CPU wont boot

gordonheimer · January 7th, 2009, 06:30 PM

I just finished putting together my friends CPU. At the boot it stays at the intel screen and says EB in the bottom corner. After about 20seconds it powers off. We originally had to replace the ram because it was too high voltage but now we still have a problem. I am thinking the motherboard is still having a problem reading the RAM. Anyone have any ideas of what i could do?

Here is what he has.
Intel BOXDP45SG LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996585 - Retail

KarmaKiller · January 7th, 2009, 06:58 PM

Is there any beeps? If so, how many and are they long or short?
Is there any kind of LED's or anything that gives you any kind of post codes?
Have you tried with just one stick or RAM?

2monsters · January 7th, 2009, 07:07 PM

Also. You may have to go into the bios and manually set voltage and timings for the ram. I was pretty much having the same problem on a new build i just put together. Run through the suggestions from karmakiller first.

gordonheimer · January 7th, 2009, 07:28 PM

I tried one stick, and tried each slot. Some of the slots beep three times(which i assume is a memory error?). I am not sure if the computer will even let me go into bios.

gordonheimer · January 7th, 2009, 09:15 PM

tried everything except entering BIOS

any ideas?

KarmaKiller · January 7th, 2009, 10:01 PM

Are the beeps short or long?
Webopedia: BIOS Beep Codes

electric · January 7th, 2009, 10:19 PM

from OP link from newegg

"Cons: It didn't POST at first. I had to take the battery out for a minute or two and clear CMOS to make it go. Otherwise it's rock solid"

clear the CMOS and use one stick of ram [experiment one at a time ]
until Post

gordonheimer · January 7th, 2009, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarmaKiller

Are the beeps short or long?
Webopedia: BIOS Beep Codes

oo ill have to lookat that, thanks

Quote:

from OP link from newegg

"Cons: It didn't POST at first. I had to take the battery out for a minute or two and clear CMOS to make it go. Otherwise it's rock solid"

clear the CMOS and use one stick of ram [experiment one at a time ]
until Pos

Big_Daddy · January 8th, 2009, 09:03 AM

Read the manual for clearing the CMOS.

gordonheimer · January 9th, 2009, 02:53 PM

i removed the battery, left it out for about 20min and I also moved the jumper and moved it back to default. Still stuck at intel screen with EB in bottom corner....anyone else have any ideas? Im lost