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PC turns on then quickly turns off
The PC was working fine today.I was adding 2 extra sticks of ram to a total of 4 gb or x4 1 gb sticks.
now when i try to turn it on,it quickly(~3 seconds) shuts down.it doesnt go to POST nor to bios.the motherboard LEDs turn on
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Dec 06, 2007
- its on the old ramDec 06, 2007
- all the ram is compatible.i know.
no beeps.the pc worked just fine with 2 gb.its on Vista 64,i downloaded the update
929777 to be able to get 4gb without a BSOD. I already checked all ram for errors,they were all fine.
To me this looks like a motherboard error.I was looking for similar errors on google and "C1 error" came up and this fix from the evga forums http://evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=169747&mpage=1&key=𩜓
Also its a:
EVGA 68i LT
Intel Q6600
4x1gb patriot ddr2 800
2x Seagate 320gb SATA II
Windows Vista 64
2x 8800 GT 512mb
PC P&C silencer 610
Dec 06, 2007
- What is Error C1
If you would read what i have written
goovy75,i cant even go into BIOS...Dec 06, 2007
- Since it doesnt POST,goes to BIOS or beeps,it could be the PSU.
Its brand new,and its a PC Power and Cooling,one of the best PSU manufacturers so i don't know.
Best Solution
posted on Dec 06, 2007
Rank: Wiz
Rating: 84%, 46 votes
You also might check your version of your bios from your motherboard. If there is you can try upgrade your bios and maybe then all of them will work.
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Dec 06, 2007
- You can go to bios if you just have 1 memory installed. Just temporarely to see what version your bios is and then check it on the website of you mobo manafucturer.
You also said that it was working before you add the memory. So take it out check your bios version. After that we look further. step by step.
i am not angy. it's just a mis understanding.Dec 06, 2007
- by the way c1 error means that it can't find the memory or identify it. What is the brand and model of your motherboard and what memory do you have?
is it the list you provided here up?Dec 06, 2007
- well if you have a q6600
2x 8800 vga
2x 320gb hdd
i would advise a psu of minimum 600 watt. 550 or 550 should be enough but a psu of 600w has a little more room to breathe.
but let's not guess here. try first to see what happens. and i know it's not fun or easy:
take out 1 of the 2 vga if you have 2. Unconnect the 2 hdd's from power and sata cable. leave only one memory dimm in the slot.
turn on pc. if it shows bios and/or post. turn it of and then add one of the other that is unconnected. Then turn on pc. if you see post and/or bios turn off and connect te next. In this way you might see what is causing the problem.
Solution #2
posted on Dec 06, 2007
Rank: Wiz
Rating: 87%, 51 votes
I know you have probably confirmed that your motherboard supports 4 GB of Ram so I'll just to the troubleshooting.
If the computer sends out 3 beeps when turning on the computer without posting you know that there is a memory problem.
Try to start out with the original ram to make sure the computer boots. Then add each stick to see when till the computer fails if the first added stick fails remove and try the other new one. If they both fail the memory may be incompatible with your system. If one stick fails then your problem is most likely a bad ram stick. Although it is possible if both ram sticks fail and have them both be bad ram it is not as likely.
Solution #3
posted on Dec 06, 2007
Rank: Master
Rating: 71%, 9 votes
Does it boot fine if you remove the memory you just added? If it does then try switching the memory that was in it before with the memory you just added. You want to first determine if the ram you bought is bad or incompatible.
Solution #4
posted on Jan 24, 2009
Rank: Apprentice
Rating: 0%, 0 votes
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