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  1. longinus

    Question EZ Debug CPU light after upgrade

    I just upgraded my sister's CPU from a Ryzen 3 3200G to a Ryzen 5 5600X in her msi B450M M2-Pro MAX. After slotting in the new CPU, the mobo started showing me this light on the EZ Debug right next to the CPU that I have never seen. I searched online and already troubleshooted potential faulty...
  2. techydecky

    [SOLVED] Half of my RAM is Hardware Reserved ?

    Hello, this is my first time posting in this forum. I’ve read other posts with the same issue, but none of the solutions have worked for me. I’ve tried almost everything suggested in this forum, but nothing seems to work. So, I decided to create my own post. This PC was a gift from my relative...
  3. Führer02

    Question Motherboard B450 AORUS M Debug led error code

    I have a led code on my motherboard B450 M, when I turn it on: the VGA led starts, and then jumps to CPU led, and finally jumps to DRAM led. The BIOS is actually updated, I just installed a Ryzen 5 3400G CPU. I installed a GTX 1650 perfectly working. 2 RAM memory cards XPG DDR4 3200 MHz. I...
  4. Msource10

    Question Enabling "Above 4G Decoding" turns off my network, and I cannot find BIOS updates for my motherboard model ?

    Some background information. I bought a prebuilt Cyberpower pc like 1-2 years ago. It came with a rtx 2060, ryzen 7 3700X, and an MSI B450M Gaming motherboard. I recently tried turning on "Above 4G Decoding" but when I do, my network for my pc turns off and I don’t even see my network connection...
  5. shiftyisplayingcs

    Question How do I fix a corrupted BIOS ?

    I have the MSI B450M pro-m2 max motherboard, I wanted to upgrade my CPU from 3100 to 5700X. I have to update the bios to be able to use the 5700X, but in the middle of installation it corrupted, Now every time I turn on my PC the CPU debug led it turn on and there's no sign of display too...
  6. RandomMushroom

    Question Strange two beep startup?

    Hi everyone, so every time I've started my pc it made one short beep, and it would start normaly showing the screen and desktop as usual. But since yesterday I've experienced something a bit different. So i start the pc, RGB turns on and fans start spinning as usual but no video, and only after...
  7. T

    Question Mouse disconnecting after fast movement, after upgrading CPU

    Hello. I'm not sure this is the right place to ask, especially the CPU forum, let me know if i should post anywhere else. Apologies in advance. Here we go. The issue is my mouse disconnects and reconnects after i do a fast motion with it with LMB pressed. On both desktop and in games. Started...
  8. mossi

    Question Is it worth adding another M.2 NVMe SSD via a PCIEe-to-M.2 NVMe adapter ?

    Asrock B450M Steel Legend - is it worth adding another M.2 NVMe SSD via a PCIEe-to-M.2 NVMe adapter ? I'm asking for a friend who has the ASRock B450M Pro-4 F, but also for myself because both motherboards although they have a second M.2 slot it only supports SATA speeds. So I'm looking to...
  9. I

    Question 970 Evo Plus not detected on my ASRock mobo ?

    Good day, all. I was wondering if anyone could help with my problem. I recently purchased a samsung 970 evo plus but my problem is that it's not being detected by my motherboard (ultra m.2 slot). Here's my specs and what I've tried so far. The purpose of it is to make it my new game drive and...
  10. Jyz1126

    Question Questions about switching mobos

    hi guys i don’t have the best knowledge when it comes to motherboards so I just needed some questions answered. I recently bricked my motherboard unfortunately.. and CMOS reset and all the solutions weren’t working. So Im going to be switching mobos very soon from an ASUS PRIME A320M-K to a MSI...
  11. tmarigney

    Question I upgraded my cpu from 5600 to 5800x3d and have questions and issues?

    I just upgraded from 5600 to a 5800x3d on a b450m motherboard and want to know if I should update my bios and reinstall windows? I know that a 5800x3d on pcie gen 3 isn't ideal, but I know that my performance shouldn't decrease with a significantly better cpu. Also, I booted my computer and it...
  12. tmarigney

    [SOLVED] Ryzen 5 5600 Severely Underperforming

    Hi all, I just switched my mobo and cpu from a asus h310m and i3 9100f to a b450m and ryzen 5 5600 and went to cpu benchmark to check scores and my cpu is running at 3rd percentile which is incredibly low. I have no clue as to why it is running like this. My specs are: Ryzen 5 5600 MSI B450M...
  13. Z

    Question Which B450 should i get?

    I got an Asus B450M Dragon for pretty cheap (418 TL / 24 USD) but the gpu slot got broken so i'm returning it. I gotta get a new board but i'm trying to stay on budget and i can't get the same board again because it went up in price. Keep in mind that i live in Turkey and while it might seem...
  14. S

    [SOLVED] PCI-E 4.0 CPU in 3.0 Motherboard

    System: -Asrock B450M-HDV R4.0 Motherboard -Ryzen 5 2600 CPU -2x8gb DDR4 -RX 560 2GB I am looking to upgrade my GPU with the new RX 6500 XT that released today, but I have seen that it does not perform well with PCIe 3.0 systems. I am looking to upgrade my CPU to one compatible with PCIe 4.0...
  15. L

    Question Is my Motherboard or my GPU at fault?

    Alrighty, so here is what I know currently: I am using an ASRock B450M motherboard with a Ryzen 5 (no dedicated video), and a MSI RTX 2080 Super. I am running 4 monitors (3 in a row, and 1 on my Snowblind computer case). Yesterday I had stepped away from my computer for about an hour, and when...
  16. Mac11london

    [SOLVED] B450m PRO VDH MAX / Samsung 970 1 TB NVMe / BIOS / Boot Manager

    B450m PRO VDH MAX AMD RYZEN 5 3600 SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 1 TB SSD NVMe M.2 Ok so I got a 1 TB SSD NVMe installed it and I media tooled windows onto it and everything seemed to go great. I BIOS again and choose the SSD as Priority Boot then restart. But it just goes to Plug in Boot Device. So I...
  17. iwoza

    [SOLVED] 5600x temps on B450M and B550 chipset

    Hi, i recently bought an 5600X for another build: CPU: 5600X with a STOCK COOLER GPU: 3060 Ti Fe RAM: 2x8Gb 3200Mhz Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO PSU: EVGA B5 650W CASE: CORSAIR Airflow 275R 3x120mm (2 in on front panel and 1 on the back) mid tower MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus B550M PRO-P...
  18. RemarkableChard

    Question PC boots but no display (Asrock b450m Steel Legend) after turning it on the next day

    I recently swapped my Asrock b450m HDV for an Asrock b450m steel legend because the former was faulty. I got to install the Steel Legend perfectly (or so I thought) so I used it for a day and turned it off at night. When I wake up and turn it on again, I get no signal but I know the computer...
  19. animasola

    [SOLVED] Second NVMe M.2 "not present" in B450M Mortar Titanium

    Hey Guys, I've done some reshuffling and upgrades on my drives, after which my nvme drive is no longer detectable. My motherboard: B450M Mortar Titanium which support 2 x M.2 drives and 4 x SATA drives. Prior drive setup (all drives working): Crucial P1 1TB on M2_1 slot Samsung 860 QVO 1TB...
  20. D

    [SOLVED] Aorus B45m and Kolink core RGB 600w, 5v RGB not working

    Hello, I recently purchased the Kolink core RGB 600w PSU seen here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kolink-Supply-Silent-Supplies-Computer/dp/B08M3YTX3X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kolink+core+rgb&qid=1623914531&sr=8-1 i have an Aorus B450m seen here...
  21. Lord Lemon

    [SOLVED] Ryzen 5600X is using only 3 cores out of 6 ?

    Hi, So i recently overclocked my Ryzen 5600X through BIOS of B450M Pro Gaming Motherboard. Whenever i load in, task manager and even Ryzen Master shows only 3 cores being used out of the 6 ? I did a system config enabled 6 cores on boot up but still CPU-Z, Task Manager and Ryzen Master show 3...
  22. V

    [SOLVED] What is a good upgrade path for Ryzen 2600 + RX 570

    Hello! I'm very new to upgrading PC's. I built a budget rig (~$900) back in early 2020 and i'm now looking to upgrade for faster 3D rendering and editing with Adobe Suite . What is a good upgrade path for my Ryzen 2600 + RX 570 system? Here are my pc specs: Ryzen 5 2600 ASRock Phantom Gaming...
  23. C

    [SOLVED] will this mobo run my system smoothly?

    I'm new to toms hardware btw sorry if this is an odd post. I've bought the B450M DS3H but haven't used it yet, and I'm having second thoughts. I found out about the b450m steel legend, and I'm now trying to sell my motherboard to get the steel legend, but will either be able run the rest of my...
  24. Skydaz

    Question Local Disk Keep disconnect and reconnect sometimes while producing a Buzz sound.

    Specs ; Windows 10 Pro Version 1909 Ryzen 5 2600 Zotac Rtx 2060 16GB XPG ram B450m asrock steel legend 120GB SSD Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31120GNTD Health 97% 1 TB HDD Seagate ST1000NM0033-9ZM173 Health 100% source hddsentinel* Hi, so my weird problem is, when ever im using my PC {not idle} ...
  25. B

    [SOLVED] Asrock B450m steel legend + Ryzen 5 5600x ?

    Hello, If someone bought Ryzen 5 5600x for Asrock B450m steel legend. Was it compatible with this mobo? How it passed stress tests? Thank you in advance.
  26. M

    [SOLVED] Compatibility with the Asus gt 220

    Hi, a few days ago, I ordered all the components to make me a PC. But, since all the graphics cards are out of stock, i have no gpu to display anything on a screen. So, I don't know if my pc is working or not... But, one of my friend gave me an old video card : the asus gt 220... But I don't...
  27. M

    [SOLVED] Front panel AsRock B450M pro4-f

    Hi, on my motherboard (AsRock B450M pro4-f), I don't know how to connect the reset switch and the power switch, so can you say me if I have to connect it like on the image 1 or on the image 2 ? And should i connect the PWRBTN# and the RESET# on the positive side of my pins (where i can see a...
  28. M

    [SOLVED] RAM and ASRockB450M pro4-f

    Hi, a few days ago, i asked on which slot of the motherboard ASRockB450M pro4-f i should put my ram ( one stick corsair, 2666mhz, 8gb : CMK8GX4M1A2666C16). And a lot of people reply that the best is to put it on the slot A2. But now i would like to know why do you think that A2 is the best slot...
  29. M

    [SOLVED] Ram not on the QVL..

    Hello, I wanted to build my pc and i have order the motherboard AsRock B450M Pro4-f and the ram corsair 8gb 2666mhz ( CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 ) but i have seen that the ram is not on the QVL, so I wonder if it's a real problem ... On this website, it is written that it should work but i'm not sur ...
  30. M

    [SOLVED] ASRock B450m pro4-f, where should I put the ram?

    Hello, I have bought the motherboard Asrock B450m pro4-f, with a ryzen 5 3600 (with Matisse achitecture) and 8gb of ram (corsair, 2666Mhz : CMK8GX4M1A2666C16), and I wanted to be sure that i dont make a mistake, so can you tell me where shoud I put the ram (on A1,A2,B1 or B2)? I think that's on...
  31. marcus0

    Question Only one core is visible in Linux - Ryzen 5 2600 (if you can boot at all)

    Hello guys and gals! I'm brand new to the forum. I haven't registered before, because I was able to solve my previous issues by searching existing threads. Until now. Symptoms: -Can't boot the computer with Windows, even from bootable USB that works with other computer: it freezes about 3...
  32. B

    [SOLVED] PC won,t boot, no post, no bios, and just keeps restarting please help!

    asrock b450m pro 4-f ryzen 5 3400G 2x4gb hyperx Fury gtx960 reddragon 500w psu my pc is 1 yr old, my issue has been happening for quite a while now, already changed my PSU with a generic one. but the PSU is not the issue because sometimes it runs but sometimes it won't, if it won't run and just...
  33. H

    [SOLVED] No display asrock b450m hdv4.0

    I am building a PC for the second time, i have already built a gaming pc that works perfectly this time i wanted to build a simpler pc with no graphics card. the parts are : asrock b450m hdv r4.0 amd ryzen 5 3400g the case and the 500w psu are from aerocool ssd m2 240gb ws green I got no display...
  34. B

    [SOLVED] Can a motherboard lacking an AIO_PUMP header support an AIO pump?

    I'm building a shopping list for an mATX build involving a Ryzen 7 inside a Thermaltake Core V21 case, and I want to skip the accompanying cooler for a Corsair Hydro H60. I'm planning to take advantage of a microcenter CPU/Motherboard bundle, of which they have Ryzen 7s paired with a Gigabyte...
  35. MSYF27

    Question EZ debug light is stuck on CPU

    Hi to anyone reading, so the problem came up abruptly. I didnt do any update, installed any software nor opened up my rig before the problem occurred. (this is besides any automated windows updates) What would happen is that it would get stuck on Ez debug light on CPU and when I try to turn it...
  36. A

    [SOLVED] Motherboard takes hours to power on.

    I use a UPS, so every night I cut off power from the computer, about 3 months since I got the motherboard, it has refused to power on, I don't mean boot, once it powers on, it behaves as it should. I know it's getting power because the motherboard has a light strip and it flashes when it first...
  37. H

    [SOLVED] GPU no signal all of a sudden? GTX1660

    Hi all, I have an annoying problem and I'm looking for some help. I recently moved house and, after a week or so, set up my pc in my new study. It all worked perfectly fine, so I shut it down and left for work. The next day, however, I had no signal to the monitor from my running pc. It started...
  38. C

    [SOLVED] Asrock B450M Pro4

    Hey We got an AsrockB450Mpro4 Mobo Ryzen 5 3600x HyperX 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 CL13 Predator And a gtx 550 something Gpu. Pc is not posting somehow. I tested all the parts one by one in a different rig, all of them works, except the Cpu because I got an intel Rig. I tested the Cmos, restarted Bios...
  39. A

    Question I Can't boot Windows 10. Motherboard or SSD problem? Help, Please!!!

    Hey everyone, I recently bought a new PC, and since day one I had a problem. Sometimes I can't boot windows 10. I have a Gigabyte b450m ds3h and a m.2 nvme SSD(xpg sx8100np - 512Gb) and sporadically happen one of this things: Sometimes sees the same bootloader twice (in BIOS when you are...
  40. Fedewastaken

    Question New PC freezzes or shows BSOD every time

    Hi, so I bought a new daily basis PC to work with. And work well until like 2 weeks of building it, I start getting beautiful Windows BSOD. I don't know if there is a Windows update causing this, or my PC is causing the trouble. All start when I needed to render a big scene in VRay -Sketchup-...