Your computer isn’t starting properly due to outdated GPU drivers, and you’re unable to install them.
Your computer isn’t starting properly due to outdated GPU drivers, and you’re unable to install them.
Hi everyone! As mentioned in the title, my PC isn't functioning well. I have two SSDs, one being a Crucial 240GB used as the boot drive and the other an Intenso 2.5" with 1TB capacity. My system specs are: Radeon RX 550 Ryzen 3 1200 A320M motherboard, 16 GB or Patriot Viper Steel RAM (max clock 3733mHz, capped at 3600mHz by the board), and a 450W Corsair PSU. When I connect the first SSD, the PC boots but crashes or freezes after about 10-15 minutes. With the second SSD, the Pro Series logo appears and the loading screen freezes, preventing access to Windows. The first SSD has standard Windows 10 64-bit, while the second is a modified version optimized for gaming—lacking features that slow down Windows and reduce background tasks. There are no BIOS updates available for either. Updating the GPU drivers might help, though every time I try updating to version 22.10, the PC freezes before the update finishes and the download halts. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Access Device Manager, turn off your GPU, then proceed with the update. Also launch Task Manager and verify your RAM performance.
I connected one drive at a time; the 240GB model fails after roughly 15 minutes and the 1TB one doesn’t even start Windows, remaining stuck at the motherboard logo. The loading wheel remains immobile. When both are plugged in, my PC mistakenly treats the 240GB drive as the boot device, leading to identical issues as if I hadn’t connected the 1TB drive.
Have you thought about the possibility that the drive could be faulty?