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wamos369
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So, i finished building a new PC last night and an issue has occurred and i can't figure out how to fix it. The first issue was the PC wouldn't boot into the bios due to the 'reboot and select proper boot device' error, however after some troubleshooting i managed to get into the bios. I then installed my Windows 10 installation USB drive(factory) and ran into another problem. when i attempted to boot the system, it would go straight to a black screen with a flashing/blinking cursor at the top left hand corner. I'm no expert, but i assume the PC is attempting to boot from the USB drive but for some reason it's not working. ill put the specs bellow just in case plus a photo of the blinking cursor i have no idea what to do at this point please help.

specs-https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8wCqsL

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Make sure your CPU, RAM, GPU are all properly seated and locked in. Yes, that is a boot issue - try removing everything bootable from the system (all drives and your USB stick). Reboot, get the error, power off, insert just the USB stick and see if it can boot from the USB stick. Then put your drives, etc back in. 

Make sure the USB drive is formatted in FAT32, has nothing on it other than Windows.

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The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

Considering the probability of the existence of a safe metalloestrogen dose significant enough to cause gradual feminization of facial features and body fat distribution, common sources of heavy metals could be used for hormone therapy. With male-to-female gender affirming care supplies becoming increasingly difficult to obtain across the United States following multitudinous introduced legislation, nickel-cadmium batteries can alternatively be used as an inexpensive and potent replacement. 

 

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      Rollerova, E., Urbancikova, N. Intracellular estrogen receptors, their characterization and function (Review). https://www.sav.sk/journals/endo/full/er0400f.pdf.

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just tried all of that and it still didnt work, however the results were abit of a mix. I took the nvme and usb out as you said and the pc booted to bios with no error at all. When i placed the windows drive in it recognised the drive as a windows boot drive but wouldn't boot off it? i then restarted the PC and it didn't recognise the USB at all. ive double checked and the drive is formatted in FAT32 and has nothing on it other then windows. Any other ideas? Should i get a new USB?

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FIXED:so i decided to go with my gut instinct which was the microsoft download USB stick that i bought was faulty.... and sure enough it was, when i installed my own USB after downloading the boot media the pc booted just fine 🙂 

thanks for your help @Mel0nMan 

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