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matsb84

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Necrath Evilcraft_sl said:
Does anyone here have any history with Crucial MX100 SSDs? I ask because I got one mid January as part of a new system build and its my first SSD and in that time 4-5 times I have had the SSD just disconnect from my system. Once it does that neither windows nor my UEFI can see it. I have to physically disconnect and reconnect it then it will be fine. Crucial had a firmware update a few weeks ago I did that and I thought it had fixed the problem but it just occurred again.

So far it is infrequent enough that my computer is stable enough but I hate having any issues like this. When it drops programs on it stop responding then my PC just reboots (the ssd is my windows drive so i assume that is the only reason the system crashes). It doesn't leave a crash dump of any sort. Google makes it sound like a problem with that model but I cant see to find info on if firmware stuff can fix it or if its a "bad" drive i have.
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I've had this happen, but it wasn't my harddrive, it was the motherboard. I'd disconnect and reconnect, and all would be fine for a while, and then it would do it again randomly a few months later. I tried different SATA cables, plugging devices into different SATA ports, and the issue persisted. It was on an X58 evga board (old). Once I replaced the motherboard, the issue got resolved.

I'd start with the sata controller drivers/firmware. If that doesn't resolve it, start looking at plugging into different sata ports on the board(Do you have different speed SATA ports/different controllers?). If that doesn't work, you can try swapping out cables. If that doesn't work you can either live with the issue, since it isnt that bad, OR swap out the HD or the board (hopefully still under warranty) to see if the issue remains. Does Crucial or your board manu have any sort of diagnostics you can run to eliminate obvious issues?
 
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So i picked up a R9 295x2 to fiddle with and i noticed it had some weird issues



It does this flickering thing on boot up about 75% of the time. It usually clears up but sometimes it doesnt. I initially thought it was a driver issue w/ windows preview but it does the same thing on my other rigs that run win7 and 8.1. I use 1000watt PSUs on all systems so im just wondering if its the card and it needs to be RMAd or if it could be some other issue.

In the ASUS bios if i set it to Optimal (between power saving, normal, optimal) the 2nd GPU disappears all together and wont show up in device manager or in CCC.

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GPU -Graphics Cards | R9295X2-8GD5 | ASUS Global
 
Khane

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Alright after about 10 years of faithful, nearly perfect service my Rosewill RNX-EasyN4 router finally died. What should I get to replace it? I have 105mbps internets.
 
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TecKnoe

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so i guess i wrote down my product key wrong or something when i used magic jelly bean finder or w/e before reformatting anyone got a way for me to get a bootlegged product key cheap? free? etc?

win 7 professional or home professional w/e
 
dizzie

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TecKnoe_sl said:
so i guess i wrote down my product key wrong or something when i used magic jelly bean finder or w/e before reformatting anyone got a way for me to get a bootlegged product key cheap? free? etc?

win 7 professional or home professional w/e
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Cheap - this place is decentMarketplace for Microsoft Software- user s5ean came recommended from here, used him recently myself and everything went fine - products update etc.

Free - head over to IPT or someplace and grab the windows toolkit and an iso.
 
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Pizoi

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If you want Windows 8 keys instead, I got mine a bit cheaper fromhttp://www.reddit.com/user/Jet_Pilot_Joe.

from Jet_Pilot_Joe sent 3 months ago
Hello,
So the prices are as followed:
Windows 8.1 Standard : $14 USD
Windows 8 Professional : $12 USD
Windows 8 Standard : $10 USD
Let me know which one you're interested in.
Regards,
Joe
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Payment was made with PayPal, and I had the 2 keys I bought within an hour of sending the money.
 
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RandAlThor420_sl

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Hmmm im having a bit of a problem. I bought all the parts and put together a brand new computer about a month or so ago. Things have been working great since then (REALLY well, huge improvement over my old computer) but just about 3 days ago I started having something happen. My computer has started just randomly shutting off. Im not sure what is causing it, but am aware that overheating would be a good first place to look. Yesterday when this happened I immediately opened BIOS and checked the motherboard temp, which was about 33 degrees C - well within normal range. I also have a program called CPUID HWmonitor, which I can open up once booting up and check temps on other things. For some reason, it only has one of my 2 graphics cards show up (im not sure why), but that one tends to be around 45 degrees C.

Whats the next step to diagnose this, and then solve it?
 
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Amazon.com: Innoo Tech** ATX, BTX, ITX Power Supply Tester With LCD Display: Computers Accessoriesone of these could help as well.

If in safe mode you could check your graphics cards in device manager to see if still shows one.
Re-seat the drives in the opposite slots to see if possibly a slot has died.
If it only happens when gaming then its likely tied to PSU
After fiddling with PCIE slots you can try swapping the power cords feeding your cards, if modular use different sockets on the PSU
 
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RandAlThor420_sl

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I downloaded Open Hardware Monitor and currently have it running. There was an option that said "Log Sensors" which I enabled, I assume that means it is now logging. My computer has restarted 5 times in the past 20 minutes, I was finally just able to get the program downloaded and installed. The reboots are happening regardless of whether I am playing a game or not. It alsow took me to a blue screen on two of the 5 reboots saying windows needed to do a repair, but after I hit enter (to try to boot again) everything was fine.

Keep in mind this computer is barely a month old, and everything was running fantastically. This is sudden, and I have noticed 2 other things over the past few days - some websites are loading slowly, and also as I went to unzip the Open Hardware Monitor folder, my computer practically froze for about 15 seconds.

I have AVG up and running, and other then streaming porn on occasion I don't visit sketchy sites, but I suppose Ill d/l malwarebytes, run that, see if anything pops up.

XXEXX Ill work through your links next. Im open to more ideas/suggestions, and will post back with updated info when I have it
 
jooka

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What's your memory configuration look like? I wouldn't rule that out either
 
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RandAlThor420_sl

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I have 1 8GB DD3 RAM stick, apparantly it is in slot 3 (I moved it during my initial computer build, first time building a commp and I had a few minor issues :p

Also worth noting that for some reason it does NOT appear that my second graphics card is working. Wonder if it hasnt been this whole time.. looks like the fan is blowing (i can physically see it, and the open hardware monitor shows the fans, but doesnt show any activity from it)
 
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RandAlThor420_sl

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Computer hasnt reset since I ran antimalwarebytes, it did find a trojan (it thinks) in a Shadows of Mordor game that I d/led from pirate bay, which I never ran or installed (folder was still only my desktop). I suppose that is another possibility for sketchiness, I dont actually pirate games often but did d/l this one... It had a very high rating and over 400 comments on piratebay tho so I figured it would be legit.. perhaps malwarebytes misdiagnosed something?
 
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RandAlThor420_sl said:
Computer hasnt reset since I ran antimalwarebytes, it did find a trojan (it thinks) in a Shadows of Mordor game that I d/led from pirate bay, which I never ran or installed (folder was still only my desktop). I suppose that is another possibility for sketchiness, I dont actually pirate games often but did d/l this one... It had a very high rating and over 400 comments on piratebay tho so I figured it would be legit.. perhaps malwarebytes misdiagnosed something?
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those downloads always have a positive or a false positive since they always include a trainer or some "patch" to fuck with the exe. not malware? can't be sure, fucks with some file? def at least the exe.
 
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RandAlThor420_sl

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OK so my computer just shut down again, and I had Open Hardware Monitor running. Im not sure what I am supposed to look at now to see its log of what happened during the shut off/reboot...

In case I didnt mention before it completely turns off, then after somewhere between 2 and 30 seconds typically (been as long as a minute once) it will just auto turn back on... weird
 
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