A player had to worry about his gaming PC because it wouldn’t turn on after a power outage. When all rescue attempts failed, a helpful solution came from the community.
There are PC problems that can only be solved with great effort. In particularly serious cases, hardware may need to be replaced for a computer to restart. Many issues can often be resolved with just a few tweaks.
The owner of a gaming PC had already invested a fair amount of time trying to get his PC to turn back on after a power outage. When he found no solution to his problem, the community was able to help him and saved his gaming PC with a simple BIOS reset.
Helpful community saves gaming PC after power outage
What happened to the computer? A player was unable to turn on his gaming PC. Apart from a single glowing LED on the graphics card, the device showed no signs of life. Previously, he had experienced a power outage for a few seconds.
According to him, the gaming PC was plugged into a surge-protected outlet at that time. Since a problem with the power supply seemed likely, he replaced the outlet. However, the system still would not turn on.
This is the hardware inside the affected gaming PC:
- Processor: Intel Core i5-10400, 2.9 GHz
- Mainboard: MSI MAG B460M BAZOOKA
- RAM: 32 GB DDR4 (4 x 8 GB)
- Storage: Western Digital 1 TB NVMe SSD
- Graphics Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- Power Supply: Rosewill LEPTON with 500 watts
How did he proceed with troubleshooting? The owner of the gaming PC tried several things to breathe new life into his gaming PC. First, he checked the connections of the computer but found no errors there.
Additionally, he connected a new power supply and attempted to start the PC with only one RAM module. But none of this had the desired effect. As a final attempt, he planned to test the RAM and graphics card in another computer to check for functionality.
What led to the solution? Fearing that his motherboard might have been damaged by the power outage, the player turned to the Reddit community for help.
There, some users guided him directly to the right solution for troubleshooting. The top comment on his post summarizes this very well:
Try removing the CMOS battery on the motherboard and unplugging the power cord. Then wait a few minutes and reconnect everything. This will reset the BIOS settings if they were damaged by the power outage.
The helpful comment from Reddit user “Twisted”
The player followed this advice and later returned with a success story. He confirmed that his gaming PC started up again and thanked the quick help. The solution turned out to be quite simple and quick to implement.
After the BIOS settings were reset, only a few options and individual settings need to be set again. Then the computer can be used as usual.
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