I've recently upgraded my PC with a new SSD and motherboard, and I'm dealing with some frustrating crashing issues since then. My system was running fine until I left it to update Windows overnight, but now it won't boot properly. I'm really confused and out of ideas. Here's a summary of what I've tried so far:
- I have an AMD Ryzen 5 9600x CPU, a new Crucial P310 M.2 SSD, and an upgraded ROG Strix B650E-F motherboard. My RAM and GPU are also new.
- After booting, it goes to a black screen. Removed the CMOS battery, but only got into recovery mode where nothing worked.
- Attempts to install Windows 11 have crashed every time at around 11%, even using different USB creation tools.
- Memtest86 passed, and sitting in the BIOS seems fine, but Windows crashes after about 90 seconds.
- I even tried another SSD, ran various commands like bootrec and chkdsk, but nothing made a difference.
- I eventually got Windows 10 to install but still experienced crashes after 90 seconds. The Event Viewer logs mention timeouts and driver failures. Any advice would really help, as my friends are running out of patience with it!
2 Answers
Have you tried booting with just one RAM stick at a time? Sometimes mixed configurations can cause crashes, especially after changing motherboards.
Sounds like it could be your power supply. Try testing a different one if you haven't already. Insufficient power can cause all sorts of random crashes, especially with new hardware.
What makes you say that? I've tried two different PSUs already, and it's the same issue.
Yep, I've tested all combinations using the A2 and B2 slots.