I decided to upgrade my PC after 6 years, so I got all the parts I need except a new GPU. As of today I've gotten all of my new hardware installed, but whenever I try to boot my PC turns on, displays the BIOS post and then restarts immediately after and does the same thing ad infinitum.
Previous Specs:
- Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2
- AMD A6-5400K Black Edition
- Crucial Ballistix Sport 1x8GB DDR3 1600
- Sapphire AMD Radeon 7790 1GB OC
- WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
- ToPower 650PM PSU
Upgraded Specs:
- MSI B350 Tomahawk
- AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB 2133
- (Unchanged)
- (Unchanged)
- EVGA 450 Bronze PSU
Important details:
- HDD was previously IDE, current mobo only accepts AHCI or RAID. I believe I changed my HDD to AHCI using regedit and the BIOS on my old mobo but honestly I've been so stressed I have no clue if it worked properly or not. I remember changing it from IDE to AHCI, and then when I booted everything was black except for my cursor. Although if I used CTRL+ALT+DEL it would display just fine.
- I'm able to get in to the BIOS of my new mobo. It recognizes my HDD, CPU, GPU, RAM, everything connected to it. I currently have my HDD set up as #1 boot priority.
- Before I switched my HDD from IDE to AHCI, it would have the same issue, except when I set my HDD to #1 boot priority it would shut off and then enter a boot loop where it didin't get to the BIOS post. I reset my BIOS by removing the battery and then placing it back in.
- I have tried re-seating my RAM, although I haven't tried moving it to a different slot.
Speculation:
I think it has something to do with my HDD, as that and my GPU are the only things I'm carrying over from my old PC. IDEALLY I would like to NOT format my HDD, as it has 6 years of files and games on it. ABSOLUTELY ANY HELP is GREATLY appreciated, as I just spent upwards of $550 on this PC. Thank you for your time
Previous Specs:
- Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2
- AMD A6-5400K Black Edition
- Crucial Ballistix Sport 1x8GB DDR3 1600
- Sapphire AMD Radeon 7790 1GB OC
- WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
- ToPower 650PM PSU
Upgraded Specs:
- MSI B350 Tomahawk
- AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB 2133
- (Unchanged)
- (Unchanged)
- EVGA 450 Bronze PSU
Important details:
- HDD was previously IDE, current mobo only accepts AHCI or RAID. I believe I changed my HDD to AHCI using regedit and the BIOS on my old mobo but honestly I've been so stressed I have no clue if it worked properly or not. I remember changing it from IDE to AHCI, and then when I booted everything was black except for my cursor. Although if I used CTRL+ALT+DEL it would display just fine.
- I'm able to get in to the BIOS of my new mobo. It recognizes my HDD, CPU, GPU, RAM, everything connected to it. I currently have my HDD set up as #1 boot priority.
- Before I switched my HDD from IDE to AHCI, it would have the same issue, except when I set my HDD to #1 boot priority it would shut off and then enter a boot loop where it didin't get to the BIOS post. I reset my BIOS by removing the battery and then placing it back in.
- I have tried re-seating my RAM, although I haven't tried moving it to a different slot.
Speculation:
I think it has something to do with my HDD, as that and my GPU are the only things I'm carrying over from my old PC. IDEALLY I would like to NOT format my HDD, as it has 6 years of files and games on it. ABSOLUTELY ANY HELP is GREATLY appreciated, as I just spent upwards of $550 on this PC. Thank you for your time