PC fails to start, are there additional suggestions?
PC fails to start, are there additional suggestions?
Hey,
Ive built a PC approximatly four months ago. But today I ran into a problem which I could not resolve by my own.
I have noticed on this AM5 system that every 2-3 weeks, the boot cycle takes 5 minutes. I always thought thats because of the new platform. Usually I wait this time or it also worked to press the power LED one time more, then the system would power down and I can start again with a normal boot cycle that time.
Same happend today. I turned it off and started again. But now the power led of the mainboard (Asrock b650i lightning wifi) keeps blinking at around 2Hz. Goining after the manual, that means "blinking till BFD" with the discription "DRAM overclocking failed" (page 40 of the manual). First of all, what is BFD?
Secondly, I waited ~30 minutes without anything happening. I started my usual troubleshooting steps (which is extremly painful in my SFF build by the way). This consisted of trying out single ram (32GB Gskill Flare 6000Mhz, EXPO ready), resetting BIOS ~5 times via jumper and battery and running of onboard graphics (r5 7600) without a GPU in the Pcie slot. I dont think its a problem with my power supply, because its a fresh SF750, which is a good psu in general.
I honestly dont know what to do next. My only idea is to just let the system do whatever it is doing for a long time and hope its gonna fix itself. Ive heard that in rare cases DDR5 takes longer than half an hour to boot after a BIOS reset. On first boot four months ago I think it took about 15min in my system
I would be grateful for any help you can provide.
Cheers
Welcome to the forums, newcomer!
When sharing a troubleshooting thread, it's important to provide detailed information about your system. Please list the specifications clearly, such as:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
Include the age of the PSU along with its make and model. Also, note the BIOS version for your motherboard at this time.
Did you replace any components from an older build? I assume you had a previous PC before the one causing problems now.
CPU: AMD r5 7600
CPU Cooler: Alpenföhn Panorama 2
RAM: 32GB Gskill Flare X5 6000Mhz
Mainboard: Asrock B650i lightning wifi
SSD: some 1TB nvme, I believe it's important
GPU: MSI RTX 4070 Ventus
PSU: Corsair SF750
Case: Velkase Velka 5
OS: Windows 11
Monitor: Some AOC full hd 144Hz (it functions at 100%)
Since this is my first SFF build, all components were bought new (~4/5 months ago) and none were reused from previous builds. I don’t recall the BIOS version, but after clearing CMOS it should return to the original factory settings.
Cheers