ISSUE:
My PC turns on, then off, then on etc.. This is what is happening: Upon hitting the power button the machine will power up for about 3 seconds with no POST then turn off. It will then turn back on then turn off etc. etc. etc.... The system does not POST.
The only way to turn it off is to hold the power switch down.
HISTORY:
I have been through hoops YTD and this had been going on for about 5 months. I have RMA'd three Gigabyte GA-965-DS3 v3.3' motherboards and ended up with a new chipset GA-EP35-DS3R after I used all my components on a Buddy's board and they worked on the newer chipset. After I switched out all my components with my new Mobo the computer worked fine for about a month. Then one day I shut it off and it started to cycle, I quick restarted and it turned on. I left it on for about a week and was able to put the computer in standby and restart it. I wanted to shut it down to see what happens and whoalla my system is back to square one cycling away.
WHAT I HAVE TRIED:
-Disassembled my entire computer and tested each of my components and they work
-Upgraded my chipset, system worked, then failed
-Ruled out front panel power switch by unhooking power jumper and using a screw driver
-Cleared CMOS
-Moved RAM around in different configurations
-Called Gigabyte support.... Enough said
I really do not want to deal with RMAing my MOBO again, but if I have too I will. Any and all advice is welcome at this point. I have 2 more GB of RAM coming later this week that I will try out that is the same as my current. I think it is either my MOBO, CPU, or RAM, however with the way this is happening it might be a short somewhere. This is unlikely because of the caliber of my case, but anything is possible.
Thanks Guys!
Here are my specs:
Case: Antec P180B
PSU: E6550
VGA: 8800GTS 320
MOBO: GA-EP35-DS3R
RAM: Patriot 1066 DDR2 (1GB X 2)
PSU: Thermaltake 750 Watt
Hard drives: Two WD 80 GB in RAID 0
Optional Drives: 1 DVD ROM; 1 DVD +/- DL
My PC turns on, then off, then on etc.. This is what is happening: Upon hitting the power button the machine will power up for about 3 seconds with no POST then turn off. It will then turn back on then turn off etc. etc. etc.... The system does not POST.
The only way to turn it off is to hold the power switch down.
HISTORY:
I have been through hoops YTD and this had been going on for about 5 months. I have RMA'd three Gigabyte GA-965-DS3 v3.3' motherboards and ended up with a new chipset GA-EP35-DS3R after I used all my components on a Buddy's board and they worked on the newer chipset. After I switched out all my components with my new Mobo the computer worked fine for about a month. Then one day I shut it off and it started to cycle, I quick restarted and it turned on. I left it on for about a week and was able to put the computer in standby and restart it. I wanted to shut it down to see what happens and whoalla my system is back to square one cycling away.
WHAT I HAVE TRIED:
-Disassembled my entire computer and tested each of my components and they work
-Upgraded my chipset, system worked, then failed
-Ruled out front panel power switch by unhooking power jumper and using a screw driver
-Cleared CMOS
-Moved RAM around in different configurations
-Called Gigabyte support.... Enough said
I really do not want to deal with RMAing my MOBO again, but if I have too I will. Any and all advice is welcome at this point. I have 2 more GB of RAM coming later this week that I will try out that is the same as my current. I think it is either my MOBO, CPU, or RAM, however with the way this is happening it might be a short somewhere. This is unlikely because of the caliber of my case, but anything is possible.
Thanks Guys!
Here are my specs:
Case: Antec P180B
PSU: E6550
VGA: 8800GTS 320
MOBO: GA-EP35-DS3R
RAM: Patriot 1066 DDR2 (1GB X 2)
PSU: Thermaltake 750 Watt
Hard drives: Two WD 80 GB in RAID 0
Optional Drives: 1 DVD ROM; 1 DVD +/- DL
