfectly) to odd "intermittent” problems, to "nothing" (as in nothing works at all ).

I recommend you take everything out of the case and assemble the components on a large bread/cutting board. Note where the two wires from the case's front panel power switch connect to the two pins on the motherboard. After you have connected all the data and power cables, use a small flat tip screwdriver to [carefully] momentarily short those two motherboard pins together. This simulates pressing the power button and should signal the PSU and motherboard to boot. Hopefully, all goes well there.

Before returning everything back into the case, verify you only inserted a standoff where there is a corresponding motherboard mounting hole.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Alright. I’ll do that shortly, and I’ll let you know how it goes.

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Note that cases are designed to support 1000s of different motherboards. So, it is common for cases to have more motherboard mounting points than boards have mounting holes. And while the ATX Form Factor standard dictates where motherboard mounting holes “can” be on motherboards, it does not dictate where they “will” be. So, one board may have a mounting hole in a specific place while another may not.

A common mistake by the less experienced and distracted pros alike is to insert one or more extra standoffs in the case under the motherboard. Any extra standoff creates the potential for an electrical “short” in one or more circuits. The results range from "nothing" (everything works perfectly) to odd "intermittent” problems, to "nothing" (as in nothing works at all ).

I recommend you take everything out of the case and assemble the components on a large bread/cutting board. Note where the two wires from the case's front panel power switch connect to the two pins on the motherboard. After you have connected all the data and power cables, use a small flat tip screwdriver to [carefully] momentarily short those two motherboard pins together. This simulates pressing the power button and should signal the PSU and motherboard to boot. Hopefully, all goes well there.

Before returning everything back into the case, verify you only inserted a standoff where there is a corresponding motherboard mounting hole.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Note that cases are designed to support 1000s of different motherboards. So, it is common for cases to have more motherboard mounting points than boards have mounting holes. And while the ATX Form Factor standard dictates where motherboard mounting holes “can” be on motherboards, it does not dictate where they “will” be. So, one board may have a mounting hole in a specific place while another may not.

A common mistake by the less experienced and distracted pros alike is to insert one or more extra standoffs in the case under the motherboard. Any extra standoff creates the potential for an electrical “short” in one or more circuits. The results range from "nothing" (everything works perfectly) to odd "intermittent” problems, to "nothing" (as in nothing works at all ).

I recommend you take everything out of the case and assemble the components on a large bread/cutting board. Note where the two wires from the case's front panel power switch connect to the two pins on the motherboard. After you have connected all the data and power cables, use a small flat tip screwdriver to [carefully] momentarily short those two motherboard pins together. This simulates pressing the power button and should signal the PSU and motherboard to boot. Hopefully, all goes well there.

Before returning everything back into the case, verify you only inserted a standoff where there is a corresponding motherboard mounting hole.

Good luck and keep us posted.

just tried to switch it on outside the case. Works flawlessly. What confuses is me is that I haven’t put any of my standoffs in wrong. Bit of a dumb question, but could not having an in shield while it was in the case be an issue? But, there is still noticeable zapping sound, maybe from the power supply. Could the power supply be the issue?