Questions tagged [post]
Power On Self Test, a routine that a device runs immediately after turning on.
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1TB Samsung M.2 SSD drive (less than 2 years old) just died after the recent storms. Now it will not post. What can be done? [duplicate]
I have a 1TB Samsung M.2 SSD drive in my machine. It serves as my c drive Windows 11 OS. It's less than 2 years old. After the recent storms in Dallas it suddenly will not even post!
We eliminated all ...
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Asus/Intel NUC 12th and 13th Gen: The System BIOS has detected an unsuccessful POST attempt - Watchdog
Finding with NUC12WSv5 and NUC13L3Hv5, with BIOSs v0087 to v0092 and v0043 respectively, when hot restarting, come up with a "The System BIOS has detected an unsuccessful POST attempt..." ...
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Not POSTing Without Graphics
I have a homelab with an ROG STRIX B760-I Gaming Wifi motherboard (bios manual), and upon changing the operating system it will no longer POST unless I have a graphics card. When there is no graphics ...
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Why won't my MSI Z90A finish POSTing if HDMI is not connected? [duplicate]
I just got new desktop built based on https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-A-WIFI with no additional GPU (for now) but relying only on Core i7 integrated graphics.
Everything works fine when HDMI ...
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Identical RAM won't work, second pair
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS Elite AX
RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MHz CL36 Intel XMP (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36)
I ordered another two, identical sticks of RAM last week, and they ...
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Computer not booting with single RAM stick. Could Dual Channel be required?
I have just recently ordered new computer parts. In the motherboard and CPU spec, only dual channel are specified. Does that mean my computer may not be able to post and boot normally because I am ...
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Why is cURL returning just two square brackets with this request?
This curl request returns empty square brackets []:
curl "https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/NodeAPI/geoDataLookup/getGeoJSON/-2.8530120849609375/51.263633525637/-2.126541137695313/51.456574106519724/11&...
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Gigabyte Z97 D3H won't post after shutdown, fixed by RAM reconfiguration every time
My Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H motherboard has recently developed new problem. I works OK as long as I don't shut down computer but only put it to sleep. If I shut it down, the next time when I turn it on, it ...
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BIOS USB Recovery for Lenovo Ideapad 15ALC6
I bought this laptop for cheap hoping to repair it. It came with solid lights on esc, caps lock and num lock. After doing some testing (display, power, other components) it seems that it got bricked ...
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WOL to perform Post Reboot
We have a scenario where some machines get stuck in POST and the fix is to simply reboot it, doing so, requires a physical reboot as PC is not fully boot and doesn't have network access, is it ...
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Who is responsible for checking/ blocking a laptop from booting due to low battery? Motherboard's POST, bootloader or the kernel?
is it the motherboard's post that will prevent a critically low battery from continuing with booting up the OS?
is it the bootloader's responsibility? (e.x GRUB)
or is it the kernel who runs some ...
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Why does any RAM I put in my PC read as bad?
I've been building computers for 15+ years and this one has been 10x more trouble than anything I've ever seen. I'm on my 2nd motherboard now, and 3rd set of RAM, and I can't get a booting system. I'...
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System won't POST after BIOS upgrade (Asus z170-A)
After a "hard" power on (plugged in for first time) the "CPU" QLED stays lit and the device hangs.
If I reset it, the CPU check passes and the "Boot device" QLED stays ...
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HIS Radeon HD 5770 (H577FK1GD) isn't recognized on an H-JOSHUA-H61-uATX motherboard
I've got an old HP H-JOSHUA-H61-uATX motherboard that is running just fine after a BIOS update to 8.20. But when I plug in my working H577FK1GD video card there's no POST. pcpartpicker says they are ...
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Getting 5 beeps plus another 5 beeps on a ThinkPad T440p
So, I am trying to repair a ThinkPad T440p for a family member, and I am getting the 5 beeps of death. It is a T440p with an i5 and Nvidia Graphics.
Basically, when I press the power button, it beeps ...
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Computer restarts after turning on, then stuck
I encountered a strange problem with my computer a few days ago.
My computer suddenly turned off, then turned on again, then, after 1-2 seconds it restarted again, and it got stucked. The screen didn'...
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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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BIOS message about electrical fault after not plugging in router properly on same 4-plug extension
When I first set up this system (bought new in 2022) I had the computer, monitor, speakers, and router plugged into one four-plug power extension. I didn't realise, but the router was only half ...
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Asus ROG GL752V Laptop stuck at Logo, wont POST, can't access to BIOS
I've been having this problem after updating my laptops windows, when I turn it on, it won't go past the asus logo and I can't access to the BIOS either, I disassembled it and disconnected everything ...
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Computer died after pressing reset button, DRAM Led stuck on
yesterday after a long gaming session I decided to quit the game and my PC stuck at the exit screen, I couldn't move my mouse pointer, ctrl+alt+del didn't didn't work and out of frustration I decided ...
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PC won't post after every power outage
I moved into a college dorm a few days ago and whenever I leave the room I have to take my student ID with me, without the ID in its place the room loses power.
I had to learn the hard way that this ...
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Notebook won’t post with 4Gb RAM
I'm trying to upgrade the RAM memory of an old notebook from 1x2Gb to 1x4Gb:
2Gb (top stick)/4Gb (bottom stick) DDR3 SO-DIMM
According to the manufacturer specs, this notebook supports 8Gb max (2x4Gb)...
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Desktop computer won't boot after BIOS changes
I have an iBuyPower desktop that is a couple years old. I was doing windows updates and it notified me that my computer didn't support windows 11 due to no trusted platform module. (Warning, idiocy ...
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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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How can I fix an SSD that causes a POST failure but works in an enclosure?
My OS boot drive appears to have failed today: after the computer resumed from sleep (for reference, Windows 11 on an Intel NUC), the system reports unsuccessful POST attempts, and will not boot.
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Can't POST when UWQHD display connected via DisplayPort
I'm using the LC-M34-UWQHD-144C monitor connected via DisplayPort. My devices are a
Thinkpad T480s with a i5-8250U on a Thinkpad Ultra 40AJ 0135 dock, set-up to use a longer boot-time to find ...
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Dell Inspiron 5378 won't boot (or complete POST) after black screen
I have a Dell Inspiron 5378 (i7 7th Gen) that was delivered in June 2017 (out of warranty). It is running Windows 10.
In the middle of use today under AC adapter power, it simply shut off (black ...
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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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MSI MEG X570 unify based, brand new system - Error Code 54 in POST
First, about the system:
Corsair HX750 80+ Platinum
MSI MEG x570 unify
Ryzen 9 5900x
2 x 16GB DDR4 3600 CL19 (Corsair LP)
Powercolor RED DRAGON Radeon 6800
Samsung 980 PRO M.2 SSD 1TB
I also attached ...
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No POST in an AIO system
I recently installed a Linux distro on an All-In-One system, but after seeing the video output was wrong, I googled to find out how to turn off the internal GPU, forgetting this system doesn't have a ...
