I reset the BIOS. I reset the CMOS. I replaced the CMOS. No IDE option in my bios. Thing gets stuck on automatic repair - ill leave it on for hours and nothing.

I removed all additional HDDs and SSDs. I pulled the C drive and backed up the important data. Pulled the GPU and checked it real good. All of the ram as well.

I had gotten a BSOD with the “PNP Driver Watchdog” error. Google is unhelpful as anyone with this BSOD never received nor confirmed a working remedy or solution.

Now, after days of trying I am very rarely able to get to the Windows Install window from my USB. But none of my mice or keyboards work. They’ll work briefly for a few seconds and then stop. Nothing works to get them going again forcing me to shut down yet again.

Only thing I can think of is an unplanned and unannounced power shut off while I was out. Less than a week later my PC is pulling this shit. Refusing to boot.

Im ready to take it to a stupid pc repair shop… which im very hesitant on doing as I built this thing. Not to mention I dont like the thought of transporting this huge and heavy thing.

  • Evil_Shrubbery
    71·
    1 day ago

    We have been giving them this simple advice about memtest86 for 10 days now (they have several posts regarding this issue, you can look it up), they just disregard it.

    (That and live-booting any OS from USB just for diagnostics, to see if the issues are there, maybe stress test it.)

    It seems like an issue a bit complex to diagnose, but with some structure you can always rule out things until you get to the core issue, and then try to fix that or replace it.

    • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
      61·
      1 day ago

      We can only lead a user to the water hole. We can’t make them drink.

        • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
          3·
          13 hours ago

          I will never understand people ignoring knowledgeable people that they specifically asked questions to but at least OP now has their answer.

          Poor guy is now poor though if he has to replace ram.

          • Evil_Shrubbery
            3·
            13 hours ago

            Yeah.

            Tho it’s DDR4 & maybe only one of four sticks went to memory heaven (so they are left with 48GB).

      • Evil_Shrubbery
        21·
        1 day ago

        Oh … a water hole of a water cooled PC can leak & cause such symptoms, you are right!
        … we prob should not make them drink it tho.

      • Evil_Shrubbery
        4·
        22 hours ago

        Sorry, I should have said downvote, it’s different to disregard :).

        (I didn’t mean anything that bad by it, just that we do try to help & don’t really get feedback if it worked/what works & what not, which means we can’t help further/move from that point forward. Opening additional posts instead of finishing with what’s left in previous ones is more work for everyone, you included.)