Questions tagged [hardware-failure]
Hardware failure refers to the act of a piece of physical hardware failing to meet its designed standards during operation.
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BIOS not detecting working SATA hard drive
Some time ago my power supply died. It's a long story from then till now, but the important bit is that I ended up with a new hard drive and a new power supply. I tested to see if my original hard ...
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Hardware change with Windows
I wanted to know why is it necessary to reinstall the operating system when a CPU or motherboard change is made. I once changed the CPU in a Windows 7 and it got detected automatically. However, this ...
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Network outage when PC goes to sleep or shuts down
About once every 100 times when my PC goes to sleep, the entire network stops working. I have two switches, and both are affected, not just the switch that has the PC plugged in. For instance, in the ...
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Red light on Motherboard indicating CPU and DRAM problems
Power: Corsair VS 550
Motherboard: B450 Aorus M
CPU: Amd ryzen 5
GPU: Amd radeon rx 570 (Sapphire pulse)
Ram: 1 x DDR3 8gb memory
My pc suddenly broke after normally shutting down and taking a break. ...
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Keyboard and power button not responding but computer continues to work
I have an issue with my ASUS K501UX laptop (running Windows 10) where all of the sudden, my computer keyboard as well as the power button stop working. The first time it happened to me I had the ...
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How to verify that the touchpad is physically connected
I need help troubleshooting the Synaptics touchpad on my HP Probook 4540s running Windows 10. First and foremost, how can I verify, by software or hardware (in that
order of preference), that the ...
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Why do SSDs tend to fail much more suddenly than HDDs?
Modern PCs tend to use one of two types of internal-storage devices:1 2
Hard-disk drives (HDDs) store data on spinning disks coated in a magnetic recording medium, a technology dating back to the ...
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Computer constantly freezing, shutting off, boot looping, etc
It comes and goes, occasionally I'll go a month or two without any issue.
There were no hardware changes that first started this happening, my computer just began freezing completely independent of ...
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Loud whistle noise from aio fans under load
When under load such as when doing demanding tasks on my pc, my aio (Corsair H100x) fans make a really loud whistling noise.
my CPU temps are still very good though, around sub 70 degrees celsius. ...
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Hard disk is always only detected after the computer is switched on the second time
At the first press of the power button to switch on the computer, the hard disk is not detected, BIOS says "unknown device" instead of hard disk.
Then I switch off the computer by pressing the power ...
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Ghost images when copying but not when scanning or printing
Samsung M2876ND MFC is causing ghost images when any document is copied via the copy button on the device. The ghost images do not overlap the real images, but are printed several inches away.
But ...
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Windows computer getting Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) after a fall
Accidentally knocked my laptop onto the ground last night and have been having some trouble with it since. After picking it up, I opened the screen to make sure there wasn't any obvious damage and, ...
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How can I test external HDDs after 3 computers fail to turn on after using external HDDs?
In the same week, I’ve had 3 computers fail to turn on when being connected to my two external HDDs. The drives are a LaCie 500Gb and an IBM 250Gb in an OWC case. Both connect through Firewire 800 or ...
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Reassemble RAID0 array despite error
My ancient Synology CS407 was setup (deliberately) with RAID0 and I didn't have a backup system set up yet. There are four 1TB drives making a 4TB volume. One drive had a failure which led to the on-...
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USB keyboard stops responding randomly
I am dual-booting relatively fresh Debian 12 install (6.1.0-16-amd64 kernel) and Windows 11 (FAST BOOT IS TURNED OFF).
My USB keyboard can stop responding at any moment. Sometimes there are troubles ...
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Predict a disk's near failure or burnout [closed]
I have a project to submit on computer resource's monitoring, and for that I wish to create a CLI program -for Linux and Windows- that analyses the data provided by SMART each time the computer ...
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Is it safe for the bottom of a hard drive to be touching or almost touching a metal drive bay?
I'm installing a new hard-drive, and have mounted it on something like this. After screwing the HDD down onto the drive adapter, I've realised there's very little clearance between its metal and the ...
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Shader/other specific GPU calculation fails with different error messages - how to diagnoze further?
I am having a very strange series of crashes on my PC and I wonder what can I do further to pinpoint the issue.
Crashes are almost exclusive to few GPU heavy applications, and in following software ...
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HP Office Jet Pro 8610 Printer Issue - Defective Cartridge Error
I'm facing an issue with my HP Office Jet Pro 8610 printer, specifically related to a "defective cartridge" error. The printer indicates that at least one cartridge, presumably the black one,...
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A few of my Toshiba laptop keys stopped working
Some of my Toshiba laptop automatically stopped working. Right now I am using a wireless keyboard and all keys work on it. I wonder if it is something I did accidentally in the bottom "Find" space.....
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My computer randomly freezes and I've tried anything that I could
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Freezes reappeared
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This problem seems to be solved. I changed the PCI slot of my GPU and freezes seems to have disappeared. If you are in the same situation as me, try this ...
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New Power Supply doesn't work with a specific motherboard
I just bought a new power supply Corsair CX430 V2 in order to meet the needs of a new graphics card I hope to install. The motherboard is the micro-ATX form factor Asus P5KPL-AM/PS running a Intel C2D ...
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computer randomly forgets settings and folders, sometimes logs out
for some longer time i'm having problem with computer (or even computers as it was happening on two computers) not saving settings. i shutdown every electronics at night so every day is a reboot. and ...
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Asus PC boot failure
My Asus PC (a Rog Strix G15) suddenly switched off and refused to boot back again. No boot, no lights, not even charge light when connected to power. Nothing has happened to it, it just suddenly ...
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Laptop water damage repair procedure
I'd love some advice in repairing a water-damaged laptop.
My girlfriend spilled a glass of water on her Sony Vaio and now it doesn't turn on...at all...dead! What steps should I go through to work ...
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Disk Malfunctioned But They All Disappeared - Is This Disk Still Trustworthy?
I have encountered a situation I have never seen before. I recently bought an Seagate One Touch 5TB external HDD, and to ensure it would store data properly, I tried to run chkdsk. However before that,...
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Random Reboots on a Windows 8.1 Custom Build
I have a Windows 8.1 custom PC that I built about 6 months ago. It worked great for several months with no problems, but about three months ago it started to reboot randomly.
My computer works fine ...
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New Asus TUF B650Plus motherboard with VGA QLED on: any solutions other than return it?
I've been building a gaming PC for my niece. The specs are the following:
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (the non-Wifi one)
16 Gb. 6000 Mhz RAM
1 WD Blue 1 Tb. NVMe SSD
Nvidia 4060 GPU ...
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After fresh Debian install bootable USB drives freeze BIOS
Laptop: Acer aspire A515-56
Debian Release: 12.4.0
Mint release: 21.2
System BIOS version: v1.12
Flashing method: Balena etcher on kali workstation
PS. It says BIOS version, but UEFI boot is the only ...
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Compaq Presario CQ71 no power - power LED lights up briefly when plugged in
I have a Compaq Presario CQ71 which will not power on. When plugging in the charger, the LED turns on for about 10 seconds, and then turns off, no other lights turn on. Nothing seems to be happening ...
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Trying to understand SmartCRTL results: Normed value less than the worst value?
Please see the below output of smartctl for external hard drive. For attribute: Offline_Uncorrectable, the current normed-value is less that the worst value.
How is it possible? It should be always ...
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Graphics card issues? Green lines and distortion on my screens
I turned on my computer this morning and it had a bunch of vertical green artefacts and some horizontal distortions on text.
You can see what it looks like
I assume it's the graphics card but I'm ...
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How to get Thunderbolt 4 dock to work on Thunderbolt 3 port? (Dell Precision 5510)
I have a Dell Precision 5510 laptop with Thunderbolt. I'm able to get TB3 devices to connect in Windows and Linux without issue, but cannot get TB4 docks to connect. I've tried three brands (ACASIS, ...
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Is this drive with no indication of failure in S.M.A.R.T is dying?
Here is the S.M.A.R.T report for my external drive:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 196 196 ...
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GPU stops working when restarting
I have reinstalled a computer I had abandoned for quite a while. At first it didn't show any display, so I did some basic debugging.
After switching the RAM slot connected (it has a single stick), it ...
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Laptop Docking Station not detecting HDMI Monitor when connected via type C cord
I have a Lenovo Legion laptop and a dell monitor. Also have seperate keyboard and mouse which i use for gaming.
I bought the Dock by Honeywell(https://amzn.eu/d/1gtN4ZN), which comes with a small Type ...
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3.5 inch HDD making clicking noise (video included) [closed]
Seeking Advice: Recovering Data from Clicking 3.5" HDD
I have an approximately 10-year-old 3.5-inch SATA hard drive that I'm trying to get old personal files off of. When connected via a SATA-to-...
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Soldered RAM: is it possible to isolate just the damaged cells in way or another?
I have an Asus K550V notebook with Windows 10 Pro X64, bought few years ago and out of warranty. This model has 8GB DDR4 Ram module directly soldered on motherboard and also has a slot for adding ...
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Identical RAM won't work, second pair
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS Elite AX
RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MHz CL36 Intel XMP (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36)
I ordered another two, identical sticks of RAM last week, and they ...
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What happens when water is spilled in a powered-on PC?
I spilled some water into a PC (it got through the fan vents) and it powered down immediately. I just got a few splashes on the motherboard and graphics card. Is it fried?
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The RAM did not get ...
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PC keeps rebooting before displaying the login screen and then works fine
It is a homemade PC that is already a few years old (without problems).
These are the parts used:
Mainboard: ASRock B450 Steel Legend
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO
Power: ...
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black screen after power on & auto power on after force shutdown
After pressing the power button of the laptop, most of the hardware is completely unresponsive.
The fan works for a few seconds and stops. It works for a short time before stops again periodically ...
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Can I use a pair of 2x48GB RAM kits instead of a 4x48GB kit?
I am planning to build a PC for deep learning using 192GB of RAM. The only available 192GB RAM kit option by now is from Corsair that runs at 5200MHz speed. But there are better options in 2x48GB kits ...
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How much longer of a lifespan do TLC SSDs have compared to QLC SSDs?
I've come across several articles stating TLC SSDs have better reliability and longer lifespan than QLC SSDs. However, they don't specify how much more reliable they are. I'm aware the real-world ...
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CPU or Mainboard stability problems
Our built is a MSI B550 A PRO with a Ryzen7 5800X and two 16GB g.skill F4-3200C16-16GVK in slots a2+b2 and an RTX3060. The PSU and Cooler are be.quiet and indeed very quiet and powerful. Heat is not a ...
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My desktop PC wont start anymore. What can be?
My PC is a desktop Amd Ryzen 5 1600.
If I press turn on button, nothing happen (no hard disk movement, no cpu fan movement)..it's like electric not arrive.
I already try
Change power supply with a ...
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How does CMOS battery affect hardware?
I have seen multiple websites that claim a dead CMOS battery can cause hardware failures due to driver issues. (electronicshub dot org/symptom-of-a-cmos-battery-failure/)
How is this possible if the ...
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Mouse disconnects when I flick at high speed
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I use a zowie EC2-A mouse to play fps games.
I'm using a custom built PC running windows 10.
I've been noticing recently that when I flick the mouse quickly to the right or left that it will ...
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Files are corrupt after copying/streaming them from samba fileshare
I'm running Debian 12 with an smb file server installed. The Samba version is 4.17.12-Debian. When I try watching any video from the share on any other machine in the network, there are significant ...
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How do I fix a HP 250 g7 crashing to white screen on movment?
When moving or even just adjusting the screen angle, the HP 250 g7 crashes. It is used and appears to have been in frequent use. When crashing, the fan would stop and the screen would just show white ...
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