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  1. Istio13

    Question Lenovo y520 HDD, SDD died?

    Dear everyone, My problem is that last night I fall asleep while watching some movie(online), my laptop battery drained. Today morning I woke up and suddenly my laptop can't boot the windows. I can hear a little beeping, probably the motherboard because of the failure. The system can't...
  2. P

    Question Gigabyte 970A-DS3P boot devices priority settings

    Hi I just added my old SSD to my new motherboard Gigabyte 970A-DS3P besides another SSD that came together and it boots my main windows 10 system. I think I even set up something to boot from both drives, but for some reason my old SSD is not visible in boot selection menu. Any ideas how to get...
  3. D

    Question Acer Laptop won't boot from second ssd

    A few weeks ago I bought a new Acer Nitro 5 and promptly put a second ssd from my old laptop into it. I left the old system partition in case I didn't like Windows 11. The system sees the drive, can interact and transfer files, and also sees the system partition in diskpart Welp, as it turns...
  4. lazarba

    Question Laptop CPU Fan spins for a sec then stops, but laptop boots fine ?

    Hello. I have acquired an old Lenovo 3000 N200 laptop that had not been used in 4-5 years. I booted it up, it worked fine until it shut itself off. After some digging around I noticed the fan wasn't spinning, so it appears the laptop had overheated. I opened it up and noticed that every time I...
  5. tsen134

    Question Unresponsiveness and strange behaviour after boot

    About a month ago upgraded my CPU, GPU, and installed a new m.2 drive. Recently I've been encountering some strange issues after booting. At first, I was getting an unresponsive task bar, I could navigate the menus and such but I couldn't click anything (including shutdown and restart buttons)...
  6. A

    Question SSD working perfectly, detected in BIOS, but suddenly can't boot into Windows ?

    Hey everyone! I have recently encountered something very strange. I have been using my PC normally for a while now, but all of a sudden yesterday, I started getting the " Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device " message. The PC crashed mid-usage, which is weird and then started giving me that...
  7. SpecimenHT

    Question Problems with DLL at booting

    Hello everyone, I have this machine since 2019: intel i7, nvidia gtx1070, 16bg ram memory And for several months, I have these 2 pop-ups at startup that appear in the middle of the screen? Here is a link to a screenshot: https://freeimage.host/i/HXr4k4n Do you have any idea what that might...
  8. C

    Question Windows 10 install issues

    Hi, I'm trying to install Windows 10 Pro in my new PC (first build aka I'm a newbie) and had some issues in the process. After making sure everything is properly plugged in, I did format an USB flash drive and got the latest BIOS version for my motherboard. Used the flashback port and waited...
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    Question VGA light on, NO GPU, no display

    I’ve tried Resetting BIOS, updating BIOS, different HDMIs, reseating RAM, removing 1 RAM stick, nothing changes, I hit the power button and my motherboard goes straight to the white VGA light being on and the fans run and nothing else changes. monkey thing I haven’t tried is a different monitor...
  10. M

    Question PC Malfunctioning after RAM and PSU change

    Hi, this is my first post on any hardware related forum, which may indicate my helplessness with a problem that I've encountered a few days ago. So lately I've been thinking of upgrading my GPU since I've recently bought a nice 2k monitor and my good old 1070 just isn't enough anymore. To...
  11. K

    Question Windows won't start without Lauching CSM mode thru BIOS.

    I recently upgraded my motherboard and CPU, when i tried to boot up I was taken straight into the BIOS. Windows wouldn't boot and BIOS showed that I had no available bootdrives. I couldnt get windows or my SSD's to show up until I launched CSM mode. How can i boot windows without CSM mode? Ive...
  12. B

    Question Computer only boots into BIOS

    I bougth a new SSD to replace my old HDD, but I accidentally swapped out my current SSD (which contains Windows) for it, and got a "can't boot because there is no OS found" error. No problem, I just plug my old SSD back in. However, now everytime I boot the PC, it boot's into BIOS. I made sure...
  13. andrewasted

    Question bootable usb phone

    i recently finished building my pc and i dont have any usb drive to install windows in it, can someone tell me if i can and how can i use my phone to install windows on my pc without losing data? it has 100/256gb used as of now
  14. M

    Question Acer Laptop will not boot after reinstallation of Win 10

    Hello, my mom was having some issues on her Acer Windows 10 laptop such as not the Windows and search button not working, as well as not being able to open pictures and getting some error messages saying that Windows files are missing. So, I went ahead and formatted her pc removing all files...
  15. S

    Question PC not booting/doesn't POST/Black screen unless CMOS is reset in which case it only boots into BIOS ?

    Hi, I really hope someone here can assist with this as I have tried various things and my knowledge has hit a wall and I have reached the limits of my experience. I scoured the internet for fixes to my problem but was unsuccessful which is why I am making this thread as a last cry for help. I...
  16. robinzho

    Question Stuck in Booting Screen - No Hardware/BIOS changes

    Hey everyone, So I try to describe what I have here. Everything was fine a couple of days ago. Suddenly, after turning on my PC I had black screens (after the Bios splashscreen), couldnt get to windows startup page. I turned the PC off by holding power button for some seconds. After turning...
  17. N

    Question PC only boots every alternate time and that too only after going through bios menu

    Hi all. As the title says I am facing an odd situation. I turned on my PC after some years (Lenovo Thinkcentre M58E) and it only turns every other time. For one of every 2 attempts, it will give a 4x4 short beeps error code without any display and for the next attempt after being forced powered...
  18. Z

    Question HP Victus 16 won't turn on after RAM upgrade

    Hello, I have an HP Victus 16 d509LA . I bought this ram kit from amazon TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic DDR4 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) 3200 MHz (TTCCD432G3200HC22DC-S01) and after installing it the pc will not boot. The power button LED will turn on for 2 seconds and then inmediately turn off, nothing else...
  19. J

    Question No Splash Screen after swapping GPU but boots into Windows fine

    I just now changed my GPU from another model of the Asus 3060 ti to the TUF 3060 ti. After plugging in the new GPU, the boot screen does not show the motherboard logo (AORUS). When I press F8/F12 to access bios though, it does let me do that, so that's good. But after the brief black screen, I...
  20. J

    Question Motherboard logo splash does not appear in startup, but boots fine into Windows

    I just now changed my GPU from another model of the Asus 3060 ti to the TUF 3060 ti. After plugging in the new GPU, the boot screen does not show the motherboard logo (AORUS). When I press F8/F12 to access bios though, it does let me do that, so that's good. But after the brief black screen, I...
  21. O

    Question Windows 11 Boot problems

    Hello, I recently got a new computer and it was running well for about 2 weeks. I have run into problems where windows 11 can't boot properly anymore. Every time I boot my computer, it goes through 3 cycles trying to get windows to boot right. Once the 3 cycles of it trying to boot are over, it...
  22. Xtynger

    Question PC not booting after 10+ hours off - - - - It requires several tries to turn on ?

    Hello, I'm having this issue with our 2 computers at home. 1- AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / 32GB Ram Crucial Ballistix (16x2) RAM / Asus Tuf Gaming b450 Elite II Mobo / GeForce RTX 3060 TI 8GB / Gigabyte 80+ Gold 750W Power Supply / Forza power regulator 2200v 2- AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 32GB Ram Delta...
  23. Plssineedanswers

    Question Pc turns off on Start up when on the windows logo boot loop sometimes

    When I boot up my pc it only shuts down when it's on the Windows logo during boot. There's a chance that my pc boot without problem and operate like normal I tried basic troubleshooting. I think the problem only occurred when it's on the windows logo during boot
  24. W

    Question Penguin server won't boot after swapping failed hard drive in RAID 6

    So I have a Penguin Relion 1900 1U rack mounted server running CentOS 7 that recently had a hard disk failure. It had 4 hard drives configured in RAID 6. To replace the failed HDD, I powered off the machine, swapped the failed one with a new drive of the same size (4TB) and powered on the...
  25. ChoxicRL

    Question New cpu installed, no display, updated bios too.

    So I had to button shut off during the new cpu install when my monitor was telling me to press a button to configure new cpu. I had to shut off because my cpu fan stopped working cause it got caught in cpu fan cord. I'm on asus rog strix b450i. I tried reseting bios by shoving screwdriver on...
  26. N

    Question weird power surge issues with pc any thoughts or help appreciated

    sorry for the long description just want to be sure to give as much information as i can my house just had a quick power surge which resulted in some issues with my pc. i have most of my devices including my pc plugged into a surge protector and when the power surged the entire house shut down...
  27. K

    Question PC won't boot up properly until I hard restart ?

    (Sorry if bad english) I boot up my PC by pressing the power button, after that i can hear my CPU and GPU fan spinning but i don't see my rgb keyboard/mouse/controller lighting up, and no display on my monitor. Then i wait for like a minute, i press the reset button. After that, i can hear my...
  28. G

    Question PC wont boot up after installing new GPU

    I just bought a GTX 1650 for my PC, I unplugged the old one and plugged in the new one, I boot up the computer and it just stays on the HP booting screen, and then every 20 seconds or so the computer beeps once. Once it beeps two times the screen cuts to black, beeps, then cuts back to the HP...
  29. K

    Question Can Ryzen 9 3900XT work without VSS Pin?

    Hello everyome, ive found this 3900XT for like 90$ and guy said that he could boot with his a320 motherboard altrough the 1 pin is missing, and as i found out on internet that one missing pin is VSS. I got that processor and after pressing power up button nothing starts not even the fans. The...
  30. Aerith626

    [SOLVED] Performed a memtest and now my SSD isn't my main boot drive

    Hi. I recently replaced my motherboard and my CPU and did a clean installation of windows, but I was getting BSODs constantly, so I ran a lot of tests. Problem is, after running memtest, I turned on my PC and got the the prompt "Select proper boot device or insert media device and restart". When...
  31. rrkitunk

    Question PC always stuck in BIOS loading screen

    Hello folks, at some point some weeks ago my pc would only go to a pre-windows loading screen where it will stay stuck. There is a Font "Pro Series", i have the mainboard "MSI X570-A PRO". It will simply keep spinning the loading animation. When i press F11 early enough, i can get into the bios...
  32. Jeibon

    Question Not posting unless i press memory ok.

    So I haven't used my pc in like 6 months or so, but when I tried turning it on it didn't want to post, so after trying everything it only posts if I press the memory ok button on the motherboard, then I can get it to boot. Thing is, I can restart the PC and it will boot normally but once I turn...
  33. RoboticWeaver

    Question Windows 11 Desktop PC taking several minutes to boot, plus it won’t wake up from sleep ?

    Solved: Apparently, unrelated to anything I describe below, one of my SSDs died, and that was causing the boot issues. Recently, my home-built PC has started to have two issues: first, whenever it boots, there is now a several minute long period between the initial BIOS prompt (a little...
  34. DarrenS

    Question Weird behaviour going to sleep or shutting down

    Hello, I've just finished my build, here are the specs: i5 12400f Gigabyte 4070ti Eagle OC Gigabyte b760m gaming x ax ddr4 mobo Corsair Vengeance 3200 mhz ddr4 RAM Kingston 1tb SSD CoolerMaster Masterwatt 750 watt psu Windows 11 pro I'm having some weird behavior I haven't seen before and I'm...
  35. SupersonicSaint

    Question Why won't my PC boot?

    After Installing Kaspersky followed by clicking update my Windows 11 (Everything was fine prior), my PC is stuck on the Republic of Gamers BIOS screen. I cannot get into the BIOS options itself (DEL and F2 do nothing) and it does not go further into the Windows booting screen. Everything lights...
  36. E

    Question Windows BSOD after update and now drives either not showing or are at 0/0 bytes free.

    Windows 10 updated and restarted automatically while i was at work. i came home and was able to log in and after 2 minutes everything started freezing up and i got a BSOD. I did not record the error code as i thought this was a one off crash. When i tried to boot again i got sent to the...
  37. Z

    Question Newly built PC wont boot, only LEDs on Motherboard flash for split second.

    Hello everyone I am having this issue with new PC. All it does when I start it as very quick flash of the LEDs on the mobo. No fans spinning or anything HERE is vid of it booting. I tried unplugging everything except the MOBO 24 Pin from the PSU and the issue is the same. Does that mean the PSU...
  38. crisluni88

    Question Windows boot time when overclocking DDR5 RAM on AM5

    Hi! I have just updated my pc to AM5: Ryzen 5 7600 X Asus Tuf Gaming B650-plus MSI MSG A850G PCI Express 5.0 RTX 4090 FE graphics card Samsung 970 EVO M.2 32 Gb RAM DDR5 First I used this RAM: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MT/s DDR5 CL36. When setting the frequency to 5200 MHz...
  39. X

    Question PC has no display/usb after reinstalling CPU

    So I bought a 5700x to replace my 3700x a few days ago and after I removed the cpu cooler I realized I forgot to buy thermal paste. The CPU was stuck to the cooler but I was able to pop it off easily with a screwdriver. After reinstalling the 3700x, the computer would “boot” but my monitor...
  40. A

    [SOLVED] Windows will not boot from M.2 NVMe SSD on PCIe socket

    Hello everyone! I had a bunch of desktop PCs but ran out of 2,5" SSDs for upgrading them. Then again I also had several 256MB M.2 NVMe SSDs so I got some of these: PCIe Adapter for M.2 I startet testing with a rather old PC, its mainboard is a Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV, BIOS is from 2015. First I...