PC really messed up

[HippsieGypsie]

Thanks, Art. :thumb:

HeyDontFall may want to think about adding some more cooling to the case. What do you think?

 

[HeyDontFall]

I already have plenty of fans and clean it out every week, about to attempt to run MemTest. Also I bought this SSD back in August so I don't think Microcenter will replace it for me

 

[azasadny]

Sounds like you're doing everything you're supposed to be doing. you may need to get an RMA from the SSD manufacturer. I always try to have "spares" around so if something fails, I can replace it without having a system down while I'm waiting for the replacement to arrive. If you have an older hard drive, you could swap it in. I have images of my drives created in Acronis, stored on my server, so if a PC's drive fails, I put in a new one, boot from a flash drive, point to the server and reload the image to the new drive. Restoring a PC takes less than 1 hour this way...

 

[HippsieGypsie]

Ok. Hopefully it's the mem sticks. They're cheaper.

Please let us know the outcome of the test and any progress.

 

[HeyDontFall]

Actually a 128GB Samsung 840 EVO is on sale for $87.99 at Microcenter lol and how long should I run MemTest for? Also I will setup a RMA with Kingston later so I guess I have will two SSDs, a 500GB WD Blue internal drive and a 1TB External WD Drive

 

[HippsieGypsie]

Depends on whose software and extent/type of test. Anywhere from half hour to an hour.

 

[HeyDontFall]

MemTest did 1 pass that took 46 minutes it says no errors! Doing another run right now

 

[azasadny]

RAM does go bad. I just had an old DDR2 stick "go bad" and the gold plated contacts were corroded. I cleaned it up but it still failed, so that happens from time to time. I'm a firm believer in premium power supplies because I believe an excellent quality power supply can prevent component failures.

 

[azasadny]

The Samsung SSD's are nice! I have purchased a few and they always perform very well! The Samsung "Magician" software that comes with them is pretty cool...

 

[HeyDontFall]

Damn shame it had to be the SSD that died, good thing all my games and such are on my other two drives

 

[HeyDontFall]

MemTest found no errors after running for 5 hours and 3 passes but I've tried loading a live linux distro onto a USB but for some reason they all freeze or just restart my PC. Could something else be messed up besides the SSD?

 

[azasadny]

Do you have another "known good" power supply that you could test with?

 

[HeyDontFall]

No I do not

 

[HeyDontFall]

So is this a SSD problem or is something else wrong seeing as I can't get a Linux distro to work?

 

[HippsieGypsie]

You're trying to mount the distro on the SSD?

I'm not familiar with Linux. I will contact a few friends to look in here.

 

[HippsieGypsie]

Is your BIOS set to default values? If not, reset it and try do a clean install again.

 

[dencal]

Fire up computer then "click restart while holding down Shift".
"Choose an Option" screen appears
Click on "Troubleshoot"....then "Advanced Options"....then "System Image Recovery".
Then follow instructions.
Hope this helps.

 

[HeyDontFall]

I'm trying to run the Linux distro off a live USB, and to the guy above I built this myself is I don't think I have that option

 

[azasadny]

Once you get everything back up and running, create a disk image with Macrium or Acronis and keep the image stored somewhere "safe" in case this happens again.

 

[dencal]

I'm trying to run the Linux distro off a live USB, and to the guy above I built this myself is I don't think I have that option

What do you mean you don't have that option....I have built my own machines so that should not be a problem....You have an W8.1 dvd don't you?
Start with that then IMMEDIATELY click "Restart" as I have already explained in my last post holding down the "Shift key".