I have a custom build PC, some of which is around 4 years old (motherboard, RAM, CPU, and one harddrive), and some of which is brand new (GPU, SSD).
Recently I've been having an issue where if my computer goes to sleep, there's probably a 50% chance that upon waking it up, it no longer recognizes my secondary (mechanical) harddrive. My OS is on my SSD so PC still works, but most of my data is stored on the mechanical one. A restart fixes this issue until the next sleep.
Last night and today, 4 times now, the computer has completely frozen (non responsive to any inputs what so ever) while playing World of Warcraft, always either during or directly after a loading screen.
I've been thinking maybe my secondary harddrive is starting to decay and just isn't working well anymore? That said, I have also noticed that some USB ports on the back of my computer do not work properly. Sometimes they will power accessories but not transfer data to/from the PC. Sometimes things like my keyboard will work but the lighting on it will not until I unplug/replug it in several times. Perhaps it could be a motherboard issue?
I did recently install a gtx 1070, replacing a 970, but if anything I believe that actually draws less power so I'm not sure why it would make any of these issues worse.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? I'd appreciate it very much!
Recently I've been having an issue where if my computer goes to sleep, there's probably a 50% chance that upon waking it up, it no longer recognizes my secondary (mechanical) harddrive. My OS is on my SSD so PC still works, but most of my data is stored on the mechanical one. A restart fixes this issue until the next sleep.
Last night and today, 4 times now, the computer has completely frozen (non responsive to any inputs what so ever) while playing World of Warcraft, always either during or directly after a loading screen.
I've been thinking maybe my secondary harddrive is starting to decay and just isn't working well anymore? That said, I have also noticed that some USB ports on the back of my computer do not work properly. Sometimes they will power accessories but not transfer data to/from the PC. Sometimes things like my keyboard will work but the lighting on it will not until I unplug/replug it in several times. Perhaps it could be a motherboard issue?
I did recently install a gtx 1070, replacing a 970, but if anything I believe that actually draws less power so I'm not sure why it would make any of these issues worse.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? I'd appreciate it very much!
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