I have been having some issues lately with my PC.
Mainly, 2 things have been occurring:
My computer will turn on (i.e. the LEDs turn on and I hear the fan running), however, other components (Monitors, keyboard, mouse, headset) do not turn on with it. I have to do a hard power off and turn it back on until everything else comes on with it. Sometimes it takes multiple attempts.
2. When I do get it powered on correctly, it will state that I have no internet connection. I made sure the cable was connected properly and even tried a second Ethernet cable. I also made sure my other devices connect, and they all do. I go and right click and do the "Troubleshoot Problems" and it will reset the ethernet port and it fix it immediately.
Is there anything else I can test to confirm that it is indeed my motherboard?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41
UPDATE: Updated the BIOS and the Ethernet issue (#2) seems to be fixed. Now only the startup issue remains.
UPDATE 2: Removed GPU and tested and the startup issue still occurs. Thank you for the suggestion, allquixotic.
UPDATE 3: Ran Intel Diagnostic tool, not sure if this helps or shows anything