Hello everyone,
Today, out of nowhere my computer did not boot. All I got was a black screen. I tried restarting it several times.
After a few tries, I got a message that Windows was not able too boot and it sent me to the Windows Troubleshooting Screen.
I booted it in Safe Mode, and everything was fine.
Just to make sure, I shut the PC down, removed the GPU and started it. Everything worked without an issue. I shut it down again, put the GPU back in and it booted without an issue.
After 15-20min of idling (only had the Browser open), my System froze and shut down by itself. I tried rebooting it, but all I got was a black screen and fans going crazy. So I shut it down again and removed the GPU, same result as with GPU.
After trying it again, I could not get the PC to start, well, it starts for about 1 second, then shuts down again and continues doing that in an endless loop. No beep signals or anything.
What I tried so far:
My best guess is that the PSU is the problem here, but I am wondering why the system worked in the first place and I could get it to work by removing the GPU. Maybe you have some advice for me.
My System:
Mainboard: Asus Z87-A
CPU: i5-3570K
RAM: 2x 8GB TeamGroup Xtreem Vulcan DDR3-1600 DIMM
GPU: MSI Radeon 470 Gaming X 8G
PSU: 600W Be Quiet System Power 7
SSD1: 120 GB Samsung 840 Evo
SSD2: Kingston A400 240GB
HDD: 1TB Samsung
System is 7 years old, so I guess at some point, something has to break. Thanks for your help
Today, out of nowhere my computer did not boot. All I got was a black screen. I tried restarting it several times.
After a few tries, I got a message that Windows was not able too boot and it sent me to the Windows Troubleshooting Screen.
I booted it in Safe Mode, and everything was fine.
Just to make sure, I shut the PC down, removed the GPU and started it. Everything worked without an issue. I shut it down again, put the GPU back in and it booted without an issue.
After 15-20min of idling (only had the Browser open), my System froze and shut down by itself. I tried rebooting it, but all I got was a black screen and fans going crazy. So I shut it down again and removed the GPU, same result as with GPU.
After trying it again, I could not get the PC to start, well, it starts for about 1 second, then shuts down again and continues doing that in an endless loop. No beep signals or anything.
What I tried so far:
- Removing GPU
- Replaced CMOS Battery
- Tried Ram Sticks and Slots separately
- Tried to start the system with CPU, 1 Ram Stick and PSU only
My best guess is that the PSU is the problem here, but I am wondering why the system worked in the first place and I could get it to work by removing the GPU. Maybe you have some advice for me.
My System:
Mainboard: Asus Z87-A
CPU: i5-3570K
RAM: 2x 8GB TeamGroup Xtreem Vulcan DDR3-1600 DIMM
GPU: MSI Radeon 470 Gaming X 8G
PSU: 600W Be Quiet System Power 7
SSD1: 120 GB Samsung 840 Evo
SSD2: Kingston A400 240GB
HDD: 1TB Samsung
System is 7 years old, so I guess at some point, something has to break. Thanks for your help
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