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chrome cape May 4, 2026, 8:33 PM

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Tried to turn on my pc but this messaged popped up, tried a couple of videos on youtube but nothing is working unfortunately. Will try again from yalls suggestions @last sentinel

last sentinel May 4, 2026, 8:34 PM

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i dont have much time at this moment, but what commands did you use up to that rebuild?

chrome cape May 4, 2026, 8:39 PM

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Those in the video

last sentinel May 4, 2026, 8:42 PM

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you probably only needed 3 of those, but you may need to do this in bcdboot command for fixing it

chrome cape May 4, 2026, 8:43 PM

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OH it completed! Successfully

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Restarting my pc now

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@last sentinel :((

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still says the same thing

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bcdboot command, where do go for that?

last sentinel May 4, 2026, 8:47 PM

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well you're going to first need a usb drive with the windows installer

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the instructions for the bcdboot fixes are online, i need to get going. i need to go cook supper

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if i have time later i can try helping again. sorry

chrome cape May 4, 2026, 8:51 PM

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Alrighty thank you!

chrome cape May 4, 2026, 11:05 PM

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:/

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Now its cycle rebooting

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Stuck on the cycle

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:25 PM

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Specs:

Motherboard: Asus X670E CrossHair Extreme
GPU: 4090
CPU: 9950x3D
Windows 11 Pro

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Got the Windows Boot working ( Had to Reformat Windows )

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but the other issue aside from that is that my monitor turns on and then off during boot... So I have to just unplug and plug in the display port out and in. In order for it to work, just curious on if its the display port cable is wearing out or GPU(hopefully not)

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:28 PM

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reformatting windows was likely unnecessary, bu hey whatever works for you. ummm based on what you are saying in pm and here, i would think it may be a cpu pin issue.

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what cpu cooler do you have?

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:29 PM

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last sentinel what cpu cooler do you have?

I have the NZXT 360mm Kraken Elite

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:30 PM

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last sentinel reformatting windows was likely unnecessary, bu hey whatever works for you. ummm...

Yeah, true but didn't know I have that monitor issue aswell. I had 2 problems into 1

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Why would it react now though ?

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curious question

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:32 PM

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well i guess from the design of how you mount tht cooler, you might be warping the motherboard or probably screwing in the pump with too much or not enough pressure on some of the thumb screws

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do you have a contact frame to replace the latching system for the cpu?

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:34 PM

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last sentinel do you have a contact frame to replace the latching system for the cpu?

i dont think so, didnt really buy anything else but just the cpu, and the cpu cooler itself

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I do need a new cpu cooler, that you mention it

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:34 PM

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if the cpu cooler is applying too much or not enough pressure on part of the cpu, it can create uneven pressure. heating and cooling cycles can change how the pins are contacting the pads on the bottom of the cpu. what it seems like is happening is the pcie lanes be be on the edge of having a problem connecting properly that only became a problem now possibly from rising ambient temperatures

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:35 PM

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should i check temps ?

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:35 PM

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since you dont think you have a contact frame, you very likely dont. i would buy one and install that, but that requires taking the motherboard out. then reinstall the cpu and try to make sure you do even turns on each mounting screw for the pump until they're snug but not crazy tight

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you should always be checking temperatures during testing

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but the temperatures will likely be normal

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the pressure issue off of the pump being mounted too tight wont really show much of a temperature change. issues would be manifesting in various ways

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so say cpu pins are slightly shifted and misaligned, that can result in memory slot related pins not making contact properly, which can cause ram slots to or entire channels to not work

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it can cause communication errors with pcie devices or slots

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and both of those combind can cause corruption on your os ssd or any ssd

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:38 PM

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esp if i just take out the display port from my monitor and putting it back in ?

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and ahhh i see

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:39 PM

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that display port issue could be either a pcie lane communication error from cpu pins, or corrupted video drivers or both

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check your ram

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see if you have all your ram still in task manager

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:40 PM

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Looks good on ram

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I do need to go on bios and turn on that expo

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let me do that real quick

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:40 PM

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wait

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was it always that slow or did you recently turn off expo?

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:41 PM

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i turned off expo

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well i resetted bios

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the reason of i resetted bios was because of what happen yesterday, and i thought me resetting it would fix it

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(Before I contacted you about it)

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should I turn on expo now ? and show you results

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:44 PM

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oh btw, the contact frame was more for your specific motherboard but is generally not needed for most am5 boards. you probably dont need it, so really im saying consider it if you keep having an issue, but dont rush out to get one because they cost lik e$25-35

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:44 PM

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chrome cape should I turn on expo now ? and show you results

yeah turn it on and see what happens

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you might need to run a ramtest with memtest86 (not 86+) and see if it comes back with errors. if it does, it means there are more errors than the simple error correction on ddr5 can handle

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that would also suggest a cpu pin issue

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:45 PM

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Sounds good, imma turn on the Expo report back and then test the ramtest

last sentinel May 5, 2026, 12:47 PM

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chrome cape Sounds good, imma turn on the Expo report back and then test the ramtest

even if you dont get errors, you might want to see how tight the mounting thumb screws are and back off the tighest ones slightly, or tighten very slightly the looser feeling ones

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@warm basalt when you get a chance, impart some wisdom here if you may

chrome cape May 5, 2026, 12:49 PM

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SORRY for my dirty MONITOR

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But i want to show u a video

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