Boot Error

Forum discussion tagged with Boot Error.
  1. J

    Question SSD Errors causing boot issues?

    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...
  2. Calandross

    Question System Crashing issues

    Hey guys I hope someone can figure this out for me. Aside from the occasional blue screen I have never had any issues with my PC until I shut it down the day before yesterday and turned it back on yesterday morning and to my surprise it went into a boot loop. It would turn on start to boot the...
  3. 23dexter89

    Question Gaming PC Bootup issue

    Hi Experts, My Gaming PC is suffering from a boot problem. I apologize for the length of the post. The event sequence is as follows: 1. Experienced about 4 random restarts while being used yesterday. Didn't think much of it but I noted it down. 2. After shutting down for the night and...
  4. D

    Question Question PC suddenly won't post, VGA error light.

    MSI x470 Gaming Pro Ryzen 5 2600 32gb Corsair Vengeance 3000mhz Gigabyte GP-P850W Gigabyte RTX 3060ti I turned my pc off like usual one day, and now it won't boot. VGA light is on, so I began to troubleshoot. I disconnected the GPU and it posted, but putting it back it causes no boot. I cleared...
  5. HawaiiGG

    Question b450M gaming plus doesnt accept old gpus

    Hello dear pc enthusiasts!! i tried testing 3 different gpus, 1st, HD 3870 2nd, HD 5750 3rd, HD 5830 and all of these give the exact same boot error. the motherboard does 3 long beeps and repeats once more. here is my specs: CPU: ryzen 5 1600AF MOBO: MSI B450M gaming plus PSU: Corsair CV450...
  6. MinecraftW06

    Question No display output on HP OmniBook XE3

    So I have an old laptop, an HP OmniBook XE3 GC. When I turn it on the fan spins up and the power LED lights up. If an HDD is added the HDD LED also lights up (not blinking). However, the keyboard is unresponsive. Like CTRL+ALT+DEL does nothing, and keys like Caps Lock doesn't turn on the...
  7. H

    Question Dell XPS 9100, 6 Beeps on start up, no display. New video card, no luck ?

    I have a Dell XPS 9100 and I went to start up and I got 6 beeps with no display. Dell online said 6 beeps is a video card failure. I had an Asus Radeon R7 250. I got a new one (same card) and I installed it and it worked! Made it through the install completely. Shut it down that night and booted...
  8. E

    Question PC boots only after several tries

    Hello ! I would like to ask if someone has any insight to offer for my issue. My desktop PC takes several tries to boot. Currently, my boot process is the following: Push the start button on the case PC starts (fans and lights) PC reaches the BIOS screen but is stuck there (function keys do...
  9. Julianschardt

    Question b1initializelibrary failed 0xc0000001. PLEASE HELP

    lenovo legion t5 AMR26 pc won’t boot after power surge i keep getting the same error code, i have tried to do a factor reset and everything but no luck
  10. Quangg

    Question Crashing and boot errors

    Msi Meg ace I911900k Rtx 3080ti 4x16 Corsair vengeance Supernova 1000G+ 80+ gold Next kraken z73 360mm If the power goes out or my pc gets turned off without shutting down it won’t turn on the next time you try to turn it on. It will cycle error codes each time you hard reset it. The debug LED...
  11. FiniteCS

    [SOLVED] Boot Q-LED error after installing new CPU ?

    tl;dr: flashed BIOS on Asus X470-F so I could use new Ryzen 5900X, but it won't post and my motherboard is showing the BOOT Q-LED error ? So I can't tell if I screwed the pooch or if this is an actual error that's not my fault. I finally decided to upgrade my PC with a new CPU and case (GPU...
  12. A

    [SOLVED] Boot Error C1 after installing new Corsair Dominator 4x8 GB RAM Kit ?

    Hi, I have bought a new ram kit for my pc I removed my old ram sticks and put the new ones in, computer reboots endlessly showing on mobo led the Error "C1" (means memory error). I tried using 1 stick at a time and it works, after first S.O. boot i shut down and insert second stick. Boot again...
  13. T

    Question Asus Vivobook stuck on logo and that wants me to get into bios and simply save settings and exit to boot up every time

    8 months ago I bought a laptop, Asus vivobook with ryzen 5 3500 8gb ram and nvme 512gb , and suddenly one day as I was about to open it it stuck to the logo. Since then , in order not to get stuck, always before boot, I have to get into bios and simply save settings and exit. After that boot...
  14. V

    [SOLVED] Frequent WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR BSODs - occasionally cannot boot from M.2 SSD after a BSOD ?

    For some time now I have been battling a WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR BSOD, which I understand to mean some level of hardware failure. I have been trying to discover what is the cause. First I took out my old HDDs as they are quite old, and I figured could be causing issue. This seemingly solved...
  15. P

    Question PC keeps restarting / suddenly turning off and restarts ?

    Hi. Since a few days my computer keeps restarting and not sure why. It mostly happens when I turn on my PC in the morning. After a few seconds of a turn on it automatically shut down and restart. It's kept happening. Sometimes it turns off after a few minutes when the PC is on. I replaced my...
  16. EngineerWatkins

    [SOLVED] Tried installing a new i9-9900k, did not boot

    Current PC Specs: GPU: RTX 2060 CPU: i7-6700k(this is the original) Mobo: MSI Arsenal gaming z270 ddr4 Ram: Corsair vengeance 16gb Howdy. I just tried to install my new i9-9900k, but when trying to boot up, the Mobo light would just blink and turn off again. So I think "okay, maybe I Removed...
  17. P

    Question SSD Causing Problems

    I left this weekend and when I came back I turned my computer on. I have my Windows 10 installed on an SSD, so when it was taking a very long time to boot I became worried. Nothing happened, so I restarted the computer. It went into endless automatic repair, which it would do every time from now...
  18. Sam9426

    [SOLVED] Installing new (2nd) SSD leads to windows not Booting

    Hi! I have a Aorus B450 elite motherboard which currently has a 500gb 970 EVO plus SSD in it and an HDD. I bought a 1TB 970 EVO to put in the second M.2. slot in my motherboard. It fits but gives me the following error: ''Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot...
  19. lofej

    Question SOS - newbuild wont boot up, troubleshooting

    Hi, Im in need of help, quick summary of what I have: ASUS PRIME H410M-A i5 10400F GTX 1050 2GB Patriot Viper 4 16GB 2x8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Dual Channel 500 GB Nvme m.2 Inter Tech Energon 550W So, Its everything out of the box is new, but the SSD and GPU, is used, but its working. The...
  20. K

    [SOLVED] Dust cleaning, no post afterwards.

    Hi, My brother cleaned the dust out of his desktop earlier today and when he went to turn it back on everything lit up and spun up correctly, but no POST. We then started troubleshooting and eventually landed at the juncture of having reseated the ram, gpu, all gpu power connectors, and all...
  21. V

    [SOLVED] No signal When trying to install Windows 10 from boot media

    My pc currently has windows 7 on it, but I am trying to download install windows 10 on it. When i load the windows 10 boot media to do a clean instal,l it shows the windows 10 logo then goes to no signal. And if i try to update to windows 10 through windows 7 it fails and i get an error...
  22. D

    [SOLVED] New computer won’t boot properly

    Hey guys, I have looked EVERYWHERE for answers to my issue, or someone with the same problem and have been unsuccessful. Basically I have windows installed, fully updated on my SSD. I have been able to boot in properly and use my computer as normal (I just built it yesterday). Now for some odd...
  23. J

    [SOLVED] Boot Error "Please Power Down and Connect the PCIe Power Cable(s) for this Graphics Card"

    I just completed a build and when I boot up the PC, I get an error message that says "Please Power Down and Connect the PCIe Power Cable(s) for this Graphics Card". I have tried the following steps with no luck: -Tried different power supply -Made sure that VGA cable is firmly plugged into...
  24. D

    [SOLVED] Can not boot into Win- "Keyboard Error"

    Hello, the story goes like this: I was using 1 stick of 8 GB DDR4 RAM for 3 years, and a month ago I decided to upgrade to 16 gigs, and bought 2x8GB kit, and because I have only 2 slots, decided to sell the one I pulled out of my PC. Well, today, I removed my new kit and installed the old stick...
  25. DistortionTech

    Question Need of assistance to do with boot.

    Recently I cloned my old 1TB drive to my SSD. I was able to boot from both drives perfectly last night. However, I removed a couple partitions within both drives (only around 65Mb partitions). Now i am unable to boot to both drives. Im having a hard time figuring out what to do. I have set my...
  26. G

    Question [SOLVED] Win 7 won't boot / Error 0xc0000428

    After installing latest updates from Windows Update my Win7 won't boot with Error 0xc0000428. I can't access the "last working configuration" option, as pressing F8 gives me no advances boot options regarding Win7. I have learned so far, that I can easily fix this error with bootable Win7 USB...
  27. S

    [SOLVED] System cannot find bootable device, but the drive shows in the BIOS

    Hello, I've just upgraded my PC, having kept the 3 storage drives from my last build. When booting the machine, it sends me straight to the BIOS and every attempt to load Windows gives me the error that no bootable devices can be found. It does, however, detect the drive with Windows on it...
  28. J

    Question When i boot my pc it sometimes doesn't give input and vga LED is lit

    I have recently build my first pc and when i tried to turn it on it my monitor said no signal. When i tried again a few minutes later it did boot up normally. It isn't a major problem, but having to reset my pc 2-3 times every time i want to use it gets annoying quickly. I did notice that the...
  29. K

    Question Weird boot issue on 2 separate Ryzen 3000 systems

    Hello! A couple of PCs I recently built with the Ryzen 3700X and MSI B450 TOMAHAWK/GAMING PLUS respectively have been getting some issues. They worked flawlessy in the beginning, but now have been getting issues when booting. When starting the computer, the fans turn on, but it doesnt post, and...
  30. H

    Question Pc starts for 2 mins after welcome screen then shut down?

    I rebuild my pc after clearing the dust when I started it.It stopped after boot screen ,then I checked some common post errors and reconnected Ram and cmos battery ,So now it starts with a little long beep from before and I had gone till welcome sceen and desktop screen after 2 mins it boots...
  31. M

    Question No bootable device error when external HD with 2 partitions is connected

    I just bought a 10GB WD My Book external backup drive, and partitioned it because FileHistory doesn't allow you to cap the amount of space it takes over, and I wanted to use half of the drive for personal files. Everything runs fine until I create the second partition in Windows Disk...
  32. C

    Question Super Weird Issue: Computer starts booting up a few seconds and then restarting.

    Hey hey, I want to apologies in advance for what might be a lengthy post, I just have no idea what to do next, so I’m sparing no detail in the hopes that someone is able to help me. I built this PC about 5 years ago. I’m not super technically experienced with building PCs, it’s the first and...
  33. Neetfull

    Question New Build: Start up error

    I am in the process of building a new PC and the assembly went easy but I am getting a boot error where the PC will turn off anywhere from 5-30 seconds after turning on and no display will appear even through the onboard HDMI. Specs: Case = Corsair 500D CPU = Intel i9 -9900K 3.6GHZ CPU cooling...
  34. McCoffee

    [SOLVED] BIOS Flash - Error - Need help urgently!!! (HP Omen 15", 15-ax011no)

    I've been having these chargin problems for a while where the laptop would charge for a few sconds then disconnect, although the calb e was still plugged inn. I tried every fix until i was recommende i flash the BIOS, which i did. However while flashing the boot block the charger disconected...
  35. U

    Mixing same brand ram with different MHz

    So my pc has a 8gb HyperX Fury 2133 Mhz and I want to buy a 8gb HyperX Fury 2400 MHz because for some reason it's cheaper in amazon. Will I run into any problems like crashes? My motherboard only has 2 slots for ram.
  36. S

    Looking to upgrade CPU, should I stay on LGA 2011?

    I am fairly happy with my current build, but I very much enjoy building tinkering and overclocking, and I would like to make the move to 6 core 12 thread in the near future. I still can't entirely justify putting my first CPU on the shelf yet, but it is being surpassed by current i5's and I am...
  37. D

    Monitor problems with dvi and hdmi ASUS

    My monitor is an ASUS VS247HR 24'' and when i connect ,my monitor with my graphics card (msi 750 ti) through dvi or hdmi the image gets really weird (it doesnt work properly) but when i connect it with a vga cable it works nice. Also when i connect my pc with a hdmi cable to my TV it works nice...
  38. drewski989

    Thoughts on selling 1070 SLI Setup

    Against prior forum recommendations :sarcastic:, I have (2) 1070 EVGA FTW ACX cards and the EVGA HB Bridge. After messing with DOOM for 2 days, corrupting my save game twice, and PC restarting on me 4-5 times while playing, and "Into the Fire" frame dips that made the game unplayable... I...
  39. O

    Cpu boot performance mode?

    Hello everyone, i just realise i just have a option in bios under advanced, cpu, called: Boot performance mode. Can anyone explain what it is? Now its set to non performance, then there is boost performance, and battery saver. i got a i5-6400 2.40 ghz. Will i get some extra performance if i...
  40. A

    GTX 1050 On original Power Supply 300 W

    My Pc Hardware is Core i5 3330 3.0GHz Ram 8 GB ddr3 GT 620 1GB and original power supply Dell X9GWG 300 W https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Original-Power-Supply-X9GWG-For-Dell_60242707498.html . I want to upgrade my gpu to GTX 1050..is it will work with my power supply?? This is my pc...