PC will launch BIOS yet it freezes when the screen appears.
PC will launch BIOS yet it freezes when the screen appears.
I restart my computer and it freezes on the BIOS splash screen. If I press the BIOS button before a certain time, it works but after waiting it gets stuck again. No input functions when in BIOS. Every action seems to cause issues. I've used different drives like Windows 10, 11, Ubuntu, plus USB sticks. Also tried Windows 10, 11, and Ubuntu bootable media, but the same problem occurs. My PC has a PCIe Gen 3 card, PCIe Gen 4 slot, 2.5" SSD, hybrid HDD, two USB drives. I removed RAM and changed each one individually, did multiple CMOS resets, updated BIOS with everything unplugged, tried without a graphics card, re-seated the CPU, used Safe Mode, but the boot error light stays on. My specs are: Corsair 4000D airflow CPU, Ryzen 5 7600X, Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX RAM (2x16GB), 5200MHz CL36 DDR5 EXPO GPU, MSI RTX 2080 Ti, EVGA CLC 280 PSU, Corsair HX850i. I don’t know what to do, please help.
I don't believe it's the PSU since it functioned in two other systems; I'm sure it's the motherboard, and I'm reaching out to Gigabyte support to see if they can help switch something else.
Turn off all unnecessary devices to restart, including every USB port and front panel USB connector on the board. Disconnect any extra add-ons such as card readers or disc drives that aren’t directly connected. I faced an issue similar to this with a card reader linked through the board’s USB header.
I left the computer on for half a day and it finally started up, but I’m not sure why it took so long