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mcnaught82
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October 5th, 2024 02:48
7810 stuck in boot loop
The other morning I noticed my 7810 was offline. Then I noticed it kept powering off and back on. I thought maybe it was a corrupt update, so I booted into windows recovery and I uninstalled the most recent update.
I was then able to finally get my pc to load the desktop, then after a minute, the pc completely shut off and then powered back on and every time it would get to the end of the boot process and go to load the welcome screen, it would power off and back on again continuously.
I let the pc sit for a while unplugged and when It booted up, I was able to get to the desktop. So I decided to run a memory test. About 15 min into the memory test the pc turned off again and back on and has been in a continues power boot loop. When it shuts off, the power supply completely loses power and then turns back on.
I removed my gpu and my dell duo nvme drive and the pc will then stay powered on. As soon as I install ether card, the pc immediately goes back into boot loop.
I thought maybe my gpu might be bad, so I inserted the spare I have and the same thing happens with that gpu also. I even tried different pci slots and continues doing the same thing. I removed the card again and the pc will stay on.
Does it sound like my power supply might be bad?
I did notice that cpu 2 is pretty hot when I touch the plastic heat cover over the heatsink, but on cpu 1 it’s cold.
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Posted October 5th, 2024 04:47
@bradthetechnut I’ll do that and report back
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Posted October 5th, 2024 05:14
@bradthetechnut Ill have to go to the store tomorrow to get one. I thought I had an extra battery and I don’t.
i did unhook the 2 internal hd I have for storage and I removed my gpu to reduce power from the power supply, and the computer did idle this time. I also removed all 4 memory sticks and left the gpu plugged in and left the 2 internal hd unplugged and the computer idle fine also, just had the amber light blinking letting me know a memory issue.
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Posted October 6th, 2024 23:10
@bradthetechnut changing the battery did not fix the issue
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Posted October 7th, 2024 02:31
Worth a try: How to Perform a BIOS or CMOS Reset and Clear the NVRAM on Dell Computers
Might want to try a different GPU, like if you by any chance have a cheap lower level one laying around to test with. GPU's do go bad on occasion. Edit: Upon further review, I see you tried this one.
Let's make sure the PSU is still good: How to Run a Power Supply Unit Self-Test On a Dell Desktop or All-in-One Computer
Next thing to try is 1 RAM stick at a time to be sure that's not it.
Then I would ask how many watts is the PSU and what GPU is being ran?
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Posted October 7th, 2024 04:05
Found a couple more articles:
How to Fix the Windows 10 Infinite Boot Loop Problem
Computer Restarts or Shuts Down Intermittently, Locks Up, Stops Responding or an Error Occurs One of the items mentioned is running diagnostics. It's in the F12 Boot & Diagnostics menu. As long as it lets you access or not freeze up on you.
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Posted October 7th, 2024 05:11
I’ll try those and let you know. The psu is 825w and the gpu is a Nvidia GTX1060. This setup has been running fine for the last 5 months.
I did do some testing Friday night with unplugging the internals hd and removing the ram. Before the pc rebooted again, I heard the fans start to bog down and 1 sec later the psu lost power and turned back on again. Then while watching the green led on the back, I seen it flicker, then shut off again and turn on.
i did order a used power supply off eBay for pretty cheap, just swap out my current one, just to see if that’s the issue.(edited)
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Posted October 7th, 2024 10:17
I’ll try those and let you know. The psu is 825w and the gpu is a Nvidia GTX1060. This setup has been running fine for the last 5 months.
I did do some testing Friday night with unplugging the internals hd and removing the ram. Before the pc rebooted again, I heard the fans start to bog down and 1 sec later the psu lost power and turned back on again. Then while watching the green led on the back, I seen it flicker, then <Profanity is never allowed on our Forum. DELL-Admin> off again and turn on. i did order a used power supply off eBay for pretty cheap, just swap out my current one, just to see if that’s the issue.
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Posted October 7th, 2024 10:21
The psu is 825w and the gpu is a nvidia gtx1060. I installed the gpu 6 months ago and have not had any issues.
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Posted October 7th, 2024 14:01
Ignore the the 2nd response. Apparently my phone changed one of the words and dell delayed my post.
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bradthetechnut
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Posted October 5th, 2024 04:01
First try replacing the size 2032 CMOS battery if it's 5+ years old. Bad batteries affect BIOS and therefore PC operation. Boot loop is just one of the side effects a bad battery can cause.