Just build a PC. Ports turning off and on. Internet constantly weak.

tomssofb65 · Mar 11, 2016

I just built a gaming PC, AMD FX-6300 6-core processor. ASROCK 970 motherboard. 8gb Ram.
My computer originally had a 32gb ssd just to hold my operating system. That quickly filled up and caused my computer to start running like shit. I cloned my hard drive using Acronis True Image and transfered it to a 120gb SSD. The thing is that my computer and internet is still running like shit. Then I noticed that my computers wireless connection is constantly oscillating between low and medium connection strength. My internet is connected to my PC wirelessly using a USB wifi dongle AND a PCI express adapter, both have weak signals. I can't tell if the power to my USB's is turning on and off (I think this might be the cause because I noticed other ports are losing connection). Or if there is some other problem.
Right now my best guess is that my USBs are losing power, but I can't figure out why. Could it be a driver/software issue causing my usbs to power on and off constantly? a Virus? etc.
My case is a corsair spec-01 red ATX mid tower.

I'm running a unregistered copy of windows 8.1.

jimmyEatWord · Mar 11, 2016

usually ports turn off on laptops and with bad mobos , you can fix that in device manager by deleting the malfunctioning drivers , and then restarting or looking for drivers online

RARRAF · Mar 11, 2016

Full spec might help

Rogue Leader · Mar 11, 2016

I'm running a unregistered copy of windows 8.1.

What do you mean by unregistered, pirated?

Because if that is the case

1. You are likely missing some sort of critical windows update that would fix these issues
2. You need to go buy a real copy of Windows for support here.

tomssofb65 · Mar 11, 2016

Rogue Leader :

When I cloned my hard drive it "lost" its activation. I need to call windows and give them my CD key and tell them I moved my software.

Rogue Leader · Mar 11, 2016

tomssofb65 :

You should do that first and get all the windows updates you can, this may well be an issue that was already corrected.

I cloned my drive and had no such issue so that is strange.

After that you said you have a USB dongle and a PCIe wifi adaptor? And you're trying to use both at the same time? You need to pick one, as they may be conflicting with eachother. The PCIe one is likely better and faster.

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