PC sudden shutdown and stuck in boot loop after Windows 10

TheF34RChannel

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Thought I'd make a new thread to tackle this issue.

Did a fresh and clean install of 10 last Thursday and all was fine. Just now the system suddenly shut down (read: restart!!) while I wasn't even on it, so it was on idle, and gets stuck in an infinite boot loop. Effing Windows 10!!! Sorry.

The system tries to boot itself but immediately fails, rinse and repeat. Same thing if I turn it off completely. Just did the same while in the bios, making it not Windows related... Oh yeah, it comes to code 96, pci related the manual says.

I have no other hardware to test with.

Could really use some advice!
 
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Did you get any type of blue screen crash log? Sounds like your psu is either falling down or a failing overclock.
 
Nope, the on off is within the same second. Will reset the OC if I can get into the bios again... However, since it also reboots while in windows on both idle and load, can it be the OC?

I'm worried too about the PSU. It's brand new though, which doesn't mean a thing of course. Found a spare PSU at a mate's which I'll try tomorrow.
 
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I will if the test PSU is unsuccessful. You reckon flashing the same bios can do some good? Already have the newest version, but that's not important; I see your point. I'm hoping it's not the motherboard. Weird thing is that previously it only happened while in Windows idle/load, suppose a PSU on the way to dying could do that?
 
Did you install windows whilst overclocked? If so, might be worth reinstalling at stock. I always install at stock, get all the windows updates and then make a handy image of the boot partition.
 
Yes, and never had a problem that way. I've installed it twice in one week now, not about to do it again, it's definitely a hardware failure ;)

Nevertheless thanks for your suggestion, however I don't think that's the cause of the issue :)
 
ah cool dude :)

Maybe try booting with individual sticks of ram installed, maybe a faulty module. I'm not sure what software is used for ram testing these days (my system is a bit older), but something like memtest86 might be worth a shot - I've found ram is a common component to go faulty in the past. Hope you get it sorted :)
 
Your bios may have become corrupt and need re flashing, its rare but it happens. Just another option.
 
Good point, I'll flash it when the test PSU is successful, I meant, I'm not suicidal lol

I now think the coinciding with the Windows 10 install is just bad luck, and I don't think it's the SSD firmware flash either (the software said the drive is in good health with no errors).

EDIT: the test PSU made no difference. CPU cooler fans didn't spin up with it so I thought it maybe broken, but they did spin up on my own PSU, so that can't be it. Tried clearing the CMOS, but it just stays in the loop and not long enough to out a picture on the display even. I'm at a loss now. Could it be the GPU?
 
Your going to have to do the bare minimum test thing.

test with:
individual RAM sticks.
with and without GPU (or switch gpus if you have no onboard)

Basically a bare bones system capable of accessing the bios only, then you can go from there adding in extra hardware until you can replicate the original problem.
 
Fixed! Well, culprit found... RAM slot 1 is defect. Tried and verified. So now I'm dual channeling in 2 and 4. What's the prognosis in such cases? Can I expect the other slots to fault shortly as well?

Funny thing is, this happened shortly after I enabled Crucial's SSD's Momentum Cache - which uses system RAM. Can be a coincidence, but I never really believe in such coincidences.
 
Glad you fixed it :)

From what I can gather, Crucials Momentum Cache is an implementation of a ramdisk - I would guess that enabling it has resulted in the ram module in slot 1 being used more than before, and has therefore highlighted the fault (just a best guess though) - are you running 4x4GB modules or 2x8GB by the way?

I would highly recommend a reinstall when a ram issue is identified, as there is no telling what corruption has occurred. But an RMA of your mobo may be your best choice here :)
 
2x 8GB. I've installed twice in one week, really not going for a third (call me stubborn) - it's fine. And if it's not, I'll see when it comes to that ;)

No warranty on the mobo anymore :( so I either need to survive this way or buy a whole new system (which I can't afford).
 
Yeah I understand, repeated reinstalling gets tedious quickly! If I had to guess, I would say that the other ram slots shouldn't be affected by the faulty one, but as a precaution I would personally run an overnight test on your modules in slots 2 and 4 just to be exhaustive. Also, it's worth reading up on the pros and cons of a ramdisk and see if you really want to have this enabled on your system.
 
The help here has been excellent once again!

Not too happy about maybe being forced into a new system again somewhere in the future (previous build got killed by a lightning strike), but alas.
 
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