So, I’ve never had this happen before.
I’ve been having a few issues with an HTPC my daughters and I built a few years ago. So, I decided I was just going to do a clean install of Windows and see if that remedied the problems.
However, when trying to reboot and go to the UEFI I guess it wasn’t detecting my wireless keyboard in time, and would just end up launching Windows. Instead of going to get a cable, I decided to just try having Windows reboot into UEFI. I remember Jay mentioning it in a video recently, so I Googled how to do this and followed those steps.
Afterwards, it reboots to nothing. Black screen. So, I power off the PC and turn it back on again. No post screen of any sort, just a black screen until it landed in Windows again.
Confused and frustrated at this point, not trying to spend my whole Sunday trouble shooting, I decided to just launch the Windows installer from within Windows [installer was on USB stick]. Went through the steps and the install was progressing. It had said it may reboot a few times during install. Well, eventually it does reboot to a black screen. 15-20 mins later… still just a black screen.
I’ve tried powering the machine on and off a few times. Unplugging all peripherals, ethernet, etc. Unplugged CMOS battery for a few minutes. Power it off and unplugged the power for a minute or two. No luck. Just a black screen. Never see post. Never see Windows.
I am at a loss. Anyone had this experience before?
Specs are as follows: Gigabyte H170N GA-270N-Wifi itx motherboard, Intel i5-7600k, 2x4gb budget G-Skill ram, 500gb Samsung 960 or 970 EVO nvme drive, and a nVidia GTX-1060 6GB from EVGA.