Bad to Worse – A bit better, maybe an answer.
I got home this evening and tried the power disconnect suggested by Alan Scott. This did not make any change. I proceeded to work the system and I can say that it is now up and I believe I have a bad memory module. I will get some memory tomorrow and test with it. Here is the full process I went through to determine this.
Kill all power and wait. Restart. No change.
Turn on back to bios, no video, code 20 on mb.
Try again, this time it stays on a while with the 20 on the mb, no screens
Remove video card and disconnect F drive (critical data)
Get post beep on start, shuts down and restarts on 16 sec cycle.
Shut off and try again; get a 5 second restart with no beep.
Remove memory module from dimm 2. Behaves differently, code 51 then 36, 2 beeps (memory error).
Replace memory in dimm 2 and remove memory from dimm 1. Started. Shutdown.
Tried again, started with two beeps.
Reinstall both memory modules but they are now in reverse positions.
Started, shut right down with code 51.
Remove and check CMOS batter, is at 3.16v.Left our for five minutes and replaced.
Get post beep, codes 36 thn 39 on MB, 2 beeps.
Put in Ubuntu bootable thumb drive, does not read, system starts and stops in 16 second intervales.
Remove Ubuntu.
Reinstalled the video card and moved the monitors to it.
Got illumination of both screens with Intel splash screen, shuts down. (progress!)
Engage back to bios button, get same behavior as above.
Put Ubuntu td back in. This time it starts to read then shuts down.
Remove td and install Paragon Rescue Kit CD.
Starts to read CD then shuts down.
Remove memory from dimm 2. Start, goes to Intel splash, then a warning that the memory size has changed.
Shut down. Restart, goes to intel screen but enters bios (first time).
Exit bios and shut down. Restarts and starts booting to the Paragon rescue CD. Shuts down twice but completes process and runs on rescue OS.
Remove cd and shut down. Restart, get intel screen and then windows black scree with choice of boot modes. Select boot normally. Windows starts!!!!!! Check device manager, no exclaimations.
Shut down and reboot to confirm operation. Starts loading Windows then shuts down. Restarts with intel screen and then the black safe mode screen again.
Choose safe mode. Boots to safe mode successfully.
Shut down and restart again. This time it makes it to windows.
Do this two more times without problems.
Shut down and swap the memory – just one module in dimm2
Start system, goes to intel screen then clean boot to windows.
Restart and try again – clean boot.
Do again OK.
Do again, goes to intel screen and shuts down. Restarts , stops, restarts, intel screen, windows OK.
Put the second memory module back in – both are now in. Memory going back in is supect and I have marked it.
Starts, get intel screen and shuts down. Restarts, runs 5 seconds and shuts down.
Goes back to starting and shutting down in 16 second intervales as at the beginning.
Replace non-marked memory in dimm 2 and remove marked dimm.
Starts with post beep, shuts down, restarts, shuts down, goes to intel screen, get memory change message. Key enter and system shuts down.
Restart system, shuts down. Restarts, intel screen, windows loads and runs.
Shut down and reconnect F drive.
Restart, goes right to windows, log in and write up the case.
Conclusion so far:
I have a bad memory module. I will get memory and replace it. This could very well explain the failure to come out of sleep correctly as well as other issues.
So what memory do I have? G.Skill RipJaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL, DDR3-1600 PC3 12800-4GBx2. If this isn't the right stuff, please speak up.