Black Screen on Restarts after BIOS Update

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I have a Ryzen 9 3900X, RTX 3060, 32GB RAM 4 Sticks, running with Latest NVIDIA Drivers, Windows 11 (23H2).

My Motherboard is a MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS running MSI BIOS CLICK 5.

I recently wanted to upgrade my Ram from 2100Mhz to 3200Mhz through the BIOS by enabling XMP.

I also noticed my BIOS wasn't updated since 2020. So I downloaded the latest drivers for my Motherboard.

PROBLEM:
Ever since I updated my BIOS to the latest version, whenever my PC needs to RESTART for an update, or if I manually restart or shutdown...on the start up, I get a BLACK SCREEN. But the PC is running (fan ramp up, lights, etc.) However I get a RED CPU DEBUG ERROR LED on my motherboard. To solve this, I have to manually shut off my pc and turn it back on to get into Windows. I have to do this to finish updates and to just genuinely use the PC.

I have no performance issues, no stuttering, and have actually gained FPS improvements with XMP now enabled and Windows 11 Optimizations I have tweaked to crank a few percentages here and there.

I basically can only access my PC after EVERY OTHER reboot. On the 2nd reboot the RED LED DEBUG for CPU goes away. But if I turn off my PC again, it will come back unless I turn it off again.

How can I fix this?

Some troubleshooting stuff I have done but still didn't resolve the Black Screen on every other reboot include:

Removing the CMOS Battery

BIOS USB FLASH w/ a slightly older BIOS but still newer than what I was running.

Removing RAM Sticks and reseeding them. I also tried turning on the PC with 2 RAM (out of my 4) sticks in positions 1 and 3.

Upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 (23H2)

Health Check CMD Prompts (nothing was found that compromised integrity)

Checking the Boot Priority Order. My Windows is installed on a SSD and everything is fine here.

I am now stuck and don't know what to do. Any help would be so much appreciated! Thank you!

[sleek lynx]

Strange issue 😯

I would like to recommend a clean os installation.

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Would a clean installation delete everything off my SSDs ?

Will I be able to get Windows 11 again for free?

Do I need to put an OS on a USB if I go this route?

[sleek lynx]

Hmmm before that I want you to reseat your rams. Let's see if it works first.

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I've done this about 2 times already.

[sleek lynx]

Okay 👌

Have you purchased the windows key? Or it was pre installed?

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It was pre installed, as this was Pre Built PC.

I do own a Windows 11 Pro OEM Key, but was saving this for a future build. If I use this Key for my current PC, will I be able to transfer that key again?

Can (2) PCs use the same key at the same time if I decide to give this PC to someone else in the future?

[sleek lynx]

Follow this - https://youtube.com/shorts/iesTABL52kc?si=ZFawuVzkTBW4p9Wk

If you have a retail key then you can manually type the product key and your windows will be activated.

[sleek lynx]

For the process -

You need pen drive (above 8gb) format as fat32 then install windows media creation tool from internet then you need to boot up on the pen drive then it will automatically install the windows.

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What is a "Pen Drive" ?

[sleek lynx]

USB Flash drive

In my country we call it pen drive

😅

You can take help from YT on the installation procedure.

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Sounds Good. I'll give this a try maybe later today. If this post is still open, I'll let you know of my findings and Close out the post.

[sleek lynx]

As u mentioned you don't have any performance issues? Or no restarts while long sessions of gaming?

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Yes. Exactly.

No issues at all.

Only on every other reboot does my system get a Black Screen