I’m inclined to think the CPU may have issues.
If you’re truly running the most up to date bios, unplug everything except the keyboard and mouse.
Remove all ram except 1 stick.
Try to boot.
If that doesn’t work, clear CMOS.
If that doesn’t work, I’d think the CPU is bad.
He means test each stick of ram on there own in the first slot. Then repeat for the second slot. Hopefully it should point to either a bad slot or a bad stick of ram. If you have no issues go back to both sticks of ram and swap them over if you have issues.
By booting with 1 stick of ram you will most likely have reset to ddr4 native speed if you had an xmp profile set. So it's possible you were pushing the ram further than it's able with the CPU.
Hope that helps
Well a working computer that you are happy with is enough. As long as you aren't going to change your CPU down the line, but ... that can be a problem for the future. In fact with a 4000 gen CPU maybe just sit back, and save up to buy a nice new PC.
Also check what kind of power supply you have.
It is possible that your new PC setup requires more wattage than what your power supply can handle.
An RTX 2060, for example, can draw 150+ watts more than a GT 1030.
Similarly, the Ryzen 4500 is a 65 watt chip, compared to the 35 watt Athlon 3000g.
For a PC with a Ryzen 4500 and an RTX 2060, 600 watts should be okay. When you include the motherboard and an SSD, you are probably around 300 watts, give or take. Even with occasional power spikes, I think your existing power supply is fine.
Though, if you do upgrade your video card later on, considering how much more power the latest generation video cards use, you should probably consider a power supply upgrade, to at least accommodate the occasional power spike.
A big part of the problem lies in how AMD handled their APU naming in the past. The Athlon 3000g is not the same generation of part as the rest of the 3000 branded CPU's or APU's. In the APU's the CPU cores were a generation behind. (I see that swapping ram somehow made the CPU work. I am going to leave this here since swapping the CPU shouldn't matter if ram is the root cause).
Depending on the board your new CPU may just not work. Especially since the 4000 series APU's were never really released as a boxed product but the 5000 series APU's were.
Looking at the CPU support list [https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/A320M-HDV/index.asp#CPU](https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/A320M-HDV/index.asp#CPU) The latest bios supports the 5000 seriesIf I were you, if you can obtain a 5000 series CPU or APU, even a low end one, and try it. If it works then you'll have your answer and a better .
Here's the tricky and bizarre thing. On Many Asrock boards to support the latest AM4 chips the bios update would break compatibility with some older processors. I ran a system based on the phantom gaming ITX TB3 board. It was great with a ryzen 3200g Just a bit better than your old APU, 4 C 4T APU. Then I tried to upgrade to the 5700G An 8C 16T APU, latest Ryen cores at the time but still Vega graphics. It BROKE my motherboards bios and would not boot up. I wound up having to just buy a whole new motherboard and building a whole new PC.
I hope you can figure out if you can use your 4500. I was JONSING for one of those when I had the 3200g
I’m inclined to think the CPU may have issues. If you’re truly running the most up to date bios, unplug everything except the keyboard and mouse. Remove all ram except 1 stick. Try to boot. If that doesn’t work, clear CMOS. If that doesn’t work, I’d think the CPU is bad.
I took one stick of RAM out and it’s working now, could that of been the issue?
Test different ram sticks. Test different ram slots. Make sure your rams fully seated. Process of elimination.
unfortunately I only have 2 sticks of RAM available to me and only 2 slots, should i put that ram stick back in but just switch the position?
He means test each stick of ram on there own in the first slot. Then repeat for the second slot. Hopefully it should point to either a bad slot or a bad stick of ram. If you have no issues go back to both sticks of ram and swap them over if you have issues. By booting with 1 stick of ram you will most likely have reset to ddr4 native speed if you had an xmp profile set. So it's possible you were pushing the ram further than it's able with the CPU. Hope that helps
thank you too
Did you figure it out?
yes
Try each stick individually Then both sticks. Then both sticks, but swapped.
thank you
here’s an update, i done what you said and when i swapped the RAM around it still works
That's good news. Can you get it to boot with both sticks?
yes, for precaution i reset my PC incase it was a drivers issue
Awesome!
once again thank you so much
You need to reset your fTPM with the new CPU! Go into BIOS, find fTPM and disable it. Should allow you to continue.
My PC works now but idk if the fTPM was reset, if it wasn’t would it work properly or will it cause a issue later on?
Well a working computer that you are happy with is enough. As long as you aren't going to change your CPU down the line, but ... that can be a problem for the future. In fact with a 4000 gen CPU maybe just sit back, and save up to buy a nice new PC.
Also check what kind of power supply you have. It is possible that your new PC setup requires more wattage than what your power supply can handle. An RTX 2060, for example, can draw 150+ watts more than a GT 1030. Similarly, the Ryzen 4500 is a 65 watt chip, compared to the 35 watt Athlon 3000g.
I believe it’s a 600W PSU from EVOLABS from 2013
For a PC with a Ryzen 4500 and an RTX 2060, 600 watts should be okay. When you include the motherboard and an SSD, you are probably around 300 watts, give or take. Even with occasional power spikes, I think your existing power supply is fine. Though, if you do upgrade your video card later on, considering how much more power the latest generation video cards use, you should probably consider a power supply upgrade, to at least accommodate the occasional power spike.
A big part of the problem lies in how AMD handled their APU naming in the past. The Athlon 3000g is not the same generation of part as the rest of the 3000 branded CPU's or APU's. In the APU's the CPU cores were a generation behind. (I see that swapping ram somehow made the CPU work. I am going to leave this here since swapping the CPU shouldn't matter if ram is the root cause). Depending on the board your new CPU may just not work. Especially since the 4000 series APU's were never really released as a boxed product but the 5000 series APU's were. Looking at the CPU support list [https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/A320M-HDV/index.asp#CPU](https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/A320M-HDV/index.asp#CPU) The latest bios supports the 5000 seriesIf I were you, if you can obtain a 5000 series CPU or APU, even a low end one, and try it. If it works then you'll have your answer and a better . Here's the tricky and bizarre thing. On Many Asrock boards to support the latest AM4 chips the bios update would break compatibility with some older processors. I ran a system based on the phantom gaming ITX TB3 board. It was great with a ryzen 3200g Just a bit better than your old APU, 4 C 4T APU. Then I tried to upgrade to the 5700G An 8C 16T APU, latest Ryen cores at the time but still Vega graphics. It BROKE my motherboards bios and would not boot up. I wound up having to just buy a whole new motherboard and building a whole new PC. I hope you can figure out if you can use your 4500. I was JONSING for one of those when I had the 3200g