- Jun 26, 2015
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Before I begin, allow me to provide a brief summery on the system in question:
Summary
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.80GHz 65 °C
Bloomfield 45nm Technology
RAM
12.0GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 534MHz (8-8-8-20)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P6T SE (LGA1366) 36 °C
Graphics
E291-A1 (1360x768@60Hz)
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 (MSI) 31 °C
Storage
232GB Seagate ST3250318AS ATA Device (SATA) 31 °C
29GB PNY USB 2.0 FD USB Device (USB)
Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
If there is any other technical information you need, please let me know and I will provide it for you. Next, allow me to describe the problem. Recently, during the middle of a Skype video call, my GPU essentially crashed. The screen went black, and upon restarting the PC, the signal failed to display on my external monitor. I am not the most tech-savvy person around, but I assumed it was the GPU gone bad. So I opened up my rig, swapped out the GPU into another slot on the mobo, and behold, life. I had to actually connect via VGA before switching back over to HDMI, in order to fix the drivers, but I got everything working again.
However, I noticed a couple of USB ports no longer functioning. I opened the device manager, and windows was reporting that two of the USB host controllers weren't functioning. I uninstalled and reinstalled them via device manager, and they flickered back to life again. Strange. Another thing worth mentioning, approximately 4 months ago, one of the USB ports in the back snapped, as I applied too much pressure trying to connect a device. Unsure if there is any correlation between then and now. So far, it has been about an hour with no issues, but I was just curious if there was a way to determine whether my mobo has gone bad, or if there are any signs to watch out for, or any advice for potential problems in the future. Thank you so very much in advance, I appreciate any and all feedback.
Summary
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.80GHz 65 °C
Bloomfield 45nm Technology
RAM
12.0GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 534MHz (8-8-8-20)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P6T SE (LGA1366) 36 °C
Graphics
E291-A1 (1360x768@60Hz)
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 (MSI) 31 °C
Storage
232GB Seagate ST3250318AS ATA Device (SATA) 31 °C
29GB PNY USB 2.0 FD USB Device (USB)
Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
If there is any other technical information you need, please let me know and I will provide it for you. Next, allow me to describe the problem. Recently, during the middle of a Skype video call, my GPU essentially crashed. The screen went black, and upon restarting the PC, the signal failed to display on my external monitor. I am not the most tech-savvy person around, but I assumed it was the GPU gone bad. So I opened up my rig, swapped out the GPU into another slot on the mobo, and behold, life. I had to actually connect via VGA before switching back over to HDMI, in order to fix the drivers, but I got everything working again.
However, I noticed a couple of USB ports no longer functioning. I opened the device manager, and windows was reporting that two of the USB host controllers weren't functioning. I uninstalled and reinstalled them via device manager, and they flickered back to life again. Strange. Another thing worth mentioning, approximately 4 months ago, one of the USB ports in the back snapped, as I applied too much pressure trying to connect a device. Unsure if there is any correlation between then and now. So far, it has been about an hour with no issues, but I was just curious if there was a way to determine whether my mobo has gone bad, or if there are any signs to watch out for, or any advice for potential problems in the future. Thank you so very much in advance, I appreciate any and all feedback.
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