[chloroformgirl]

Okay, excuse any ignorance. This is my first build and I am HIGHLY confused. I went into this mostly as a learning opportunity, therefore did not have much experience with the hardware for a desktop. Simply put, it doesn't put anything on the screen. I assumed this would be a graphics card issue, but my card should be compatible and I've tried two cards already.
Everything I have in my build would be:
AMD A8-5600K
ASRock FM2A75M-DGS FM2 AMD A75 motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US 500W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply
HIS iCooler H775F1GD Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Up until today, you could always hear everything power on, but the power still didn't light up. That's been fixed, though.

Any possible troubleshooting or compatibility advice you can give me would be very appreciated!

[LiveBrianD]

Try pulling the CMOS battery (near the PCIe x16 slot) for a few minutes. If it still doesn't work, try removing the graphics card and using the integrated video.

[Rommel]

Make sure everything is plugged in firmly and correctly.
Especialy the cpu plug and the 20/24 pin plug.

If these are fine and the pc still fails to boot, it could be a possible short between the motherboard and case.
Or worst, a failed component like the cpu.

It's work but thats part of troubleshooting, remove your motherboard from the case onto the box the mobo came in.
If it works, look for a misplaced mobo standoff.
After this test please update us.

[chloroformgirl]

So if the integrated graphics do not work, would that mean that the motherboard is bad?

[Rommel]

chloroformgirl, on 05 April 2013 - 01:25 PM, said:

So if the integrated graphics do not work, would that mean that the motherboard is bad?

Did you uninstall your video card drivers?
Remove the VC?
Set BIOS to integrated graphics as the primary graphics?
If your card is still plugged in, are you plugged into the motherboard graphics port, not the video card to your monitor?

[chloroformgirl]

Would setting the BIOS to integrated graphics be setting the PCI to "onboard"?

[chloroformgirl]

So, I've tried changing that setting to "onboard", "pci", and "pcie-1" the latter being what my graphics card is plugged into. While my graphics card was unplugged, I tried all three while connecting my monitor to my motherboard. When that didn't work, I tried all three while being plugged in to my graphics card and still no such luck. All fans work, hard drive boots, and disk drive works. Anything else I can try?


Or even if everything else is working correctly, could there still be a chance that my motherboard isn't working properly and needs to be replaced?

This post has been edited by chloroformgirl: 05 April 2013 - 03:30 PM

[Rommel]

chloroformgirl, on 05 April 2013 - 03:29 PM, said:

So, I've tried changing that setting to "onboard", "pci", and "pcie-1" the latter being what my graphics card is plugged into. While my graphics card was unplugged, I tried all three while connecting my monitor to my motherboard. When that didn't work, I tried all three while being plugged in to my graphics card and still no such luck. All fans work, hard drive boots, and disk drive works. Anything else I can try?


Or even if everything else is working correctly, could there still be a chance that my motherboard isn't working properly and needs to be replaced?

Confirm your monitor is not the problem.
If it is fine, I am not sure if I'm missing anything else to tell you.
From here I hope a second opinion would be posted.

[chloroformgirl]

Yeah, I've tried with my monitor as well as my television, using the VGA for both and HDMI for my television as well, just in case it were the cable. Thanks for trying to help me!

[wojtekdstymk]

When the computer power ups, are there any beeps? If so what are they?

What other cards did you try?

The motherboard is supports 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. Did you try a PCI Express 2.0 x16 card?

[chloroformgirl]

The only beeps it makes is kind of like a double beep noise, a loud beep followed immediately by a softer one. The only two graphics cards I have tried would be Radeon HD 7750 PCI Express 3.0 x16 and Radeon HD 6450 PCI Express 2.1. Would you suggest anything else? Also, does the fact that the integrated graphics do not work mean anything as far as my motherboard not being fully operational?

[wojtekdstymk]

Beeps are code what the problem is.

Check this site for info on beeps:
http://www.asrock.co.../faq.asp?k=beep

Plus look here:
http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

Once you figure which code it is that will see what can be done. There is only info for 3 long beeps, which would mean memory problem. Is it double and soft beep?

This post has been edited by wojtekdstymk: 08 April 2013 - 11:25 AM

[Dellinsp531]

If it is beeps, that the motherboard is give you a hint about the problem.

[chloroformgirl]

It's just two beeps, so looks like a parity error? So, bad memory, yes?

I'm looking at the specs for my motherboard and it says something about ddr3 2400+ and the ram I'm using, which is listed in the OP, doesn't say 2400+ anywhere, but something like this does:

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820231589


Sooo, would you guys recommend upgrading to that ram? Or should my other ram be compatible? Again THANK YOU so much for all of the help and patience!

[LiveBrianD]

That's likely the max supported - any modern board with DDR3 would support 1333MHz.

[Rommel]

chloroformgirl, on 08 April 2013 - 12:48 PM, said:

It's just two beeps, so looks like a parity error? So, bad memory, yes?

I'm looking at the specs for my motherboard and it says something about ddr3 2400+ and the ram I'm using, which is listed in the OP, doesn't say 2400+ anywhere, but something like this does:

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820231589


Sooo, would you guys recommend upgrading to that ram? Or should my other ram be compatible? Again THANK YOU so much for all of the help and patience!

The RAM you have is fine as far as specs go.
This is your spec chart for RAM,
Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2400+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
- Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
- Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP)

The 2400 is what Brian said, an OCed value.

Try one module at a time.
Perhaps one is bad?

[Rommel]

chloroformgirl, on 08 April 2013 - 12:48 PM, said:

It's just two beeps, so looks like a parity error? So, bad memory, yes?

Possibly.

Follow this guide.
First, make sure your RAM is fully in place.
Make sure the hold down latches are fully engaged into the key on the RAM.

Reinstall it and make sure they are fully in place.

If this fails continue with this.

http://www.computerh...es/ch000996.htm

[wojtekdstymk]

The DDR3 2400+(OC) is the overclocked value, which has the OC on it.

Try like mentioned above with one 1 stick at a time.

Or if possible, try a lower ram that is1866/1600/1333/1066.

[chloroformgirl]

Weeeeell, I tried one stick at a time in each slot and a lower ram as well, same method. Still the same two beeps. Motherboard issue?

[waldojim]

Ok, personal thoughts based on what I see here.

1st off, the HCL lists very few 8GB sticks as being compatible. It is quite possible (even if unlikely) that the system simply doesn't like that ram.

2nd The A series APU's LOVE fast ram. The faster the better. I would seriously consider sending that back for 1600Mhz kits or faster. Truthfully, this is one case, where I would almost say grab up the "AMD" kit, and call it a day. Those are certified for that board and cpu...

3rd, Parity error usually does indicate some problem with ram. Though I wouldn't necessarily say the ram is bad (after all, how do you end up with two identically bad sticks?). This could also mean that the memory controller on the CPU is buggerd, or that there is a motherboard problem. I would start with the ram though - namely because it is cheap to send back, and easy to test. The CPU would be next on my list. The motherboard is the least likely culprit here.