Last night, my PC suddenly went black on both screens while I was away. I've had some GPU issues before that required a power cycle, so I did that. It booted up fine, allowed me to open a window, but then it blue screened. I didn't catch the error code because it restarted right away. Now, my PC only shows 'reboot and select proper boot device' or takes me to the BIOS screen. I've checked the BIOS boot priorities and made sure the Windows manager is set first. I also reset the BIOS to default settings and unplugged all USB devices, but nothing seems to work. I'm running a CyberpowerPC with Windows 11. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
2 Answers
Before jumping to conclusions, make sure your boot drive is detected in BIOS. If it's listed but you're still having trouble, you may need to run Windows repair options. If you can access Safe Mode, it could help diagnose the BSOD further. Check for dump files in C:WindowsMinidump to get insights into what went wrong.
It sounds like you might be dealing with a crash from your boot drive. If the SSD or HDD has failed, that could certainly cause the boot issues you’re experiencing. You might want to check if the system recognizes the drive in BIOS.
Yes, I checked, and both my SSD and HDD are detected in the BIOS, so that's not the issue. I’m trying to figure out if there's another underlying problem.