F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Occasionally it happens under Windows (I understand that feeling)

Occasionally it happens under Windows (I understand that feeling)

Occasionally it happens under Windows (I understand that feeling)

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BHLxNJx
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09-03-2021, 08:43 PM
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Motherboard: MSI B560 DS3H AC CPU: I5-11400F GPU: MSI 1660 Super OS: Windows 11 RAM: 16 GB Oloy 3200 The issue began when the machine failed to power on, with no fans running and no RGB display. PSU and GPU tests passed, RAM checked fine. Since I didn’t have another CPU to test, I replaced it with a refurbished one. After swapping, fans and lights worked but the system wouldn’t boot. I reset the CMOS using the jumper pins and it started up. It didn’t display the post screen, but reached Windows. At this stage everything seemed normal. I tried restarting to enter BIOS and enable XMP, but still got no post or Windows. I repeated the process a few times—cleared CMOS, restarted, no success. Consistently, after a CMOS reset it would eventually boot into Windows, though not reliably. Then I removed the hard drive to bypass BIOS access. After another CMOS reset, it still showed “no post.” I’m considering the board might be faulty and plan to return it, but wanted alternative suggestions before proceeding.
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BHLxNJx
09-03-2021, 08:43 PM #1

Motherboard: MSI B560 DS3H AC CPU: I5-11400F GPU: MSI 1660 Super OS: Windows 11 RAM: 16 GB Oloy 3200 The issue began when the machine failed to power on, with no fans running and no RGB display. PSU and GPU tests passed, RAM checked fine. Since I didn’t have another CPU to test, I replaced it with a refurbished one. After swapping, fans and lights worked but the system wouldn’t boot. I reset the CMOS using the jumper pins and it started up. It didn’t display the post screen, but reached Windows. At this stage everything seemed normal. I tried restarting to enter BIOS and enable XMP, but still got no post or Windows. I repeated the process a few times—cleared CMOS, restarted, no success. Consistently, after a CMOS reset it would eventually boot into Windows, though not reliably. Then I removed the hard drive to bypass BIOS access. After another CMOS reset, it still showed “no post.” I’m considering the board might be faulty and plan to return it, but wanted alternative suggestions before proceeding.

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BobJeff2015
Junior Member
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09-03-2021, 10:09 PM
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Have you checked connecting the screen to various GPU ports? Certain BIOS settings might stick to a particular port instead of recognizing your actual connection.
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BobJeff2015
09-03-2021, 10:09 PM #2

Have you checked connecting the screen to various GPU ports? Certain BIOS settings might stick to a particular port instead of recognizing your actual connection.

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JJprogamers
Member
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09-03-2021, 11:26 PM
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So I figured it out. It was the GPU. I decided to do all my troubleshooting again. I put the GPU into another computer and on first boot it was fine (I never saw the post screen but it went to windows). I decided to restart to get onto BIOS and no post (at least I thought). This computer has an APU so I switched the on board HDMI and sure enough display showed up. Swapped the GPU with an old 970 I have an everything is fine. I'm not sure what is going on and what would kill the motherboard and the GPU at the same time. There was no thunderstorm or anything, and My PSU tester is showing everything in spec. It's my daughter's computer (she is 9 so take this with a grain of salt) she said she was just trying to plug in a USB. I noticed that the USB that she was trying to plug in looked damaged. I'm wondering if she shorted something and it looked the mother board and took the GPU with it. I don't know that's my best guess.
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JJprogamers
09-03-2021, 11:26 PM #3

So I figured it out. It was the GPU. I decided to do all my troubleshooting again. I put the GPU into another computer and on first boot it was fine (I never saw the post screen but it went to windows). I decided to restart to get onto BIOS and no post (at least I thought). This computer has an APU so I switched the on board HDMI and sure enough display showed up. Swapped the GPU with an old 970 I have an everything is fine. I'm not sure what is going on and what would kill the motherboard and the GPU at the same time. There was no thunderstorm or anything, and My PSU tester is showing everything in spec. It's my daughter's computer (she is 9 so take this with a grain of salt) she said she was just trying to plug in a USB. I noticed that the USB that she was trying to plug in looked damaged. I'm wondering if she shorted something and it looked the mother board and took the GPU with it. I don't know that's my best guess.