PC crashes when booting

[Kloseidon]

Dear Tech Community, i really need ur help here.

For almost a month now, my PC would crash when it boots and i would need to hold the power button, wait a few seconds and then start my pc again. But the problem is, sometimes i have to do this process 6 times until my pc boots properly or it boots on the 1st try. I have no idea why this is happening but i just noticed today, that the DEBUG LED on my mainboard starts lighting, when the pc crashed. I think that in the long run, restarting the pc by holding down the power button is not good for my pc but i didnt come up with a solution thus far. i really hope u guys can help me! I await ur answers and solutions.  

[SolarNova]

You want to figure out when its getting hung up. is it when its trying to load into the OS, or before that?

 

if its during OS boot then its an OS problem.

if its before the OS then its likely a BIOS or hardware issue.

 

best way to find out which is to remove ur current storage drives, and put in a new/empty one and install Windows (if it can get that far).

if it install fine and runs, then u know its ur OS. if it cant even get to the install or otherwise continues doing it on a fresh install then its a BIOS of hardware fault.

[Kloseidon]

I dont have a second storage drive at hand so i cant check that rn. Also it boots up to the mainboard Logo in the middle, then the screen turns gray and sometimes it boots into windows but sometimes it just crashes.

 

[SolarNova]

1 hour ago, Kloseidon said:

I dont have a second storage drive at hand so i cant check that rn. Also it boots up to the mainboard Logo in the middle, then the screen turns gray and sometimes it boots into windows but sometimes it just crashes.

 

Try unplugging ur drive, and just let it boot up till it says no drive/os detected.

Keep resetting it to see if it 'crashes' at any point.

 

You could also create a bootable USB used to reinstall windows, set ur bios to boot into the USB 1st and just see if it will go into the initial setup stage.

[Kloseidon]

15 hours ago, SolarNova said:

Try unplugging ur drive, and just let it boot up till it says no drive/os detected.

Keep resetting it to see if it 'crashes' at any point.

 

You could also create a bootable USB used to reinstall windows, set ur bios to boot into the USB 1st and just see if it will go into the initial setup stage.

Could u be a bit more specific with the steps, i dont quite get the part "Keep resetting it to see if it 'crashes' at any point" when i unplug the drive. 

[Kloseidon]

I also wanted to try to use a restore point but the problem is, the only restore point is that of 7 days ago and my crashes happened even before that.

[SolarNova]

On 12/21/2021 at 8:07 PM, Kloseidon said:

Could u be a bit more specific with the steps, i dont quite get the part "Keep resetting it to see if it 'crashes' at any point" when i unplug the drive. 

Just disconnected your drive(s), and start the system. Wait for it to get to the point it cant go any further due to having no OS, then reset. make sure it keeps getting to the same point. Your checking to see if its crashing before trying to load the OS.

[Kloseidon]

10 hours ago, SolarNova said:

Just disconnected your drive(s), and start the system. Wait for it to get to the point it can go any further due to having no OS, then reset. make sure it keeps getting to the same point. Your checking to see if its crashing before trying to load the OS.

Ok. tank you for your help, i will try it and keep u updated.