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power cycle fail

Forum discussion tagged with power cycle fail.
  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. deynoy

    Question Pc repeatedly turns on and off after changing BIOS settings

    I was changing settings in my BIOS (I believe it was changing something from Legacy to UEFI, trying to change it to Secure Boot and enabling some Intel Platform something stuff), restarted my computer, and now I have no display and my PC is turning on and off repeatedly. I unplugged the...
  3. A

    [SOLVED] PC Doesn't Boot properly unless I do a Hard Restart ONCE, at every first power up in the day

    My pc doesn't boot up properly everytime if it is the first power up of the day (if its not been powered up for a long time maybe 6 hours +) The PC sometimes doesn't display the BIOS, but fans are runnng, keyboard and mice lights are on but the monitor has an orange light indicator in which...
  4. L

    [SOLVED] How to debug a PC that sometimes fails to boot (& enters a boot loop)?

    I've been battling with my machine for weeks now, hoping for community's ideas or experience. My PC usually fails on boot and enters a restart loop. Typically, it passes the ASUS (mobo) screen and shuts down during the Windows load screen with the wheel spinning. The PC will auto-restart...
  5. TheCreepy

    [SOLVED] Is there any way to revive a NVMe/M2 ssd with power cycle ?

    So I was using my ssd happily until yesterday then I had to force my pc to shut down but when I started my pc today I couldn't see ssd I believe when I forced my pc to shut down something happened to the ssd I've read articles about power-cycling may revive a dead ssd but mine is 970 evo m.2...
  6. A

    Question Samsung 850 evo SSD dead?

    Hello folks, My hair has been falling since saturday, my computer is being not able to detect my Samsung 850 evo 250gb since. I can't remember if last time it was running i quited normally or through the power button. I tried: switching sata wires, all works fine. clearing cmos and a bios...
  7. C

    Mini Itx Aftermarket CPU Cooler

    In the near future I will be building a pc in the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini-ITX case. Although the CPU I will be using cannot be overclocked, the i5 7400, I still want to get an after market CPU cooler for future proof (and because it looks cool). My question is what CPU cooler should I use...