PC randomly not booting.
Posted by swagsauce3@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 7 comments
PC randomly not booting.
10700k Asus MB, Out of nowhere my pc cant get into windows. it will sit on startup screen and ignore me pressing del/f2 to get into bios. After 10 minutes it will enter bios and everything is normal except is shows nothing in the boot schedule, when I click on the boot menu it says "the system cannot find any bootable devices" even though it shows all 4 of my drives on the storage page. I reset bios to defaults and nothings changed. is my SSD toast? any ideas?
FewEstablishment4099@reddit
Sounds like motherboard might be running out of PCIe lanes for the drives. Review manual.
swagsauce3@reddit (OP)
Been like fine for 6 years now all of a sudden crapping out?
FewEstablishment4099@reddit
Alright. First and foremost, backup anything important. It's likely you are looking at some kind of hardware instability. Since there are issues booting into BIOS, check CMOS battery state. It might need replacement. Other than that, RAM might need retraining. It's possible a drive might have failed. So, disconnect them while you short out the BIOS issue, and do make a note of the bitlocker recovery key if you are on Windows 11.
swagsauce3@reddit (OP)
How do I backup my drives when im stuck in bios ? Would I need a separate system ?
FewEstablishment4099@reddit
If they work, yes. Otherwise, only data recovery services could help. I'd disconnect them for starters (process of elimination, reducing potential instability sources), and sort the BIOS situation. Basically remove all hardware that isn't needed for POST (including GPU if iGPU present)
ouija_bh@reddit
Backup your boot drive before it goes.
swagsauce3@reddit (OP)
How lol