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Boot loop after a power outage ?

Boot loop after a power outage ?

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GoldenHogan941
Junior Member
41
02-06-2022, 01:27 PM
#1
So yesterday the power went out while the PC was sleeping and now it doesn't POST at all.
The Ez Debug LEDs display nothing unusual, but when it reaches the VGA LED it restarts.
Occasionally I see the brand name on screen and other times it doesn’t appear.
EZ Debug LEDs look like this:
CPU red
DRAM yellow
VGA white
Specifications:
MBD: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4
CPU: Intel i5-12600k
GPU: Sapphire Radeon 7900 XTX
RAM: Patriot Viper DDR4 3200MHz 64GB (2 x 32GB) C16
PSU: Seasonic FOCUS-GX-1000, 80+ Gold
I have connected the PC using a breadboard, testing each component one by one, including external parts. I even used a working PSU that had only the CPU and RAM installed, but the issue persisted. I also used the clear CMOS jumper on the board.
Based on what happened, I suspect the BIOS might be corrupted. I’m looking for other solutions to try since I’ve already tested everything possible.
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GoldenHogan941
02-06-2022, 01:27 PM #1

So yesterday the power went out while the PC was sleeping and now it doesn't POST at all.
The Ez Debug LEDs display nothing unusual, but when it reaches the VGA LED it restarts.
Occasionally I see the brand name on screen and other times it doesn’t appear.
EZ Debug LEDs look like this:
CPU red
DRAM yellow
VGA white
Specifications:
MBD: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4
CPU: Intel i5-12600k
GPU: Sapphire Radeon 7900 XTX
RAM: Patriot Viper DDR4 3200MHz 64GB (2 x 32GB) C16
PSU: Seasonic FOCUS-GX-1000, 80+ Gold
I have connected the PC using a breadboard, testing each component one by one, including external parts. I even used a working PSU that had only the CPU and RAM installed, but the issue persisted. I also used the clear CMOS jumper on the board.
Based on what happened, I suspect the BIOS might be corrupted. I’m looking for other solutions to try since I’ve already tested everything possible.

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JzMW
Junior Member
48
02-12-2022, 12:52 PM
#2
Welcome to the forums, newcomer!
If the BIOS is corrupt, then you have no way to recover it unless you use a CH341A BIOS programmer. It's times like this that a board with a BIOS flashback button comes in handy. Are you yet within the motherboard warranty period? If so, see if you can initiate an RMA. Have you ruled out the rest of your parts to be working? Test them out on a donor platform.
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JzMW
02-12-2022, 12:52 PM #2

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!
If the BIOS is corrupt, then you have no way to recover it unless you use a CH341A BIOS programmer. It's times like this that a board with a BIOS flashback button comes in handy. Are you yet within the motherboard warranty period? If so, see if you can initiate an RMA. Have you ruled out the rest of your parts to be working? Test them out on a donor platform.

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AwesomeBeastXD
Junior Member
3
02-12-2022, 02:28 PM
#3
Thank you for the welcome and reply.
However, I only provide credit for features when I truly need them.
The aspects I haven't tested are the CPU and motherboard since I haven't had to test them.
I also disconnected the CMOS battery for five minutes, but after reseating the CPU, the issue remains unchanged.
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AwesomeBeastXD
02-12-2022, 02:28 PM #3

Thank you for the welcome and reply.
However, I only provide credit for features when I truly need them.
The aspects I haven't tested are the CPU and motherboard since I haven't had to test them.
I also disconnected the CMOS battery for five minutes, but after reseating the CPU, the issue remains unchanged.

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Dqxter
Junior Member
20
02-14-2022, 01:25 PM
#4
Welcome to the sad messed up reality of todays PCs, this kind of thing is just the norm now. Its not due to needing BIOS updates or CMOS clearing, its just due to good old human incompetence, many motherboards, ssds, ram etc are unreliable and dont work properly. Then you got all these crap tech they force on us that just makes things worse.
Todays pcs are like a modern car, you drive over a pothole and it goes into limp mode, sad but its reality. The only hope one has here is using brute force, buy a new mobo, if it doesnt fix it, buy new psu, ram, reinstall windows etc.
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Dqxter
02-14-2022, 01:25 PM #4

Welcome to the sad messed up reality of todays PCs, this kind of thing is just the norm now. Its not due to needing BIOS updates or CMOS clearing, its just due to good old human incompetence, many motherboards, ssds, ram etc are unreliable and dont work properly. Then you got all these crap tech they force on us that just makes things worse.
Todays pcs are like a modern car, you drive over a pothole and it goes into limp mode, sad but its reality. The only hope one has here is using brute force, buy a new mobo, if it doesnt fix it, buy new psu, ram, reinstall windows etc.

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Kimplaze
Member
216
02-19-2022, 02:13 AM
#5
I believe my latest MSI installation performed the same issue. The power went out for a few days while I was away, and my PC worked normally that day.
BUT this morning it stalled on the CPU red, RAM yellow, and debug lights stayed on long enough for me to reset it once, then waited another three minutes before finally booting up. As a backup, it started working after about four minutes.
Now I’m using the new build, but should I be concerned?
A brand new system, except for the GPU, cost around 1400 CDN and seems likely to fail within a week?
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Kimplaze
02-19-2022, 02:13 AM #5

I believe my latest MSI installation performed the same issue. The power went out for a few days while I was away, and my PC worked normally that day.
BUT this morning it stalled on the CPU red, RAM yellow, and debug lights stayed on long enough for me to reset it once, then waited another three minutes before finally booting up. As a backup, it started working after about four minutes.
Now I’m using the new build, but should I be concerned?
A brand new system, except for the GPU, cost around 1400 CDN and seems likely to fail within a week?