@@R2_D3 Heat actually is! Usually as a result of dust. Electronics hate em'. "THIS ONE TRICK THAT COMPUTER COMPANIES DONT WANT YOU TO KNOW...BUT THEY CANT STOP YOU!"
I used to fix computers in the -00's and absolutely loved the debugging and troubleshooting. These days I prefer just watching professionals at their job and get a kick out of trying to guess what's wrong before you solve the issue. I really enjoy these videos, thank you!
Hey me too from 2003-2007.....more of a hobbyist now...i watch these tech vids to refresh and keep up with the current hardware.......you could have knocked me over with a feather the first time i saw an M.2 SSD.....just wow.....going from a brick of a drive to one thats the size of a stick of gum?.....love this stuff Side Note: that was also the last time i saw a Fatality board ........around 2006, roughly
well I saw a PC that was thrown out, and when I checked what CPU was in it, I was very happy because it was a 2600K. This was some years ago now. Unfortunately I soon learned that the reason the system was thrown out, was because it had a dead CPU... presumably too much voltage for too long, or someone accidentally gave it way too much at once. basically, I'd argue it can be the CPU, but only if it's a K series :D
Over my 25 years, working on, building, repairing computers a have seen a few (only a few) dead CPUs. It can happen. I have learnt to follow my instincts but also never rule anything out (cables, foreign object (paper clip, screws, etc). Also good to get the motherboard out of the enclosure / case to get a good look at the board and the mounts (within the case).
Thank you for the programmer recommendation. 👍 BTW, 5:22 this assumption made an ass out of me *once* . A motherboard refused to forget its settings no matter how long I kept that jumper in the shorted position. CMOS reset worked only when I removed the battery, turned it sideways and used it to short the 2 pins for 5-10 seconds. Also, *very* important - when you turn off a PC (or any device) to do hardware manipulations, *always* hold the case power button pressed in and even pump it a couple of times to completely discharge all residual electricity from the caps. This is why even when you just turned the PC off and unplugged the power cable when you go to press the button, fans will still try to spin and the MB's power indication LED is still glowing. 😉
this is why motherboards need two bioses, love this bios setup it was always a life saver. I to have fixed by flashing chips with the 341 programmer, i think it was called that. TechYesCity did one about Bit ROT where he fixed a mobo by simply reflashing the chip with a new copy. Anyways great videos, big fan
Incase you didn't notice, when you rebooted into UEFI-A, 38:04 there is an option to flash the A -> B like there was before to B -> A incase you really did want to update both, with out having to use your USB drive. Theoretically this should also back up any customized user settings (XMP, overclocks, etc) in UEFI setup to the other EUFI chip.
Second time I've watched this one, but the first time I stayed on to the final comments about the phase activity LEDs. Love your enthusiasm and energy 😀
Interesting one, great that you were persistent enough to actually find the issue and solve it properly, i'm sure a good number of b&M repair shops would have just called it a day and said the motherboard needs replacing.
Back in pentium 3 age I made a Bios hot switch between a dead mother board and another live... because flash process fails and brick my board in a first place. I booted the OK, with PSU ON, boot DOS 6.22, then I changed chip memory, and run a bios update IN DOS. It ran like a charm... :)
NICE! 👍 You remind me of when I added a DDR2 stick to the MB *live* once - an incredibly stupid mistake by distracted me. Surprisingly, the PC didn't even froze. 👀 Out of curiosity, I tried to turned it off from Windows and it worked. Followed by disconnecting the power cable, pumping the power button and then reseating both sticks just in case. Turned on just fine, worked fine and held stability and memory tests like a boss. I can't believe my luck and I wouldn't even believe this story if I didn't live it! Got so scared back then - trust me, I *did not* repeat that mistake ever since! 🤣
Quick tip: If your MB doesn't have a 'clear cmos' button, short the battery connector when you remove the battery for reset. It'll do that when you touch the positive to negative on the battery holder/connector.
You wouldn't believe what I've seen. This one time doing a favor for a mate cleaning out his PC I slid off the cover. What I found inside was the thing of nightmares which still haunts my dreams. There was a dust ball the size of a large house cat laying in the bottom of the case in front of the PSU. I hauled that out and spotted the CPU cooler which had little trails that the pet dander had left in the dust caked beneith the fan. The graphics cards heatsink wasn't any better. The power supply was chock full of dust too. I honestly can't say how it managed to survive being blocked up like that but I got it all cleaned up like new. There was dust and hair in every nook and cranny of that machine though. We had to chuck the optical drive in the bin. There was no way to clean the optical path without buggering it up.
I just found your channel and have been really enjoying your videos. I like hearing your troubleshooting explained in detail speaking to even beginner levels like me. So many channels expect viewers to be at their knowledge level. Thanks for bringing us along with you
Too close to home, oh brother in repairs - I have an older Fatal1ty MB with a Gen 2 CPU. My last boot failure turned out to be a bad optical drive. That old system still does my favourite games with no mouse lag and makes me smile a lot. Glad you're looking good and good health to you.
Tip for you from 16 years of working with Beep Speakers: Eff em! Get a cheap LED (3v White Strawhat is best IMO) and solder it to a standard connector and put it in the place of the speaker! You can just watch the LED pulse then and it'll show you visually rather than audibly, and that makes diagnosing easier.
I remember the days when you had 2 bios chips, an odd and even bios chips and even the keyboard had its own separate bios - back then the beep codes actually meant something specific other than memory - a good start is to pull every single card and cable out that isnt absolutely needed to boot - I have seen bent pins on ps2 and usb ports and even on one occasion a duff MS optical mouse prevent a system booting and cause it to sit there beeping on an opti chipset board - BIOS beep codes are specific to the brand of Bios can be specific to the board, in days of old you would get a schematic and list of beep codes at the back of the manual to point you in the right direction - back then there were IRQ and DMA jumpers to set too...
man, just discover your channel and love it! troubleshooting step by step the way you do, explain so good different possibilities and specific things about electronics, chips, etc. Thanks
good video. a corrupted bios can do alot of funky stuff. you got the good luck of the draw that that particular mommyboard had two bios chips and at least one bios was working. i know some manuals dont recommend updating bios but the motherboard manufacturers recommend you update the bios to at least a non beta as there are updates that the manufacturer have implemented to fix small bugs theyve found. if not for the backup bios that wasnt corrupted and bios chips that had been soldered into place the board replacement would have been required. people, update your stinking bios and also keep your pcs airdusted and replace your darn cmos battery every now and then, as their charge cycles are finite and can eventually wear down to no use
The DDR3 DIMM should be on slot A1 and A2, not B1 and B2 like wee see in the bios. But no problemo, for the french man i am, your english is crystal clear and your channel interesting for somebody like me who's working for 32 year in IT and electronic and who's going to leave sooner is job to make the same job as you.
This is why we charge the premiums we do as repair technicians. Sometimes even with a well thought out diagnostic process, one tiny thing will have you circling around for far too long lol.
Great video again. I really enjoy watching the videos you make about fixing and building pc's. I also learn from your videos so I can improve my own pc building and fixing skills. Thank you sir
im really starting to enjoy , watching .. a real stumpper .. l.o.l .. i hav a similar problem w/no post .. i too hav probably watched numerous vids on particular problem .. most as u saw , almost all say something diffrent .. but i hav seen a couple intriguing .. well carry on .. i may put mine aside befor i do something I'll regret later .. l.o.l ..
this is so exciting... i should make some popcorn and kick back 😎🤩 my covid movie fix. 😃 thanks a lot for teaching pc fixing 🥳🚴♀🐬🍿 Mmm. potato-chip dust. 🤣
Never the cpu is what I used to believe too until I found a cpu that a child had looked at removed stuck to the heatsink and reinstalled without lifting the tension arm. The crushed pins looked as painful as you imagine 😂
I remember a time when mobos came with a hardcopy of a manual that had appendices including one with all the beep codes and what they meant. It can be the CPU. A few years ago my wife turned on the shower, there was a loud crack and the magic smoke was released. When I opened up my PC there was a small crater in the CPU, several tracks were burned off the mobo and the 12v rails were missing from the PSU.
Hi, I have encountered, even if rarely, situations like yours, and the malfunction is difficult to identify. I always replaced the CMOS battery every time for safety, even if the motherboard was of recent construction. congratulations for the video. Ciao, mi sono capitate, anche se raramente, situazioni come la tua, e il malfunzionamento e di difficile individuazione. Tutte le volte ho sempre sostituito la Batteria CMOS per sicurezza, anche se la piastra madre era di recente costruzione. complimenti per il video.
Please keep in mind Adam, that resetting a BIOS, or any other type of initial memory in any device, can force this device to enter a loop mode. In this mode, might act abnormally. So, this might be the reason, why your last attempt before the post was still no post and, that's why, I do wait longer with all electronic devices after this reset.
I forget to mention it in the videos, however I do usually wait quite a while on boot attempts, but cut the video. Otherwise there'd be like, 15mins more of just dead space. Memory training has a distinctive pattern as well, you can tell when the board is training vs when it's not going to POST.
Second rule of engagement with a "no post" computer. Never Google search first for answers or solutions from anyone else except from the company that build the damn thing. Just go to the company's site and find the support on the exact product.
It might need, reapplying some Arctic Heat Sink Compond, and some dust cleaning. My computer nothing, disassembled some parts, did the vacuum cleaner mode, manually cleaned everything, fan and etc. And it started right up and more quietly.
Your methods are fine, basically what I'd have done, check all cables and reset bios then it's the elimination game, I did with my MB left the backup Bios as is that way I know it works
ME is the management platform done by Intel, which has some features which are useful for corporate desktops or servers (like iLO, anti-theft, etc.) but which are pretty much useless for consumer desktops. People are squicky about it because it can (in theory) use the Ethernet interface to "phone home" even when the system is off, because the ME chip is powered off the +5sb.
One thing that you did not do is to check the CMOS battery. They can go dead or bad sometimes. In this case it was not the problem but sometimes it is.
at first i thought it was the molex on board missing power.. i learned something today.. backup B-A feature. win-raid has a good Intel ME section in forums.. i would update backup bios to 1.xx newer at least. some manufacturers usually give at least an SPi header if not socketed.
Cracking video and couldn't agree more on the fan springs. Irritating as hell when people just crush them down. Also, what do you consider to be a service? Mostly I just end up cleaning them and making sure everything's secure where it should be. What else should be on that list if you don't mind me asking.
Lot of discretion involved, my mantra is "what else can I do with this computer to make it better in a reasonable time frame?" allowing for the fact that I work on a flat-fee. Generally these days it's mainly down to making sure windows is fully up to date, removing background junk, resolving any errors or minor faults it has. There's not a huge amount to do on most custom-builts because they're running vanilla windows with no OEM junk, and custom PC owners tend to be more discerning about how their system is setup already.
@@revingtosh Yep, very rare failures indeed. Witnessed 2 AMD and 2 Intel CPUs fail since 2008. While the Intels failed due to MB VRM issues caused by a client's overclocking and/ poor maintenance, all AMDs I saw dead were Athlons with dried up internal thermal paste, under the IHS. Saved a 3rd one (II Gen) with delidding, works like a champ to this day in a test PC. 😋👍 I love fresh thermal paste. 😀
I understand this video is a few years old, however, it’s still an extremely important role even in today’s day and age of 2024 where the same troubleshooting procedures are still being implemented just like this. And yes, in the beginning, you checked the bios, but those three beeps were pointing towards a possibility that there may be some thing going on with the ram and what was really confusing was the three beeps and then when you tried something else, the two beeps and when you conclusion lead you back to the motherboard after testing All of the onboard components on another system you looked at the bios even deeper, and it turned out that the main bios was corrupted, and we also have to bear in mind that the bio program for that motherboard was actually able to flash the bios from the back up to the main And you were able to check that the main bios worked after copying it from the back up and then updating the main bios, however, could there be a possibility that some boards or manufacturers the ref flashing of the back up bios might not take in which case you have to program it and you have to know how to do this like you do not everybody out there can decide or a chip or even pop out a chip and purchase a programmer and successfully program because they are not tech savy, in which case that is where you come in to offer customers your services for a fee. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us we truly appreciate it.😊
All those beeps were Morse Code for 'Clean me'.
Yeah. found it particularly annoying that this computer hadn't been cleaned in quite some time.
🤣
Dust is reason nr 1 why computers die!
@@R2_D3 Heat actually is! Usually as a result of dust. Electronics hate em'. "THIS ONE TRICK THAT COMPUTER COMPANIES DONT WANT YOU TO KNOW...BUT THEY CANT STOP YOU!"
@@williamjones4483 you would die if you see my sleeper builds with extra dust cultivated with care
Challenging no POSTs are always interesting to watch!
I like the no POST videos
most of them are just corrupted bioses 😂
I used to fix computers in the -00's and absolutely loved the debugging and troubleshooting. These days I prefer just watching professionals at their job and get a kick out of trying to guess what's wrong before you solve the issue. I really enjoy these videos, thank you!
what do u do now? i currently fix computers lol
Hey me too from 2003-2007.....more of a hobbyist now...i watch these tech vids to refresh and keep up with the current hardware.......you could have knocked me over with a feather the first time i saw an M.2 SSD.....just wow.....going from a brick of a drive to one thats the size of a stick of gum?.....love this stuff
Side Note: that was also the last time i saw a Fatality board ........around 2006, roughly
Late 80's till now. Though while I was the geek guru to go to back then now I seem to have trouble keeping up with all the new stuff. lol
That is ok, adapt and overcome, do your best :)
I was like yelling reset the backup bios when he didn’t do that
As Northridgefix says, it's not "I did it." It's "We did it." All your success belongs to us.
Da comrade
Hahaha.....nice
Didn't see you next to him. 🤔
BIOS chips can't live with them, can't boot without them!!!! nice video Graham
In my ~30 years of building/repairing computers, I have NEVER witnessed a CPU fail.
Like you said, it's never the CPU. Lol
well I saw a PC that was thrown out, and when I checked what CPU was in it, I was very happy because it was a 2600K. This was some years ago now. Unfortunately I soon learned that the reason the system was thrown out, was because it had a dead CPU... presumably too much voltage for too long, or someone accidentally gave it way too much at once.
basically, I'd argue it can be the CPU, but only if it's a K series :D
It's never the CPU. Except when it is.
@@Adamant_IT I can fully agree with that lol.
Over my 25 years, working on, building, repairing computers a have seen a few (only a few) dead CPUs. It can happen. I have learnt to follow my instincts but also never rule anything out (cables, foreign object (paper clip, screws, etc). Also good to get the motherboard out of the enclosure / case to get a good look at the board and the mounts (within the case).
@@Adamant_IT ...but it's never the CPU... except when it is.
these are the ones i really enjoy trying to second guess you and trying to get to the fix before you never got there yet but i live in hope😁
Thank you for the programmer recommendation. 👍 BTW, 5:22 this assumption made an ass out of me *once* . A motherboard refused to forget its settings no matter how long I kept that jumper in the shorted position. CMOS reset worked only when I removed the battery, turned it sideways and used it to short the 2 pins for 5-10 seconds. Also, *very* important - when you turn off a PC (or any device) to do hardware manipulations, *always* hold the case power button pressed in and even pump it a couple of times to completely discharge all residual electricity from the caps. This is why even when you just turned the PC off and unplugged the power cable when you go to press the button, fans will still try to spin and the MB's power indication LED is still glowing. 😉
this is why motherboards need two bioses, love this bios setup it was always a life saver. I to have fixed by flashing chips with the 341 programmer, i think it was called that. TechYesCity did one about Bit ROT where he fixed a mobo by simply reflashing the chip with a new copy. Anyways great videos, big fan
Boot up on backup bios. When in the bios, switch to the main bios and reflash it. You nailed it at 33.45.
Incase you didn't notice, when you rebooted into UEFI-A, 38:04 there is an option to flash the A -> B like there was before to B -> A incase you really did want to update both, with out having to use your USB drive. Theoretically this should also back up any customized user settings (XMP, overclocks, etc) in UEFI setup to the other EUFI chip.
omg that extra clip at the end. I love it too!
One thing I have learnt about this
Always pull all accessories first
Pull battery and clear bios
And start from ground zero
I nearly always start with isolation test.
Second time I've watched this one, but the first time I stayed on to the final comments about the phase activity LEDs. Love your enthusiasm and energy 😀
Interesting one, great that you were persistent enough to actually find the issue and solve it properly, i'm sure a good number of b&M repair shops would have just called it a day and said the motherboard needs replacing.
"Singing a whole tune" brilliant!
You took us the moon & back with this one & I loved the trip!
"Take everything with a pinch of salt"....good advice!
5 secs in and I'm screaming CMOS BATTERY
i love my 290x that card is a thing of beauty
Back in pentium 3 age I made a Bios hot switch between a dead mother board and another live... because flash process fails and brick my board in a first place. I booted the OK, with PSU ON, boot DOS 6.22, then I changed chip memory, and run a bios update IN DOS. It ran like a charm... :)
NICE! 👍 You remind me of when I added a DDR2 stick to the MB *live* once - an incredibly stupid mistake by distracted me. Surprisingly, the PC didn't even froze. 👀 Out of curiosity, I tried to turned it off from Windows and it worked. Followed by disconnecting the power cable, pumping the power button and then reseating both sticks just in case. Turned on just fine, worked fine and held stability and memory tests like a boss. I can't believe my luck and I wouldn't even believe this story if I didn't live it! Got so scared back then - trust me, I *did not* repeat that mistake ever since! 🤣
Quick tip:
If your MB doesn't have a 'clear cmos' button, short the battery connector when you remove the battery for reset. It'll do that when you touch the positive to negative on the battery holder/connector.
when u remove the battery the capacitors would last only a few seconds then go to 0.0v, no need to short any pins
Great diagnostic video, enjoyed the ride! Looking forward to the next one.
You wouldn't believe what I've seen. This one time doing a favor for a mate cleaning out his PC I slid off the cover. What I found inside was the thing of nightmares which still haunts my dreams. There was a dust ball the size of a large house cat laying in the bottom of the case in front of the PSU. I hauled that out and spotted the CPU cooler which had little trails that the pet dander had left in the dust caked beneith the fan. The graphics cards heatsink wasn't any better. The power supply was chock full of dust too. I honestly can't say how it managed to survive being blocked up like that but I got it all cleaned up like new. There was dust and hair in every nook and cranny of that machine though. We had to chuck the optical drive in the bin. There was no way to clean the optical path without buggering it up.
I just found your channel and have been really enjoying your videos. I like hearing your troubleshooting explained in detail speaking to even beginner levels like me. So many channels expect viewers to be at their knowledge level. Thanks for bringing us along with you
Thank you for giving me ideas to fix a no post situation I am facing right now. Thanks for your hard work and dedication to the craft!
Too close to home, oh brother in repairs - I have an older Fatal1ty MB with a Gen 2 CPU. My last boot failure turned out to be a bad optical drive. That old system still does my favourite games with no mouse lag and makes me smile a lot. Glad you're looking good and good health to you.
Tip for you from 16 years of working with Beep Speakers: Eff em! Get a cheap LED (3v White Strawhat is best IMO) and solder it to a standard connector and put it in the place of the speaker! You can just watch the LED pulse then and it'll show you visually rather than audibly, and that makes diagnosing easier.
This was a fun and interesting fix, wish you had a ton more similar to this one
The joy you evidently experience when it's all sorted out, brilliant!
Great video, and I applaud the coffee cup choice as well. Yay.
Hi Adam thanks for sharing your vast knowledge and experience
Always fun to see someone doing my old job! But you are much better then I was! 😁😁 So, I became a musiscian....
Another great vid, Graham. Hope to see you & Caradog live next weekend!
It's fun when it finally works...Success
I remember the days when you had 2 bios chips, an odd and even bios chips and even the keyboard had its own separate bios - back then the beep codes actually meant something specific other than memory - a good start is to pull every single card and cable out that isnt absolutely needed to boot - I have seen bent pins on ps2 and usb ports and even on one occasion a duff MS optical mouse prevent a system booting and cause it to sit there beeping on an opti chipset board - BIOS beep codes are specific to the brand of Bios can be specific to the board, in days of old you would get a schematic and list of beep codes at the back of the manual to point you in the right direction - back then there were IRQ and DMA jumpers to set too...
When did Shaggy start fixing computers?! ZOINKS!
I like that where you can go to b and reprogram a. That is a really nice feature.
man, just discover your channel and love it!
troubleshooting step by step the way you do, explain so good different possibilities and specific things about electronics, chips, etc.
Thanks
good video. a corrupted bios can do alot of funky stuff. you got the good luck of the draw that that particular mommyboard had two bios chips and at least one bios was working. i know some manuals dont recommend updating bios but the motherboard manufacturers recommend you update the bios to at least a non beta as there are updates that the manufacturer have implemented to fix small bugs theyve found. if not for the backup bios that wasnt corrupted and bios chips that had been soldered into place the board replacement would have been required. people, update your stinking bios and also keep your pcs airdusted and replace your darn cmos battery every now and then, as their charge cycles are finite and can eventually wear down to no use
Popping that Saphire card on that Mini board was like breeding a Great Dane and a Terrier.
As allwys sir,a most exellent diagnosis
those cooler master are super popular in older 1155 builds, people was super obssesed with heatpipes
I really enjoyed this one, Graham. It might have been frustrating, but the challenge made for interesting viewing. Thanks mate.
The DDR3 DIMM should be on slot A1 and A2, not B1 and B2 like wee see in the bios. But no problemo, for the french man i am, your english is crystal clear and your channel interesting for somebody like me who's working for 32 year in IT and electronic and who's going to leave sooner is job to make the same job as you.
No post are the best vids.....
Corsair powersupply never die..
Except for the yellow label VS series.
Jeez you look like my grandson and this was a good video to watch and I would update my Ivy Bridge build but the budget cannot stand up to it.😉
I’ve built PCs since the late 1990s and I nearly always learn a tip or two from your excellent videos.
This is why we charge the premiums we do as repair technicians. Sometimes even with a well thought out diagnostic process, one tiny thing will have you circling around for far too long lol.
This is the stuff I like - well I like all your stuff - but especially this type of troubleshooting videos - keep it up!
I feel your process is fine. I would do it about the same more or less.
Finally a "proper" PC for a change :) Good stuff.
Nice fix Graham... would've fooled me that one, it's good to learn
Tip: When removing CMOS batt short holder terminals to discharge cap(s).
And push the powerbutton when the jumper is on the reset position.
Great video again. I really enjoy watching the videos you make about fixing and building pc's. I also learn from your videos so I can improve my own pc building and fixing skills. Thank you sir
44:16 I used to have the phase LEDs on my old Gigabyte Super Overclock GTX470. 11 phase design so 11 LEDs...was damn cool haha
Great detail in troubleshooting! Great Video!! Thank you
I love wonderful microsoft updates bricking my bios. Such fun.😁
LOL... I have to admit, I've spent oodles of time troubleshooting... most of the time I"m in heaven and having fun
Cheers Graham ... Enjoyed it ... Rabbit Holes are always the best Vids ... Have a nice Weekend Away ... Noel
im really starting to enjoy , watching .. a real stumpper .. l.o.l .. i hav a similar problem w/no post .. i too hav probably watched numerous vids on particular problem .. most as u saw , almost all say something diffrent .. but i hav seen a couple intriguing .. well carry on .. i may put mine aside befor i do something I'll regret later .. l.o.l ..
this is so exciting... i should make some popcorn and kick back 😎🤩 my covid movie fix. 😃 thanks a lot for teaching pc fixing 🥳🚴♀🐬🍿 Mmm. potato-chip dust. 🤣
Excellent troubleshooting lesson ! Thank you ! :)
Never the cpu is what I used to believe too until I found a cpu that a child had looked at removed stuck to the heatsink and reinstalled without lifting the tension arm.
The crushed pins looked as painful as you imagine 😂
Very interesting video, love your repair videos, keep em coming!
I remember a time when mobos came with a hardcopy of a manual that had appendices including one with all the beep codes and what they meant. It can be the CPU. A few years ago my wife turned on the shower, there was a loud crack and the magic smoke was released. When I opened up my PC there was a small crater in the CPU, several tracks were burned off the mobo and the 12v rails were missing from the PSU.
Hi, I have encountered, even if rarely, situations like yours, and the malfunction is difficult to identify. I always replaced the CMOS battery every time for safety, even if the motherboard was of recent construction. congratulations for the video.
Ciao, mi sono capitate, anche se raramente, situazioni come la tua, e il malfunzionamento e di difficile individuazione. Tutte le volte ho sempre sostituito la Batteria CMOS per sicurezza, anche se la piastra madre era di recente costruzione. complimenti per il video.
Love your new place!! Hello from Fort Worth, Texas USA
Great video. These give me the confidence to carry out repairs on my own PC's and laptops. Thanks
Well done! Interesting problem.
That PC used to be my dream rig. Even down to the case.
Nice one Graham ! and I love the shirt!
Love me some Adamant IT on a saturday. Just got done installing and enjoying my 5900X two days ago, time to relax.
It is interesting, how tricky some stuff can be 😁.
Thx for the video 😁😁😁
After ram mobo was always main suspect. Love the way you talk through what your thinking tho...
your shows are awesome and I learn a bunch thank you
Thanks for several reminders
one thing i learned working with a H97 system that didn't post was to dust it out, i did that and it posted and worked no issue.
damn ,that R290 can support/hold that tiny msi board by it self. Like a real motherboard ..
new subscriber - i like your videos and articulation when explaining.
Please keep in mind Adam, that resetting a BIOS, or any other type of initial memory in any device, can force this device to enter a loop mode. In this mode, might act abnormally. So, this might be the reason, why your last attempt before the post was still no post and, that's why, I do wait longer with all electronic devices after this reset.
I forget to mention it in the videos, however I do usually wait quite a while on boot attempts, but cut the video. Otherwise there'd be like, 15mins more of just dead space.
Memory training has a distinctive pattern as well, you can tell when the board is training vs when it's not going to POST.
i really enjoy these videos ♥ as always fantastic job
Second rule of engagement with a "no post" computer. Never Google search first for answers or solutions from anyone else except from the company that build the damn thing. Just go to the company's site and find the support on the exact product.
It might need, reapplying some Arctic Heat Sink Compond, and some dust cleaning. My computer nothing, disassembled some parts, did the vacuum cleaner mode, manually cleaned everything, fan and etc. And it started right up and more quietly.
I’d imagine that the reason the beep codes were all over the place is because the bios was faulty.
Enjoyed this one mate. Cheers.
Your methods are fine, basically what I'd have done, check all cables and reset bios then it's the elimination game, I did with my MB left the backup Bios as is that way I know it works
Pulling the BIOS chip out with the battery installed was a bit sketchy. No harm so no foul though.
Nice vid, Roadrunner style--Beep Beep
that's a nice pc-geek outfit you got there.
ME is the management platform done by Intel, which has some features which are useful for corporate desktops or servers (like iLO, anti-theft, etc.) but which are pretty much useless for consumer desktops. People are squicky about it because it can (in theory) use the Ethernet interface to "phone home" even when the system is off, because the ME chip is powered off the +5sb.
Yep, truly a non-concern for the regular Joe IRL. 👍
I am here to learn and entertain myself same time xD
One thing that you did not do is to check the CMOS battery. They can go dead or bad sometimes. In this case it was not the problem but sometimes it is.
I've had luck popping a new battery in, too.
at first i thought it was the molex on board missing power..
i learned something today.. backup B-A feature.
win-raid has a good Intel ME section in forums..
i would update backup bios to 1.xx newer at least.
some manufacturers usually give at least an SPi header if not socketed.
good stuff, i just happen to come by your video watched the whole thing very interesting :3
Cracking video and couldn't agree more on the fan springs. Irritating as hell when people just crush them down. Also, what do you consider to be a service? Mostly I just end up cleaning them and making sure everything's secure where it should be. What else should be on that list if you don't mind me asking.
Lot of discretion involved, my mantra is "what else can I do with this computer to make it better in a reasonable time frame?" allowing for the fact that I work on a flat-fee. Generally these days it's mainly down to making sure windows is fully up to date, removing background junk, resolving any errors or minor faults it has. There's not a huge amount to do on most custom-builts because they're running vanilla windows with no OEM junk, and custom PC owners tend to be more discerning about how their system is setup already.
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'never the cpu'
i agree. ive been in the game 25yrs and have only ever seen 1 bad intel cpu on a desktop machine.
not true, i had cpu die on me. never say never.
@@Gruxxan very true for AMD, i have seen lots of them fail, but intel failures are v v rare in my experience
@@revingtosh Yep, very rare failures indeed. Witnessed 2 AMD and 2 Intel CPUs fail since 2008. While the Intels failed due to MB VRM issues caused by a client's overclocking and/ poor maintenance, all AMDs I saw dead were Athlons with dried up internal thermal paste, under the IHS. Saved a 3rd one (II Gen) with delidding, works like a champ to this day in a test PC. 😋👍 I love fresh thermal paste. 😀
Goatman did it again.
I understand this video is a few years old, however, it’s still an extremely important role even in today’s day and age of 2024 where the same troubleshooting procedures are still being implemented just like this.
And yes, in the beginning, you checked the bios, but those three beeps were pointing towards a possibility that there may be some thing going on with the ram and what was really confusing was the three beeps and then when you tried something else, the two beeps and when you conclusion lead you back to the motherboard after testing All of the onboard components on another system you looked at the bios even deeper, and it turned out that the main bios was corrupted, and we also have to bear in mind that the bio program for that motherboard was actually able to flash the bios from the back up to the main And you were able to check that the main bios worked after copying it from the back up and then updating the main bios, however, could there be a possibility that some boards or manufacturers the ref flashing of the back up bios might not take in which case you have to program it and you have to know how to do this like you do not everybody out there can decide or a chip or even pop out a chip and purchase a programmer and successfully program because they are not tech savy, in which case that is where you come in to offer customers your services for a fee.
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