Hi there,
I have a PC that is 6 years, and have had for the last few years constant issues with freezing. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to the freezing, and after tests and upgrades, I cannot narrow it down.
I have tried a memtest, no issues found after several hours. I have updated the BIOS, added an extra fan, no luck. I believe some time ago I also ran a CPU test, no issues. No viruses also, and I have tried a fresh install on my SSD, after having a HDD previously. I have noted my Crucial updater software mentioning I have my BIOS set to IDE mode, not AHCI. I believe I did try to change this but then Windows would not boot, and I had to change it back - I have seen now these instructions, are these safe to use? This thread here tells me otherwise.
The computer can freeze when browsing in Chrome, doing something a little more intensive like music production - but also can go hours without freezing at all, but then revert to freezing every five minutes. I have to force restart each time.
Other issue I have is external harddrivers to not connect to transfer data, but light up on their own power indicator. I have tried a separate power supply, still won't work - could hint towards a power supply issues, or lack of power?
I want to fix this, before I lose data. My specs are below (from Speccy, let me know if you need anything else), any steps to help troubleshoot this would be much appreciated.
Operating System
PSU
I have a PC that is 6 years, and have had for the last few years constant issues with freezing. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to the freezing, and after tests and upgrades, I cannot narrow it down.
I have tried a memtest, no issues found after several hours. I have updated the BIOS, added an extra fan, no luck. I believe some time ago I also ran a CPU test, no issues. No viruses also, and I have tried a fresh install on my SSD, after having a HDD previously. I have noted my Crucial updater software mentioning I have my BIOS set to IDE mode, not AHCI. I believe I did try to change this but then Windows would not boot, and I had to change it back - I have seen now these instructions, are these safe to use? This thread here tells me otherwise.
The computer can freeze when browsing in Chrome, doing something a little more intensive like music production - but also can go hours without freezing at all, but then revert to freezing every five minutes. I have to force restart each time.
Other issue I have is external harddrivers to not connect to transfer data, but light up on their own power indicator. I have tried a separate power supply, still won't work - could hint towards a power supply issues, or lack of power?
I want to fix this, before I lose data. My specs are below (from Speccy, let me know if you need anything else), any steps to help troubleshoot this would be much appreciated.
Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, 1903, 18362.388
- AMD FX-6300
PSU
- Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600w '80 Plus Bronze' PSU.
- 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
- ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (CPUSocket)
- 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 (MSI)
- 223GB Crucial CT240BX200SSD1 ATA Device (SATA (SSD))
- ATAPI iHAS120 X ATA Device
- Realtek High Definition Audio
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