HELP! I need somebody HELP!

kenny

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Hi all,

Here is the problem I have been having consistently... I first started off using vista, upgraded to 7 then 8 and the problem still exist. My desktop will work for a few months, then at aorund 3-6 months into it working fine, suddenly it will not boot up. First it would take a few times to boot up, when it does boot, it freezes around 30secs-5 mins after booting. As time progresses, it gets worse... it will take more and more attempts to boot up and eventually it would not boot at all and I reach the black screen of death.

I can confirm it is not a virus as I have wiped the HDD several times before. Multiple virus scans showed nothing at all.

Has anybody got any ideas as why this would happen every 3-6 months? Please help because I can't really afford a new PC :(.

Some specs:
Windows 8 x86
Acer G7700 (stock)
Nvidia 560 Ti

Kenny
 

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You have a hardware problem either power supply or mother board or it could be something as simple as too much dust on the cpu heat sink. It could be the hard drive.
 

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Clean thee case never hurts, check mobo battery, that's all I can think of
 

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  • OS
    windows 8 pro
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    home built
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II 955 BE
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO
    Memory
    4GB geil
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI HD5770
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG flattron L225WS
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 1TB
    Samsung 1 TB
    Case
    Collermaster HAF
    Cooling
    XTREME Frezer II
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Microtools WMX810
    Internet Speed
    cable
Out try this, go to the elevated DOS box and type
BCDboot c:/windows /s c: /l en-us
Where c is oxidase the drive where windows is installed
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    home built
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II 955 BE
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO
    Memory
    4GB geil
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI HD5770
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG flattron L225WS
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 1TB
    Samsung 1 TB
    Case
    Collermaster HAF
    Cooling
    XTREME Frezer II
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Microtools WMX810
    Internet Speed
    cable
Thanks for the suggestions so far. I have already cleaned the components and my processor uses liquid cooling. I cannot even get a start up bee
 

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Thanks for the suggestions so far. I have already cleaned the components and my processor uses liquid cooling. I cannot even get a start up bee

Sounding More like power supply or mother board if you do not get the bios screen. There should be an led on the MB that flashes if there is an error with the memory or video board. You will need to check your documentation for the MB.
 

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    Win7/8 Mint
    System Manufacturer/Model
    lenovo W530
    CPU
    intell i7
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16gb
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
    Other Info
    Around 13 million employes
It could also be brownouts. You could try getting a UPS and seeing if the problem persists.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
Hi, just wondering what a UPS is? If it is the power supply, why would it work perfectly for the first few months after a clean format and then start doing this? I am a bit confused... I already try to install as little as possible.

Also, i just managed to get my computer up and running agian.... all seems to be fine. Its only when i reboot i believe. I sort of fixed it by pulling the plug out completely and waiting a few hours. I know the problem will get worse over time as I have experienced it before.
 

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UPS is a power supply that plugs in to your wall to supply power to your computer when the power goes out it has a battery to do this for a limited time it will also compensate for low power (brown out). The 3 months after install is is not the operation system it is just time to go bad if it was the operation system it would have started when you installed it.
 

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    lenovo W530
    CPU
    intell i7
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16gb
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
    Other Info
    Around 13 million employes
Hmmm....

Can you describe in more detail what happens over that duration of time?

I'm wondering how general performance of Windows is during this time? Is it slow, laggy, weird? Does it start up after installing a clean copy of Windows and boot fine for a while, then start to degrade and get slow to the point where it takes forever? How many programs do you install? Have you done upgrade installs from vista to 7 to 8 or have they been clean custom installs? If they were custom installs, did you reformat the hard drive? If so, does boot time and responsiveness decrease after using it?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
Nothing at all like that. It runs perfectly until this one day when I boot up, it freezes, once so I restarted it and carried on my day... And next time it takes a little longer to restart and it just takes more and more attempts. Once it does eventually boot up, everything works 100% fine as if there was no problem at all. Every time I put it onto sleep, or turn it off the problem comes back. I have no idea how i fix it each time :(
 

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I would check the hard drive for issues and the memory and go from there , change setting from sleep to always on and see if that solves the problem.
 

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  • OS
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    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built Antec P-180B Case
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    Asus P5QPro Turbo
    Memory
    Kingston PC6300 4 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD5670
Nothing at all like that. It runs perfectly until this one day when I boot up, it freezes, once so I restarted it and carried on my day... And next time it takes a little longer to restart and it just takes more and more attempts. Once it does eventually boot up, everything works 100% fine as if there was no problem at all. Every time I put it onto sleep, or turn it off the problem comes back. I have no idea how i fix it each time :(

What you are describing could be a hard drive problem the spindle bearings oil is getting old and it takes more time for the spindle to come up to speed for the drive to be used for booting thus the several tries to boot. I have seen this before.
 

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  • OS
    Win7/8 Mint
    System Manufacturer/Model
    lenovo W530
    CPU
    intell i7
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16gb
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
    Other Info
    Around 13 million employes
Thank you. Is there a way to basically clone the hard drive including OS and all? The only one I know of that would do this is Nothern Ghost. That would save me a lot of time and effort

I will buy that and give it a go. Will post result after
 

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If drive is going might not be able to clone properly I use the free one WD gives with there drives. Called[h=3]Acronis True Image 2013[/h]
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built Antec P-180B Case
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    Asus P5QPro Turbo
    Memory
    Kingston PC6300 4 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD5670
I havent started cloning the drive yet. I have done a windows 8 'refresh' and it hasnt crashed so far. after 1 day and 1 boot. I will see if it crashes tonight after work
 

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well i have left it after a few days and now it has started freezing up agian... i will try to clone my drive now and will let you know the result
 

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I have just cloned my disk to a new one. it worked for the first day and i have just experienced my first freeze.

i had the computer boot up and logged on then went for dinner, when i came back, i started browsing the web and all of a sudden it freezes... any ideas?
 

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Hmmm, now we know this isn't a hard drive issue, this sounds more like a driver issue.

Seeing that you have an NVIDIA graphics card, can you check to see if you have the official NVIDIA drivers installed? It seems like their drivers have a tendency to be a culprit in situations like these. Also, you have the latest Windows updates installed, correct?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
i do have the latest updates and drivers. i have spend a good few months without updates and drivers (keeping it in factory settings) and eventually it still freezes so we can rule that too.

so far i have ruled out, windows x64 with and without updates, windows x86 with and without updates, new hard drives.

do you think its time to get a new computer?
 

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