Keep in mind that this video is two years old, before Ryzen 3000 came in and kerb stomped everything. My opinions in this video have aged very badly, I'm aware of that.

Love your channel my dude. Just discovered so I have a back catalogue of itneresting fixes, builds and reviews. Thanks for the content. Love your commentary as well. It shows everyone the logical steps of diagnosis and repair.

I really like your videos, they are construtive and full of vital information, no fussing around, just plain and simple! Keep up the good work! :-)

Those few times that bios flashback is worth its weight in gold

I've become a big fan of this channel, I enjoy watching you diagnose and repair PC's. Great work.

I learned how to troubleshoot 25 years ago, and i still build my own rigs. I have encountered every trouble shooting error you show in you're video's. Very fun to watch some one else go down the same rabbit whole. XD Thanks

Thank you for the video!I learn so many things watching your videos, great job!!

it works thank you so much anyone who is still going through this dont give up

This has got a sub from me: calm, methodical, effective, not to mention your generosity in the cable re-management. Being the nerd that I am, and not a business man who doesn't need or want to waste his time unnecessarily, I note that the existing BIOS version 3203, which came out in Jan 2018, did appear in the CPU compatibility list against the Ryzen 2400G & GE: the G came out in Feb 2018, whereas the 2600X [which is what I have] didn't come out until April.

That was thrilling! Great to watch a master at work... eliminating the obvious and discovering the fail. Thanks much. This might help me resolve a similar issue with a Ryzen 3700x (suxorz that there's no CPU graphics).

Although in your opinion this took to long, I loved it. This really help me learn. Thanks For Sharing!

30 seconds into the video i was yelling at my screen "bios update!!!!!"

Awesome video. Really gives me the knowledge to properly troubleshoot a pc that doesn't boot.

I remember that you had another video awhile back that needed a bios update for the cpu. Surprised you didn't think of that sooner. Glad you figured it out though.

Liked that fact that you used bios beeper and also 100% agree on not having an igpu

I found this very useful and informative. Thanks.

This video has aged so much, I suppose its a good case study in how we get used to all the issues with the status quo.

Your video saved my ass! I was having the exact same problem with the exact same cpu. Thank you so much!

The upcoming chips the 3203 BIOS was referring to was the Ryzen APUs that released around feb 2018 (Ryzen 3 2200G/Ryzen 5 2400G). They were released before the Ryzen 2000 series, but based on the Ryzen 1000 series.

The Ryzen chips that have integrated graphics are the ones with a G at the end and the A series APUs of course.

Love the videos bro, very informative! Once you called out the MOBO I said BIOS update lol!

This was a great watch. I've been having the same problem.

Long story short finally got my Asus x370 Pro motherboard to post by following the steps.I really appreciate your help and getting me back into the swing of building again.

Informative and honest - thanks again :) Id get you to troubleshoot any computer issue I couldn't handle, if I wasn't in the colonies down-under ;)

Dude i did it man! I got into the bios and it’s posted! I put in a new CMOS battery CR2032 energizer and reset the jumper thing with the three pins! Currently configuring the bios as I’m posting this comment.

wow I'm surprised that brushing that cpu didn't bend anything! Awesome video as usual though, even I'm watching it 4 years after it was published, still so enjoyable.

The thermal paste one helped me. Thanks

Two days ago in my own build I had almost the exact same problem. But for me, I had simply inserted the 4-pin part of the 20+4 pin power connector in the wrong orientation. I had failed to notice there was a reason for the extra plastic parts sticking out to indicate how the 20-pin and 4-pin parts should be aligned together.

The episode like this turn me on to build PC or work on my projects.

Done a BIOS update, still not working, help?!

That intermediate/removable header for the front panel connections is a really neat idea.

Have a similar no post issue but my PC was working before. 3600 and asrock steel legend. I reseated the ram and then it starts to power cycling and not post.

Great video mate, an honest methodical conclusion to a modern PC repair. Ignore the comments 1 week ago by an obvious non Tech and suspect gamer , "Benchmark poster at best". As a Technician in a different field I know we all have a different route or we`d be robots. You showed your client respect by firstly checking what he owned up to, excessive thermal paste sorted, bad mobo plate sorted, its all good! FASTER does not mean BETTER in any repair as you have shown. keep up the videos as a lot of us may not comment but the Views and subscriptions tell no lies!

hello there you have very good and clear explain .its really very good helpfull.i got the same problems.i try to solve your way.but the problem is still now BIOS not shown up.do have any more idea.can you give me any advice please.

Ok i have an x470 mobo with ryzen 5 2600x cpu and Msi geforce 1660 super and I’m not getting a post could the problem be the same as in this video or something different?

I like these kind of youtube channels. I've also run into this kind of issues though I remember it was a q6600 system, the socket was hard to clean...

Hello, I would like to know if I can order the grey adapter you used to plug-in the power cables to the motherboard. Thank you in advance and I love your videos. They’re very helpful.

Nice work brother! What is your “go-to” for diagnosing CPUs with likely shorts(soldered on or removable) that won’t POST video? *assumptions: known good ram, power, e.g., min sys configuration to achieve post Thx!!

My ryzen 3 3300x happened the same thing, I updated the bios to the lastest version and still no signal. I don't know what to do.

I've seen Standoff's Shorting the MB in the wrong place causing issues before.

helo, cna you help, why my mobo black screen, i have mobo b550m pro4 , proc ryzen 3 3300x, vga 5x 580 8gb oc strix, i go to update my b550m pro4 bios version 1.70 , when upgrade done my pc doesn't boot again, only black screen / lost signal, in motherboard have a sign Q-led in (DRAM,CPU), what kind i do to fix this ?

I was surprise to see you spray alcohol stray into the socket. Good to know you can do that. Wasn't sure that was possible. Thank you

Its interesting you mention the PSU as few people realise the changes in the ATX specification can be a real pain when trying to use a new PSU in an old computer. It may be better now thanks to LEDs and USB driving the 5V requirements back up again, but when CPUs first switched to a 12V header, PSUs designed for that didn't have enough 5V amps to work with older motherboards that ran the CPU VRM off 5V. (at least that's how I recall it)

Love ASUS MB for Ryzen, on my third one now (2 PCs plus an upgrade for 3600 to a TUF gaming one). Easy to overclock on and configure

Does intel cpus have that same kind of bios flash/ update issue to install new intel cpus??? Anyone knows can answer here.

nice video, i have a b350 pc mate latest bios with 1700, i changed case because my pc fell to the ground and now it wont boot, i tried a lot of what you did and nothing worked, i placed an order for a motherboard speaker to further diagnosticate

Yeah as someone who just purchased a 2700x and was looking into common build issues, once I saw the 370 on the MoBo, more then lightly BIOS. Also will you be doing a build video when you got all the parts for your new rig?

yes it has built in graphics were do you plug the monitor many boards got no way to do it

I have a GA-AX370 GAMING K7 and my new ryzen 9 won't boot. Fans and everything comes on but the cpu on-board warning light is going off. How do I reset a safe mode to flash it. It doesn't start up so I may run a thumb drive with drivers on it.

Do you think that Is reasonable to cool a 3950x with a High level air cooler such as the be quiet dark rock 4 (not the pro version) without doing overclock ?

Nicely done, I was beginning to wonder if the Reset switch was faulty S/C.

I just built my pc today and was having post issues I have a amd ryzen 5 3600 paired with a gigabyte b450m ds3h and was at a loss on why I could not get to the bios screen let alone see the display this shed so much light on trouble shooting my parts and what the best remedy is I have a AMD ryzen 2600 cpu arriving tomorrow to put in and get my 3700 to post and keep the other cpu for a later project thanks for the video !

it's never the cpu excpet when it is..... i love the way you work. thanks for sharing.

At mark 32:46 in the video what is the the thing called you are plugging the power and rest buttons called?

I have a ryzen 5 3600 on a b450 mobo do I need a cpu that the mobo can post with out of the box to update the bios? Someone help plz

I did get some thermal paste on my 2700X the other day. The Motherboard didn´t even recognize the CPU. I though for a sec i fried it, because I was a bit reckless while turning off the PC and demounting everything.

I salute you Master Pc Jedi your tooth brush tricked like a charm. It was some Arctic ice in the pins. The loo roll was also useful but watch for the paper bits

I'm new to custom pc building. What does it mean by NO POST?

I've got a 2700x and Asus x470 crosshair vii hero mobo and my problem is I hit the power button and it runs for less than a second and turns off.

I finally found the video where you bought that AMD A8 cpu.

PC turns on cpu cooler,psu fan,cooling fans, are spinning VGA fans aren't spinning but LED's working on VGA. MSI EZ DEBUG indicates CPU and quickly indicates VGA."NO SIGNAL" on monitor cannot get into bios. Note:- this was the first boot up I was able to install windows it worked nearly 2 hours and suddenly monitor showed "NO SIGNAL". I couldn't install/update bios,drivers,etc plz help?

To clean cpu pins and mobo socket did just used 99% isopropyl alcohol? Did you know if there is any risk to clean them in that way? Theorically should be dielectric and volatile so even if penetrates inside should be fine after it dried for good but... You know I want be sure

do BIOS updates always connecting the motherboard to a UPS back up power. you never know when there will be a sudden power cut halfway through the update

Looks similar to my problem. I'll see if I can download any needed update via my current (to be replaced with the build) Mac Mini. Wild card: At first I got no fans, not even on the PSU. I put the open MoBo on its box and figured out I'd put the Ryzen 5 CPU in sideways. I'm hoping it's not damaged. The pins appeared OK... no force was used. I just lined up the triangle with what I thought was another triangle on the socket. I reset it and got a white LED on the MSI MB. I still haven't found out what that means. No speaker to make beeps, but no video at all. At least now the PSU, CPU and GC fans all work. This is my first build since my last Win machine in about 1995. I went to Mac in about 2000. Now I'm a Linux guy. It's been OK on the Mini but that's starting to be too slow for what even browsers need these days. Wonder what info they're trading as I stare at a video or Facebook. Sometimes that HDD goes crazy!

Does not like ASUS motherboards, but keeps getting Gigabyte ones that keep failing/problems in one form of another. I am on my 3rd ASUS motherboard. Only changed them when the pc got too old to upgrade.

I have no problems with the comments you made about the AMD Ryzen. I realize the age of the video and I know the situation now for Ryzen is different from that point in time. I'm currently the proud owner of a 3700x that replaced a 4690k because I wanted something that could handle gaming and streaming simultaneously. Thank you for this video!

I remember returning an AMD CPU at Fry's , they would test fit it into a board to make sure no bent pins , so I bought electronics tweezers and a magnifying glass and fixed it before I returned it. Took a good while to fix.🤣

I have a brand new just assembled Rog Strix x-370 motherboard with a Rizen 2700 that will not post. Hopefully this will help.

curious to know how much he charged the client considering he had to pay for the apu

Yep, called it. Seeing that board I sat there going "is that an A320, B350 or X370 chipset?" off comes the GPU, yeeep, X370, needs a BIOS update.

you read on bios page "to support new CPUS" but the bios above that said the same... so that one was for 1000series ryzens and the next for 2000

Any tips from anyone on pulling the cooler from a Ryzen without pulling the CPU out of the socket?

There are advantages to having an oversized psu, they tend to be most efficient at about 50-70% utilization, so you can get better efficiency by having a oversized psu vs one that is just big enough. On top of that, because the psu is running at let's say 50%, there will be less heat, and less load in general, so you get less wear on the components, most likely resulting in longer life.

16:13 why is CPU fan not plugged in??

great video. I had a similar problem. including the thermo paste on the cpu. Unfortunately my board was compatible with my cpu(tuf game x570 wifi) so it couldnt have been the bios. After replacing every component with the exception of the cpu my build still did not post. So I guess my new ryzen 7 3800x died on me. waiting for my new cpu to test everything out again. I don't for see not posting considering unless I'm extremely unlucky...Good video, it gave me some reassurance that I checked everything possible.

I got the Ryzen 7 2700x CPU, and the ROG Crosshair vii Hero X470 MOBO, with a Corsair RM 750x PSU, with a GTX 960 GPU, and two G.Skill Ripjaw DDR4 RAM in the B2 and A2 slots and it will not post! I’ve reseated then CPU and reapplied thermal paste, Reseated the GPU and RAM. Tested it in the bench and in the chassis and it won’t post man. I’ve taken out the battery in the motherboard and put it back. It’s a brand new MOBO out of the box, how can I tell if my MOBO is faulty??? We’ve spent a bunch of money... :( not to mention the 2TB Seattle HD and Samsung 860 EVO SSD.

Smacks of my problem to the `T`, great diagnosis. If there was a way to flash the bios w/o posting to the bios that would be handy :p guess I'm stuck buying an slightly older cpu - CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 - CPU Cooler: Wraith Stealth Cooler - MOBO: ASUS B450 AMD Ryzen 2 Micro ATX Gaming Motherboard AM4 DDR4 HDMI DVI VGA M.2 USB 3.1 Gen2 (Prime B450M-A/CSM) - RAM: Patriot Viper Elite Series 2666MHz / PC4-21300 / PVE432GG2666C6KGY - PSU: Thermaltake Smart 700W 80+ White Certified PSU, Continuous Power with 120mm Ultra Quiet Fan, ATX 12V V2.3/EPS 12V Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0700NPCWUS-W - Chassis: Thermaltake Core V21 SPCC Micro ATX Cube Computer Chassis CA-1D5-00S1WN-00

got a similar problem with ryzen5 2500x in aurous b450 (they are compatible) but getting dram led fault, tested with 2 sets of compatible ram and had 3 mobos, each time mobo worked for a time when new (cleared cmos on each) and got the same fault 3 times not sure what is, as CPU has worked in each mobo when bought new, new PSU also so it ain't that could it be the CPU? just strange as workes for a time and the just won't boot. (am not dumb to computers as-built systems since 97' but am stumped)

My board says Ryzen 3000 ready would that be fine with the 1600 because I’m getting no post?

My asus board got stuck in a post cycle I decided to update bios and it shut off on me. It was then bricked. I ended up getting a new psu and asrock 570 taichi board. Maybe it wasn't asuss fault but I still stay clear from them now hahah.

I have same issues. My rig was working fine for 5 months then last week it started to act strange. It would boot up then it wouldnt boot until last week it wont boot anymore. All cpu and system fans including thr rgb running. I've open and check inside and saw the MSI Ez Debug VGA Led turned on. Already removed everything and clean the RAM and GPU pins. Also done resetting the CMOS. Still got no POST. BUILD: MSI B450i Gaming Plus AC Ryzen 2600 MSI Rx570 8GB OC Armor G.Skill Trident Z 16GB (2x8GB) 3200Mhz PSU: Corsair SF450 Casing: Cougar QBX

27:05 bruuhhh omg HAHA what have you been doing back there?? XDD i laughed so hard XD

As soon as I seen the "No Post" I immediately said BIOS needs updating. My Ryzen 7 1700 & MSI B350M Pro-VDH worked out of the box but updated it to the newest BIOS as soon as it booted to make it compatible with Ryzen 9 3700X.

Thanks for this vid. My problem is I only get a 1 sec flash of the LED's down around the audio section. Using Ryzen 3 2200G, 1 year old. I upgraded my main PC with the Ryzen 7 2700. Hard for me to believe it is bad. Got Amazon Warehouse deal for Aorus B450 M. Sent it back and the 2nd one does the same thing. The Bios/UEFI should be fine. What are the odds that Amazon has sent me 2 bad boards. So now I have ordered the Ryzen 3 3200G, I hope it does not need an updated bios for 3rd gen. And I should mention that I have tried this in 2 different cases with 2 different power supplies.

What does kerb stomped mean?

As soon as you started on this one I knew it was a BIOS update. I have a b350 board from my old computer and have just purchased a 3000g and need to update the bios to support it.

So the problem was an outdated BIOS? I have this very same problem right now with a Asrock b450m pro4 and a Ryzen 3400g.

Oh the old cpu not supported yet issue. Thought it was going to be a need to clear cmos because the ram is at the wrong clock rate or board was shorted or something. Asus is the one that actually WORKS in my experience. My b350 prime can flash in the bios from disc but some directories are not visible for some reason.

Can you have troubleshooting video content regarding power supply? I would be great for viewer like us doesn’t have any idea what’s going on power supply like some on computers that have power supply…Many Thanks!

Hi Adamant IT, are you using a HDMI Capture Card for recording the devices / units you troubleshoot? If so, what brand and model? Thanks in advanced.

Can you use any alcohol on circuits?

5mins into the video i already knew what the problem is and confirm when i saw the motherboard model i was talking to myself bios update bios update.

Could have tried the cpu on another mb too. Love your work!

my itx wont post and a lot others, i think becouse of covit a lot of non exsisting qualty control probly not a good time to buy anything.

Thank you you just saved me I realized my Ryzen 3 3100 doesn't have onboard graphics I was planning to buy and gtx 1060 down the line but apparently to get a post you need a gpu or onboard graphics

I had this exact problem when updating from my Ryzen 5 2600x to the Ryzen 7 3700x, felt like crying when it didn't work, some research later, I found i needed to update BIOS from F32 to F40, was relieved when it booted. glad I didn't spend £300 on a paper weight.

anyone who fixed it. can you contact me and help me? i had 30 day warrenty and now im stuck cuz its over

that board must have had the USB 3.1 header ripped off cause that board does come with the plastic plugin for it but if you pull at it wrong you can rip them off to leave bare pins which are not good. makes me think this is not a new board and that it was just upgraded to the 2600x only

Best diagnose / troubleshoot video ever, but still i unable to do all that, i dont have extra gpu, extra cpu to check the Bios, 🤦‍♂️

Exactaly the same problem face with my new build. msi B550M Pro VDH with Ryzen 5600G. No response at al.... No bios posting... No display😩😩😩 the terrible fact is that i didn't have any spare apu's for Bios update So, i once again shipped my MOBO to retailer for updating bios. Waiting.... Hope that it could work....