Power problem detected. Kernel version 41.
Power problem detected. Kernel version 41.
Hey everyone, I've been noticing some unexpected restarts and thought it might be due to CPU overheating. I was using my 5600 with the stock Wraith cooler from my previous Ryzen 3100 CPU, which would hit 55-60°C at idle and spike to 80-95 under load. I suspected the small Wraith wasn't enough for that model. After switching to the ThermalRight King Assassin SE cooler, temperatures dropped to 40-45°C at idle and reached 75-80°C during stress. Still, the power keeps cycling—definitely not a cooling problem.
I tried several fixes: reseated cables, used a new power cable into the PSU, changed the extension lead, updated NVIDIA GeForce drivers via OCCT, and even ran WhoCrashed with DDU. It would cut out in 5 to 20 seconds and then stop. The crash logs showed Kernel41 errors and driver issues, but those were resolved afterward. Now WhoCrashed just reports generic Kernel41 errors without details.
The Event Viewer only lists the same errors, and no further info appears. It seems like a power-related issue rather than overheating. I’m considering whether a replacement PSU is needed. I haven’t got another PSU or graphics card to test things out. Any suggestions? Thanks!
This power supply is terrible. Apart from real fire risks or parts that might harm the components, it falls into the lowest category.
Check the latest BIOS updates at the official MSI site.
Verify AMD support for your AM4 motherboard and XMP compatibility on their documentation.
A solid quality unit works well. However, this unit falls short on the PSU tier list—it isn't a high-quality one.
My BIOS version is listed as 'E7C95AMS.2D0'. The date shows 12/2022, but I recently updated it. It might be a buggy release—attempting an update now. I have the newest chipset drivers installed. Using XMP didn’t help either.
It then recommended restarting Windows updates right away. Now I'm stuck in a repeated reboot cycle, reaching 9% and then noticing the system says something went wrong before trying again. Eventually it started up, but the power problem persists. The OCCT power test takes 2 to 10 seconds before it restarts, which is really annoying.
Same problem occurs when attempting one RAM module at a time. After the BIOS and Windows updates, the situation remains unchanged—download errors appear during updates, and the system repeatedly loops through update screens before restarting within less than a second after pressing the 'start' button on the OCCT power test.
What storage capacity do you have? Could a malfunctioning SATA component be leading to problems? I attempted to reset by removing non-essential parts and restarting the PC; did the same occur in BIOS?