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    MS-1761 powering up but no post?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Torian, May 1, 2012.

  1. Torian

    Torian Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys, just finished building my MS-1761 DiY kit, when I press the power button, the power button lights up, fans spinning yet nothing displaying on screen. Eject button not working either

    Specs:

    i7-2820QM (QS)
    8 gigs DDR3 PNY ram
    570m
     
    Torian, May 1, 2012
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  2. xMAR99

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    Any beeps?
    Check the graphics card, maybe its not seated right.
     
    xMAR99, May 1, 2012
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  3. Heihachi_1337

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    Check your memory seating and GPU seating.
    You may want to also try an external monitor to see if anything comes up on it.

    Your eject touch button will not work without the S-bar utility.
     
    Heihachi_1337, May 1, 2012
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  4. Torian

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    Fair dice. How do I find the gpu on this model? That's the only thing I didn't have to install so don't wanna mess with the wrong component. The guy I bought it from messaged me saying my QS CPU could be what's wrong with it because of its instability, is there any truth to his words?

    And no beeps, just fans and leds work
     
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  5. Heihachi_1337

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    The GPU on this model is located underneath your other heatsink. The heatsink has 4 screws with springs, and a lot of little metal bumps all over it.

    Before you pull the GPU to check it out, you may want to try an external monitor first, and check the RAM seating.

    I don't believe you would have issues with your QS CPU, if it was an ES that would be a different story.
     
    Heihachi_1337, May 1, 2012
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  6. Torian

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    Update on this:

    Still nothing. Tried different model ram, tried external monitor, applied thermal paste to the cpu, still no POST. I have another laptop being built with Eurocom so is there any place I could sell this DiY to someone that would be willing to troubleshoot and actually make use of this laptop? *I live on an island so there's no-one here willing to buy a laptop that doesn't work on arrival*

    Unless anyone has more troubleshooting suggestions, I'm all ears :)
     
    Torian, May 21, 2012
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    King Krish, May 21, 2012
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