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My computer randomly powers off and restarts
My computer
Intel i5 7th gen
8GB ddr4 (6 months old)
2TB hdd Barracuda Seagate
Gigabyte LGA 1151 motherboard
is 4 years old (used 3 years) and in the middle of some work or even when the system is ...
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Isolate failure to PSU\Motherboard\Processor
I have a 2.5 year old custom built PC which intermittently stopped booting a few weeks ago and has now completely stopped booting. The symptom remains the same, the fans and LED's spin up, I can hear ...
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Having performance problems linked to inactive input
I'm having a peculiar issue where if I leave my computer unattended and I'm using the system at an above normal pace, the performance will drop to almost 0, stuttering to refresh output every 5 or 6 ...
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Computer not booting up
The hdd light comes up for a few seconds and goes off and the keyboard lights flash for just a millisecond. I tested the power supply with paper clip method and power supply works fine. There's no ...
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Either my CPU, motherboard or PSU is bad. Which one is it?
I've asked a question here before, in December 2013, about a hard drive I wasn't sure whether it was bad. Turns out it was just a side effect from a bigger problem. Symptom: It started with Windows 7 ...
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Dozens of spontaneous reboots
I am working on a SUSE Linux based system that runs 24/7 and has done so for around 3 years although I cannot say that it has not been rebooted in that time.
At 9th June there apparently was some sort ...
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My computer makes weird sounds that you can only hear through a speaker
I recently got a brand new computer. Everything was fine until I plugged my electric guitar into my amp. When I switch on my guitar amp (guitar speaker) I can hear a weird noise. It sounds like the ...
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