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  1. Dankpepe5000

    Question Pc has no BIOS beeps , maybe POST not working?

    Hello there! I bought a new GPU (zotac gt 710) for my friends desktop , we booted it and everything was working fine. After that we installed from Win 7 to Win 10. Installation went fine , but upon the restart , it showed a blue screen , bad system sector if i belive , and after that there are...
  2. George667

    [SOLVED] Lenovo - blinking cursor - cant access anything

    hello, I have a Lenovo Thinkpad E550 laptop (win10 x64). I have been using it for many years with no issues. But yesterday when I restarted, the laptop did not boot. Whatever I do on this Lenovo splash screen it will always take me to the "0271: check date and time settings. , Press escape to...
  3. C

    [SOLVED] PC posts slower when it was powered off for a while

    For example, when I turn on the PC in the morning it takes a few seconds for it to post and the bios to load (I can see this because the fans are spinning at max speed and the case LEDs aren't on). After a few seconds (3-5) it posts, fans slowdown and the case lights turn on. If I turn the PC...
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    Question Seemingly ok PC all of a sudden doesn't boot.

    First of all, sorry if this post is not made in the correct section. I was cleaning my CPU fan and replacing the thermal paste and now my PC does not boot. I have checked all of the cables including the 24-pin, the 8-pin ATX supply, the 8-pin connected to my GPU and all the small headers such...
  5. M

    [SOLVED] Not your average no-POST... post

    tl;dr what can cause no system beep to even happen with no RAM installed?? Let me first sincerely apologize for the title. I’m sure that’s played out here but I simply couldn’t resist. Second, I know this is a long post and really hope it doesn’t deter anyone from taking the time to read it...
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    Question Why does my pc make the sound of my burglar alarm when I start it?

    How do I fix this? I know it's not my burglar alarm because it says it's DISARMED and in normal condition. (no alarm)
  7. S

    [SOLVED] laptop won't POST, tried many solutions ?

    hi, my parents have Fujitsu Lifebook AH531 (intel core i5 2410m), my brother cleaned it too much thoroughly, even if not needed, laptop was perfectly working before he cleaned it, he wanted to clean it because laptop was bought second hand just a week ago. he used medically purified gasoline to...
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    Question No POST after checklist

    So I've been working on my cousins computer for a while and I can't figure out what the issue is. I'll run through everything that was happening, and everything I've done so far. He said his computer one day just went into sleep mode and wouldn't wake up. It eventually got to the point where it...
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    Question Should PC without windows Post every time it’s reset or switched on?

    First time PC builder so I am learning on the job. The PC is pretty much built however I have not yet downloaded Windows, I first wanted to test I could access the BIOS. so my questions is: Even without an operating system should the PC POST every time without fail and the Mobo logo appear on...
  10. R

    Question Dead motherboard?

    Hi All, Last weekend my PC would switch on for approx 6 seconds, shut down then get stuck in an boot loop. Long story short after a few days of testing came to the conclusion the motherboard has failed or is shorting somewhere (nothing has physically changed since it worked fine?) Initially no...
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    Question Very long time to POST (Lenovo Z50-70)

    Hello, I have a Lenovo Z50-70 laptop that has been exhibiting strange behaviour for the last year or so. From a powered off state, pressing the power button causes the fan to come on, and the battery, charging and Num Lock lights to come on, but then it sits with a blank screen for anywhere...
  12. M

    [SOLVED] Boot problem with new build

    Dear users, that's my first post in the forum and I sincerely hope you can give me a hand. I bought a custom build on a well-known online store that I use for work (Simulations and 3D Rendering). These are the main features: Case COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500M GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD...
  13. M

    Question MSI Tomahawk MAX dosen't boot, BIOS LED is on.

    Hi all, As the title says, my system gets stuck during POST, with the BIOS LED on, then shuts down. At first it was the VGA LED that got stuck. After the first time, on reboot it started up seemengly correctly to Windows once, but some of the USB ports and the network (Ethernet) did not work...
  14. R

    [SOLVED] Brand new PC no POST

    Hi guys, I just build my 2nd PC and it starts up, everything comes to life, but no POST. The monitor is fine, I tried another one with a different cable, Dell 22 inch 60Hz with Display Port(the Samsung monitor has an HDMI cable), same thing. I tried the GPU that's in my first PC, Gigabyte GTX...
  15. envyjack

    Question Why would a HP z400 not boot up without a gpu

    I have a HP z400 i use headless for hyperv server 2019 with some VMs on it. SInce i couldnt get the GPU (quadro K4000) to passthrough, i removed it for use in another build (we all know how easy it is to get a gpu now). Since i removed the gpu, the server wont boot up. The power button on the...
  16. MishterKirby

    [SOLVED] Did two sticks of RAM die on me?

    I restarted my PC, but it abruptly shut down (the weird thing is that the fans were still running, so I unplugged it for a while). When I tried to turn it on, it would just power the fans on, but not POST. When I saw it did that, I pulled the memory modules out, and tried booting it with no...
  17. Y

    [SOLVED] Upgraded build blank screen

    I just upgraded my motherboard, CPU, and CPU cooler. When I turn it on it takes about 30 seconds for the monitor to detect input after pressing the power button. It just shows a blank screen when input is detected. The HDMI is connected to the GPU. The peripherals turn on. I've tried both PCIe...
  18. hikaru00007

    Question computer won't start, i just cleaned it, why ?

    i have an old OEM pc HP P7 1040l now i'm stuck with this forever-in-POST screen situation. before this. i happened to see 'CPU fan error' message sometimes. but i ignored it since the message shows about just half a second at POST screen. i'm stuck from yesterday. so just then, i opened my...
  19. Akash Sengar

    [SOLVED] A minor restart at VGA debug light, then pc won't boot up

    1 day ago my pc was running fine and I left it running for an hour while I was not their, my room was locked. When I returned, their was no display signal on the screen. I did few activities and still their was no display, so, I tried to restart system but, was unsuccessful. I close power supply...
  20. Dreagnout

    Question Motherboard don't post, GPU start spin 1 sec then stop

    Hi all, I was building my first rig, all was ok at first, gpu recognized by the drivers, just had all time watchdog violations (I tried to go max VRAM pagination but didn't worked -My SSD is a Kingston 120 GB). At least, the gpu fan were spinning (If I connect the moled fans near the GPU (Anima...
  21. Syous13

    Question 16gb kit not showing

    Hey guys, so, is it safe to assume one stick já falty? I have a 2x8gb kit of trident z Neo and an msi x299 pro carbon with a 9920x. I can boot with just one stick in or with both but I can’t if I just use the other one. And when I boot with both, only 8gb gets detected as memory size, although...
  22. W

    [SOLVED] PC won't post when GPU is connected to Motherboard, but it will when it's not plugged in.

    I just bought a new PC and I finished building it yesterday. When I first powered it on everything seemed to be working, until I noticed that the monitor did not receive any signal (the cable was plugged into GPU). I've now disassembled the PC and put it together outside of the case on top of...
  23. D

    [SOLVED] Which minimum components do I need for a successful POST?

    Hi all, I am doing a complex troubleshooting for a hardware problem in my PC and I need to isolate the issue trying to identify the culprit Can you tell me which is the minimum set of components I need to do a successful POST? Currently my PC is resetting all the time before being able to...
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    Question New pc, on boot will not go off the ‘MAG’ boot screen. What do I do?

    New parts, black screen on startup but everything seems to be fine. What do? Today I received a new b550M MSI MAG WiFi mobo with an r7 5800x and new ram. At first I booted into bios and everything was up fine, all fans spinning etc, but my disk drive wasn’t picking up the boot media. I...
  25. D

    [SOLVED] Threadripper boot loop without POST ?

    Hi, I assembled a PC last May 2020 and it has been working perfectly till Jan the 6th 2021 when in the middle of my work the computer started resetting in a loop and it has been unable to POST since then. PC SETUP : AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960x CPU CoolerMaster ML360RGB AIO CPU cooler pump...
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    Question No post, no indicator lights, no response

    Hey, first time builder here. x570 Aorus Ultra 5800x 4x 8GB 3600MHz Trident Z Royal 3070 H115i cooler EVGA 850 GR I’ve tried to boot my PC, and it doesn’t do ANYTHING... no indicator lights or fan movements. Tried replacing PSU, checked CPU power connector, motherboard 24-pin connector, power...
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    [SOLVED] Black screen after swapping graphics cards (Nvidia and AMD), why is that?

    Hello everyone, I have been scratching my head on a problem for some days now and I resort to turn to you for help. Here is a short description of the problem: I have installed a new graphics card (Sapphire Nitro+ 5700 XT SE) and I get a black screen (no POST, no Windows login screen) at...