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  1. T

    Question PC died and the EZ Debug VGA light is on. I tried a bunch of things, no clue what's wrong ?

    Hi everyone, here's my sad story. There was a storm the other day and it did some damage to my PC, but 4 days and a lot of frustration later, I still can't figure out what's wrong. Setup: Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x GPU: Sapphire Radeon 7900 GRE RAM: 32GB...
  2. G

    Question PC Build Stuck on Flashing Underscore

    I have bought parts for an XP gaming build. I have: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard Intel i5 2400 Kingston KHX1333 Blu 8gb DDR3 kit 430w Corsair PSU Radeon HD 7770 1GB GPU The PC boot loops - fans spinning up for a second and then turning off - a few times and then it will boot into a black...
  3. R

    Question Z790 AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard Q-Flash

    All, I've just upgraded my motherboard and processor to a Z790 Aorus Elite AX with an i7 14700KF. Unfortunately I think I bought a mono that needed a bios update to use the latest gen processors. By pure good luck, this MoBo has Q-Flash which enables update without a functioning CPU. Anyway...
  4. mister1

    Question Wins won't boot after BIOS upgrade on Gigabyte B450M DS3H - except when power cycling before start

    Because of occasional BSoD in Win10 I decided to upgrade BIOS on my motherboard Gigabyte B450M DS3H-CF. CPU is ryzen7 2700. I updated BIOS it via USB and Q-flash in BIOS. First update was F3 -> F32 then to F40 and then to recommended F62. Before update I also updated drivers on AMD chipset...
  5. R

    Question Is my Ryzen 5 5600 compatible with this bios version

    Hey guys just wanted to ask for help because I recently upgraded to a ryzen 5 5600 from a ryzen 5 3600 the motherboard is an MSI b450m mortar max, I knew it wasn’t compatible out of the box so I updated the BIOS in advanced which was probably closer to a year now because I was anticipating an...
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    Question Is my 7800X3D fine or was it exposed to the explodey bios?

    Hello. I upgraded to a 7800x3d and a Rog Strix x670e-e gaming wifi about three weeks ago. I only today saw video about the 7800x3d and mobos like mine burning up last year. I checked my bios and it was 1303, which is supposedly, according to the patch notes the one that introduces a voltage...
  7. zel23

    Question Nvme is not being detected in BIOS or in Windows, How do i fix it?

    Just built my first PC, Everything is great except when i boot into bios my nvme drive isnt detected. Pc specs: Ryzen 5 5600 Gigabyte b550m ds3h Kingston NV1 1tb m.2 nvme 8x2gb 3200mhz hyper fury ram Rx 6700xt When u boot it up theres a red flash on the nvme so i think its connected? I dont...
  8. Quinnfuzzball

    Question driver_irql_not_less_or_equal BSOD suddenly and critical_process_died after removing wifi card for diagnosing.

    This issue happened suddenly overnight when I had left my PC on. It is plugged into a UPS. This is a new build. The parts are: 7800x3d Asrock b650m pro rs wifi XFX Speedster 7900xt (which I have been using in my old build for a few months. Works fine.) TCREATE (Team Group) 2x16gb DDR5 6400...
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    Question Enabled XMP, system won't post (even after disabling it)?

    I noticed that XMP was disabled in my BIOS settings and I'd heard before that it can increase RAM performance, I searched around and it seemed pretty safe so I enabled XMP and my system would no longer post. After a few failed attempts, and some troubling noises, it booted to the American...
  10. GartSimpson

    Question Cant Get Into PC BIOS On First Boot

    Hello, Me and my wife built her her first PC, but I’m having problems getting into the BIOS on boot. The keyboard is plugged in, but for some reason the del wont work. We’ve tried two keyboards to rule anything out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Specs are: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060...
  11. NVamp

    Question Can a NVidia RTX 4060 boot using CSM/Legacy?

    My current GPU has a problem as it does not want to boot using UEFI, it says that it has a UEFI support on GPU-Z. If it try changing the boot mode in BIOS to UEFI it boots and gives me a display that says my GPU has no GOP and it automatically switches back to CSM/UEFI, for more context my...
  12. X

    Question Laptop boots to the BIOS then shuts down ?

    Hello, my HP laptop suddenly started booting into the bios automatically on every startup and when the bios screen loads it takes me to " save changes and exit" section in the bios within half a second with these 3 options: 1) Save and Exit which shuts down the laptop. 2) Do not save and exit...
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    Question lenovo ideapad 310 15ikb bios advanced settings

    Hello everyone, I'm experiencing some performance issues with my Lenovo Ideapad 310 15IKB, which has led me to check the BIOS settings. However, I find that I don't have access to the full advanced BIOS settings on my device. I would like to know how to access these advanced settings...
  14. Barzino

    Question Best firmaware update for my bios on the MPG MSI B550 CARBON WIFI with the RYZEN 7 5800X3D

    Hey all i recently bought the Ryzen 7 5800x3d whenever i do the latest bios update for my motherboard and get into a game of league of legends my game would just start randomly dropped frames even when i have it capped or at the lowest settings and tested on other games it will just run rough...
  15. pedroruviaro

    Question PC Failing to Boot After Being Off for a While

    I’m having a boot problem with my PC. Every time I try to turn it on in the morning or after it has been off for a while (at least an hour), it gets stuck on one of the four error LEDs (usually BOOT or VGA). Sometimes, after a while, it turns on and Windows loads, but without keyboard, mouse, or...
  16. M

    Question Couldnt get to BIOS, tried taking out the CMOS battery and putting it back in, now nothing shows

    I wanted to get into BIOS to change the boot order on my computer. When spamming delete or f2 on the splash screen, it would bring up a black screen and if I moved my mouse, it would bring up a green cursor that could move but there was nothing to interact with. I couldn't leave this screen with...
  17. xCasper44

    Question PC boots to Windows but will occasionally boot to the BIOS ?

    Hello I need help with my PC, the motherboard is a Gigabyte A520M K V2 Whenever I turn my PC on it will sometimes boot into Windows and other times it boots into the BIOS and it shows that there's no boot device found, and when I go to the M.2 area it shows "M.2 : N/A" I'm not sure if it's my...
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    Question BIOS update problems, is the motherboard bricked ?

    Motherboard: Gigabyte X470 AORUS Ultra Gaming I wanted to update my current bios (F3) to the most recent one (F65), but when updating it didn't work. I then looked up and found that I needed to update to F31 before doing so. Afterwards, I use the Q-Flash utility in the BIOS to do so and then...
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    Question Added secondary SSD, PC wont boot anymore - stuck at BIOS, even when unplugged

    I bought a new SSD for extra storage. Heres the storage that I already had, which worked without any issues for years now: 1) M.2 Samsung 500 GB SSD (Windows 11 and some apps) 2) SATA 1TB HDD (storage) 3) (brand new, freshly bought one that broke the PC) SATA LC Power Phoenix 960 GB SSD I...
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    Question Aorus B550I Pro AX- No POST after BIOS update

    Hey y'all, real lost on this one. I did a BIOS update this morning on my PC to bring it from BIOS version F13i to F20a. I downloaded the update file from the Gigabyte official page for the Aorus B550I Pro AX motherboard, and plugged in an NTFS USB drive to flash through the BIOS. I loaded up...
  21. Jdawg38

    Question My SSD isn’t recognized by my PC but my HDD is ?

    Sorry if this post is bad, it’s my first one. My PC recently stopped recognizing my SSD, it won’t even show up in the BIOS. Before this my PC had bluescreened twice. While I still had access to Windows I was checking temps, and they were fine. Now I’ve lost all access to Windows from my SSD. I...
  22. CheeseToastie

    Question IRST Issue

    Hello, so basically my problem is, in my PC I have a 1tb m.2 and a 2tb m.2. Windows is installed on the 1tb. In the bios my 1tb shows as normal but my 2tb shows up as 2.1GB if IRST is disabled. If IRST is ENABLED then it’s shows up in the BIOS as 2048GB but when I go to boot windows it crashes...
  23. F

    Question Neverending BSODS when booting off HDD/USB/DVD. Mainly when trying to install Windows, but has also happened to Ubuntu (except v 14.0)

    Hey everyone! I have been trying for so long to save this motherboard, and I am 100% sure it can be saved! I think it is the culprit, giving me endless BSODs when trying to install/boot from any type of media. Usb, dvd drive, nvme, ssd. Nothing works. Whatever I do I keep getting bsod. All...
  24. Kevinnnn

    Question I'm unable to access the BIOS ?

    Hi, so like couple weeks ago i wanted to update my bios, i did everything right and when the update was installing, my pc did not turn off or anything like that. After that update, i'm unable to access bios but i can still access my pc normally. I've tried to gain access to bios again by...
  25. J

    Question Computer runs fine but it won't display the BIOS ?

    MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi Ryzen 7800X3D AMD 6800 XT MSI Monitor OS: Windows 11 My computer has been running flawless since I built it back in January. I do heavy gaming and have no issues with anything until recently. I wanted to finally get in to the BIOS to turn off the RAM training so I...
  26. Changali

    Question Sabertooth x79 Rebuilt PC Won’t Start Properly – Output Issues After Running for a Long Time / Turning It Off

    About a week ago, I decided to rebuild my old PC, which I had from 2015 to 2020. I had the motherboard, RAM, CPU, and cooler ready, so I just added the rest of the parts. Everything worked great on the first day while I was at my friend's house. However, when I brought the PC back home and...
  27. Vroticol

    Question Gigabyte x470 aorus gaming 5 wifi stuck on bios logo screen after bios update

    Hello, I tried updating my motherboard BIOS from F60 to F64. Everything went well; the BIOS updated, and the PC restarted. However, when it turned back on, it got stuck on the BIOS logo screen. I am unable to access the BIOS or boot menu; it's just stuck. I researched the internet and found...
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    Question Gigabyte B550 UD AC not showing Bios on startup

    Built brand new. Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D DDR 4 3200 memory Things we've tried: Reset CPU Reset Memory Tried a different PSU Tried q-flashing Double checked all connections Currently no GPU is installed. We are getting no BIOS at all on startup, no beeps or visual indications. Any...
  29. Zinaku99

    Question M.2 NVME SSD not showing in file explorer even after disk management volume allocation.

    Hello, I am a computer novice so apologies if I am missing something obvious here. I purchased a 'Crucial T500 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD, Up to 7400MB/s' and installed it into my computer motherboard's (MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon) 2nd m.2 slot as the first one is occupied by a...
  30. philippb

    Question PC only boots to windows through BIOS

    Hello everybody, i'm stuck. I had 32 GB RAM installed (16+16) and replaced it with 128 GB (32x4). Now after turning the computer on, all I see is a black screen, then after a long press on the shutdown button and turning it on again, I see a screen telling me that the problem is in the BIOS...
  31. T

    Question Can I Update BIOS for ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Without a USB Stick?

    Hi! I have an ASUS ROG Strix B550-F motherboard, and my computer's performance isn't great. I want to update the BIOS, but I'm nervous because I've heard it can be risky. Is it possible to update the BIOS without using a USB stick? What are the pros and cons? Any other tips would be really...
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    [SOLVED] PC is booting directly into Windows without showing the BIOS or boot logo

    My PC is booting directly into Windows without showing the BIOS or boot logo This problem does not persist, sometimes it happens and sometimes it does not. My device specifications: HP Z230 I don't have a GPU but the device is connected directly to the DisplayPort of motherboard
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    Question Gigabyte Aorus 15 BMF Laptop not detecting known working M.2 drive

    Hi, I just recently purchased a used gigabyte aorus laptop from facebook marketplace. It didn't come with a hard drive and I was okay with that because I was just gonna use the nvme from my other laptop and put windows on it. Unfortunately even though the drive works in my acer laptop, I plug it...
  34. Aditya Singh Rawat

    Question How to know the BIOS Version ?

    Hi! I recently purchased a MSI MAG B760 MORTAR WIFI II DDR5 motherboard, but i don't know the BIOS version of the motherboard nor it's on the motherboard. How to know the BIOS version without turning it on? Also, does the motherboard support the Intel 14th gen CPU out of the box ?
  35. Tommy Sawyer

    Question New Motherboard booting into BIOS but can't get into M.2

    I got a new motherboard Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC V2 and CPU Intel Core i7 10700 for my PC. I hooked everything back up correctly and I'm using my old M.2 NVMe as the C: operational windows drive. It booted up into BIOS but I can't see the M.2. I can't boot into windows. in easy mode it says...
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    Question Will BIOS get corrupted If I leave the motherboard for about 12 months without any power ?

    I bought a mid-range motherboard that came out the factory 2 months ago. I will use it for a future PC build I'm planning, but I'm not actively working on it. The question is: If I leave the motherboard for about 12 months without power (it won't be unpacked and connected to a power supply for...
  37. T

    Question "No Boot Device Found" after restarting PC or turning power off at the wall - any guidance ?

    Question is pretty much what it says on the lid. I'm a bit new to this forum, so I apologise if my threat is structured weirdly, but essentially I've been trying to fix an issue with my PC for the past week wherein I get the "No Boot Device Found" error with my SSD boot drive anytime I try to...
  38. breads_pc_doesnt_run

    Question cpu stuck at 13 procent/ 0,48ghz gpu is fine

    i just upgraded my pc from a ryzen 3 2200g to a ryzen 5 5600x i also installed new bios. But my cpu doesnt go above 15 procent i think its something with the bios, i didnt change anything from the bios after updating it. Pc specs: Ryzen 5 5600x rx560 motherboard: MSI a320m pro vh plus ram : its...
  39. breads_pc_doesnt_run

    Question Cpu stays at low usage 15% and gets only 4 fps in CSGO

    i just upgraded my pc from a ryzen 3 2200g to a ryzen 5 5600x i also installed new bios. But my cpu doesnt go above 15 procent i think its something with the bios, i didnt change anything from the bios after updating it. Pc specs: Ryzen 5 5600x rx560 motherboard: MSI a320m pro vh plus ram...
  40. D

    Question Why does this GigaByte A320M-S2H not show a POST screen, but boots from Hiren's Boot USB?

    Hi Peeps, I've looked at this: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/gigabyte-z590-will-not-display-post-bios-screens-but-loads-direct-into-windows-even-after-cmos-reset.3728985/#post-22484727 and this...