Hey everyone, I recently upgraded my PC, swapping out my AMD Ryzen 7 1800X for a Ryzen 7 5800XT and upped my RAM from 16GB to 32GB on a Gigabyte B450M DS3H motherboard. I made sure my BIOS was updated to the latest version for 2024, but now I'm facing major issues!
After the new hardware installation, I saw an American Megatrends screen notifying me about the new CPU and a warning about a corrupted fTPM. I reset when prompted, and everything seemed okay for a couple of days, but then I ran into problems right after my PC automatically updated to Windows 11.
At first, I got a blue screen saying my PC had to restart, which I thought was just a mild glitch due to a previous power outage. However, after that, my sign-in changed requiring my Microsoft account password instead of my PIN. Then, a program error popped up, and I couldn't even open Chrome or other apps. After multiple restarts, I ended up with a black loading screen.
I tried to recover my system, but nothing worked, so I performed a clean install of Windows via a flash drive, which worked initially. But then, I got another blue screen asking me to select a keyboard layout, leading me back to recovery options that were useless. I even tried running chkdsk and sfc commands, but those didn't fix the problem. Switching back to the old RAM didn't help either, and now I can't even access recovery mode. I'm baffled as to what could possibly be the issue since I can still access the BIOS. Any idea why this is happening, or what I should try next?
4 Answers
It sounds like you might be dealing with a hiccup from the Windows 11 upgrade, especially if everything was fine before that. Have you tried doing a clean install with a USB drive again, ensuring you delete everything on the system drive? Just remember to back up any critical files first and disconnect any other drives during the install process.
Definitely check the compatibility of your new CPU and RAM with your motherboard. Sometimes, certain BIOS settings can cause boot issues. It might be worth resetting the CMOS settings again after confirming everything's compatible.
Remember to test your RAM with tools like Memtest86 if booting becomes possible again. Sometimes it's about tracking down a faulty hardware component, and issues can arise from incompatible RAM configurations.
You might want to gather dump files to analyze the BSODs you're getting. If you can boot into Windows or Safe Mode, check `C:WindowsMinidump` for crash logs. You can zip that folder and upload it to a file-sharing site to get help analyzing the error.
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