Boot

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    [SOLVED] After BIOS update, Windows 10 boot SSD is not booting, and it's disappearing from the BIOS ?

    Greetings I have MB - MSI B760 Gaming Plus WiFi CPU - 14700KF Windows 10 installed on an ADATA SU800 SSD Yesterday I have updated my BIOS, which went well, looked up official site, downloaded newest bios and installed through USB flashdrive through the motherboard port. Update went smooth...
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    Question Windows spinning wheel/login screen freezes with 4070 Ti Super installed ?

    Dear all, it's my first post here, hello everybody! So, I'm experiencing a very annoying issue with my recent pc build. Let's start with some specs: ASUS PRIME B860M-A-CSM Intel Core Ultra 9 285 @ 2.5GHz Kingston Fury Beast Black 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 5600MHz EXPO (128GB total) Crucial T700 2TB...
  3. Noxxny789

    Question System crashed and now stuck with bootmgr missing ?

    Sorry. English isn't my first language. I use Windows 11. Yesterday I was playing game on my computer when suddenly my system got stuck (crashed) so I held the power button down for a few seconds to reboot. But the system didn't start normally and instead now ok stuck in "bootmgr is missing"...
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    Question toshiba old laptop no boot usb no boot hdd

    Hello, I am first time at this forum, I hope I don't use wrong section of forum, my friend has problem with toshiba laptop and I have problem usb linux boot on my laptop. 1. toshiba: my friend bought some old toshiba laptop and he needed help to boot from usb to install debian and windows 10...
  5. M

    Question My PC suddenly wont boot, need help

    Ryzen 5 5600 PSU Corsair CV 650 Asrock AB350M Pro 4 RTX 3060 Ti 16GB RAM 8x2 1TB nvme So last night I've shutted down my pc and when I try to turn it on this morning it wont boot Usually when this thing happen it has to be ram or I need cmos reset. But in that case, it usually bootlooping...
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    Question I got a "an operating system wasnt found. Try disconnecting any device that dont contain an operating system."

    Hello, As the title states, I got that message "an operating system wasnt found. Try disconnecting any device that dont contain an operating system." I was using my PC as normal, just browsing chatGPT. I wanted to do a calculation and noticed when pulling up the calculator, the calculator...
  7. Ramiro.Giorgi

    Question pc wont boot for about 6 month

    Hey guys, so my friend has a pc that hasnt boot for about 6 month now. i decided to give him a hand and try to figure out what the problem is. The error basically is that when pressing the power btn the fans of the cpu, and system fan spins A LITTLE and then it stops and the pc wont start. the...
  8. polnoch

    [SOLVED] Boot issue with Tesla M10 ?

    I'm using my old desktop PC with an Asus PRIME X399-A mobo as a home server. I'm trying to install an Nvidia Tesla M10 in the first slot . But I have an issue, after installation the Tesla M10, booting process in stuck: How to fix this issue? Does it mean, it's something wrong with Tesla...
  9. IAMCONFUSED404

    Question Upgrading my M.2 SSD with only one M.2 slot HELP ME PLS

    Hi everyone, I'm a noob when it comes to PC stuff. I've built a couple PC's and I know some basic troubleshooting knowledge but that's about it. Right now, I'm trying to upgrade my girlfriends' ~500GB SSD to a 2TB SSD. Her motherboard only has one M.2 slot though so I bought a USB to M.2...
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    Question Very slow boot up time with external HDD's plugged in

    Hello, I have noticed that when I have my external HDD's plugged in via USB, my PC takes over a minute to boot. Today it was 71 seconds. However when these are disconnected it boots up in under 10. I know that this is happening due to the Mother board checking the drives, but is there a way to...
  11. SaibaOni

    Question Boot SSD gone after a Restart but working after a shutdown

    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...
  12. A

    Question Computer won't boot after enabling XMP ?

    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...
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    Question "Page Fault in Nonpaged Area" Error on Windows 10 Startup After Fresh Install

    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...
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    Question Can't boot, can't get into bios

    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...
  15. jadohajo

    Question Bios Green Flashing Among other issues

    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...
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    Question Can't boot Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX with power button. Can use qflash button.

    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...
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    Question New build - - - VGA LED lights up white and the BOOT LED lights up green-yellow ?

    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...
  18. mr. fireworkguy

    Question "GPT Header corruption detected" - can only boot to windows 11 manually through bios. What to do?

    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...
  19. srayan3

    Question PC taking 3 or more attempts to boot up

    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...
  20. edtch

    Question Why won't PC start when the case button is pressed?

    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...
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    Question installed os with a loose psu power cable

    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...
  22. kernan

    Question Old computer doesn't see bootable Windows XP flash drive ?

    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...
  23. TitiFitil

    Question Laptop is stuck in EFI Shell and it's keyboard has stopped working ?

    [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...
  24. Merge.-

    Question Cpu and boot error light

    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...
  25. gbeans44

    Question Pc does not boot when plugged into extension cord.

    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...
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    Question PC only starts up after CMOS reset, new battery doesn't fix this. Everything I've done is below. What to do next?

    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...
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    Question How do I change my boot to one drive when it’s currently on two?

    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...
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    Question Slow boot on NVMe m.2 SSD

    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...
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    Question "The Boot Configuration Data for your PC is missing or contains errors"

    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...
  30. matstersolo

    Question PC POSTs/boots only very rarely and randomly ?

    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...
  31. JoeeM

    Question Booting problems ?

    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...
  32. ElVisTek-1337

    Question PC - black screen/No display and green light on mobo

    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...
  33. Lezog_

    Question PC boots with CPU and VGA red light on motherboard

    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...
  34. ram_rat

    Question No Motherboard logo during PC BOOT with AMD, boots directly to Windows.

    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...
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    Question CPU starts overheating as soon as I boot my PC ?

    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...
  36. TheSpiffyOne

    Question Unable to get past the "Please press DEL or F2 to enter UEFI BIOS settings" screen. Need Help

    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...
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    Question Why does my second (external) hard drive not have winload.efi?

    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...
  38. Valentine1704

    Question Gigabyte X670 GAMING X AX V2 - DRAM LED problem ( in theory solved ) and subsequent boot problem ( current problem ) - super weird

    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)...
  39. Alexwilliams980

    Question Pc refuses to boot or post

    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...
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    Question PC wont turn on until I re-seat various things

    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...