The computer fails to power on despite a bootable Windows USB drive.

adamgames2016
Member

133

11-19-2019, 03:37 AM

hello everyone, a friend brought me his son's PC that won't boot to windows. when i first checked the bios, i noticed he tried some overclocking, but it didn't work well—like with just 1.6v on a ryzen 3 3200g. i don’t know what he did before, and the kid keeps being annoying without telling me what he tried. the computer won’t start even with a bootable usb drive, and pressing the keyboard just causes it to crash. this hasn't happened to me before. my thought is either the cpu is faulty or the motherboard has an issue. i’ve tested the ram and gpu, they’re fine. the pen works perfectly on my machine. thanks for the help! system specs: asus strix b450-f ryzen 3 3200g, radeon rx 5700xt, psu corsair rm 650, memory gskill ddr4 3000cl15.

adamgames2016

11-19-2019, 03:37 AM #1

Batt4
Member

11-19-2019, 06:51 AM

Check the CMOS by using a jumper or pressing a button. If not working, let the battery rest for a while before trying again.

Batt4

11-19-2019, 06:51 AM #2

Check the CMOS by using a jumper or pressing a button. If not working, let the battery rest for a while before trying again.

_R1y
Junior Member

11-19-2019, 12:00 PM

my initial thought was already attempted, I also refreshed the bios and it worked fine, but it still crashes during startup—whether via USB or Windows login.

_R1y

11-19-2019, 12:00 PM #3

my initial thought was already attempted, I also refreshed the bios and it worked fine, but it still crashes during startup—whether via USB or Windows login.

squizzftw
Junior Member

11-19-2019, 08:47 PM

Consider launching a Linux distribution. It often highlights issues during startup.

squizzftw

11-19-2019, 08:47 PM #4

Consider launching a Linux distribution. It often highlights issues during startup.

ThereWas
Member

137

11-23-2019, 07:49 PM

That's really strange. It might work now but it will lose performance soon because the voltage is quite high. Changing the CPU could help—maybe someone adjusted the voltage unintentionally, causing damage.