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datguy

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    Strange Motherboard Start-up in New Build
    « on: March 16, 2015, 01:30:33 PM »
    Alright, so this is for when I first built my pc, when I put everything in the case, plugged everything up, and hit the power button it ran for a split second then turned off. Bewildered I wasted a couple seconds and without pressing any buttons or messing around in the case it restarted itself, then it died again. Then It restarted again and took me straight to the UEFI bios. Is this normal (it did post everytime it restarted). Cause I built a second pc with the exact same parts and it did not do this on the first run. Motherboard is this one (bought from Newegg) : ASUS P8B75-M/CSM LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard.

    Note: The pc runs fine, but the real scare begins when it shuts down it will restart itself sometimes and I have no idea why. Also this is a completely reformatted hard drive so no viruses could possibly be on it (has windows 8.1 on it). I've checked the power options and everything seems to be in order.  ???
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    Re: Strange Motherboard Start-up in New Build
    « Reply #1 on: March 17, 2015, 06:15:07 AM »
    Did you remember to install MBoard standoffs ? ?...Thermal paste applied properly ? ?....what brand and wattage is this PSU ? ?
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      Re: Strange Motherboard Start-up in New Build
      « Reply #2 on: March 17, 2015, 12:37:33 PM »
      Don't know what standoff's are, Thermal paste was pre-applied and all temps look good, EVGA 600B 600watt power supply.
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      Re: Strange Motherboard Start-up in New Build
      « Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 05:53:32 PM »
      Standoffs are those little Brass coneectors you use mounting the MBoard to the chassis...without them you may have a short which describes your symptoms...
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      Re: Strange Motherboard Start-up in New Build
      « Reply #4 on: March 17, 2015, 08:00:11 PM »
      The OP has me dizzy.
      He said it did not work,
      - then he said it did.

      Stand Offs?
      Without them, nothing can work. See images attached.

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      datguy

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        Re: Strange Motherboard Start-up in New Build
        « Reply #5 on: March 19, 2015, 12:26:31 PM »
        Okay all the standoff's are in the right spot for my case, and What I mean is, is it normal for a pc to restart 3 times upon first boot.  Or could I possibly have a fault in my mobo that i need to address.
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        Re: Strange Motherboard Start-up in New Build
        « Reply #6 on: March 19, 2015, 12:58:21 PM »
        It's worth trying a BIOS update - I had the exact same issue with my board when I upgraded the graphics card, turns out that there was a BIOS update to "improve GPU compatibility" which fixed it.
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