Hi all, this has been giving me a headache for a while. Every time I have a pc issue i end up on this board so hopefully you guys will be able to finally solve it! Sorry in advanced for the ramble but it takes some explaining.
So my PC randomly froze up, and when I reset it I was told Windows needs repairing to start, but Startup repair would not work. I eventually tried to reinstall Windows fresh and could not install Windows either, getting generic errors about failing to install, create partitions, etc etc. Nothing I tried worked and at this point I believe it’s a hardware issue that can’t be worked around. So here’s my problem.
I was convinced it was my motherboard (asrock b365m pro4) because
To try and isolate the problem I’ve tried -
Plugging in just the barebones components.
Trying one stick of ram at a time
Resetting/ updating / replacing battery in bios.
I haven’t tried without the graphics card as my cpu doesn’t have onboard graphics, but I have tried the card in another pc and it works in that.
Also haven’t tried another cpu as I don’t have one to hand.
Haven’t tried a different power supply although I don’t see how that could be the issue
Does anyone know what else I could try? How to prove it is / isn’t the MB? Anyone come across this problem or know what could cause it? Thanks!
Asrock b365m pro4 MB
i3 9100f cpu
Amd 27240 gpu
500gb ssd
OCZ zs psu 650w, fairly old always seemed fine
So my PC randomly froze up, and when I reset it I was told Windows needs repairing to start, but Startup repair would not work. I eventually tried to reinstall Windows fresh and could not install Windows either, getting generic errors about failing to install, create partitions, etc etc. Nothing I tried worked and at this point I believe it’s a hardware issue that can’t be worked around. So here’s my problem.
I was convinced it was my motherboard (asrock b365m pro4) because
- it’s not the HD (worked fine in another computer, and I also had the same problems with multiple drives)
- the boot screen takes around 1 minute to appear and another 20 seconds or so I pass
- I tried flashing the bios and it started working immediately, although only for a few hours before the same problem came back for good.
To try and isolate the problem I’ve tried -
Plugging in just the barebones components.
Trying one stick of ram at a time
Resetting/ updating / replacing battery in bios.
I haven’t tried without the graphics card as my cpu doesn’t have onboard graphics, but I have tried the card in another pc and it works in that.
Also haven’t tried another cpu as I don’t have one to hand.
Haven’t tried a different power supply although I don’t see how that could be the issue
Does anyone know what else I could try? How to prove it is / isn’t the MB? Anyone come across this problem or know what could cause it? Thanks!
Asrock b365m pro4 MB
i3 9100f cpu
Amd 27240 gpu
500gb ssd
OCZ zs psu 650w, fairly old always seemed fine
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