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Hi Guys, I purchased a new build and everything worked fine until i restarted the PC, when restarting i will go straight to the BIOS and the SSD I boot from is no where to be found, however, when i shutdown the PC and turn it back on all boots exactly as it should. I have tried reseating the...

Hi All, I just upgraded my system and I'm having issues when enabling XMP for my RAM. System Specs Mobo: ASUS Rog Z790 Hero BTF CPU: Intel i9-14900K GPU: MSI RTX 4070 TI OC2 Super CPU Cooler: Corsair H150 water loop RAM: Corsair Dominator 6600 CL32 [4 x 48GB] PSU: Corsair HX1500i PSU I have...

I'm experiencing a persistent issue with my gaming PC from 2016. Every time I boot Windows 10, I get a blue screen with the error "Page Fault in Nonpaged Area", just before the login screen appears. Here's what I've tried so far to resolve the problem: RAM Testing: I tested the RAM sticks one...

I have this computer that more than a month ago had an issue with the motherboard where the computer wouldn't boot so I replaced the motherboard with a slightly updated version, from gigabyte GA z97x gaming gt to GA z97x gaming 7. I installed the cpu and the cooling fan and everything else and...

Good afternoon, Intro Recently I have been helping my brother with his computer. It has been having issues now since the day it was built and even as someone who has built many computers and servers over time I am really struggling to get a grip on how to fix the issues we are facing...

TLDR: Looks like the power pin from the motherboard doesn't switch on the power supply, preventing the boot and any sign of life. Works fine when using the QFlash button without flash drive to boot up to OS. I recently upgraded my desktop computer to a AMD R7 7700X, Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX and...

Hello everyone. I have put together a new computer for my nephew. In other words, all the parts are new. However, the following happens when I start the PC: Black screen - VGA LED lights up white & BOOT LED lights up green-yellow, both permanently lit. PC Specs MOBO: Asus TUF Gaming B650-E...

A month ago i discovered i had accidentally installed windows to my Harddrive (Disk 0) instead of the SSD i bought specifically for the purpose (Disk 1). I went through the whole ordeal with reinstalling windows and wiping my SSD, so i could hopefully fix my slow boot times and arrange the...

When I start my PC, after pressing the power button the LED and Fans boots up for 1 second and it shuts down, then it will boot up again and 5 to 10 seconds later, shut down again, something happens again, it shuts down and the next time it boots up, during the whole time my Monitor says no...

My PC won't start/boot up when I press the case button to start it, but my motherboard shows that at least some power is getting to it and it is "working". I know this because it is an ASUS TUF-Gaming x570-Plus which has the motherboard glow with LEDs. I had just installed a new SSD (Teampgroup...

Hey, something interesting happened with my new pc build. During the first boots, i had the psu power cable loosely plugged in, which was causing a red cpu light on the motherboard and no display. (i didn't know what was causing it and tried to restart multiple times) (i realized that it was...

i made a Windows XP bootable flash drive but I can't open Windows XP install from boot menu on the old computer. On my own computer i can enter the Windows install menu from the boot menu but the old computer doesn't open from bootable file. The old computer has antiX Linux OS and when i...

[Moderator edit to break up a solid paragraph of text and long sentences.] Hello everybody! My KMAX i11 2-in-1 laptop with an Intel Atom CPU is freezing after startup.nsh and shell>. Before the keyboard became unresponsive I made a usb stick with Windows10 to reinstall it. The laptop had some...

Having some issues after upgrading my board and cpu, B450 Tomohawk MAX + R7 5800x to B650 Elite AX V2 + R7 9800x3D Updated my bios through qflash+, took ~5 mins, the flashing lights changed speeds and then psu powered off like I was told should happen, so I imagine it has updated fine. Put...

When my pc is plugged into the extension cord, I can power it on perfectly fine and it shows the loading screen that I see every time I boot the pc up. But it doesn't complete the booting. What I mean by that is that when it works, my second monitor has the loading screen, then both monitors go...

Specs: Intel Core i5-13600kf, 3500mhz, 13th Gen Nvidea RTX 3050 8gb Thermaltake 600w PSU Asrock B660 Pro RS Motherboard. This is a used prebuilt gaming pc that I just bought. To attempt to fix startup issues, here's what I've tried: 1. Shorting power pins on mobo and trying to power on with...

Hello there, Long time reader / user, first time poster. Apologies in advance as I have tried to read threads that are similar to my issue but I am out of my depth and don’t really understand. I will be discussing three storage devices in my systems,: m.2 which I refer to as m2 My...

I've got an m.2 SSD with Windows 11 Pro installed with secure boot and fast boot enabled. BIOS boot times are around 1.5-2 minutes long and I've run chkdsk on all drives and disconnected all other SSDs and HDDs so be sure that no old files or partitions interfere with my m.2 disk booting. I...

Hi, I'm suddenly getting the following error on starting my PC: My configuration has not changed in any way. The specs are: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X ASRock B550M Pro4 4x 8GB DDR4 3200MHz SSD (boot drive) Two 4TB NAS drives 1TB HDD EVGA GTX 1660 Ti Windows 10 The ASRock logo shows up but I'm not...

So my PC only boots sometimes (that's an understatement) but when it does it runs perfectly fine. Most of the time it has no video output and no usb function and hangs, with no indication it's running apart from fans and LEDS, it turns off instantly from this state upon pressing power button. I...

Hello! I'm having the problem that once i restart the computer, it won't boot, only after 3-4 tries. (CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED) After first or second try it gives me a black screen with just a cursor. This was after I installed a newer update for my gpu. Also my taskbar becomes black randomly now...

Hi guys, I hope you can help me out, in the morning I just shut down my pc entirely and today that I've tried to power it on, the mobo stay on 'green light' and the indicator says 'boot' But there's no display and after a few seconds, the monitor start to flicker 'No signal' then 'black...

System: Ryzen 7 3700x Msi B450 Rtx 3060 Corsair CX 750M So this all started after i switched the cpu in my system from a 5 5600g to the 7 3700x and when booting i get a red light on the motherboard first for the cpu and then for vga and the system doesn't boot and tries to reboot, however i'm...

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D AIO: Deepcool MYSTIQUE 360 GPU: Zotac RTX 4080 SUPER Trinity Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E12) [BIOS Version: 1.E0, BIOS Date: 07/26/2024 MM/DD/YYYY] Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 64GB (32GBx2) (F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR) Boot Drive: Samsung...

I just built a new custom pc and I am having cpu overheating issues, I’ve built plenty of pcs in the past and never had this problem and I can’t find a solution to it. As soon as I turn on my pc it immediately goes up to 90 degrees Celsius and will eventually shut off by itself. I have swapped...

Hi, I'm having a very strange issue with my PC, if someone could help that would be fantastic! My PC Specs are: Motherboard: Asus Prime x370-a CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 GPU: Radeon RX Vega 64 8g PSU: Corsair RM850x HDD and SSD (The Build is about 5 years old) Recently I updated my Drivers for my...

Hello, I haven't been able to boot from my second (external) SSD for a while after CHKDSK seemed to fix bad sectors. I get a \boot Error 98 message when I boot. I tried bcdboot E:\Windows /s V: /f uefi command (where E: is my external hard drive with Windows 10 installed, and where V: is my...

I have a problem with a BUILD that I just completed, something similar has never happened to me and I don't know how to really move forward. I will try to be brief and summarized. The PC has the following: - AMD RYZEN 5 8600G AM5 - GIGABYTE X670 GAMING X AX V2 AM5 - 48 GB RAM (2 X 24 GB)...

I was playing gow ragnarok yesterday with no issues, today I can’t even boot or post, i cleared cmos and removed the battery and it was still the same. The pc lights turn on but no display or keyboard and mouse lights. Vga LED is on on the motherboard. All the fans spin normally. I have tried...

I built a new PC about 6 months ago and its been working just fine. About 1 month ago I replaced my GPU and power supply. Everything has been running smooth up until 3 days ago I went to go turn on my PC and it wouldn't boot. I got the CPU debug light, all my lights and fans were on but no...

Hello, I'm encountering an odd issue with my new build. About every 3-5 boots (it seems to be completely random) it will power on, post with the usual progress wheel, but then instead of booting windows, it just gives a black screen. The monitor is still receiving a signal, but its just black...

Hello all, Specs MBD: ASRock Z370 Pro4 CPU: i5-9600k RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance 3600Mhz (Running only on 2666Mhz because of the CPU) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB SSD1: HP EX950 M.2 512GB SSD2: SanDisk PLUS 1000GB I don't usually post often since there is plenty of solved issues to look up but I can't...

Background: So, I have just moved house, and my PC has been in storage for a few weeks. I also have a new monitor. These are the only 2 events that have occurred since my PC was booting normally. Oh, and I updated the chipset driver from 10.1.1.44 to 10.1.1.45 the other day but this issue was...

I can only boot into Windows 11 if I have CSM (Legacy Boot) on, otherwise I get a hanging black screen. Also if I have CSM on - I can boot into BIOS, however iGPU is inaccessible! I would rather have a UEFI boot, but as stated, if I set it to that ¹I can't boot into Windows, and ²I can't...

Hello everyone, I'm facing a frustrating issue with my Lenovo P3 Tower, and I'm hoping someone here can help. System Details: Model: Lenovo P3 Tower GPU: NVIDIA T400 4 GB Current OS: Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu) The Issue: I recently got my computer back from a repair center, and they...

Hello, I am getting some boot errors (booting to BIOS, not recognising Windows). I've ran a Short SMART self-test with Samsung Magician and the following errors have come up: SMART Self-Test,13/08/2024 Model Name,Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB Serial Number,S626NF0R428538Z Result,Log...

Recently i turned on my pc and was face with an automatic repair from windows only for this repair to end up failing with the following message: "Automatic Repair Couldn’t Repair Your PC", offering to shut down or to use advanced options after that, i just shut it down, turn it on again and...

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...

Hi All The system is new, built by me working perfectly while it is on Windows 11 CPU - Intel Core i9 - 14900K MoBo - ASUS ROG Strix Z790-H Gaming WIFI GPU - Gigabyte (GA 106-302 Rev:A1) Nvidia RTX 3060 12G GDDR6 Memory - 2 x 48GB Kingston DDR5-6400 Issue: When restart/shut down by me or by...

Hi all! Long time a lurker and a first-time poster. I'm building a new PC for myself, and it's been over a decade since I last built one. I have everything installed, but I'm having issues installing Windows 11 onto my NVMe drive. Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Hard...