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  1. Punk

    Testing tools

    Well it turns out I had replaced the wrong SSD, as looking at the event viewer showed there were some errors when dealing with a certain SSD. SeaTools also froze when I tested that SSD. I have ordered a new one, in the meantime I disconnected it and everything is running smooth, as a 7 year old...
  2. Punk

    Testing tools

    Thanks for your help here John, I really appreciate the responses I got :) What would have been the steps? It would mean having another part to try to replace each component?
  3. Punk

    Testing tools

    Well cleaning everything didn't do the trick. I'm not sure what's dying there and I'm not sure there is a way to find out unless I can replace each component and test it then. I guess what I can do is build a new one and use some of my old components. I'm thinking that since i'm not gaming that...
  4. Punk

    Testing tools

    1) I don't see any. 2) I don't have another one unfortunately... 3) This seemed to have done the trick, I exchanged two RAM sticks from the same channel group and the PC started. I'm not really sure what happened or if it fixed everything but we'll see in time :)
  5. Punk

    Testing tools

    No beeping, not sure what the Q-code is though. All leds turn red then off, except for the PWR led that stays green. Yes the 4 pin is connected.
  6. Punk

    Testing tools

    Hey guys, I've been having more problems lately and decided to take the computer apart and clean it, so I can also at the same time see if some cable/connector was bad. I'm pretty sure I reconnected everything correctly but it doesn't boot. It starts, fans turn, leds are OK, it works for about...
  7. Punk

    Testing tools

    Well It appears that the antenna is also a problem, yet I don't see how it could... It has a PCI slot needed and a USB on MB plugged in. Today it froze again. I haven't reconnected the HDD though.
  8. Punk

    Testing tools

    Update: Yesterday I removed a HDD (unplugged actually) and everything seemed to work perfectly. Next step would be to add the Wifi antenna and see if that works. It does seem like it was this HDD that was causing the problem. How would I go about looking at the files that are on it and copying...
  9. Punk

    Testing tools

    I haven't tried Safe Mode yet, will do as a next step. I have run Seatools to test the HDDs and SSDs. All of them came out clean as a fast check up. Long check up couldn't finish as the computer froze... Right now I removed the Wifi adaptater and am trying with ethernet to see if that's the...
  10. Punk

    Testing tools

    No I haven't. I thought since I changed the OS SSD it would be fine (I did not test it but kept it in case I find time to test it). It worked fine for a while after the clean install but it started again. I have to old HDDs used only for files with no games installed on them. I mainly use them...
  11. Punk

    Testing tools

    Update: I ran memtest for about five hour to six hours overnight, everything came out clean. I did not change the order of tests though, should I do that?
  12. Punk

    Testing tools

    Power button somehow just restarts the computer, and I've had trouble at startup too afterward so I usually "pull the plug", wait a while and start it over. Yes RAM is what I was leaning to, so I'll try Memtest86 thanks. Thing is, as I said, the PC is seven years old, and at that time I had...
  13. Punk

    Testing tools

    What's up everyone? Long time no see! What kind of software do you use to test your hardware? I've been getting freezes with my seven years old desktop that are becoming more and more frequent. Usually when the PC is idle it'll freeze but lately, it did even as I was listening to music...
  14. Punk

    HDD not found anymore

    OK @Darren I'm trying to reinstall Windows by formatting the HDD. Thing is it shows up on the screen but has no space at all (0.0 used and available too). It's called Drive 0space unallocated but I can't format it either... I'm guessing this drive is dead?
  15. Punk

    HDD not found anymore

    OK I'll try to download the Media creation tool. Let's see if the repair works, because they'd like to keep their data :/ By the way, I've tried the different SATA modes.
  16. Punk

    Gaming Youtube account

    Yeah I do, for Elite Dangerous: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIr5JYfrrcDXofKcdElnpQ I stream in French though.
  17. Punk

    Virus

    What type of protection do you have on your computer? There are two things you can do to prevent them: 1) good protection 2) good browsing habits As far as protection goes, I use Avast free and Malwarebyte antimalware free. No need to have more than that. The most important part is your...
  18. Punk

    HDD not found anymore

    OK @Darren it does appear under the config panel (F10 at startup) but it still says that no boot drive has been found or that it is broken. :/
  19. Punk

    HDD not found anymore

    It's actually plugged in at the same place my other HDD (that appeared on SATA - PATA) was.
  20. Punk

    HDD not found anymore

    Oh good, this might not be as bad as I thought. It's an HP Pavillon. EDIT: on my old desktop I have to HDDs. I replaced one of them (the one without Win) to test it. On Seatools, it appears under USB - 1394 while the other HDDs are under SATA - PATA .
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