How to fix problems with faulty motherboards and power supplies – power supply units – PSUs – used in desktop computers – PCs
Cause of a slow M.2 SSD that uses the SATA interface This article summarizes a very long video that diagnoses the cause of a slow M.2 SSD, The work is by the PC technician, Carey Holzman, the link to which I provide at the end of the article. I provide additional information not available in…
Steps you take to diagnose the dead motherboard of a desktop PC At the end of this article, there is a link to a video that shows how to diagnose that a dead motherboard is responsible for a dead desktop PC, I am summarizing the process here. Also adding some missing or extra useful information…
Immediate computer startup shutdown problem: Faulty reset switch causes computer shutdown during startup This article summarizes and adds additional information to the solution of a very interesting, obscure desktop-PC startup shutdown problem that the video link at the end of the article provides. This particular problem illustrates how devilishly obscure some computer problems can be.…
Motherboard problem: Can I replace the motherboard of my PC without having to reinstall Windows 7/8.1/10? Motherboard and Windows problem Can I replace the motherboard of my PC? – My computer running Windows XP Professional SP3 is using an elderly AMD Athlon X2 4600+ dual-core processor and Socket 939 motherboard, so I am looking to…
UPS – The solution to power outages crashing desktop PCs and internet connections – Use an Uninterruptible Power Supply unit Laptop computers working from the mains electricity supply have a built-in solution to sudden short power outages – their battery, which kicks in as soon as a power outage occurs without losing any unsaved work.…
Power supply problems – Essential information on the power supply unit (PSU) of a computer The power supply unit (PSU) of a computer is its most vital component The power supply unit (PSU) of a computer is its most vital component. All too often, it is the most neglected component. As with RAM memory, if…
Upgrade your old computer with a motherboard, processor, CPU cooler, RAM memory bundle Problem PC upgrade or buy a new computer. – I’ve been having problems with my desktop computer and I think it’s a hardware issue. It’s pretty old. I reinstalled Windows 10 but it keeps crashing and jamming. I think I might buy…
How to find out if a PC’s motherboard and power supply provide graphics card support for an Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti card Problem My PC has a Gigabyte GA-H81M0-S1 motherboard. I need to know if it provides graphics card support for an Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5 card, which I intend…
Hard disk drive problem: PC reboots randomly and warns to run chkdsk hard-drive diagnostic tool My desktop PC runs Windows 7 Professional. Sometimes it reboots of its own accord. Recently, at startup, dire warnings appeared asking me to run Chkdsk with a surface scan. It seems to be getting worse with time. I have tested…
Useful free PC diagnostic tools/utilities that provide useful information on a computer’s components, diagnostic tests or that monitor their activities There are several very useful free diagnostic and information and monitoring tools that are either provided as part of Windows XP/Vista/7/8.1/10 or by third-party developers. The following list of free tools can provide useful…
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