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  1. N

    Question boot device not recognized / chkdsk write protection

    Hi! Thanks in advance! What I have now: A) ssd 0, an 1 year old Samsung 980pro, 2t with 800gb free; B) ssd 1, newly purchased WD Green SD350 1t, windows 11 just installed; C) a usb flash drive with windows 11 installation media; D) a few HDDs… In short: after a forced shutdown, I can’t boot...
  2. pyronaded

    Question "Reboot and Select proper Boot device" after computer restart...?

    I was doing some work on my PC and left the room to grab a drink - when I came back, my computer had restarted itself which I'm assuming means it crashed. Now, there is a message that says "Reboot and Select proper Boot device". I have 2 M2 devices, a Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB (Windows...
  3. A

    Question SSD not recognized on boot kind of ...Sometimes?

    Hello, having an issue with my motherboard not recognizing one of my hard drives on boot sometimes it sees it while booting sometimes it doesnt see it while booting but then it is recognized by windows but acts a bit slow and funny sometimes it is not recognized on boot, recognized by...
  4. R

    Question Boot fails and then continues to boot normally (images and video attached) ?

    I'm not sure what's causing this or even how I could describe the problem. I recorded a video that clearly shows what happens. Any help is greatly appreciated. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19F6inrWoOfbqq2jCXLl8dmVgFXECnCKl?usp=sharing Thank you!
  5. M

    Question No display signal when adding more of the same RAM

    Some time ago, I purchased a couple of same RAM sticks as the previous one. But whenever I install these new RAM sticks, PC turns on but monitor recieves no signal from the GPU and on the motherboard VGA light stays on. When I remove the new RAM sticks, everything works fine again. Which means...
  6. F

    Question "Reboot and Select proper Boot device" after installing a second M.2 SSD ?

    Hello! So as the title reads, I recently purchased another M.2 drive, the Samsung 980 PRO 1TB. Before, I was using Samsung 970 EVO 500gb with Windows installed on it. Now I have reformated my old M.2 and installed Windows on my second one (980). I get this message on startup "Reboot and Select...
  7. shiftyisplayingcs

    Question My system wont boot

    So last night I was playing CSGO and after I finish the game I wanted to go to sleep, I shutdown my PC like normal but for some reason after I shut it down my PC still turn on but the monitor is complety off, I was thinking maybe it need sometime to completly shut down, so I just slept until the...
  8. N

    Question PC freezing on the Windows 11 spinning circle ?

    Running into quite an issue here. I was randomly browsing on my computer, a Windows 11 system, when it randomly shut down and restarted by itself. Then, it was about to boot into the OS, until it restarted again and did the same thing. Eventually, it would just freeze on my motherboard logo and...
  9. abroxl

    Question VGA debug light after installing a new PSU

    I just installed a new PSU, 80+ bronze 700w to a 80+ gold 750w, after installation my pc wont display and the VGA debug light is on, please help Specs: CPU - Ryzen 5600x GPU - RTX 4070 ventus 3x pc RAM - Corsair vengeance lpx 32gb (2x16) Motherboard - MSI A520 M A Pro PSU(New) - Corsair RM750x...
  10. K

    Question how screwed is my cpu?

    So I moved across the country and my PC that was working perfectly now has issues. It wouldn't even post when I moved to my new house. The red LED for the CPU was on (on my mobo) so I took my CPU apart and cleaned it. I then put it back and my computer posted, but now my screen would freeze a...
  11. I

    Question PC freezes after BIOS. I've seemingly tried everything.

    Specs are at the bottom of this post. This happened twice, but I have not found a solution this time. The first time, I simply forgot to turn off my computer overnight, and had to force shut down in the morning. Then, when turning on, it would freeze after BIOS when trying to load the OS...
  12. zachariasdavid

    Question Strange boot behavior ?

    Hey! Very short intro: I move back and fourth twice a year, and bring my pc with me I have done this for 3 years with this system. At the same time I apply new thermal paste and do a deep clean. After the latest one of these a strange new behavior has appeared. Specs: MOB: msi x570 mpg gaming...
  13. F

    Question I can't boot any of my drives since updating the BIOS ?

    Hey! So as the title reads, I can't boot anything, not even my USB stick which has a fresh Windows installer on it. Before all this happened, my PC was working fine. So how did this start? Well, I recently picked up my new ram sticks and plugged them in my computer. I noticed that the speed...
  14. Mandeano

    Question System boots - no post, vga & boot led on

    Hi, System was working fine for 2/3 years then 2 days ago my lan port stopped working. I was looking to try and fix it restating pc etc then after 1 restart it just didn’t display anything anymore. Opening it up I noticed the ez debug leds are lit up on the vga and boot. Specs: MSI MAG X570...
  15. G

    Question I need help confirming if this is a motherboard issue.

    The problem: I can't tell if my ASUS motherboard is truly the problem since any google search gives me round about answers that do more gas-lighting that it's the RAM or CPU and not the motherboard. The symptoms my system is experiencing: Depressingly slow boot times Slow screen refreshing...
  16. tahmeedbd

    Question PM9A1 (980 Pro OEM) SSD is suddenly not showing up in BIOS after using it ?

    > I got a PM9A1 2TB Drive from Samsung (It is the OEM version of a 980 Pro) > I cloned my OS from my old 870 QVO 1TB with a random software > Drive worked absolutely fine for a couple days > Started showing BSODs frequently so I decided to clean install Windows. > Windows installed part way then...
  17. J

    Question New M.2 Drive No Boot Option

    Hey there! So I just bought and installed a new M.2 drive, cloned my old drive to this new one, but I can't seem to boot from it (triple checked the OS DID copy over). The new drive shows up in disk management, Speccy, Windows explorer, and I can use it like normal, but it does not show up in...
  18. S

    Question Long Boot Time with ASUS TUF Z790-PLUS WiFi motherboard ?

    I recently put together a system with the following components: Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-PLUS WiFi CPU: Intel I9-13900K GPU: Nvidia Quadro P4000 Memory: Kingston DDR5 KF552C40BBK2-64 (2x32) -- meets ASUS compatibility System is on a Crucial 1 TB M.2 SSD (in slot 2) with a 2TB Crucial...
  19. Mirkito

    Question USB to IDE adapter

    There is a adaptar for use a usb as internal IDE hard disk? Or i can use the existant IDE to USB in reverse? I need it for install SO to a PC without USB boot support.
  20. kwax

    Question Can't access BIOS with drives connected

    Hi, So I recently upgraded my CPU and motherboard along with it. My new motherboard is the ASUS Prime Z790-P WiFi. When I first started the PC after installing the components, my Windows boot drive was broken/corrupt or something so couldn't launch into Windows. I tried resetting the drive...
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    Question PC didn't turn on at all today, turned PSU on and off and now booted with no issues?

    My PC is about 6 years old, and this morning when I came to turn it on as usual it didn't get any power at all, the fans didn't even spin. So I unplugged the PSU and turned it off and on, plugged it back in and it's booted fine as usual, but I'm worried it's the start of a bigger problem as it's...
  22. Noahqayain

    Question Used HP Elitebook G3 locked me out to keep me safe from me illegally.

    My used HP Elitebook 840 G3 doesn't boot into a live Linux USB. I gave up on trying to boot into Linux and then it locked me out of my own Windows OS. Attached is a picture of the lock out screen. It logs in, I haven't changed the default HP account with no password and then it proceeds to sign...
  23. Esitt

    Question Having issues while booting newly built PC. Any help appreciated!

    Hi there, Just spent the day building my new PC, finished the build and went to turn it on. Worked perfectly the first boot and got to my bios. While in my bios i noticed that my cpu was running at 89 degrees Celcius which i know wasnt normal. The bios started stuttering after around 3 mins and...
  24. F

    Question My pc boot but no display

    Now my pc was working fine but since weak when i try start it i was geting random black screen but pc seem to work fine and i can hear that windows start from my speakers (after welcome screen on windows) and on motherboard vga light is on And in this case i should restart pc many time to get...
  25. theOmkarPatil

    Question PC doesn't boot. Switches on when button is pressed and switches off right away. Please help.

    This issue has been happening for a week now. For the first 5 days, I could just turn off the main power, wait for a minute, retry and the PC would start. But since 2 days, it hasnt been turning on at all. Following is what I have tried: • Day before yesterday I unplugged the GPU and the...
  26. J

    Question Lenovo error 1962

    Hello everyone I have a lenovo tiny pc m715q with a problem. Every time I start the pc I have to log in to the bios and enable csm to start windows. It disables itself after every restart and gives me the error 1962. The working settings don't get saved as the default in the bios. The cmos...
  27. V

    Question Swapped my CPU-MOBO-RAM, and now the PC won't boot. Also peripherals doesn't turn on (but USB ports do have power) and no video at all.

    I updated my PC recently, i went from an ASUS H61M-K to an ASUS A320M-K, and upgraded my CPU from an i7 3770 to a Ryzen 3 4100. Eventually, i was forced to change my RAM too, went from DDR3 to DDR4. I have x2 8GB PNY DDR4 3200MHz CL16 1.35V, don't remember the model name tho. Also i've added an...
  28. itsMHmoon

    Question I can't install Windows 11 ?

    On first boot up after Windows install I'm stuck at a blue screen error. My PC keeps rebooting to this: Already tried these methods: Also, did these: Current BIOS settings: Spec: However, there wasn't any issue with the Windows 10 installation. Two days ago, I faced this this on...
  29. A

    Question My boot drive no longer boots to windows

    Safe to say i have no clue what is going on. The other day i installed a new ssd, it worked just fine. Now today i got a screw set so i could fasten it to the motherboard, which is what i did. Now i just boot to bios, the boot drive is a 500gb boot drive shows up and so does my new 2tb drive...
  30. ashley223

    Question PC stopped booting after installing new CPU, now the same issue with old CPU

    Hi guys, my PC was working fine today untill I installed new CPU - Ryzen 5 3600, when I turn on the PC the fans turn on and LEDs turn on but nothing happens on the monitor. I reset CMOS by removing the battery for 10-15 minutes but it was still the same, I then installed my old CPU - Ryzen 3...
  31. Mindraid

    Question Inaccessable boot device

    Hi, I will try to explain my problem. So I have bought a new 2tb ssd m.2 disk to exchange the current 1tb ssd m.2 disk with Windows 11. I used clonezilla to make an image, then I apply the image to the new ssd m.2 disk. Windows boots once, but after first restart i get "Inaccessable boot...
  32. Vozenger

    Question SSD will not boot whatsoever ?

    Well, this has been so far the biggest mystery I've had with an SSD, so it may be something silly. Here's the scenario: I was calmly playing one night, like usual. I decide to shutdown my PC for a while, when i go to turn it back again, I get the typical "Reboot and select proper boot device"...
  33. S

    Question Pc won’t boot after installing a new graphics card.

    Hi I hope you can help I have recently upgraded my GPU and Power supply, below are the spec and upgrades .. i7 7820X 8 Cores 16 processors Gigabyte X299 UD4 Pro Motherboard 32GB RAM Cosair - VS650 Watt, upgraded to Cosair RM850x 1TB M.2 MvME Graphics Card - Radeon rx580 8GB, upgraded to AMD...
  34. C

    Question PC turns Off and On at Startup ?

    I recently upgraded to Windows 11 and at the same time I upgraded my motherboard and installed an AIO. My PC was fine for about the first week, but one day when I turned the PC on it got to the splash screen then turned itself off and back on again. It then loaded into Windows fine and...
  35. E

    Question My pc was restarting on its own and now it's working with only one ram channel

    So my pc was restarting randomly for the past two days and today it restarted again but didn't boot up again. I tried to remove my ram sticks and I noticed my two ram sticks work fine but only in A1 and A2. B1 and B2 don't work. my CPU temp is fine I looked for damaged pins everything is fine...
  36. FlashStopFall

    Question Linux won't post with (amd 340x) gpu in the pcie slot. (MacMini running Linux)

    I'm running Ubuntu 22 on an intel Core 2 Duo MacMini. It's a 64-bit OS, but the EFI is 32-bit. The motherboard uses a fully featured mini-pcie slot for its network card, which has proven to be able to work with various pcie devices via an x16 riser, but it appears that testing gpu's on this slot...
  37. Z

    Question Not able to reach bios with ssd connected, dead SSD?

    So I recently wanted to see what was on my old desktop and couldn't reach windows due to a disk error which I suspected was on the ssd where windows was installed. I then plugged it into my current pc which resulted in some form of disk check/fix done automatically on launch after posting and...
  38. TJtheGamer

    Question Help with PC suddenly not booting

    *My threads got merged so the beef of this thread is now a comment below the post, but this is relevant as well. Wanted to know if these pins look normal for a LGA 1200 socket. I did a little research, and it seems that the pins on these sockets are intended to be somewhat "bent," but I don't...