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Tagged with post troubleshooting
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Custom desktop PC won't boot or POST after power outage
After a brief power outage the other night, my custom desktop PC won't display anything even though it's plugged into a surge protector. The power turns on (the LEDs and fans activate, keyboard light ...
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Dell Optiplex 9010 will not post with PCIe graphics card
I was given a Dell Optiplex 9010 minitower to troubleshoot. Everything works fine, until you plug in a PCIe graphics card. The machine boots off the Intel integrated graphics. If a PCIe graphics ...
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gigabyte x570 elite aorus not booting up or giving power to peripherals
I build yesterday a system with
aorus elite x570
ryzen 5 3600x
32 gb ram (2x corsair sticks)
Initially it worked fine all day yesterday, installed windows and so on.
Sometimes monitor did not pick up ...
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Newly Build Computer Not Running POST
I build a computer using entirely new parts (except for the video card with I used in my old computer for about a month before deciding to upgrade everything). When I turn it on the fans run and some ...
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Why does my newly built PC not POST?
I'm currently building a PC for a family member. I've assembled the parts like usual, but when I turn on the PSU, the LEDs of my motherboard blink red and I can't boot the PC. I've tried to connect ...
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PC double boots before POST, then boots normally
When turned on from any power state (S1-S5), including sleep modes, my PC turns on, then off, then back on and boots as if from shutdown, thus losing work and closing programs. The shutdown occurs ...
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Motherboard LED Debug Code without CPU or RAM?
I'm trying to figure out which is faulty, my motherboard, CPU, or RAM. When I hit the power button, the power supply fan spins for a couple seconds but I get no other sign of life. Is my motherboard, ...
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No post, No Display, Strange behavior
I have a relatively new computer. While I was working, it started to show strange white flashes (the flash doesn't cover the entire screen and is in the form of randomly spaced bars sometimes) when I ...
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Homebuilt system won't power off on shutdown, then won't POST within ~10 minutes of shutdown
I have a homebuilt system that has been giving me headaches on and off for the better part of a year. Whenever I try to shutdown, sleep or reboot (from Windows or BIOS), the system will appear to ...
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MSI laptop will only turn on once
I am working on an MSI A6200 MS-1681. When you press the power button the lights all flash. The fan comes on. The screen comes on and shows the POST screen for a second and then it dies. I have been ...
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HP Pavilion m8000 - No video or POST on boot
I was recently given this computer by a friend to fix. It was working fine until the other day when it abruptly stopped working overnight.
When it receives power, everything in the system receives ...
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Video card not detected in POST on initial boot
I have a minor problem with my desktop computer after cleaning it out for dust.
When I first boot up the computer, the video card does not get detected so I can't see anything. In POST, I'm getting ...
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How do I troubleshoot a PC that needs to be booted twice when it's cold?
When it gets colder, this PC will stop before it posts - black screen, power supply fan blowing. The colder it gets, the more consistent the behavior is. If I power cycle at that point, it boots ...
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PC in POST loop
I have a custom built PC using a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard with a Q6600 CPU. For the last 2 days it has got itself stuck into a POST loop. Saying that, I don't think it actually got in to the ...
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Asus P5Q doesn't POST at all
I had a very strange incident this evening. I was watching TV on the computer and suddenly the sound stuttered. Some seconds later, the screen went black. First I thought ok some error, don't worry. ...
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