iFixit - Answers With Device "ATX Mid Tower Computer"

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Is my cpu dead

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:14:16 -0700

My computer is showing all the signs of a dead cpu but I’m not sure. It turn on the fans turn on but there is no display output and I can’t get anything to happen when I press any buttons on my keyboard or mouse. What do you guys think.

⟐ Commented April 01, 2026 at 2:14 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: No signal after starting and red light not blinking

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:15:47 -0700

I have a monitor of cp plus when I turn on my pc then a pop up of cp plus comes on screen and then shows no signal

⟐ Commented August 28, 2025 at 0:15 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Why won’t my pc post after I’ve tried everything?

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:06:29 -0700

My PC used to boot up, but now it won’t. All it will do is start, run for 30 seconds, and not post then boot loop and restart. I have to shut it off from the power supply to turn it off as the case button won’t. This happened with my original build, so I replaced the motherboard and cpu, thinking it was my old cpu since I had a bent pin on the last one. Yet, the problem persists. I bought a new motherboard that has argb unlike the old one, and my argb fans will flash when I turn the psu on and then never fully turn on. I’m suspecting RAM or PSU considering it won’t post. The PSU was used and bought from a friend working.

CPU: Ryzen 5 4500

Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Eagle WIFI6

RAM: OLOY DDR4 RAM 16GB (2x8GB) 3000 MHz CL16 1.35V 288-Pin Desktop Gaming UDIMM (MD4U083016BJDA)

GPU: ASUS GTX 550 Ti(yes yes, I know it’s old, but it should be working as the pc problem persists even when I remove it)

PSU: Thermaltake Smart 650W 80+ Gold Non-modular power supply(it’s an older one)

Case(if needed): Corsair 3500X ARGB

⟐ Commented June 07, 2025 at 14:06 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: I can't make windows recognize secure boot for windows 11. HELP!

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:19:27 -0700

Hello everyone. I've been trying all day to make my PC check all requirements of PC Health Check in order to be compatible with windows 11. Still the same problem. "This device must support Secure Boot"

Motherboard: Asrock B365 PRO4

current OS: Win 10

My OS driive is in GPT format

I have an installed Asrock TMP 2.0 as you can see on the picture below

I've watched tutorials on youtube and tried different things and still can't fix it.

I tried:

I updated the bios to the latest stable version, because it was written that it supports windows 11

I tried those things from the official site of the motherboard and from youtube tutorials

I am desperate, I Don't know what else to do! Can someone help me, please? I really want to install windows 11, and no, I don't want one of those hacked versions of windows from torrent sites.

⟐ Commented March 14, 2025 at 23:19 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: wont run soft ware

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:09:24 -0700

ive reinstalled windows xp pro everything goes smooth but it won't let me on the net so i put in a fresh copy of 10 everything goes smooth but again no internet access i've tried different cards for wireless and non wired still nothing

⟐ Answered June 06, 2024 at 15:09 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Why doesnt my pc start?

Sun, 26 May 2024 01:09:28 -0700

I have a foxcon motherboard, 500gb hdd and 2 gb ddr3 ram. My pc restarts automatically when the windows opeing page shows up. It has w7

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Message every time the PC is turned on

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:06:15 -0700

Hi, every time I turn on the PC this message appears "Please enter setup to recover Bios setting.

When Raid configuration was bulit,ensure to set SATA configuration to RAID mode.

Press F1 to run SETUP."

What should I do to solve this problem every time I start the PC?

Solved I changed the bios battery and solved the problem.

Thanks for the reply.

⟐ Answer accepted April 12, 2024 at 6:06 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Why is my computer not booting when I install VGA

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 07:58:39 -0700

I use

I3 10105f

H510m-k

MSI rx580 8gb oc.

First when i didnt install ram my pc booted good but next day it didn't work,

Then i install ram for it, it still not

I tried many ways and when i uninstall the vga it works

Can someone explain why😭

⟐ Commented December 03, 2023 at 7:58 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Pc was working, been moved, now no display, no bios but runs.

Sat, 28 Oct 2023 06:54:04 -0700

Hi all,

Been asked to fix a pc again, it needed a new powersupply so I fitted that. All good, mother in lA picked it up, took it back when they got home something had happened as a stick of ram was out of its slot (lord knows how) now it’s no displaying anything.

I’ve taken the whole pc apart taken out the cmos battery. Replaced everything. And the bios flickered on for a min then selected boot and it returned to no display.

Can’t think of anything apart the mobo is fried, any advice?

⟐ Commented October 28, 2023 at 6:54 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Repair Boot record was overwritten

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:46:00 -0700

Using Windows 10 PRO
Tried BOOTCFG, BCDEDIT, DISM.
Repair - windows - boot - partion

ATX Mid Tower Computer: My computer was not start

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:41:47 -0700

My computer was not start

⟐ Answered August 12, 2023 at 23:41 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Why does my monitor lose signal when gaming?

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 14:05:59 -0700

So when I’m gaming, my monitor loses signal however my pc keeps running. In order to fix the problem I have to restart my PC. I have tried replacing my GPU and PSU so it’s a pretty good assumption that it isn’t one of these two components causing the issue. Also to note, this happens more often when I am running a more powerful game, and it also happens more often on a hot day - to suggest that the stem of the problem is something to do with overheating. This problem has been ongoing for a long time so any help would be much appreciated.

⟐ Commented March 05, 2023 at 14:05 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Computer won't start

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 20:19:23 -0700

Computer won't start fans only running

⟐ Commented December 17, 2022 at 20:19 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Why is my computer restarting when playing game?

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:04:49 -0700

I recently purchased Spyro Trilogy for PC.

30 to 40 minutes into gameplay, my computer restarts. No blue screen, no indication.

Temps on CPU + GPU are within normal range. Thermal paste has been changed too.

There is no visible sign of damage on the motherboard, or burning odour. Fans operating normally too.

Harddrive has been scanned for bad sectors, but it is completely fine.

**Another thing that happened is, after the comp restarted, I went back into Spyro, and another reset occurred, but this time, the computer fell into a bootloop. I had to turn it off for about an hour before starting it back up. I thought it may have been a thermal issue, but the temps have always been in normal range.

⟐ Answered November 01, 2022 at 23:04 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Why is my computer not booting

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:07:37 -0700

My computer shows its logo and everything even the starting windows and suddenly it go to a black screen. Sometimes it asks for proper boot device required. How do I fix that?

⟐ Commented August 15, 2022 at 9:07 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Windows install not detected after restart

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:27:34 -0700

I was trying to get Windows 7 installed on my MacBook, first trying the install USB on the MacBook itself, which didn’t work. So I tried it in my custom built computer. The drive booted, but my peripherals would not work. (keyboard, mouse, webcam, etc.) Now I can’t boot into my windows install. It’s not a problem with the SSD itself, as my bootloader is installer on it and works just fine, and the Windows install is detected within my install of macOS Monterey. It just isn’t shown in my BIOS or bootloader. Will post a picture of the bootloader soon.

Specs:

Gigabyte B450M DS3H

Ryzen 5 2600

4x8gb 2666MHz RAM (OC to 3200)

XPG Spectrix S40G (where Windows and Opencore lie)

⟐ Answer accepted February 13, 2022 at 11:27 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: My PC won’t boot into bios and when booting into bios freezes

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 22:01:09 -0700

When it’s shows no signal before the ram was working then while it was booting I removed the ram causing it to explod 2 days after I ordered new ram and no signal things I’ve already done : reaseated the ram

Reaseated the cpu

Reinstalled gpu connect some

Power cables back such as cpu and sata

Nothing works

⟐ Commented January 03, 2022 at 22:01 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: Can’t seem to install windows

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 12:26:13 -0700

I tried to do a clean installation and I tried to use a activation key. It just boots right back to the start of the windows setup . I’ve formatted the usb also and changed the boot setup in bios . Still nothing ..

⟐ Answered December 07, 2021 at 12:26 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: No display after rebuilding my PC. I need help!

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:34:25 -0700

I’m having trouble with getting my PC to display on my monitor & I don’t know what’s going on. On my first built, I forgot to buy a GPU & came across the “No display” message once I plugged in everything. I couldn’t get it to POST at all. I had my monitor’s HDMI in my Mobo’s HDMI slot. So I bought a GPU, set it up, & still comes across the same thing.

The PC powers on & everything. The cooling fans & the GPU fans are working fine. I use a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter for it. But I still get no display on my monitor. I hooked up my Nintendo Switch to the monitor & it worked perfectly fine. So I decided to hook my PC to my TV & get no signal.

I double checked everything with the user manual & done everything correctly. Made sure there is no loose or missing cables & parts. Still coming across the same “No display.” My monitor is set on HDMI. I don’t know of it’s underpowered by the PSU or there’s a Mobo problem.

The methods I’ve done:

- RAM reseating, removal & cleaning

- CMOS resetting

- Rebuild the entire PC again

- Used different HDMI cables

- Tested my phone charger on the Mobo & case’s USB slots for power

These are my part below

My Parts:

Case: Rosewell Tyrfing ATX Mid Tower

CPU: Ryzen 3 1200

GPU: Nvidia Quadron M2000

MOBO: MSI A320M-A Pro Max

Ram: TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic 10L 3200MHz

SSD: SP 512GB 3D NAND

PSU: EVGA 500 W1 80+ White

Monitor: Onn. 27 inch FHD

⟐ Commented October 22, 2021 at 15:34 MST

ATX Mid Tower Computer: “FW Status Recovery Error” on G10AC

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 03:50:27 -0700

Hello,

On my Asus G10AC prebuilt desktop, I get the message FW Status Recovery Error on the display for a few seconds each time before booting. The UEFI and OS seem to work just fine, though. If I recall correctly, this issue seems to have begun right after my desktop was disassembled and reassembled for maintenance.

Could I have help fixing this issue? So far, I have tried reseating the CMOS battery and reinstalling the BIOS, but the issue persisted.

Thanks.