Thanks for taking a look. Running Windows 10.
I can't give you the specs for the computer, it won't boot.
Shinobee SSD Ultra 8-Core Gaming PC/Multimedia Desktop Computer - FX 8300 8 x 4.20 GHz - AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB DDR5 Graphics - 8GB DDR3-240GB SSD - 500GB HDD - Win10 Pro - CD/DVD±RW - WiFi #6006
Issue: I am unsure how this began this time. The computer is only about three months old, but has crashed at least three times.
I suspect I'm trying to do too much at once.
This time, was on the internet with some streaming video paused, had a video player playing a DVD, and had a computer game running, paused, in the background.
Notepad also open.
I am aware this is not ideal, but that is how I want to operate, jumping rapidly and frequently between numerous running programs.
Could also be that Windows 10 crashed because of forced Microsoft Update.
Next:
1. Hard reboot, showed only blue MS logo, stuck there. All keys unresponsive.
2. Hard reboot. Blue Logo with "Preparing Automatic Repair". Stuck there doing nothing, all keys and mouse unresponsive.
3. Hard reboot. Stuck on just blue logo again.
4. Hard reboot. Again same results as number 2 above.
5. Workmen in the apartment proceed to idiotically trip the circuit breaker three times in a row. They couldn't speak English, so hard to get them to understand to use another outlet instead.
6. Hard reboot, same results as number 1 again.
7. Hard boot, same as number 2 again.
8 Disconnected DSL cable, removed commercial DVD from drive, hard reboot, back to number 1 again.
This is the second or third time I have gotten stuck on "preparing automatic repair".
Searching a solution, it says "just hard boot three times in a row" but that isn't working this time, as you can see from the list above
The machine has two Ram slots, but one is so close to a fan, I don't think a stick would fit.
Would more RAM fix this issue, and is the rest of the computer capable of using more RAM?
Is this issue caused by a too-weak power supply? See photo.
I can't give you the specs for the computer, it won't boot.
Shinobee SSD Ultra 8-Core Gaming PC/Multimedia Desktop Computer - FX 8300 8 x 4.20 GHz - AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB DDR5 Graphics - 8GB DDR3-240GB SSD - 500GB HDD - Win10 Pro - CD/DVD±RW - WiFi #6006
Issue: I am unsure how this began this time. The computer is only about three months old, but has crashed at least three times.
I suspect I'm trying to do too much at once.
This time, was on the internet with some streaming video paused, had a video player playing a DVD, and had a computer game running, paused, in the background.
Notepad also open.
I am aware this is not ideal, but that is how I want to operate, jumping rapidly and frequently between numerous running programs.
Could also be that Windows 10 crashed because of forced Microsoft Update.
Next:
1. Hard reboot, showed only blue MS logo, stuck there. All keys unresponsive.
2. Hard reboot. Blue Logo with "Preparing Automatic Repair". Stuck there doing nothing, all keys and mouse unresponsive.
3. Hard reboot. Stuck on just blue logo again.
4. Hard reboot. Again same results as number 2 above.
5. Workmen in the apartment proceed to idiotically trip the circuit breaker three times in a row. They couldn't speak English, so hard to get them to understand to use another outlet instead.
6. Hard reboot, same results as number 1 again.
7. Hard boot, same as number 2 again.
8 Disconnected DSL cable, removed commercial DVD from drive, hard reboot, back to number 1 again.
This is the second or third time I have gotten stuck on "preparing automatic repair".
Searching a solution, it says "just hard boot three times in a row" but that isn't working this time, as you can see from the list above
The machine has two Ram slots, but one is so close to a fan, I don't think a stick would fit.
Would more RAM fix this issue, and is the rest of the computer capable of using more RAM?
Is this issue caused by a too-weak power supply? See photo.
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