Hello all,
I'm running the following setup:
PC Specifications:
Intel Core i7-4790
Intel H81-M E33
16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X 1600MHZ
EVGA GTX 970 SC w/ ACX 2.0
Toshiba DTAC000100 1TB HDD
EVGA Supernova 650 G2 PSU
Windows 8.1 64-bit
I'm not entirely sure what the issue is. Just last night, I noticed that it seems my PC is taking two attempts to boot. When I push the power, the PC will begin to power on, display the splash screen and the loading circle, and when the splash screen fades, I hear a click in my PC, which is the hard drive turning off, and the screen blanks out. The HDD then immediately restarts, and the splash screen starts again, booting a second time. During the process, none of the other components in the PC turn off or restart besides the HDD. I've pinpointed the click noise to be the hard drive, for sure, but I haven't made any changes to the PC that would cause this to happen. Everything is stock, no overclocks, no voltages have been changed. SMART tests show that the HDD is/should be fine. Is my HDD dying, or is there some other component that could be causing this? I do not believe it is PSU related. Perhaps it is MB/BIOS related? Once the boot process is over, the system seems to be completely fine. Stress tests and gaming show no signs of any other issues.
Any ideas as to what is happening are much appreciated.
Thanks!
~KingGreGre
I'm running the following setup:
PC Specifications:
Intel Core i7-4790
Intel H81-M E33
16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X 1600MHZ
EVGA GTX 970 SC w/ ACX 2.0
Toshiba DTAC000100 1TB HDD
EVGA Supernova 650 G2 PSU
Windows 8.1 64-bit
I'm not entirely sure what the issue is. Just last night, I noticed that it seems my PC is taking two attempts to boot. When I push the power, the PC will begin to power on, display the splash screen and the loading circle, and when the splash screen fades, I hear a click in my PC, which is the hard drive turning off, and the screen blanks out. The HDD then immediately restarts, and the splash screen starts again, booting a second time. During the process, none of the other components in the PC turn off or restart besides the HDD. I've pinpointed the click noise to be the hard drive, for sure, but I haven't made any changes to the PC that would cause this to happen. Everything is stock, no overclocks, no voltages have been changed. SMART tests show that the HDD is/should be fine. Is my HDD dying, or is there some other component that could be causing this? I do not believe it is PSU related. Perhaps it is MB/BIOS related? Once the boot process is over, the system seems to be completely fine. Stress tests and gaming show no signs of any other issues.
Any ideas as to what is happening are much appreciated.
Thanks!
~KingGreGre