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Usb caused Pc breakdown

Jul 5, 2017 9:18AM PDT

Hello,
Just minutes ago I downloaded some movies and put them on a flash drive. I pressed the button for safe removal of USB and as I was taking out the flash drive, the pc froze (didn't bluescreen). I shut it off from the button. I tried turning it back on but all I hear is a beep and the it shuts off trying to restart. The Bios should be fine because I heard the beep. My question is could be a driver causing this or something on the hardware? Maybe I did something as I was taking the flash drive out?

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Coincidence.
Jul 5, 2017 9:23AM PDT

No mention of make, model, which OS so try the SAFE MODEs of the OS you run for a test.

Safe mode is well discussed so I pause here.

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Can't
Jul 5, 2017 9:25AM PDT

It doesn't even start, it just turns on beeps and shuts down. Windows 7

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I'm sorry
Jul 5, 2017 9:28AM PDT

It turns out it was on the USB. Thank you though for the quick answer. I am sorry again

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I read this as if
Jul 5, 2017 9:37AM PDT

I read this as if you had unplugged the stick then restarted.

Be sure the USB and other drives (Optical, SD Card) are empty then try again.

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If you can't get Safe Mode to play.
Jul 5, 2017 9:29AM PDT

Then it's something hardware related. Google "The Dead PC" as what we do next is widely repeated. That is, remove things we don't need until it works or you are looking at what's left that should work but does not.

Then you replace those parts and start again.