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October 1st, 2017 18:00
XPS 8700 wont boot
This started with a simple update. I changed the CPU to 4790K, new fan ,32 GB ram I know I dont need that much,new case fan and a StarTec Turbofan. For now stock GPU till I get it running.
The problem is when shut it down for rebuild I forgot to change the boot sequence to CD and my 1TB SSD will be my primary drive, with a 2TB for storage. I was told to wire the CD to SATA port 0 and the SSD to SATA 2 port and all will be good.
Not happening. Motherboard light on, PSU light steady Green , all fans running, CD spinning. At first the monitor shows no signal then goes blank, when monitor is unpluged no signal reappears.
What am I missing
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RoHe
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October 2nd, 2017 11:00
Do you know BIOS supports that new CPU? Do you have the latest version of BIOS?
What's on that CD and is it a bootable disk? If you're trying to install Windows, you might be better off creating a bootable USB stick.
Try putting the boot SSD on SATA 0 (blue connector) and the optical drive on SATA1 (white). Reset BIOS by removing the motherboard battery and pressing/holding power button for ~30 sec, then reinstall the battery.
Close up and connect mouse, monitor and keyboard. Power on and put a bootable disk in the optical drive and close the drawer. Power off and then power on again. Immediately press (don't hold) F12. You should see a boot option menu. Select the optical drive and see if it boots now.
Dan-H
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October 2nd, 2017 13:00
I tend to upgrade one thing at a time and then test. even if I have them all in my hand and at least make sure I can get through POST and boot into BIOS before changing the next thing.
From where you are at, I would disconnect all the SATA drives from the motherboard, disconnect all the USB devices except for a keyboard, and connect that to a backpanel USB connector.
I'd pull the graphics card and revert the RAM to what worked before, connect a monitor and see if it will go through POST, and then get into BIOS.
If that doesn't work, I'd try the old CPU.
If you can get into BIOS, then change the boot sequence, then test. Add RAM, then test. take it one step at a time.
good luck. It sounds frustrating but if you do one step at a time you should be able to find out which piece is not working.