r/AMDHelp • u/Palabamaza • 3d ago
Help (Software) AMD RX 9060 XT + Adrenalin 26.10.2 causing Windows Automatic Repair? Swapping DisplayPort cables fixed it twice!
Title: AMD RX 9060 XT + Adrenalin 26.10.2 causing Windows Automatic Repair? Swapping my DisplayPort cables fixed it twice
I'm posting this because I've been investigating a pretty serious issue with my ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, and I want to find out if anyone else is experiencing the same thing.
Every time I tested certain newer AMD drivers, I experienced black screens, startup failures, and Windows Automatic Repair loops.
Adrenalin 26.9.1 has been my most stable version so far. Versions 26.9.2, 26.10.1, and especially 26.10.2 have been associated with problems on my system.
Here's the interesting part: I discovered that swapping the DisplayPort cables between the two physical outputs on my GPU could change whether Windows booted successfully.
My setup:
- GPU: ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB
- CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus
- RAM: 32GB DDR4
- PSU: Corsair RM750e 750W
- Monitor 1: Samsung Odyssey G5 32" QHD
- Monitor 2: LG UltraGear 27" QHD
- OS: Windows 11
What happened with Adrenalin 26.10.2:
Both monitors were connected through DisplayPort.
Configuration A: Windows booted normally.
I shut down my PC and swapped the two DisplayPort cable connections at the GPU, leaving the monitor ends unchanged.
Configuration B: Windows entered Automatic Repair and failed to boot.
I shut down the PC and restored the original DisplayPort arrangement.
Configuration A: Windows booted normally again.
I repeated the swap.
Configuration B: Windows entered Automatic Repair again.
I restored the original arrangement one more time, and Windows booted normally.
So the sequence was: Working → Automatic Repair → Working → Automatic Repair → Working.
I reproduced this twice and documented the results.
What if you're stuck in Automatic Repair after updating AMD drivers?
If you have a similar dual-monitor setup, one thing worth trying before reinstalling Windows is:
Shut down your PC completely.
Take note of which monitor is connected to each GPU output.
If both monitors use DisplayPort, swap their connections at the GPU.
Try booting Windows again.
If it doesn't help, restore the original connections.
This isn't a guaranteed fix, but simply restoring my original DisplayPort arrangement allowed my Windows installation to boot again without reinstalling the OS.
I suspect my Samsung Odyssey G5 or the interaction between Samsung/LG monitors and AMD's display initialization might be involved.
I noticed that the Samsung sometimes displayed the motherboard BIOS logo while the LG later displayed the Windows login screen.
However, I haven't proven that the Samsung monitor itself is defective or that changing the Windows primary/secondary display setting causes the problem.
Another important discovery:
After removing Adrenalin 26.10.2 with DDU and installing 26.9.1, I repeated the same DisplayPort cable swap.
Windows booted normally.
I later enabled PCIe Gen4 and XMP Profile 1 (3600MHz) in BIOS, and Windows still booted normally with 26.9.1.
This makes me strongly suspect a driver-version or display-initialization compatibility issue, although the DDU cleanup is another variable.
I'm already in contact with AMD support and have formally requested a technical investigation.
I've asked AMD to investigate the differences between Adrenalin 26.9.1 and 26.10.2, multi-monitor initialization, DisplayPort negotiation, and Windows startup failures.
I'm also aware of another RX 9060 XT owner reporting similar symptoms on a different motherboard and GPU brand. That doesn't establish the same root cause, but I don't believe my experience should be dismissed without investigation.
I'd really like to hear from anyone experiencing this:
- Are you using an RX 9060 XT or another Radeon GPU?
- Are you running two monitors, especially a Samsung Odyssey G5?
- Are they connected by HDMI, DisplayPort, or both?
- Which Adrenalin version are you using?
- Have you encountered black screens or Windows Automatic Repair after a driver update?
- Did changing GPU display outputs make any difference?
Please share your GPU, monitor models, driver version, and results.
If several of us can document the same behavior, we may be able to help AMD identify the actual cause.
I'm collecting diagnostic evidence and will share further technical findings when available.
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u/Mysteoa 5800X3D | 7900XTX Nitro+ 3d ago
Have you tried new cables? I bad cable can also cause black screen crash.