Boot

Forum discussion tagged with Boot.
  1. M

    Question CPU doesn't boot up properly on first load and every odd loads

    My PC doesn't boot up properly every time if it is the first power up. The PC doesn't display the BIOS, but fans keep running, keyboard and mice lights turn on, but the monitor has an orange light indicator which tells me that there's no signal from the display. Also, my NZXT case power button...
  2. Krieghor

    [SOLVED] Ultra weird problem - - - random PC freezes when not gaming, and Windows boot issues ?

    Hello. I have a very strange problem with my computer and I would appreciate any help. My PC specs are as follows: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 VISION OC 10GB GDDR6X MOBO: Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz C16 SSD...
  3. JJBolas

    Question How can I fix this bizarre RAM issue ?

    Hey I have an old MSI Z270 Tomahawk board on a computer (Specs ate the end of the post) that I'm using as a server. Today I decided to upgrade the RAM for it and got stuck on this bizarre issue. The board has 4 DIMM slots, the old memory was 2 x 8Gb G.SKILL Ripjaws V 3200Mhz and the upgrade is 4...
  4. tenlives

    Question No Post or Load screen unless I move the RAM around. New Build

    MOBO: MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI LGA 1700(14th,13th,12th Gen) DDR5 ATX 8x SATA 6G 4x M.2 Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 2.5Gbps LAN Motherboard CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K - Core i5 13th Gen Raptor Lake 14-Core (6P+8E) 3.5 GHz LGA 1700 125W Intel UHD Graphics 770 Desktop Processor - BX8071513600K GPU...
  5. W

    Question Booting windows from M.2 NVMe on MSI MB

    Hello everyone, Yesterday I started trying to clone my Windows 11 to a new M.2 NVMe that I bought (you can see the Reddit post here) but was not able to get anywhere with this so I decided to just do a clean install. I have pretty much tried everything I could find here and on other forums but...
  6. alligator023

    Question Help! My M.2 SSD isn't an option in BIOS for boot priority!

    Hey there! I have: Teamgroup MP33 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME (SSD) AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (CPU) MSI Pro B650-P Wifi (Mobo) In BIOS, the M.2 is not an option for booting! Is there a step I missed? This is my first PC so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. Let me know if there's any info that...
  7. baksoBoy

    [SOLVED] My two monitors suddenly stopped getting a signal during boot, so I can't see the BIOS screen (nor rEFInd) anymore ?

    My monitors have always worked perfectly in terms of displaying the bios screen (and rEFInd) during boot, however suddenly they just stopped doing this. The only things that I think could have caused this was either when I changed the stands for my monitors, where I unplugged the main monitor...
  8. V

    Question Red VGA and Boot lights when booting but otherwise normal performance???

    Hey everyone, Pretty new to the PC building world and just had a question about a potential issue I have recently found. For reference my current build is below: Mobo: Asrock x570 Phantom gaming 4 CPU: (was AMD 3600x) is now AMD 5600x GPU: RTX 3070 Memory: Corsair vengeance LPX 16gb 3600MHz...
  9. Plastix

    Question PC doesn't boot up if it has been turned off for long periods ?

    Maybe someone with a similar problem can help? I built a new rig about a year ago. MBO: Asus ProArt Z790-Creator WiFi CPU: i7-13700K RAM Corsair Vengance RGB DDR 5 6000MHz CL36 GPU: Asus RTX 4070ti TUF SSD1: Samsung SSD 970 EVO plus SSD2: WD_Black SN859X PSU: Corsair RM Shift 1000 Gold OS...
  10. B

    Question Why can't I add 128gb of RAM to my motherboard?

    I recently added 64gb of RAM running at a speed of 6400mhz. My computer was stable so I then added another 64gb of RAM (128gb) and I noticed that nothing was showing up on my PC when I booted it up. It's been running for 7 hours now and nothing has posted yet. I also tried turning off Extreme...
  11. R

    Question Why is my PC black-screening at the Windows login screen ?

    Evening everyone I’ve been having some problems with my PC turning off randomly and now i went to boot it up and it boots fine, shows the Msi logo then proceeds to black screen and show 4 dots , is there a common fault for this ??
  12. donovanmcdab

    Question Can't boot from M.2 after upgrading CPU. Please help

    I've looked up multiple topics on this and tried everything listed in those topics. MSI B450 gaming plus max mobo-latest bios installed and verified it does support 5000 series cpus Upgraded to a Ryzen 7 5700x3d from a Ryzen 5 3600x RTX 3060ti 500gb crucial p2 ssd (has always flawlessly...
  13. Z

    Question Why does my Dell laptop fail to boot several times ?

    It doesn't have a battery. When I plug it in, it automatically starts booting and fails to boot several times (it doesn't show the Dell logo, I just see the keyboard and power button light turning on and off repeatedly). It finally shows a screen that says something like "Date and time not set...
  14. X

    Question GPU won't boot but it will boot on another PC ?

    As the title says, my GPU won't boot if installed on my PC, but it will boot if I install it on my brother's PC. My specs CPU: Ryzen 5 4600g CPU cooler: coolmoon T6 Motherboard: MSI B450m Ram: 16gb ddr 4 3200 SSD/HDD: 500gb ssd and 3 tb HDD GPU: RX 6600 PSU: Corsair CV 650 Chassis: I think its...
  15. XXX MOZZY

    [SOLVED] PC Only Post with certain GPU

    Specs - Ryzen 7 1700 MSI B550-Pro(latest bios) The card that works is my test card that I got from a Dell oltiplex, that uses power from the pcie slot. I have tried Rx 5700 Rx 5700xt Rx 480 8gb x3 RTX 3060 And the only one that gets to post without the vga light on the motherboard is the...
  16. L

    Question My computer will not recognize bootable hard drives. (Sometimes). It does recognize that they are detected. Currently happening.

    Hello, This problem started about a year ago and has only gotten worse over time. Sometimes "something" will happen. Sometimes the computer will not wake up from sleep. Other times a drive will randomly disconnect. If the drive randomly disconnects the computer will run perfectly fine until...
  17. Mastermina

    Question No signal to monitor but GPU is turning on ?

    Greetings buddy This has never happened to me Today I installed a tp-link archer txe75e on my aorus x570 ultra wifi PCIE 1 below the PCIE 16x That caused my GPU (rtx 3090) to not giving anymore signal output to the screen. When I turn on the pc everything lights up, even the GPU, the monitor...
  18. creationsof12

    Question Recent PC Build Won't Boot / POST ?

    Hi everyone, I recently built a new PC with the components listed below but I can't get it to post. Parts: Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Pro X version 1.0 CPU: Intel Core i9-14900K RAM (should be compatible) x2 for 96GB total: G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series (Intel XMP 3.0) DDR5 RAM 48GB...
  19. Dalamix

    Question Encountering severe issues with Kingston NV2, getting weird warning in Event Viewer ?

    I've been playing a lot of ARK: Survival Evolved recently and am now encountering issues with the my Kingston NV2 where I have it installed. I find that when playing games like TEKKEN 8 or BeamNG.drive, they load perfectly fine and work flawlessly, but when trying to play ARK, it may take a...
  20. dl987

    Question PC not booting after pressing "Y" on FTPM

    Hey all, So I just built a BRAND NEW build all new parts except for the AIO pump and a SINGLE m.2 The problem is after building it and turning it on, I got the error message "Press Y to reset fTPM, if you have bitlocker or encryption-enabled system, the system will not boot without a recovery...
  21. C

    Question [SOLVED]Trying to improve NVidia performance on Arch led to failure to boot

    Specs: Asus TUF X570 Plus WiFi MOBO AMD Ryzen 7 5800x NVidia GTX1080 (latest drivers) Monitor connected via display port Latest standard kernel I'm in over my head. Bottom line is, I was taking some of the steps listed on the "Improving Performance" and "Gaming" pages on the Arch Wiki, and it...
  22. Beefmallet

    Question PC froze, forced shutdown, now Windows won’t boot on my M.2 NVMe SSD ?

    Pre info: My PC locked up a couple months ago and I forced a shutdown and turned it back on. When I did, I was greeted with a black screen that said “press any key to boot from cd or dvd…” I found it weird and just turned my PC off and on again. Magically the issue went away and it booted...
  23. A

    Question ASUS FX553VE: Black screen during boot

    My laptop is an ASUS FX553VE. It shows a black screen whenever I try to power it on. I can hear a click. Fan turns on but not at full speed. Power indicator LED is on. Airplane mode LED is on. HDD is spinning silently - checked with a stethoscope -, but the HDD LED indicator doesn't turn on...
  24. G

    Question PC stuck on boot, won't POST

    Hi, I ran into an issue with my PC recently and I don't know why, I'll post my specs before further explanation in case that might help: Motherboard: Asus prime z390a CPU: i5 9600K GPU: RTX 4070 PSU: Corsair TX650M RAM: G.Skill FlareX DDR4 2400 PC4-19200 16GB 2x8GB CL15 I built myself this PC...
  25. caranthir22

    Question PC not booting with VGA light on ?

    Hi folks! I have a rather perplexing issue going on with my PC. When i turn the power on, the CPU light turns on, the mouse and keyboard lights turn on too. But the PC does not boot, there is no display, not even the motherboard logo screen. The light on the motherboard with the VGA written...
  26. ljayyy124

    Question GPU blacks out after boot up

    PC black screen after boot video showing debug leds I have a custom pc with RTX 3060 (bought yesterday) MSI MPG B550 (bought early january) 16GB DDR4 OLOY RAM (2 years old came with prebuilt) thermal take 600w(also 2 yrs old) 9 fans all connected to one hub AMD RYZEN7 3600X (bought used mid...
  27. AlexTg9

    Question How to set up a new SSD as a bootable device

    Pictures on Reddit post Help setting up a SSD from BIOS PC: acer predator Helios 300 Context: got a new SSD to replace my previous one which I thought it was broken. I can see my SSD at the first window of BIOS and in advance mode > main (1st and 2nd picture) but I can’t see it as a...
  28. stunnathestunner

    Question Black screen after UEFI file boot ?

    Hey everyone, Im trying to boot a UEFI file through a usb on my PC which was going fine until I stumbled upon a weird problem. Now Ive got everything setup correctly in the USB but for some reason the prompt just turns into a black screen instead of asking me to unplug the USB and then booting...
  29. laplasdvell

    Question PC makes bass noise when booting up

    Does anyone know what could be the reason, strange bass sounds appear during loading? Same thing with headphones. Always in the same sequence. This didn’t happen before, but recently I reinstalled the audio drivers and some of them apparently caused this, but I'm not sure. I installed older...
  30. O

    Question Stuck in a endless reboot cycle… Help?

    So I finally got to build my new system yesterday, Specs -7800x3d -gigabyte b650 aorus elite ax -XFX 310 RX 7900XTX -Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 (2x16) 6000mhz 30cl -Cosair RM1000e -Lian li sl120 uni inf x 8 all was well, system turned on 2/8 fans didn’t turn on but I’m assuming...
  31. Larbii

    Question I have a sporadic no display with my pc?

    R5 5600 Xfx rx 5700xt thic iii ultra 16*2 ram asguard 3200mhz Coolermaster 650w v2 Win 11 lastest update 23h2 Simple monitor everything was alright and then i just turned on the pc and i have no display, tried everything components are good and have replaced the CMOS battery with a new one...
  32. Q

    [SOLVED] Notebook BIOS doesn't see "Boot Devices" ?

    If i boot from a usb drive, the system (linux) can see all hds (ssd+hd) perfectly, but then even if i install a new system from usb, bios doesn't see any boot devices, as well as SSD (which contains all OSs). This started to happen after i've fixed cooler. If the HDs wouldn't be accessible even...
  33. C

    Question New PC stopped posting

    Hi! I built my first PC yesterday with the following specs: - CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D - Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI - RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 2x16GB (CMH32GX5M2B6000Z30K) - SSD: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB - PSU: Corsair RM850e - CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken 240 Everything worked fine when...
  34. foreignsanxd

    Question My M.2 NVMe is not detected either by my bios or by my board

    5 days ago I've tried to use my PC as I normally do(all components were bought 6 months ago except by the disk in question) , but it doesnt boot and just appears the bios settings without boot options and doesnt show the M.2 where I had installed the OS(Windows 10), for more that I try and...
  35. proninyaroslav

    Question PCI-e cards causing restart on boot on ASUS Prime B350-plus

    I have a PC based on an ASUS Prime B350-plus motherboard (latest BIOS 6203) and a Ryzen 5 5600g. After installing any extension card (GPU/Wi-Fi/etc) in the any PCI-e slot, boot process behaves as follows: I turn on the PSU, the system and CPU fans spins, the RGB works, after a moment all the...
  36. kadookie

    Question System freezes on boot ?

    Hi. For a while now, I’ve had issues booting my pc. I’ll start up and sometimes it will pause on the CPU debug, sometimes on DRAM debug. Usually it makes it to the MSI boot screen, but then the screen freezes. Very rarely makes it to desktop. I am at my wit’s end on this because I have tried...
  37. K

    Question Windows SSD stopped working overnight

    The PC would get stuck on the motherboard screen and not boot into Windows. If I wanted to get into the bios it would take 5+ mins to load into the bios screen. The SSD was still showing up in the bios like normal. After hours of trying to get the SSD to load I decided to install Windows on a...
  38. K

    Question Extreme long boot time

    Hello everyone, So I have this issue with booting up my PC. It worked completely fine for over a year until a few days ago. Suddenly when booting up the BIOS outputs the typical Gigabyte screen, but then stays there for like 3 minutes, then it will start windows and the spinning circle appears...
  39. PLATnumb

    Question Quick question about adding a second nvme to my build

    My motherboard I'm using right now is an ASROCK B550M-C. It has a Hyper m.2 gen 4 slot and an m.2 gen 3 slot. I have in the hyper slot a gen 3 WD Blue 500gb nvme. I have received for christmas a gen 4 WD Black SN850x 2tb nvme. My OS and everything else are on the 500gb. I was curious if it...
  40. XXX MOZZY

    Question Frozen boot acreen

    View: https://imgur.com/a/L4HUEln So it stays constantly on this screen, pressing del or f2 doesn't work, it just stays in this screen. I've tried different power supply, different ram, 3 different graphics card, different m.2 Do I try a 1st gen cpu? The weird thing is that this...