What To Do If Your Gaming PC WONT BOOT! 😭

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0:00 Intro
1:08 Why Your PC Isn't Working
1:33 PC Doesn't Power On
2:20 No Display (Black Screen)
2:56 Power Button Doesn't Do Anything
3:46 DRAM Issues
6:03 Clear CMOS
7:16 Update BIOS To Fix CPU or RAM Issues
8:01 PCIE Riser Problems (ITX PC)
9:36 VGA Issues
10:23 CPU Errors

[kraz]

3:15. Those "tiny little cables" messed me up because I didn't have them connected correctly. Went back into the manual and read harder. Found out I needed to switch them around. New build fired up and ran like a champ. Thanks for the help!!!

[WeissGotWise]

Spent hours trying to figure this out just to find out this whole time my RAM wasn’t all the way in 🤦🏽‍♂️

[khelichuvak]

I am relatively new to putting PC’s together, though I’m a quick learner. I had the problem with the Power, reset, LED- & LED+ cable, I hadn’t plugged them in properly. I was afraid I had broken something, gettin quite stressed troubleshooting EVERYTHING I could think of. This video was a literal life saver. Thank you

[tejas]

BIG thanks! Didn’t switch the PSU button on and was contemplating my life decision to invest so much in a PC that I couldn’t build, cannot explain the relief after watching you mention the PSU switch.

[redxreal]

oh man, I was at this stage at one point, I figured out what I needed to do, but seeing this video just reminded me of what to do if it happened again. Also, I'm lovin the jokes Marcus LOL

[pepinofull]

I was about to cry after spending all day building my first pc, months of searching for components and It just didn't boot. AND IT WAS THE HDMI ON THE MOTHER, OMG YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY YOU MADE ME

[VincentJohnValentine]

Im 100% newbie. Pieced it all together and was psyched but hit a wall of rgb working, half the system working and no BOOT. So, all put together and shiny, she sat on my desk for months until I decided to troubleshoot and I didnt even know about the cycle lights! Thank you! I literally just didnt have the ram seated all the way!

[Thatwasianboii]

Completely new to PCs and your video helped me recognize the meaning behind the motherboard lights. I had assumed that they LOOKED important, but looking closely, the CPU light was red! Very interesting. I just made sure all my connections were solid, and it booted back up again. Furthermore, the display was def plugged into the actual motherboard rather than the graphics card, so I just made a quick switch. Would not have guessed those two to be issues without watching your video...thank you!!!

[aldaluin]

You saved me. Thank you. I love you. I struggled 3 hours and then 2 minutes and 49 seconds in your video everything was solved. I've subscribed, I've liked, I've saved. And now I have commented. Bless you, your family and your loved ones.

[cynbbofhsmkeakdd]

I'm looking into building one in the future so this is actually really helpful 😊

[lpsrocksgirl]

I watched 3 other videos before yours trying to figure out where the disconnect was and you were the first person to suggest that the HDMI was plugged into the motherboard and not where it needs be. Thank you for the fix! 😅

[rustedfists]

Thank you so much I lowered my ram speeds and both of my ram sticks are working now you are god sent 👍

[loose]

“…unless you’re vegan …and then it’ll save the whole pig”. 00:25 seconds, I’m in. 😂😂😂

[cameronrook]

Got my first PC today and couldn't figure out why the display wasn't shoeing... you are the only person to say that the HDMI needs to be plugged into the Graphics card and not the Motherboard and my problem is solved... Thank you so much

[TerminaterX]

Thank you for the video! I just got a 4080 Super and didn’t realize there is a difference between PCIe and CPU cables. Took 3 hours to figure that part out 😅

[chirho]

Thank you this helped my gaming pc, I double checked my ram it was not in all the way in and I had to reset the CMOS and that did the trick.

[DylanZ]

Tip for newbies, if your PC won’t switch on after tinkering from the manual power button on your tower, there is a good chance you probably unplugged the two wires that connect to the actual button itself.

This just happened to me while replacing some front fans, and I accidentally pulled on the cable when threading through the old cables from the fans and didn’t notice at the time.

Figured it out straight away, but definitely makes your heart race when your PC won’t start up 😂

[dannyboy]

Helped me diagnose my first corrupted ram stick. Thanks for the quality video!

[SkyhighGamerYT]

Thank you so much! My computer is working again. You deserve this sub, champ.

[dennissmith]

Omen 30L; "no parts knowledge or build experience required" until you have to swap out partw or upgrade to deal with it's shortcomings.