Going to troubleshoot an old system

[TA200]

 

[i1magic]

What is the problem now?

 

[shadey]

Errr... Ok? Are we supposed to magically know what's wrong from the picture?

 

[TA200]

not sure..
intermittent display, sometimes no signal
took a while to boot up..
too much to really test it

most likely will just tear apart and test individual part and keep as spare part

 

[shadow84]

not sure..
intermittent display, sometimes no signal
took a while to boot up..
too much to really test it

most likely will just tear apart and test individual part and keep as spare part

U shld do that 1st or whatever testing you can do and report here so that we can give comments. With nothing done and nothing reported, we also cant advise or give comments.

Test and swap cable, use 1 gpu, use different hdmi/dp ports, change to another monitor/tv, check power socket/avoid extension, etc, etc.

 

[TA200]

U shld do that 1st or whatever testing you can do and report here so that we can give comments. With nothing done and nothing reported, we also cant advise or give comments.

Test and swap cable, use 1 gpu, use different hdmi/dp ports, change to another monitor/tv, check power socket/avoid extension, etc, etc.

my apologies.

eventually decided to just strip the desktop and keep the hw for future use if they are working fine

gpu to test in future, mb and processor, don't know what to do with it yet, no spare hw to test it

 

[hafiz116]

my apologies.

eventually decided to just strip the desktop and keep the hw for future use if they are working fine

gpu to test in future, mb and processor, don't know what to do with it yet, no spare hw to test it

There is still a fair bit of troubleshooting that can be done before dismantling. I would have started by just disconnecting everything and just power the motherboard to see if it gives the correct errors (when RAM is removed). Then start adding 1 item at a time, use inbuilt GPU if u have one and then add 1 stick of RAM, etc,.... until you can figure out what IF anything is completely gone!

 

[SkyShroud]

run one gpu and see if is stable
if stable
run the other gpu and see if stable

if stable then....erm.....if u got 2nd psu, try with another psu with 2 gpu inserted

 

[TA200]

funny thing is with ram 32gb, gpu, it takes few minutes to reach windows 10 log in page

 

[clay9477]

funny thing is with ram 32gb, gpu, it takes few minutes to reach windows 10 log in page

Not sure if your SSD has reach its write limit or it is failing.

Download Samsung Magician to check the write it has undergone. 120GB write limit is 75TB.

With an SSD, there is no way for boot to be so long.

 

[i1magic]

my apologies.

eventually decided to just strip the desktop and keep the hw for future use if they are working fine

gpu to test in future, mb and processor, don't know what to do with it yet, no spare hw to test it

I got a spare PC that is currently running. I stay in the East, let me know if you need help.

 

[i1magic]

funny thing is with ram 32gb, gpu, it takes few minutes to reach windows 10 log in page

If you got a spare hard disk or SSD, try installing a fresh copy of Windows and see?

 

[invisible.hippo]

Check system event logs lor. See got any failing issue etc.

 

[invisible.hippo]

How long is your hdd?
Try boot up using 1 ram and 1gpu, see if it is ok?

 

[TA200]

If you got a spare hard disk or SSD, try installing a fresh copy of Windows and see?

no spare hdd at this point. in the system is a 500gb with win 10
this is an unstable system,abandon gaming system, from a friend, and if boot was successful after few attempts, it stops at win 10 log in screen.. i don't think i can bypass it unless i full format the hdd

no spare win os for me to install and test system unless i go climb for one

Check system event logs lor. See got any failing issue etc.

i think unless i can get into windows

How long is your hdd?
Try boot up using 1 ram and 1gpu, see if it is ok?

no idea.
i'll try troubleshoot again this weekend