A few weeks ago I finished building my first PC. (minus the video card that is still pending) (parts list here).
For the most part, the PC works great... for the most part...
The biggest issues I've had are power related. I have balanced power settings and, supposedly, up to date drivers given my new install of windows. However: here are the problems I'm having...
1. When I shut down the PC, one of three things will happen. A) It actually shuts down, B) It hangs during shut down on the blue screen with spinning dots indefinitely (I once let it go for several hours and nothing happened), C) It freezes during shut down, as in those dots stop spinning and the screen "freezes".
Option A occurs roughly 75% of the time, and B & C the other 25%. Option C has been more frequent after I put a modest OC on my CPU but it has proven to be stable during extended PC use, so I don't know the issue exactly. The only way to move on from options B & C is to hold down the power button.
2. Windows BSOD with the error "Driver_Power_State_Error" which indicates that one or more of my drivers are having issues waking from sleep, etc... The problem is I have no idea which driver is problematic or how to check as I have a good number of devices being managed, i.e., USB mice, keyboard, headset, and mics, the USB controllers, a SATA III drive, a PCI-E drive (boot drive), and the LAN controller (I'm also getting a PCI-E WiFi adapter soon). So I have no idea what is causing the issues.
My power settings are balanced and I tried tuning the advanced settings but to no avail. ANy help would be greatly appreciated. The hardware works great I'm just strugglingwith the software.
For the most part, the PC works great... for the most part...
The biggest issues I've had are power related. I have balanced power settings and, supposedly, up to date drivers given my new install of windows. However: here are the problems I'm having...
1. When I shut down the PC, one of three things will happen. A) It actually shuts down, B) It hangs during shut down on the blue screen with spinning dots indefinitely (I once let it go for several hours and nothing happened), C) It freezes during shut down, as in those dots stop spinning and the screen "freezes".
Option A occurs roughly 75% of the time, and B & C the other 25%. Option C has been more frequent after I put a modest OC on my CPU but it has proven to be stable during extended PC use, so I don't know the issue exactly. The only way to move on from options B & C is to hold down the power button.
2. Windows BSOD with the error "Driver_Power_State_Error" which indicates that one or more of my drivers are having issues waking from sleep, etc... The problem is I have no idea which driver is problematic or how to check as I have a good number of devices being managed, i.e., USB mice, keyboard, headset, and mics, the USB controllers, a SATA III drive, a PCI-E drive (boot drive), and the LAN controller (I'm also getting a PCI-E WiFi adapter soon). So I have no idea what is causing the issues.
My power settings are balanced and I tried tuning the advanced settings but to no avail. ANy help would be greatly appreciated. The hardware works great I'm just strugglingwith the software.