
Each time after confirming the boot order and disk nothing would happen, it's like the nvme presence prevents anything else from happening. My conclusion is that the presence of the nvme in the mobo somehow prevents the step between BIOS and Windows booting from a different source (or any kind of source like step 1, 2, 3).
Inserted the nvme drive in the secondary slot on the mobo and once more 1, 2, 3 did not work. Took out the nvme drive from the main slot and then 1, 2, 3 worked as expected. CMOS Jumper reset with cable and repeated 1, 2, 3 = did not work. BIOS update and repeated 1, 2, 3 = did not work. Booting into Windows from other ssd from other pc. Booting Linux Live directly from usb stick. Things I have tried (always paying attention to the boot order in BIOS and the source/disk): I know the title sounds like clickbait but hear me out… I got the parts for a new system, put it together, installed Windows and all drives, I created 2 partitions, C: drive for Windows and D: drive for files and various documents/folders, I used the PC with no issues for a couple of days and then (don’t ask why, I most likely had a lapse in judgement) I changed the ratio and base clock of the CPU in the software MSI Dragon Center (so not in the BIOS, I was in Windows while doing this and I used values under the default) and everything just froze.Īfter a while I gave up waiting and forced shutdown the PC with the on/off button, and when rebooting it wouldn’t start Windows and it got stuck in “Preparing automatic repair” and nothing happened, I tried with Windows media installer trying to get into System Restore but it would not work.