How to fix problems with faulty motherboards and power supplies – power supply units – PSUs – used in desktop computers – PCs
Use a USB flash drive to update/flash BIOS on MSI, Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock motherboards The days are long gone when it was a dodgy but necessary business to use a floppy disk and drive to update/flash the BIOS of a make/model of motherboard. When a failed update could render your computer completely useless, requiring the…
PSU choice is a very important consideration when building or buying a new desktop PC If the power supply unit (PSU) doesn’t function properly in any kind of computer, none of the other components will be able to function properly. Therefore, the PSU is at the top of the food chain. Unfortunately, the manufacturers tend…
What to do if a faulty processor/CPU is the cause when Win10 fails to install on a new build PC Faulty processor/CPU problem An amateur system builder builds a desktop PC using brand new components from a mainstream online computer store – PC case, RAM memory, motherboard, power supply, processor/CPU, graphics card and M.2 NVMe…
High-end AMD motherboard and Ryzen CPU PC freezes due to automatic BIOS overclocking set by default The lock-up/freezing problem A high-end desktop gaming PC randomly locks up – freezes – several times a day. The system builder, with decades of experience, tested the PC thoroughly before shipping it to the buyer. The solution – Automatic…
PC freezes: My desktop/laptop PC keeps freezing every 15 minutes requiring a reboot PROBLEM – PC freezes regularly My elderly desktop PC runs Windows 7 SP1 64-bit version with 4GB of RAM and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Socket AM2 processor. Of late. The PC freezes regularly, about every 15 minutes, which requires a restart…
Diagnose a dead power supply unit (PSU) – What to do when a PC power supply fails Problem “Sir, I need help.. My PC is not working.” – Please provide its make and model and describe what is wrong with it. “My PC is not starting.at all. Nothing comes on.” Answer The cause could be…
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…
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