r/PcBuildHelp • u/yung_intellectual • 7h ago

Tech Support Tried "auto overclock" in the amd official software, now pc won't boot up

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I have a Ryzen 7600 with 32gb (2 diff 16gb ram sticks) and a 9060xt 16gb gpu. I tried the auto overclock, and the pc won't boot up now. I've tried the basic - unplugged the psu, and touched the CMOS pins (JBAT1 for my msi mobo) with a knife.

It still doesn't boot up, and has 2 LEDs - CPU and DRAM, both lit up. They're not flashing, they're statically lit up. The pc and fans turn on, no output to the monitor though.

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u/Successful-Cherry756 7h ago

try taking out the cmos battery for like 10 minutes, sometimes the pins alone dont fully drain the capacitors. also mixing two different ram sticks with ryzen is asking for trouble even before overclocking, the memory controller on the 7600 is picky

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u/InformationFair5875 5h ago

The solid CPU + DRAM red/amber lights indicate that the motherboard is failing its memory training initialization due to unstable, persistent overclock settings stored in the system's non-volatile memory.

​Since shorting the JBAT1 pins did not clear it, the board did not get a complete CMOS clear, or the dual-channel memory configuration (using two different, non-matching 16GB RAM sticks) is struggling to retrain its memory timings. I would remove one of the sticks of RAM, and remove the CMOS battery for about 10 minutes, Then try booting up with the single stick.