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Situation: I'm re-deploying my Sandy Bridge 2600K system (sig) to my elderly moms. This system has run continuously for five years, feeding my AVR->HDTV. Call me "TV-man." I sleep with my eyes open.
Here is the hardware:
Original P8Z68-V Pro with the August 2011 BIOS. I've yet to update it, because the only problem to fix was a BIOS setting I didn't need to enable and is disabled by default.
2x8 G.SKILL Ripjaws Z 1866 running at spec.
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB 2.5 to 3 years old -- boot-system disk
1TB WD Blue media disk, with 1 year on the odometer
ASUS GTX 780
Seasonic 850W Gold PSU -- 5+ years old and past warranty
The usual ODD etc.
I've yet to reinstall the OS, because this installation had been very reliable and I've cleaned it up to a state better than it had before I removed software and ran a cleaner for a version of Roxio that was probably later declared problematic for Win 7.
I had carefully removed the Win 10 part of the dual-boot configuration with Win 7 with no ill effects.
Because moms needs reliability and simplicity and we all need a lower power bill, Hibernation is essential. Sleep seems to work fine, but leaving a system in Sleep mode for more than a days time or for an extended period is asking for trouble with the PSU and maybe even the RAM.
I've experienced cases where the system hangs after restart, so it fails to post, and a reset brings back everything with no Event 41 recorded in Windows. This seems not the case when hibernation is "off" and I'll probably check that angle thoroughly. But it had happened before I had enabled hibernation.
I am currently testing the RAM from a bootable HCIMemtest64.
I've purged the hyberfil sys and re-enabled hibernation twice, determined to test reliability further through several sleeps and hibernations during the day.
The message sometimes at boot up with hibernation enabled states that system cannot restore from hibernation or something may have changed and "can't guarantee" -- then presents a menu for "Continue Resume" or "purge file [?] contents and continue to boot."
There are no indications of drive corruption, and I still need to check the memory test . . . . wait-a-minute . . . I'd wager it gets through the 100% coverage, can only wait.
I'm wondering if this could be an emerging problem with the PSU.
I'm wondering if I should upgrade my BIOS.
I'm wondering if I should simply reset the BIOS.
I'm wondering if this could have anything to do with the board. other than what's already mentioned.
And I'm planning to update all the hardware drivers.
Anyone recognize these symptoms, or have experience with them that might shorten my troubleshoot ordeal?
There are cases I've seen on the web where this can be caused by an anti-virus program. There are cases when it requires an updated driver to a "Windows [something] composite battery" driver. People complain about it in these cases pertaining to laptops. This is a floor-standing tower desktop system.
Here is the hardware:
Original P8Z68-V Pro with the August 2011 BIOS. I've yet to update it, because the only problem to fix was a BIOS setting I didn't need to enable and is disabled by default.
2x8 G.SKILL Ripjaws Z 1866 running at spec.
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB 2.5 to 3 years old -- boot-system disk
1TB WD Blue media disk, with 1 year on the odometer
ASUS GTX 780
Seasonic 850W Gold PSU -- 5+ years old and past warranty
The usual ODD etc.
I've yet to reinstall the OS, because this installation had been very reliable and I've cleaned it up to a state better than it had before I removed software and ran a cleaner for a version of Roxio that was probably later declared problematic for Win 7.
I had carefully removed the Win 10 part of the dual-boot configuration with Win 7 with no ill effects.
Because moms needs reliability and simplicity and we all need a lower power bill, Hibernation is essential. Sleep seems to work fine, but leaving a system in Sleep mode for more than a days time or for an extended period is asking for trouble with the PSU and maybe even the RAM.
I've experienced cases where the system hangs after restart, so it fails to post, and a reset brings back everything with no Event 41 recorded in Windows. This seems not the case when hibernation is "off" and I'll probably check that angle thoroughly. But it had happened before I had enabled hibernation.
I am currently testing the RAM from a bootable HCIMemtest64.
I've purged the hyberfil sys and re-enabled hibernation twice, determined to test reliability further through several sleeps and hibernations during the day.
The message sometimes at boot up with hibernation enabled states that system cannot restore from hibernation or something may have changed and "can't guarantee" -- then presents a menu for "Continue Resume" or "purge file [?] contents and continue to boot."
There are no indications of drive corruption, and I still need to check the memory test . . . . wait-a-minute . . . I'd wager it gets through the 100% coverage, can only wait.
I'm wondering if this could be an emerging problem with the PSU.
I'm wondering if I should upgrade my BIOS.
I'm wondering if I should simply reset the BIOS.
I'm wondering if this could have anything to do with the board. other than what's already mentioned.
And I'm planning to update all the hardware drivers.
Anyone recognize these symptoms, or have experience with them that might shorten my troubleshoot ordeal?
There are cases I've seen on the web where this can be caused by an anti-virus program. There are cases when it requires an updated driver to a "Windows [something] composite battery" driver. People complain about it in these cases pertaining to laptops. This is a floor-standing tower desktop system.
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