Win 10 constantly rebooting

[odiervr]

Computer in a constant start loop. I built a 2500k, ssd, ... computer about 4 years ago. No problems. I start it up today and all I get is a constant start, 10 seconds, start again loop. Nothing even displayed on the monitor. Thoughts / advice ? Thanks !
Win 10
i5 2500k
8 gig ram
Intel 180G ssd ....

 

[Ibian Pahiva]

1st try reseting your bios, if no change i would reseat your ram's and only after check the cpu.
BTW have u changed your thermal paste anytime in these 4 years?
IF not, then that's probably it .

 

[odiervr]

Answer: dead hdd. I reset the ram then tried it a couple more times. Same thing - on for 10 secs then died. It was right when the 2 hdd's were spinning up. Windows is on a small SDD (180 GB). So I just unplugged one of my Hdd's and BAM !! Back in business.

This was a scary deal because I could not even get to the bios. The system would reset prior to screen flash.

TY for you advice. Sincerely appreciated.

OBTW: Does thermal paste go bad ? Yikes ?? !!!

 

[Ibian Pahiva]

Yes, thermal paste dries up.
Depending on use, ambient temps, and case airflow i advise to change it at the bare minimum with 2 years use.
I game alot but do no use OC and so i usually change it change it when cleaning\blowing the insides, so about 1 per year.

IF overclocking then you should change it in 6 months imo, even a good premium thermal paste is fairly cheap so it's not a big deal, although it can become a big deal if you don't clean and repaste for too long.

 

[odiervr]

I did not know this, thank you !

 

[Ibian Pahiva]

Glad to help. It's an old topic but you can read a bit into it and learn some more, also several paste and recommendations still apply till today.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616.html