Hey, I broke something again.

Butterfly1416
Senior Member

701

07-07-2016, 10:29 AM

I just powered on my gaming PC, but it won’t load into Windows—it boots into BIOS but can’t progress further. The first Windows logo appears, then nothing follows. What happened? Could there be an issue? I own a Gigabyte Z97P D3, an Intel i5 4590 (details of the setup are a long story), R9 380 graphics, and 4GB RAM. Should I reinstall Windows, or can I use the repair option? There’s a risk of losing data if I proceed that way. I’ve reset the BIOS, preferring not to open the case, but the problem persists. What should I do next?

Butterfly1416

07-07-2016, 10:29 AM #1

AJandNate
Member

07-07-2016, 11:25 AM

This was a black screen with a mouse pointer in a loading indicator. It stayed there for a long time without clearing. I tried pressing F8 but missed it and everything loaded fine. Now it works perfectly after what I did, even though it felt like nothing happened. It’s working now, so I guess it fixed itself.

AJandNate

07-07-2016, 11:25 AM #2

Kyonae
Member

07-08-2016, 07:26 PM

I bypassed them using CMD, and everything is functioning properly.

Kyonae

07-08-2016, 07:26 PM #3

I bypassed them using CMD, and everything is functioning properly.

hrgriff
Senior Member

573

07-09-2016, 08:22 AM

Second part from the bottom, all your disks are fine

hrgriff

07-09-2016, 08:22 AM #4

Second part from the bottom, all your disks are fine

derefepo
Junior Member

07-09-2016, 03:44 PM

I'll consult the other option, but it seems your PC had a sudden issue without any clear cause.

derefepo

07-09-2016, 03:44 PM #5

I'll consult the other option, but it seems your PC had a sudden issue without any clear cause.

timotitou
Junior Member

07-09-2016, 07:22 PM

Consider setting up Linux (like Ubuntu) as a secondary operating system and then booting into it to investigate the issue. If you can’t get into Windows, you might be able to install Linux to back up your files beforehand.

timotitou

07-09-2016, 07:22 PM #6

Toxz_kramble1
Member

07-14-2016, 09:20 AM

It's functioning now, though I'm not sure what caused the issue before it resolved itself.

Toxz_kramble1

07-14-2016, 09:20 AM #7

It's functioning now, though I'm not sure what caused the issue before it resolved itself.

MRC15
Junior Member

07-20-2016, 05:03 AM

???

MRC15

07-20-2016, 05:03 AM #8

???

xAndersalsdux
Member

184

07-20-2016, 09:34 AM

Yes, it just stopped needing help and started working smoothly without any effort except pressing F8 on the window icon, but it didn’t do anything else.

xAndersalsdux

07-20-2016, 09:34 AM #9

Yes, it just stopped needing help and started working smoothly without any effort except pressing F8 on the window icon, but it didn’t do anything else.