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January 3rd, 2021 17:00

Aurora R6, won’t boot

Hi, so I got my Alienware Aurora R6 here and it won’t stay on? It stays on for a few seconds only the fans turn on and then it turns off. I’m not sure why any ideas? Maybe a bad PSU? I also did the paperclip test and the psu fan will not turn on.

  • redxps630

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    Posted January 3rd, 2021 18:00

    Do you have a spare working ATX psu to test the pc?  any good psu with a 24/4 pin. Just test video through iGPU via on board DP and uninstall dGPU for this test.  that is all you need to test whether system can start up.  This test if result positive will confirm your suspicion of bad psu.

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    Posted January 4th, 2021 11:00

    If it is a new psu, chances are it is good and something else prevents POST. Try this clear CMOs settings and replace CMOs battery with a new one $1-2.

    https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/alienware-aurora-r6-desktop/alienware-aurora-r6-sm/procedure?guid=guid-08163f8c-9096-4db6-be35-cb777056800f&lang=en-us

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    Posted January 4th, 2021 11:00

    Nope new psu and it won’t work fan spins for a split second and then turns off

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    Posted January 4th, 2021 16:00

    I have reset the setting no luck 

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    Posted January 4th, 2021 17:00

    And a separate question, have you ever successfully booted the pc or is this a new purchase that you just assembled from parts.  If so, what parts do you have in it including cpu.

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    Posted January 4th, 2021 18:00

    Re: I have reset the setting no luck 

    now remove all ram sticks, power on. Do you hear any beeps?  No beep is a bad sign.
    install only one ram stick in DIMM1, test video out from on board iGPU (uninstall video card first).  Test each ram stick this way separately.

    If still no video, but ram can be verified working in another pc, motherboard is probably bad.

     

     

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    Posted January 4th, 2021 18:00

    I have tried the steps unfortunately no beeps what should I do now?

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    Posted January 4th, 2021 18:00

    Nope it’s all stock except for the Corsair fans

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    Posted January 4th, 2021 20:00

    You have tried new psu, clearing CMOs, removing rams, no change.  Assuming you have also tested each ram individually to no avail, last step to beat the dead alien is to borrow a good DDR4 ram to test R6, or test the R6 ram in another pc.  If you have spent more than 2 hours on this alien that shows a persistent flat line, it is about time to pronounce motherboard dead.

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    Posted January 5th, 2021 08:00

    Your not understanding here buddy you don’t need to get all toxic for no reason I have the new psu in the pc look at the post above and don’t be silly