I've been playing games normally, but suddenly my device started crashing out of nowhere. When I checked Device Manager, I noticed yellow exclamation marks on the graphics card and some PCI connections. Now, every time I try to play a game, it gives me a message saying 'no graphics detected'.
I ran the SFC command, but it didn't help and reported corrupted files it couldn't fix. I also attempted Startup Repair through Advanced Startup, but that didn't work either, stating 'Startup repair couldn't repair your PC'. I've come across various error codes, including 0xc000021a, 0xc0000221, 0xc0000225, and 0xc0000098, which seem to pop up randomly.
I tried reinstalling Windows from scratch, but it got stuck at 100% for over half an hour. I've been dealing with this since 4 AM, and honestly, I'm wiped out. I made a bootable USB from another laptop to install Windows, but when it came time to update, I ran out of internet data. After backing up my files and completely uninstalling the graphics driver with DDU, I encountered a '7-zip data error' while trying to reinstall the driver.
The SFC command still doesn't function properly, and my PC continues to crash. I'm feeling really stressed out and don't have the funds to purchase a new device. Can anyone please help me figure this out?
1 Answer
It sounds like you might be facing a PCIe issue with your motherboard, especially since you’re seeing those yellow exclamation marks next to PCIe devices. Have you checked if your Windows drive is set up on M.2? That could definitely lead to performance issues.
YES! It's on M.2!