- May 18, 2013
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A friend's computer stopped working suddenly and would not boot, so they asked me to take a look at it. I spotted the problem very quickly (blown caps by the cpu). The system is several years old, so I recommended a list of parts for a good modernization; new specs are below.
Windows 7 is now fully installed, all drivers installed. I decided to run a stability test (AMD overdrive test), and after 2 minutes the system had crashed completely. No warnings, temps are fine, just a total shutdown.
So far for troubleshooting I have removed all of the new parts and replaced them with known good components and removed the dedicated video card in case it was a power problem. No luck, still the same problem.
The next step I took in troubleshooting was Memtest 86+, which completed an entire pass (no errors) and was working on the second when the same crash happened.
My guess is that the CPU is the problem, but I wanted to check with some experts and get their opinion before I tell them it's fried.
NEW SPECS:
AMD Phenom 9500 (4 core @ 2.2 GHz) - OLD
2 GB DDR2 800 RAM @ 400 MHz - OLD
ASRock A785GM-LE Motherboard - NEW, latest BIOS
AMD Radeon HD 6450 Dedicated Graphics - NEW
SeaSonic 360 Watt PSU (80 Plus Gold) - NEW
2 Hard Drives
Windows 7 is now fully installed, all drivers installed. I decided to run a stability test (AMD overdrive test), and after 2 minutes the system had crashed completely. No warnings, temps are fine, just a total shutdown.
So far for troubleshooting I have removed all of the new parts and replaced them with known good components and removed the dedicated video card in case it was a power problem. No luck, still the same problem.
The next step I took in troubleshooting was Memtest 86+, which completed an entire pass (no errors) and was working on the second when the same crash happened.
My guess is that the CPU is the problem, but I wanted to check with some experts and get their opinion before I tell them it's fried.
NEW SPECS:
AMD Phenom 9500 (4 core @ 2.2 GHz) - OLD
2 GB DDR2 800 RAM @ 400 MHz - OLD
ASRock A785GM-LE Motherboard - NEW, latest BIOS
AMD Radeon HD 6450 Dedicated Graphics - NEW
SeaSonic 360 Watt PSU (80 Plus Gold) - NEW
2 Hard Drives
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