Restart causes VGA illumination but prevents screen display.
Restart causes VGA illumination but prevents screen display.
Hi everyone, I’m getting ready to upgrade my old PC for my girlfriend’s birthday. It hasn’t been used in about a month or two and has always run smoothly until now. I added extra storage after moving the old drive to the new build, but recently I ran into a problem. When trying to install Windows, everything worked until the system needed to restart. After that, it attempts to restart again but shows no screen and displays a white VGA light. A quick power cycle fixes it temporarily, bringing it back to BIOS. However, every time I try to install Windows now, the same issue occurs. Each restart prevents the display and triggers the VGA error.
Specs: X570F ROG STRIX Gaming Ryzen 7 2700X, Gigabyte 2070 32GB (8x4) Corsair Vengeance RAM, PSA. I’ve switched monitors and HDMI/Display ports without resolving it. I cleared the CMOS. I also tried flashing the BIOS, but the problem persists. When I booted it connected to the PCIe slot but without power, the computer asks me to connect a power cable, indicating it’s detected. I’m confused because the GPU seems functional and properly seated, yet it won’t show up unless I force a restart from BIOS. This is really frustrating—I’d love some guidance to fix this!