troubleshooting

Forum discussion tagged with troubleshooting.
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    Question Need help with BIOS memory settings.

    Hi everyone, I'm following up on my previous thread about issues getting four 8GB RAM modules to work for a total of 32GB. The problem persists: I get 5 beeps and an immediate shutdown. As a troubleshooting step, I tried reducing the frequency from 1600MHz to 1333MHz. I wanted to see if anyone...
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    Question [SOLVED] PC Does Not Boot

    I have a desktop built (self-assembled) back in Aug 2019. In last 2 months, while it was running, video display just went off e.g. on one occasion I was watching youtube. The youtube video kept on playing (because audio from the speakers was fine) but monitor went off saying no signal...
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    Question Issues with booting and bios flashing on Aorus Elite AX ICE B650M + Ryzen 7 7800X3D

    Hi everyone, I’m facing a significant issue with my Aorus Elite AX B650M motherboard. My computer won’t boot up correctly, and I’m unable to get any display on the screen. Here’s a summary of the problem and what I’ve tried so far: System Configuration: MOBO: Aorus Elite AX ICE B650M CPU...
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    Question My R7 250 turns off randomly

    A few weeks ago while I was playing TF2 on my desktop PC, the screen suddenly went black and made a noise and stopped displaying an image. I looked at the PC and it was still on since the fans and lights were still on except the GPU fan so there I could tell that the GPU turned off but the PC...
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    Question New 5600X build only work with 1 memory stick, no matter which. Faulty CPU memory controller?

    I bought a B550M Aorus Elite, a 5600X and 2x 8Gb of 3200 16-20-20-40 Netac Shadow RAM. All the other parts I'm keeping from my old PC (500W PSU, GTX 970, SSD). When I do some things that requires higher stress like gaming and decompressing video the PC suddenly shuts down. I can make it happen...
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    Question R9 fury x artifacts!!!

    My r9 fury x shows artifacts and I think i tried just about everything. I tried replacing the thermal paste, cleaning the whole gpu with wd-40, heat gun, lowering the clocks and voltages by close to 50% and still the same. If any of you can help i will be very thankful. Also the driver crashes...
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    Question My PC shows troubleshoot error, how can I resolve it?

    Hello, I'm facing an issue with my PC. It showing a troubleshooting error when I connect to Wi-fi. Please help, What to do! You posted in the wrong forum. esquared Anandtech Forum Director
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    Solved! Problem after assembling my PC parts

    Hello everyone, I have an Asus Desktop G11CD-K PC (the K is for Kabylake version) wich i disassembled to clean all its parts (including Graphic card fan, its Processor, CPU fan and replacing its thermal paste, and also its front components). After cleaning, I assembled it correctly, but to be...
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    Question [CPU LED Solid Red] B450 Tomahawk won't output

    Hi this was my first time building a PC, I connected everything, turned on the PSU and pressed the power button. My fans, graphics card, RAM, hardrive, etc. all come to life, but there is no output on my display and my keyboard and mouse don't receive any power. The CPU LED turns on, meaning...
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    Question Computer Crashes with several programs open

    I have a computer that I built several years ago that I use for work. The primary program that I use is a somewhat obscure CAD drafting program called Carlson Survey. Most of the time, my computer runs flawlessly, but sometimes when I have several programs open it crashes. I'm not sure crashes...
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    Question PC has strange appcrashes and BSOD - extensive testing already done TEST details inside!

    Okay so my pc has been filled with random BSODs and app crashes I want to tear my HAIR out because I have two weeks off to finally game! One of the most interesting issues is I cannot install PC games, always causes some kind of decompression issue... Copying over preinstalled games lets me...
  12. Thunder 57

    Chrome searches redirecting

    I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, hopefully it is. A few days ago I've had an issue where I do a search in Chrome and instead of a Google search it redirects to some "Informationvine" nonsense. I can't seem to get it to stop. I've done the following: Reset browser to...
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    What's that sound?

    Hey everyone, Got a 2014 Nissan Murano with a horrible grinding sound. It's not a clicking or squeaking. It sounds like my muffler is dragging on the ground. It only seems to happen when I make sharp right turns and it's coming from the front driver side area. Any ideas? I've checked and...
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    Solved! Inconsistent computer crashes (restarts) when playing games.

    The issue occurs when playing games, not necessarily under heavy load, but I believe it has always happened when playing games. I could be playing a game for hours multiple days in a row with no issues then suddenly it will shut down and restart, or i could be playing for 5 minutes after...
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    Question An Unusual Troubleshooting - Intel i5 4460

    This might be a little long, but it's technically interesting and challenging for those interested. So I had been using the intel i5 4460 with a Asrock Z87M Pro4 motherboard for a little over 3 years, when out of the blue the display output went blank. On troubleshooting I got it down to a dead...
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    Replaced laptop battery and power cord, still no power?

    I've got an Asus ROG FX502V that intermittently wouldn't charge, then stopped charging altogether. Replaced the battery, still won't boot, no indicator led's turn on, and no power being drawn according to my kill-a-watt meter. Replaced the cord/power supply, still no signs of life. Charging port...
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    ASUS B350-F Strix's RGB and orange LED light up but nothing else works?

    Parts list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/kJMPbj What I've done to try and fix it: I've tried rewiring everything, I've tried using another power supply, using different ram slots, and using different pcIE slots for the GPU. However, I still cannot get anything to post. The RGB on the...
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    Digitalizing VHS Tapes - Troubleshooting

    Hello, i really want to digitalize some vhs tapes for my family for christmas and I have all the stuff necessary to do so. Thing is: I don't get an image. I can hear the sound but i am just getting a black screen. I have a Sony SLV-SE800D1 and I bought a USB2.0 Video Grabber from LogiLink. I...
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    PC hanging at the POST = Mobo problem?

    My build had been working well for the past few months. It's now hanging at the ASUS motherboard splash screen that says "Republic of Gamers" with the logo... and the "Press F2 or DEL to enter setup" Is this definitely a Motherboard issue? Meaning it's obviously got power, but it's not...
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    Mouse freezing issue solved Red Dragon Centrophorous

    I had an issue in Windows 10 on my rig below where my mouse movement would randomly freeze for about half a second. I had checked DPC latency, process usage, etc. No unusually high RAM use. No unusually high CPU use. I asked myself what had changed with my set up that could have been the source...