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by Mischief Maker 01/06/2018, 9:44am PST |
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Over Christmas break I was visiting family and for a week had my computer sitting in an empty apartment just warm enough to keep the pipes from freezing. Now I'm back and my computer has picked up a new peculiarity.
Half the time when I restart windows 7 (from the start menu) the machine gets stuck in a place where the USB mouse and keyboard are inactive (no lights), the HD isn't doing any churning at all, the monitor goes into energy-saving, but the fans are still running.
The only way I can get out of this is if I hit the hard reset button on the front of the case. When I do, Windows 7 loads normally with no error message about failing to shut down properly.
I checked my CPU with the intel diagnostic tool and it passed, and I did a memory check in BIOS and everything seems fine.
Does this sound like a Windows problem that can be solved with a fresh install, or a motherboard problem? |
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Help me diagnose, Caltrops. by Mischief Maker 01/06/2018, 9:44am PST 
Stuck on bootup or shutdown? by Entropy Stew 01/06/2018, 2:32pm PST
It's on shutdown. I'm burning disks in anticipation of an HD wipe as we speak. NT by Mischief Maker 01/06/2018, 4:14pm PST
Could a dying soundcard cause this? by Mischief Maker 01/07/2018, 7:53am PST
No idea. Pull it and see if the issue goes away by Entropy Stew 01/07/2018, 10:54am PST
Pulling the reinstall trigger. See you Tuesday! NT by Mischief Maker 01/07/2018, 11:15am PST
Sonofabitch, it's still happening. by Mischief Maker 01/09/2018, 9:34am PST
Re: Sonofabitch, it's still happening. by bisekrankas 01/10/2018, 3:51am PST
Sounds like an ACPI problem by blackwater 01/10/2018, 3:02pm PST
So it might not be the motherboard? by Mischief Maker 01/10/2018, 4:29pm PST
Correct. Unplug everything and bring it back one at a time. by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/10/2018, 5:37pm PST
Well it wasn't the soundcard. by Mischief Maker 01/10/2018, 5:50pm PST
Windows Memory Diagnostic tool wouldn't catch it if it were the RAM? NT by MM 01/10/2018, 9:37pm PST
BIOS flash didn't fix it either. by Mischief Maker 01/10/2018, 7:31pm PST
UPDATE: There's now a driverless device in my Device Manager. by Mischief Maker 01/10/2018, 7:46pm PST
NEVERMIND. Windows Update found the driver. I don't even know what it was. NT by Mischief Maker 01/10/2018, 7:49pm PST
ONE LAST QUESTION then I'll shut up. by Mischief Maker 01/11/2018, 2:31pm PST
You may have opened a portal to hell. Torch the place, then borrow TDARCOS' G4 by blackwater 01/11/2018, 4:55pm PST
Just passed Memcheck86 with no error! Thanks for the tip anyway. by Mischief Maker 01/11/2018, 6:38pm PST
FWIW with memcheck by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/11/2018, 8:11pm PST
RAM is overpriced now, too, and I wanted a better GPU anyway. by Mischief Maker 01/11/2018, 8:33pm PST
That only works on redringed Xboxes NT by Entropy Stew 01/12/2018, 1:52pm PST
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