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Forum discussion tagged with Fail.
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    Question I plugged a PCI cable in to motherboard's 4-pin OC connector, then I saw smoke - - - what have I done ?

    Hi Guys, all 3- 5 years i upgrade my pc myself. i just bought asus x670 p Wifi with 7800x3d to ugrade my old intel. It was late and i was stressed. i Found an "extra" 4 pin ( atx-12v-2) next to the normal one and connected a pci cable. Yes it fit perfect... -.- After starting zero fans were...
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    Question My pc turns on but my peripherials doesn’t

    **Config:** - 3900x CPU - 2x16 Corsair Vengeance RAM - Corsair RM850 PSU - 5700xt VGA - 1TB Samsung 970 Evo SSD - MSI B550-A motherboard This afternoon the PC was running smoothly, but when I got home and tried to turn it on, it didn’t display any image, and the peripherals didn’t light up...
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    Question Disk usage and Steam Write errors ?

    Working with a brand new Samsung Evo 870, and this pc has had this issue across multiple storage devices. When downloading a game through steam, and ONLY through steam, it will go well for about 15% of the download. After about that much, (It's never a consistent amount) the disk usage steadily...
  4. Placatoocasatec

    Question Sapphire NITRO+ RX 7800 XT always crash when cold start/boot

    My Sapphire NITRO+ RX 7800 XT always crash till 20 seconds when boot into Windows after cold start (PC was turned off for some time) and mostly PC boots into 1024x768 resolution only. Then PC reboot from fail and win starts again and everything works correctly until turning off pc. However...
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    Question Ssd bricked can not initialize after clone failure

    I recently bought a m2 wd black sn850x 4tb ssd and a ugreen enclosure. My intent was to clone my internal m2 ssd I tried to clone it using arconis true image software. I installed the SSD in the enclosure and cloned the internal drive. I swapped it to inside my laptop however it failed to boot...
  6. JustTooSour

    Question PC BSODs and crashes constantly during demanding games; tried all i could..

    Hey everyone. Recently, my PC has been crashing constantly, with certain error codes like: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Kernel Management PFN LIST CORRUPT PAGE FAULT IN NONE PAGED AREA K MODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED’ KERNEL SECURITY CHECK FAILURE I honestly don’t know what the hell is going on. Here...
  7. raptor2012rom

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 doesn't install updates anymore

    Hi guys. Title sums it up. Since december 2022 , Windows updates keeps failing after the restart at 97% or so. I think the first update that failed was December 13 (KB5021233) , I just paused the update wand waited for teh next ones thinking that might fix it but no go , 2 more updates since...
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    Question be quiet purebase 500dx leds flickering

    so i build a pc in this case, i didnt connect the argb controller to my mobo cause the case supports 5v and my mobo is 12v, i only plugged the sata power cable to the leds of the case, so at first glance the case controller works fine, you can change some effects and colors, the problem is that...
  9. Nemanja97

    [SOLVED] I think I bought a bad card

    Hi there. So I recently bought a used ASUS rog strix 1080 ti from a buy/sell website I use regularly. The description looked solid, I spoke with the person on phone (I didnt ask for benchmark photos or videos or any info at all Which I realized was a big mistake afterwards) I was sorta in a...
  10. raptor2012rom

    [SOLVED] Back panel audio working on right speaker and front panel on the left speaker

    Hi. My PSU failed a couple of days ago. And when it did i heard a loud buzz on the speaker. Noe I got a new PSU. And everything works ok. But my speakers and headphones (tested both , also working while connected to phone) only work on the right channel while connected to the back panel Jack...
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    Question Secondary drive (HDD) at 100% usage

    I got this problem. My secondary drive (hdd, WD10EZEX 7200rpm, not os-drive) reaches 100% usage ONLY after 3/4 hours of gaming, and then when this happens, after 20/30 it has some spikes (sometimes it takes 100% usage and sometimes 0-5%). When this happens, programs won't neither open nor close...
  12. egedwillo

    Question No keyboard detected Bios - Asus B450M

    Hi, I have a problem with my asus b450m-a II, it doesn't detect the keyboard at Bios level when it starts, only the keyboard, mouse, bootable usb and other peripherals work correctly. I have tried the following things: Change usb port multiple times. Factory reset the motherboard by CMOS...
  13. lordtristan28

    [SOLVED] Msi mpg x570s code 99

    Hello, I'll try to make it a short story but it might not be. I recently just finally upgraded to a new ryzen platform after being on an am3 based system for years. I was so excited to get everything. I even ordered a new case to go with it. Pc specs are Cpu: ryzen 7 5800x. Mobo: msi mpg...
  14. Highduck

    Question PC boots into bios on the first boot

    My computer always boots into BIOS the first boot every time, then i exit out of BIOS and it boots into windows. I want to find a way to let it boot straight into windows as i find it annoying to have to go into BIOS everytime i want to start my PC. I ran into this problem after installing my...
  15. mmzf

    [SOLVED] Hibernate caused error "Current pending sector count : 1" ?

    My laptop is Dell precision m6400 which has 2 hard disks. It has hdd on base near battery so just need to remove a cover and i can access hdd. so i have 2 hdd, 1 of windows 10, and other of linux, i use both of them in same place i mean on same slot, i remove windows and put linux, remove...
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    Question Computer Crashes Every Single Time After Start Up

    Thank you in advance for any advice... I have been trying to diagnose this issue for close to 2 years. This is a tough one... The ONLY issue I have with my computer is it will hard crash not long after I start it up. Once it crashes, it won't crash again as long as I keep the computer running...
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    [SOLVED] Cannot Do a Factory Reset

    ive done the recommended troubleshooting (repair, chkdsk, etc) but nothing helps. how can i find out whats causing this to fail and how do i fix it?
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    Question Specific game doesn't save anymore

    Hi I am playing a game (Ori and the blind forest: Definitive Edition) after a crash (I think due to a lack of space on my drive) it is not able to save anymore. I don't have it with other games on my steam account, just with this one. I tried everything: I reinstalled the game, I made another...
  19. Hamza_Khu

    Question fps dropped after game crashed

    Hello, So, a couple of days ago I was playing far cry 4 and suddenly it crashed and this message appeared : "your Pc ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you. (0% complete)" after the game crashed and this messaged appeared...
  20. Gomorz23

    [SOLVED] PC wont receive enough power when i first press the power button. Second try it powers on 100% of the time. Need help.

    As per the title. Some additional info. This started happening, after receiving some errors from Radeon Software. Tried upping my R7 370's Memory clock 100MHz and upping Power Control by 20%. After some gaming and whatnot, i received a hanged interface, hard restarted my pc and WattMan informed...
  21. Coleudall

    [SOLVED] Possible Failing GPU?

    I've given up and need help - for months I have been having endless issues with my PC and it is only getting worse. I get blue screens a lot, Warzone has crazy texture issues and endless crashes, chrome tabs will suddenly die and tell me to reload, CSGO game files corrupt commonly, and most...
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    [SOLVED] Pc won't start with GPU plugged in ?

    Hello again (Why again You ask?I forgot my old account here)! You guys were always helpful and i lately run into strange problem. I was playing RDR2 on my PC for few hours on high settings, and suddenly pc shut down. Tried to turn it on, but nothing. After unplugging some components from the PSU...
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    Question PC boots then fails

    I start my pc, it boots, then fails, then boots again(on its own) and then fails again and it wont let me turn it on unless I pull out the psu cable and wait 60 second,plug it back in and then it boots up normal and plays every game and does everything fine... What seems to be the problem? I...
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    [SOLVED] Help Needed, Weird Audio Shenanigan!

    Hello Everyone, I'm new to these forums but I'm not new to PC's, anyway, let me get straight to the issue. Basically, there's a rear green audio jack on my computer alongside with a front jack (on top of the PC), when plugging any speaker on there there is Audio only the right Channel, however...
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    [SOLVED] Screen goes blank and cpu fan blows really hard

    I regularly get these two problems: either the cpu fan starts to run really fast and loud. Or the my monitor goes blank as if the hdmi cable is disconnected. Mind you that the monitor is brand new. I get these problems randomly like while browse the internet. I dont play any games or perform...
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    [SOLVED] Nothing Happens when I press the Power Button.

    Specs: Processor: Core i7 6700 Memory: 16GB DDR3 Motherboard: Asus H110m-k D3 Graphic Card: EVGA FTW GTX 1070 PowerSupply: Thermaltake Smartseries RGB 750watt So my PC was running completely fine and it suddenly turned off. I tried turning it back on but nothing happens when I press the power...
  27. ToastyFridge

    [SOLVED] Extremely Slow System

    I built a PC for my brothers birthday a bit ago. But saw that EVERYTHING on his computer is slow. From getting off the post screen to windows advanced setup options. Everything is slow. Games run a lot slower than they should and booting takes about 7 minutes. This PC should not be this slow. I...
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    Question Hard Drive Just Went Missing

    Hi, My HDD (4TB) just went missing. It was working fine up until a few hours ago. With no warning... gone. I opened and checked disk management, doesn't show up. I restarted the PC, and I don't think it showed up on the boot list (SATA port #3, I suspect). Has it failed? Overheated? Failed Cable?
  29. okwiBoy

    [SOLVED] Seagate 8TB harddrive won't format / won't convert from RAW to NTFS: WINDOWS

    Hey Everyone, I bought an 8TB Seagate hard drive from Amazon (BarraCuda Hard Drive 8TB ST8000DM004) and I have plugged it in correctly and it shows up in my disk management as 8tb RAW Healthy (Primary Partition) after a few days of trying and failing. I have read that windows doesn't understand...
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    [SOLVED] SSD no longer recognised in BIOS

    Hi, I have an ADATA SATA SU650 2.5" SSD (model number ASU650SS-240GT on which I had installed Windows 10 some 9 months ago. This SSD is not too old at around of 2 years of lifetime usage - so, I don't think time is the problem. Now when I boot up my system it shows me this message: 'Reboot and...
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    [SOLVED] B450f windows 10 crashing, then nvme failed, now vga light on.

    Hi all, I've been having an insane amount of issues with my most recent build. After getting everythingworking for the first time yesterday, every reboot, windows would fail to start like 5x in a row saying it was missing a different driver every time. Once I got windows up everything was fine I...
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    [SOLVED] Windows will only boot from Windows Boot Manager?

    So I was just hanging out playing minecraft on my PC today when all of the sudden a huge thunderstorm came rolling by. The Power flickered for a second and it causes my PC to reset twice. My PC is plugged up to a Serge protector. Thought Okay no big deal the power just went out. But now when I...
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    [SOLVED] windows update error perpetually [KB4549951 - Error 0x800f0982] [KB4550945 - Error 0x800f0988]

    so for me there are 2 pending updates KB4549951 - Error 0x800f0982 KB4550945 - Error 0x800f0988 i have everything on this post - https://www.howtoedge.com/fix-update-error-0x800f0982-on-windows-10/ what are my options other than an in place upgrade? an what settings reset/files are lost...
  34. CrestHD

    Question Why does ZERO Rpm fan mode not work/fail?

    The Sapphire Radeon RX 5700XT Nitro+ is a great card, but it's annoying. It cannot keep the temperatures in check while surfing the web, watching videos or just leaving the computer to idle, not doing literally anything. The card frequently has to turn on the fans and usually does so at 2000rpm...
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    [SOLVED] Graphics card or MoBo issue?

    For the past month i have been having some serious problems with my computer. I use it for Blender, Unreal Engine, and Adobe programs. Initially UE4 was crashing with a DXD error, which is my graphics card, (Geforce GTX 1060 6Gb) but then i started getting a lot of BSODs and other crashes. I...
  36. irishman39

    Question HP laptop blurry screen (like tv blurry) on boot

    I recently decided to change my HDD to an SSD (Samsung evo 860 500GB) and in preperation for this I reset my PC. However i received a message "windows cannot reset this pc, no changes have been made". I turned off the pc as there was no other options to press anything and then it wouldnt boot...
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    Question Random Blue Screens, Black Screens, Brown Screens.

    my specs: RAM: 16 GB @ 3200Mhz (2x8GB) GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT NITRO+ (8GB) Proccesor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700x 3.70Ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING System Type: 64-bit Operating System Operating System: Windows 10 Home PSU: evga 650 gold. So as you can see in the...
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    Question Computer starts to reboot when Stresstesting GPU & CPU at the exact same time

    Hey Guys, so i have a problem with my system currently. Somewhat my PC starts to reboot after stresstesting gpu and cpu immediatly but fails to reboot. It's hard to explain. My PC then doesn't reboot but I see the coolers still working and the power button still lights up. And I thought it...
  39. CrestHD

    Question Faulty Graphics Card, Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 Nitro+

    Hello, I've got problems with my GPU since yesterday, I've got to admit I used AMD's Wattman where I experimented with power limit to +50% the last few days. Before that I used the Turbo button to have a nice and simple overclock for about 1-2 months. I was checking temperatures constantly and...
  40. ReubenK21

    Question HELP! My RX 570 performance has halved after Nzxt cam accidental voltage boost to 10%.

    Hello everyone! The other day I decided to overclock my MSI rx 570 to try and squeeze out some extra performance and I used nzxt cam as I have a kraken x52. I put the voltage to 5% and increased the core and memory clock in 50 mhz increments until it crashed. Then stupidly I decided to increase...