New PC won't start, mobo flashes once that's it
Hello r/buildapc ,
Today my new motherboard, ram and CPU all arrived.
When I installed it all it didn't start. The motherboard flashes white once and that's it. No fans starting nothing.
I have tried uninstalling several parts and starting but it's all the same. One white flash at the motherboard led and that's it.
Even when I only power the motherboard with nothing else connected it gives the same effect...
Anyone got a clue what might be the problem?
My specs are: New x570 aorus elite motherboard New ryzen 5 5600x cpu New 2x 32gb ram Old and previous working corsair rm650x psu Old and previous working AMD 480x gpu
Posted Jul 17, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC
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Did you update your Motherboard BIOS, the X570 boards usually needs updating for Ryzen 5000 CPUs to work.
I haven't, I can't even get that far.
Also whenever I get rid of all cables except for the power cable to the motherboard it still does the same so I dont think that's the problem...
It did the same with my Motherboard. I had to update it with a USB with nothing else instaled/powered so it would recognise my CPU.
Do you have an older CPU to test. If not there are YouTube vids on how to flash your BIOs without a CPU/anything installed. Hopefully you'll be up and running in no time.
But when everything is detached but the mobo, the cpu shouldn't matter, should it?