What do you think?

[oldtimer]

Built a PC about 3 years back around a GByte Z87 D3HP.  Later I fitted an OCZ SSD.  About 12 months back is started shutting down for no reason.  Then it demanded a boot disk check about once a week.  Then various other non specific incidents started arising around running the software.

I cannot blame the mobo, ‘cos when it boots it boots perfectly.  anyway in nearly 30 years I have never lost a mobo

I cannot blame the SSD for similar reasons

I cannot blame the software because it seems to work perfectly when it works.

I have no reason to doubt the PSU ‘cos it was a recognised good make and probably over specced

So, do I go through the trauma of a clean new install, or do I try a new SSD, or start again with a new mobo. and PSU

Or do I carry on quietly cursing and re-booting as necessary 🙁

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[dwynnehugh]

You could have a RAM problem – have you tested the RAM with Memtest or similar?

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[Dave Rice]

Shutting down for no reason is usually a hardware problem.

But have a look in the System logs with Event Viewer to see if you can find any clues.

[Jason]

You sure it’s not overheating?

If the OCZ SSD is pre-Toshiba, I’d get rid of it even it’s not the cause of the problem (and it could well be).

[oldtimer]

dwynnehugh – yes, checked RAM using the windows repair disc facility

Dave – Will do

Jason – Its pre Toshiba I suspect.  I have been thinking of getting a new SSD for some months (I posed a question on the good old MM forum)  so I think I will try a new one.  Would it be foolish to copy over the OS?  Probably I think.

Thanks to all for your advice and guidance

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[Dave Rice]

Can’t see why you can’t clone it, or at least make the attempt.

[Ed P]

Sounds like a Windows 10 issue to me, plus maybe a badly fitting ssd. For the latter, make certain that you put any rubber spacer on the correct side of the SSD! Adodgy SSD connection can give intermittent failures such as you experience – Win10 can make this worse if the mobo has uefi.

The Windows 10 iissues again are uefi related, make sure that all your drivers are up to date – check for yellow exclamation marks. Rven if none are present, methodically go through ALL your drivers and check for updates. If you have an Intel chipset go to the Intel site and make certain that you have the most up to date chip-set driver. Win10 does not play nicely with some old NUC mobo drivers for example, neither does the Anniversary carp play well with drivers that were previously OK – been there done that with my wife’s NUC.

A sure sign of a Win10 uefi issue is a spinning wheel BEFORE Win10 has loaded to give any graphic display.

[edit] I forgot – turn off hibernation too.

[oldtimer]

Thanks ED.  The OS is W7, but I will check the hibernation situation anyway.  I have tried changing leads and connections but to no avail.  Yesterday it was shutting down every two or three minutes for about 15 minutes.

 

Edit

I suppose the fault whatever it is could also be why I have been having problems connecting to BTinternet – mentioned in an earlier post

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