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Forum discussion tagged with faulty.
  1. RandomingOMG

    [SOLVED] Help figuring out which component flatlined in my PC ?

    Hi everyone, having a bit of holiday pc issues and wanted to bounce some things on you guys. So, pc died while i was away, came back to it shut down and trying to turn it on powered it for about 0.5 sec (with a slight static noise and the front led kind of flickering (no beeps)) and shut down...
  2. E

    Question DisplayPort Cable stuck inside monitor and GPU

    I bought a Gigabyte M32UC monitor that came with a DisplayPort cable. I am having an issue with sometimes having a signal (25% of time when PC boots) and not having a signal (75% of time). See thread here...
  3. AlaskaLips

    Question PC keeps restarting

    So I got a prebuilt PC a couple days ago, and today it keeps restarting or shutting down. When it restarts it makes a strange clicking noise at the bottom of the case. Specs are Ryzen 5 3600, Asus Prime A320, Radeon RX 6600, 32 GB RAM set on 2666 mhz, 1tb ssd and a 600W power supply with 75+...
  4. snodge182

    Question Samsung UE55JU6500 TV screen has gone black ?

    Hi! We have a Samsung UE55JU6500 65" 4k (non HDR) TV and it's recently stopped displaying anything. I'd like to preface this with for a while it's been having a little issue whereby while watching any input source, the screen goes black for a couple seconds and then comes back on. Not a power...
  5. L

    Question Is my Graphics card bad?

    Hello! I have some issues with my former gaming computer that just been laying around for a couple of years. When last used there was no particular problems other than a little old. Its running on a B85 G-43 gaming motherboard with a GTX 970 on it. The issue i got when setting it back up was...
  6. S

    Question Could my 3080Ti be faulty?

    Heya, I’m having some issues with my 3080Ti (I think) and certain FPS games crashing, could my GPU be faulty? I upgraded from an MSI GeForce GTX 1060 to an MSI Suprim X 3080Ti in January and haven’t been able to use it because it crashes my games. Games like Valorant, Fortnite, Hypercharge...
  7. GenericNameHerePls

    Question PC not powering on after new PSU install. (Solved)

    Hi, after trying to upgrade my GPU, I found out my old PSU wasn't powerful enough to run it, so I bought a Corsair RM750W PSU, however upon installation and checking all the connections were good I plugged it into the wall and the motherboard LEDs turn on like usual but the power button doesn't...
  8. Mr Helix

    [SOLVED] Hdd issues

    Hello! I only have Seagate 1TB HDD, so lately I cleaned my pc inside out from dust and it all started after that i guess, So after cleaning and plugging everything back in and my pc first started giving me bluescreens, '' innacessible boot drive'' errors, well after that i went to connect...
  9. R

    [SOLVED] GPU fans don’t spin, resulting in overheating ?

    I had checked msi afterburner and it was all the way up to 96celsius… Fans spin at boot but when under load they fail to spin. Gpu is around 4years old, msi armor 1060 6gb Not sure if its related but whenever I turn off my pc on the power supply or plug it out of electric pc doesnt boot up...
  10. M

    Question Issue with HDD not being recognised ?

    Hi, So i recently ran into a big problem, where 1 of my 3 drives wasn't being recognised. It happened suddenly. I have 3 outputs from the power supply that can be used for drives., but whenever I try to connect my SEAGATE BARRACUDA ST2000DM008 the PC turns on extremely slow and the harddrive...
  11. pescaru98

    [SOLVED] PC turns on, beeps 5 times thens turn off (no display output) ?

    Hello, i am facing a problem with a PC. -> I turn it on (with or without RAM sticks), it starts long beeping for 5 times, but in the middle of the 5th beep, the system powers off and then power on again (continuing to do the same thing). -> I get no video output PC specs: -> Motherboard...
  12. jimjamran

    [SOLVED] Bricked Motherboard - Any suggestions / troubleshooting tips?

    Hello I was recently sold a faulty motherboard - I managed to get my money back however the seller has gone quiet so I guess I can keep the faulty board? Anyway - I'd like to give fixing it a go, always keen to learn. Current setup for testing: HX1200 PSU *8-pin + 24-pin) B550 Aorus Elite Ax...
  13. mmzf

    [SOLVED] What if?

    What if one of my memory module gets faulty and other 3 modules are alright & i have to remove the faulty one from laptop, what things will i have to edit in windows to make windows work normal with less ram?
  14. A

    Question PC seems to be running slow, GPU will be running at 95% then fall to 10-20 causing huge fps loss

    I started noticing last week and this week that my computer was starting to feel less responsive. Windows start opening a little slower, the browser webpages are slightly delayed, and yesterday games that I was getting 144 fps in are now dropping to 20-30 fps. I've monitored task manager and my...
  15. Pstar7

    Question My PC died. Need help.

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  16. bluetiger9

    [SOLVED] Asus PRIME X570-PRO - Schematics or Repair Guide?

    Is there any chance to get a Circuit Schematics or Troubleshooting / Repair Guide for the Asus PRIME X570-PRO motherboard? Or maybe for an another X570 / X470 / B550 / B450 motherboard? --- Hello! I got a faulty Asus PRIME X570-PRO motherboard, and I'm trying to identify the root cause of the...
  17. jellisellis

    Question Possible Problem with PSU?

    I have a corsair RM 850w PSU, in the past couple of days there have been some problems with my PC, first one being the PSU will just restart sometimes, or the screen will go black and I cannot do anything including turning the tower off by power button. I need to go behind the PC and flick the...
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    Question PC rebooting after installing new RAM ?

    Hello, Just today my new RAM arrived but after installing it my PC just keeps rapidly rebooting itself. The new RAM I installed is exact same model as existing RAM (HX432C16FB3/16). The reboots occur both when both RAMS are installed (in the correct slots according to manufacturer) but also...
  19. Polo10101

    Question 3 ram slots are present but gives off memory as if all 4 slots are populated

    Hey guys, so i have 4x4gb ram sticks in all slots. It shows full 16gb but only 3 ram slots are coming up. The computer has been crashing a lot when it receives a bigger load such as gaming or even when watching videos. It has been doing all the other tasks fine like opening and typing on word...
  20. GmingBoss

    Question Vega 64 GPU-Tach blinking shortly on boot

    Hi, I've recently purchased a Vega 64 (luckily not too overpriced) from powercolor in the red devil design. Unfortunately, it doesn't post at all, here's what I know: Previous owner sometimes had issues with the GPU posting. Previous owner had this issue fixed with a hard restart (taking the...
  21. T

    Question Faulty laptop replacement screen?

    Hello, I recently replaced my Lenovo 3305 laptop screen. However, when I turn back on there’s no display, just lots of white lines horizontally. I plugged my old screen back in and it works (the old screen is cracked but still semi functional). Am I doing something wrong or does this seem...
  22. abdulrhman_jalal

    [SOLVED] Unusual problems with my GPU help!

    SPECS: CPU: i7 7700 GPU: GIGABYTE G1 GTX 1060 6GB MOBO: ASUS STRIX B250F RAM: KINGSTON 8x2 GB 2400mhz PSU: COUGAR 550W Okay so basically this is what happens: 1-I boot from the iGPU while the GPU is plugged in → I get a blue screen if I do anything NVIDIA GPU related (i.e install the NVIDIA...
  23. V

    [SOLVED] Is it possible that my new and sealed PNY XLR8 3080 arrived faulty ?! o_o

    Good morning. I Hope to find some wise advice. I have installed the PNY 3080 on my pc, but i have black screen... the pc starts, the fans of the case and gpu run, but monitor remains black. "nothing connected" (i use Display Port for connecting the monitor to gpu) While if I reinstalling my...
  24. ashclouds9

    Question PC won't turn on, are my RAM slots faulty?

    Today I bought a MOBO of someone (Z390 aorus master) and I'm experiencing issues with the ram slots. Slot 1 & 2 do not seem to be working. When putting ram into slot 3 or 4, the pc will boot to the bios. Putting ram into 3 and 4 will give a message saying to put a stick into slot 2. Ram in 2 and...
  25. Giant Hunger

    [SOLVED] Could heat up my GPU fix faulty vram?

    Hey, so i just bought the msi gtx 650 ti and it has some vram issue, whenever I open a game, it would always crash, so I open up msi afterburner and lower the core clock and memery clock down and it didn't crash any more, so I guess it was the vram problem. So I was thinking if I could heat up...
  26. forianzsiga

    Question Help troubleshooting faulty laptop display ?

    Hi y'all! My question would be how can i diagnose blank screen problem on a laptop? No backlight turned on when boot. I wanna know if its the pc or the screen is faulty. Is it possible to connect the PC screen serial via USB to my Desktop and see if it gives out voltage or not? If there's...
  27. Apple_Budget

    [SOLVED] Help with atempt of repairing graphics card

    So, i bought an zotac gtx 970 dual fan that the fans turn on and off multiple times, i've decided to give it a go because it was pretty cheap and im also trying to learn eletronics. So far, there are no short in the mosfets neither in the PCI neither in the 12v conectors, and i have no idea what...
  28. M

    Question Hair Pulling System Troubleshoot

    Hello all, This is the first time that I post on this forum, as I searched everywhere for an answer to the situation I'm currently facing without finding it. I'm currently restoring an old Acer Predator G3610 system which has a lot of sentimental value for one of my friends. I totally...
  29. S

    [SOLVED] RAM not running at the correct speeds

    I recently upgraded from my i7 4790k to a ryzen 5 3600, I have 16gbs of corsair vengeance 3600mhz RAM but no matter what I do in the bios it runs at 2133mhz if I try put it up to 3600mhz my system won't boot at all just keeps resetting itself until eventually defaults to 2133mhz anyone else...
  30. Lucas Swordsen

    [SOLVED] RAM is faulty, but pc works fine when not under load?

    So I built a new pc (specs will be down below) and it seemed to be working just fine. However when under load (gaming) I would either get a black screen and the pc would become unresponsive OR I would get a blue screen which said something about a service system error and a kernel error. Tried...
  31. huynhat

    [SOLVED] my PC won't send out any signal

    Hello Tom's HARDWARE community, I'm a new user and would like to get some much needed help here. Suddenly my pc give no signal to the monitor, both the external gpu and the integrated gpu I have tried stripping it all, removing almost all components to the bare minimum and it still not work...
  32. S

    [SOLVED] Is my PSU faulty?

    Ok, so of recent my PC when I try and boot it takes 2/3 goes before it finally boots to the desktop, I am wondering if my PSU is faulty because of this and both me and my dad agree there is a slight burning smell coming from it I know this is probably a dead give away but want to know for...
  33. Samnic Salvatore

    Question GPU not working, System doesnt boot

    Hi Fellow Pc Enthusiasts I have a faulty zotac gtx 1070 mini that doesn't boot for some reason. After putting it into my system and plugging in the display port, the monitor's led shows green but the system can't boot whenever I press the power button. Anyone has any ideas how to fix? I'm...
  34. K

    Question PC slow boot times on SSD

    Greetings, a year ago I got myself an 480GB SSD from Kingston. Boot times and overall responsiveness improved by a large margin and I was very happy with it. About a month ago, I noticed everything slowed down, boot times became slower than on my old failing hard drive and after finally getting...
  35. dewi_arashi

    Question Mixing and matching 3 ram?

    So I bought a 2x16GB White HyperX Fury 3200Mhz RAM, tests it with memtest and found out one of them is fine and the other are faulty, it has thousand of errors, so right now I'm stuck with single stick of 16GB of RAM. The website I where bought it is a marketplace where I can complaint and get a...
  36. Spaghetti123

    [SOLVED] Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL case -- front LED is only partially turned on ?

    I put together my pc about 2 days ago but i've found that there is one portion of the front led strip that only turns on. The rest doesn't turn on and i'm wondering if it's a problem with the cables or if it's just a faulty case? I've plugged in the sata connector and connected the vdg...
  37. djennings93

    [SOLVED] Faulty PSU?

    Hi, I hope someone could be a legend and let me know if in fact my psu is faulty. Is first started when it took 3/4 tries to boot to desktop. Initially it everything would light up, fans running but wouldn't show nothing on the screen but after a few tries it would boot and perform fine. More...
  38. khodex1997

    [SOLVED] Something wrong with my 2080S?

    This is my graphics card idling in FFXIV: View: https://i.imgur.com/uNn4soW.png Steady ~60% seems high for a game like FFXIV. It goes down to a little over half when I alt tab. I'm playing on 1080p with highest settings. I feel like this is a bit high. I am pretty sure I still have a warranty...
  39. sidekick99

    [SOLVED] Faulty 3070

    I have been struggling with my new build lately. So my new build pc would randomly shut down at idle and while gaming, i can “trigger” the shutdown by running need for speed heat. Everytime it would load the pc shuts off. I replaced my 650W with a 850W psu and still my pc would shutdown. I...
  40. M

    Question Graphics card fans sound like a vacuum, non-stop

    Hello ladies & gents, I have an issue w/ my Zotac Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 graphics card running on Windows 10. Please see this link for a summary of the specs, https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoWBcHkfksvNjQWRLyP-sQVlAIWd Odd thing is nothing appears to be overheating, both software monitors or to the...