Computer won't boot up
i tried unplugging it and waiting 30 seconds, tried to see if any wires were loose, and I can't figure it out. Any ideas?
u/Ultim4_wulf — 12 hours ago
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I’m stuck on this asrock bios screen don’t know how to get out
u/ineedhelpbadly2718 — 1 day ago
Help with troubleshoot
Context: On Sunday, I took the PC out to do a deep clean maintenance. I blew out the dust and made sure everything was dust-free. I applied thermal paste after removing the CPU cooler, only to get the PC on, but not POST. I got this PC back in 2023.
Here are my specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QQmm3R
Here's what I did to troubleshoot
- Removed and installed the CMOS
- Installed the latest BIOS
- Checked CPU for bent pins (none are bent)
- Tested the PSU, still good
- Took out the MOBO and everything, placed it on a flat surface like a box, still no POST
- GPU is still good since the fans spin
- All SSDs are good
The only hint I got, was CPU is cold. I know it's risky, but the CPU is cold even when it's turned on since I touched a bit.
Did the motherboard gone bad?
Edit: I called customer support at Microcenter, turns out it could be the CPU or Motherboard that's failing, but more towards the CPU.
u/TakTekashi00 — 1 day ago
Is my AOC Monitor broken?
Hello everyone!
My monitor suddenly stopped working today, and I'm trying to figure out if it's completely dead or if there's a fix I haven't tried yet.
The Issue: I played on my PC for about 2 hours today, turned it off, and came back an hour later. The monitor won't turn on at all no display and no power LED indicator light.
Troubleshooting steps I've already tried:
- Power Cable Swap: I own two of the exact same monitor. I swapped the power cable with my working monitor, but it made no difference. The original cable works fine on the second monitor.
- Power Cycle / Static Discharge: I unplugged the power cable, held the monitor's power button for 60 seconds, and plugged it back in. Still no life/LED light.
My Questions:
- Is the monitor's internal power supply (PSU) or mainboard fried, or is there any other trick to revive it?
- If it's dead, what replacements should I consider? I'm looking for a 34" 21:9 Ultrawide, 1440p, 120Hz+ monitor.
Thanks in advance for the help!
u/_Brix_1337 — 1 day ago
x1 Carbon will not turn on ( I NEED IT SOON )
Im going to uni soon so i need a laptop.
i took my dads old 9th gen x1c but it will not turn on.
he had some problems with it shutting off sometimes so he got a new one but now it shows no life.
I charged it... power button LED does nothing.
when i press the small button on the back and press power after the fans kick on for 2s but nothing happens after.
i lowk cant afford top give it to a repair shop so any help is greatley appreciated
u/According_Phrase192 — 1 day ago
My LOQ crashed n says that the boot device is missing
Hi everyone, I have a Lenovo LOQ 15AHP10.
My laptop suddenly crashed, and after restarting it, it couldn’t boot into Windows. It goes to the boot menu, but the only option available is EFI PXE Network.
I checked the BIOS and under Information → Hard Disk, it says:
Hard Disk: [Not Detected]
Other BIOS information:
Model: LOQ 15AHP10
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 250 with Radeon 780M Graphics
RAM: 16 GB
BIOS: R8CN23WW
Secure Boot: Enabled
I am not trying to boot from a USB. The laptop was working normally before the crash.
Could this mean the SSD has failed, or could it be a BIOS/connection issue? Is there anything I can safely try before opening the laptop or sending it for repair?
I also have important files on the SSD, so I don’t want to reinstall Windows or format anything before knowing what’s wrong.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
u/Br3msek_Vrk — 1 day ago
Thinkpad won’t turn on
Thinkpad has been stuck on sleep state, I’ve been trying to get in on for a while now but nothing changes, when i try to turn it on the power just blinks slowly, i tried using the emergency pinhole but nothing happens either, even if it does manage to go to the opening screen it gets stuck here at most. I need help please.
u/Kasnmmm — 2 days ago
Whole pc Issue after installing new gpu
I have a ryzen 3 3200g and 16gb 3200mhz of ram on my current pc, recently I just won an Rx 9060xt on a raffle. I am aware that my pc can't handle the gpu due to my cpu cannot accommodate the power of Rx 9060xt so the bottleneck is insanely high but I still used it since I don't want to sell it. After installing the gpu and It's graphics drivers many issue popped up, I can't put my ram to xmp mode and staying to 2666mhz and my biggest one is the hardware reserved ram which sucks because it ate 8gb and I can only use 4gb because of windows. I tried every solution like updating my bios, tinkering the maximum memory usage stuff like that nothing works, so I'm concluding that the issue comes from the cpu which cannot accommodate both the ram and gpu. Is there any solution or should I buy a higher cpu like ryzen 5 5500/5600?
u/KertChoke — 2 days ago
URGENT: PC keeps randomly restarting — completely stuck
URGENT: PC keeps randomly restarting — completely stuck
I’m seriously stuck with this and need help diagnosing it.
My PC started randomly restarting about 3 days before the SSD/RAM replacement. It would suddenly lose power and reboot during normal use.
The technician told me the old HDD was failing and that the motherboard needed servicing. He thoroughly cleaned and serviced the motherboard, and reapplied thermal paste to both the CPU and the smaller motherboard heatsink.
I then replaced the HDD with a new 256GB SATA SSD, replaced the RAM, and installed a completely fresh Windows 10.
The exact same problem is still happening.
I also tried:
SSD + HDD connected
Only SSD connected
Only HDD connected
The problem persists in every configuration.
Windows boots normally, I log in, and after a short while the PC suddenly loses power, the LEDs go off, and it restarts.
At this point I’m honestly completely helpless and desperate. This PC is extremely important to me, and I’ve already spent money replacing parts and servicing the motherboard, yet I still don’t know what is actually failing.
The problem started before the SSD/RAM replacement and survived:
Motherboard servicing
New SSD
New RAM
Fresh Windows installation
Different HDD/SSD configurations
My specs
256GB SATA SSD
1TB HDD
8GB DDR3 RAM
Gigabyte H61M-S1 Rev. 2.0 motherboard
No dedicated GPU
Intex 450 Techno PSU
Please help me figure this out. I genuinely don’t know what else I can do at this point.
u/kaMal_9991 — 3 days ago
Is this worth the headache?
I’ve got this laptop from my old job. They never asked for it back. Is it any good for 3-D modeling and AI creation? It is locked with a bit locker. It was a technology company that I worked for. I left amicably they just never asked for it back.
u/just-a-grease-monkey — 3 days ago
PC won’t turn on……..
Title: New motherboard turns on, but still no display. AM5 no POST issue
I’m troubleshooting an AM5 ITX build and I’m stuck.
Specs:
Ryzen 5 9600X
ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi
DDR5 RAM, confirmed working in another DDR5 system
RX 7900 XT
Corsair SF850 PSU, about 1 year old
NCASE M2
Original issue:
PC screen froze hard and holding the power button apparently would not shut it off, so it was unplugged. After that, it would power fans/GPU RGB but had no display and keyboard would not initialize. Rear USB ports could charge an iPad, but keyboard would not light/connect.
What I tried on the old board:
Cleared CMOS
Reseated RAM and tried every combination, GPU, CPU, and motherboard power cables
Tested both RAM sticks one at a time
Tested RAM in another PC, and the RAM works
Tried BIOS Flashback
Tried using my Xbox on monitor and monitor still works fine.
While removing/reseating RAM during troubleshooting, I accidentally broke one of the RAM slot holder/latch pieces on the motherboard. I also attempted BIOS Flashback on the old board, but during the process my little sibling hit the off switch on the extension cord. After that, the motherboard seemed bricked and would not turn on at all, so I bought the same motherboard again and rebuilt the full system.
Current situation:
The new motherboard/system turns on now, but once again I get no display at all. I tried the motherboard HDMI because the Ryzen 5 9600X has basic integrated graphics but it did not work.
Question:
What should I check next? Could this be old BIOS support for Ryzen 9000, AM5 DDR5 memory training, CPU/socket issue, or something else? Should I BIOS Flashback the new board before assuming anything else is bad?
u/Particular_Cress_884 — 6 days ago
My Lenovo Ideapad Slim 3 wont boot ( I3 1215U model )
while using my laptop, it suddenly turned off out of nowhere ( Not because it was lowbat )and when I connected it to it's charger, I tried to turn the laptop on normally,it did not boot and when it does boot ( I long press the power button ), the screen only shows the Lenovo Logo ( at most 15 seconds only ) and proceeds to turn off. And even if I go through the bios, the screen is only on for 15 seconds or less. And after doing everything to restore the laptop, it still wouldnt boot properly. Until the next, the laptop was finally working fine again ( I left the laptop charging ). And just when I thought the Laptop is gonna be okay now, it happened again. Is there a way for me to make my laptop stop doing this?
u/DaiGurren_Xx299xX — 5 days ago
What's wrong with this dang computer? Hardware or Software? (Probably hardware)
Just a preface this, I know nothing about computers but I'd like to learn, i'm very curious. It's a shared computer, and it's seen a lot of rough days. As to not throw anyone under the bus, and to add a whimsical twist to the story, i'll be calling the culprit of the computer's damage "the dragon". The dragon has the tendency to bite the bottom right corner of the computer and bend the computer at times. On this particular day , the dragon had done both of those things and later, the computer froze. This is where they handed me computer and asked me to fix it, and believe me, I tried.
First I powerd the computer back on, and after a couple of seconds of black screen, and one flash of white later, the computer gave me a "no bootup system" screen, and then promptly shut off. I powered the computer back off and tried to look up what to do. I tried the F2 trick to get to the BIOS screen, but nothing happened, the computer wouldn't turn back on. At some point I was able to plug it in and the red light on the side turned on. And when I tried to turn it back on again, the blue light on the side turned on, but I still got nothing on the screen. I learned that it might be a hardware problem, So I opened up the computer's backing and found that the SSD had popped out from where it's screw was holding it, no longer flush with computer. I foolishly jimmied the SSD back into place while bending the computer, and tried to turn the computer back on again. I once again got the "no bootup system" screen, but the computer did stay on this time, it didn't shut off. i learned that doing all of this with the battery plugged into the motherboard is a stupid idea, so I unpugged that and removed the screw in order to properly remove the SSD.
Checking out the battery, it seems i'm gonna have to replace it since there's a little scratch in the protective plastic layer, but other than that, is there anything wrong with the battery? I was getting mixed information on this. What about the SSD?
u/TheNormForChemicals — 5 days ago
Left on pc all night comeback and it won’t turn on
My pc was left on all night and now the only thing that is on is the LED light that stays on whenever the pc gets power from the power supply. When I press the power button the LED light resets the loop, so I know that it is receiving a signal from my power button.
u/p-t_ — 8 days ago
Damaged capacitor?
On a new motherboard, a capacitor next to the cpu socket is damaged.
is it safe to use or should I send it back for repairs? Thabks for the help
u/Spotified101 — 7 days ago
My laptop stuck in Bios screen
My laptop is pretty old but it started booting in bios this month and one day when i turned it on this happened. Can anyone help? 😭
u/Low_Satisfaction577 — 7 days ago
Machenike laptop won't boot: Keyboard lights up for 2 seconds, indicators flash orange, then shuts off completely
u/Glum_Dress_4389 — 7 days ago
Where can I buy a trackpad replacement for my Dell?
I have an Inspiron 15 Plus 7510. Is it worth to buy it from Aliexpress or some website like that?
u/Durton24 — 8 days ago