System malfunctions often cause repeated crashes and restarts.
System malfunctions often cause repeated crashes and restarts.
What's the temperature situation? When was the last time you maintained the system and changed the thermal paste?
After the system starts, a crash suggests memory issues might be the cause. It’s wise to run memtest86 twice to confirm. If both tests pass, proceed with further diagnostics; if they fail, run another more intensive check.
Temperature problems, accumulation of dust around fans, PSU, GPU may require reapplying thermal paste.
But it failed once during startup. You have two drives, each with different speeds. We should test the simpler version: connect one drive and see if it runs. If it does, the issue is likely with memory or a memory slot. Change the drive and try again. If it still runs, the problem is probably with the other drive or slot. If neither works, there might be a more complex issue, such as a faulty slot. If both work, it’s unclear what’s wrong. This test relies on the idea that two drives rarely fail together. It usually takes longer than a quick check like Memtest86 because you need to run the machine for some time and observe any errors. With a serious problem, it might be faster to resolve. Regarding temperatures, this CPU is older than mine. I keep it below 70°C most of the time, which is good news. It’s possible the heat caused it to fail. One other factor could be wear from high temperatures.
It might work or it might not. The evaluation could assist with this. On the positive note, it’s a chance now, and in this situation it will be even shorter than usual. If the test indicates ‘something else,’ the PSU becomes a key suspect. Edited August 17, 2022 by Bombastinator