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  • YoderOne
    PCHF Member
    • Feb 2022
    • 33

    #1

    Random Restarts

    Hello everyone, good day.

    Firts of all, my specs: http://speccy.piriform.com/results/c...8k5DrHZscinwFb

    This is a problem that I had a few months ago, because of new baby and work my original post closed with no solution ( https://pchelpforum.net/t/random-pc-...1/#post-139905 ). Until just a wweek ago, my PC powers up to this error LED (ErrorLEDs photo, CPU LED). My PC is not responding to anything besides turning off the PSU, but after the third try every LED starts to blink and then… nothing, it shuts down by itself. So, new PSU, BOOT LED appears, quick fix, but after 6 hours of use (very little gaming) the damn things shuts down itself again.

    I don’t know if this is a hardware problem or a driver problem, maybe the old PSU made some damage to something, I don’t know, out of ideas.

    Every time I start the PC the error LEDS blink in order CPU, DRAM, VGA aand BOOT, is that normal?

    Thanks for your time.
  • Bruce
    PCHF Member
    • Oct 2017
    • 10697

    #2
    what are the specs for the new PSU?

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    • YoderOne
      PCHF Member
      • Feb 2022
      • 33

      #3
      Originally posted by Bruce
      what are the specs for the new PSU?
      Cooler Master MWE Gold 750-V2 80 PLUS Gold, 24 pin ATX, 120mm, 750W

      In addition to that I tried changing the RAM slots, working with 1 intead of 2, trying to Power up the PC withouth the GPU, nothing works. If the PC is on, its only a matter of minutes before it shuts off again. Someone told me that maybe the problema is my RAM, 3600Mhz vs the 3200Mhz limit of the Ryzen 5600X… But I dont know.

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      • Bruce
        PCHF Member
        • Oct 2017
        • 10697

        #4
        to me, that only leaves the motherboard as the next likely candidate, followed in order, by the memory and lastly CPU.

        if it was mine, I’d be taking the whole thing apart and reassembling on a piece of cardboard somewhere.
        only reconnect the core essentials needed to POST the PC.
        reset your BIOS back to factory settings to undo that memory voltage changes you did.
        and as you reassemble, take the opportunity to clean all the components, any contact points they may have, and their corresponding mobo slots.

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        • YoderOne
          PCHF Member
          • Feb 2022
          • 33

          #5
          Originally posted by Bruce
          to me, that only leaves the motherboard as the next likely candidate, followed in order, by the memory and lastly CPU.

          if it was mine, I’d be taking the whole thing apart and reassembling on a piece of cardboard somewhere.
          only reconnect the core essentials needed to POST the PC.
          reset your BIOS back to factory settings to undo that memory voltage changes you did.
          and as you reassemble, take the opportunity to clean all the components, any contact points they may have, and their corresponding mobo slots.
          Hello Bruce, I did the test with every component and connections. I have 4 HDDs, two of the are SSD. Working with just the SSDs everything is normal… Because of lack of time I did not test the other HDDs, but my bet right know is one of those, maybe both… What do you think?

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          • Bruce
            PCHF Member
            • Oct 2017
            • 10697

            #6
            if you have left it on long enough, and get no restarts, with only the SSD’s connected, then YES, logic would dictate that one or both of the HDD are to blame.
            easily tested - add one at a time until the restarts restart (hah!).

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            • YoderOne
              PCHF Member
              • Feb 2022
              • 33

              #7
              Originally posted by Bruce
              if you have left it on long enough, and get no restarts, with only the SSD’s connected, then YES, logic would dictate that one or both of the HDD are to blame.
              easily tested - add one at a time until the restarts restart (hah!).
              OK. False alarm. It worked for ten hours, went to work, now that I’m back, Power switch on and nothing happenned. After that it only responda to turning on the PSU and the machine starts with the same red cpu led and fans. Tríes with another RAM, withouth GPU, withouth SSDs and nothing. Not even the bios shows up.

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              • Bruce
                PCHF Member
                • Oct 2017
                • 10697

                #8
                which leaves the CPU and mobo as the remaining untested components.
                may be time for a visit to the nearest PC shop?

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                • Bruce
                  PCHF Member
                  • Oct 2017
                  • 10697

                  #9
                  @YoderOne - any news?

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                  • YoderOne
                    PCHF Member
                    • Feb 2022
                    • 33

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Bruce
                    @YoderOne - any news?
                    Yes yes. Sorry, got sick.

                    So, getting my warranty to work on the motherboard was a pain in the ass, so while I wait for it, I got a Tomahawk x570 Max Wifi to test. Everything normal until the same error appeared again, exactly the same. So maybe is the CPU… And I really hope it is because I’m getting tired of this. So, new CPU is on the way… What do you think?

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                    • Bruce
                      PCHF Member
                      • Oct 2017
                      • 10697

                      #11
                      while I can’t say it is/was the CPU, it’s not a component I would have tackled first.
                      my first crack would have been with the motherboard.
                      only time will tell.

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                      • YoderOne
                        PCHF Member
                        • Feb 2022
                        • 33

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Bruce
                        while I can’t say it is/was the CPU, it’s not a component I would have tackled first.
                        my first crack would have been with the motherboard.
                        only time will tell.
                        New information.

                        I bought a new CPU, Ryzen 7 5800X to test the Tomahawk and the Aorus. Same damn problem. Is the 5600X CPU killing the boards? I’m very, very confused… Maybe the GPU? The boards are shutting down withouth it though… This is very frustrating.

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                        • Bruce
                          PCHF Member
                          • Oct 2017
                          • 10697

                          #13
                          would really be great to wait for that new motherboard.
                          any ETA?

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                          • YoderOne
                            PCHF Member
                            • Feb 2022
                            • 33

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Bruce
                            would really be great to wait for that new motherboard.
                            any ETA?
                            It would be the second in 2 weeks… First the Aorus 1 year ago, the Tomahawk this week… What if something else is killing the boards? That is a Lot of money for me right know.

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                            • YoderOne
                              PCHF Member
                              • Feb 2022
                              • 33

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Bruce
                              would really be great to wait for that new motherboard.
                              any ETA?
                              New update. PC is running again… Apparently the electrical installation of my house was the problem, so, a new UPS was all I needed, at last.

                              Thanks Bruce, for your time!

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