Does my computer stop working right after I turn it off and on again?
Does my computer stop working right after I turn it off and on again?
Every time I turn off my computer and turn it back on, it won't start. The screen stays black even though the system is still running inside. This is really annoying because I need to restart for updates often. When I try to power it on again, it usually fails. Sometimes it finally starts after waiting about three minutes, but most of the time I have to wait thirty minutes or until tomorrow just to get it working.
I thought maybe my RAM was broken, so I tried using a different RAM stick in another computer, and that didn't help either. I also changed the battery on my motherboard (CMOS), but nothing fixed the problem. Even though I can't save games or update software easily now, I still play all my favorite video games without issues. This PC is five years old and can still run most modern games fine. What makes this really frustrating is that when I shut it down and come back a few minutes later, it either starts up perfectly or it doesn't start at all. After last year's problem happened again, I couldn't even figure out why it was failing to turn on.
PC Specs:
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cooling: Jonsbo CR-1100
RAM: Gigabyte Aorus RGB 16GB 3200MHz kit (two sticks)
Graphics Card: ROG Strix RX 5600 XT 6GB
Hard Drive: Patriot 240GB M.2 SSD
Storage: Seagate Firecuda 1TB HDD
Power Supply: Seasonic Focus GX-650W Gold Case: Coolman Robin II ATX
Fans: 9 units from Raidmax RGB
Either a bad hard drive or the computer won't turn on because of software problems like Windows starting up too fast. To figure this out, take everything out: unplug all drives, including the one that holds your operating system. When you do this, and when you turn it off with no devices plugged in, the PC should go straight into BIOS right after it starts checking things called POST. If the lights show normal signs and then stay steady for a while, your hardware is fine. Now shut down the computer and plug in nothing again. Turn it on once more, wait until it goes back to BIOS, and see if everything works well. You can repeat this a few times to make sure the PC powers up normally just in case it only shows the BIOS screen for the first try. If you still see problems after that, then something inside is broken. It could be your CPU, motherboard, RAM sticks, graphics card, or power supply unit. Since you already checked the RAM, let's test out the GPU next because it makes pictures and videos happen. Since your computer doesn't have built-in graphics for games, you'll need a separate dedicated graphics card to check if that one works too. You can also try putting this new part in another computer and see how it performs there.
Thanks for getting back to me. I'm going to work on this the moment I can. Please let me know if anything changes.