PC wont restart properly.

[bSIRK]

As the title suggest, my pc wont restart properly. the screen turns off but the computer remains on. I cant reset or force shut down. I have to turn the rear switch on and off again to power it back on. Im running windows 8.1.

 

[smorizio]

most times that a cmos glitch...take power off the pc till the mb power good led goes off then clear the cmos. then check to see if your mb has the newest bios if not update it using the mb bios updater inside the bios. the mb should shut down fine after the cmos is cleared.

 

[Niels1234321]

Did this work bSIRK?

 

[Anthony_12]

may i ask if you have a z87 motherboard and a 4th gen intel CPU?

 

[Niels1234321]

may i ask if you have a z87 motherboard and a 4th gen intel CPU?

Yes I do have. It's an i7-4790K overclocked to 4.7GHz and a MSI Z87-G45. The problem is still there though and now I'm running Windows 10 instead.

 

[Anthony_12]

may i ask if you have a z87 motherboard and a 4th gen intel CPU?

Yes I do have. It's an i7-4790K overclocked to 4.7GHz and a MSI Z87-G45. The problem is still there though and now I'm running Windows 10 instead.

thats a nice overclock u have there . ive had the same problem as u and after a whole night of searching i may have the solution to your problem. from experience and from what ive read online on the MSI forums the problem may lie in the fact that z87 chipsets and the haswell 4th gen refresh CPU's are not totally compatible. what finally solved my problem was updating bios and the management engine by flashing it through a USB drive. you can download an updated driver from the MSI site found here.

http://www.msi.com/product/motherboard/support/Z87-G45-GAMING.html#down-bios

download the latest one, unrar it and put the files in the root folder of the USB and go to the m-flash bios option on your mother board and select update bios + me. allow your pc to update everything, it may restart 2 or 3 times but i think thats part of the process. i really hope this helps pls let me know how this possible solution works for u.

 

[Anthony_12]

sorry forgot to mention what makes my solution different from the first answer is that you also have to update your management engine along side your bios. thats what was the deciding factor in my case and hopefully it will work for u too

 

[bSIRK]

may i ask if you have a z87 motherboard and a 4th gen intel CPU?

this is pretty much my build, sorry for the late. and running windows 10.
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor
Asus Maximus VI Impact Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card
SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Power supply
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2x4GB) Memory