G9-793 Powers off seconds after turning on. Boots up 2nd time.

mstatkus

Hi,

Just got one form Costco and finished setting up Windows 10.  I notice when I power on the first time for the day the predator logo appears on screen, HDD Light blinks a few times, and then it powers off immediately.  The 2nd time I press the power button I see the predator logo, then the windows loading animation starts and it boots normal.

 

I've tried it on power/off power with no change.

 

I've tried resetting the BIOS, Updating the BIOS (1.08 now) and the issue still persists.  Is there anything else I can do to figure out whats causing this?

 

Thanks,

Mark

mstatkus

Found the solution after several days.  Turns out Windows 10 has a "Fast Startup" feature that was causing the issue post a update.  I went into the Control Panel, searched "What my buttons do" and then went down to Fast Startup and unchecked it.  Boots up right everytime now.  1800MB/s SSD is fast enough right?  

IronFly

Yes, it's fast enough and turning fast startup off will permit your laptop to shutdown completly 

http://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4189-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-10-a.html

mstatkus

Excellent, yeah thats what I finally stumbled onto.  I used a different bootloader to rule out the windows BCD and it shut off after selecting Windows.  That lead me to find that howtogeek link.  I imagine a windows update goofed it but it was obscure since most people online were talking memory/hardware issues and or re-install.