Device repeatedly restarts, no boot screen displayed, potential hardware issue, stuck during BIOS update assistance
Device repeatedly restarts, no boot screen displayed, potential hardware issue, stuck during BIOS update assistance
I attempted to upgrade my motherboard to the X570-A pro board from MSI. I experienced repeated crashes, with the display going black and failing to respond. After rebooting, the Event Viewer reported an unexpected power loss. The motherboard indicator displayed CPU status, but knowing the CPU had been reliable for years before the swap (it was a second-hand unit), I suspected it wasn’t the hardware issue. Returning to my original board, which seemed stable, I purchased another model (Asus TUF gaming X570-plus). It functioned flawlessly for about two hours yesterday, but when I powered it up today it crashed within minutes. This time it rebooted on its own, though it would shut down after more than a minute before restarting. Besides the power loss warning, I discovered an interconnect error (see attached photo). Since the BIOS was quite old, I thought updating it might resolve the problem, especially given that many updates focused on stability. However, the BIOS froze during installation and now I’m in recovery mode, told to load the BIOS file onto a USB drive and restart. I followed the steps but ended up back in recovery again. I’m hesitant to proceed further because of the warnings. My thoughts: - When it worked, stress tests were fine; I really doubted it would crash. - On the original board, the CPU seemed stable again, everything was solid. - After reseating the CPU on the new board, the system ran smoothly for a day before I removed it. - On my first MSI board, the CPU appeared to disconnect entirely. - On the Asus board, it displayed the Windows log before failing again. - All components are second-hand except the boot drive, so no warranty applies. - The only change was the motherboard, but both units had identical issues, which is suspicious. - My old board used a B350 chipset; perhaps that unit was more reliable. First priority: fix the BIOS recovery issue, please help me update. Thanks.
You're restarting Windows repeatedly or believing the installation method is outdated, treating drive changes as a legacy Windows quirk instead of a modern issue.