Windows 10: Strange Boot Failure - Why?

Discus and support Strange Boot Failure - Why? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; My desktop PC (Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H) failed to boot yesterday. There was no video output nor an error beep although the power on LED was lit. Power to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Steve C, Nov 24, 2017.

  1. STEVE C
    Steve C Win User

    Strange Boot Failure - Why?


    My desktop PC (Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H) failed to boot yesterday. There was no video output nor an error beep although the power on LED was lit. Power to the motherboard was good but the boot hung with error code d6 which is No Console Output Devices are Found.

    I removed the Sapphire GPU to try the onboard Intel GPU and had the same error. I then removed the CMOS battery which showed 3V and replaced it with a new one showing 3.2V. This would also set the BIOS to default values. The PC then booted so I loaded the BIOS defaults then reset my BIOS settings. All is now fine.

    I'm mystified why this happened - any ideas? Did the low CMOS battery voltage corrupt the BIOS data in some way (but a dud battery usually just results in the date/time being reset)?

    :)
     
    Steve C, Nov 24, 2017
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  2. CHASER711
    chaser711 Win User

    critical process died win 10 reboot loop

    Safe mode works:

    clean boot does not. (seems to be an issue within win 10)

    Have watched usage on task manager before failure. nothing unusual. no extra programs pop up.

    when computer is in sleep mode and has nothing running. As soon as I start it up, it fails and reboots. Again, usage is not an issue.

    The strange thing is the timing: exactly 60 mins from boot comes the failure and a reboot. The message states that it is collecting data about the failure. where is it and what am I looking for?

    thanks,
     
    chaser711, Nov 24, 2017
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  3. DENNISMCALLISTER
    DennisMcAllister Win User
    "installation of Windows Phone is not supported on server operating systems"

    I'm installing on Vista SP2 32bit. Strange failure. Any fix?
     
    DennisMcAllister, Nov 24, 2017
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  4. COUNTMIKE
    CountMike New Member

    Strange Boot Failure - Why?

    It's most likely you had some BIOS/UEFI corruption and by removing battery it was back to defaults. Battery should be good to about 2.9v but clock itself may work at even lower voltage. To keep other settings takes higher voltage.
     
    CountMike, Nov 24, 2017
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  5. STEVE C
    Steve C Win User
    What would cause a BIOS corruption? Perhaps a spike on the power line or a cosmic ray?
     
    Steve C, Nov 24, 2017
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  6. COUNTMIKE
    CountMike New Member
    Or UEFI partition.
     
    CountMike, Nov 24, 2017
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  7. STEVE C
    Steve C Win User
    Please explain. The boot failed mid way through the boot process well before any attempt was made to load Windows.
     
    Steve C, Nov 24, 2017
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  8. COUNTMIKE
    CountMike New Member

    Strange Boot Failure - Why?

    BIOS still looks for an UEFI partition if set to CSM Auto and not Legacy mode.
     
    CountMike, Apr 4, 2018
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