- Dec 29, 2016
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Hey guys, sorry if I've classified the category incorrectly; I'm honestly not sure if my mobo is the problem or not, but I've run out of ideas and I desperately need some guidance! [Full build at bottom of post!] Also apologies for the length of this; I just wanted to try to give as much potentially helpful info as I could.
I have an old (circa 2013) custom PC. Never had many major issues with it. About two years ago, my ex-boyfriend accidentally broke one of my PCIe slots. I moved my video card to the other slot and it worked fine. There's a piece of cardboard stuck in the broken slot to keep the pins from touching, so I don't know if that broken slot could have anything to do with this. Additionally, for the last couple of years, the USB ports have all been misbehaving. There are 3 out of the 6 ports on the back that give me trouble, and both of the ports on the front. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.
In the last week or so, the computer has really started acting up, leading to a seemingly endless cycle of BSODs. So far, I have gutted the rig and deep cleaned it (very carefully), updated all drivers via ioBit Driver Booster (free version), run system scans including malware/spyware/etc, run the Windows system repair numerous times, booted into BIOS to reset to defaults, tried safe mode, memory testing (removed individual RAM sticks to check for functionality), run a system restore to as far back as I could (July 12th)... I'm probably even forgetting some of the other stuff I've done. It's gone on for days now. dI noticed with ioBit that every time I got to the USB drivers, the computer would blue-screen when they were updated... I disabled some USB setting that I can't remember now and can't find, and that fixed the problem, but only temporarily.
Currently, the PC refuses to recognize any mice. The keyboard works fine, as does the wireless internet adapter. I tried to manually update the Mouse and Keyboard Detection Driver to no avail, so right now I can't even efficiently navigate to get anything done. I need to at least try to back up my HDD one more time onto a 2TB external drive because I'm afraid of losing everything if I make a mistake.
The only guesses I have are:
-The USB ports are somehow bugged? damaged? They've been a problem for a while
-The motherboard is tapping out.
-I'm an idiot
-The broken PCIe slot is somehow contributing?
-Poltergeist?
My brain is fried because I don't do this on a regular basis; I relearn all the hardware and software info every time and I'm confused now and I have no idea where to start over at this point... please help if you can, welcoming any suggestions!! (Side note: I am prepared for the possibility that this rig is just older than God and it's time to retire, but I'm hoping I can salvage it for maybe another 6mos to a year.)
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MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (LGA1155/Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX)
POWER: Corsair CX600M (600W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V/EPS12V
VIDEO CARD: EVGA Superclocked+ 03G-P4-3663-KR GeForce GTX660Ti 3GB 192-bit PCIe 3.0 x16 HDCP
CPU: Intel i7-3770 Quad Core 3.4 GHz 3.9GHz Turbo LGA1155
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2x4GB) 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HDD: Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP1
I have an old (circa 2013) custom PC. Never had many major issues with it. About two years ago, my ex-boyfriend accidentally broke one of my PCIe slots. I moved my video card to the other slot and it worked fine. There's a piece of cardboard stuck in the broken slot to keep the pins from touching, so I don't know if that broken slot could have anything to do with this. Additionally, for the last couple of years, the USB ports have all been misbehaving. There are 3 out of the 6 ports on the back that give me trouble, and both of the ports on the front. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.
In the last week or so, the computer has really started acting up, leading to a seemingly endless cycle of BSODs. So far, I have gutted the rig and deep cleaned it (very carefully), updated all drivers via ioBit Driver Booster (free version), run system scans including malware/spyware/etc, run the Windows system repair numerous times, booted into BIOS to reset to defaults, tried safe mode, memory testing (removed individual RAM sticks to check for functionality), run a system restore to as far back as I could (July 12th)... I'm probably even forgetting some of the other stuff I've done. It's gone on for days now. dI noticed with ioBit that every time I got to the USB drivers, the computer would blue-screen when they were updated... I disabled some USB setting that I can't remember now and can't find, and that fixed the problem, but only temporarily.
Currently, the PC refuses to recognize any mice. The keyboard works fine, as does the wireless internet adapter. I tried to manually update the Mouse and Keyboard Detection Driver to no avail, so right now I can't even efficiently navigate to get anything done. I need to at least try to back up my HDD one more time onto a 2TB external drive because I'm afraid of losing everything if I make a mistake.
The only guesses I have are:
-The USB ports are somehow bugged? damaged? They've been a problem for a while
-The motherboard is tapping out.
-I'm an idiot
-The broken PCIe slot is somehow contributing?
-Poltergeist?
My brain is fried because I don't do this on a regular basis; I relearn all the hardware and software info every time and I'm confused now and I have no idea where to start over at this point... please help if you can, welcoming any suggestions!! (Side note: I am prepared for the possibility that this rig is just older than God and it's time to retire, but I'm hoping I can salvage it for maybe another 6mos to a year.)
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MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (LGA1155/Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX)
POWER: Corsair CX600M (600W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V/EPS12V
VIDEO CARD: EVGA Superclocked+ 03G-P4-3663-KR GeForce GTX660Ti 3GB 192-bit PCIe 3.0 x16 HDCP
CPU: Intel i7-3770 Quad Core 3.4 GHz 3.9GHz Turbo LGA1155
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2x4GB) 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HDD: Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP1
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