Device powers up yet screen remains inactive.
Device powers up yet screen remains inactive.
Your system powers on but shows no screen. It’s connected via the HDMI port on your 3060 motherboard. I suspect a hardware issue, possibly with the motherboard itself, since you have an Intel 11600k CPU and a B560 board. I’ve confirmed RAM and monitor are working, and all components are powered on. The graphics card lights up and fans run, but the display remains absent. It might be due to a faulty motherboard or an incorrect part selection. Please let me know if you notice any error messages or unusual sounds.
Experienced with my Asus Tuf B550-PLUS and Ryzen 5900X setup. Started up normally most of the time, even achieving better scores than anticipated on Cinebench R23. However, after every 8 to 12 cold starts, I encountered a blank screen at boot, RGB lights flared, fans spun but no video displayed. Additionally, when this happened, the GPU and motherboard would fail to power down unless I disabled the PSU switch. After four months of these recurring startup problems without any diagnostic lights, the DRAM indicator appeared. I replaced another set of identical RAM from a different machine, but the issue persisted—board testing confirmed it worked on the original board. While the first RAM failed in a test environment with an ASRock B450/Ryzen 3600X, I replaced it with a QVL-compliant kit from the ASRock list, and stability returned. The Asus board responded with 'could not duplicate issue' and was reassembled with the original CPU, GPU, storage, PSU, and RAM. The POST problem remains unresolved. It’s possible the initial RAM was defective, or the ASRock board didn’t support it properly. It seems the Asus board simply rejected the first kit, just like an older MSI B450 Bazooka I used two years ago with the same RAM. Therefore, it’s unlikely anything was perfect. Updated August 29, 2022 by An0maly_76 Added more details
Based on what you mentioned, it seems like you replaced your CPU. Did you still have your previous one? Everything appeared to function correctly before the change. If only the CPU was updated, that’s probably the reason. Are you using a speaker? Does it emit a beep when you power on your device? Different models produce unique sounds for various hardware issues.