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PC sometimes posts and sometimes doesn't.


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thatdudekyan

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As the title reads, sometimes my computer won't post.

 

This started around 3 weeks ago, it varied from just simply CPU and DRAM light turning on the PC turning on for half a second then back off. At the current time of writing this, my PC is on and working and I've realized the only way I can avoid this issue is to just not turn off my PC, so it's been on for 2 days or so. No performance drops or anything, I'm confused as to why this may be happening. I've done EVERYTHING, please don't say "reseat ram" or "plug out and back in power cables" or "reset CMOS." I've done everything.

 

All my hardware I've tested and it works well I just don't know what's wrong.

 

I've checked if it's a PSU issue or Mobo issue and all PSU voltages are correct and I've reset and updated my BIOS, also reinstalled graphic card drivers, botted with one ram stick, etc.

As I said this isn't a problem atm as it's working well, I just simply can't turn it off. Any help is welcome :)

 

SPECS:

CPU: Intel Core i5 9400f

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Motherboard: ASRock B365 Phantom Gaming 4

RAM: x2 Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UDR-3200 DDR

Storage: WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0

PSU: Thermaltake SMART SERIES 600W SP-600AH2NCG


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Spotted one possible cause but for a better idea as to what may be going on we could do with a Speccy url.

 

Download then run Speccy (free) and post the resultant url for us, details here, this will provide us with information about your computer hardware + any software that you have installed that may explain the present issue/s. 

 

To publish a Speccy profile to the Web:

  1. In Speccy, click File, and then click Publish Snapshot.
  2. In the Publish Snapshot dialog box, click Yes to enable Speccy to proceed.
  3. Speccy publishes the profile and displays a second Publish Snapshot. You can open the URL in your default browser, copy it to the clipboard, or close the dialog box.

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Spotted one possible cause but for a better idea as to what may be going on we could do with a Speccy url.

 

Download then run Speccy (free) and post the resultant url for us, details here, this will provide us with information about your computer hardware + any software that you have installed that may explain the present issue/s. 

 

To publish a Speccy profile to the Web:

  1. In Speccy, click File, and then click Publish Snapshot.
  2. In the Publish Snapshot dialog box, click Yes to enable Speccy to proceed.
  3. Speccy publishes the profile and displays a second Publish Snapshot. You can open the URL in your default browser, copy it to the clipboard, or close the dialog box.

 

 

 

Here you go:

 

http://speccy.pirifo...JEOFASQAbaf7RkS


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Speccy is not providing the info that we need about your RAM, it is telling us that you have high memory usage though.

 

Memory
Size: 16312 MBytes
Physical Memory
Memory Usage: 42 %
Total Physical: 16 GB
Available Physical: 9.23 GB
Total Virtual: 32 GB
Available Virtual: 23 GB

 

 

What stood out from the info in your OP;
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5 9400f
 
Motherboard: ASRock B365 Phantom Gaming 4
 
RAM: x2 Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UDR-3200 DDR

 

 
 
You have the wrong RAM for both your CPU and MB, Intel state here up to 2666MHz and if you have XMP enabled the RAM will get auto OCd past what the CPU can handle and the PC fall over, your ASRocks MB RAM support info here also states that 2666MHz is the fastest RAM that their board can handle.
 
 
Try restoring the MBs default factory settings in the BIOS, they are sometimes listed as one of the following " factory defaults" "most stable" or on newer boards "optimized" please note that if you have both the "most stable" and the "optimized" options in the BIOS you should choose the most stable" option as in this instance the "optimized" settings are a form of overclocking that can cause instability.  
 
Restart the PC and test without changing any settings to see how things go.
 
please don't say "reseat ram" or "plug out and back in power cables" or "reset CMOS." I've done everything.

 

 

Restoring the MBs factory default settings has been suggested because you make no mention of having done any testing with XMP disabled, restoring the MBs factory default settings will make sure that testing is done with XMP disabled.
 
 
 
 

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Speccy is not providing the info that we need about your RAM, it is telling us that you have high memory usage though.

 

Memory
Size: 16312 MBytes
Physical Memory
Memory Usage: 42 %
Total Physical: 16 GB
Available Physical: 9.23 GB
Total Virtual: 32 GB
Available Virtual: 23 GB

 

 

What stood out from the info in your OP;
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5 9400f
 
Motherboard: ASRock B365 Phantom Gaming 4
 
RAM: x2 Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UDR-3200 DDR

 

 
 
You have the wrong RAM for both your CPU and MB, Intel state here up to 2666MHz and if you have XMP enabled the RAM will get auto OCd past what the CPU can handle and the PC fall over, your ASRocks MB RAM support info here also states that 2666MHz is the fastest RAM that their board can handle.
 
 
Try restoring the MBs default factory settings in the BIOS, they are sometimes listed as one of the following " factory defaults" "most stable" or on newer boards "optimized" please note that if you have both the "most stable" and the "optimized" options in the BIOS you should choose the most stable" option as in this instance the "optimized" settings are a form of overclocking that can cause instability.  
 
Restart the PC and test without changing any settings to see how things go.
 
please don't say "reseat ram" or "plug out and back in power cables" or "reset CMOS." I've done everything.

 

 

Restoring the MBs factory default settings has been suggested because you make no mention of having done any testing with XMP disabled, restoring the MBs factory default settings will make sure that testing is done with XMP disabled.
 
 
 
 

The thing is, I've never OC'd or enabled XMP plus I've already made sure XMP is disabled. I'll do your suggestions though! (If I can get back onto my PC)


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:thumbsup:


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Not heard back from you thatdudekyan, do you still require assistance or is the issue now resolved, an update would be appreciated.


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