I just built a new media PC and i'm having a problem that I can't seem to fix.
The hardware:
Apex MI-008 case
Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 LGA1155 mITX motherboard, F8 Bios
Intel Pentium G2030 LGA1155 CPU
Corsair P3 64GB SSD
GSkill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D 2x4GB Ram
The mobo says that the CPU and RAM are both on the supported list
The problem:
When I finished my build I powered on the pc, the CPU fan spins up and all the led indicators on the mobo light up. After about 10-15 seconds the computer will shut off, then 5 seconds later it will start up again and continue this loop. There are no beeps and nothing displayed on my monitor. I took everything apart and re-built it step by step to ensure that I didn't miss a connection or screw something up. Power on, same problem.
I did some reading and it seems that this mobo can have problems with Ivy Bridge CPU's unless it is running the latest, F8 version of the Bios. The recommendation is to try using a Sandy Bridge CPU to see if it boots and to possibly update the Bios. I swap in my 2500k CPU that I have for another build, power on the machine and everything works fine. I check the Bios and it is running the latest F8 Bios.
Now I'm stumped, so I take everything apart and swap back in the G2030 CPU, put it all back together, power it on and run into the original problem again. Unfortunately this mobo does not have a connection for a speaker, and it doesn't have an LED screen showing an error code. I have tried only using 1 stick of RAM, and I have swapped the sticks and tried them in different slots, to no avail.
I'm hoping someone out there has run into something similar before or has a suggestion on my next course of action. Because everything worked with the 2500k CPU that leads me to believe that the mobo/ram/SSD work fine, but i'm wondering if there could be a problem with the G2030 CPU.
Thanks in advance.
The hardware:
Apex MI-008 case
Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 LGA1155 mITX motherboard, F8 Bios
Intel Pentium G2030 LGA1155 CPU
Corsair P3 64GB SSD
GSkill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D 2x4GB Ram
The mobo says that the CPU and RAM are both on the supported list
The problem:
When I finished my build I powered on the pc, the CPU fan spins up and all the led indicators on the mobo light up. After about 10-15 seconds the computer will shut off, then 5 seconds later it will start up again and continue this loop. There are no beeps and nothing displayed on my monitor. I took everything apart and re-built it step by step to ensure that I didn't miss a connection or screw something up. Power on, same problem.
I did some reading and it seems that this mobo can have problems with Ivy Bridge CPU's unless it is running the latest, F8 version of the Bios. The recommendation is to try using a Sandy Bridge CPU to see if it boots and to possibly update the Bios. I swap in my 2500k CPU that I have for another build, power on the machine and everything works fine. I check the Bios and it is running the latest F8 Bios.
Now I'm stumped, so I take everything apart and swap back in the G2030 CPU, put it all back together, power it on and run into the original problem again. Unfortunately this mobo does not have a connection for a speaker, and it doesn't have an LED screen showing an error code. I have tried only using 1 stick of RAM, and I have swapped the sticks and tried them in different slots, to no avail.
I'm hoping someone out there has run into something similar before or has a suggestion on my next course of action. Because everything worked with the 2500k CPU that leads me to believe that the mobo/ram/SSD work fine, but i'm wondering if there could be a problem with the G2030 CPU.
Thanks in advance.