PC won't boot/post after lowering vCore - PLEASE HELP!

[YoungStarDCx]

@Leonard, well, it woke up out of sleep 3 times out of 3, so that's good! I do get a black screen first with only the cursor visible, but after half a minute it gets to the sign in screen, so I don't mind.

 

I did get a seemingly random overclocking failed message though, which was a bit disappointing. I removed the XMP profile, entered the timings manually and let the RAM run on 2400mhz. Hopefully this will resolve it, as, like I said before, the XMP profiles seem really unstable.

[Leonard]

@Leonard, well, it woke up out of sleep 3 times out of 3, so that's good! I do get a black screen first with only the cursor visible, but after half a minute it gets to the sign in screen, so I don't mind.

 

I did get a seemingly random overclocking failed message though, which was a bit disappointing. I removed the XMP profile, entered the timings manually and let the RAM run on 2400mhz. Hopefully this will resolve it, as, like I said before, the XMP profiles seem really unstable.

Good to hear the sleep is working but the half a minute wait could be because of the C states need configuring for sleep mode although i can't remember the sequence for sleep.....i don't use sleep i use hibernate, less issues. 

 

This overclocking failed issue really sucks, however it seems to have taken longer for you to get the message then before, so maybe some configuring is needed, what i am not sure.

 

I might have RMAd the RAM for another kit...one from Gskill and see how that went.

[YoungStarDCx]

Good to hear the sleep is working but the half a minute wait could be because of the C states need configuring for sleep mode although i can't remember the sequence for sleep.....i don't use sleep i use hibernate, less issues. 

 

This overclocking failed issue really sucks, however it seems to have taken longer for you to get the message then before, so maybe some configuring is needed, what i am not sure.

 

I might have RMAd the RAM for another kit...one from Gskill and see how that went.

I am currently thinking about RMA'ing the RAM kit, however, here you just get a new pair of the same kit back, instead of having the option to choose another kit. So I'm not sure if that's worth it.

 

As for configuring the C states, I have no idea what the values should be, so I think it's better if I don't mess with them Perhaps I should use hibernation too, though you have to admit that it's strange that putting a computer in sleep can cause these problems.

[Leonard]

I am currently thinking about RMA'ing the RAM kit, however, here you just get a new pair of the same kit back, instead of having the option to choose another kit. So I'm not sure if that's worth it.

 

--gong-- though you have to admit that it's strange that putting a computer in sleep can cause these problems.

If you can only get the same RAM kit, then the RMA is not woth it IMO too.

 

It isn't strange, it is frigging annoying. Gone are the days of make some changes and BAM it works.

[YoungStarDCx]

If you can only get the same RAM kit, then the RMA is not woth it IMO too.

 

It isn't strange, it is frigging annoying. Gone are the days of make some changes and BAM it works.

Ha, I can agree with that!  I'll be monitoring the sleep issues this weekend. For now, I really need to focus on school, so no diagnosing for now I'll keep you posted! Hopefully there is a magical setting I am missing

[YoungStarDCx]

@Leonard well sleep issues seem to be pretty much a non-issue right now. I will be monitoring it to be sure. Unfortunately, I have run into yet another weird issue (yes, I could pretty much cry right now ).

 

Out of nowhere, the whole system slowed down when I was just browsing. After waiting for minutes, I was finally able to open task manager and while nothing seemed strange at first, Windows only detected 2 of my RAM sticks (so 8GB). A reboot solved it, seemingly, but then everything went extremely slow again, So much so that I couldn't get into task manager. So I am not sure what the issue is.

 

A few weeks ago I already memtested the RAM with 4 clear passes so, kinda lost again.

[Leonard]

@Leonard well sleep issues seem to be pretty much a non-issue right now. I will be monitoring it to be sure. Unfortunately, I have run into yet another weird issue (yes, I could pretty much cry right now ).

 

Out of nowhere, the whole system slowed down when I was just browsing. After waiting for minutes, I was finally able to open task manager and while nothing seemed strange at first, Windows only detected 2 of my RAM sticks (so 8GB). A reboot solved it, seemingly, but then everything went extremely slow again, So much so that I couldn't get into task manager. So I am not sure what the issue is.

 

A few weeks ago I already memtested the RAM with 4 clear passes so, kinda lost again.

:huh:

 

Slowed like the PC froze or input lag or just like if the CPU utilization is always at 100% because this can cause that "slowness" so to can only putting your system into sleep then waking it then using it then sleep again. I keep recommending to people that sleep is for very short periods and a shut down is needed. hibernation is a better choice but it too can create a sketchy system. 

 

I saw a lecture cry after his system crashed from, years of hibernation, this is no lie, and he thought all his data was lost. thankfully it was not totally lost and we had to use a data recovery tool to get the data back which too a long long time like 2 weeks and about a hundred passes

 

If you were normally shutting your system down and this is happening i would be very worried but if you are only using sleep well this is a "side effect" of sleep in windows.

[Nena Trinity]

Flashing BIOS may have killed it? :c

[YoungStarDCx]

:huh:

 

Slowed like the PC froze or input lag or just like if the CPU utilization is always at 100% because this can cause that "slowness" so to can only putting your system into sleep then waking it then using it then sleep again. I keep recommending to people that sleep is for very short periods and a shut down is needed. hibernation is a better choice but it too can create a sketchy system. 

 

I saw a lecture cry after his system crashed from, years of hibernation, this is no lie, and he thought all his data was lost. thankfully it was not totally lost and we had to use a data recovery tool to get the data back which too a long long time like 2 weeks and about a hundred passes

 

If you were normally shutting your system down and this is happening i would be very worried but if you are only using sleep well this is a "side effect" of sleep in windows.

 

Slow like..well.. a mix. Sometimes it froze, and other times it was really lagging. I think it happened when I tried to launch a game and it didn't open and all of a sudden everything froze up. I guess something went wrong in the background or something, so I am not really worried about it right now. This wasn't after I put my computer into sleep though.

 

Flashing BIOS may have killed it? :c

 

I don't that's the case...though I can't explain why exactly due to all the troubleshooting I've been through Just read the rest of this thread haha.

[Leonard]

Slow like..well.. a mix. Sometimes it froze, and other times it was really lagging. I think it happened when I tried to launch a game and it didn't open and all of a sudden everything froze up. I guess something went wrong in the background or something, so I am not really worried about it right now. This wasn't after I put my computer into sleep though.

 

 

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Yes this does seem very strange. Now i am thinking you should clear your CMOS via this method

1. shut PC off
2. unplug PSU
3. use a tweezers to remove the reset CMOS jumper, which is normally by the front panel pwr and reset connectors, and place it on the last two pins of the CMOS jumper
4. wait about 30seconds then place it back as it was, which would be on the first two pins of the CMOS jumper(read up on this in the manual so you will become familiar with it) oh and make sure to leave the MOBO's battery in the MOBO during this process
5. plug in the PSU
6. start the PC and when you get the screen message about OC failed reset press F1..blah blah remember to just reset the date and time only and leave default MOBO settings to see how the system performs. If it performs good you can then load your settings that you have stored in the UEFI and check how your PC performs after the settings you have loaded.

[YoungStarDCx]

 

Yes this does seem very strange. Now i am thinking you should clear your CMOS via this method

1. shut PC off
2. unplug PSU
3. use a tweezers to remove the reset CMOS jumper, which is normally by the front panel pwr and reset connectors, and place it on the last two pins of the CMOS jumper
4. wait about 30seconds then place it back as it was, which would be on the first two pins of the CMOS jumper(read up on this in the manual so you will become familiar with it) oh and make sure to leave the MOBO's battery in the MOBO during this process
5. plug in the PSU
6. start the PC and when you get the screen message about OC failed reset press F1..blah blah remember to just reset the date and time only and leave default MOBO settings to see how the system performs. If it performs good you can then load your settings that you have stored in the UEFI and check how your PC performs after the settings you have loaded.

 

 

Finally got to do this! For now, everything seems like it's working. I'll keep you posted once again!

[Leonard]

Finally got to do this! For now, everything seems like it's working. I'll keep you posted once again!

Good to hear!

[YoungStarDCx]

Good to hear!

 

So two full weeks have passed, and everything seems rock solid stable! I have not updated my GeForce drivers though, just in case. I also just installed the "big" Windows 10 update, so hopefully that optimizes a lot of under the hood issues. Anyhow, another thank you is in order for all your help over the last, what is it, month? 2 months? Thanks man!