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  1. Clarkender

    pc keeps powering on and off and wont properly start up

    pc literally wont boot up. it turns on for 2 seconds then powers off for 5, and repeats. ive turned turned off psu for a bit and turned it back on, same issue. it wont let me attach the 3 second clip here so thats bs
    • Clarkender
    • Thread
    • @bootingissue hardware failure hardware issue hardware problem hardware support internal hardware pc not booting
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  2. D

    Keyboard partial failure

    Problem: the QWERUIOP and Windows keys don't work on my computer (old, simple, cheap, Lenovo) Important information: Even in the BIOS menu options, the keys don't work. An external keyboard plugged into the laptop works fine. Other information: Started after walking around half a day with my...
  3. M

    PC not starting at all after not functioning properly

    Good day lads, my PC got quite some hefty issue. For 3 weeks the pc was shuting itself down frequently, sometimes even when I didnt do anything, it just turned off. When I was looking for bios settings it also shut itself down. When it all began the pc was working for several hours, after each...
  4. under

    Dead CPU or Motherboard

    I recently bought an old PC. The problem is that it's not posting anything on the screen. Tried different ram, power supply. I am not sure if the problem is in the cpu or in the board. I tried jumping the 2 power pins on the motherboard and it did power on, but it does not beep or gives any...
    • under
    • Thread
    • cpu gpu hardware hardware failure issue motherboard no post no signal ram
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  5. V

    Crashing/Freezing cause by Hardware Failure

    Hello, I built a Windows PC two years ago and in the last month I started experiencing freezing/going to a black screen and restarting. I haven't made any new hardware changes and the only software updates made were basic windows updates or a manual GPU driver update. I've tried a new hard...
    • Viva
    • Thread
    • dpc_watchdog_violation hardware failure windows 10 issue
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  6. M

    Need help diagnosing my issue. Have been trying for months now.

    Hi, I have a desktop pc: ASUS B-550 F-Gaming, Ryzen 7 3800x, ASUS TUF RTX 3080 12GB, 2x32GB Corsair vengeance 3600Mhz, Kingston A2000 1TB M.2. My issue is that the pc stutters a lot and in pretty much every game I play. In some games it is very random when the stutters occur, but in other...
    • Max_No
    • Thread
    • gaming computer gaming pc hardware failure hardware issue hardware problem microstuttering stutter
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: Windows 11
  7. R

    Solved After booting up into windows USB devices+ethernet starting to disconnect one by one over time (10-15mins)

    Hello dear community, since I've installed a new component (DARK ROCK PRO 4 and I've changed my computer case, be quiet pure base 500) my pc won't boot up properly which is strange and still not solved even after having flashed my bios to the newest version. Whenever I try to start my pc up...
    • Radokin
    • Thread
    • boot issue hardware failure hardware issue psu troubleshooting
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  8. Av4K100

    Pre built PC GPU wont work and now windows wont load

    Just wondering if someone may be able to help as the shop i got the PC from doesn't open until Tuesday -_- So yesterday my new pre built PC arrived from Vibox in the UK. At first everything was fine it booted up, started windows, i was able to log in and start downloading some apps such as...
  9. M

    Green Screen - No error message

    Hi, I am new in here and hope this post is in the right place. I built a PC on my own around a year ago and everything was fine untill about half year ago I started to have random green screens and after 3-5s my PC is restarting. The green screen does not contain any error message nor error...
    • Mascotte
    • Thread
    • #hardware green green screen greenscreen hardware hardware failure
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  10. M

    Solved PC Won't start up :(

    Hi there, Thank you for checking this post, I will provide any information that's requested as quick as I can as the help is very much appreciated! I built my PC about 6 months ago, all new parts. I called the company I bought the parts from but they've stated that I need to send them the...
  11. Kendel

    PC shuts down in specific games

    Hi, I'm new here and hope that I can get help in this forum! It seems like people here know what they're talking about. So I have hope ;D My pc just turns off when I reach certain spots of certain games. It does not shut down, but simply goes out and then starts up again automatically. I have...
  12. loismke

    help, screen making weird pixel things sometimes

    so i have made my own desktop about 2-3 months ago amd radeon 5700xt amd ryzen 5 3600x asus x570 a pro motherboard 16gb ram with windows 10 but since a week ago when i was just random watching youtube i got some weird purple squares in my screen (picture attached) and it maybe stays for a few...
  13. P

    Solved How do I prevent my PC from freezing when gaming?

    I just recently built this PC a few days ago, these are the components: CPU: I7 9700k not overclocked GPU: 2080 Super Hybrid MOBO: MSI MPG Z390M Gaming Edge AC (mATX) RAM: 16GB Corsair DDR4 SSD: 500GB M.2/1 TB SSD (Both Samsung PSU: Corsair 750W Gold Plus Rated The issue I am having is that...
  14. M

    Black screen Issue

    Hello, I recently bought a Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G graphics card for my PC and I'm having a issue every two or three days, Was wondering if anyone could help me out? Spec information; Processor - Intel Core i7-7700k GPU - AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Memory - 16GB Power - EVGA 750 GQ (4 Fans...
  15. SpaceTurtle

    Solved All USB ports not working

    First here is the story for context: I was doing my own thing when the fan of my power supply started being extremely loud, moments later half of my pc LED lights turned off and ALL USB ports stopped working (monitor still worked though and displayed properly). I thought this was an obvious...
  16. R

    Games crashing

    Hello. These are my current PC Specs: Operating System: Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit CPU: Intel Core i5 2310 @ 2.90GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology RAM: 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1333MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard: Intel Corporation DH67CL (LGA1155) GPU: 4096MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series...
  17. R

    Random BSOD - Memory Fault??

    Recently bought a second hand pc off some guy. It was working well until it started randomly blue screening. Ran a memory diagnostics test as I heard this could help and it came back with potential hardware issues. I have since removed the affected RAM and re-ran the diagnostics test, and voila...
    • Ryannewacc
    • Thread
    • bsod bsod windows 10 blue screen crashing hardware failure memory diagnostics test ram restarts
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows 10
  18. Leannz0r

    Laptop turning off by itself & Short Drive Self-Test Failure

    Hi.. I have been having problems for a while with my laptop just turning off by itself.. It just completely shuts off, doesn't do the shut down process and doesn't restart. Before it was occasionally and usually only when laptop was idle, but the past week it is doing it constantly, to point...
  19. dannyd3942

    Mouse broken or a virus?

    So basically my mouse has been acting up so it has started to glitch, for example if I try to open a drop down box it will automatically glitch, with the side bar which you use to scroll down it doesn't allow me to continuously scroll down and on certain software it won't let me select certains...
    • dannyd3942
    • Thread
    • glitch hardware failure malware damage hardware mouse peripheral support
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Peripheral Support
  20. furious16

    PC Shutting Down During Heavy Usage (Gameplay, Streaming)

    Specs (Direct from NewEgg Bundle, bought and assembled in 2014) CPU: AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-Core 3.5 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8320FRHKBOX Desktop Processor MoBo::ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS PSU: Rosewill RD600 –...
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