Question Can not get windows to boot from any source

[Pauly_Wallie]

Backstory, my pc has been randomly crashing ever since i built it, like everything would freeze except the mouse and sound, it would just keep playing until i reset it. I spent days updating, installing, uninstalling, etc. I ran several different memory tests and it failed, so i replaced the RAM and everything was fine, for a day. In the event viewer there were critical errors, drivers related. So i did the driver verifier option, restarted computer and im geeting the BSOD and a restart.

When i do the whole power off several time, the preparing automatic repair screen comes on and itll stay on for hours with not action. I made a bootable windows usb drive, i tried that, once the window logo appears, it doesnt go past it. the little spinning dots go around forever.

Tried several different bootable usb drives, none of them get anywhere. Im at a point where im willing to do a clean install on a spare hard drive, but i cant even get to that point. All i need a safe mode, but i cant seem to get to that screen, Stumped.

 

[rgd1101]

full system spec? include brand and model of the psu

 

[Pauly_Wallie]

full system spec? include brand and model of the psu

AMD 3960X
ASUS TRX-40 Pro S Mobo
Geforce RTX 3080
128GB G.Skill Ram
1,000 Watt PSU
8 hard drives, a mix of m.2s, SSDs and several large HDDs.
Built it during covid, it works wonderfully, until it doesnt.

 

[TerryLaze]

Make sure ram is limited to 3200mt/s in the bios, disable any form of xmp/expo.

If it is running all these years with higher ram speeds than 3200 then the ram controller might have worn out and you might have to turn the ram even lower than 3200 to make it work.

https://www.amd.com/en/support/down...3000-series/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3960x.html

 

[Pauly_Wallie]

full system spec? include brand and model of the psu

PSU is a EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G+

 

[Bob.B]

Backstory, my pc has been randomly crashing ever since i built it, like everything would freeze except the mouse and sound, it would just keep playing until i reset it. I spent days updating, installing, uninstalling, etc. I ran several different memory tests and it failed, so i replaced the RAM and everything was fine, for a day. In the event viewer there were critical errors, drivers related. So i did the driver verifier option, restarted computer and im geeting the BSOD and a restart.

When i do the whole power off several time, the preparing automatic repair screen comes on and itll stay on for hours with not action. I made a bootable windows usb drive, i tried that, once the window logo appears, it doesnt go past it. the little spinning dots go around forever.

Tried several different bootable usb drives, none of them get anywhere. Im at a point where im willing to do a clean install on a spare hard drive, but i cant even get to that point. All i need a safe mode, but i cant seem to get to that screen, Stumped.

Unplug all disk see if it makes a diff when booting from the flash stick.

 

[Pauly_Wallie]

Unplug all disk see if it makes a diff when booting from the flash stick.

SOLVED!!!! I unplugged a Samsung SSD that i used for media storage and it booted right into windows. No more issues. Its a little odd that a drive that isn't important could cause so many issues.

 

[stonecarver]

Its a little odd that a drive that isn't important could cause so many issues.

It's true it might have been a non critical drive but Window will scream and fuss if while booting it finds an issue with a drive. As soon as I read you had all the drives your running Bob.B answer would be where I would have started as well.

Happy you seem to have it figured out.