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How can I identify if my I3 is faulty?

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Employee
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My computer is not booting, actually there is no image on the monitor or screen when turning on the computer. I don't use any video card. My mother board is showing some called "phase led" all of them turned on when I am trying to turn on the computer, but they last for ever and I dont even receive the bios screen.

How can I confirm if my I3 is faulty already or my motherboard?

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idata
Employee
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Find either a working mobo or CPU - then you can easily understand what component doesn't work for you.

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Employee
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I know that is the easiest way, but unfortunatelly I don't sell computers, so I don't have any motherboard or cpu in my hand to do the replace test..

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Employee
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Actually, it might be your RAM. I have an ASUS P7H55-M PRO mobo and it was similar to yours for a while. I also thought the processor must be fried. However, I was eventually able to get it running by putting in only one RAM stick and booting, though it would always bluescreen. I found out my RAM was incompatible and ordered some from the list of approved RAM in the mobo manual and everything runs perfect now.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

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Employee
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It is difficult to find the right answer to the question if details about the system is not provided. So, can you please provide the information about your system?

Thanks.

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Employee
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Well, the story ended by using the warranty still valid of the parts vendors, so I started with the component with most probabilities of having the problem: the Mother board.. And by my fortune, it was. They told me the CPU socket had to be replaced..

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