New AM5 PC Won’t Complete POST and Shows White and Yellow Motherboard LEDs
I'm new to building PCs and assembled my first system with a friend. The computer powers on, all fans and RGB lighting work, but it won't complete POST.…
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Newly Built PC Worked Once, but Now Powers On With No Display
I just finished building a new PC. On the first boot, it powered on normally, displayed an image, and let me enter the BIOS, but I couldn't get…
Windows 11 Runs Drive Repair on Every Boot—Should I Back Up First?
My Windows 11 PC displays "Scanning and Repairing Drive C" every time it starts. I'm also having issues such as the taskbar search box failing to load. Command…
Windows 11 clean install goes to an endless black screen after restarting
I've been trying to perform a clean installation of Windows 11 for several hours. The installer loads normally, but after the computer restarts from the USB—right after the…
Windows 11 Installation Goes to a Black Screen After Restart
I'm trying to perform a clean installation of Windows 11. The installer runs normally from the USB, but after the computer restarts, the display becomes completely black and…
Windows 11 Reset Stuck on Manufacturer Logo—Is It Safe to Restart?
I have a ViprTech prebuilt PC that I was given as a gift. I started Windows 11's "Reset this PC" process, and it appeared to complete its initial…
Windows 11 randomly disables USB devices after startup or sleep
My Windows 11 desktop intermittently fails to initialize one to three USB-connected devices when booting or waking from sleep. Usually the monitor is affected, but sometimes the mouse…
Can’t Enter the BIOS on an ASUS ROG Strix X570-I During Startup
I'm unable to open the BIOS on my PC because it boots straight to the login screen. I've tried pressing every function key and Delete during startup, using…
Why won’t my cloned 2TB SSD boot or show my existing system?
I used Rescuezilla to clone my old 1TB SSD onto a new 2TB SSD after following an online guide. However, the boot menu does not recognize the 2TB…
Windows 11 randomly disables USB devices after startup or sleep
My prebuilt Windows 11 desktop randomly fails to initialize one to three USB-connected devices when I boot the system or wake it from sleep. Usually the monitor fails,…
Stuck at the BIOS screen and unable to use the keyboard
My prebuilt PC became stuck at the American Megatrends BIOS screen after a full Windows Defender scan crashed. The screen shows the motherboard BIOS information and says to…
Can I recover or reinstall Windows after converting my boot drive from MBR to GPT?
I upgraded from an older AM3+ system to AM5 and moved over a SATA SSD that had been cloned from my previous Windows HDD. It initially booted, but…
BIOS Worked Once, but Now I Can’t Access It on My New PC
I built my first PC and successfully entered the BIOS during the initial boot. I only changed a few fan settings and enabled EXPO 1 for the RAM,…
Windows Installation Freezes at 95% on Lenovo Legion T5
My Lenovo Legion T5 has been unstable for a while. It can run demanding games such as Escape from Tarkov, Monster Hunter, and Elden Ring for hours, but…
How Can I Make My Linux and Windows Dual-Boot Setup More Reliable?
I'm a programmer who also does design work and plays games. I used Windows for most of my life, but I've recently been moving toward Ubuntu Linux. I…
ThinkPad T14 Freezes on the Lenovo Logo and Won’t Detect the SSD
My ThinkPad T14 was running Pop!_OS normally yesterday, but now it freezes at the Lenovo splash screen whenever I power it on. I've already removed and reseated the…
Is running four DDR5 sticks worth it for upgrading from 32GB to 64GB?
I recently bought a Kingston Fury Beast 2x16GB DDR5-5600 CL36 kit for a system built around a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and a Gigabyte B850M Gaming X WiFi 6E…
Laptop Became Completely Unresponsive After BitLocker Screen—Is It Bricked?
My laptop has been asking for a BitLocker recovery key during startup for about a month, but I kept putting it off. Today the recovery screen appeared again,…
Ubuntu Detects My Second Monitor but Shows No Signal
I recently installed Ubuntu on a computer with two monitors. Ubuntu detects both displays in the display settings, but one monitor reports no signal and remains unusable. I…
Why does Linux Mint only boot after I power-cycle my new AMD PC?
I built a new all-AMD PC and installed Linux Mint. The first installation booted normally, but after reinstalling Mint to clean up the drive, the computer often shows…